Recent content by Shadoe

With details? A line-by-line markup??

Really? You don't agree so you're name-calling? Where are the new people coming from where that sort of thing is acceptable?

I write profiles, but only after the story is written. I have character sheets for each of the major characters and recurring minor characters. Mostly because I can't remember anything I've decided about them once I've decided. But they are written after the story is written, based on what's...

Yeah, they're called women... Oh! Or ex-husbands. true. I can get a lot of people to say my work is good, but it's pulling teeth to get them to elaborate.

this is the one I use. All the time.

I do this all the time. I like to keep going when I'm trying to complete a thought, and when the thoughts start piling up on me I have to put them somewhere. And yes, "This is crap, rewrite" appears more often than I'd like.

Good idea!

Seriously? The stuff you list kind of sounds like the Nazis. Or rather a Nazi utopia. Sounds like the world we live in now. ;)

If you're having problems with the opening, it's probably because nothing is happening at the beginning and even you don't want to read about it. If that's the case, don't bother writing about it. Start the story where the story starts, not before the story starts. Start with the action, fill in...

Now that's the kind of editing I like. :) I like to find acquaintences who don't really like me. I've found that they tend to be harsher critics - which means they'll find more than a friend might, and anything even mildly objectionable will be found.

I was at the dentist with my son once. He was in getting tortured while I waited in the waiting room. It was a nice place, with a jungle gym for the kids and a couple of tvs showing Disney movies non-stop. On this occasion, there was a hispanic couple in the waiting room, and the day's movie was...

That's the logic I run with. The only words not in English are those that wouldn't have a direct translation.

If you liked Angel, you'll like Buffy. I was surprised at getting addicted to it, but the twists were great. Watch it. And if you haven't seen Firefly, you'll want to see that too. :)

Buffy had some excellent writing. Firefly did too. Not just the dialog, though that was great.

Well, thanks. Now I know what I'm going to be doing on the way home from the plant. Maybe I'll wait until after I've turned in my badge... Anyway, Welcome Neurosis! Oh... I've actually said that phrase before...