Writing

wolf · 07-02-2005, 04:43 PM

I've never got beyond the early plotting stages. I actually have a fair collection of plot fragments and characters in my head.

I've met a couple of authors ... one whose book I read only because a character was based on my best friend ... the story itself plodded along a lot, and was more than predictable. That guy will NOT be picked up by a major publisher ... that was vanity press.

The other night I met a cop (R.E. Yantorno) whose first novel got good reviews, and the second one is due out shortly, and he's hitting the promotional circuit ... supposedly he'll be on one of the morning shows within the next few weeks. One of his books has been optioned for a movie, which is of course Hollowoodese for "Will be passed around from studio to studio for a while and never get made."

Perry Winkle · 07-02-2005, 09:13 PM

Congrats on a good start Clodfobble!

I've got 3-4 good solid ideas...I just have to wean myself off of WoW....

Troubleshooter · 07-02-2005, 09:46 PM

I've started to consider picking up the keyboard to start trying to commit my first philosophical treatise to paper (pixels?) and I ran across the program Babylon Pro and was wondering if anyone had seen it or used it.

07-02-2005, 04:43 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I've never got beyond the early plotting stages. I actually have a fair collection of plot fragments and characters in my head. I've met a couple of authors ... one whose book I read only because a character was based on my best friend ... the story itself plodded along a lot, and was more than predictable. That guy will NOT be picked up by a major publisher ... that was vanity press. The other night I met a cop (R.E. Yantorno) whose first novel got good reviews, and the second one is due out shortly, and he's hitting the promotional circuit ... supposedly he'll be on one of the morning shows within the next few weeks. One of his books has been optioned for a movie, which is of course Hollowoodese for "Will be passed around from studio to studio for a while and never get made." __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-02-2005, 09:46 PM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I've started to consider picking up the keyboard to start trying to commit my first philosophical treatise to paper (pixels?) and I ran across the program Babylon Pro and was wondering if anyone had seen it or used it. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

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07-02-2005, 09:13 PM	#2
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Congrats on a good start Clodfobble! I've got 3-4 good solid ideas...I just have to wean myself off of WoW....

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