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"

Mahatma coat

Ciaran Listened as the Guards made their way down the stairs and out of the Block, an eerie silence hadbefallen the wing, penetrated only by the low gutteral moan of his new Cellmate writhing and wriggling face doen on the floor, he was atempting to stand but not doing a very good job of it.

'Jaysus Mate I must get me some of whatever your on, that looks like a Great Gas, So whats yer name, What'd ya do, how long ya in for?"
Ciaran got no response
Well mate it must have been something fair serious to be in with us, this wing is for Murders, Rapists, Pedophiles, Arsonists and People who dont pay their TV Licence, but you look like the sort who would appreciate a bit or Ryan Tubridy so its probably not that' He joked

The new inmate looke up at Ciaran, he stared cold at him and began to Snarl, suddenly he began propelling himself along the floor, it semed as tho he was trying to break the shackles from his muzzle, Ciaran decided ths would be an opportune moment to sort out the Sleeping arangements

'I think I'll have the top bunk' he said as he leapt clear o his now writhing cellmate.

Ciaran looked down from the relativesafety of his bunk

Not one for talkin eh?

I suppose I'll call you Bob.................

adser53

Sorry on my phone so cant contribute. Just a suggestion tho, could a mod make a dedicated thread for the ongoing story? Really enjoying it so far lads

adser53

I don't know where to post this :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's the first 7 chapters of what I've written so far. I posted chapter 1 already but just said I'd inlcude it in this update anyway. Hope yis enjoy it.

Ads

SmileyPaul

adser53 wrote: »

I don't know where to post this :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's the first 7 chapters of what I've written so far. I posted chapter 1 already but just said I'd inlcude it in this update anyway. Hope yis enjoy it.

Ads

I'll have a read later when I'm outta college

thanks a million for putting your time into this
I'm only just finished chapter one of my prison story

Mahatma coat

Pfffffffft Starting at Chapter one is so old school, I started somewhere around Chapter 15 Skip through the boring bits right to the Head Squishin, Thats what people who read my book are gonna do anyway:D:D:D

SmileyPaul

Mahatma coat wrote: »

Pfffffffft Starting at Chapter one is so old school, I started somewhere around Chapter 15 Skip through the boring bits right to the Head Squishin, Thats what people who read my book are gonna do anyway:D:D:D

well hopefully my chapter 1 kept you intrigued :P

I'm gonna have pictures of naked ladies on every page up til chapter 15

every man who reads it will love the book for the first 15 chapters and then decide he should probably have a shower and not read the rest :P

adser53

Mahatma coat wrote: »

Pfffffffft Starting at Chapter one is so old school, I started somewhere around Chapter 15 Skip through the boring bits right to the Head Squishin, Thats what people who read my book are gonna do anyway:D:D:D

I got straight into the zed bashing, i found writing anything else to be boring lol 7 chapters of killin! Im gonna gave to think hard for new ways to kill (and ways to describe it)
SmileyPaul I'm loving your story so far, cant wait for chapter 2. You already have my interest piqued

SmileyPaul

no one else gonna take a shot at writing a paragraph?

.SONIC.

the mood in the cell was tense. bob wad been writhing on the ground for 45 minutes. so far all he had managed was a low gutteral moan. Ciaran was now getting quite worried, he looked down at 'bob' and froze. Bobs arm had been snapped in two pieces and was now being held on by a thread. ciaran hadnt been paying attention to his strange cell mate so this was a surprise! suddenly the door klaxon sounded and 3 prisoner officers entered the cell. 'WHAT THE FOOK DID YOU DO??' they looked at bobs arm and withdrew their batons. ciaran backed away as the gaurds closed in . . .

Tallon

adser53 wrote: »

I don't know where to post this :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's the first 7 chapters of what I've written so far. I posted chapter 1 already but just said I'd inlcude it in this update anyway. Hope yis enjoy it.

Ads

I just got around to reading this now, and I have to say, Wow.

Truely brilliant story, very well told and very well written.

I have never read a Zombie story set in ireland, let alone Dublin so this was really good to read.

Thank you so much

When's the next chapters out?

adser53

Tallon wrote: »

I just got around to reading this now, and I have to say, Wow.

Truely brilliant story, very well told and very well written.

I have never read a Zombie story set in ireland, let alone Dublin so this was really good to read.

Thank you so much

When's the next chapters out?

Thanks a million Tallon
The next chapters should be ready in a few days. I'm writing it by hand cos I cant type as quick as I think lol
Then as I type it out I flesh out the story and such. I've about 8 more chapters written so when I get a sec to type it up, I'll post it up.
I gotta say, I've never written anything before and I'm really enjoying doing this! My heads filling with dellusions of grandeur....maybe I could get it published and be rollin' in dough

.SONIC.

adser53 wrote: »

Thanks a million Tallon
The next chapters should be ready in a few days. I'm writing it by hand cos I cant type as quick as I think lol
Then as I type it out I flesh out the story and such. I've about 8 more chapters written so when I get a sec to type it up, I'll post it up.
I gotta say, I've never written anything before and I'm really enjoying doing this! My heads filling with dellusions of grandeur....maybe I could get it published and be rollin' in dough

well done and good luck with your publishing!
btw you might want to get money coz last time i was rolling in dough it got all over my clothes and we couldnt even use the leftovers to bake bread coz it was dirty!

adser53

.SONIC. wrote: »

well done and good luck with your publishing!

Cheers Sonic, I wont actually be publishing though, the aul imagination likes to get carried away although it kinda has to when youre writin a zed story

Tallon

adser53 wrote: »

I don't know where to post this :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's the first 7 chapters of what I've written so far. I posted chapter 1 already but just said I'd inlcude it in this update anyway. Hope yis enjoy it.

Ads

Where is the rest of this story?

I need moooooaaaar

Mahatma coat

Bump

I figured I'd bump this and lob in another paragraph, could be handy to get people in the right frame of mind for DakotaYoda's new Project

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Bob Lunged forwards at the guards, he caught the lead guard off balance and pinned him in a half fall against the open door, Bob was now standing again, he feverishly smashed his face int the face of the Head screw, Ciaran could see that the Muzzle was gonna give soon, The other Guards had Run and the chief Screw seemed to be at the least Unconcious, bob was still trying to - Ciaran wasnt sure what Bob was trying to do but it very much looked like he was trying to EAT him, bob seemed preocupied by this, Ciaran tentativly reached out and disconnected the Keys from the Screws Belt, so far so Good, He looked again, Jaysus he thought this fella has one a them Yankee Night sticks, thats deffo not regulation Bud, I think I'll çonfiscate that

Ciaran Ran, he ran to the end of the Hall, he found the Key for the door, and he Ran again, Ciaran was now Franticly trying to visualise the layout of the building, if he was gonna escape into the Civilian population he was gonna need to ditch the Prison Jumpsuit.

He found the Officers locker room, a quick rummage found him a comfy pair of 501's & an acceptable Shirt, Ciaran spotted a Bikers leather Jacket in the corner, Nice he thought, I wonder if theres a bike that goes with it?

Ciaran was about to head out when he glanced at his feet, he's spent so long in his Prison issue Loafers they were almost like a skin to his feet, but that'll get you busted fierce quick, He had a rummage again
"so this is where all the Dube Wearers end up thought ciaran in utter disgust, end of the world or not he wasnt wearin them on his feet, then out of the Corner of his eye he spotted Paydirt, a nice blue pair of Converse AllStars, Perfect he thought, no to get the Feck out of here.
Ciaran headed for the Carpark to locate the Bike that belonged to the Key in his pocket.
He found it, and what a beast a bright red Ducatti, Ciaran rolled towards the Gate, it was then that he noticed how silent and deserted the Streets were, there was no one, no traffic no people, not a sign of life, Very odd he thought.

Home He shouted before kickin the bike into action, he rolled to the end of the street



WTF Was that????????


Ciaran was sure he had imagined that, I mean seriously a JCB gunning it down the streets of Dublin with some Aulfella in the Bucket throwin stuff at people, ciaran thought he might just have been locked up too long, but regardless it was easy streeet from here out he thought to himself..............




OK I know its a bit longer than usual but I just wanted to refresh the scenario



So who wants to write the next paragraph?????????

adser53

Mahatma coat: wrote:

WTF Was that????????


Ciaran was sure he had imagined that, I mean seriously a JCB gunning it down the streets of Dublin with some Aulfella in the Bucket throwin stuff at people, ciaran thought he might just have been locked up too long, but regardless it was easy streeet from here out he thought to himself..........

Great job MC, especially loved the nod to my tale of zombieness !

As for me, I've been swamped beyond belief with work so never got to proofread,add & subtract stuff & then type up what I'd written. But I have nearly 60 pages handwritten of what I can only call a draft. I have it scanned into a pdf if anyone want a read of it?

SmileyPaul

Ciaran took off as fast as he dared and began wondering what the hell was going on, the world around him felt empty, as if no one had been alive for years now. crashed and burning cars littered the street.
the fastest way home was straight through the city centre and being none the wiser decided to take that option. nothing had changed in the 4 years he'd been shut away, yet his surroundings felt alien to him, as if it was a completely new world. Ciaran was now approaching O'Connel street, he noticed a small group of people standing huddled on a corner and slowed as he approached...

He came to a complete stand still about 30 metres away and called over "hey! What the F*** is going on around here?!". The group turned quickly, 3 males dressed in tracksuits and what looked to be penneys brand soes looked on at him with a glare that could only be described as a deep lust for something more than his fancy bike. A 4th, female, turned slowly, her pink pajama bottoms clearly showing she lived nearby, the needle dangling from her arm showing she had been interrupted while jacking up, unless of course she was diabetic. Her hair was matted to her face, a reddish pink colour stained her face and blood still trickled to her body warmer.
She screamed and the stand off ended. the 4 people now sprinting manically towards Ciaran.

Mahatma coat

Simple answer

Ciaran Did something like THIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jcvkbpSk68

till he was Somewhere on the outskirts of Dublin

SmileyPaul

Driving through the city, Ciaran realised this was no longer his city, this was something different, it reminded him of a war torn eastern europe, where people feared to leave the house... Maybe this was the truth, or maybe there was just no one left.
He turned the last corner into his estate as a light flutter of snow was beginning to descend, it seemed to dull the noise of the car alarms in the background and bring peace back to the mayhem that surrounded him. His home was now visible, the small terrace block of houses seemed perfect in the snow, all except the fact that his front door was wide open.

(sorry there was no action :P)