Monthly Archives: June 2013

Jun 21 2013

Sharknado

For those who don’t believe me that Syfy is going to put this shit out, here’s a link. It’s supposed to air on July 11th. I just cannot believe what I’m seeing on a channel devoted to ‘science fiction.’ Have the ideas completely run out?? Why hasn’t anyone made a Honor Harrington movie??

No, that makes too much sense! We’ve got to have sharks in a tornado! That’s the ticket!

Tara Reid is not a great actress. The only role I’ve found that she was worth a shit in was playing ‘Doc’ in ‘The Devil’s Tomb,’ and that wasn’t a great movie. Cuba Gooding and Ron Perleman were the ones who made the movie somewhat palatable. So, I can’t see a failure of a movie here…

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http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/sharknado-spins-horror-story-article-1.1376073

Jun 21 2013

Idris Elba dismisses Dr Who Rumors

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Things seem to be heating up a bit. With filming of the special to start in July, it shouldn’t be but a couple more weeks before Moffatt makes an announcement. You can guarantee one thing: no matter what Moffatt says, they have someone already cast, signed and ready to go. Jenna Louise Coleman had been cast, I believe, as far back as the early to mid 6th series but it wasn’t announced. 

No one will truly know the answer until it’s announced, but I also know something else: Moffatt lies! So don’t take the ‘we haven’t cast it’ bull crap to be the truth.

 

Jun 21 2013

Suspension of Disbelief

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Another post that caught me eye, and shake my head, was ‘How to Make Suspension of Disbelief’ in a compex world? Huh?? Is it that difficult? Here’s the solution:

Suspension of Disbelief comes from the reader being immersed in the world of the book enough to feel like it’s real. How is this done? By the quality of your writing!!! So many of these questions have a simple answer: your writing is the key.

When it comes to creating a novel, nothing matters more then your ability to draw a reader into your world. That’s where the combination of description and characterization come from. A truly believable character can make up for a poorly described world. However, a beautifully described world can’t compensate for a poor, cardboard character.

The combination of the two, when done correctly, are what brings people into your world and then forget it isn’t real. See what I mean?

Instead of spending time on boards asking questions that have already been answered, my advice is to spend time telling a story! It’ll progress your career, if you want to be a professional, more then being a massive poster on various forums.

My challenge to everyone is: Do you want to be a serious writer or to be known as someone who posts under your screen name? Their not compatible in many ways.

I hope this has helped. Happy writing!

Jun 21 2013

Comparing Oneself to Other Writers

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I’m behind today because I cut our 5 acres of grass a couple hours ago, so I’ve just now started cruising the various boards. And, believe it or not, something’s already caught my eye. It was a thread titled ‘Who Do You Write Like?’

What the hell? Does an aspiring writer need to compare themselves against another? All that does is have a tendency to lead one down a rabbit hole as they try to copy the one they ‘compare to.’ Why would you want to do that to yourself? It’s insanity if you asked me.

Who does a writer compare to then?? Themselves! No one writes identically to another author no matter how hard they try. You could try to emulate, or even copy, Stephen King or Nabacov but you know what? It wouldn’t happen no matter what. Each persons word usage, and sentence structure, are different from another and that’s just how it is.

Furthermore, as I said before, it also leads a writer down a rabbit hole they don’t need to follow. By trying to copy another writer, you don’t learn anything on your own. I mean, how do you know the one you’re copying is a great writer or terrible writer? Without being able to create prose in your own style, then it’s impossible to make the determination.

And publishing success doesn’t translate to great writing either. Sounds crazy, but a lot of novels are best sellers because they are entertaining-and that’s a different world then pure wordsmanship.

So, try to be yourself and not copy someone else.

Happy writing.

Jun 21 2013

2 robbed at gunpoint near VCU’s main campus – Richmond Times Dispatch: City Of Richmond

2 robbed at gunpoint near VCU’s main campus – Richmond Times Dispatch: City Of Richmond.

It’s amazing how bad things have gotten around VCU since I graduated. Things were never good, but they weren’t this bad. However, some of the crime perpetrated down there can be prevented. Why would someone be out at 1-2 AM down there? I look back to the days when I delivered pizzas around there and think about how many times I could’ve been robbed or killed doing it. How stupid we are when young.