So this Ray Bradbury guy knows how to write words good.
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2012 5:34:18 pm PDT #19521 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Connie Neil - Aug 20, 2012 5:35:25 pm PDT #19522 of 28343
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Yeah, he's turned out a few decent pieces.
Consuela - Aug 20, 2012 5:50:25 pm PDT #19523 of 28343
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So this Ray Bradbury guy knows how to write words good
Just a bit, yes. Something Wicked This Way Comes is like someone getting drunk on words.
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2012 6:31:30 pm PDT #19524 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's so rife with imagery! Basically every sentence is a brilliant metaphor. It makes me want to write except I would suck.
DavidS - Aug 20, 2012 6:48:49 pm PDT #19525 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It makes me want to write except I would suck.
I don't think your play wrote itself.
Amy - Aug 20, 2012 7:00:42 pm PDT #19526 of 28343
Because books.
It makes me want to write except I would suck.
I read some stories of yours years ago, and I think you have a lot of talent. If you're worried about sucking (about reactions to the work), you want to write for the wrong reasons.
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2012 7:03:04 pm PDT #19527 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, that wasn't even hardcore self-deprecation, that was just typical "How could I possibly compare to Ray Bradbury?" bullshit.
Amy - Aug 20, 2012 7:06:39 pm PDT #19528 of 28343
Because books.
Yeah, well. Remember there was already a Ray Bradbury. You need to write what *you* write.
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2012 7:12:59 pm PDT #19529 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I got the same feeling listening to Jennifer Egan. I was like, oh yeah, remember when I wrote short stories? Those were good times.
hippocampus - Aug 21, 2012 5:17:20 am PDT #19530 of 28343
not your mom's socks.
Yeah, well. Remember there was already a Ray Bradbury. You need to write what *you* write.
This is good advice.
In the "Don't try this at home" category, Joe Haldeman talks about how to cook a pizza in a foxhole, with plastique, over here: [link]