Comments on: Shots Fired http://timeslingers.com/archives/202 The Online Time Travel Adventure Series Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:26:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: J Sherer (Timeslingers Writer) http://timeslingers.com/archives/202/comment-page-1#comment-39 J Sherer (Timeslingers Writer) Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:59:17 +0000 http://timeslingers.com/?p=202#comment-39 If you read any of the original drafts of Timeslingers.com (legacy fans should remember), then you know that Episodes 1-1 and 1-2 used to be our starting point for the story. For various reasons (some of which will come out in the storyline later), Episode 0 needed to be written, and not just for backstory, but also for perspective. Sure, utilizing the scenario described above is a little cliche. There's enough conspiracy talk about Oswald and Kennedy to fill the book depository itself! So, why'd we choose to take you there? A couple reasons: 1) We wanted to draw people in with a story that they already know. With the writing style we use it can be disorienting to know what's going on, but if we start by telling a story most are familiar with, we immerse the reader faster. This situation is recognizable. It's familiar. When the writing doesn't completely fill in the gaps the reader can still hang in there. 2) How do you know this isn't really how it went down? 3) Now readers understand that some of what we know to be true history is actually based on timeslinger plots. This is one of the first illustrations Nathan ever did for Timeslingers. It's still one of my favorite. Hope you guys are enjoying the story! Don't forget to sign up to the RSS feed so you don't miss a single installment! If you read any of the original drafts of Timeslingers.com (legacy fans should remember), then you know that Episodes 1-1 and 1-2 used to be our starting point for the story. For various reasons (some of which will come out in the storyline later), Episode 0 needed to be written, and not just for backstory, but also for perspective.

Sure, utilizing the scenario described above is a little cliche. There’s enough conspiracy talk about Oswald and Kennedy to fill the book depository itself! So, why’d we choose to take you there? A couple reasons: 1) We wanted to draw people in with a story that they already know. With the writing style we use it can be disorienting to know what’s going on, but if we start by telling a story most are familiar with, we immerse the reader faster. This situation is recognizable. It’s familiar. When the writing doesn’t completely fill in the gaps the reader can still hang in there. 2) How do you know this isn’t really how it went down? 3) Now readers understand that some of what we know to be true history is actually based on timeslinger plots.

This is one of the first illustrations Nathan ever did for Timeslingers. It’s still one of my favorite. Hope you guys are enjoying the story! Don’t forget to sign up to the RSS feed so you don’t miss a single installment!

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