Archive for June, 2008
June 25th, 2008
Today I have moved into the world of “People With Their Own Domain.” As such, I won’t be expounding on the wonders of fiction, attempting to write fiction, or even posting something that is marginally related and forcing it to be related to fiction. Instead, I’ll be trying to get this bad boy set up and migrating all of my Blogger entries over.
Edit: Bear with me as I screw with the stylesheet! I’ll get it “good enough” tonight and tweak it tomorrow.
June 24th, 2008
Don’t leave! Also, don’t punch me in the nose! Movies are fine, really!
I recently saw Get Smart, and while I don’t have the patience to write a real review, I will say that it’s awesome (also, frikkin sweet). However, the point of this blog isn’t so much to talk about how great it was, but to analyze one of the things that worked, which can be applied to fiction writing in general. (more…)
June 23rd, 2008
The desk itself was wobbly, which enhanced the aura of disarray. It wasn’t just the half-empty box of allergy meds or the assorted papers that had piled up over the course of weeks. The pens were sticking out at different angles, and some were in upside-down. He had two pairs of glasses — the one that gave him headaches, and the one that took them away — one of which was balanced precariously on the edge of the desk.
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Speaking of headaches, I’ve got a killer one.
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