http://www.watchtheguild.com/gear/dvd/
Felicia Day's award winning web series will be released on DVD on August 1st. Free shipping with preorder. It will also be available at Comic-Con.
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Spotlighted on the Entertainment section.
I took a picture of it in case it changes: http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.a
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da_zhuang, julianhill and imagosdawn, that, more than anything else, I'm the Idea Guy. I can come up with great ideas, but I'm not so good with the follow-through. I know I have quite a few writers on my flist, and I'm wondering if any of them would like to work on putting together a book of short stories about a topic I've come up with. I'm keeping it quiet except for the people who are interested in the writing. I'd like to put this together and come up with something that we can pitch to a publisher. I'm not sure if it'll happen, but I'd REALLY like to give this a try. The theme is epic/high fantasy, and I've just got a VERY bare minimal idea sketched out on paper. Seriously, it's only one statement and three bullet points.
If you're interested, leave me a comment, and I'll add you to the filter. Even if you don't usually write fiction but might be interested in giving it a shot, please tell me. There are a few people who I'll be soliciting privately, but that list is short. Anyone's welcome to submit.
I've written on this topic before, but since it's a revelation I keep having, it seems like it's worth talking about again. There is tremendous value in writing out your stories in prose form before you begin writing. Write the A-story straight through and then do the same for an B-stories or even runners. It's easy to grow enchanted with the transitions and themic connections between your stories and fail to notice that something within one of the stories isn't working until you write it out as if it were going to be played straight through.
There's another reason to do this, that I'm just now realizing, and it has to do with the nature of prose versus script or even outline-style writing. When you're telling a prose story, you have to be very explicit about the subtextual stuff that won't be explicit in what is seen and heard. I'm talking about sentences like "this is the moment in which our hero realizes that he's been unfair," or "with this event, we sense that the tide of the war is turning." These are the things that sometimes seem unimportant in a script because they're relegated to the sometimes-ignored stage directions, or because they're such an evident presence that they never have to be said at all. But they loom large in prose story-telling of the type I'm talking about and they keep you focused on the most important part of script-writing: the sense of WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO TELL THIS STORY.
The big turns, the realizations, the take-away emotional impact of the story are contained in all that unspoken stuff that makes up the bulk of a prose-style story document, but which remains discreetly behind the curtains in the script. Tracking it is crucial, but it can be elusive. There's no cure for that as good as writing it the heck down. In order.
Lunch: cheese, olive pate, avocado and one of those tiny loaves of French bread
We're not close friends anymore. We can't be. But, if you ever need me I will be there.
The last line, goes for those of you who don't talk to me as often (or vice versa), who aren't sure what you think of me, etc.
I am who I am. I cry. I swear. I laugh. I scream
And I care. I can't be anyone else.
[Edit] This isn't based at anyone who hasn't felt the need to push me away and often rudely, of late. If you're not those people, everything with us, is peachy :).
It wasn't all about the action, but when the action happened, I'm glad that guy was the director. Kudos to the writers for making something entertaining and watchable, despite the occasional gaping plot holes. See, Millar...you can get the same message across without making your protagonist a sexist, racist, rapist and pissing off your readers on the last page.
Off to work I go.
I made a whole lotta tips, talked with insanely cute guys, met people with some of the craziest stories I've ever heard, and totally pimped out BBtL.... With sharpies! ;)
Sigh. And after a couple hours of sleep, its time to go back for another night. Hopefully with less craziness.
- Mood:
but in a good way. - Music:in da club
A musician I really like is performing at 12 Galaxies next week. I want to buy a ticket in advance in case it sells out. I see a way to buy tickets online on the 12 Galaxies website, but can I also just stop by today and buy a ticket in person, to avoid processing fees? Any idea how early in the day anyone is likely to be there? I live across the bay so stopping by takes a little planning.
- Music:Bat For Lashes - I Saw A Light
Yesterday's weather worked out far nicer than I was expecting, and so praise be unto Mother Nature. I'm sorry that I ever questioned your feelings towards America or Freedom.
Today is all nice and overcast and cool, which is awesome for purely selfish reasons. I have to spend a good chunk of today catching up with homework so the fact that it's not too hot, or too sunny, will make that easier.
I'm waiting to hear from El Jefe and Guntar, who might be hitting Beantown tonight to hang out and maybe catch Wall*E. I think I may have also conned Guntar into joining Milliways, which would be all worlds of cool.
Dom-i-nant (adjective): commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
Dom-i-nate (verb): to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on
You may want to check your profiles to make sure you're asking for the right thing, because those two words, while similar looking, are opposites.
Sincerely,
Seriously, Six Profiles in Two Days?
jocelyncee The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed."
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them ;-)
WATCHING MOVIES DOES NOT COUNT!!!
( Cut for booky goodness... )
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