Tagged: writing

What’s as dangerous as a fairy tale ending – and how to avoid it

Photo by Joe Penna
Photo by Joe Penna

Today’s topic comes to us from Jubilare:

“I worry a lot about the dysfunction of my characters being taken as an approval of dysfunction in relationships.…One can avoid idealizing the flaws, sure, but how does one accept that humans and relationships are flawed without sending out the message that people should be satisfied with potentially abusive relationships…without seeming to say ‘look at the nice romance you can have with people who have X dangerous flaws’?”

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What is suspension of disbelief?

Photo by Adam Hodgson
Photo by Adam Hodgson

I felt awkward as the photographer told me to turn my head this way and that, and our production director played AC/DC from her iPhone to set the mood. Between instructions, the photographer kept up small talk about Jethro Tull and praised my modeling abilities. “You’re a natural!” he said.

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Inspiration Monday: time is a relative

I think maybe the best days are the ones in which you are just happy for no particular reason. Of course, I have a million everyday reasons to be happy, but I don’t always feel the effects, if you know what I mean. I’ve just been in a good mood lately, and I’m so grateful for that.

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Review: Dictionary.com’s “Writing Dynamo” program

 If you’re on Thesaurus.com (owned by Dictionary.com) as much as I am, you’ve probably seen their Writing Dynamo program advertised. Tagged “Your personal writing coach,” the program professes itself to be “Accurate, effective, web-based proofreading.”

Were you excited?

I was.

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March Wallpaper: Life is Terminal

Today’s quote comes from Jerry Slauter, inspired by last week’s conversation about paranoia and writing. The typewriter photo comes from Heavenly Cabins where apparently you can luxuriate in the Smoky Mountains. Why are they taking pictures of typewriters? Who wouldn’t? I’m just grateful they filed it under creative commons.

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10 slight differences between paranoia and writing

Photo by Ralph Unden
Photo by Ralph Unden

You frequently mutter to yourself. Slam fists on the keys. Wish you smoked cigarettes so you’d have something else to do with your hands.

You know you’re not quite “normal.”

But how crazy are you?

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Your plot is useless without this

Image by Francisco Osorio
Image by Francisco Osorio

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A hundred strangers cling to one another as their runaway train thunders toward a dead end.

Across town, the only woman you’ve ever loved is strapped to a time bomb.

Save her, keep your heart from breaking. But a thousand other hearts get broken instead.

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January Wallpaper: tell your ego to shut up

So I’m doing wallpapers now! Just a little “Hey, it’s the last Friday of the month; let’s take it easy and enjoy some free stuff” kind of a thing.

I’m no expert at this art/typography thing. I hope you like it anyway. The quote comes from the first post of the month.

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What’s the last thing you’ll say to the world?

You have a chance to say one last thing to the world.

This thing must be short: less than the length of a tweet.

This thing must be good – it will literally be carved in stone, and people will be reading it for years to come. For some, it will be the only thing they know about you.

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