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Writing Blog Number 2

by s

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2311764

This is a continuation of my blogging here at WdC

This will be a blog for my writing, maybe with (too much) personal thrown in. I am hoping it will be a little more interactive, with me answering questions, helping out and whatnot. If it falls this year (2024), then I may stop the whole blogging thing, but that's all a "wait and see" scenario.

An index of topics can be found here: "Writing Blog No.2 Index"

Feel free to comment and interact.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Sum1's In San Francisco

a day ago
In response to "20240920 Writing A Play"

The only play I can recall seeing was "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum." at Schofield Barracks on Oahu, Hawaii. I Loved it!

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Sep 15, 2024 at 8:11pm
In response to "20240916 Paragraphing In Fiction"

Wordsmitty ✍️ - Great question. Sally cringing in your example should be a separate paragraph.

Bob screamed, "I think you're sister is nasty!"

Sally cringed as though struck.

"She just does things to hurt people!"

Sally wiped her face. "Sorry," she whispered.

Hope that makes sense.

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Wordsmitty ✍️

Sep 15, 2024 at 8:08pm
In response to "20240916 Paragraphing In Fiction"

Quick question on "Person." When someone is speaking, sometimes I've seen a paragraph include a ahort sentence of the listener's reaction even as the speaker continues speaking.

Bob said "[something scary]" and 'Sally cringed' while Bob grinned and kept on talking. (terrible example)

Is this acceptabele to stay in the same paragraph or does Sally need her own paragraph?

Sum1's In San Francisco

Sep 12, 2024 at 6:19am
In response to "20240912 Alternate History"

Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote a couple (few?) books that at the beginning of them involved Alternate History. I remember that one book dealt with the US never being involved in WWI, and instead remained isolated. As a result, all communication with any country in Europe ceased. Years later, we explored Europe once again. From there, my memory lapses, I don't recall what happened. Interesting book though.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Sep 2, 2024 at 1:04am
In response to "20240902 Update"

I did quite a bit of reading and writing in August. Never my favorite month growing up but it was always a time to estivate and that can be productive.

I made a list of September contests but I'll be skipping a few as I don't like the prompts. Fortunately I'm inspired by what I'm reading.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Aug 29, 2024 at 12:45am
In response to "20240829 Australian Poetry Problems"

We have 'cowboy poetry' in the Western US. It keeps itself separate from literary works. It is related in theme and structure to Australian Bush Poetry. Both are ballads relying upon rhyme. And therefore related to traditional British songs still sung in Appalachia.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Aug 28, 2024 at 4:10pm
In response to "20240828 In Defence Of Professional Wrestling"

Yeah... I don't like it... not at all. But as you aptly mentioned... I have a different definition of fun.

I did like high school wrestling though. I didn't have to use my eyes. Position, leverage, anticipation, perseverance... it was more of a mental challenge for me. Also great for smaller, slower people. No need to be huge, speedy or tall.

Ned

Aug 28, 2024 at 7:01am
In response to "20240828 In Defence Of Professional Wrestling"

When I was growing up, wrestling was Saturday morning television in my house. My older brother would watch wrestling and in those days, everyone watched the same thing on the lone family TV, so we all watched wrestling. This was in the old, old days of the legends - Bruno Sammartino, Freddie Blassie, Chief Jay Strongbow, Gorilla Monsoon, Killer Kowalski and others whose names don't come to mind right now, but would spark a memory if mentioned. I don't watch wrestling now or even since those days but I recognize the names of popular wrestlers through the years as wrestling is entertainent and part of pop culture. Chacun à son goût, as they say. Everyone is entitled to their own taste in entertainment.

Aug 26, 2024 at 1:24am
In response to "20240826 Using Rare Words"

Kåre Enga in Montana - I use the word cacophony often (got picked up by my daughter for it in a YA book she beta read for me) and I like the word halcyon - halcyon days is a metaphor I've stolen.

I try to only use one or two per piece; it keeps editors on their toes!

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Aug 26, 2024 at 12:34am
In response to "20240826 Using Rare Words"

I was called out for using the word 'halcyon' when I was in high school (I think). I knew what it meant. I've been called out for using the word 'cacophony' in my poem "First Drum Set" because it was a 'big' word... hint... children love a occasional quirky word. And then there's 'chartreuse', a basic color from my childhood. We were kitchen people and our kitchen was 'chartreuse'.

An occasional odd word should be celebrated imho.

April 30, 2024 at 12:08am

#1070178

20240430 Etxernal Writerings IV

External Writerings 2024 pt 4

So, it is time again for a list of my external columns. One I have not included (it was about a local event), but the rest are song lists, album reviews and even a movie list.

Quick note: Weekend Notes is a column of being positive. So if I include a song or review something, I like it. That means if you want to read my Taylor Swift review and hope it is trashing her latest album, bad luck.

Anyway, here’s April’s columns. There’s only six (I wrote only 7; life does interfere too often), so I hope you find something to enjoy!

Songs about the wind. Just the wind.

6 new release albums from January to March, 2024, reviewed.

Songs about things being electric.

Songs about lightning, following on from the previous column.

A review of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured poets Department.

Written for ANZAC Day, my favourite films set in World War One.

So, some music for you, some songs for you to enjoy. And, remember, clicking on the link helps me in my endeavours to make this writering thing a real job.
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