Quick question, do you or have you dropped an Easter Egg in your writing? A reference to a previous story, maybe a walk on part from a favourite character. Maybe an inspiration from literature, film or whatever.... (sensitive to copyright, of course).
Just curious....
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I have. In the latest chapter of my rent series, I mention a character in passing from my pride competition entry.
Ross and April from April's Secret and its prequels/sequels appear in supporting roles in Wedding Night Blues. Ross is the best man at the wedding, April is there as his partner. Other than the names and them being a couple, I didn't really tie them closely to their own stories (ie. didn't mention April's past as a sex worker).
There may be others that I have forgotten.
There may be others that I have forgotten.
Her Royal Spriteness
every single one of my stories has a reference to Buz hidden in it. every. single. one.
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every single one of my stories has a reference to Buz hidden in it. every. single. one.
I almost wrote you into a story. Sort of. It was a female character named Rachel who was involved with another female character, at least. Never got finished, though I still have some of the notes in OneNote. It was part of what was likely to be a short novel and I decided I just didn't have the time for something like that. Also, I was wrestling with whether to keep it "clean" for blue or do it here.
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I almost wrote you into a story. Sort of. It was a female character named Rachel who was involved with another female character, at least. Never got finished, though I still have some of the notes in OneNote. It was part of what was likely to be a short novel and I decided I just didn't have the time for something like that.
god, talk about the ultimate edging experience... lol
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One of my amazon has two characters from one of my works here in it. That might be too huge of a connection to be an easter egg, now that I think about it.
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I was literally working on something this morning and toyed with the idea of making a previous main character a secondary. But it wouldn't be a continuation.
I want to say I've written one before, but I can't recall. I think it's a fun idea.
I want to say I've written one before, but I can't recall. I think it's a fun idea.
Rainbow Warrior
My Sapphic Tales stories are full of Easter eggs. I love sneaking them into stories.
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In the world's harsh wear and tear many a very sincere attachment is slowly obliterated.
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Είμαι ταξιδιώτης τόσο στο χρόνο όσο και στο διάστημα
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I was about to say "In this name, no." Then I remembered that I actually have done it. I reference "Barn Owl Treasures" in "Hooters", which is who the protagonist in "Pickin' an' Grinnin'" works for.
As Les, you could sort of say I do it with things like bringing in previous characters for cameo roles in later stories in the Magic of the Wood series, or cameos by characters who will eventually have their own stories later on. Sort of Easter Egg lite, because those stories could almost be considered chapters of a longer story, except there's no ultimate ending for the whole thing. Likewise, people might notice that the powers, abilities, appearances, etc. of creatures in Magic of the Wood, The Fey Folk, and the Ancient Peoples series' mesh up, because I consider them all part of the same world. They've never directly referenced each other, but it's more Easter Egg lite.
Now, as Dark, I do it all the time. I'm working on one now that is a full Easter basket of references to previous stories, because it's a history story that's early in my timeline, and takes place in a region where a lot of previous stories also took place. I reveal the genesis of the school where Danica and Devan learned magic. He happens across their parents ( unnamed ) as randy youths. He runs into Devan's older confidant from the story "Kampar's Wand" as a promiscuous young woman. ( The only thing that's changed by the time Devan meets her is the "young" part ) The main characters are going to the same region from that story as well. Anybody who's read my Arts Ardane stories should see the parallels. ( They aren't here. Most of them are very early work, and the mainline story they're most connected to has too many dark elements to pass muster here, so they would feel out of place without that context. )
That's common throughout those stories. Sometimes it's a little deeper dive into a minor character when they were younger, or a glimpse into where they ended up years later. They're all connected in the same world, within a 1 or 2 generation timeframe, in the same general region, so there's plenty of opportunities to drop in Easter Eggs, and sometimes sprinkle a little seasoning of deeper insight as well.
As Les, you could sort of say I do it with things like bringing in previous characters for cameo roles in later stories in the Magic of the Wood series, or cameos by characters who will eventually have their own stories later on. Sort of Easter Egg lite, because those stories could almost be considered chapters of a longer story, except there's no ultimate ending for the whole thing. Likewise, people might notice that the powers, abilities, appearances, etc. of creatures in Magic of the Wood, The Fey Folk, and the Ancient Peoples series' mesh up, because I consider them all part of the same world. They've never directly referenced each other, but it's more Easter Egg lite.
Now, as Dark, I do it all the time. I'm working on one now that is a full Easter basket of references to previous stories, because it's a history story that's early in my timeline, and takes place in a region where a lot of previous stories also took place. I reveal the genesis of the school where Danica and Devan learned magic. He happens across their parents ( unnamed ) as randy youths. He runs into Devan's older confidant from the story "Kampar's Wand" as a promiscuous young woman. ( The only thing that's changed by the time Devan meets her is the "young" part ) The main characters are going to the same region from that story as well. Anybody who's read my Arts Ardane stories should see the parallels. ( They aren't here. Most of them are very early work, and the mainline story they're most connected to has too many dark elements to pass muster here, so they would feel out of place without that context. )
That's common throughout those stories. Sometimes it's a little deeper dive into a minor character when they were younger, or a glimpse into where they ended up years later. They're all connected in the same world, within a 1 or 2 generation timeframe, in the same general region, so there's plenty of opportunities to drop in Easter Eggs, and sometimes sprinkle a little seasoning of deeper insight as well.
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Quick question, do you or have you dropped an Easter Egg in your writing? A reference to a previous story, maybe a walk on part from a favourite character. Maybe an inspiration from literature, film or whatever.... (sensitive to copyright, of course).
Just curious....
I actually do things like that all the time. Have a character from one story make a cameo in another, have them cross locations, things like that.
Just recently I actually "Rick Rolled" my readers. The story was set in 1988, and a gal playing a synthesizer turned off a pre-recorded song in the middle, then "Started playing that Rick Astley song that seems to be everywhere on the radio". I chuckle that I might be the only writer of erotic literature that has Rick Rolled his readers, and I am also aware that many will not even realize I did it.
I actually throw things like that in all the time, but in a subtle way so they do not detract from the story itself. But those that catch it will hopefully get a chuckle out of it.
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