tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16930146996431654602024-03-12T20:51:43.101-04:00Anonymous LegacyHome of Castle 8, Welsan's Story, and the weekly Visual Dare (and whatever else strikes my brain)Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693014699643165460.post-22176496650313387552014-01-22T00:00:00.000-05:002014-01-22T00:00:05.079-05:00New VisDare, New Site!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693014699643165460.post-2908883562756401152014-01-12T16:36:00.001-05:002014-01-12T16:36:15.572-05:00Anonymous Legacy is moving!!Anonymous Legacy is getting a new home!<br />
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In fact, it's already moved.<br />
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With manuscript edits in hand and an increased need to show a more professional face, I have decided to start a new Wordpress account - with all of the VisDare challenges, plus more writerly blogging (such as the Love Your Editor series I've recently begun).<br />
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I also have had increasing issues with Blogger, including: loss of private content; losing all blog comments every time I change templates; notifications not going out via email to blog followers; and so on.<br />
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<b>DON'T FORGET</b> to put the number "1" after the anonymouslegacy moniker. Very important!<br />
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VisDares will begin at the new website on January 22nd. I expect to see you all there!<br />
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yours truly,<br />
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Angela<br />
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693014699643165460.post-69511975135458703912014-01-06T14:56:00.001-05:002014-01-06T15:01:40.453-05:00Love Your Editor #1: Early Feedback<div class="MsoNormal">
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sometimes writing can be scary. But we write anyway.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Otherwise, your imaginary friends can really make you question reality.</span></i></div>
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2013 was a wild and wooly year for me for many reasons, both
personal and professional. In the end, the details are mine alone; but it is
sufficient to say that it was definitely a year of growth and change.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of those big “growing moments” as a writer came in
mid-December, when I did something I’d never done before: I took a completed,
self-edited manuscript and handed it off to an editor for scrutiny.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I knew she would agree with me on the errors and issues I
knew about.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I knew she would spot errors and issues to which I was
utterly blind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I knew her scrutiny would make my tale stronger, more
vibrant.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BUT…<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had no idea how to-the-marrow, precise, and brutally
insightful her assessments would truly be.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sometimes I highlight whole sections and delete them. And start over again.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sometimes multiple times, until I get it right. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Then I feel halfway decent about what I've done.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">And then I need an editor.</span></i></div>
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At the time I'm writing this, I have not yet received
the full edits back. But she has contacted me three times in the last couple
weeks with questions. The first two times, they were questions with the intent
of helping her better understand the overall vision and trajectory of my tale. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The third time, however, I got a few “Have you
considered….?” questions. As in, “Have you considered making character X more
ignorant of [plot point A] and [plot point B] so that she can be more
relatable/realistic?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course, making X more ignorant of A and B changes a lot
of things about her as a character. A LOT. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But just listening to my editor’s concise, penetrating
questions made me realize her ultimate goal is to make my story the most
powerful, well-formed, impactful tale it can be.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sometimes abominable amounts of coffee are needed to help me through </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">a mad writing session. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Can't wait to see what the editing marathons will be like. o__O</span></i></div>
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On a surface level, I already knew that I needed an editor. I’ve read the blog
posts, seen the tweets, followed editors, agents, and other publishing gurus.
I’ve talked to authors who’ve walked this path before. So from
an academic standpoint, I already knew it would be immensely helpful. I
wouldn’t have doled out my hard-earned cash (<i>read: squeezing blood out of
stones because I was immensely short on monies</i>) to hire one.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To know a truth experientially, however, is another thing
entirely.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just the little bit of feedback I’ve received so far has
been enough to show me that no matter how gorgeous I think my idea is, how in
love with my characters, how passionate about the storyline, how self-critical
I am about my own work – I cannot see all the flaws.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In fact, some narrative flaws were so oddly positioned that
I saw them as strengths.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some narrative strengths had lodged in my perspective so
crookedly that I saw them as flaws.</div>
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Character X, for instance, is one I’ve struggled with
immensely as I endeavored to write her in the most dynamic way. By the time I
handed off my manuscript for editing, I was so frustrated that I was 100%
positive she was a weak, flimsy character. I told the editor so. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I need help with her,” I said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I’ll give her a look,” said the editor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When she contacted me later with her questions, the editor’s
verdict on X stunned me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“She’s too superwoman,” she said. “Too complete. She needs
to grow and change with the story. Have you considered….?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then came a couple broad suggestions. My editor needed to
know if I was willing to compromise on some things, because my willingness
would impact the specificity of her suggestions to both the character, and the
overall work. Her initial suggestions, however, meant doing heavy renovations
to X’s character: her awareness of self, her personality, her personal history,
everything. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And of course, those suggestions impact how other characters
respond to her, and how she responds to them. In short, those “few” edits will drastically
impact the whole book.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And you know what? She’s entirely right. <o:p></o:p></div>
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X needs to change – and the rest of the cast with her, if
necessary. Even if it means reconfiguring certain aspects of the plot.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">And when all else fails - do it old school. At least when it comes to storyboarding. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sometimes writing it longhand is therapeutic too - mostly because the interwebz </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">is not lurking behind your word document, mocking you.</span></i></div>
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Why am I sharing this with you? Because this is part of my
journey as a writer, and I figure at least a few of my blog followers are in
same or similar positions as yet-unpublished authors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I also feel that, if I take time to articulate where I am in
this process, it will help me become a stronger writer – both in my craft, and my
ability to take constructive criticism.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What I would like to do over the next few months is post
some “Love Your Editor” blog posts (as time permits, as I still have multiple
jobs). I would like to share some of the feedback I’ve received, and how that
impacts me as a writer and, of course, the story I hope to one day publish.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today is the “Early Feedback” episode because (as I said) I
don’t have the full edits back yet. But I should have them soon. And when I do,
you’ll hear from me now and then about how I’m ingesting and responding to this
very new (for me) stage of the writing journey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope you’ll follow along. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What about you? Where are you in
your personal writing journey?<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Have you had any experience with
editors, good or bad?<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Let me know in the comments
below!<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And as always – thanks for
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Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693014699643165460.post-24221382272900438072013-12-31T17:56:00.000-05:002013-12-31T17:56:16.241-05:00My 2013 Book List - and BeyondHappy New Year!! I hope each and every one of you have a magnificent 2014 full of adventures and blessings.<br />
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Part of my yearly adventure is discovering which books ought to be grafted into my life, and then devouring them at my earliest opportunity. Thanks to Goodreads, I have kept better track of my reading habits these past two years.<br />
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My goal for 2012: 50 books.<br />
Books read: 20.<br />
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My goal for 2013: 50 books.<br />
Books read: 34.<br />
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My goal for 2014: 50 books.<br />
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Will I reach my goal this year? Who knows! But hopefully I will continue the trend of reading more each year than the last. Otherwise I'll have to live to be older than Methuselah in order to read all the books that I want to read.<br />
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Another great thing about Goodreads is that I've better tracked what genres of books I tend to gravitate toward. This shows me not only which genres I've neglected, but what series I've left unfinished, and which authors I ought to explore more.<br />
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Below is the full list of what I read last year, from beginning to end. If you'd like more information on any of these titles, <b><u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/683047" target="_blank">you can view my fully hyperlinked Goodreads list here</a></u></b>.<br />
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Also below? A preview of those books I intend to read in 2014.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">ANGELA'S 2013 READING LIST</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">according to Goodreads</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Historical
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court, by Anna
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A Voyage to Abyssinia, by Jeronimo Lobo<o:p></o:p></div>
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Umrao Jaan Ada, by Umrao Jaan<o:p></o:p></div>
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Two Years Before the Mast, by Richard Henry Dana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our Nig: Sketches From the Life of a Free Black, by Harriet
E. Wilson<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ancient and Medieval
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The Iliad, by Homer<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Odyssey, by Homer<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Aeneid, by Virgil<o:p></o:p></div>
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Agricola and Germania, by Tacitus<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Prose Edda, by Snorri Sturluson <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Lais of Marie de France, by Marie de France<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Science Fiction</b></div>
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Gateway to Reality, by Becca J Campbell<o:p></o:p></div>
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Romulus Buckle and the City of the Founders, by Robert
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Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lirael, by Garth Nix<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cat’s Paw, by L. A. Taylor<o:p></o:p></div>
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His Own Good Sword, by Amanda McCrina<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gasher Creek, by J. Birch<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland – For a Little While, by
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own
Making, by Catherynne M. Valente<o:p></o:p></div>
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Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan<o:p></o:p></div>
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Instructions, by Neil Gaiman<o:p></o:p></div>
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Edgar Wilde and the Lost Grimoire, by Paul Ramey<o:p></o:p></div>
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Carry On, Mr Bowditch, by Jean Lee Latham<o:p></o:p></div>
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A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Sign of Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wrecked, by Jeff Goins<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Science of Skinny, by Dee McCaffrey<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Anthologies and
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Dark Fairy Queen Writerly Bridal Shower (anthology)</div>
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The Viking Gods, by Lorenz Frolich</div>
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<b>PROJECTED 2014 READING LIST</b></div>
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<b>(By no means exhaustive!)</b></div>
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<b>Goal of total books read: 50</b></div>
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Beowulf (Seamus Haney translation)<br />
Confessions, by St Augustine<br />
City of God, by St Augustine<br />
Abhorsen, by Garth Nix<br />
Battle of the Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan<br />
The Last Olympian, by Rick Riordan<br />
Romulus Buckle and the Engines of War, by Robert Preston<br />
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels, by Catherynne M Valente<br />
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, by Mathias Malzieu<br />
Lillian Alling: The Journey Home, by Susan Smith-Josephy<br />
An Ottoman Traveler: Selections from the Book of Travels, by Evliya Celebi<br />
Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake<br />
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns<br />
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<b><i>How many books did you read in 2013?</i></b></div>
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<b><i>How many do you plan to read in 2014?</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Are you on Goodreads?</i></b> </div>
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<b><i>Let me know in the comments below!!!</i></b></div>
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<br />Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693014699643165460.post-71378119152489852502013-12-03T21:26:00.002-05:002013-12-03T21:26:54.679-05:00NYE VisDare: RESOLUTE(TION(S))<div style="text-align: center;">
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All right, VisDare family. Here's the scoop:</div>
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I have just finished moving two houses, an art studio, and a storage container.</div>
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I am still up to my eyeballs in edits, class reviews, and semester exam prep.</div>
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Plus, you know, life and stuff. And the holidays are coming up.</div>
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BUT GUESS WHAT.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The VisDare is <u>NOT</u> "going on hiatus." </span></b></div>
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But it will be low key for the next few weeks ---- with a twist.</div>
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VisDare regulars may remember a challenge posted last January, where<b><u> I COMPLETELY GOOFED UP</u></b> on the link thingy. Somehow, I set the ending date for more than a year later: <b>January</b> <b>2014.</b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">This means that the VisDare from last January is still live.</span></i></b></div>
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At the time of my blogging faux pas, my friend Jeff Hollar suggested that every VisDare regular should do an entry on this curious character every week until the link ran out. </div>
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I thought - and still think - this is a fabulous idea: a rare time to take one VisDare and squeeze all the possibilities out of it - and have a grand time doing so.</div>
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<b>SSOOOOOO……follow the link below.</b></div>
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<b>Look at the photo.</b></div>
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<b>Add a new entry.</b></div>
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<b>Add multiple entries, if you like.</b></div>
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<b>Add ons? Alternate versions?</b></div>
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<b>All acceptable.</b></div>
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<b>Then get your friends to add an entry.</b></div>
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<b>Collaborate with others! Co-write something awesome.</b></div>
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<b>Heck - you can even go over 150 words on this one. </b></div>
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<b>(I'm not counting. Not this time.)</b></div>
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The guy needs a STORY. I mean, a really REALLY good story.</div>
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He's been given over a year of "shelf life" so to speak, so we'll give him a legacy, ok?</div>
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Or give him several.</div>
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That returns on January 22nd.</div>
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<b>BONUS POINTS</b> if you can use the prompt(s) in your current NaNoWriMo work-in-progress.</div>
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No blog? Post your 300 words in the comments below.</div>
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And absolutely <b>FEEL FREE</b> to display the VisDare badge on your site if you participate!</div>
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All I ask is that you use it to link back to this site.</div>
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Use <i>whichever photo you like</i> for your VisDare.</div>
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<b>BONUS POINTS</b> if you can use the prompt(s) in your current NaNoWriMo work-in-progress.</div>
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And absolutely <b>FEEL FREE</b> to display the VisDare badge on your site if you participate!</div>
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All I ask is that you use it to link back to this site.</div>
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Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693014699643165460.post-22732977518031628982013-11-06T00:00:00.000-05:002013-11-06T00:00:04.544-05:00NaNo 3VisD 1: Defiance / Water DruidsWELCOME, WRIMOS! And VisDare regulars, and anyone else who has stopped by to see what the Triple VisDare is all about ----- welcome, welcome, welcome!!!<br />
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For the third year in a row, in honor of <a href="http://nanowrimo.org/dashboard" target="_blank"><b>NaNoWriMo</b></a>, I am doing a special series of Visual Dare challenges that happen ONLY during the month of November. This involves posting THREE semi-related photos for my writing friends to use in their caffeine/sugar/NaNo-fueled wordmongering. It's my hope that this special flash fiction series will challenge my friends to push their boundaries and write in directions they've never considered before.<br />
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The rules for this are ALMOST the same as any other VisDare, but with a few small - yet significant - twists.<br />
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<b><u>Triple VisDare Rules:</u></b><br />
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Use <i>whichever photo you like</i> for your VisDare.</div>
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Use TWO of the photos of your choosing as a combined prompt.</div>
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<b>OR</b></div>
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Use <u>ALL THREE</u> of the photos as a combined prompt.</div>
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<b>BONUS POINTS</b> if you can use the prompt(s) in your current NaNoWriMo work-in-progress.</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">ENTRIES POSTED TO THIS SITE MUST BE 300 words - or less. </span><<< EXTENDED WORD COUNT JUST FOR THE NOVEMBER 3VisD!!!</b></div>
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<b><br /></b>Post entry to your blog and "link in" using the link tool below.<br />
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<i>(You are welcome to use these prompts as you wish, but if you link</i><br />
<i>to this site, I ask that you keep it PG for my junior high students, </i><br />
<i>who like </i><i style="background-color: white;">to frequent my site. With this in mind, please do not link entries </i><br />
<i>that contain erotica or graphic violence.)</i></div>
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<b><i>Sound good?? Ready for some NaNoWriMo wordmongering in VisDare style?</i></b></div>
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<u>NOTICE, WITH APOLOGIES</u>: In the past week, the new blog page format somehow jettisoned the Disqus and any related comments. This was a technology interface issue beyond my control. I apologize for any deletions that have taken place in the process. Everything, now, appears fixed --- so there should be no more problems from here on out. My sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.<br />
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OH GOOD GRIEF. I had this all ready to update at midnight, per my usual schedule....and I forgot to hit "PUBLISH." D'oh.<br />
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Surprise!! A couple weeks ago, someone (I believe it was the lovely <b><a href="https://twitter.com/arobinsonneal" target="_blank">AR Neal</a></b>) asked if there was a badge for the VisDare challenge; and I thought: "Woah!! Have I stopped posting that one with each challenge?" Sadly....yes. And purely on accident. At some point I became so focused on posting the weekly VisDares that I completely forgot to put the badge with it. SORRY!!<br />
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I've had this badge for over a year, thanks to the wonderful <b><a href="https://twitter.com/DBMcNicol" target="_blank">Donna McNicol</a></b>, but now it makes its long overdue return!! Maybe at some point I'll have a new badge that actually says "VisDare Flash" or similar, but in the meantime ---- feel free to post this little beauty on your blog and link through to this page, and show everyone your flash fiction moxie!<br />
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Here's another prompt that I've sat on for a while, waiting for the right time to spring it on my flash fiction regulars.<br />
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What do you think? Is it sinister, romantic, fantastical, surreal, gritty, or sterile? Remember, the word "implore" is there as a potential springboard, but it is not required to use with or in your entry.<br />
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Please keep in mind that while the word given in the VisDare title -- in this case "ephemeral" --- is there as part of a springboard, it is NOT necessary to use the word in your VisDare entry. If the photo does not speak "ephemeral" to you at all - then don't use it!! Go with the photo. That is what makes the VisDare its own unique prompt after all.<br />
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For the morbidly curious, here is a definition for ephemeral, from my favorite online dicitonary, <b><a href="http://ninjawords.com/" target="_blank">Ninjawords:</a></b><br />
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<span class="definition-marker" style="height: 10px; margin-left: -14px; margin-right: 7px; position: relative; top: 4px;">°</span>Something which lasts for a <a href="http://ninjawords.com/short" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for short">short</a> period of <a href="http://ninjawords.com/time" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for time">time</a>.</div>
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<span class="definition-marker" style="height: 10px; margin-left: -14px; margin-right: 7px; position: relative; top: 4px;">°</span>Lasting for a <a href="http://ninjawords.com/short" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for short">short</a> period of <a href="http://ninjawords.com/time" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for time">time</a>.</div>
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<span class="definition-marker" style="height: 10px; margin-left: -14px; margin-right: 7px; position: relative; top: 4px;">°</span>Existing for only <a href="http://ninjawords.com/one" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for one">one</a> <a href="http://ninjawords.com/day" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for day">day</a>, as with some <a href="http://ninjawords.com/flower" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for flowers">flowers</a>, <a href="http://ninjawords.com/insect" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for insects">insects</a>, and<a href="http://ninjawords.com/disease" style="color: #707070; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="Definition for diseases">diseases</a>.</div>
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And then I became a seasoned VisDare veteran. I read (and still read, even if I don't have a chance to comment) VisDare entries week after week after week.<br />
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Almost two years of continuous VisDare reading has taught me this: <b>You people can spin gold out of ANY kind of photographic straw.</b><br />
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And this one ain't straw, y'all.<br />
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What do you think? Comic? Creepy? Gritty? Fantastical? You decide!<br />
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Life is a whirlwind right now (isn't it always?) with a couple life changes on the horizon (most of them very good), so right now my computer time is limited. What computer time I DO have is spent on maintaining my employment (because, you know, work and bills won't solve themselves) and my own manuscript, which won't write itself either; plus I have personal reasons for needing to finish it before late September.<br />
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ANYWAY. All that to say is ---- it takes a certain level of crazy for me to be late in posting the VisDare. Won't say it will never happen again (never say never, and all that jazz), but it's a rare thing because <b>I believe in what you guys are doing here:</b> amazing work - in 150 words or less. That sort of tenacity and creativity should be honored with new opportunities to further your greatness. :-)<br />
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And WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW PEOPLE. I have not had the opportunity to add everyone to my Twitter list, etc yet but there are several of you and I SEE YOU. And your very presence here makes me happy. The VisDare Family is a great place and I love, love, love it when I see new writers pop up on the radar.<br />
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Now for the delayed photo prompt ----- enjoy!! If you're new, check out the rules below.<br />
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But you know what? My VisDare regulars keep me coming back. Because you folk are totally worth it.<br />
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Below is a photo that I think I should aspire to ~ sitting in a corner and losing myself in thoughts and ideas, maybe with a cup of hot tea to one side and the silence pressing around me. Wouldn't that be nice?<br />
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<b><u>Reminder (because a couple people have asked):</u></b> It is NOT required in the VisDare challenge to use or reference the word in the tag (i.e. "pensive"). So if the photo takes you in a different vein - run with it. The prompt is, and always has been, the photo; the word is there for (a) labeling purposes and (b) to help in way of a creative springboard to get started. But don't feel like you have to use it - because you don't.<br />
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All right, then - here's your photo!! Standard rules are posted below. Write away!!<br />
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