I just thought it’d be a good time to mention the wonderful Emotion, setting and description, and color texture and shape Thesaurus compiled by The Bookshelf Muse, its been pretty helpful to me since I stumbled across it.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Horse Pills And Applesauce
I’m done, as of yesterday I decided that better health isn’t worth the hassle I endure with multivitamins.
They’re too large for me to swallow whole so I have to crush them up and add them to applesauce; the flavor is awful. I can swallow a pill (a small one) with no problem so it looks like I’ll have to go shopping for new, smaller multivitamins…assuming they exist.
On an unrelated note, I may have to give the dog a bath soon. He’s gone far too long without one and trying to add bird poo to his scent is where I draw the line.
They’re too large for me to swallow whole so I have to crush them up and add them to applesauce; the flavor is awful. I can swallow a pill (a small one) with no problem so it looks like I’ll have to go shopping for new, smaller multivitamins…assuming they exist.
On an unrelated note, I may have to give the dog a bath soon. He’s gone far too long without one and trying to add bird poo to his scent is where I draw the line.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Critique: Twilight
I decided to pick up and read this book after hearing all the positive and negative opinions about it and decided I wanted to see for myself, hopefully learning something useful along the way.
As a reader:
I found the book to be pretty slow and uninteresting through the beginning; I wasn’t particularly interested in the main character or her day-to-day life. I became a little more interested near the later half of the book where I feel like it picked up significantly. There were strange parts where names were mentioned that weren’t mentioned before and other small things which were odd but weren’t too distracting.
As a writer:
I found unusual sentences that didn’t sound right, some issues with perspective, and typos. I noticed there were a lot of semicolons, which doesn’t really bother me but makes me wonder how many are too many for a novel.
The novel made me think about starting a story with action vs. starting slow and leading up to more, and the effects they both can have over readers. When I do more reading I plan on looking into it further.
Not a particularly comprehensive critique, but it’s a learning experience for me.
As a reader:
I found the book to be pretty slow and uninteresting through the beginning; I wasn’t particularly interested in the main character or her day-to-day life. I became a little more interested near the later half of the book where I feel like it picked up significantly. There were strange parts where names were mentioned that weren’t mentioned before and other small things which were odd but weren’t too distracting.
As a writer:
I found unusual sentences that didn’t sound right, some issues with perspective, and typos. I noticed there were a lot of semicolons, which doesn’t really bother me but makes me wonder how many are too many for a novel.
The novel made me think about starting a story with action vs. starting slow and leading up to more, and the effects they both can have over readers. When I do more reading I plan on looking into it further.
Not a particularly comprehensive critique, but it’s a learning experience for me.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Maybe I Was Wrong About The Writer's Block
Wow that didn't take too long, with a little effort I managed to go from nineteen pages to twenty-four and finally end chapter three. It's a little shaky and needs editing but I got there.
I'd forgotten just how helpful writing was for my mood. It makes time pass by faster and gives me something to do. It also helps me generate ideas for the rest of the story. Just last night I figured out some more ideas for the plot and characters...still at a loss for the environment though.
I've read in different places that its recommended to create a basic outline before you start the story that way you have something to work from and stick to as opposed to just jumping in and wandering through; I tend to like both ideas, and last night both worked together nicely.
Of course, now I'm stuck again...
I'd forgotten just how helpful writing was for my mood. It makes time pass by faster and gives me something to do. It also helps me generate ideas for the rest of the story. Just last night I figured out some more ideas for the plot and characters...still at a loss for the environment though.
I've read in different places that its recommended to create a basic outline before you start the story that way you have something to work from and stick to as opposed to just jumping in and wandering through; I tend to like both ideas, and last night both worked together nicely.
Of course, now I'm stuck again...
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