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ADMIN: Silk and Steel parts 0.x

Article: 1656 of alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo
Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo
From: rzex60@email.mot.com (Jason Magnus)
Subject: ADMIN: Silk and Steel parts 0.x
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1993 13:38:43 GMT
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For those of you who have been patiently following 'Silk and Steel', first
of all my most profound thanks. The feedback you have offered has been
invaluable in refining this story and in honing my skills as a writer.
 
I am releasing several new chapters of the 'Silk and Steel' story line that
take place -before- the original chapter 01. These cover what happened to
Shadowcat just before and durring her extraction from her Corp, and the
events that led to her being in that alley in the original chapter 01. Some
material from the original ten chapters has been moved here, for a better
flow. These 'prologue' chapters, and the rewite of the first ten original
chapters, is largely the results of your feedback. Most of the changes are
in this prologue and the first three chapters. The first three chapters
have been extensively re-written, mostly to eliminate redundancies and to
adjust for material moved to the prologue section. A lot of redundant
material that was in chapter two was simply eliminated. I have also tried
to move some expository retrospective material to the prologue, as part of
the time line. Throughout the story the grammar has been improved and
details added where they help the story or correct inconsistencies. I'm
numbering the prologue chapters 0.1, 0.2, etc, so we don't have to renumber
the whole thing.
 
If you already have read the first ten or eleven chapters, you -could- just
continue with chapter 12 when it comes out (It will, fairly soon, I
promise). Aside from the prologue chapters, none of the important details
have changed. But I think it will be worth your while to read the new
version.
 
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Special thanks to Liralen Li and Hubert Bartels, who encouraged me to write
and post some of my own stories. This ongoing first attempt on my part at
writing Cyberpunk tales is dedicated to them. Domo Arigato!
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Thanks also to Mike Blackwell, for an exhaustive grammar and consistency
check (Over 240 separate comments. Whew!); to Liralen Li again, for
pointing out that 'Danny Li', being a Chinese surname, was a most unlikely
name for a Japanese Yakuza member (His name appears in the revised version
as 'Danny Hosamura'); and to all the rest of you for your questions and
pointers.
 
There are some things that I have not changed here, simply for the sake of
those who have faithfully followed this serialized version. I have not
changed the names of several copyrighted persons or places ... yet. Ratz,
Lonny Zone, and The Chatsubo are copyrighted to Wm. Gibson, and will not
appear in the publication version of this story. And, sad to say,
'Shadowcat' turns out to be the name of an all-too-similar heroine in a
Marvel Comics X-Men series, so her streetname probably will change too. But
not just yet, hokay?
 
Now, on with the show!!
 
Jason Magnus,
Author of 'Silk and Steel'
RZEX60@email.mot.com