Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Torn World: "Blimpfish"

I have a new sea monster article on Torn World today, "Blimpfish."  This is a medium-size herbivore that thinks boats look sexy.  IF you thought a dachshund humping your leg was annoying, wait until a sea monster tries to make out with your sailboat.  0_o 

By this point you may have noticed something interesting about the way I design sea monsters: they all have at least one reason  for their conflicts with humans.  Some think of humans as prey, some are territorial, some compete for similar food sources, etc.  That affects when, where, and how the mayhem starts -- which of course influences the plot in stories about sea monsters.  This is what happens when biology underlies speculative fiction.
Tags: fantasy, reading, science fiction, torn world, writing
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  • 2 comments
kayshapero

kayshapero

May 28 2011, 04:23:47 UTC 10 years ago Edited:  May 28 2011, 04:24:14 UTC

Ever see the Crusade episode where a giant space jellyfish comes out of hyperspace and humps the spaceship? (It seems that some dispenser of unwarranted and unrequested suggestions from Higher Up in TNT wanted 'sex on the bridge'.. Beware the suggestions you give to the storyteller... :))
ysabetwordsmith

*laugh*

ysabetwordsmith

May 28 2011, 07:08:03 UTC 10 years ago

I don't believe I've seen that, but it is totally the kind of thing I would think to write if posed with such a suggestion. Either that, or I'd dangle the characters over a river.