Posted by avien on 2011-10-06 16:29:42

If that's the pitch, let's see the players and the ball :D

Posted by BooAhl on 2011-10-06 17:15:02

Kör hårt!

Posted by BooAhl on 2011-10-06 17:18:40

The question is if it will end in succes (a Larsson (atleast)), death or just a cripple. Guess it will not end with 0 spp and no perm? Or maybe that is the difference...

Anyway, there are far to few novel published. Maybe something for the GLN?

Posted by nin on 2011-10-06 17:24:13

Chaos, LOS duty, no apo rights (that may even be good news)...looks indeed like a extremly short novel.

Good louck with this endeavor.

Posted by pythrr on 2011-10-06 18:28:12

neat

when u are done, publish it in the GLN!

Posted by garyt1 on 2011-10-06 19:08:23

You must describe in excruciating details what it is like to suffer a CLAWPOMB block against you.

Posted by harvestmouse on 2011-10-07 00:00:14

I did Creative Writing at Uni too!! As a combined.

Try to be a little more creative and take extra care with your grammar. You need to be extra careful on how grammar aspects act around each other. How about:

This is chance, I've been waiting my whole life for, and now it is here, my heart is pounding like a drum.
Signed for a real team, a real team! With real games, and today will be my first..
That's the good news, which implies there's bad news as well.
Which of course there is, Chaos! The thought of facing something so inhuman is chilling me to the bone.
What's more I'm on the Line of Scrimmage, could it get any worse?
You betcha, rumour in the dressing room is the apothecary doesn't help us L.O.Sers.
All I need now is a minor miracle.

Posted by Hank on 2011-10-07 07:58:55

Thanks for all the input, guys! I have not exactly decided on style yet. I will write it swedish but if I can get some help with the translating I will surely submit it to GLN. My english is not good enough on its own.

Since I write it in school it should be readable to someone that's not familiar with the game (that also mean leaving out stuff that would only be understandable for veteran gamers).

Posted by PurpleChest on 2011-10-07 16:31:48

Since I write it in school it should be readable to someone that's not familiar with the game (that also mean leaving out stuff that would only be understandable for veteran gamers).

Word.

I studied creative writing at University and later also at Drama school. I do write scripts now that i use for training purposes, and have had a couple of short stories published, in a non paid but submitted and assessed sort of way.

The main thing is always to communicate both the subject and story details to everyone. That is the main mission, everything on top is candy.

Posted by koadah on 2011-10-07 18:07:16

@PurpleChest

You mean unlike Black Library novels ;)

Posted by pythrr on 2011-10-07 18:46:04

if you want a script, listen to - and read the lyrics of - Warren Zevon's _Hockey Song_.... would work well for a LOS blocker....

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Hit-Somebody-The-Hockey-Song-lyrics-Warren-Zevon/5BF7D03A8AA8EA9A48256C95000E272A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PokDj9u09A

Hit somebody! was what the crowd roared
When Buddy the goon came over the boards
"Coach," he'd say, "I wanna score goals"
The coach said, "Buddy, remember your role,
The fast guys get paid, they shoot, and they score
Protect them, Buddy, that's what you're here for

---

In his final season, on his final night
Buddy and a Finn goon were pegged for a fight
Thirty seconds left, the puck took a roll
And suddenly Buddy had a shot on goal

The goalie committed, Buddy picked his spot
Twenty years of waiting went into that shot
The fans jumped up, the Finn jumped too
And cold-cocked Buddy on his followthrough
The big man crumbled but he felt all right
'Cause the last thing he saw
was the flashing red light
He saw that heavenly light