That was lovely, dcp. Thanks for sharing with us.
Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
EpicTangent - Feb 06, 2021 5:09:28 pm PST #6618 of 6681
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Gudanov - Jun 28, 2021 2:42:57 pm PDT #6619 of 6681
Coding and Sleeping
That's awesome, dcp.
Beverly - Jun 30, 2021 5:03:53 pm PDT #6620 of 6681
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Hey back, Cindy. Popping in again to see what I missed, and I have to recommed Bird by Bird by Annie Lammott. It is possible I have used too many double letters in rendering her name but I'm too lazy to look it up. Some of her later work has value, but the Goldberg and the Bird book were helpful.
If anyone's interested in doing Artists' Way, I have a new, shrinkwrapped boxed kit thing, and a nearly-new book, yours for the cost of postage. Profile's good.
DCP, I sat with that poem for a while. It's very visual, very visceral, and breathtaking, in a way that recalls the sensation of velocity and the exhilaration of controlling forward movement. It speaks to me. Thank you for sharing it.
dcp - Jul 04, 2021 8:53:44 pm PDT #6621 of 6681
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Thank you all for the kind words. Six months on, and I still have mixed feelings about having posted it.
Stet.
erikaj - Oct 05, 2021 1:42:43 pm PDT #6622 of 6681
Always Anti-fascist!
I tried The Artist's Way, but my life is, like, this huge messy blob that I don't really run on a good day, and then I have to find a way to seduce my muse...like the thought, but kinda don't think so. Anyway, I'm here cause I'm bad at plotting. What might a newbie candidate(who's also my character's annoying college close-to-frenemy that she hasn't seen in years) want a private investigator to look into?
dcp - Oct 05, 2021 3:14:36 pm PDT #6623 of 6681
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
A political candidate?
erikaj - Oct 06, 2021 4:01:45 pm PDT #6624 of 6681
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah.
dcp - Oct 07, 2021 4:27:36 pm PDT #6625 of 6681
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
What might a newbie candidate...want a private investigator to look into?
These are categories rather than specific ideas, but here is what came to mind:
Political
- opposition research
- own party research
- vetting campaign donors
- vetting staff
- extortion/blackmail/threats
- scandal claims
Personal
- vetting family
- vetting alleged family
- vetting significant others
- extortion/blackmail/threats
Which would fit your story? Which allows for the most mis-leads and twists?
erikaj - Oct 08, 2021 12:19:56 pm PDT #6626 of 6681
Always Anti-fascist!
a lot of choices here, especially for people who knew each other previously...thanks, Dan.
Tom Scola - Mar 07, 2022 7:45:17 am PST #6627 of 6681
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
This PDF document by Javier Grillo-Marxuach on screenplays is AMAZING.