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- August 3rd, 2012, 7:45 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Favorite Animation Character
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9785
Re: Favorite Animation Character
Homer Simpson. I mean, come on. Have you seen the cast of The Simpsons on "Behind the Actor's Studio"? It's awesome, the first half of the interview is the voice actors, the second half is the characters. It's extra cool because most of them do multiple voices, watching them toggle betwee...
- July 21st, 2012, 9:28 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing Tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7530
Re: Writing Tips
Mira- You nailed it. BTW...I just published a new book, it's a kids book, but the main theme is finding the right time and right place for something. In the context of my story (Rudy Toot-Toot, it's on Amazon), it's a fart. Well, not just a fart, but a massive earthquake inducing blast, which, as yo...
- July 20th, 2012, 2:10 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing Tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7530
Re: Writing Tips
I agree!sldwyer wrote:I keep a sign over my computer that says
WHAT IF.......AND THEN.....
It keeps the ideas flowing and makes me think
- July 12th, 2012, 5:26 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing Tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7530
Re: Writing Tips
Three writes they're. Verbal irony? A rhetorical scheme for sure. Catachresis: The use of a word in a context that differs from its proper application. Grammatical vice or rhetorical virtue? I favor the latter. Thanks, kudos too you! There is a debatable fourth...some times / sometimes. Technically...
- July 12th, 2012, 1:42 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Writing Tips
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7530
Writing Tips
I've been tweeting writing tips lately, and I thought I'd share a few of my favorites. Anyone have more to add? 1. Unless you're writing a memoir, your characters are not really extensions of you. Give them their own personalities. 2. Extensive vocabulary alone does not make good writing. It makes a...
- July 12th, 2012, 1:35 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: How do you know if your writing is any good?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9268
Re: How do you know if your writing is any good?
I request critiques from a diverse group of people, and if the general feedback is positive, that's as good a sign as any. My critters range from kids to adults (my books are MG), and some are other writers but not all...reader input is just as important as writer input, and decidedly different. The...
- July 12th, 2012, 1:24 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Favorite Animation Character
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9785
Re: Favorite Animation Character
Bugs Bunny.
I think Bugs Bunny could beat up Superman. All he would need to do is reach off-screen and get a Kryptonite anvil to drop on his head.
I think Bugs Bunny could beat up Superman. All he would need to do is reach off-screen and get a Kryptonite anvil to drop on his head.
- July 12th, 2012, 1:19 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Christmas in July!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1738
Christmas in July!
Hi all, I just wanted to let people know that my book, "The Man in the Cinder Clouds" is on sale for $0.99 for Kindle copies through the month of July. It's my way of celebrating Christmas in July..."The Man in the Cinder Clouds" is an origins-of-Santa story that shows readers yo...
- August 4th, 2011, 1:35 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: LOST- A challenge
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2389
LOST- A challenge
So apparently JJ Abrams is upset that many people didn't like the ending to LOST. He's writing it off as you-were-just-such-obsessive-fans-that-you're-upset-it's-over-and-you-really-want-more. (NOTE: I disagree strongly. I think a good ending would have tied up all the loose threads in the story fro...
- October 8th, 2010, 11:14 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Guest Post: Do It Now
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2335
Re: Guest Post: Do It Now
As a professional procrastinator, I need kicks-in-the-butt like this!
Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow...
Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow...
- October 7th, 2010, 10:36 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Reading the Waves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2539
Re: Reading the Waves
Thanks Mira. When I initially wrote it this summer, my first draft included a paragraph at the end that explained the piece as a metaphor for reading books...how different story arcs are like the arcs of the waves, the tide clock is like a reference book (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.), and reading wi...
- October 6th, 2010, 10:45 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Reading the Waves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2539
Re: Reading the Waves
Wow, there are a lot of really good entries here! If I am lucky enough to be selected for then guest post, please link to these blogs:
Rick Daley
My Daley Rant: http://mydaleyrant.blogspot.com
The Public Query Slushpile: http://openquery.blogspot.com
Rick Daley
My Daley Rant: http://mydaleyrant.blogspot.com
The Public Query Slushpile: http://openquery.blogspot.com
- October 4th, 2010, 8:46 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Reading the Waves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2539
Reading the Waves
I was at the beach yesterday, standing waist-deep in the water and watching the surf roll in. I had my eyes trained a hundred yards out, reading the waves and waiting for the best one so I could body-surf back to shore. As each wave approached I evaluated it. How big was it? When was it going to bre...
- May 29th, 2010, 10:11 am
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Lost - Possible Spoilers!
- Replies: 261
- Views: 116951
Re: Lost - Possible Spoilers!
Secret revealed: Dharma Food Drops A friend of mine asked me how Hurley could have been on the island so long and never lost weight. I told him it was the Dharma food. He then asked how they kept delivering the food. My theory is that it was Hurley's doing in '70s Dharmaville. Hurley knew he would b...
- May 24th, 2010, 4:31 pm
- Forum: Procrastination
- Topic: Lost - Possible Spoilers!
- Replies: 261
- Views: 116951
Re: Lost - Possible Spoilers!
I read that it was a salary dispute, or some financial matter.And why didn't they bring back Mr. Eko?