Archive for the Writing category
November 1st, 2005
…and so does the writer’s block.
*sigh*
First person or third?
I’ve decided to write about my experience of having gone from Computer Diva to fired to leaving everything I knew in New Orleans and moving to Maine to work and experiencing my first Fall and my first Winter and my first snow-in and on and on.
But should I start before “the firing” so the world can see what a snotty Computer Diva I was, at “the firing” where in disbelieving numbness I fell from my self-built pedestal, or after deciding to go to Maine?
Should I not write about this subject? In
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Tags: NaNoWriMo, writing, autobiography
October 21st, 2005
- You never forget the first time you were fired; for Nora it had been an agonizingly long five minutes since her first time.
- That was when Lynn realized she had become the crazy old spinster who talks to her army of cats.
- One hundred years had passed and yet the Camerons were still goody-goodies in Angeni’s eyes; she’d have to do something about that this time.
- Jill rolled back in her chair and glared at Jim across the cube-aisle.
- The first rule of ghost hunting is never split up.
Tags: Friday Five 1rst Sentences, writing
October 20th, 2005
- nano
- Extremely small
- Short for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)
So, I’ve been thinking on this whole need-a-plot idea for Nano. Obviously I didn’t do well last year. I got stuck on the first scene and just couldn’t get going and quite frankly I don’t want to do that again this year. Duh.
Anyway, believe it or not, my shrink gave me an idea. She suggested that since I do have a sense of humor (I know not everyone out there actually thinks so. :p) that I should write what I know. I know
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Tags: NaNoWriMo, writing
October 14th, 2005
Cross-posted at Nano Maine, Maine’s NaNoWriMo Blog.
O.K. I’m in.
I think.
I tried Nano last year and didn’t get very far. I seem to suffer perpetually from writer’s block. I’m sure there’s some psychological explanation like I’m afraid of imperfection and afraid of people mocking my art and I’m lazy. 
Really, I just felt overwhelmed, like I do know, and a little desperate for an idea for a plot that goes more than one sentence. Heh.
So, I’ve got a couple of tentative ideas.
I could write a space western-type thing; maybe fanfic for Firefly/Serenity. I think fanfic still fits in the
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Tags: NaNoWriMo, writing
October 14th, 2005
- Marigold’s transluscent rainbow-colored wings twitched anxiously as the cleaning fairy eyed the pigstye before her.
- Julie was damned perky if you woke her in the middle of the night — a complete contrast to her regular waking hours.
- Jana resisted the urge to shove that whole disgusting jelly donut into his secret spewing mouth.
- Established horror writer, Treaux Kincaid suddenly realized she hadn’t a clue about real vampires.
- “Uh,” was all Craig could think so say.
Tags: writing, Friday Five 1rst Sentences
October 8th, 2005
Through a thread on NaNoWriMo’s forums, I found some nifty websites for character creation and design and thought I’d share.
Fiction Writer’s Character Chart — This is a PDF file that someone was nice enough to upload and share. The original html version is here. I really like this one a lot and am going to try it out this weekend.
The Scriptorium has a whole toolbox of writing but here’s a brief sketch worksheet and here’s a more detailed “biography” worksheet.
This one was created for the purpose of designing characters for roleplaying
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Tags: writing, character
October 8th, 2005
This is Izzy’s introductory post in the PBeM I joined.
Who: Izzy
Where: cockpit of the Tianlong
She’d crashed once. During the war.
That had been an unpleasant experience to say the least. Her fighter had taken an unlucky hit that had knocked out part of her propulsion system and she’d been sent spinning toward the unwelcoming view of a mountainside.
This was worse.
Cold fingers touched her forehead and came away with a sticky, wet substance. Green eyes tried to focus but it occurred to her that there was nothing to focus on. Not when her eyes were closed. Slowly,
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Tags: writing, fiction, Firefly, Serenity, Fan Fiction
October 8th, 2005
I wrote the following to be a writing sample for an audition for a Firefly PBeM game. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve had to audition for a game. Usually I go on reputation because I usually know someone. Izzy is an original character, an ex-ace fighter pilot with a history with both the Alliance and the Independents which left her liking neither.
Izzy pulled her Stetson down low over her brow as she settled into the back corner of the hole in the wall bar. The bottle of whiskey sat on the unfinished table
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Tags: writing, Firefly, Serenity, Fan Fiction, fiction
September 23rd, 2005
Hmmm…I need to get back into the habit of this…
- The whole thing was a bad enough experience on it’s own, but the fact that she had to repeat the story to every new person she met was beyond agony.
- There’s always that one guy who you can’t trust to collect the money to pay the dinner tab and tonight it was Martin.
- Father’s Day was just another painful reminder that Louisa still hadn’t managed to get pregnant and after three weeks, she was beginning to lose hope.
- The mandatory city-wide curfew left Angeni and her kindred with practically nothing to eat — not
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Tags: writing, Friday Five 1rst Sentences
September 3rd, 2005
Sorry this is belated. I’m on vacation you know.
- As Jana’s professor began to didscuss the various strengths of steel and iron, she suddenly had a distinct moment of enlightenment.
- The side of the truck read “Frank’s Ruins Co — When you absolutely need ancient ruins yesterday.”
- Baby dragons drank quite a bit more milk than one would expect.
- The humming was growing louder and not in a reassuring sort of way.
- There was nothing quite like ending the night having killed a cave troll with the roll of one die.
As always, feel free to play along.
Tags: writing, Friday Five 1rst Sentences
August 26th, 2005
well, here we are again on a Friday and I’m like “Oh, shit! Gotta do my sentences!”
- One morning she woke up and realized she simply could not eat another bite of the institutionalized powdered scrambled eggs.
- He’d always heard that in the West you could become someone else, anyone else, and he intended to do just that.
- Morrigan’s sense of honor guaranteed her loyalty even when that loyalty was paid for.
- Time travel always gave Daylynn such a migraine.
- Really, everyone thought familiars were nifty until they got an overly chatty one.
Remember, you can join in the fun of this writing
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August 19th, 2005
Here’s the Friday First Five Sentences from me this week:
- The Stetson, the long black trenchcoat, the boots with the spurs, the crossed gun belts on her hips, all worked together to make the figure in the shadows a distinct contrast to the dirty skyscrapers and aircars of the mid-twenty-first century.
- Ceanna knew she could not return to her king without the head of the assassin as an honor price for the lost prince.
- Lucy shopped for men the same way she shopped for sunglasses — she liked them dark and fashionable with an air of mystery.
- Sadie was tired of people asking
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August 12th, 2005
Continuing The Friday Five First Sentences exercise:
Today it was really tough getting inspired.
August 9th, 2005
My Journey
by N. Mallory
I had a desire to see the world,
So I carefully mapped out my route,
keeping every path in mind
I noted the sites and cities I wanted to visit
and studied the roads I wanted to take
And I began.
But some roads were closed,
and some sites gone,
and some cities became unreachable.
So I saw other sites,
visited other cities,
traveled other roads.
And I do not regret the detours,
because I chose the direction
and the journey was mine.
Tags: poetry, writing
August 5th, 2005
O.K. This is getting harder…here’s my five for this week.
July 29th, 2005
A long time ago, in a city far far away, I had a writing circle where I encouraged the group to write five sentences that could be the first sentences of a story or novel. The intent is to draw readers in, to make them want to know more. The first sentence of short stories and novels and articles should grab the read and make them unable to close the book and toss it away.
So, I’m going to start trying to do this once a week on Fridays from now on to get myself back into the groove
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Tags: writing, Friday Five 1rst Sentences
July 26th, 2005
I’m feeling kind of odd this morning. Last night I admitted to myself and SuzyQ something I hadn’t wanted to admit but had been feeling for some time. Perhaps I’ve been on the verge of this for a while.
I started playing roleplaying games late in my life in 1994. They have been a big part of my life — the creativity, the escapism, the socialness of it all. I’ve been both player and GM and I’ve both enjoyed and hated both at times. I started Play-by-email games not long after I guess. It’s sort
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Tags: writing, PBeM, roleplaying games
July 21st, 2005
When I was little, I was always making up stories in my head. I’d have conversations between characters in there. Sometimes I’d even act out scenes. Sometimes Barbies were involved, I believe.
I also played with the girl next store and we would re-enact movies we loved or pretend to be cartoon or t.v. characters and play in her backyard or my living room. I sort of outgrew that foolishness, but I did turn several of my creative musings that came from this into short stories and one really bad novel in high school.
In college, I
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Tags: writing, PBeM, roleplaying games
