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| I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2 (continued)" : "20251124 Negative Feedback" Dealing with negatives from those we trust. |
| R.A.T.! Random Aussie Tune! This is part of my ongoing attempt to make Australia seem like a country not just populated by wildlife out to kill you (even though it is) and always on fire or under water (only half the time, to be honest) by posting songs I like by Aussie (not Kiwi) artists. I have already talked about Cold Chisel and the band's lead singer, Jimmy Barnes. Now it's time for the band's lead guitarist and second singer to take the spotlight. I never knew Ian Moss wanted to be a frontman, but when the album Matchbook came out, we all thought it was great. Several singles from it hit the local charts, and the concert tour was wonderful. He went back to Cold Chisel when they reformed, and released occasional albums (his last, Rivers Run Dry, was really good), but the first album stands as his solo most popular. More blues-rock than anything else, it is a great collection, and I picked the biggest single from it. Seen live? Yes. Overseas success? No. 'Telephone Booth' by Ian Moss (1989) |
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| I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2 (continued)" : "20251121 Novel #31" Now, I am out of ideas. This means it will be discussions of my novels until I run out of those as well. Please, if there is something writing related you would like to know, let me know and I will endeavour to do what I can. |
| R.A.T.! Random Aussie Tune! This is part of my ongoing attempt to make Australia seem like a country not just populated by wildlife out to kill you (even though it is) and always on fire or under water (only half the time, to be honest) by posting songs I like by Aussie (not Kiwi) artists. Jane Clifton was something that really started to hit its strides in the 1970s, and would not go away in the 1980s - the actor being a singer. The difference was that despite being known as an actress, Jane had started her career as a singer and dancer. And this song was a minor hit but remains one of my favourites by an Aussie female in the 1980s. My ex loved the lyrics, and called it a feminist anthem. I can see that as well. Seen live? No. Overseas success? No. 'Girl On The Wall' by Jane Clifton (1984) |
This was a nice throwback, very much "of its time." I liked it! Her voice reminds me strongly of someone, and I can't put my finger on it. (It's a game I enjoy playing, but it can be very frustrating: Who does that person look or sound like? It'll come to me at 2:30 in the morning; I'll wake up, and it'll just be there.  |
| I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2 (continued)" : "20251119 Historical Fiction Basics" Another reader suggestion! |
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| R.A.T.! Random Aussie Tune! This is part of my ongoing attempt to make Australia seem like a country not just populated by wildlife out to kill you (even though it is) and always on fire or under water (only half the time, to be honest) by posting songs I like by Aussie (not Kiwi) artists. Doug Parkinson was an Australian artist who was best known for his deep voice and being a really nice guy behind the scenes. I first heard him the 1980s, and when he passed away... Here's my thoughts at the time. . All video links have been removed, but it tells the sort of stuff of his I really got into. Not much more to say, really. Seen live? No. Overseas success? No. 'Dear Prudence' by Doug Parkinson (1969) |
| I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2 (continued)" : "20251117 Tell, Don't Show" No, that title is not a mistake... |
| Been a couple of weeks! OBSCURE PHRASE OF THE DAY! Today's phrase is Rashomon effect. This came up in my real life recently. It is, "related to the notorious unreliability of eye witnesses, as it describes a situation in which an event is given contradictory interpretations or descriptions by the individuals involved." Named after a Kurosawa film, it is why eye witness accounts are not given the belief in Australian courts. It is NOT someone telling a deliberate lie in regards to what they have seen, it is how the witness perceives what they have seen affecting perception. Interestingly, most US courts think it is a load of rubbish and work on the "one person is lying" theory. You challenge today is to write a story where two people give conflicting but equally plausible accounts of an event. This is a great prompt, and one I have used in the past. Can be quite challenging. |
| R.A.T.! Random Aussie Tune! This is part of my ongoing attempt to make Australia seem like a country not just populated by wildlife out to kill you (even though it is) and always on fire or under water (only half the time, to be honest) by posting songs I like by Aussie (not Kiwi) artists. Here is an artist I love. Amy Shark has only been releasing music since the early 2010s, and I have all her albums and EPs. Her music is sparse and her voice is rather unique, but I just really like the way she delivers her songs, and I think her lyrics are really strong. She has appeared as a judge on one of those music shows in Australia, but I don't hold that against her - money's tight. However, she is an artist I really enjoy. Seen live? No. Overseas success? Some (Switzerland, US alternative charts mainly). 'Adore' by Amy Shark (2016) |
| I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2 (continued)" : "2025115 Positive Info-Dumping" No, really, a positive about the info-dump. |
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