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Computers, these days, are the tool of craft for many an author. So when they act up it is very frustrating. I've had a bit of an adventure with mine, lately...
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Action and adventure... I've had a bit of that in the last few weeks. Even now, sitting in front of my puter desk, being late with handing in this Newsletter, worrying about what I should write, a bottle of diet coke at the ready and one of my cats playing with something undefined, which might be a “present”, which might soon be well hidden and become an interesting surprise later on this week... it is a bit of an adventure. Every Newsletter I write is a journey into the unknown.
But back to the last few weeks... first my Internet started acting up. The cables around here are being upgraded so that might have something to do with it. Then my connection was shut down completely, because the pixie I live with had switched ISPs without telling me. When that was sorted, and we were happily back online, my computer started to behave in a very strange manner. It took about twenty goes each time to boot it up, for example. The pixie rescued it but I knew action needed to be taken in the near future. I was correct. Soon after, my puter decided it was time to retire and I needed to order a new one. It took a few days to arrive and then a few days to set up.
Meanwhile, our old modem wasn't compatible with the new ISP, so we got another one, but that one didn't work with the ISP either. Then we bought a router, which worked for a whole few days before fizzling out. We got the original modem to work after all, except the pixie put our network box's adapter in the box for the router which he took back to the shop...
So now that finally my new computer is up and running, only one computer can be online at the time, until we get a new router. Or a new network box adapter. Which means, with the pixie and his brothers being over and our friend Scott who wants to play Counterstrike and doesn't have the Internet at home, that I've hardly had any time on Writing.com *insert dramatic music here*.
Which also means that I have not had any time to write a Newsletter. And you, dear reader, are stuck with my rather lengthy and probably rather confusing excuse as to why I am not presenting you with an informative piece on the Action/Adventure topic. I hope you can forgive me.
Let's just hope, for all our sakes, that there will be a router in my near future.
May your month be filled with inspiration and free of any computer issues,
kittiara
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I welcome any and all feedback, so please don't hesitate to send in your comments! I don't bite  .
Nikola~Thankful  - Good NL, Kitt! Choosing a setting is half the fun for a writer, I think because all the cliches have been overdone by Hollywood.
Hiya Nikola! I certainly agree  . Thanks for the feedback!
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Melissa is fashionably late!  - Hi Kitti,
This newsletter incited a lot of thought for me. Action can be, indeed, pretty much any kind of scene involving just about anything. It doesn't have to be your subject getting into a battle of any kind, or even any kind of magic. I've written a story about a bouncy ball, and find that the descriptions of the actions he takes qualify the story to be Action/Adventure. Thanks for writing something that got me to thinking!
Melissa
Thank you for giving such inspiring feedback. You got me thinking as well. I will have to read that story .
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jacee_richards - Great job, Kitti! Yes, it's true that settings are very predictable nowadays. I think one of the reasons, is because a lot of writers tend to look at the broader picture. Car chases should be fast, so they go with the sports cars. Ditch them. Go with the Honda Civic chasing the Geo Prism, with door handles breaking, bumpers falling off around the corners, etc. If done right, a 55mph chase through town is just as exciting as a 110mph chase on the interstate. (plus, mildly original!) Keep up the good work!
JC
Hiya JC! Thanks so much for the feedback! I completely agree with you. And such a chase would be interesting to read .
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Ara Crae - Hey! As a writer I've noticed that I've had alot of difficulty writing a good combat scene, be it fist fight, fencing or whatever. How much action is too much or too little? Could you help? I'd love it if you would!
Write on!
Chex
Hi Chex! This is a topic I will certainly look into for a future Newsletter, when my puter troubles are in the past. Thanks for the suggestion!
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schipperke - Kitti: Aren't you sick of action scenes where everything is always blowing up? That is why martial arts movies are more fun.
Setting: I prefer a setting in an exotic local, or one close to home!
Hi Schip . Aye, I am! And I agree, such settings are great.
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williampadgett - Hi, Kitti
I enjoyed your editor's letter on story settings.
When I set up an action scene, I try to map the place of a scene if not on paper, at least in my mind. For instance, in my story about a fight in a cave, I tried to figure out where different spots were so my characters' actions are easy to follow. In one English class I learned the importance of this as the professor did the math and showed that James Finimore Cooper's "Last of the Mohicans" characters had to do what was impossible within the parameters of his action scene settings.
I had no idea  ! But yes, either mapping on paper or at least figuring out the place of a scene in your mind is very important. I have read quite a few books where things simply did not add up and thus were very difficult to visualise. Thanks so much for your feedback!
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billwilcox - The Kitti does it again! Great job!
Awwww thanks, W.D.  .
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Hope you have a lovely week!
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