"Write even if you don't want to, don't much like what you're writing,
and aren't writing particularly well."
-- Agatha Christie

Thanks for the quote, Joyce.

*****

Heheheheh. (source site: cgu.edu)


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A reminder for veterans:
Writer Unboxed: On Cliffhanger Chapter Endings (Ray Rhamey). So that's what I've been doing--writing accumulated tension. Thanks for the tip, jongibbs  !

Help for newbies:
Just The Facts, Ma'am: Help for writers #11. From Writingscape version 2. Have at.

Heheheh.

The word epiphany was #59 on Bad Writer's extensive list of the most beautiful words in the English language, back in January of 2009. I found quite a few of my personal favorites there, and I decided to use them in sentences for you rather than grocery-list them. Grocery lists are boring, after all.

So... here we go, in numerical order:

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No way could I watch this episode and not share it with you, peeps. Haha. Alfred had me LMAO. A very young Liz Montgomery threw off major sparks of the fine actress she was going to be. And the writing? Well, let's just say I clapped.

Spider-riffic.

Sit down with your favorite beverage for 26 minutes, and enjoy. Tah.

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Were you aware that this famous Jack Nicholson line in The Shining was unscripted? I wasn't, though this is one of my favorite movie scenes of all time. Listverse clued me in with their "15 Great Scenes That Were Unscripted" post last week. Nicholson's improvised line is at #6. Fascinating.

Check out this interesting list... do you see any of ( Read more... )

Well, folks... this right here is one of the finest cases of "writing between the lines" that I've ever seen (saying what needs to be said without ever saying it). This is the kind of thing I strive for. And boy, I got a chuckle simply as a viewer, too. Talk about perfect miscommunication ( Read more... )

My Mama dated James Brown waaaaaay back, during his early heyday. That's right--I could have easily been the Goddaughter of Soul. But the Titanium Man (my Daddy) swooped in for the win. :) The Godfather of Soul certainly had a lot of problems later in his life, but the fact that he was a major innovator in music, dance, and entertainment cannot ( Read more... )

I will never tire of seeing this man's work. Edgar Mueller's 3D Street Art.


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Now tell me this isn't a GREAT idea.

Thanks to our own jongibbs , FindAWritingGroup.com is now up and running.

You can do just that over there--find a writing group. Or you can start your own writing group and add your link to the site. You can find OR add a writing jewel to the Wall of Wisdom.  You can immerse yourself in the Find A Writing Group blog. ( Read more... )

The Venus de Milo has been a favorite statue of mine for many years... so much so that in my finished dark paranormal novella, the heroine likened the hero's carved stone beauty to that of Venus and several other works, and mused that he belonged in a museum.

Well, I happened upon this phenomenal project from the folks at Konica yesterday, and had ( Read more... )