Oi Clod!! - Page 12

glatt · 10-01-2008, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Okay, look, here's the deal: I'm writing a book

This is so much better than I was guessing. I pictured deleting/cleaning up computer files, but this is WAY better. I'm impressed.

monster · 10-01-2008, 03:08 PM

That's awesome, Fobble. I'll buy it too -but I want mine signed

classicman · 10-01-2008, 03:16 PM

Me three - what Monster said

SteveDallas · 10-01-2008, 05:20 PM

That's great, Clod. Have you considered reworking part of what you've done so far as short stories or a novella? (I admit I know nothing about it, except that many SF writers seem to have gotten their start that way.)

Clodfobble · 10-01-2008, 05:35 PM

From a financial perspective, it's reasonable to get your start that way because there are magazines that purchase shorter works. But A.) they don't pay much, B.) they're pretty much only purchased by other writers (and with the advent of the internet, the short story mags are all slowly going broke because even the writers aren't buying them much anymore,) and C.) I suck at writing short stories.

In all objectivity, my biggest strength is character development, and my weakest is plot. I don't care so much about what happens as opposed to how it happens. You can certainly have short stories that are more about a mood instead of an event, but it's hard.

LabRat · 10-01-2008, 06:24 PM

My first thought was "that is so fucking cool!". I hate, detest, and abhore creative writing. Scientific writing is different. There isn't supposed to be any fiction

.Good luck. I'm not a sci fi fan, probably because I just really haven't read any, but can't wait to someday read your novel! Awesome awesome awesome.

DucksNuts · 10-01-2008, 08:00 PM

Ohhh, never would of picked it.

You will be awesome, Clod.

I will buy a signed copy and I will market signed copies on ebay for ya...I rock at ebay.

footfootfoot · 10-01-2008, 08:08 PM

Holy Crap! I can't believe you all fell for that crap. You should be a writer Clod! But first finish that community service. You should have thought twice before making that drunken threat call to the kid's house at dinner time. And in the future when they ask "Who is this?" don't give them your real name.

Okay, now get out there and service the community. I mean serve. I meant serve.

The rest of you, "gullible" isn't in the dictionary.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-01-2008, 10:27 PM

Aw, leave her alone... she's got work to do, if I'm going to get a case of her books before Christmas.

Oh, and if she decides to give up writing, and turn to prostitution, I'm in for that too. Beast told me she's got a great arse.

footfootfoot · 10-01-2008, 10:41 PM

Clod knows I'm in her corner big time. And not just for her arse either. I respect her as an artist. Or an arsist.

I am sorry she let the cat out of the bag though. As a creative person that kind of thing can have the consequence of distraction or diverting pressure which may be better harnessed to writing.

Someone once said something to the effect of "Writing is easy. You just stare at a blank piece of paper until blood starts dripping from your head."

I have the most confidence in and admiration for CF of any dwellar.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-01-2008, 10:51 PM

To be clear, my comment wasn't directed at you 3foot. I was just saying, ya know.

ZenGum · 10-02-2008, 04:38 AM

Aww, writing science fiction is easy.
Watch a TV Cop show and take notes. Replace the cruisers with hover cars, the guns with lasers, and the illegal immigrant character with a disguised alien. Done.

Not really. Big cheers to Clod for tackling something hard and emotionally challenging. I look forward to the finished product.

Sundae · 10-02-2008, 05:42 AM

Amazing.

I have so many heroes on here and you've always been one Clod, for your reasonable approach and your concise way of putting things. I can't promise this means I'd love fiction by you, but it does go a long way towards making me willing to part with cash to read it.

So following on from Foot's comment, all I can say is keep bleeding.

footfootfoot · 10-02-2008, 07:52 AM

You are only 51 words and ten pictures from being done!!!

footfootfoot · 10-02-2008, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

To be clear, my comment wasn't directed at you 3foot. I was just saying you must be paranoid, ya know.

there ya go!

10-01-2008, 03:08 PM	#167
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That's awesome, Fobble. I'll buy it too -but I want mine signed __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-01-2008, 03:16 PM	#168
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Me three - what Monster said __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-01-2008, 05:35 PM	#170
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	From a financial perspective, it's reasonable to get your start that way because there are magazines that purchase shorter works. But A.) they don't pay much, B.) they're pretty much only purchased by other writers (and with the advent of the internet, the short story mags are all slowly going broke because even the writers aren't buying them much anymore,) and C.) I suck at writing short stories. In all objectivity, my biggest strength is character development, and my weakest is plot. I don't care so much about what happens as opposed to how it happens. You can certainly have short stories that are more about a mood instead of an event, but it's hard. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-01-2008, 06:24 PM	#171
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	My first thought was "that is so fucking cool!". I hate, detest, and abhore creative writing. Scientific writing is different. There isn't supposed to be any fiction .Good luck. I'm not a sci fi fan, probably because I just really haven't read any, but can't wait to someday read your novel! Awesome awesome awesome. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 10-01-2008 at 06:31 PM.

10-01-2008, 08:08 PM	#173
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Holy Crap! I can't believe you all fell for that crap. You should be a writer Clod! But first finish that community service. You should have thought twice before making that drunken threat call to the kid's house at dinner time. And in the future when they ask "Who is this?" don't give them your real name. Okay, now get out there and service the community. I mean serve. I meant serve. The rest of you, "gullible" isn't in the dictionary. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-01-2008, 05:20 PM	#169
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	That's great, Clod. Have you considered reworking part of what you've done so far as short stories or a novella? (I admit I know nothing about it, except that many SF writers seem to have gotten their start that way.)

10-01-2008, 08:00 PM	#172
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Ohhh, never would of picked it. You will be awesome, Clod. I will buy a signed copy and I will market signed copies on ebay for ya...I rock at ebay.

10-01-2008, 10:27 PM	#174
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Aw, leave her alone... she's got work to do, if I'm going to get a case of her books before Christmas. Oh, and if she decides to give up writing, and turn to prostitution, I'm in for that too. Beast told me she's got a great arse. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-01-2008, 10:41 PM	#175
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Clod knows I'm in her corner big time. And not just for her arse either. I respect her as an artist. Or an arsist. I am sorry she let the cat out of the bag though. As a creative person that kind of thing can have the consequence of distraction or diverting pressure which may be better harnessed to writing. Someone once said something to the effect of "Writing is easy. You just stare at a blank piece of paper until blood starts dripping from your head." I have the most confidence in and admiration for CF of any dwellar. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-01-2008, 10:51 PM	#176
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	To be clear, my comment wasn't directed at you 3foot. I was just saying, ya know. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-02-2008, 04:38 AM	#177
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Aww, writing science fiction is easy. Watch a TV Cop show and take notes. Replace the cruisers with hover cars, the guns with lasers, and the illegal immigrant character with a disguised alien. Done. Not really. Big cheers to Clod for tackling something hard and emotionally challenging. I look forward to the finished product. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-02-2008, 05:42 AM	#178
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Amazing. I have so many heroes on here and you've always been one Clod, for your reasonable approach and your concise way of putting things. I can't promise this means I'd love fiction by you, but it does go a long way towards making me willing to part with cash to read it. So following on from Foot's comment, all I can say is keep bleeding. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-02-2008, 07:52 AM	#179
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You are only 51 words and ten pictures from being done!!! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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