Wednesday, August 13, 2008
So... Who speaks Italian? Doing foreign vocabulary right
I don't, not beyond getting about a bit as a tourist. When do you use 'de' vs 'degli' vs 'dei' and are these all forms of 'of' or 'of the'? I've been reading a fine historic novel called THE DUCHESS OF MILAN which is liberally salted with Italian rudenessess, too--and some of them would be right at...
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Friday, August 8, 2008
post 54 - THE HERETICS - memories and clarifications
ch 13 the Book (cont) "What are you sitting there for? Admiring the view? Get on, you silly, noodle-minded, misbegotten, corrupted spawn of Lilith! Get up!" She waved back at me in a friendly fashion. Obviously, she couldn’t hear what I was after saying to her.. But at least she was moving again. I...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Writing around personal bias
MedicineFlower wrote a piece today-- http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MedicineFlower1372/ --on the necessity of separating out personal bias and agenda from the writing of a novel. It got me thinking... This is not at all rebuttal of MedicineFlower's point, but heads off in a somewhat other...
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new photo Prompt!
Who built this little shelter, who made the not-so-subtle trail to it, from the established hiking trail? When and why? What do you think? Remember to bring a link to comments here, should you be prompted to create something around or about this image!
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The best part of writing: RESEARCH!
In all the years of formal education, I always hated having to do research. Looking things up... no fun at all! Maybe because it was always a way my parents (most parents) blew off questions, told me I was bothering them, they had better things to do... Of course, that "Go look it up!" just fed...
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
A Prompt of words and philosophies--
"Today is the third day of the rest of your life."
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Friday, August 1, 2008
post 30 THE HERETICS Return to the Players
ch 6 Fiorenza (cont) I did not tell Him of my dangerous adventure. For five nights, I kept silent. Never before had I held back such a thing from Him, and while He did not challenge my silence, surely He knew: He could hear my heart quickening each time I saw His gaze upon me; when He spoke to me, I...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
About THE HERETICS- the history behind the story: the Borgias
Turlough is on his way to Rome, to save his friend Bridey from condemnation as a witch... Columbina is walking into the first act of a devastating change in her situation... and soon they will meet, and will travel together for a while. And in another chapter or two, we will be into material that...
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
post 23 THE HERETICS - Under the Burren
ch 4 The Burren (cont) When the sound of swearing stopped, I lay and listened to the stillness... Twilight had gone, and the twisted wad that was myself at the bottom of the hole stirred. Tangled I was, in cassock and brychan and the straps of my pack; I extricated myself and felt about, assessing...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Patriot Prompt
Would you fight for the sovereignty of your nation even to the cost of making the entire planet unfit for human life? Would you defend to the death of the world your nation's principles and ideals--no matter how poorly your nation had been living up to those same values? How great a sacrifice would...
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