Comments on "Joe" - Page 4

Alinestra Covelia · March 27, 2002, 11:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia after not just a few drinks, in her fan fiction thread "Joe":

Huang says:

"When was the last time you paid any attention to network spam and spent twenty energy credits at AfterBirth World just to get a free placenta?

I don't remember writing that! I must have been *really* drunk. Plus the description of Li Min is not a million miles off of how I have often felt after an all nighter.

Anyhow, a new episode is up. Feel free to comment on all the sociological vagaries of my account of the Hiverian faction - I'm sure there must be lots of gaping holes somewhere.

Maybe one of these days we could start a poll with the subject being whether the voters think "chemical influence" improves the literary skills.

Don't forget to tick "email notification" for this thread!

problem_child · April 13, 2002, 07:00

Hey Allie, still reading

and also I would like to ask the Or-tor... are you a girl? its none of my business really its just that all this time i thought you are but then I just noticed you are the King of China also so erm... >mumbles into silence.< Congrats on the school of journalism ya damn hack-to-be, does this mean you'll buy a raincoat and start smoking copiously also

i await further chapters.

-Mr Lex Loo-tor.

Alinestra Covelia · April 13, 2002, 07:36

Bah, you don't like my title? Me neither. But Civ1 and Civ2 are pretty unconcerned with gender politics and just put in the male titles. I really should take up this issue with the forum at some point.

There will be more Joe after next week, when my exams are over.

Alinestra Covelia · April 21, 2002, 11:27

There's another story up. I don't know how well I did in my test yet, but tomorrow I probably will. If the teacher doesn't kill me.

A while back, a reader made a perfectly fair and valid point - namely, that the eponymous character Joe doesn't seem to have much of a part to play.

Well, I hope these next few episodes will more than make up for that lack!

Hope you're all still reading, as we're getting close to the end now.

Sprayber · April 21, 2002, 14:48

It's been a long time since I read the story. But I always like reading lots of installments at a time anyway.

Keep up the good work. Looks like I got some reading to do

Alinestra Covelia · April 21, 2002, 15:39

Hey, Sprayber! Glad to see you back and commenting! Look - I put in the Spartans just for you!

Yet another update (!!!), within twenty four hours I might add. Right now it's way past my bedtime - so late, it's early.

Well, I hope you like this. It took me ages to write!

Edit: the frigging post was too long! I had to split it up into three (3) extra posts!

So there's around four new ones in the past 24 hours. Heaven help us all.

Mr. President · April 21, 2002, 18:50

You can never have too much of this story.

Alinestra Covelia · May 22, 2002, 21:31

Holiday in Hangzhou! Sorry about the delay everybody - yet more Joe up, and yet more to come soon!

I tried to edit some of my earlier posts, but there's a stupid character limit and I would have to delete huge swathes of the posts and/or move them into later ones that would then have to be reordered etc etc, so it's too bloody difficult. I guess you'll just have to live with the spelling mistakes

At least there's some continuity in this latest episode, although I had hoped to edit an earlier post to make it more convincing. (This is probably counted as cheating and/or bad storylining, but in any case it doesn't matter because I couldn't get the bloody thing to post anyway...see above problem... grr.)

Anyhow, there'll be more soon so keep reading! Hope the two earlier "Zhou makes his confession" episodes haven't scared everybody away...

Alinestra Covelia · May 29, 2002, 22:00

Another one up, more to come.

Alinestra Covelia · June 6, 2002, 14:35

Another episode is up. In the unlikely event that somebody out there is keeping track of this sort of thing, see if you can spot tongue-in-cheek references to real life events.

More has posted, more is up, more is yet to come forevermore yea verily amen.

Chaunk · June 12, 2002, 19:21

Love this story, its getting better every installment. Keep it up!

Alinestra Covelia · June 12, 2002, 21:51

Thanks for the feedback! The next episode is on its way... I'd say within the next couple of days or so. Maybe even tonight.

Are you a new reader, or have you been a passive lurker for a while yet?

Chaunk · June 13, 2002, 07:19

Lurking like mad for about 3 months now, but seeing the length of this story, I guess I'm a new reader

Can't say I spotted the references to real life in the last episode though...

Alinestra Covelia · June 18, 2002, 21:42

Yes, sorry for the delay people... I had a banana and chocolate smoothie on Sunday, and a Teriyaki Chicken takeaway on Monday. I'm not sure which of them gave me food poisoning but I'm recovering still. Maybe Thursday afternoon, when I'm back in my dormitory.

:We need a "sick" smilie:

problem_child · June 19, 2002, 09:58

:vom:

nope, did'nt work. sorry.

Alinestra Covelia · June 23, 2002, 22:42

Do we need to start a new Comments thread? What's the limit for a thread length?

Okay, a new episode is up. It's a bit on the short side, but what with exams this week and food poisoning last week, I've had my free time occupied by stuff lately. Never fear! After Thursday this week I shall be able to devote myself to completing this story and getting the whole darn thing off my plate once and for all.

I might even go so far as to post up this comments thread at the Enixine. Assuming no copyright infringements.

Kassiopeia · June 26, 2002, 22:32

I have spent a year here and this is the first time I actually spotted Joe. Looks like I need to wipe my specticles clean.

Since you're saying that you will get the story finished in the near future, I could sit down and read it through, then read this thread and post my comments.

It just always somewhat depresses me to read works of fiction superior to my own (I managed to read the first page).

The thread length limit is 500, by the way. This thread is nowhere near it... I've seen one with 860 posts but that thread was, hmmm, 'an accident'.

Alinestra Covelia · June 26, 2002, 22:45

Another post is up. There has already been one massively unsubtle passing reference to recent news. Keep your eyes open for another one.

And welcome to Kassiopeia! It's good to know that I have another reader, but I also hope you aren't disappointed with the story!

Alinestra Covelia · June 30, 2002, 23:59

Right, now that the Southsea midair plane collision has been sorted out, it's time for some diplomatic maneuvering in the United Nations Assembly Hall. Thrill to the sight of dodges and feints, gasp in wonder at the counterattacks and boycotts, laugh out loud at the tariffs and treaty violations galore!

I have just over two weeks to finish this story. It celebrates its second birthday on the 19th July 2002 so I'd better get hopping.

Alinestra Covelia · July 3, 2002, 23:21

Another update again!

Darn, 4th of July already

:fireworks hurray:

I might not be able to finish the story before its second anniversary, especially as I'm going down to Kunming and Hainan Isle (<- big clue here) for a week.

Well, after the anniversary I have two days before I leave China. Understandably, after that updates might be a bit hard to do. Stay tuned for more!

Alinestra Covelia · July 17, 2002, 00:39

Right, I'm back and the updates should come faster now.

fluffy · July 17, 2002, 06:41

Just wanted to say I'm enjoying the story, and found the UN assembly parts some of the most convincing so far - good work!

Alinestra Covelia · July 18, 2002, 06:23

Just posted another episode. I'll be working on this through to tomorrow - I'd really like to finish the story before its 2nd birthday, which is the 19th July. Check back often to see whether or not I succeed.

After the whole thing is finished, I plan to put a series of explanatory posts on this thread to explain some of the hidden themes of the story. This might also allow for readers to provide constructive criticism. This in turn might also allow for me to alter the finished product so it might one day be fit for publication (cross fingers).

Alinestra Covelia · July 18, 2002, 11:36

...and another one.

Alinestra Covelia · July 19, 2002, 00:00

...and another...

I know that I'm running a considerable risk here by referring to events that are "canon", ie already well established in the past of the SMAC setting. However, I am taking Michael Ely's work "Journey to Alpha Centauri" as my guideline and I have tried to remain stringently loyal to that piece of writing.

Only one minor detail differs - I have tinkered with the confrontation between Sheng Ji Yang and the hostage taker, Anakkala. Michael Ely originally chose not to explain or elaborate on how the Chairman was able to escape from capitivity, and I thought it would be interesting to try to explain this seemingly miraculous escape through the rational application of science.

Otherwise, all other details, including Garland's final moments on board the Unity, are left unchanged from Ely's script. Genius needs no modification

Alinestra Covelia · July 19, 2002, 12:29

...and another...

Time for the Commissioner to give the tearjerking "indeed, I did..." speech.

Damn and blast. I'm not going to make it before the story's second birthday. Never mind - at least I hope to finish it before I leave the country.

I'd estimate at most eight more episodes before the story's about wrapped up, and that includes the epilogue, too. Keep on reading!

Alinestra Covelia · July 21, 2002, 06:27

More damn and more blast. Looks like I'm not going to finish it before I leave China, either.

Well, have another episode - those of you who are still reading - and I might or might not be able to write the ending after I get to America safely.

Alinestra Covelia · July 24, 2002, 22:01

Whew! That was a long flight! But getting the upgrade from Economy to Business class made the trip much easier to endure, I can tell you.

Here's another episode of Joe. There will be more to come, but I might be a bit patchy still.

Sovereign · July 24, 2002, 23:03

Whoaaaaaaaa!!!

I've been reading Joe for a few months now, and the suspense in your latest chapter is so thick I can stir it with a fork!

Keep up the grrrreat! work

by the way, are you planning on writing any other fic's? or is this a "one time only" run?

Alinestra Covelia · July 25, 2002, 09:54

Sovereign, if you think the suspense is heavy now, just you wait until I actually get back to writing about the Council vote... in about two episodes' time!

I'm sure all my readers are very bored by the machinations of Council right now. Let's take a quick diversion to what Joe himself is getting up to...

Next episode up soon.

As far as other fan fics go, I have written one (1) other SMAC fan fic. In fact, that was one of my first posts on this forum - it was about two and a half years ago or so, and I don't remember the exact title but it was called something like "James Bond 2100: From Hiveria With Love".

Needless to say, it was a spoof.

I wonder where that thread got to in the end? Maybe it got recycled.

I have a few vague ideas of sequels to this piece of work, but let's finish this one first and then write them, eh?