 Action/Adventure: December 14, 2005 Issue [#768] |
  Action/Adventure
This week: Edited by: W.D.Wilcox  
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They were the most unearthly creatures. They had huge round bodies—or, rather, heads—about four feet in diameter, each body having in front of it a face. This face had no nostrils—indeed, the Martians do not seem to have any sense of smell, but it had a pair of very large dark-colored eyes and just beneath this a kind of fleshy beak. In a group round the mouth were sixteen slender, almost whiplike tentacles, arranged in two bunches of eight each.
-The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
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A Good Book
I love to read. And at this time of year, there is nothing better for me than a roaring fire, a hot cup of cocoa, and a good book.
Well…the cocoas hot, the fires blazing, why don’t you come along with me while I look through my library for something good to read. Mind the step—these old floors can be treacherous. Here we are—now let’s take a look, shall we?
Let’s see, I’ve got the complete works of Frank Herbert—Orson Scott Card—Robert E. Howard and all the original “Conan” books—Ian Fleming and his “James Bond” novels—a collection of stories by H.P. Lovecraft—the Complete Franz Kafka—the hilarious Douglas Adams—Fritz Leiber—Gene Wolfe—Phillip Jose Farmer—I’ve got my main man, E.E. Cummings—as well as Byron, Keats, & Shelley—here’s Paul Creswick’s, “The Adventures of Robin Hood, wow, awesome, I forgot I had that—all the “Harry Potter” books by Rowlings—Stephen R. Donaldson—Dan Simmons—E.E. “Doc” Smith and the “Chronicles of the Lensmen”—Robert A. Heilein—Roger Zelazny—John Varley—Gordon R. Dickson—Harry Harrison—H.G. Wells—Stephen King—Dean Koontz, and on and on and on. And when I say ‘complete works’ I mean every story these men have ever penned. To say the least, my library is quite extensive and diversified. I even have the complete Gor series by John Norman.
The point I’m making here, is that these books—these authors, all have an adventure to share. I’m a firm believer in learning to write by emulating famous authors. Read! Read! Read! I’m giddy just thinking about all the adventures I could have without ever leaving my favorite chair, warm fire, or hot chocolate.
This Holiday Season, take the time to treat yourself to a good adventure—read a book. There is nothing like it in all the world.
Until next time,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
billwilcox
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A small boy, an orphanage, and a talking snowman all mixed together for Christmas morning.
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Submitted Comment:
Great newsletter, Bill. Your statement, "make the scene play-out like a movie in the readers mind." is so true and a great reminder to visualize while we are writing.
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Interesting newsletter. I enjoyed your expanation of action words. I peeled my eyeballs off the flickering screen to drink my coffee only to have them dragged back again by your prose. (pathetic eh?? )
Mark
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Bill, wonderful job with the lesson we all try so hard to articulate in our words. For newbies like myself, it's great to see it spelled out. For the more experienced, a well executed demonstration. Thank you.
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