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| Survival of the fittest |
| 2011-01-12 21:21:00 |
I used to think that animals deserved more respect than humans because they did everything to survive. It was all a process of evolution - survival of the fittest. They weren't capable of being mean or evil. (However, my experience with pets has taught me animals can premeditate, have a sense of humor, steal, envy, trick, and want.)The more I think about it, humans also just do what they do to survive. In fact, I believe a lot of how we behave is sub-conscious - tactics that help us to survive. Whether a predator or victim, abuser or abused, we have learned behaviors to survive this world. No one is really bad or good.What do you think?As an example, here is an article on depression as an evolutionary survival mechanism: http://www.suite101.com/content/evolutionary-psychology-depression-a2...
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| Symbolims of place in literature |
| 2009-09-04 14:31:00 |
Symbolism of Place: The Hidden Context of CommunicationSymbolism.Org: Symbolism of PlaceTalks about the symbolism of place in literature. Very interesting - news you can use....
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| On avoiding writing... |
| 2009-07-22 10:23:00 |
"Usually, writers will do anything to avoid writing. For instance, the previous sentence was written at one o'clock this afternoon. It is now a quarter to four. I have spent the past two hours and forty-five minutes sorting my neckties by width, looking up the word 'paisley' in three dictionaries, attempting to find the town of that name on 'The New York Times Atlas of the World' map of Scotland, sorting my reference books by width, trying to get the bookcase to stop wobbling by stuffing a matchbook cover under its corner, dialing the telephone number on the matchbook cover to see if I should take computer courses at night, looking at the computer ads in the newspaper and deciding to buy a computer because writing seems to be so difficult on my old Remington, reading an interesting article...
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| Still working... |
| 2009-06-26 15:37:00 |
Still working on my script. Slowly but surely.Saddened at Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson's deaths.More later....
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| Off to a great start |
| 2009-03-12 10:10:00 |
Today I have a guest post by Holly McCarthy.Tips for Getting Your Fiction Writing off to a Great Start Writing fiction can be one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences that you do as a writer. You are able to create your own worlds, characters, settings, situations, and thematic elements. Sometimes, however, just getting started can be the hardest part. Here are a few tips for getting you fiction writing off to a great start. Character Studies What kind of characters do you want your story to have? Will they be funny, realistic, or fantastic? Taking some time to create character profiles is a wonderful way to ensure that your characters are fully developed. It’s good to know what your characters’ likes and dislikes are, what they look like, what kind of emotional proble...
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| Cold morning, windy day |
| 2009-01-15 16:22:00 |
This picture I took on my walk this morning. The temperature is -18 C (0 F) and, although it's hard to make out, the steam rising from the water was mesmerizing. The...
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| I am so sad... |
| 2008-12-17 18:30:00 |
150 cats, 3 dogs and many small animals perished during a fire at our local animal shelter.It h...
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| Character Evolution and Christmas Tree Program |
| 2008-12-16 11:43:00 |
Aravis Girl has an interesting post about The Evolution of a Story.In her post, she describes how her her characters evolve as she writes. Sometimes, it is in the interest of the story, but other times it's because she gets to know the characters better.I've had the same thing happen--to the point where I end up changing the entire story because the character is leading me.And, sometimes, my protag evolves into an entire new character.Does this happen to you?One of the things I enjoy doing before and during writing a story, is to continually develop my characters. I fill out a character questionnaire or two and watch the world for interesting quirks, hobbies, habits, obsessions, mannerisms, etc. to apply to my ...
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