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(last edited Apr 12, 2012 06:16AM)
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Apr 12, 2012 06:13AM
I’ve got more books on writing than you can imagine. It isn’t that I read them. I’m not sure why I have them. To me, writing is like drawing. It’s something I’d love to be able to do well but just don’t have the umpfh! or whatever it takes to do it with abandon. I don’t think I’d mind writing smut or advertising copy or even owners’ manuals. I just love writing.
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I think I like ironing because I’m Aspergery. I’m glad the APA is about to get rid of Asperger’s as a diagnosis.
Al wrote: "Asperger's reminds me of Koontz..."You know. . . I bought a DVD recently at the Kmart nearest to my house. It was called Phantoms. In one way it wasn't bad. . . but in another way. . . I really don't want to ever buy the book it's based on (and Koontz wrote the adaptation, the screenplay as well).
Is Koontz a good writer. . .?
Sara: KYRAKYRAKYRA, I found Al's personality!!!!!!!Kyra: What?!!!! That's great!!!!! Where is it???
Sara: Well, see, I don't actually HAVE it yet. But I know where it is. It's in my novel.
Kyra: (staring blankly) Why on Earth is Al's personality in your novel???
Sara: Hey, beats me! Least it's not tucked away in her mind, somewhere where none of us can reach it.
Kyra: Funny you should say that, cuz I figured Al's personality WOULD be tucked away somewhere in her mind.
Sara: What are you getting at???
Kyra: (glaring) This wouldn't happen to be your sly way of tricking me into writing more of your book, is it?
Sara: (clears throat)...
Kyra: (glowering) Yeah, that's what I thought. Nicky! I'm handing responsibility to you!
Sara: What? HER??? She's an idiot!!!!!
Nikara: Woohoo!!! Let's go get that personality!!!!!!!!!
Sara: GAAAH...
Nikara: Alright! Here it is!!!!!Kyra: That's aweso- (grabbing personality)(pausing, feeling energy waves from it) That is sooooo not Al's personality.
Nikara: What do you mean? It was in her mind! She accidentally left it behind when she was running from the cabin.
Sara: Aha! IN HER MIND!!! You can't mind-hop without Kyra!!!!!! That's NOT Al's personality!!!!!!
Nikara: Whu- bu- I- oh, okay, fine. It's not. But it's close enough. Maybe she won't notice?
Kyra: (glaring again) This personality hates coffee, has ever heard of Goodreads before, and has a passion for war.
Sara: And we're NOT giving Al a false personality!!!!! Who's is this one, anyways?
Nikara: ...Kyra's brother.
Kyra: OK, that is just CRUEL. Give my brother his personality back. I'll whip up another character to look for Al's personality while I work on mind-hopping. K?
Nikara and Sara: ...K.
LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!! That cracked me up SOOOOO hard!!!!!!!!!!
AAHHHAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... could you please tell Frank never to call me a lady again, or I'll figure out mind-hopping and rip his guts out, regardless of who's character he is??? (JK!!!!!! XD)
Sara: KYRAKYRAKYRA!!!!!!!Kyra: What?!! This had better not be about Al's personality, cuz I just found a replacement for you two. I chose Kiah. She never messes up.
Kiah: 'Sup, Sara. Sorry to steal your job, but Kyra's making me. And hey, she is our creator, so-
Sara: Kiah, Kyra. Listen, Al's already got her personality!!!
Kyra: WHAT??!!! She found it? That's great!!!
Sara: Yup! Apparently the mocha helped.
Kyra: Well, thanks, then. Kiah, you are dismissed.
Kiah: K.
Kyra: I've still gotta figure out this mind-hopping thing, though.
Sara: No prob'! I'll find you an instructor.
Kyra: Well, thanks, Sara! So what did you do this time?
Sara: Huh?
Kyra: (glaring) You're being nice to me. What did you do this time?
Sara: ...Um... Laurette's dead. Sorry. I'll explain to Katerina if you like.
Kyra: (headdesk)
LOL!!! Thank you, Al. I'm probably going to enjoy my gut-ripping privileges soon enough!!!
Go Al!!!! (Wait, I'm confused. You hate each other, but you love each other???)
Did I miss something? I read #775, but there was nothing in it that seemed to me unsuitable for young people. There’s no foul language. Al and Frank don’t do anything that isn’t acceptable to do in public. I don’t think it would shock my young niece and nephew, who listen to Achmed the dead terrorist.
Hey, guys!!! My brother says there's something he'd like to say. Go ahead, Jared...then a random guy with two flintlock pistols pops out of the bathroom, shot two guys in suits, then jumped into a 50m toilet and swims away....
(headdesk) My family is... interesting. Sorry for the interruption... go on ahead...
YEAH!!!!!!!! NEW EPISODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK, I'm reallyreallyreally sorry, but my sis says she would also like to add to our conversation. Go on ahead, Celia.Celia: Hey, Emily, by the way, I wanted to ask, what kind of cat name is Mcfreely! An insane one i'd say! And for the record, I THINK I like green, you know, of course you like black. And no one will believe you if you go up to them and say " hi, I have amnesia."
Emliy: Aiming...
Celia: OWCH! The Old slingshot move huh? Well I've got... Oh, wait, you still have your scientifically made twin huh?
"Al wrote: Um, the movie is nothing like the book. People stole his books and tuned them into horrible movies..."Yeah. That does happen when a book has such a big effect. . . and the film does not "have it." But in this case I think it was the fact that Koontz did not want to change things that would make it more effective as a film. He wrote the screenplay which means he probably felt everything in his book was good enough to put on film. A film is way different than a book. Andrew Adamson, when he made the TWO Narnia films, can be a great example of that.
You can only portray visually something with dialogue at the least to do more than one can do if they wanted to use their imagination or something.
The film is probably exactly like the book but people that love to write a screenplay of their own work don't realize they must make changes for it to work as a Film medium!
I hate it when the movie is nothing like the book. I mean, I understand that sometimes the plot needs to be tweaked, or scenes need to be deleted, but what really bugs me is when the movie is NOTHING AT ALL like the book, especially when it could've been.
Sara: I completely agree, Kyra.Kyra: Back already? Have you talked to Katerina or not???
Sara: Ah, don't worry. I'm sure she'll come around.
Kyra: She hates you now, doesn't she?
Sara: Swore at me.
Nicky: (intrigued) Katerina SWORE??? Good God, that's unbelievable!!!
Kyra: (glaring) Go away, Nikara.
I enjoyed these, Alex! I think it’s very good writing. I have a clear sense of being there. I can’t keep up with the plot, though. I keep wondering whether the house they’re hiding out in actually belongs to Fredericks’ (or Putnam, his other self). What Sinatra tune is Al humming in the bath?
OMG, AL!!!!!!!!!!!! You just HAD to leave us hanging RIGHT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS COMPLETELY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... But I'm still mad at you for leaving us hanging there.
Sara: @#$%!!! Al, what was THAT for???!!!!Kyra: Good grief, Sara! I've already yelled at her for it, no need for the cussing!!! Whatever happened to PG13???
Sara: Please. The third graders at the elementary school cuss.
Kyra: ...They do...?
Sara: Do you EVER listen to what your siblings tell you???
Kyra: Mm, no. I zone out. Hey, where's Aaron?
Sara: Dunno. Wrestling Nightshade or something.
Kyra: Wrestling Nightshade?
Sara: Uh-huh. That's what he told me. His idea.
Kyra: So... he's wrestling. Against Nightshade. Voluntarily.
Sara: ...Yeah, you're right, I should probably check in on him...
Brent has premonitions?! Lol, sorry.
Kyra: LOL!!!Sara: (reappearing) Hey, it's me.
Kyra: What was Aaron up to?
Sara: Oh. He lost a bet.
Kyra: To Nightshade? (Sara nods) What does THAT have to do with anything???
Sara: He lost the bet. So he had to wrestle Nightshade.
Kyra: Oh, I see now. Poor guy.
Sara: Yeah...
Kyra: You're not gonna help him???
Sara: Mm, no. My boyfriend he may be, but I enjoy seeing him put in place every now and then.
Kyra: (snort) So much for eternal love, then.
Wait, an air bubble...?Dude, how do you have the time to sit at a computer long enough to type that?!?!
Alex, Alex, Alex . . . All I can do is shake my head. Here I am, trying to keep everything on a children’s level, like “The Three Bears,” and you go and post something shocking.
Oh, my, Alex, I hope you feel better! Throwing up usually does it for me when I’ve eaten something that disagrees with me.You would have to bring up that scene in which Spades and Tavy get to know each other better. When I wrote it, I had to keep reminding myself that Spades is only twenty-four and that Tavy (though the story hasn’t divulged it yet) is older than they think.
ALEX! You are my SISTER! Shameful! But, awesome... as usual.
Seriously, sis??? Don't throw up! I want coffee...
I can’t figure out what is going on in the shifts at the end, with the recurring conversation and Fredericks’ transformation back into Putnam. It’s effective (to say the least) but it isn’t clear to me why it happens.
Do you still think I'm too young to read such things??? Lol. I DO know how the world works... and I'm used to your writing by now. ;)
I find that very scary, Al. On second thought, I fina a lot of things scary.
Holy smoke! I hope you don’t wind up in the hospital. I don’t mean because Hanzle read your latest posts, but because of a migraine. You really can write, Alex. I flew through the last installment. I can’t help thinking you should be putting these things together into a novel rather than wasting your time in the Popcorn Served thread.
Yes, dearest. I called you a dude. I agree with M. You're a wonderful writer. I think you don't realize how amazing you are.
You’re probably better off, Ducky. They only lead to bad places. Of course, those are the interesting places . . .
Oh, dear sister... you'll never know how much I love you. :)
I feel so guilty, I’m getting out the plank so I can walk it. I’ve been a bad influence. Poor Alex!
Don't walk the plank of your own free will! That's not a good example. XD
If you insist, Ducky. I’d probably be a bad influence on the sharks.
You really should try to get some rest. What you’re going through sounds miserable. And you don’t need me to tell you that anyone who thinks I’m wonderful is obviously suffering delusions because of a migraine. (Thank you, though! That was sweet of you to say.)Leaving? I never said I was leaving. I was just going to swim under the ship, say hi to a few of the barnacles, and climb over the rail on the other side.
