Posted in Write said Fred on Nov 4th, 2007 19 Comments »
Last-minute talks were underway Sunday to avert a strike by Hollywood screen writers demanding a share of the cash film and television studios bring in from DVDs and online distribution of shows.
Hollywood writers think that they are so unique and important that the entire world is going to shut down when they quit writing.
Well this [...]
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First, Robert Goulet is dead. Robert who? you ask. He was in the Broadway version of Camelot back in the day. So I was looking for a video to post to educate y’all about pre-black-mustache Goulet, but then I got distracted.
Here’s what I found:
That’s right. Gomer-Freakin’-Pyle singing some opera. If [...]
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Yes. It’s old news. I don’t care. I have something to say about this very important issue.
For 15 years now I’ve been obsessing over Harry Potter’s world. I’ve sewn the robes, I’ve branded myself with a lightning shaped scar, I’ve spent thousands of dollars turning my bedroom into the [...]
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Posted in Write said Fred on Oct 21st, 2007 36 Comments »
When one is attempting to write a story, one must take all criticisms from one’s husband with a grain of salt. One’s husband is very smart and wouldn’t criticize flippantly. One must not be so sensitive.
Particularly when the husband in question has a very good observation, “You don’t have to spell everything out,” [...]
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Posted in Write said Fred on Oct 19th, 2007 13 Comments »
Who’s doing this? Anyone? Bueller? Comment here or email me: kristiharrison@gmail.com. Let’s make a club, y’all!
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It hits me like a ton of bricks. I should be writing something.
Not this, though I love this and I think I’m better at this than writing other things. No, I should be writing something else. Something pretty. Something that I could get lost in if I were not me and [...]
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So it’s been two whole months since I finished my story. And now, with approximately sixty days having passed since I triumphantly saved and walked away, I’m reading the thing again. All I can say is…oy vey, what was I thinking?
Southern Baptist Texas girls don’t pull out the ‘oy vey’ over thought-provoking, well [...]
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So it’s the blessed lull between Christmas and New Years, which, by the way, is my favorite holiday…more on that later. Therefore, it is time to review the year that was. And so I give you:
It’s the End of the Year, Y’all! Woo Hoo! Let’s Party!!!!
No, really…the real title is [...]
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Here’s some fun weekend reading for you. Head over to Miss Snark’s Crapometer Contest. Here’s how it works: aspiring writers had a 12 hour window to send a 250 word “hook” to esteemed literary agent Miss Snark. Not a query letter, not a synopsis, oh heavens no, a hook.
Think it’s easy? It’s not.
I am among [...]
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I had an idea. A brazilliant idea.
“Hey Will, I was thinking…”
“Yeah?”
“Let’s see how much money we can make in a month. Off of the internet. Each of us. Separately.”
“Like a contest?”
“Nooooo….not a contest. Just for fun. So I was thinking I could look for freelance writing jobs and you [...]
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