Tag: arts
group name: novelistlounge
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October 13, 2006 06:22 PM EDT --
The low floodlights come up first, gels of blue, deep red, purple and some muted yellows. Hakim, with his own mini floodlight in the left-hand bass drum takes up the beat, both feet beating out . . .
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October 30, 2007 08:45 AM EDT --
My first self-published novel is called Whip . To understand why, you'll have to read deep into the story.
Whip is a crime story. . . .
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March 25, 2006 05:46 PM EST --
This is an excerpt in very, very, very rough form. I just lifted it out of the screen I'm working on; Siberia's mom is a very new sort of character for me and I'd like to get some . . .
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June 11, 2006 05:29 PM EDT --
Mitchell nudged Kerri awake. When she tilted her face, pressed against his shoulder, up toward him, he whispered, "Rain."
She listened. Sure enough, she could hear the rain beating on the bus . . .
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February 17, 2007 08:07 AM EST --
There are a lot of writers here at Gather. Some of these writers have moved up to the next level in their writing career and have been published.
I thought it appropriate, to book writers . . .
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June 07, 2007 03:27 PM EDT --
That day is so clear, so vivid in my mind, it’s not even like it was yesterday. It’s more like it happened this morning. Or like it’s happening right now.
The sun was just . . .
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March 03, 2007 06:14 AM EST --
yes, i am having the above problem with one of my current projects at the moment. the only thing
(other then work and school) keeping this story from being in a somewhat completed or readable state right . . .
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August 31, 2006 05:24 PM EDT --
I work so hard to understand the assignments so I would be ready for the test. The night before the struggling with my mother and brother not comprehending anything that I've learned. The anxiety . . .
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January 15, 2007 07:11 AM EST --
I write because I can. More appropriately, I write because I can't not write. I must eat. I must sleep. I must work to survive. And I must write to live. You see, writing has kept me alive when nothing . . .
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January 04, 2008 09:04 PM EST --
I read some really great nonfiction this year, but my top 8 list is, nonetheless, heavily weighted toward fantasy novels. (But they're particularly good ones!) Please feel free to . . .
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August 17, 2007 12:08 PM EDT --
Ever since I read David Morrell's fascinating article Lessons from a Lifetimeof Writing on Backspace I couldn't get the question out of my head, whydoes anyone write?
He basically says . . .
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February 06, 2008 09:48 PM EST --
Once again, I'm looking forward to the 2010 release of Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise . The Harry Potter parody film, which follows Harvey and friends through their last year at Snogwarts, . . .
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November 10, 2006 09:58 AM EST --
A follow-up to Why Everyone Should Write
Now that I have one published novel under my belt, it feels funny to call myself a "writer." I suppose I have always considered myself one, just as I . . .
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July 18, 2006 11:21 AM EDT --
For those not in the know, Mickey Spillane, the creator of the hallmark Mike Hammer character and books, has passed on.
RIP, Mickey. May your books live on in reprints and collectors' editions.
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May 10, 2007 01:37 AM EDT --
Someone told me the 1999 short film, George Lucas in Love, was available over the internet and sure enough, it is. I couldn't resist posting the URL for the benefit of Gatherites. . . .
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December 24, 2007 12:29 PM EST --
Just in case you have trouble distinguishing between Peter Parker, Peter Pettigrew, and Peter Petrelli, I offer this handy guide. (Don't even get me started on Peter Pan.) If you find . . .
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June 19, 2007 07:32 PM EDT --
Whenever I feel quite depressed,
and want to give writing a rest,
I simply try to remember the reasons I write.
I probably won’t earn a lot,
or write an original plot,
or give any critics incentive . . .
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June 23, 2007 07:32 PM EDT --
When I first stared down at this snowy expanse, I was really feeling all right.
My head was clear, a thought was near,
and a happy clink of the ice in my drink
gave hope it would be a productive night. . . .
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September 07, 2007 05:53 PM EDT --
This morning as I was finishing my coffee, I wandered into the living room. There, my husband was watching The Early Show on CBS. The band Maroon 5 was performing. . . .
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