InBrightestDay

Whooo! The ending of over 10 years in the thinking and months in the writing! What was the original length gonna be? a oneshot, four chapters or something? It has only grown ‘cos you’ve got more story to tell I’d say.
I’m sure as heck looking forward to it. I see the whole thing as an under-viewed classic so far.

I mean, I’m only a year behind you, so I know how you feel.  At any rate, happy birthday!

Well, looks like it’s Thursday on AFF...

Well, looks like it’s Thursday on AFF...

Well, looks like it’s Thursday on AFF...

Well, looks like it’s Thursday on AFF...

I need to be on here more.
Well, like the others, happy (even more belated) birthday, BronxWench!

I need to be on here more.
Well, like the others, happy (even more belated) birthday, BronxWench!

I need to be on here more.
Well, like the others, happy (even more belated) birthday, BronxWench!

I’ve always been partial to this one myself.

I’ve always been partial to this one myself.

I’ve always been partial to this one myself.

I agree that just writing the archetypes makes for poor characterization, but personally I think you’ve done a good enough job, at least when it comes to Kizzy, Shannon and the gang, that they exist as more than just the archetypes.  Heck, while the Hecate Sisters are the best fit (Shannon is the Maiden, Kizzy is the Mother and Lupa is the Crone) Kate doesn’t even have an archetype she lines up with.

“This is Shannon. She’s our maiden.”
“Just ignore Kate and Lupa. They’ll be rolling around laughing for the next 10 minutes or so.”

I agree that just writing the archetypes makes for poor characterization, but personally I think you’ve done a good enough job, at least when it comes to Kizzy, Shannon and the gang, that they exist as more than just the archetypes.  Heck, while the Hecate Sisters are the best fit (Shannon is the Maiden, Kizzy is the Mother and Lupa is the Crone) Kate doesn’t even have an archetype she lines up with.

The complaint wasn’t that characters could be broken down to the archtypes, it was that they were not expanded beyond them – poor characterisation and one note archtypes rather than complex mulitfacted human seeming folks. Or so I followed it anyhow. I figure if all my characters are one-note and poorly characterised no matter the gender (or non binary!) than at least I’ve got the balance…

That’s one set of archetypes, known as the Hecate Sisters.  Another common set is the Three Faces of Eve, those being the Wife, the Seductress and the Child.  this is probably the closest to the Mother, Whore and Virgin JayDee was talking about.  There is also a male version of the Hecate Sisters, the Three Faces of Adam (the Hunter, the Lord and the Prophet).
 

A weird complaint.
I mean if you really want to get into the fine details. All-female characters can be broken down into the triple goddess. Maiden, Mother and Crone if only because of the natural lifecycle of women is one of those three.

Well, hey, sometimes things just work out like that.

Nothing like that.
Just the thought of a random idea and bam people seem to like it. Hahah.

thanks you guys!
 

Congratulations!

thanks!!!  wish i could scream it on a mountain top tho

Congratulations!

Awesome article! I’m actually sort of torn that they didn’t mention us, but then again…