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Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:17:50 +0000

[...] Lost in Your Own Writing? from JCM Enterprises. Good advice overall here. Also, it references one of the two best dramas currently on network TV. The other one is Battlestar Galactica. No arguments please. [...]

By: James

James — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:52:26 +0000

Hehehe… they don’t call it Lost for no reason!

By: ellen

ellen — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:18:35 +0000

I like Heidi Klum. Maybe ’cause she’s married to Seal. Thanks for correcting me James. I came back to correct myself after I realized I was talking about Survivor. Lost – too many plot lines left dangling that the writers never managed to tie up. Drove me nuts.

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:31:59 +0000

@Ellen: Project Runway cracks me up and I can’t stand Heidi Klum. And if you want to laugh, I’m hooked on America’s Next Top Model – but just for the photo shoots! I like the way they show the shots being set up and then each model’s best shot at the end of the show.

I haven’t watched an episode of Survivor since the Guatamala season, and that was only because a friend of mine said I had a clone on there. Oh, and we had an office pool going on too (would you expect anything less in Vegas?). When there’s money involved, I’m there. That season turned out to be pretty profitable.

By: James

James — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:23:42 +0000

@ Ellen – Hehehe… That was Survivor. The soccer player’s name was Ethan. Can’t remember the name of the other woman and the pig farmer, though.

Good point about the novel. I agree.

By: ellen

ellen — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:20:44 +0000

As far as novels are concerned, what is that saying? Murder your darlings, yeah, but now I forgot who said it. Basically don’t become entranced in your own cleverness and stay true to the story. As far as Lost? Oh I used to love Lost! I fell in love with the blond woman who hated the pig farmer and didn’t the curly hair soccer player win? It was good and juicy and I yelled at the screen. Laugh if you will, but I now love Project Runway.

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:54:11 +0000

@Cromely: I find myself doing that often, and it does make for a stronger post. Another tip I picked up along the way was to start with the end. Cutting is difficult, James and I are finding that with our novel. I think I’ve finally resolved myself to the fact that even though there’s a lot of good stuff, some of it is going to have to be left on the cutting room floor.

By: Cromely

Cromely — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:47:11 +0000

One thing they taught us in High School was that the first step to revising was to eliminate your first paragraph. And usually they were right.

You make some great points about keeping things brief. Cutting is one of the toughest things to do when editing your own stuff.

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By: Harry

Harry — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:22:55 +0000

@Kelly: I love learning, but not in a school setting. Left to learn on my own devices I do a lot better.

@James: Good observation, I never thought of it that way.

By: James

James — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:57:29 +0000

@ Kelly – too funny. Just goes to show you how different Harry and I can be. I’m off rambling about this and that, and he’s keeping you all sane and on track.

I love school, too, by the way. Too curious not to!