Comments on: Caught In A Blogging Black Hole

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:19:15 +0000

@Tami: When do I NOT have time, lady? Email, Wave (Wave might be great; need to get Bre on that!), whatever. Sounds like you want “structure” and all I wanna do is gab with a couple Saucy Wenches!

*grin*

By: Tami

Tami — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:13:18 +0000

Oh oh! That reminds me. When you have time, I’d like to go over the Wenches appearance, to make sure we have some planning and structure. ^_^

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:08:21 +0000

Well, my earlier comment was a bit dramatic. However, think about it: When you write fiction, it has a completely different “tone” than, say, a newspaper or magazine article, or a biography, or a textbook.

For those things, then absolutely, S&W and AP are the right resources to use to be sure your prose is “proper.” And certainly in the newspaper business (and probably in magazines too), there are conventions unique to each publishing group.

For instance, the New York Times always uses a title before last names: Mr. Obama, Mrs. Pelosi, Dr. Brothers. The NYT also properly abbreviates, with periods: U.C.L.A., N.F.L., which drives me nuts. Personally, I think the Times retains that particular convention just to piss off people. (See what I did there? In your novel, you’d probably type “piss people off” and it would be perfectly acceptable.)

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:44:49 +0000

Yeah, but you HAVE been writing, and posting. At least you’re DOING something. And your excuses (kids) are a LOT better than mine for not posting. You go, girl!

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:38:24 +0000

Ohh…the “Recommended Reading” articles every Monday? Think “Hawking Radiation.”

By: krizzlybear

krizzlybear — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:27:02 +0000

Oooh, as expected from grandmaster Kes! I must learn more! I am a blank slate ready to take in the writings of the many and the lessons of the wise.

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:25:22 +0000

No; I just cuss myself out in my mind. Seriously. Not language you are liable to hear/see me use normally.

However, the one advantage to conversing with oneself (generally) is that one is highly likely to have an intelligent audience.

And what is this heresy? BEHIND IN YOUR WORD COUNT? FORSOOTH! Add more adjectives.

By: Bre

Bre — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:06 +0000

I wonder, when you do a self-intervention…do you actually sit yourself down and start to have a conversation with yourself. Hmmm. Scary image actually.

And thank you again, good sir for your continued punts to the butt in the nano chat room. We, who are woefully behind in our word counts, need those kicks rather desperately.

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:17 +0000

The difference is, your f2 is much weaker than your f1, and you commit your ideas to print.

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:04:28 +0000

Hah! Yeah, I forgot about that, and I was just recently watching a couple of documentaries on Hawking, and on Black Holes. Thanks for ruining a perfectly good analogy. *grin*