I GOT A DRAGON FOR CHRISTMAS.
Meet Fluffy.I'm currently trying to get him to do what I say.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Beginnings
Friday, December 24, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Audience With a Queen
UNWANTED VISITOR
The other day, after bringing in the wood for the stove, I heard a loud low pitched buzz from the other room. Moments later a very large buzzing insect flew into my bedroom and headed straight for me. I screamed (yep, I screamed) and took off. I didn't have the presence of mind to see where it went.I regretted that oversight for about 24 hours. I couldn't find said insect until the next day. I had to sleep with one eye open.
I knew it wasn't large enough to be a bumblebee. But it was too big to be a wasp or one of the yellow jackets we have to chase out of the back yard every summer. I suspected it was a queen of some sort.
I didn't want her to set up residence inside. (Scary)
Finally she came out. I shut off the lights and opened the curtains to tempt her to the daylight. I went out side and looked through the window to see what I had. There she was, a very large, very bright colored Yellow Jacket Queen.
I didn't feel honored.
My newest follower: Chris. [Hung Up On]
Monday, November 15, 2010
Megamind - Genius - Brilliant in Every Way
IF I COULD GIVE THIS MOVIE TEN STARS...
Wait a minute -- I can
Ah-Hem. I GIVE THIS MOVIE TEN STARS!! and a smidge more.
MEGAMIND
I went to this movie because it was my nephew's birthday, and this was his birthday pick. I wasn't expecting much. From the trailers it looked like it was going to be similar to Monsters and Aliens (which I really liked, by-the-way). I couldn't see how doing the same thing over again would be worth the effort.
Boy was I in for a surprise. I LOVED it. And if I can be so bold, your kids will LOVE it. You parents will love it. Grandparents will love it. Your dog will love it. Even your fish will love it.
Now I'm going into enthusiastic writer mode. Tum da da. (If you're not a writer and don't really care about writer things and how to put a story together you can skip this next part.)
Here goes, without giving away any spoilers... Everything we writers try to get into our work is here in this movie.
Do we know the character's backstory? Yes.
Do we learn what what the stakes are prior to the first plot point? Yes.
Do the inner demons show up that come to bear on the hero later in the story? Yes.
Is the first plot point located properly within the story sequence? Yes.
Does it change the hero's agenda going forward? Yes.
Is there opposition to the hero meeting that need? Yes.
Does the antagonistic force have something at stake? Yes.
DO WE CARE? Yes.
Is there a mid-point contextual shift/twist in the story? Yes.
Does this pump up dramatic tension and pace? Yes.
Is there any character arc? Yes, all the characters have HUGE arcs.
It's all there. Everything the story is supposed to have from the beginning to the finish.
It was fun to watch it all work.
Besides that, it's just a fun movie.
Final notes: The music is by Hans Zimmer and has that great Hans Zimmer sound.
AND - just because the credits start running doesn't mean the movie is over.
My Newest Follower - Rick:
You can find him at [The Writer and The White Cat], and [Incident Commander].
I went to this movie because it was my nephew's birthday, and this was his birthday pick. I wasn't expecting much. From the trailers it looked like it was going to be similar to Monsters and Aliens (which I really liked, by-the-way). I couldn't see how doing the same thing over again would be worth the effort.
Boy was I in for a surprise. I LOVED it. And if I can be so bold, your kids will LOVE it. You parents will love it. Grandparents will love it. Your dog will love it. Even your fish will love it.
(There's a fish in the movie--the only spoiler I'll give. I promise.)
Now I'm going into enthusiastic writer mode. Tum da da. (If you're not a writer and don't really care about writer things and how to put a story together you can skip this next part.)Here goes, without giving away any spoilers... Everything we writers try to get into our work is here in this movie.
Do we know the character's backstory? Yes.
Do we learn what what the stakes are prior to the first plot point? Yes.
Do the inner demons show up that come to bear on the hero later in the story? Yes.
Is the first plot point located properly within the story sequence? Yes.
Does it change the hero's agenda going forward? Yes.
Is there opposition to the hero meeting that need? Yes.
Does the antagonistic force have something at stake? Yes.
DO WE CARE? Yes.
Is there a mid-point contextual shift/twist in the story? Yes.
Does this pump up dramatic tension and pace? Yes.
Is there any character arc? Yes, all the characters have HUGE arcs.
It's all there. Everything the story is supposed to have from the beginning to the finish.
It was fun to watch it all work.Besides that, it's just a fun movie.
Final notes: The music is by Hans Zimmer and has that great Hans Zimmer sound.
AND - just because the credits start running doesn't mean the movie is over.
My Newest Follower - Rick:Monday, November 8, 2010
Awesome Give Away Winners!
Some of you may not know when you were commenting the last 2 weeks that you were being entered to win the last 3 of my October giveaways. If you are one of the lucky winners, then... surprise!!
Christy!
Kyle Hinterser!
Shauna!Congratulations!!
Still waiting for Stephanie Abney to contact me. I'm going to give it one last stab, and then I might consider a second runner up.
Another one of my first followers: Tristi Pinkston. You will find her at any one of these places. [tristipinkston.com], [Tristi Pinkston, Editor], [Tristi Pinkston, Writing Instructor]
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