tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post116494732239753313..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Getting Back on the Blogging HorseRagnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1165033685463817072006-12-01T23:28:00.000-05:002006-12-01T23:28:00.000-05:00Umm...not to nitpick, but you're actually eighty a...Umm...not to nitpick, but you're actually eighty and four words from a thousand...:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1165033471629509292006-12-01T23:24:00.000-05:002006-12-01T23:24:00.000-05:00I just remember the guy calling us the "abstract c...I just remember the guy calling us the "abstract concept sisters"ComicBookGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01972671566599447047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1164993797090849682006-12-01T12:23:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:23:00.000-05:00God, I love James Garner. He looks like my Dad. ...God, I love James Garner. He looks like my Dad. And Maverick was always a hoot. Yes, I'm dating myself. Do you remember "Nichols" It only lasted one season, but it was hysterical. <BR/>And it was very kind of you to clear up the whole Terry Long thing for Chris. Sending him off a cliff seems a bit drastic, but I <BR/>imagine they wanted to make sure he bought it.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1164993467956240952006-12-01T12:17:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:17:00.000-05:00Tom -- It really adds up when you have "One hundre...<I>Tom -- It really adds up when you have "One hundred and ninety and five" chapters, and you title each one.</I><BR/>That's part of why I started giving each chapter an individual title. My method was way more time-consuming, though, since I decided to use poetry lines that were relevant to the chapter (and each focal character got a specific poet!). On the plus side, it was a decent excuse to read the good (non-cat) stuff by T.S. Eliot and some Dylan Thomas.<BR/><BR/>If I'd been thinking, I would have done the old "In which our hero encounters..." chapter preview at the beginning of each one.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the excerpt of your novel on the NaNo site; the tone and structure reminds me a lot of <I>The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman</I>. Any chance of seeing more of the finished product?<BR/><BR/>Marionette: Hilarious :). I'm going to remember that; it's so fitting.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1164981416823557202006-12-01T08:56:00.000-05:002006-12-01T08:56:00.000-05:00As for the name 'Patience': My grandmother's name ...As for the name 'Patience': My grandmother's name is Grace. After a childhood of being told to live up to it, she switched to her middle name (Viv) as soon as possible....<BR/><BR/>(Verification word: jkoojub. Clearly, I am the Walrus.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1164975953472663472006-12-01T07:25:00.000-05:002006-12-01T07:25:00.000-05:00It always had a slight Shakespearean ring to me."B...It always had a slight Shakespearean ring to me.<BR/><BR/>"By the pricking of my thumbs, something Winick this way comes."Marionettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985975073151200366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1164974455238444532006-12-01T07:00:00.000-05:002006-12-01T07:00:00.000-05:00When I read "Ragnell the Foul" I imagine some kind...When I read "Ragnell the Foul" I imagine some kind of <I>awesome barbarian</I> who <I>smites evil</I> with her <I>wicked awesome battle-axe</I>. Or something. Had no idea it was Arthurian. :)Will Stapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102456593495895955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1164960681552508622006-12-01T03:11:00.000-05:002006-12-01T03:11:00.000-05:00Tom -- It really adds up when you have "One hundre...Tom -- It really adds up when you have "One hundred and ninety and five" chapters, and you title each one.<BR/><BR/>One chapter is two words, with a ten word title. :)Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1164956023694620022006-12-01T01:53:00.000-05:002006-12-01T01:53:00.000-05:00I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who resorted ...I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who resorted to listing numbers like "seventy and four" to pad out the word count.<BR/><BR/>Verification word: witythsm, which is what happens when you say something really clever during climax.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.com