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Do you think you could write a novel?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on October 19, 2008
“Not a long one. I’ve written a few short stories, but I don’t think I could write an entire novel.”
“Yeah, I think I could. I’ve always had a lot of different ideas for story lines.”
“No. I’m not that into writing. I like reading them, but I don’t think I could.”
“Absolutely. I’ve been teaching for 36 years, so I’ve got a lot of human-interest material to work with.”
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snap_pop_no_crackle 4 years, 7 months ago
Already have, "Gone With the Lemurs" hits the bookstores next week.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous 4 years, 7 months ago
snap: "Gone With the Lemurs" hits the bookstores next week."For those awaiting the DVD, here's the teaser trailer...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkqqMPPg2VI
tangential_reasoners_anonymous 4 years, 7 months ago
,;-D
jonas_opines 4 years, 7 months ago
and hey, I heard that Colin Powell came out today or yesterday in support of Barrack Obama. Someone point me to Right-Thinker's reaction when that hits here, 'cuz it should be highly entertaining.
cutny 4 years, 7 months ago
She looked out into her backyard and could see Alaska. She knew something wasn't quite right...
sunflower_sue 4 years, 7 months ago
There was a mysterious scratching noise at my bedroom window...
sunflower_sue 4 years, 7 months ago
something that sounded like water dripping on sheet metal...
SMe 4 years, 7 months ago
He awoke to a strange odor and an even stranger color of sky...
dminear60 4 years, 7 months ago
I think I would rather write a biography.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous 4 years, 7 months ago
jonas: "After school."Ah... after school... another myth?Actually, mine was written decades ago...now I just need to find time to port and edit it.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 7 months ago
Peering out the window, she saw the horror. A McCain/Palin sign in her yard, for all the honest world to see. Someone had opened her closet door...
tangential_reasoners_anonymous 4 years, 7 months ago
RET: "How do you port something from stone tablet?"I would tell you, if I could do so without also revealingthe secrets of the pyramids!
H_Lecter 4 years, 7 months ago
and while the curious and fearful looked outside, I opened the kitchen door. I was humming Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 by Beethoven as I set the convection oven to 350 degrees and opened the pantry door. As I perused the pantry, I thought to myself how enjoyed the opening strings more than the piano, but for some reason the song followed me. Through the swinging door, in another room, I could hear...
cutny 4 years, 7 months ago
uh...oops...She looked out into her backyard and saw Russia. She knew something wasn't quite right.
jonas_opines 4 years, 7 months ago
I wrote a 130 page mythological history to a world, that I intend to write a series of novels on top of, but there's that elusive thing called spare time, and it will be a long project. After school.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous 4 years, 7 months ago
... and I will, someday.
beatrice 4 years, 7 months ago
I just finished my first book. ... Pretty soon, I'm gonna read another. -- Rodney Dangerfield
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 4 years, 7 months ago
"now I just need to find time to port and edit it." tangiHow do you port something from stone tablet?
David Lignell 4 years, 7 months ago
"If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves."- Lillian Hellman
Pywacket 4 years, 7 months ago
David L~ Love the quote from LH. In my many writing classes and forums over the years, nothing struck a sour note more quickly than stories about writers writing! They invariably discussed (what else?) writer's block... the pacing at 3:00 a.m., the anguished calling upon the muse... To me, such stories always said, "I waited until last night, after getting home trashed from the wheel, to start my writing assignment for today's class, and I couldn't think of anything to write about until a lightbulb went on over my head! How very clever of me--I will write about writer's block. I bet nobody has ever done that before!"
Agnostick 4 years, 7 months ago
Sure. I think anybody could write a novel, if they set their mind to it.More important question?Would anybody wanna read it...?Agnostickagnostick@excite.com
tangential_reasoners_anonymous 4 years, 7 months ago
Ernest said, "The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in,shock-proof shhh detector."
inmate 4 years, 7 months ago
...it hadn't rained in days and the sprinklers were set for morning, so I stood still and listened. There was a light rhythmic tinkling of cut glass accompanying the dripping, perhaps the chandelier. Closing the pantry door, I stepped lightly toward the door to the dining room. There was only the ambient light from the windows coming from beneath the door. I gently pushed the door open and searched the room with my eyes for the source of the sounds. There was a chandelier above the 12-person table, but it hung motionless and quiet. Entering the room, I walked close to the wall to prevent the floor from creaking. Seeing nothing disturbed, I stopped before the open doorway to the main hallway and vestibule. I listened. The sounds were more distinct and seemed to be coming from the main hallway. I drew a breath and leaned around the doorway molding. There...
emily_litella 4 years, 7 months ago
...was a scene that made my heart race with excitement; there, hanging and drawn from the chandelier of the great hallway was the victim of the most agonizing death I could have imagined. The guts were everywhere and some still dripped onto the tin wheelbarrow that had been used to carry the victim into the hallway before the fatal carving. The chandelier swung slightly with the still heavy weight of the gutted victim. It was the largest carved Halloween pumpkin I'd ever seen. It must have been 250 lbs before it had its innards ripped out. Still it was a crime scene, mom was going to be really mad that the mess hadn't been cleaned up.
David Lignell 4 years, 7 months ago
Pywacket,I know, let's write about writer's block...and then add the clever, original twist that it was all just a dream. Glad you liked the quote. It's one of my favorites. Dave
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