Fantasy: May 09, 2018 Issue [#8888]
<< May 2, 2018Fantasy Archives | More From This Day | Print This IssueMay 16, 2018 >>

Newsletter Header
Fantasy


 This week: Lucky
  Edited by: Robert Waltz Author IconMail Icon
                             More Newsletters By This Editor  Open in new Window.

Table of Contents

1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
         -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
         -Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
         -Joseph Heller


Word from our sponsor

ASIN: 197380364X
Amazon's Price: $ 15.99


Letter from the editor

You're lucky to be reading this.

No, seriously. The Universe is trying to kill you. As far as we know, every last square centimeter of it, save for a layer proportionately thinner than an eggshell, is uncaringly inimical to human life. And even within that shell, we have (just to name a few) volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, deserts, wildfires, and Australia, all with you in their sights.

Any number of things could destroy you at any moment. Any number of things could have destroyed you, or your ancestors, sometime in the past 4 billion or so years.

But they didn't. So you're lucky.

Luck, however, will only get you so far... in fiction. Sure, people have survived incredible odds in real life, but in a story, we don't usually want to hear about it. We want to hear how they were saved by something - their own ingenuity, the power of love, proper preparation... anything but sheer dumb luck.

Oh, you can probably get away with luck once or twice in a story. It helps to lampshade it, like in the scene in Pulp Fiction where all the bullets miss - though even there, one of the characters explains it by divine intervention - which is, after all, indistinguishable from luck.

This goes right out the window if luck is established as your character's superpower, like the previews are showing for Deadpool 2, which I know everyone wants to see. But of course, not all your characters can be that lucky.

So even though you're lucky, that's not enough for your characters. Keep 'em unreal.



Editor's Picks

Some fantasy for you:

 The Rare BlueHair Open in new Window. (E)
Whales are the ones who have flying machines, while humans hunt food with spears. wc 360
#2028595 by Parker Webb Author IconMail Icon


 Conscience Crisis Open in new Window. (18+)
A stigma called Crisis of Conscience.
#1837775 by Ashutosh Author IconMail Icon


 Innocence, in a sense, is gone. Open in new Window. (13+)
A young woman struggling to live in a world not ready for her “Kind”
#1521727 by ForeverFarAway Author IconMail Icon


 Invalid Item Open in new Window.
This item number is not valid.
#1821537 by Not Available.


 Movers (uncut version) Open in new Window. (E)
Dark fantasy, short story based on prompt: The movers come on Tuesday'.
#1814211 by Sapphire Aude Author IconMail Icon


Moon waltz Open in new Window. (E)
Honourable Mention Poem for Crazy Creative Colours Contest
#1910835 by eyestar~* Author IconMail Icon


 The Cure Open in new Window. (13+)
The cure for a worldwide plague may be worse than death.
#1577542 by Joseph Jimerson Author IconMail Icon

 
Submit an item for consideration in this newsletter!
https://www.Writing.Com/go/nl_form

Word from Writing.Com

Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Then send the Editor feedback! Find an item that you think would be perfect for showcasing here? Submit it for consideration in the newsletter!
         https://www.Writing.Com/go/nl_form

Don't forget to support our sponsor!

ASIN: B01FST8A90
Amazon's Price: $ 24.95


Ask & Answer

Last time, in "Flight" Open in new Window., I talked about flying.


Quick-Quill Author Icon: Since the fear of flying is most times thought as a metaphorical phrase, it can be assumed that the actual fear of flying applies. One must lose hold of what they control, have faith in the process and enjoy the scenery. Lose control is the key. Let it go and you can fly. Think happy thoughts. Now there is a concept to write about. OH! someone already did.

         The entire premise of Peter Pan is about having to grow up and stop flying. I reject that premise.


Lenard Soie Author Icon: Funnily enough, I just got accepted into a seven-week summer course for my pilot's license through the Department of National Defense. Funny how things work out.

Good luck with that!


And that's it for me for May. See you next month! Until then,

DREAM ON!!!



*Bullet* *Bullet* *Bullet* Don't Be Shy! Write Into This Newsletter! *Bullet* *Bullet* *Bullet*

This form allows you to submit an item on Writing.Com and feedback, comments or questions to the Writing.Com Newsletter Editors. In some cases, due to the volume of submissions we receive, please understand that all feedback and submissions may not be responded to or listed in a newsletter. Thank you, in advance, for any feedback you can provide!
Writing.Com Item ID To Highlight (Optional):

Send a comment or question to the editor!
Limited to 2,500 characters.
Word from our sponsor
ASIN: B07YJZZGW4
Product Type:
Amazon's Price: Price N/A
Not currently available.

Removal Instructions

To stop receiving this newsletter, click here for your newsletter subscription list. Simply uncheck the box next to any newsletter(s) you wish to cancel and then click to "Submit Changes". You can edit your subscriptions at any time.


<< May 2, 2018Fantasy Archives | More From This Day | Print This IssueMay 16, 2018 >>

This printed copy is for your personal use only. Reproduction of this work in any other form is not allowed and does violate its copyright.