Tag: writing characters
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October 24, 2009 07:53 PM EDT --
The north wind doth blow, and we shall have that four-letter S word.
In a word, COLD.
In the real world, cold as an emotion is bad. It leads to parents distanced from children, couples on the . . .
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November 08, 2009 02:50 AM EST --
This week I had the chance to attend a reading by one of my favorite authors. Of course it was great and so was the Q & A afterwards. But I had a question and didn’t ask it – . . .
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May 05, 2008 06:11 PM EDT --
There come times when we have to kill off a character. I know it's hard, but swords slash, guns go off, bombs blow and a life ends. First ,you cry. At least I do. I can't speak for those people . . .
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November 27, 2009 06:24 PM EST --
I like working on the computer. I can zoom in and out, refining details. Adobe Illustrator files can't be resized -- well, they can, but the line width remains constant. I work on a 16x20 canvas, generally . . .
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November 27, 2009 08:08 PM EST --
Sorry, kids, this is a long one. If you have an attention span of a gnat, I'm sure there's some quotes to read or many a joke of the day posted.
Diligence and effort will be rewarded.
Literary . . .
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November 27, 2009 11:44 PM EST --
(I'm showing off my range in advance of publication of my book: Forever Becoming )
Crush is a fun story and a great example of why the reader should play close attention. Our nameless protagonist . . .
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October 24, 2008 08:35 AM EDT --
Bertram: Thank you for joining us today, Mr. Dante.
Dante: Just Dante.
Bertram: Okay. Dante. I’m pleased you consented to this interview. We are all interested in your story. . . .
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August 24, 2008 05:32 AM EDT --
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to any actual . . .
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November 20, 2009 05:04 AM EST --
"I celebrate myself, And what I assmue you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."
Walt Whitman
Poetry across the landscape can be just about anything and take . . .
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November 20, 2009 06:30 PM EST --
Orbs
Like the orbs of soap from my daughter's bubble pipe,
I feel you grow within me,
cell by cell
and plasma after new plasma.
I wrap my arms around myself
knowing you . . .
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May 18, 2008 10:46 PM EDT --
Here is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek rant:
What does a writer do when a character suddenly gets a mind of its own? When this character begins to act in unexpected ways?
No, I am not . . .
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October 18, 2009 10:31 PM EDT --
Sometime back in 1999, I caught the idea for Makaila . I wouldn't lay pen to paper until the winter, January 2000. To quote the Grateful Dead : What a long, strange trip it's been. Looking back, I can't . . .
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June 28, 2008 11:45 PM EDT --
I've been reading my favourite blogs this weekend; aside from admiring the weather outside my window. As I read, I'm stuck by the similarities between writers. So many of us share strong commonalities. . . .
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July 18, 2008 04:08 AM EDT --
It's pretty much a narrative imperative; at some point you're going to have multiple characters in one room, all having a conversation. The difficulty at this point is, of course, making it as . . .
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November 25, 2009 06:53 PM EST --
Stop right there, Pilgrim.
This is not a Come on, Jesus! Kick me through the goal post of life , story. Pseudo-biographical, this story is meant as an esoteric, existential farce, . . .
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November 11, 2009 08:00 AM EST --
Michael is the narrator. He'd been mistaken for a girl. Michael/Michelle visits Dave Fowler in the hospital, where an ill-conceived playground game sent him. Dave thinks Michael is a girl.
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August 15, 2006 04:36 PM EDT --
I'm tempted to enter this short story competiton but I dont really have enough confidence in myself to send in anything.
I try and write stories but like my web design, I cant seem to hold them together . . .
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November 13, 2009 04:57 AM EST --
For anyone wondering what my older work looks like, this is a good example:
Quickening of a skeptic: an essay
There are moments in life – in looking back anyway, that seem like a snap of the . . .
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November 23, 2009 08:03 PM EST --
Here, I offer a parabolic tale. I could call it a fairytale, but I won't.
Other People
I was always a pretty girl. My first real boyfriend nicknamed me Porkchop. . . .
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November 24, 2009 06:20 PM EST --
Ghosts
literary fiction / social commentary 1100 words
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination . . .
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