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Blogocentric Formulations
Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics).
Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:
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October 20, 2008 at 3:13am October 20, 2008 at 3:13am
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Okay, I'm going to enter this year. I have to admit that I'm a little intimidated... anyone who's read my work knows that I'm more inclined toward shorter works. In fact, the longest story in my port is about 4,000 words long, and the longest things I've ever written are feature screenplays, which come in around 20,000 words. Which means that if I successfully reach my goal, I will have written something more than twice as long as anything else I've ever written.
The prospect of writing something like that is at the same time exciting and apprehensive. Having never written something of this scope is quite frightening, because there's a distinct possibility I won't finish. But then again, I suppose that's what makes the possibility that I will finish that much more rewarding.
So for better or worse, whether I finish or not... I'm going to give NaNoWriMo a shot this year. Anyone else want to try it with me? |
October 16, 2008 at 1:56pm October 16, 2008 at 1:56pm
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who watched the third and final presidential debate last night... overall I thought this one was the best of the three, but still pretty underwhelming. I kind of feel like the debates are little more than another forum for the candidates to go over their talking points.
I give a great deal of credit to Bob Schieffer, who was by far the best moderator of the series. Many of his questions were, to me, interesting, insightful and offered the candidates opportunities to really speak to the American people. My favorites were:
"Are each of you tonight willing to sit at this table and say to each other's faces what your campaigns and the people in your campaigns have said about each other?"
"Why would the country be better off if your running mate became president rather than his running mate?"
"Could either of you nominate someone to the Supreme Court who disagrees with you on [Roe v. Wade]?"
I thought that these questions offered the candidates a unique opportunity to really get into some of the issues that many Americans have with this election. But neither of the candidates really used their response time to do much more than reiterate their positions on issues they've already made clear.
I guess I was kind of hoping for someone to take these interesting and non-traditional questions and provide us with some insight on issues that aren't often at the forefront of a presidential race (i.e. Supreme Court nominations, the qualifications of their running mates, and negative campaigning).
With most polls indicating that Obama (and Biden) won all three of the previous debates, Obama's objective seemed to be "stay the course" while McCain's appeared to be, "shake Obama and convince the American people that you can lead." To me, McCain came off as more combative than confident, and more negative than anything else. And I suppose if the goal was to keep doing what he's been doing, Obama succeeded in that respect... but could have better used this opportunity to show the audience who he is, not just what his policies are.
At the end of the day, I don't think this debate (or any of the other ones) will change many peoples' decision about who they're going to vote for in a few short weeks. I think most of us have already made up our minds, and aren't going to be swayed by either ads or debating.
It'll be interesting to see what happens, come November 4th! |
October 3, 2008 at 12:29am October 3, 2008 at 12:29am
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So I'm trying something new this month, writing-wise. Usually, I write my short stories in one or two sittings... I get inspired, and I write until I've explored the entire idea, from beginning to end. It's considerably easier when it's, say, a 1000 word story or less, but I've also cranked out 3000 and 4000 word stories in the same single (or double sitting).
Anyway, I've been inspired by two contests on this site. Mara McBain's "Erotic Tales of Pleasure and Pain", and Adriana Noir's "A Midsummer Night's Scream". Both of these lovely ladies have created contests that run over a period of months... and encourage stories that are well-developed and have rich characters in time. And it seems to me that it wouldn't be doing the contests justice if I just came up with stories and cranked them out in my usual fashion.
So with my entries for these two contests, I'm challenging myself to develop stories over a period of time... to really think about what I'm writing, plan out a narrative, and take some serious time to think about my characters and what I want to accomplish with the story.
And there you have it... my new personal challenge. To take the time to properly think about, develop, and carefully construct and write a piece for each of these contests. Erotica and horror are two of my favorite genres, after all!
Entries are due on November 1st, so if you're interested, please feel free to check them out and let me know what you think of my endeavors! |
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