Comments on: The Monster and the Maiden: Ch. 05, Part I

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:29:23 +0000

I had to take a second look at this since I was still thinking of Emily as a little girl — BIG double take LOL! Wow, she's gorgeous!

The amount of detail in your sets is astonishing, along with the angles, the color, and the way you shove things in there that I'd never think of putting together, but it all fits.

Edmond's character is completely fascinating. Pride, yes, but he seems to be second guessing himself at the same time. and it sure helps that he's French! Love your writing — smooth as honey and then snaps right back hard.

By: Cheripye822

Cheripye822 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:38:54 +0000

I love that movie 😉 and will most certainly keep reading.

By: Kara

Kara — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:34:23 +0000

I'm really glad you're enjoying the story so far and I hope you continue to do so! ;) When I created Edmond, I had been watching the Count of Monte Cristo (the French version with GÃ©rard Depardieu). Once I decided to name my character Edmond (he's named after the Count), it was just natural that he be from France. Thank goodness for my friend Dektora though. I don't speak French beyond the high school level so her help has been invaluable in not making me look like an idiot when Edmond lapses into his native language. haha

By: Cheripye822

Cheripye822 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:34:18 +0000

I have been truly waiting for an update on your writing, LOL! I started reading with WA MS and then came across this one a few weeks back. and must say it is absolutely lovely.

Your writing, the capture of emotion is inexplicable, and I love how the maiden was unconventional along with your use of a different language. 80)

Beautifully written and I cant wait to see the interactions between the beautiful Emily and handsome Edmond in the future. 80)

By: Kara

Kara — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:27:11 +0000

Hi, guys! I'm neck deep in working on the next chapter so I'm going to cheat and make a group response to you all. I hope you'll forgive me this time. I do want you all to know that your comments mean the world to me. You are all so sweet and I thank you for taking the time to leave me feedback. It's very inspiring!

I'm also glad you are all enjoying Edmond so much and that you like the way Emily turned out (she actually is the born in-game child of Brandee and Tahlvin). And, yeah, I really was happy to grow her up and get the sexual tension started. 😉

Oh, and Dektora guessed correctly: the header images are basically meant to convey an aspect of the story or one of Emily and Edmond's fantasies. They don't usually represent an actual scene from the story. Plus, they are a chance to have fun mini-photo shoots. 😀

Now to answer a couple of specific questions… Oolongteadrinker asked how I get my camera angles. Well, basically I just hit tab and then move the camera around with Q, W, E, A, S, D, Z, X. I also tilt it up or down with the mouse. Just experiment and play around with that. That's mostly all I do.

TiffyT asked what skintone I'm using for Emily. It is the female version of Tahlvin's skin, which is based on Enayla's Alabaster skin and then heavily modified and tattooed. I can't remember what other skins I used to modify it though. It's been awhile. 😳

Thanks again everyone! :XO: I better get back to simming now.