Forum: Lost Stories

Yeah, the whole point is that he somewhat resembled himself and partly the person who's body he 'took over', so it wasn't that he wasn't who they though he was, it was that he was a completely different person (same looks but totally different personality).

Yet the continual recycling, with his ALWAYS killing the same exact same gangsters time and again, until he finally eliminates the entire criminal clan, was incredibly tiresome. In a prolonged story like that, it helps if the different lives aren't the exact same each time. It's just a little cliched and well-worn now, as he essentially stole the story concept from a well-renowned film of the time. As both had the 'continue eternally until you complete the one vital task to escape' theme.

There is a similar story by Unknown1000u2 named My Girls. It is a three book series.

A family keeps being recycled till they complete a certain task.

Could you give me the tune, as I'm having trouble placing it, and although I've seen Unknownn1002u2, it's not the most distinctive, recognizable name. ;) The "My Girls" sounds familiar, yet I suspect that titles been around the block times, just like many girls have.

https://storiesonline.net/s/48210/my-girls It has been a few years since I read it, time to reread. A family of two girls and mother and father with a few friends(I think). I think only the father keeps coming back as himself with the rest changing names/relationships in the family when recycled and sometimes need to find each other again. Been a few years and I forget what exactly happens now. Your comment about recycling of people reminded me of the story.

Which is why I asked, as it sounded familiar, but I just couldn't place it.

again it's the one
thanks

thanks for making me laugh! I needed that today! I said "Oh give me a break" in the first book...

SunSeeker

There's always a point where over stressing the same point is JUST painfully annoying. I get why he was doing it, yet he kept losing readers the whole time, and never seemed to figure out why it wasn't as 'captivating' as he's hoped.

Once again, one has to know one's readers, so they'll know how best to carry them along with your own stories. Thus I've always make it clear just how 'off the wall' my stories are. My my readers prefer the roller-coaster ride I offer them, in my otherwise serious stories.

I asked Number 7 at one point if there was a conclusion toward which he was working, or if it was an endless soap opera. He said soap opera and I quit reading.

Inevitable when that's their goal, they eventually lose interest and you end up with abandoned stories and yellow tags. Not always, yet it does happen often enough.