RE: Exquisite Corpse: "Get Off My Farm, Punk!” - Chapter Eight
It is difficult to inherit a story not of your making (especially one involving Aztec gods and Aston Martins) and still push it forward ... plausibly. You've did a WONDERFUL job doing just that ... and I truly want to know what happens next.
On that last point: You asserted a number of philosophical truths that are not self-evidently true ... resulting in intrigue. This causes a reader to ponder the possibilities. Such unresolvable ambiguity "leaves them wanting more"... so that they can "resolve the uncertainty." This is a primary objective of our brains: To resolve ambiguities in our environment ... to make the uncertain, certain.
Such psychological manipulation of one's audience is a hallmark of a great writer. If you can't play them like a fiddle ... you're not a fiddler. Your audience is your instrument.
@blockurator has another Exquisite-Murder Challenge coming up. I hope to see you in that one as well.
Quill
Thank you @quillfire! I love hearing that you want to know what happens next, as you (brilliantly) set up so many of the pins I'm trying to knock down :) To me, the many philosophical musings about the intersection of belief and reality in your installment set a tone that seems to carry through the rest of the episodes. This is fertile ground for any fiction piece I think, as stories, by their very nature, exist in that intersection.
Unfortunately I have too much on my plate at the moment to participate in the current EC, but I'm looking forward to more in the future! The final installment of this piece should be posted later today :)
@bennettitalia,
There will be, undoubtedly, a lot more challenges in the future. I'm looking forward to the final installment.
A pleasure writing with you.
Quill