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September 28th, 2007
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rydra_wong: what we talk about when we talk about outlining - One key aspect of this kind of outlining for me is that it allows for a fair amount of non-linearity in my writing process. I often "get" story elements out of causal order. -
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fandom_lawyers: Did Viacom Just Deem Mash-Ups Fair Use? - The reporter writes that Nick sees humorous videos as fair use, but the Nick VP-spokesman is, at least, affirmatively saying that people "can creatively mash video from our content as much and as often as they like." -
- synecdochic: Evoking consistent mood - When you read a story, you are left with a feel -- a mood, if you want to call it that. If the story's good, its mood will seep into your mind and leave you feeling moved; if it's really good, you'll get drawn into it so deftly that when you look up, you' -
- synecdochic: [writing] Workshop #1: Building Your Imaginary Friends - nstead, what I want to do is post a set of exercises that will help you develop your own character-sims. -
- synecdochic: [writing] i never meta soapbox i didn't like - which is a fascinating look at the other side of the Great Outline Debate. RW and I have spent a lot of time in AIM peering at each other suspiciously and saying "....wow, that totally does not work for me", -
- synecdochic: [writing] The Implied Contract with the Reader
I'm going to be talking here about good storytelling, not literary analysis. I don't mean to start up the debate about "populist hack" vs. "ivory-tower snob" again, but I will confess that my sympathies lean more towards "populist hack" -- by which I me
- synecdochic: [writing] Workshop #1, step two: Questioning Your Imaginary Friend - So we have, ideally, now gotten some radio contact from the voices in our heads -- whether it be an opinion on the cleanliness of your immediate surroundings (I get that one a lot, too), a preference expressed for dinner (no, Cammie, I am not putting toge -
- suryaofvulcanr: Newbie with a question - So my question is, what similes or metaphors can I use to describe an African-American man's skin tone without being offensive? What would be a compliment in this situation? -
- logophilos: Let's talk smut - So what sexual or erotic act turns you on in fiction, even if it doesn't in real life? What aspect of it do you find hot? -
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