The Introduction – In Which The Author Makes a Few Points
A few notes before we begin:
Point One
This is the first fiction (original or otherwise) that I have allowed anyone to read and, while I have no issues with constructive criticism (which is more than welcome), any unnecessary comments or down right rudeness will not be tolerated.
For anyone who doesn't understand the concept of constructive criticism, the meaning in the Oxford English Dictionary is as follows:
Constructive Adj. Having a useful and helpful effect rather than being negative or with no purpose: constructive criticism / suggestions / advice
From the verb construct.
Criticism Noun. The act of expressing disapproval of and opinions about faults or bad qualities; a statement showing disapproval
So criticise all you want, just be polite about it and give me (realistic) suggestions for improvement.
Point Two
In my personal opinion, authors' notes should be kept to a minimum; if you have to explain everything with a note, then the story still needs work. That said, it is not an attack on other authors, simply my opinion (so no offence intended)
I will also try my utmost to keep bad spelling and grammar on the first draft and not on the copy you see so if you do spot any of the damned things please let me know and I will get my magic spelling and grammar button (commonly known as the F7 key) to fix it. This goes for any passages that you think could read better too.
Point Three
This is my idea for characters that belong to Jim Henson and all the rest of the geniuses who actually created the wonderful film known as 'Labyrinth'. I may add some of my own to help the story along but I don't claim to own Sarah, Hoggle, Didymus, Ludo, Jareth (shame) or any other characters or places or objects that feature in the film. So don't try and sue me!
Point Four
Any similarities to anyone else's fictions are purely coincidental and I apologise profusely to anyone who feels that my fiction is too similar to theirs. I haven't read many fan fictions written by other people, and the ones that I have read I have gone out of my way to avoid plagiarising. I'm trying to think of something different to the other stories out there. The success of this will be judged when I've finished and I'll probably do some revision of chapters/sections.
Point Five
The last thing I will mention (the Gods know that this introduction is long enough already) is that I know the first chapter is short, but I tried other ways of arranging the chapters and this one makes the most sense.
Thank you and enjoy the show.