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norton_gale March 25 2009, 11:06:57 UTC
What it means to me is that I hope I can talk you into proofreading my original slash novel when I finish! It's extraordinary to have the ability to deconstruct. I struggle with it. Sometimes I take fics apart as a writing exercise, but I have to really think about it instead of this coming naturally.

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lettered March 25 2009, 19:36:21 UTC
I would love to!

My ability to take things apart is not always helpful. Esp. because so often it deals with elements you (the author) didn't mean to put there, and what makes those elements work is their nonintentionality. If they were understood individually by you and purposefully addressed, they might be destroyed. The unconscious is a large part of good art.

Still, it can sometimes be helpful. Some people can make what I say into something that works for them, something that tells them what they need.

I love to do it, anyway, and I like your writing :o)

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lettered March 25 2009, 19:39:41 UTC
Haha you could not be intimidated by me irl! I met my_daroga on lj; I live with her now. Probably she thought I would be saying smart and thoughtful things all the time. Mostly I am saying, "Your mom."

Oh, I'm glad you're enjoying Something Good. I do think it goes on rather long, with bunches and bunches of PEOPLE THINKING rather than doing things. But it's meant to follow the movie, and in the movie they were not banging by the puppet show (though the way she looks at him in that scene, they might as well be).

I LOVE the Baroness! I hope you at least grow fond ;o) Thanks again.

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nixve March 25 2009, 16:22:38 UTC
Wow, that's really fascinating! I really wish I could have more deep conversations with you about writing.

Lately I've been pondering something a little along these lines about how I relate to painting. One line out of this that really resonated with me was this one: "And seeing it that way isn't false seeing. Just because the author didn't mean to put it there, didn't have to think of it, doesn't mean it's not there."

I feel, at least for me, like that is a key insight to creating and experiencing writing/art/etc.

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lettered March 25 2009, 19:43:18 UTC
Oh, authorial intent. Such a fun and controversial subject. I have lots of thinky thoughts about it; we should definitely discuss sometime. I do think it's very important.

What are you doing this weekend? I have a lot of days off and was thinking about going somewhere; I thought I might visit you but then never asked what your plans were :o)

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nixve March 26 2009, 02:27:58 UTC
Actually, I will be visiting Seattle this weekend! I have some free time on Saturday afternoon and possibly Sunday depending on if I decide to drive back up here on Sunday or Monday. Would either of those work for you?

How many days do you have off? I don't have to work until Wednesday. If you wanted to visit up here we could caravan up here on Sunday or something. What are your thoughts? I'm somewhat flexible.

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lettered March 28 2009, 23:44:40 UTC
Oy, I'm such a loser. I only have until this Sunday off, all the days off already happened. But I'm sure I can come see you some other time. As for this weekend, I made other plans, but I do have time Sunday late afternoon. I don't know when you plan to go back, but maybe we could hang out then. I'll call you some time tomorrow. I'm bad at keeping in touch, sorry. But hope you're having fun in Seattle!

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a2zmom March 26 2009, 00:25:44 UTC
fire bad, tree pretty.

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lettered March 28 2009, 23:44:54 UTC
I think you might be right about that...

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laliandra March 26 2009, 14:00:23 UTC
This is fascinating! It's really cool that you have started doing your 15 minute things again.

Maybe you are more of an architect than an engineer. Sure, you're thinking about all the individual rivets and structural integrity, but also, you're just drawing lines that end up being a beautiful edifice... Maybe?

Have you ever taken one of those "Are you left or right brained?" quizzes? They are mostly stupid but kind of amusing, and I always come out right in the middle, or thereabouts.

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lettered March 28 2009, 23:48:29 UTC
Even though I haven't done the 15 min thing in a month, I felt like I was doing it, because I kept thinking up posts and just not writing them down. It was really strange. But I figure I better actually try to write them.

I like the idea of architect. That is a strange job, in that it involves so much of both creativity and technicality.

I have taken those quizzes! I always get really near the middle, too. Sometimes they also tell whether you're a visual or audio person; I always get very very visual. In your case, do you feel like the result of the quiz is accurate?

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laliandra March 29 2009, 01:40:24 UTC
One of my unwritten Lj posts is basically this and your next entry, on being a writer, and what I was like as a child and how I feel about writing...

I think that it is pretty accurate yes. I used to get the same kind of marks in science subjects and arts subjects, even though I've ended up doing a completely Arts based degree. There was also a test to see if you had a male brain or a female brain and I was exactly in the middle. Which amused me, seeing as I am a girl with almost all male friends. IRL my name can be used for either gender, and one of my friend's friends from uni thought I was a guy until he actually met me.

Also, I am a contradictory person! Works for me!

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