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Idiosyncrasies, plus! · 3:10pm
Things I do while writing, preparing to write, or procrastinating from writing, in no particular order:
1. Listen to Adele
2. Imbibe alcohol. I've graduated to getting it straight from the bottle
3. Reread what I've written with the background set to "medium dark." Gives me a new view on how the words play together.
4. Make chicken at 4 A.M. I've gotten good at it.
5. Pick a road and drive down it until it turns to dirt.
6. Make blog posts about what I do when I'm procrastinating.
7. Shuffle a long playlist of movies on my computer
8. World of Warcraft (It's an addiction).
9. Debate driving to my grandmother's house and sleeping on her living room floor.
10. Write computer programs.
11. Debate buying viola and teaching myself how to not suck (played as a kid - did suck).
12. Make people angry on the internet, primarily via YouTube.
13. Correct people who are wrong on the internet. This takes up a lot of time.
14. Mourn for authors on this site that have disappeared, for one reason or another.
15. Compose and then delete messages of fondness for said authors. Nobody likes a fanboy.
I might update this as time goes by.
Addendum: Since I don't like to overload the blog box - you're welcome, three people who actually pay attention to me - I'm adding below a section of the new story that I've scrapped. It took the characterization of Cadance I wanted in the wrong direction. I knew it would, but I felt like exploring the conversation a little further to see if anything came out of it. As of now it's a dead end, but I want it around for posterity. And no, you get no context to frame the bit.
Twilight smiled back at her. Her next question has some very bleak implications for them both, if it's true.No point in galloping around the barrel
"How old are you?"
"That's more innocent than I was expecting," Cadance said with her best fake smile. Twilight was leading up to something and she knew it. "How old do I look?"
"Based on your wingspan, horn length, and height, you appear to be in your mid twenties." Twilight was ever the encyclopedia.
"Then why ask, little sister?"
There it is again
"You said you were raised by a village of earth ponies. Were there only earth ponies in your village?"
"You're a clever princess, you know that, right?" she replied with a sigh. "Almost exclusively, yes. That's part of why we had the trouble with Prisma. My village was very, um, cautious, of outsiders. They weren't bad ponies - they did take me in, even though I was a pegasus. They were just a little slow to adjust. Anyway, yes, I'm a few years older than I look. I seemed to grow in occasional quick spurts since I transformed. That's why I made such a good foal sitter." Cadance smiled at the memories of a young Twilight hopping around like a filly in a candy store. "I was experienced enough to take care of you, but not so grown up that we couldn't be friends."
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>>491538
Nope, no lady chromosomes for me. And here's my old picture, since you mentioned it the other day.
Hullo, why are you a chick?
*gasp*
ARE YOU A CHICK?!
>>60594
Found the video. Turns out I had seen it before, I just didn't recognize the name. I had the mixed fortune of working in an elementary school computer lab for many years. It was rough sometimes, but I was able to help keep some of those creative avenues open by suggesting less cookie cutter lesson plans and assignments for lab time. They didn't always take, but it was worth a shot.
Somewhere, I like to think, there's an 8th grader who remembers making the awesome Powerpoint Presentations back in 2nd grade.
>>60583
With that comment you will like Robinson's videos. Summed up he is pointing out how the public education system is set up as a factory to kill creative ideas. I am lucky enough to still have my creativity in tacked, at least in my opinion. Others say I'm an arrogant ass and that my be true as well.
>>60581
I don't think I've seen Sir Ken Robinson's video. I'll have to hunt that one down. I keep a close eye on their channel but sometimes things slip through.
"Every author has their perfect reader" - I really like that. It kind of takes some of the pressure off trying to please everybody. Do what I do, then find the people who enjoy my work. It's so crazy it just might work.
I'm trying to get back in touch with my creativity before I smother it completely. I've mostly ignored it in favor of the rigid disciplines; math, science and the like. They're all fine and dandy, of course, but nothing good ever comes from dramatic imbalances.
You replied with a link on one of Device Heretic's blog posts and rather than highjack his thread I would reply here.
I like what she says and it reminds me of the Sir Ken Robinson TED talk.
Stephen King says every author has is there perfect reader. I haven't found it but if you like what I've written enjoy it for what it is. Right now I write for myself first because I enjoy it and right now I'm recycling one of my old short story ideas into a plot for a fic on this web site. It's evolved and grown but I'm still doing it for myself not anyone else. However I do smile every time I see the reader numbers grow.
>>60541
No hurry on my end. Between the planning for that story and the bits floating around my brain for the three others I should have plenty to keep myself occupied.
Ohh. I inspired you to write a story. I thought you meant that specific story.
Anyways, I should be able to read and edit sometime tomorrow or Friday, otherwise after the weekend. I suddenly have shit going on.
You are a very interesting person. Judging by the wit and prose found in your blog alone (which, by the way, gave off the air of a very intelligent person), I can project easily that you'll climb quickly to the top of the fanfic popularity ladder. Therefore, I wish to invite you to a group I have coming soon, that I will be active in both as Emerald Flight and in real life. I'm caking it the 'Revelation Revolution', or the RR. We will fight the ignorant and the stubborn, revealing the truth about everything and eliminating general stupidity from the Earth. Take on the challenge, and help me clean up the world.
>>15463
Yeah, bro. If you need an editor, I'm helping split second with his story, but I'm still really free.
>>15438
Oh I know. It's just me thinking out loud. Stories are coming as soon as this abomination of a semester is over. I have issues ignoring important things when I'm doing something more enjoyable - a touch of the ADHD, if you will.
I probably remember you. I'm following you for a reason, and I'm quite sure we've maybe-possibly exchanged comments on some story or another.
And since when can people comment straight onto the page? This site just gets better and better!