Richard Norway
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OMG Luggie! What an electrifying way to wake up in the morning. I'm now charged for the day, laughing as I go. GREAT!!!
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I think I just wet myself.
Dribble, dribble.
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OMG He IS hot!
After his divorce, I think I'll marry him.
Opps! David, don't read this.
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Thank you Res for that. Oh what images!!! As I read, I remembered my dreams as a young man. I wanted him, but couldn't have him, so I fantasized. That poem brought back those old longings.
Richard
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To be fair, I do have short stories set in the USA, including my latest one, Torn in Two. It's just the majority that are set in Australia.
Graeme is following one of the principal rules of writing. Write what you know about. If I tried to write a story set in the Outback, it'd come across as set in Minnesota without the snow.
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I spend a lot of my time frittering. It's obvious, really.
So a while ago I came across Ywriter. This is an excellent tool for writing a novel (should you have a novel to write). But it's for novelists. There have been occasions where I've fancied *cough* having a bash at writing a screenplay ... or a radio play ... or indeed a comic - yeah right, aren't you lucky! Writing with Ywriter would get me the story, but to convert it to any other format would be a real pain in the bottom.
Until now.
Check out Celtx. No, really, just do it. I think you'll be amazed.
Hmm. It's lucky I never thought about being a copywriter, really.
If you're interested in screenplays, take a look at 'Final Draft' for software. It's the most popular formatting software used by most screenwriters. Your creativity has to come up with the story though. You can find the software online for $ 229 at
or you can browse through the store and buy for $ 169 at
The Writers Store
2040 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
866.229.7483
If you're also looking for information on the specifics to screenplay story, I recommend Roberts McKee's book titled 'Story.' It's excellent and can be used for story elements in novels and short stories too.
You should try your hand at screenwriting as you're so close to the industry. I love it. Things in your story are much more tied together than in a novel.
Hope this helps.
Richard
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A poem worthy of being recognised as succinct.
Ah, yes. The words are succint, but the image couldn't be more encompassing. Thank you Trab. That gives me the courage to face another day with my head held high.
Richard
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Modern Physics, 5th Edition, by Paul A. Tipler and Ralph A. Llewellyn.
I mean, just reading the synopsis is enough to put anyone except a physicist or a physics professor to sleep.
OK, back to the book. [YAWN!]
Colin
Don't forget those anal engineers. Rightr Cole?
And best of luck this morning on that test.
Richard
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I checked with my local bank for exchange rates, but it took them a couple of hours to find Raccoon in their computer, but they eventually found it. It turns our that $500,000,000,000.00 RD (Raccoon Dollars) equals about $ 1.38 USD.
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I was rather inordinately pleased with myself for my title, "How I Came To Be Naked In A Family Restaurant".
Trab,
Where can I find that story? With a title like that, I have got to read it.
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(I believe titles are not subject to copyright restrictions unless they form part of a patent or trademark.)
I don't believe that a tv series title has ever been protected by copyright.
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I?ve used Avast and Spybot for 5 years without any problems. They?re both free, although with Avast, you have to re-register every year. But it?s still free. They?ve seemed to keep my PC clean....so far.
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Has anyone heard of yWriter4 (there?s a Beta 5 out, but not recommended to use yet)? I just ran across it. It?s free at http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter4.html
Has anyone tried it? Had problems with it? Used it with success?
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I vote for Rick.
But Des, you can?t vote here.
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II rreeaallllyy lliikkeedd tthhaatt.
Richard (putting on specs.)
thanks
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I agree this isn't a pile on, just a discussion.
I too had your impression of an UNended story, but withheld any comment. I didn't desire to give my foot another pleasurable moment by winding up in a place that it so loves...my mouth.
This such a rich story. I feel a continuation coming, the stage has been set. (OMG, a cliche, but in this case it fits.) It needs the icing on the cake to complete it. It's the postage stamp on sending off a manuscript to a publisher. It's the putting away the lube after...not going there. I've got more if you want.
Seriously though, I've read a few unhappy ending stories and a few stories that just ended. But this one needs completing.
Richard
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Thanks Des,
I kind of spoke too quickly in my last post. When I closed AD, there it was, behind everything, the download window. I went ahead and downloaded it. I'll also check out WebWord.
I used iespellcheck on this post. And you what? You're not in there, couldn't find 'Des.'
Thanks
Richard
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the spell-checker the forum provides,
Spellchecker? SPELLCHECKER!?? What spellchecker? I didn't know there was one. You guys are absolutely despical! You've let me go for months with my trusty Webster's in hand and haven't said a word (or typed one). And the worst part is that I now have to buy a new one, because I've used it so much that it's now falling apart, pages all over the floor, pulled out hair all over the floor, coffee cup spilled...screaming!
Okay. I just found it, but guess what? I have to download something and when I click "OK" to that....nothing happens.
I'm going back to my trusty Corona. Well...that still won't get me away from hitting the right keys.
Ahhh...Just remember. The humor is in the absurdity of what I say.
Richard
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There are a LOT of short stories by published authors that end without a denouement. Flannery O'Connor, for example, at the end of her story Good Country People leaves the protagonist in a bad situation with no resolution. It's left as an exercise for the reader to imagine what might happen next, what the conclusion might be. This kind of ending can be thought provoking, and sometimes very irritating.
Colin
Call me a romantic. Actually, you can call me anything you'd like, because I don't think you can come up with anything new that someone hasn't used already.
Anyway, I really prefer resolution . I guess I want that 'fuzzy slippers' feeling when I'm done reading. I get frazzeled by the conflict in good stories and want to have 'ending.' What I do think about is what is in ACT II, how people react to what is put there by the author for them to resolve. How did they do it? Would I do the same? Do I believe in what they believe in or do I believe differently? Would I have their courage? God, the list goes on and on. I do think about what's being written, but in the end, I want to feel completed.
Richard
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As a medical professional, I'm astonished that this even needed to be ruled on by the Supreme Court or any other court. Regardless of one's religious beliefs, the medical profession carries its own set of obligations, and the choice to enter the field of medicine trumps personal beliefs. "Do no harm" applies here, and kudos to the CA courts for enforcing one of the elemental, foundationary ethical standards of our industry.
The one thing that I don't understand is why did the courts have to step in the first place. Yes, the medical profession has a clear set of ethical standards, "prime directives," if you will...DO NO HARM. Is there a reason that the profession itself didn't jump in? Shouldn't the medical profession be censuring it's own members first? Well, I guess not everyone is a member. I'm a professional engineer, and you can bet your ass that if I screw up, go against my "prime directive," they'll jerk my license.
Richard
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I think you and Faulkner are brothers.
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Oh, so many times I wanted to be restless and adventurous, but at the same time wanted to settle down in a relationship. It hurts to want both at the same time, but youth is the time for restlessness.
I really liked this. My mind was on an adventure as I read.
Richard
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Thanks Jack
That was just too funny.
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Call me old fashion, or just call me what you will, but I still believe that love is the most wonderful emotion. This poem is all about love.
Thank you Tiger
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Advice for our troubled times
in The Raccoon's Den
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That's cool Cole. Now stand aside. The bartender is approaching.