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Post by ruthmadison on Mar 29, 2012 8:37:31 GMT -5
I haven't, but you're definitely making me want to check it out! I might try over summer, since I'm always behind on school reading at the moment... Actually, as a writer, do you find that sometimes the books that are difficult to focus on are the ones that help your writing most? That's an interesting question. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "difficult to focus on." Do you mean like the classics that they make you read in school? The "veggies" of reading where you know it's good for you and you just have to deal with it? lol. I'm very stubborn about my reading (and everything else, really). If I don't enjoy a book, I'm not going to read it. I got in trouble in school a lot for refusing to read things like Lord of the Flies or Barrtleby the Scribner. However, I do find that every book I read helps my writing. The ones that I dislike, I look at what about it is bothering me. The ones I like, I look at what I can emulate. The humorous books that I really love are not that helpful just because I am not able to write with that witty, funny voice. It's very "not me." A shame, because I would love to learn to be funny. I had a great experience last week, though. I have this sci-fi romance that I've been working on and it's giving me all kinds of trouble. The revision of the rough draft is going incredibly slowly and I feel frustrated with it all the time. I knew something was really wrong in the fabric of the story, but I kept putting surface fixes in because I wasn't sure what it was. Then I went to see The Hunger Games (of which I loved both the book and the movie-when does that ever happen?) and the problem really clicked. I saw that my main character is doing nothing but moving the plot forward for the other characters rather than having a strong sense of herself. She does not have enough at stake in the story (very much unlike Katniss). Will be a tough fix, so I'm moving that story to the back burner while I work on my novel about the paraplegic rock star.
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Post by MarineAmp on Mar 29, 2012 13:23:05 GMT -5
You just pulled two different conversations not even from the same thread, or even the same board, completely out of context. If I am flirting then yes, my "game" is that I don't play games. I am capable of having a conversation with a girl without a sexual agenda however. I have lots of friends who happen to be girls and in those relationships, sex and flirting doesn't have anything to do with the conversations. I know we're guys but come on, don't you ever think with your big head? Are you stalking me? Do you think all I'm good for is my delectable man-meat and can't hold an intelligent conversation? WTF? I was joking in the second quote. Thanks for scaring this girl away from me by outing me as a sexual deviant though, I hate pretending to be a sensitive guy... That was sarcasm. Oh wheelie, I didn't think you were going to get so butt-hurt over that. I thought it was pretty entertaining personally. Don't worry I'm not stalking you, I just have a memory. Seeing how that post was just the day before and two posts earlier than that one, it seemed pretty easy to remember to me. I guess I must be a genius. If she was single I probably wouldn't have said anything to be honest, I hate to be thought of as a "cock block." Seeing how she already has a boyfriend that she has been with, I didn't feel I was hindering your "chances" by any means. I doubt that one little comment I made is going to be the reason that she does or doesn't talk with you. Seems like she's more into picking the brains of her fellow devs than you. However if you'd really like to turn this into a pissing contest I actually enjoy having a heated debate or just some good smack talk from time to time. And to be able to do with a fellow Marine, would make the challenge even more fun. Even if you are a POG
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Post by ithinkilied on Mar 29, 2012 15:06:50 GMT -5
Yeah, if you guys are going to seriously argue take it to pms. Otherwise I'll have to smack anyone who starts drama in my thread!... (Kidding, but really, keep it light hearted okay?)
Ruth, I don't have time to give a proper response, but it'll come! Lol
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Post by rollingtrouble on Mar 29, 2012 20:08:24 GMT -5
I'm easy to talk to, I just don't remember much.
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Post by wheelieInCali on Mar 30, 2012 5:49:47 GMT -5
ithinkilied, I'm sorry if I came across as trying to start anything more than honest talk about the dev/wheeler relationship dynamic. You said you wanted to talk about it in a strictly platonic manner and I can do that. I'm not at a point in my life where I want, or even CAN be in any kind of relationship. I was just offering to speak candidly about it without any kind of ulterior motive. Sorry about the unpleasantness.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2012 18:28:24 GMT -5
ithinkilied, welcome to the board....I am pretty innocent when it comes to chatting and talking, sometimes probably naive as well....so you are welcome to pm me privately if you want to chat....:-)
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