Fiction Writing 101

[shayne_kraft]

So I'm sitting in the kitchen the other night, talking to my father about, of all things, writing fiction. See, my dad is not a fiction kind of guy. He's read two novels, ever, as far back as I can remember - Angels & Demons and The DaVinci Code - and he's quite up front about the fact that he just can't manage the willing suspension of

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[prettyh]

Well, it's kinda true. Dan Brown: Case in point. Complete moron with a gimmick. J.K. Rowling. Wealthy beyond our wildest wet ones. Fuck English.

On a totally unrelated note (well, J.K.'s lack of talent actually made me think of this), I thought you should see these icons that my friend Casey (a.k.a. violet_quill, a.k.a. hiddenwoman, a.k.a. one of the few people I know who got into Clarion) made earlier. I especially like the "ROSEBUD IS A SLEIGH!" one.

Korea etc.

[prettyh]

A quote from dinihart when I asked if you guys are LJ friends: "No, we haven't befriended one another but I would love to fill her in with Korea info." So go friend her, comment on one of her entries or something, and she shall begin her tales of adventure abroad.

Re: Korea etc.

[shayne_kraft]

Dude! There are several ways to take that, and most of them just seem... wrong.