tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.comments2023-04-29T06:46:01.734-05:00Magic City WritersR.B. Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-15575138228095331802011-11-30T09:09:27.071-06:002011-11-30T09:09:27.071-06:00Congratulations!Congratulations!Richhttp://www.richardcarsonmillerjr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-32265132444883625842010-11-19T21:16:34.016-06:002010-11-19T21:16:34.016-06:00Problem fixed. I made sure that the link worked t...Problem fixed. I made sure that the link worked this morning and got lost in the music. Sorry about that.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-65746574053349983942010-11-19T11:40:43.620-06:002010-11-19T11:40:43.620-06:00First off, congratualtions for the awsome 5000 wor...First off, congratualtions for the awsome 5000 words in one day. Really wuite impressive.<br /><br />Secondly, you left out the link to the song.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-57281971413306763302010-11-04T11:09:21.386-05:002010-11-04T11:09:21.386-05:00I think this song has a lot of inspiration and cre...I think this song has a lot of inspiration and creativity. Good job, Brant. And happy writing :)Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-28195768043823632542010-11-03T08:55:53.832-05:002010-11-03T08:55:53.832-05:00I like this song very much. It is quite pretty an...I like this song very much. It is quite pretty and very moving.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-5198432140036258092010-11-02T07:55:49.989-05:002010-11-02T07:55:49.989-05:00Nice post. The Gandalf song is particularly good....Nice post. The Gandalf song is particularly good. I need to get off my but and start posting some of my songs.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-24648807855633107592010-07-27T11:17:01.005-05:002010-07-27T11:17:01.005-05:00Very good, as usual, except for one thing. Alex, ...Very good, as usual, except for one thing. Alex, there were four types of cookies not three. The fourth kind was called a candy cookie, which was a sugar cookie with M&M's in it. I hoarded them for myself, pretty much, which is why Brant doesn't remember them. And I also want to stress how much I enjoyed Lindy's writing. It was flawed, true. But it had so many good elements Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-19720080751911066632010-04-01T16:28:44.969-05:002010-04-01T16:28:44.969-05:00I was there for the whole thing, folks. He is NOT...I was there for the whole thing, folks. He is NOT exagerating any of these problems. And don't forget what I thought was the most annoying part of the whole process. Everytime you went to retrieve data or work with the rapidly heating CPU, you would have a God-awful beeping sound that I could hear very well downstairs. I don't know how you worked through that constant noise.<br /><brKathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-1852338434661219282010-03-03T20:39:33.457-06:002010-03-03T20:39:33.457-06:00Nice article. Well written and interesting. Feel ...Nice article. Well written and interesting. Feel free to post a notice here whenever you have an article in the Examiner for us to read.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-25309689770516673192010-02-08T08:41:23.719-06:002010-02-08T08:41:23.719-06:00Did you have to give away our super-secret formula...Did you have to give away our super-secret formula for awesome spaghetti sauce? Now everyone will be making it.<br /><br />Other than that, well written...Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-72071962363131016972010-01-30T18:02:16.366-06:002010-01-30T18:02:16.366-06:00I thought of this song by Adiemus when I wrote the...I thought of this song by Adiemus when I wrote the speech Saramants makes after her mother and sisters' deaths in my first book. Well, what was my first attempt at a book for the writer's group. I love the way it makes me feel, which is what I think she feels when she has to make her first speech as an unexpected Queen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGJD-qOWBto<br /><br />And for my Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-86830524773429647312010-01-30T17:03:02.593-06:002010-01-30T17:03:02.593-06:00Song of The Seahorse (http://www.youtube.com/watch...Song of The Seahorse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1nWsRU3ojw) is a fantastic, gorgeous song. It too belongs on the short list of my favorites to write by. I simply had to limit my list to a few, and I decided to mention All the Strange Strange Creatures instead because it is more "epic" and general in its inspirational value. As far as John Williams is concerned, well duh, of R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-60479737932936731072010-01-30T16:45:11.250-06:002010-01-30T16:45:11.250-06:00I completely agree with and adore this article. B...I completely agree with and adore this article. But, did you forget "Song of the Seahorse?" I love that song, and you introduced me to it. The sweeping sadness of that song is perfect for me to write a little melalcholy. As a personal preference, I also like the songs of Adiemus. Their 'words' are not words, just phoenetic sounds treated like other instruments, and the Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-20698650293619609082010-01-17T12:36:58.612-06:002010-01-17T12:36:58.612-06:00I think you did the smart thing, stepping back fro...I think you did the smart thing, stepping back from it and working on another story first. I hope to see more of your efforts on Moonlit in the near future.<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for your support.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-87757270702674792042010-01-17T10:41:02.883-06:002010-01-17T10:41:02.883-06:00I understand where you are coming from, Brant. Re...I understand where you are coming from, Brant. Remember the first story that I put up to the writer's group? That is my baby, the one I have been ruminating on since childhood. I still don't think that my chops are up to the task of writing what I want to write, but that is okay. I can still keep thinking it over in my head as I write other stories. Hopefully they won't be as Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-77494632318504256452010-01-16T12:51:17.816-06:002010-01-16T12:51:17.816-06:00Thanks for stopping by, Jane, and for your encoura...Thanks for stopping by, Jane, and for your encouraging words. What you wrote in the post I quoted from was excellent advice for any writer. Certainly it resonated with me. Your blog is one I follow regularly and always find helpful.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-65461682521794912372010-01-16T11:04:21.522-06:002010-01-16T11:04:21.522-06:00Excellent, thank you for sharing! I think you chos...Excellent, thank you for sharing! I think you chose the best part of the post, which I wish every writer could learn very early in his/her career!Jane Friedmanhttp://www.janefriedman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-57860508325724734082010-01-13T10:04:55.627-06:002010-01-13T10:04:55.627-06:00Thank you. I felt it was appropriate. Certainly ...Thank you. I felt it was appropriate. Certainly I often feel like I'm wandering around in a maze. Especially when trying to figure out how to tell my story.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-81413178611221663062010-01-13T08:53:18.664-06:002010-01-13T08:53:18.664-06:00Nicely worded blogpost. I agree that making an ou...Nicely worded blogpost. I agree that making an outline is very much like unlocking a maze, whether you do it forwards or backwards. No matter which direction you go, it helps to have a map of where you want to get to in your head. Otherwise, you are just wandering around aimlessly, hitting walls randomly, never knowing which ones to work around or which ones to leave alone. Nice analogy.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-37853824948260571682009-12-03T22:04:24.553-06:002009-12-03T22:04:24.553-06:00Thanks again, Jane, for your valuable advice. I&#...Thanks again, Jane, for your valuable advice. I'm busy trying to get my new site in order. I'll post about it here when it is ready for visitors.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-67495073299549717352009-12-03T21:10:32.129-06:002009-12-03T21:10:32.129-06:00Thanks so much for sharing my advice with a wider ...Thanks so much for sharing my advice with a wider audience. It's always heartening when I've made the path a little clearer for someone. May you succeed and flourish!Jane Friedmanhttp://blog.writersdigest.com/norulesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-39579642262802886872009-11-21T04:21:44.716-06:002009-11-21T04:21:44.716-06:00Thank you. I appreciate all the support you show ...Thank you. I appreciate all the support you show in all my endeavors. Your a big sweetie. :)R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-8905675228094003852009-11-20T18:39:43.556-06:002009-11-20T18:39:43.556-06:00And when the site is ready, I will put it on my Fa...And when the site is ready, I will put it on my Facebook too, for that little (albiet quite little) bit of extra exposure.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-30099695084997004682009-11-20T13:31:52.634-06:002009-11-20T13:31:52.634-06:00Yes, I did forget that little tidbit. Thanks for ...Yes, I did forget that little tidbit. Thanks for the correction. You win a No-Prize. And thank you for the compliment.R.B. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625498874231733165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5548646661489107168.post-41213003454825525012009-11-18T07:31:34.940-06:002009-11-18T07:31:34.940-06:00I have written character vignettes, so to speak. ...I have written character vignettes, so to speak. Fleshing out characters is one of my favorite things, although I still need work in getting that characterization properly portrayed in the story. I always think it is a good idea to write up the characters, theoretically so that you can be inside their head when you write outside of your own.<br /><br />On the NaNoWriMo issue, I don't think Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799177915475360117noreply@blogger.com