i1976

Chapter 6, "Keys' ticking", just posted. Hope you enjoy it.

CIAO Melissa!!!! Benvenuta :-)) HEY HossC... Is there something you DON't know????

http://www.darenstreblow.com/sonny-shroyer-and-i-talk-about-enos-acting-and-life/#podPressPlayerSpace_1

You got it!! (as usual, I'm always impressed with your knowing ALL Dukes' episodes). I remember it, yes.

I don't know where to post it... if here in fanfic announcement or in general discussion. It's about "Shattered" but also about writing in general. (if Admin want to change the place of this thread, there's no problem) Now, this is the "problem". As everybody knows, I'm a huge fan of Enos (did you notice?, LOL), and I started writing fanfic since 2007 (my first attempt to write being here, in Round Robin). Along the years I've improved grammar (even if it's not perfect, and never will be, unfortunately) and in the last year I'm struggling to find MY style (about plots and writing) but without losing the focus on characters. I mean: I'm re-watching some episodes to catch the "soul" of characters (Enos and Daisy above all), and I want to write of them in a deeper way (dramatic stories) but without losing the basic characteristics of canon characters; a deeper but not distorted version of Enos and Daisy. The more I write dramatic and rough stories, the more I FEAR to "lose" the canon characters, changing them, since whereas the show were light I write darker stories (do you understand what I mean? Did anybody face the same feeling?). An effort to give more depth to characters BUT not changing them in someone else. I know characterization is sometimes subjective, but the are some basic characteristics you can't change, about characters. About "Shattered": this is a story based on Enos as a COP, what's mean to him (in the show nobody never said WHY a son of a moonshiner decided to be a cop, but it's said that "being a cop" is LIFE). Along the years, writing about Enos, I've developed some basic ideas of him: - Strong set of values. He needs to feel as if he's living his life in accordance with what he feels is right, and will rebel against anything which conflicts with that goal. - He is likely to be kind, gentle and sensitive in his dealing with others. Interested in contributing to people's sense of well-being and happiness, putting a great deal of effort and energy into tasks which he believes in. - He genuinely cares about people, and he is strongly service-oriented in his desire to please. - He has an unusually deep will of caring for those who is close to, showing his love through actions, rather than words. (it's why I LOVE him, after all, LOL). I love coupling these strong and deep characteristics with his being shy, clumsy and naive. My basic idea of him is that he's basically an IDEALIST. And lately, re-watching some episodes, I'm having the idea that, in the first series, Daisy was sort of "jealous" about Enos' integrity (his job above all; in many episodes you can seen her angry to Enos because his doing his job, being sometimes nasty to him), whereas in the last series she's more sweet to him (sort of "It's not your fault, sugar. You're doing your job") as if she's learnt to respect this strong side of him (accepting that, yeah, Enos' duty is her worst rival, no other women but his duty). Is it only my feeling? OK, after this premise: why am I writing it about "Shattered"? In "Shattered" I'm going to focus on Enos as a COP, so, if ANY of you has some hints, opinions, remarks about this side of Enos (and about how I'm writing of it), well, tell me, or tell me your idea of Enos (it could be useful). (OMG, thinking about it... this thread could be placed also under "Cast - character: Enos Strate", SORRY, but I don't know where to place it!!!). A fundamental add to explain why I decided to open this thread HERE: I'm going to touch a thorny topic in "Shattered" (but, hey, I won't reveal it here, NOW, 'cause it'd be a terrific spoiler), and, WHEN I'll touch that topic, I'll need a place (here) to explain why and how I've decided to touch such a thing (no, I'm not writing about abuse or rape...., don't worry), but it's my way to expore this side of Enos: the honest and idealistic cop, and maybe I'll need your help for advice, in order not to lose the focus of Enos Strate as he was in the TV-show, despite the thorny topic. Notes at the end of chapters are good, BUT I can't write so long notes, LOL, and I think this could be a good place for feedback. I don't know if any of you is reading the story, and I don't want to bother you, so I won't link the story here: if you want to read it, you know where to find it. If you're not reading the story and you're not interesting in reading it, sorry for this long and maybe useless post...and if you're reading it, any hint (here, by PM; whatever you want) is welcome. Thanks.

http://www.hazzardnet.com/forums/album.php?albumid=42 Here a collection of pictures of my beloved Enos :-))

Thinking about it... I never saw a TV set in any episode, not only at the farm, but nowhere else.... BUT, hey, in a fanfic you can decide Dukes had a TV set... I don't think someone could jump in saying "HEY, YOU!! Dukes didn't have a TV set", LOL. Thinking about it, in my fics I've always wrote about a guest-room in the farm, but watching some episodes I'm realizing that, NO, probably there was no guest-room at the farm. That's fanfic realm, after all, so some little adds are welcome.

Chapter 5, "Warm blanket", posted. :-))

A couple of days ago I posted chapter 4 of "Shattered". Sorry for the delayed announcement. I hope you're enoying this story, another "challenge" for me.

Chapter 3 is already up. Wheel's creaking

Chapter 2 posted. Blood's smell.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8541794/1/Carry-that-weight The story is now COMPLETE!!!! Posted the epilogue. I had a LOT of fun writing it (despite a bad crisis at the beginning of the story) and I hope people enjoyed it the same way I enjoyed to write it. OK, my final words about this story: It's the most complex, sad and psychological story I've ever written (maybe much psychological and sad), with few action in it. I explored Enos' possible past, along some complicated topics, so I decided to follow a path of "psychological analysis", "relationship between characters" (all the characters, not only Enos and Daisy, even if the story is obviously more focused on them), and of "growth". An experiment, a different story from my previous ones, but it helped me a lot to focus on things I usually missed. I tried to use all the characters (and I hope my portray of Bo, Luke and especially uncle Jesse is OK). I tried to "push" difficult and hard topics into Hazzard's universe, but trying my best not to lose the focus on Hazzard (Enos is Enos, Daisy is Daisy, Luke is Luke, Bo is Bo, uncle Jesse is uncle Jesse, Hazzard is Hazzard!!!, even if in totally new situations); so I sincerly hope you could read this story as you're watching a DOH's episode (even if a dramatic and angst episode, different from the "lightness and happiness" of the most part of the canon show). I hope it worked, and I hope it'll work with my next story, "Shattered", a new attempt to mix Hazzard with something hard, but keeping it in DOH's style (I mean, sense of friendship, love and family despite some hard and thorny topics here and there). Thank you for reading it

Chapters 29 and 30!! are up. OMG, some days ago I forgot to announce chapter 29's posting... (face palm)... the WORST promoter of her stories EVER. Only the epilogue left, stay tuned (if I don't forget to announce its posting).

It's so stunning, and ravaging, and absurd... I can't find any word to say.

Los Angeles, the big city just spitted deputy Strate out after shattering him during his second experience there. After his coming back to Hazzard, Dukes, his best friends, will have to understand what happened to him. Setting after the 7th series. Just posted the prologue, a little preview of the up-coming story. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9191817/1/Shattered

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9191817/1/Shattered Ok, I'm facing the challenge... my style. Just the prologue, a preview of the up-coming fic (I'mgoing tofocus on it after the end of "Carry that weight). Sort of... explosive creativity

Condolences.

Chapter 28 is up (OMG, my longest story ever ). Thanks to any of you who's reading this story, despite the slowness (few action in it, I know). I hope you've enjoyed this strange "slice of life"-kind of story, and I hope you've found DOH's characters (all of them) and spirit (family, friendship, respect, caring) along the story despite some topics (somehow tricky, hard and sad topics). This story is coming to the end, I think just a couple of chapters to the Epilogue Thank you again for reading.

Did I ever say I LOVE anime?, mmhhh, uh, yeah, I think I've already said it, LOL. OK, just added a new album in my profile page, with my (old) drawings. I stopped drawing several years ago, and I think it's time to start again that hobby.

I know perfectly well what are you feeling right now. I've already gone thorugh such a thing with my dad, several years ago. Beside my dad, my Granda passed away only two years after my dad, and I loved so much my Granda. It was ravaging. So, I KNOW how you're feeling. *hugs*

Happy Easter to you ALL!!!!

Posted chapter 27... we're nearly at the end of the story

MMMHHH, in effect, Roger, you're right. :-)) My next pictures will be better

Did someone miss i1976's weird pictures?

Posted chapter... ehm... 26 (right, 26, LOL)