 Fantasy: August 17, 2011 Issue [#4564] |
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This week: Light reveals and darkness conceals Edited by: Prosperous Snow celebrating  
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“Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.”
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
“Shadow owes its birth to light.”
John Gay
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Vivid descriptions of settings help carry the plot of a story forward. A setting has many components; three of these are light, darkness, and shadow. By describing the contrast between light and darkness, an author can suggest that there is something weird, unusual, or not quite right about the situation the characters are facing. One way of describing the contrast between light and darkness is to use shadows, which need light to exist.
How do you describe a shadow? When you look at one, you see the dark shape of a building, a plant, an animal, or a mountain cast on the ground by light. Is the shadow faint, because clouds come between the sun and the object? Is the shadow deep and dark, because the sun shines directly on the object without interference from clouds? The depth of the shadow depends on the brightness of the light creating it.
You can begin by describing the shape of the shadow, but that does not give any information about the light that gave birth to the shadow. Is the shadow so dark that it resembles starless void? When looking into the shadow do you feel as if you are looking into a bottomless pit? These descriptions give some information about the light shining on the object that is casting the shadow. In addition, they can imply that there is something unusual about the setting or the events in the story.
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Excerpt: Hidden away along the dark shadowy walls inside the old Zanzibar Club on Beta Hydri IV, I pushed my empty tumbler across the table and buried my face in my palms. I felt a deep relentless sense of being alone. What I wouldn't have given for a little good luck.
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Excerpt: The paladin picked up his Great mace and wiped off the green blood that stained it from the killing blow. It still glowed from the light blessing he had cast on it before engaging the demon.
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Excerpt: “Braaaaains…”
Excerpt: Adam and Eve were humanity’s last hope. Two experimentally genetically altered human beings designed to live naturally on the planet of Nova-Eight and discover a way to alter the planets atmosphere for the rest of humanity’s survival.
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Excerpt: It helps to have the correct change.
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Excerpt: The Martian Transformation Project was a mere five years old when Lu arrived. Brash, energetic and ready for a challenge, he had enthusiastically accepted the position with the MTP as an entry-level terraformation engineer and had optimistically taken the shuttle to Mars....
Excerpt: I can see the other side of the world in the sky.
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Excerpt: Paul Thomas was your typical 22 year old guy; a Junior in college with plenty of friends. He never imagined how his life would be forever changed the morning he saved a mermaid's life. Follow Paul's story as he finds himself immersed in the fabled world of mermaids.
Excerpt: I love candy. That sweet taste gets me every time. I love candy so much I built my house of it. Some strange old woman who lived way out in the woods said some weird words and everything worked: walls of gingerbread, windows of rock candy, and gumdrops on my roof. Instead of trees, I have giant lollipops in my front yard. The only problem is the neighborhood kids think they can eat my house. Stupid kids.
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Excerpt: (Setting is your typical Talk Show set, with a desk and a couple of lounge chairs. There are three men on the set. One is the Interviewer. He is wearing a black casual suit and checkered tie, and is sitting at the desk. The other two men, who are sitting in the lounge chairs, are a Terran Marine and a Human Footman. ...
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