Subject: I think I'll live.
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Posted on: 2008-11-16 20:43:00 UTC
Thanks, I hadn't thought of that!
Subject: I think I'll live.
Author:
Posted on: 2008-11-16 20:43:00 UTC
Thanks, I hadn't thought of that!
You could maybe hint at it? Like this...
"In the end, so and so was recruited to join an organization dedicated to preserving the well-being of literary characters."
Make the references vague, and don't mention stuff that will need a lot of explanation later. It is the epilogue, right?
*grin* Just don't mention the PPC by name.
I'm thinking about going...
Main character: "Look, I want out of this world. Any ideas?"
Character 2: "Well, did you ever hear about the... *whisper*"
Main character: " ...What? ...You're kidding me. Really? Awright!"
Character 2: *grins*
Except more, er, prose-ish.
... is that this might look like a sequel hook. Depends on whether you're okay with that.
hS
Thanks, I hadn't thought of that!
Handling it that way, via implication and not explicitly mentioning the PPC itself, could work. It'd definitely be more possible. I'd think the legal stuff and the like would only come into play if you specifically said "main character joins the PPC" at the end of the book. Could be tricky if you then had the character show up as an agent in a PPC spinoff, but that idea would work better than what I thought your idea was at first. Especially since it leaves it open to interpretation about if it's actually the PPC.
Your ideas are fascinating, Ciri, but just a bit too complex. Stick to the simple, at least for now. *feels very bad for saying this... but says it nonetheless*
Your ideas sound interesting, but it'd be better to save them for later. For things like agent bios and writing samples, it's best to stay simpler, more like summaries. If either of them are too massively long or detailed the PG won't be able to get through it, and overall it's just far more information than actually needed in the bio case. If you want to work with both it could be a good idea to make a more detailed version, but keep it to yourself for reference and make a more summarized version for your actual permission attempt. And as Neshomeh said, I'm sorry but using the PPC like you stated in an original fic probably wouldn't be allowed, especially since it's owned property.