Dénouement.

...or: unravelling arborescent narrative threads detrimentally interconnected in impervious gallimaufry.

This project is not dead! It's only closed until further notice.

The reason is that the first improvised novel we've been working on has gone overboard with complexity to the point where it confuses the crap out of everybody who tries to read it. It featured four interwoven storylines that we tried to integrate into one overarching plot. Along the way, each of us was coming up with a plethora of ideas, new characters, twists and turns, and we had to construct increasingly elaborate explanations to fit them into the larger context of the plot. Add to this that it was skipping back and forth between the four storylines, and you'll see that losing track was ineluctable. If that was true for the writers, it was sure to alienate any reader.

Feeling that this has become not a story about four characters, but four stories about one character each, we are revamping this project. In the not too distant future, one new story (at a time) will unfold in these hallowed halls of Doomsmile. It shall be straightforward, dark, funny (most probably in a sick way) and exciting. So here it is...

ANNOUNCEMENT 1: Doomsmile will be back with a new storyline.

What we have written so far, however, will certainly not disappear in our trashcans. There are spin-offs in the making, each of which will focus on one character. These "Chronicles" will feature the storylines from the old Doomsmile story, plus new adventures. Links will be added to this site as soon as spin-offs go online.

ANNOUNCEMENT 2: each character will have their own "Chronicles" spin-off.

Click here to see the first edition of Doomsmile (PDF):
It's Doom! Smile! - The First Story.