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Tales about hatred
There were many men working at Hazard’s who remained anti-Negro, and violently so. Freed blacks would threaten such men by competing for their jobs. George wished that kind of hatred didn’t exist at the ironworks, but he also knew no government could legislate it out of existence because it was rooted in fear; illogical. North and South; Book two, Friends and enemies. John Jakes. Like Mark Mason says, it is all about us and them. Are you able to have the reader side with your character? Can you make readers to feel like «one of us»? Have a great time making the reader afraid of them. Pasto kalo.
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Exophony p2
ARE THERE WRITERS (LITERATURE WRITERS) WHO WRITE IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE TO THEIR OWN? How many? Do they write correctly? Is the switch convenient? What languages do they speak and in which language are they writing? I’ll stop asking. I can always inquire things I won’t be able to answer later. LET’S VOOGLE IT Exo: from outside Phonos: voice And it is a subject offered by the Warwick University! EXOPHONY. All about authors who don’t write in their mother tongues. Imagine my face when I discovered that’s what I’m doing when writing poetry in a language I’m not supposed to be any good at or use better than any college…
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What’s poetry?
Such is poetry, ineffable but something we know upon sight or hearing. A bundle of words [I know…stanzas]. Something idiotic. Something sublime.
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Bad idea number 2: how to write using bad ideas
THE TRUTH It is more difficult to stare at the blank paper and try to fill it with something, anything; than criticizing. I wonder how many people would just shut up if they tried to write or just draw over. And drawing is not as difficult as we are made to believe. It just takes longer than anything if you don’t do it daily. THE HARSH TRUTH You can never know if your work will be picked up. Alexandria’s library catalogue was made by someone. How many books were lost forever because they didn’t make up the chap doing the catalogue’s taste? Worst, you can never know if it might…
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Bad idea number one: how to write using bad ideas
LINKEDIN AND TED Once upon a time I used to have a LinkedIn[1] account with my penname until policies said my avatar was not mine and wasn’t me. It obviously wasn’t me. For good reasons I won’t tell here. Amd since that comment was a complete distraction from business, let’s jump out into the important stuff. The original entry is a translation. Given the fact that in Wednesdays I post translating myself into English, I think the honest thing is leaving you with the reference and the link. …Aha, the following I found in LinkedIn’s TED posts and it is an extract from the book The Practice: Shipping Creative Work…
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Wanting Ze (non serious yet short manual on how to write fiction application)
TWO VERSIONS For demonstration purposes, and let me say this wasn’t the best tale I’ve written; I’m going to do the storytelling as if I were answering questions (or the bullets proposed to solve story creation from the last entry) and a second version; describing what’s happening. IN CASE YOU DON’T REMEMBER OR DIDN’T READ THE AFOREMENTIONED ENTRY SINCE YOU LANDED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS NONSENSE BLOG To create a story we need WANTED ZE. Sketch idea ZE is a female mosquito. She flies over a grassy field and her radar detects a very attractive (from her point of view) human. They smell like CO2. She buzzes, excited. She goes…
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Why are comics and poems alike: Sequence p3
ORDER MATTERS Thus, the order in which we present the elements does matter. It conditions the imagination to the following movement and the “what” we’re to tell. Unfortunately, there are no magic formulas to know if 9, 8, 7 or 3, 6, 0 is better when telling a story. It is the writer, or the comic drawer who decides that. It is even your job to decide the cliffhanger. Something readers”hate” but need in order to remain interested. ABOUT TRANSLATIONS First, let me clear I demonstrated this in Spanish. English ain’t my mother tongue AND I’m a tad tone deaf. Of the possible 8 tones of the “ma” syllable in Chinese, I…
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Empleos de alto riesgo
El trabajo de bibliotecario mágico, quien tiene que pasarse los días en esta clase de ambiente sobrecargado, es un empleo de alto riesgo. La luz fantástica. Terry Prattchet. Suele pensarse que los empleos de mayor riesgo en las historias de fantasía son: bárbaro, rey, princesa, héroe o… Cazador. Pero, ¿ser bibliotecario o tesorero? El bibliotecario puede quedarse atrapado entre una reyerta de libros mágicos y cambiar de forma. El tesorero, tener que perseguir a alguien a quien no le importa firmar nada en absoluto [ si bien la papelería burocrática es inútil] y, encima, te grita todo el tiempo. ¿Qué empleos de alto riesgo tendrás tú en tu próximo trabajo…
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Why to watch out with words!
Maybe you think words are not something to be wary of. Watch out! The traitors. Sometimes the complaint is hidden among them. They can be a quick peek into the horrible inner world of the character. And they’re easily misunderstood. Pick them with care. Or let them ooze without regard. As unworthy as they seem, they can change a character’s world. In consequence, be wary of words and in awe too. Pasto kalo.
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Meeeown
Meow,Meow,The meoown.Straightly round.A fluffy shiny one.Bright up there,Waiting to be pet.Doing their best,To house keep your rest.Against the black spider,Hidden in the closet.Against nightmare.Warming your feet,Giving you cramps,Hunching your back.Love ain't easy, is it?It never was,Since it takes two minds.
