Subject: Merciful Tailsteak, is that thing still up?
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Posted on: 2017-08-15 22:43:00 UTC
I assumed it had gone the way of Geocities many a year ago.
I've read 1/0 end-to-end twice. It's completely bonkers and I love it.
hS
Hey! I read this fantastic book called Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell! http://www.jonathanstrange.com/
So, after some digging, there doesn't seem to be much of a fandom. Not even a wikia site! So, this is both a shoutout post to the book and the TV adaptation, and me looking for fans! Has anyone read or heard about it?
You're looking for the Library at Hurtfew; it's pretty good.
I read the book years ago, and Kaitlyn and I watched the adaptation. I know Scapegrace is a fan, too - at least one of her agents is an English Magician.
Have you read the short stories in her other book, 'The Ladies of Grace Adieu'? I forget if they're all set in the Strange and Norrell verse, but at least the titular one is.
I actually have a nearly-complete post-novel fanfic somewhere... I'll have to dig it up and push it through to completion.
hS
Let me introduce you to some lesser known mangas.
Historie: A story about this Scythian guy, named Eumenes, who chronicles the rise of Macedonian Empire from the father, King Philip, to possibly his son, Alexander the Great. Takes some creative licenses, especially about Alexander's psychology.
Origin: A robot story. Apparently, even as a robot, you need to have money to repair yourself. Facing his 'brothers', he will have to ensure his own survival. By hook or by crook.
Vinland Saga: I may be tooting the war horn to the guests of Valhalla and Folkvangr here. But if you are a fan of history and Vikings, you must read this. Thorfinn Karlsefni has a dream. To make a new place, where you can live in peace. This place is called Farmland. Well, Vinland, but you get the idea. Right now, every warrior wants to 1 on 1 against him, but he has resolved not to resort to violence ever again. How did he escape from the challenges? How can he reach Miklagarth in time and get the funds needed for his project? And will the crossbowwoman ever kill him? Tune in to find out.
I think these mangas may be less obscure than I thought, but if it tickles your curiosity, then I have done my work.
A few years ago I came across a webcomic which, aside from its TVTropes page, seems to have little reference on the web. It's called 1/0 (http://www.undefined.net/1/0/?strip=1), and it's probably one of the best instances of metafiction I've ever seen. And I've seen a lot of metafiction. This comic explores the concept with unbelievable throughness, and managed to remain pretty funny in the process. This thing should be a certified classic, but I don't know if anyone's even heard of it.
http://www.undefined.net/1/0/?strip=65
Now that is writing stories in a nutshell.
I assumed it had gone the way of Geocities many a year ago.
I've read 1/0 end-to-end twice. It's completely bonkers and I love it.
hS
And I can confirm that I seem to have subconsciously cribbed plot-points from 1/0 at least twice in my PPC writings. (It might look like thrice, but Lou's nature predates my reading it.)
hS
The one where the PPC became aware of the board, right? I don't remember the name, and your website seems to have been taken down. (please fix that, by the way)
My Webplex is still there, though; a lot of its images have been lost due to Photobucket being a pain in the neck, but the stories are all still accessible. Or at least they should be! Which bits are down?
Anyway: that's one of them. The other never got finished, but would have revolved around the idea that if characters make it to the real Real World, there's no way for the author to know what they're up to.
hS
The main page is gone. You know, $DOCUMENTROOT/index.html. I assume here that you know what $DOCUMENTROOT is.
So If I don't request a subdirectory (like /Fanfic, which you linked), I get 404ed.
At least, I recall there being a main page when last I visited. Was I wrong?
So the problem is that the index page was a .htm page, not a .html. Which I don't think was a problem before? Anyway, I've changed it, but am still baffled by it.
hS
Yeah, and Tailsteak's website is still updating semi-frequently as well. It now lives at tailsteak.com, though.
Have you read Tailsteak's... other work of note? It too is hilarious and gloriously entertaining. It is, however, VERY NSFW, and... well, not NSFB, but rather strange. I shall say no more, but merely link it here, and trust you lot to use your discretion[1].
[1]: Thoth is not responsible for what occurs when you click that link. These may include: amusement, disgust, strange fascinations, other euphemisms because I'm not sure if I can use those words, and Obsessive Link-Following Disorder, otherwise known as TVTropes Syndrome.