Archive for February, 2008
Monday, February 25th, 2008
One comment I've heard, in the past, about writing is the voice of the person doing the writing. For most people, when you sit down to write, the way in which you write something - especially what you choose to include in areas of description and dialogue - inform your ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Well, I am sad to announce that I have not made IOTW as high a priority in my life as I would like. This website is important to me; and yet, I put no effort into thinking about what to place on this site (entry-wise). The outcome is that I ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
What is art?
Is art the abstraction of something until it no longer resembles it's original intent and purpose? Is it the aesthetic appeal of an object created, discovered, or uncovered? Is it something discernible and identifiable or something that is truly abstract?
I believe it is both identifiable and discernible, something ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
I went to Kristin Nelson's blog, she is a literary agent out of Denver, CO. She links to Joelle Anthony's site where Anthony lists 25 Things to Avoid when Writing Y/A Novels. Her list compiles 25 things that (may) be overused in current Y/A literature and writing. I am not ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
Well, I am sure that there are people out there who think I've totally dropped the ball on this site. Sometimes I feel the same way. And I think that's a bad thing.
I am actually working through thoughts on voice when it comes to writing fiction and a couple of ...
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