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Saturday, May 10th, 2008
I am of the opinion that most people get into writing because they were inspired by something that could be considered great. For me, the impetus where I realized I wanted to write was when I could sit down and read, by myself, Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. ...
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
So, you have an idea and want to follow it. The idea is taking a dog, who can talk, a cat who can't, a couple of kids and an adult who lives in a sewage drain and they are going to go on an adventure.
You have a good idea where ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
When I have a willing accomplice, and it really does require a willing accomplice, I like to play a little game I call, "What if???"
The basic premise to the game is you take a situation and you propose a "what if" to it. Take the fat dude on the street. ...
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
There is some confusion in the world about appropriate description for a story. Granted, there are no "cut and dry" answers on how to do description; but there are ways to assist in visualizing what needs to be done to make the scenes you are trying to write pop off ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
I used to hate discussions on plot. Generally, they wander until people start talking about movies and then you begin to associate movies with plot. Granted, movies are rather plot heavy, but the discussion of movies isn't always the best method of discussing what something is.
Rather, I like to think ...
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