UuuuUuuUuuuuuUuhhh...

probably not gonna see a new project gold ths week. i'm depressed and in a really bad state to be writing. my living conditions currently are not conducive to creativity. it's unsafe.

but i did have a thought abut editing my novels. in them, i left all teh detials (i.e., city, state, street address, year, etc.) vague adn ambiguous because i thought that the reader would be better able to identify and become immersed in the story.

but a thought occurs.

in many other stories, everything is pinned down. everybody knows where harry potter lives. dracula's time of death can be pinpointed to teh minute. luke skywalker's family history is common knowlege (even if it is a spoiler). this makes me wonder: should i define some details?

i mean i know what they all are. every one of those questions about the world of UHA has an answer. but is it important for teh audience to know them?

i suppose it depends on the type of story i want this to be. the added details of teh above works make them more than just narratves; they become mythologies. facts (even if they're made up) prove that the story actually happened, or at least make it seem so. without them, teh tale becomes purely hypothetical, and teh hypothesis travels beyond the fourth wall. it becomes more like a folktale, or a tale of what could be.

so what do i want...

this happened?
or this could happen to you?
i guess i need to do some more soul searching...

*update
after thinking for ten seconds, it appears as if i'm telling a 'this happened' story in a 'this could happen to you' way.
i need to see if it works.
more testing.
back to the lab!