New Project.

Chorizo

Hello fellow survivalists. Im new around theses parts and have just wandered into this desolate town. I would like to hear your opinions. I am starting a new project after reading the Max Brooks books and watching a few interviews. I am going to be writing short stories about zombie survival. I will post each one here when i complete them.

I have absolutely no skills at writing and English was my worst subject at school. But hey, it could be worth while. Just a bit of fun.

Anyway, before i start i would like to hear your opinions on a few things first.

Which type of zombies do you prefer?

Old school slow and dumb.
Strong and fast.
Weak yet smart.
Humans infected by virus to become aggressive.
Rising from the grave and hungry for braaiiiinnns.

Please suggest any other zombies you might encounter and you favourites.

Every suggestion will be taken into account. I am writing these as a fan and have no intention of publishing. Thanks for reading.

ScumLord

Chorizo wrote: »

Hello fellow survivalists. Im new around theses parts and have just wandered into this desolate town. I would like to hear your opinions. I am starting a new project after reading the Max Brooks books and watching a few interviews. I am going to be writing short stories about zombie survival. I will post each one here when i complete them.

I have absolutely no skills at writing and English was my worst subject at school. But hey, it could be worth while. Just a bit of fun.

Anyway, before i start i would like to hear your opinions on a few things first.

Which type of zombies do you prefer?

Old school slow and dumb.
Strong and fast.
Weak yet smart.
Humans infected by virus to become aggressive.
Rising from the grave and hungry for braaiiiinnns.

Please suggest any other zombies you might encounter and you favourites.

Every suggestion will be taken into account. I am writing these as a fan and have no intention of publishing. Thanks for reading.

There is only one type of Zombies as far as I'm concerned, that's the Max Brooks kind as they're the only ones based in some sort of reality. The rest are just for Hollywood horror and have huge holes of nonsense running throughout.

Other than that I can't really help without shooting myself in the foot as I've spent the last few months learning how to edit video using Première and I'm now half way through learning how to use a special effects package called after effects. That's how bad I think just about every Zombie film and story I've ever seen is, so bad I've had to learn how to make films myself.

Chorizo

Exactly the reason im writing these stories. I want stories i personally can enjoy. So far i have only found a handful. I think i agree with you. The Max Brooks way is the only way to go. He writes in a way where it actually makes sense insted of fantasy mumbo jumbo.

Edit: Before anyone comments, yes i know zombies are fantasy mumbo jumbo, but if you have read any of Max Brooks works you will understand what i mean.

ScumLord

Chorizo wrote: »

Edit: Before anyone comments, yes i know zombies are fantasy mumbo jumbo, but if you have read any of Max Brooks works you will understand what i mean.

The only leap of faith you have to make with Max Brooks is that there's something in nature that can cause a reanimated corpse, the rest is grounded in science and logic. With other works you have to suspend to much reality like simple energy consumption problems, the human body doing things it could never do in the best of health never mind while it's rotting and people just not acting like people.

Chorizo

Ok. NEW PLAN

I am going to let all of you help me create my stories. I have many ideas wrote down at home. I am going to give choices of : The Hero, Location, Weapons, Traps, Characters, etc...

The most popular will be added to the stories. Hopefully this will give all of you a sense of involvement and you might enjoy them that little bit more. You may think this is a lazy way out, but you must understand i have never wrote anything in my life before. This is for fun. The more involved the more fun it will be.

To be continued . . .

adser53

Its gas reading this! only 3 weeks ago I also decided to write a zombie novel. like my spanish sausage friend here , twas just for fun and I'd never written anything before. in fact, I hated creative writing or whatever it was called in school. although that was probably cos I could never write about decapitating a zed with a katana in secondary school I look forward to reading your stories chorizo, Im afraid I've no ideas to offer cos I'm struggling to come up with ones for my own project. its a great buzz though! I like to take a break from the writing by sketching out scenarios and the zombies. i think ill be needing art classes as well as writing classes though!

SmileyPaul

Chorizo wrote: »

Ok. NEW PLAN

I am going to let all of you help me create my stories. I have many ideas wrote down at home. I am going to give choices of : The Hero, Location, Weapons, Traps, Characters, etc...

The most popular will be added to the stories. Hopefully this will give all of you a sense of involvement and you might enjoy them that little bit more. You may think this is a lazy way out, but you must understand i have never wrote anything in my life before. This is for fun. The more involved the more fun it will be.

To be continued . . .

Hero, I'd like an anti hero, as in..... convict who escapes prison during what was thought to be a prison riot gone out of hand, he escapes with a few jail buddies (one of who was bitten by a "no good stupid prison gaurd")
and makes for his families get away in the country side, upon arriving they find another group have already taken the place as their own (because of the zombipocalypse, which the protagonist still knows very little about) and they have to get it back before the zeds come crashing down... which they do,

I personally see a somber, despressing ending to this story, but that makes for good reading

anyone care to add on the rest of the points he's like?

this angle has never been taken on a zombie story and I think it could well happen, prisoners who've escaped in the past have used prison riots as a diversion. why not here in Ireland?

MWoods

Firstly, well done on doing this. The though to write stories has occured to me before, but I've never followed through.

Secondly, I'd like to see a story about a villain. The best one I could think of was sorta like (I know it's not about zombies) the mayor in Book of Eli. Running a corrupt community after an apocalypse. I find it interesting to read about how the absence of order brings out the primeval side in humans, and how after an apocalypse, be it zombie related or not, the leader of the survivors will likely be a greedy, sly person prepared to do for themselves.

Mahatma coat

How about a nice little Short Story Comp??

Something like 200 - 300 Words
first one could be Freestyle, then if it catches on we could do a Weekly or Monthly submission thing, to spice it up we could have themes or Scenarios and include specific weapons, nothing obvious like a Ktana or a Chainsaw, but the more leftfield ones like 'A Pillow and a Cup of Coffee':)

I'd be up for it, hell I might start writing something at the weekend.

adser53

Mahatma coat wrote: »

How about a nice little Short Story Comp??

Something like 200 - 300 Words
first one could be Freestyle, then if it catches on we could do a Weekly or Monthly submission thing, to spice it up we could have themes or Scenarios and include specific weapons, nothing obvious like a Ktana or a Chainsaw, but the more leftfield ones like 'A Pillow and a Cup of Coffee':)

I'd be up for it, hell I might start writing something at the weekend.

Thats a great idea MC. I only came across this section of boards a few weeks babk and ive gotten more laughs out of it than any other. I loved the original thread about woodies and all the mad/great ideas people here came up with. Personally I'd love to cross "the snapper" with "dawn of the dead". Could there be a better pairing than Roddy Doyle and Romero
"See you Burges, snip snip!" followed literally by decapitation with a garden shears
On a side note related to my first reply on this thread, does anyone know of any good sites that have simple enough zombie & post apoc drawings/sketches that an extreme beginner could try their hand at copying to help with learning to draw such things? Google image search shows up drawings that are far too complex and most of them are done on a PC rather than ink

Chorizo

Mahatma coat wrote: »

How about a nice little Short Story Comp??

Something like 200 - 300 Words
first one could be Freestyle, then if it catches on we could do a Weekly or Monthly submission thing, to spice it up we could have themes or Scenarios and include specific weapons, nothing obvious like a Ktana or a Chainsaw, but the more leftfield ones like 'A Pillow and a Cup of Coffee':)

I'd be up for it, hell I might start writing something at the weekend.

This is even better. Brilliant idea. Anyone else up for this?

SmileyPaul

MISE!

anomalous

adser53 wrote: »

Thats a great idea MC. I only came across this section of boards a few weeks babk and ive gotten more laughs out of it than any other. I loved the original thread about woodies and all the mad/great ideas people here came up with. Personally I'd love to cross "the snapper" with "dawn of the dead". Could there be a better pairing than Roddy Doyle and Romero
"See you Burges, snip snip!" followed literally by decapitation with a garden shears
On a side note related to my first reply on this thread, does anyone know of any good sites that have simple enough zombie & post apoc drawings/sketches that an extreme beginner could try their hand at copying to help with learning to draw such things? Google image search shows up drawings that are far too complex and most of them are done on a PC rather than ink

you should check out "the walking dead" comic it is excellent and it is in black and white so i would imagine it would be easier to try (i dont have an artistic bone in my body so just guessing) i have found a lot of zombie comics once i started looking you should check them out

degrassinoel

Mahatma coat wrote: »

How about a nice little Short Story Comp??

Something like 200 - 300 Words
first one could be Freestyle, then if it catches on we could do a Weekly or Monthly submission thing, to spice it up we could have themes or Scenarios and include specific weapons, nothing obvious like a Ktana or a Chainsaw, but the more leftfield ones like 'A Pillow and a Cup of Coffee':)

I'd be up for it, hell I might start writing something at the weekend.

i'm up for that, got many ideas. nothing professional, but definetly some ideas

degrassinoel

right, Chorizo get your arse in gear dude, you have a few volunteers for the project, give us some direction

Mahatma coat

OK,

.o/

I'll do it

PM me with your Short story entrys, I will post a new thread of them on Friday, anonomously

adser53

Ah balls, never got to write a new short story, was too busy writing the "long story" I started a few weeks back! Can I use the first chapter or two of that? Maybe every week or so I could add the next few chapters?

Mahatma coat

Cant see it being a problem

So long as its Short, Storyish and contains copious amounts of Zombies

I'll be repostin them in their own thread for anyone who wants a bit of anonimity, and I suppose people can 'Judge' them with the thanks function.

degrassinoel

am guessin' everyone wussed out lol i know i did

havent had time to get anything together yet

adser53

degrassinoel wrote: »

am guessin' everyone wussed out lol i know i did

havent had time to get anything together yet

I tried to PM mine to MC last night but it was too long to post (it's only 3 or 4 pages in ms word? but too much for boards) and I didn't want to start a new thread for it alone and mess things up prematurely

Anyway, feck it, here's the first chapter of what I've written so far....

Before yis slate it, remember it's just the first chapter and it does get going AND I never wrote anything before....

(nervous....anticipation...becoming...too...much!!!)

degrassinoel

adser53 wrote: »

I tried to PM mine to MC last night but it was too long to post (it's only 3 or 4 pages in ms word? but too much for boards) and I didn't want to start a new thread for it alone and mess things up prematurely

Anyway, feck it, here's the first chapter of what I've written so far....

Before yis slate it, remember it's just the first chapter and it does get going AND I never wrote anything before....

(nervous....anticipation...becoming...too...much!!!)

stop, hammertime! lol class man, nice job.
am no shakespere either but i liked that

adser53

degrassinoel wrote: »

stop, hammertime! lol class man, nice job.
am no shakespere either but i liked that

Cheers man

Mitch Buchannon

Good Job Adser... Im looking forward to the next bit already.:D

anomalous

that was really good - cant believe it was your first attempt

cant wait for chapter 2

might actually try myself now but wouldn't really know where to start to be honest

adser53

Thanks a million lads
And I'll put up chapter 2 as soon as I can

Mahatma coat

Well that was a disapointment (The Competition, not Adsers Story, Adsers Story was rather Good)

not one Story arived via PM

well maybe next time

SmileyPaul

Mahatma coat wrote: »

Well that was a disapointment (The Competition, not Adsers Story, Adsers Story was rather Good)

not one Story arived via PM

well maybe next time

I thought we were goin for a continous atory with each person writing a paragraph

Mahatma coat

Hmm, thats an intriguin concept

You start and I'll fill in the next paragraph

SmileyPaul

kay so it's late and I've been in college for 12 hours today but hell lets do this

Chapter 1. a surprising encounter.

Ciaran looked at the ceiling of the same cell he'd been gazing at for the past 4 years, again. and the ceiling he should've been looking at for the next hundred years if the judge and government had his way. whisperings had been going on for a few days now about a new inmate who was crazier than crazy and was going to be moved to an insane asylum in next few hours...

I'm gonna continue this as my own short story and pm it to who ever wants it once it's done but please continue it here to

Mahatma coat

The Door Klaxon sounded, Ciaran Looked down at the sight now entering the block, He'd seen many new inmates come in Chained Manacled and Shackled, but few if any had ever come through that door with a Muzzle on, But that wasnt what first caught Ciarans attention. It was the way he moved, A slow Disjointed shufling, almost as if he was on Autopilot, ciaran saw the MAns eyes, they were Bloodshot and Glazed and seemed fixed in a permanant thousand yatd stare, Aha he thought, another burnt out Meth Freak. The Guards began leading the new inmate up the Stairs "Open Level 4, Cell 16". Shoite Thought Ciaran, thats my Cell....................

SmileyPaul

"Sorry douche bag" one of the guards said aggravatedly as he escorted the shambling junkie to the door of his cell, "the rest of the prison is full so you're gonna be stuck with this guy til the ambulance arrives, it's just left portlaoise now so should be here in about.... 2 hours". With the close proximity of the new inmate Ciaran could now smell what could only be described as putride rotting meat.
the door opened and the new bunk buddy is thrown in with a lot more force than was needed, he fell to the ground and lets out a snarl. The klaxon rang out across the block again and the cell door closed with a deafening thud. "Oh and be careful" the gaurd said in a way that almost displays a small sound of delight. "He gets handy"