- RT @FakeAPStylebook: Never hyphenate “antimatter,” as it will cause the antiquarks to trigger the wholesale destruction of the universe. #
- RT @maureenjohnson: *grabs Monday, slaps it around* Yeah. That’s how we’re going to roll today. #thisishowwedoit #
- RT @2bnicole: Imagination is more important than knowledge.-Albert Einstein #quotes #amwriting #writing #
- RT @niassa: In the mungle the jighty mungle the sion leeps notight. #
- @rolandrsr Not yet. VP of HR is working on it. in reply to rolandrsr #
- @niassa I love songs for us lysdexics. in reply to niassa #
- RT @FakeAPStylebook: “Going commando” can refer to not wearing underpants, rescuing Alyssa Milano from terrorists or preferably both at once #
- Watching L&O:CI and trying to wrap my brain around Cousin Larry working with a NYC detective who happens to be a bug in an Edgar suit. #
- @SCRIBEREGLYPH See, this is why I love Twitter. in reply to SCRIBEREGLYPH #
- RT @wilw Just realized that today could be written as a palindrome: 01.11.10. (Sorry, Europe. No mathy funtimes for you.) #
- I know this sounds crazy coming from me, but it’s really too soon for a Spidey reboot. Tell a new story instead, plz. #
- @PalmPreLawyer Movies. When Raimi walked away from Spidey 4, they decided to start over in 3D, release in 2012. in reply to PalmPreLawyer #
- @dgawlik324 Try shopping in an ethnic grocery store and you can pretend you really are in a foreign country. in reply to dgawlik324 #
- 2K9 saved a character. 2K10 just looks stupid. #thatisall #
- Good lord, @sheldoncooper gets more play than I do… #
- Yay! is time for Castle! (here in Denver) #
- @dgawlik324 That’s the problem with a post-capitalist utopia. EVERYTHING is made by the lowest bidder. in reply to dgawlik324 #
- @jchutchins Dont forget he was Darkman. “TAKE THE F***ING ELEPHANT!” in reply to jchutchins #
- @crimsonsky76 eInk readers are just a transitional technology en route to reading everything on phones. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @crimsonsky76 Unfortunately there are still folks I’d like to stay in touch with who are on Facebook and not Twitter. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- RT @WriteRCastle: You can’t ever go home again. Especially when the locks have been changed. #
- RT @robkroese: Just got email from author friend saying that Kindle was devaluing books. I told him I thought Twilight had alrdy done that. #
- @zelthian Now that prices on ebooks have (mostly) dropped, I’m buying more (e)books. Can’t see how that’s a bad thing. in reply to zelthian #
- RT @wilw: Cat: Mrow. Me: What? Cat: Mrow. Me: I don’t understand. Cat: Mrow. Me: This is usually a lot funnier… Cat: Mrow. #
- RT @julioangelortiz: The only weapon of mass destruction in Iraq was Chuck Norris, when he went there on vacation. #newchucknorrisfacts #
- @rolandrsr Why are you coming back to Denver? in reply to rolandrsr #
- @Eclipsante The Conan/Leno thing is generational, GenXers vs Boomers. Guess who runs the network? in reply to Eclipsante #
- RT @FakeAPStylebook: Fine. The use of the passive-aggressive voice is to be discouraged. Whatever, MAN. #
- @RobT43 Clearly the upgrade to the iPhone 3GS would be the Nexus 4. #simplemath in reply to RobT43 #
- @DarrenHumphries No, iTunes takes way too long to sync with the iPhone. #itunessucks #iphonecandonowrong in reply to DarrenHumphries #
- @niassa If we help out other countries it draws attention away from the fact that we can’t keep our own shit in order. in reply to niassa #
- @ryanestevenson w00t and congratulations, sir. in reply to ryanestevenson #
- Working on the outline for Ghost Ronin, get away from Unification for a month or two and write some action/adventure. #amwriting #
- RT @jchutchins: THE THING prequel must stop. It must. But, as io9 reports, it won’t… http://bit.ly/8gu4Co #
- RT @MattFnWallace: Yeah, because when you think of the Haitians, you think of people who’ve had it too easy for too long. #
- Been watching Leverage marathon all day. Is it just me, or is Timothy Hutton the Dark Mirror version of Tom Hanks? #
- RT @LAGilman I am not geeking over new #Leverage. I’m not. Okay, I am. //Ditto! #
- @dgawlik324 That’s it! Leverage IS the A-Team for the 21st century! in reply to dgawlik324 #
- RT @niassa: Wet Dreams May Come #PopularMoviesMadeIntoPorn #
- @robotech_master THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL HOUSE in reply to robotech_master #
- RT @FakeAPStylebook: Make your outdoors section seem authentic by accepting freelance stories from bears. #
- Act 2 problems outlining my new book. Considering doing away with act 2s entirely. #amwriting #
- @Westernwizard Now that you mention it… in reply to Westernwizard #
- @Westernwizard Unfortunately, the 3-act structure is hard coded into my DNA. in reply to Westernwizard #
- @Westernwizard Three acts is just the way I’ve always told stories. I think that Plato guy might have been onto something. in reply to Westernwizard #
- @Westernwizard Unless Plato was Mickey Mouse’s dog. in reply to Westernwizard #
- @Westernwizard AFAIK all stories fit 3 acts. Variations like 4&5 acts just break up act 2. in reply to Westernwizard #
- @Westernwizard True. Once you understand the nuances — big turning points at the act breaks, etc. — you can make your story much stronger. in reply to Westernwizard #
- RT @scalzi: Can’t shake the feeling that Google Wave is the Segway of online communication. #
- Want to get up and DO STUFF, but Ulkesh has me pinned down. http://yfrog.com/4erpkj #
- RT @jamesrollins: Working on the next Sigma book today, Devil Colony. //w00t! #
- RT @Eclipsante #omgfacts — 73% of Americans cannot see the difference between regular TV and HD TV. #
- Holy crap. RT @jkendrick Only 11 minutes of game action per US football game. Wow. http://bit.ly/7XByez #
- All the more reason why traditional publishing must change or die. http://bit.ly/59aZti #
- @jkendrick How much could the NFL charge for a same-night “just the action” 11 minute stream of each game? in reply to jkendrick #
- @crimsonsky76 My TV is the 9″ screen on my netbook (8−10 inches from my eyes), so I’m probably not part of the ideal sample. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @crimsonsky76 @notzura My dad not only watches SD channels on his 60″ HDTV, but he doesn’t zoom the picture so it’s letterboxed both ways. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @NotZura @crimsonsky76 Nope, drives me and my mom nuts. @alphadog60 insists it’s “better” that way. in reply to NotZura #
- Refilling my iced tea at Chipotle has become something I do so often than my brain doesn’t bother to record the memory of doing it. #
- @crimsonsky76 @notzura Yeah but to have a 60″ screen and then deliberately watch a 40″ picture on it? in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @crimsonsky76 @notzura My mom likes to change the channels to the HD versions when he’s not looking. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @crimsonsky76 Not at all. He’s more a gadget geek than I, but he’s also much more antisocial. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @crimsonsky76 These days we’re just waiting for Dad to write his manifesto. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- If you’re a Type A control freak with a netbook, you must have this. Prism HUD http://bit.ly/6NZjHp #
- @crimsonsky76 He’s willing to solder things and fiddle with wires. I’m strictly a software guy. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @crimsonsky76 I love knowing at a glance what’s hogging my CPU and how it disappears when there’s nothing important going on. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @crimsonsky76 He was a phone lineman when I was a kid, used to make me stuff out of twisted pair wire. in reply to crimsonsky76 #
- @aslapintheface OH NOES in reply to aslapintheface #
- Job search stuff: check. Blogs and whatnot: read. Twitter: scanned. Manuscript: open and ready… Look! Something shiny! #
- The nice thing about lurching back into GTD is that I know EXACTLY what I’m not doing. #
- Because of how I have Ghost Ronin structured as a playlist, each track/chapter is really a self contained short story. Ideal for podcasting. #
- Podcast authors: How much of a clip of commercial, non-podsafe music can you get away with under fair use? #
- Most productive day all week. Why? The magic of #PANTS #
- @spleenical AFAIK, *all* stories are 3-act structures. Beginning, middle, end. We manipulate that to make stories stronger. in reply to spleenical #
- @spleenical Then again, I’m a novelist trained as a screenwriter, so this might just be my paradigm. #disclaimer #yourmileagemayvary in reply to spleenical #
- @Westernwizard @spleenical Field’s a decent starting point, but certainly not gospel. Too paint by numbers for me. in reply to Westernwizard #
- @Westernwizard @spleenical William Goldman (The Princess Bride) is a great screenwriting teacher http://bit.ly/5zsFoC #
- @Westernwizard @spleenical The best screenwriting course I ever found is http://www.wordplayer.com by the writers of the PotC, Zorro movies. #
- Watching Criminal Minds episode “The Fox”. Wondering when Tony Todd will play a chipper, happy-go-lucky character. #
- @joekeg Damn! I think I missed that one! in reply to joekeg #
- Isn’t Jack Bauer getting too old for this s**t? #murtaughrule #
- @rcartwright I can still work with that. #mwahahahahahaha in reply to rcartwright #
- @ryanestevenson veg FTW in reply to ryanestevenson #
- iPhone tweeps: Any thoughts on SmartTime from Left Coast Logic? #
- @spleenical @westernwizard 5-act structure is just 3-act with act 2 split into another 3-act structure, like a fractal. in reply to spleenical #
- @spleenical @westernwizard 3-act proportions should be around 30/50/20% for a modern pacing. It’s easy to bust that 50 into smaller chunks. #
- @spleenical I’d consider Machinations/Failure/Success a reasonable act 2, but you’re going to need a good kicker going into the final act. in reply to spleenical #
- I’ve been kicking around the idea of an analysis of the 3-act structure. Guess I know what Monday’s post on JeffKirvin.net will be. #
- @spleenical @westernwizard Depends on how complex your story is. Simple stories require less set up. #
- @spleenical @westernwizard Blockbuster movies tend to be closer to 20/70/10%, with act 2 an extensive try/fail chain. #
- @spleenical @westernwizard That 20÷70÷10 is also pretty close to the breakdown for the novel I just finished last month. #
- @spleenical It’s more a matter of knowing where the big twists need to be and controlling pacing. #
- @spleenical @westernwizard I still contend that 4 – 5 act structures just subdivide act 2 of the 3-act. Act 2 is generally 50%+ of the story. #
- @spleenical @westernwizard Mastery of the 3-act structure is right up there with understanding mythic archetypes, IMO. #
- @spleenical @westernwizard Telling a story is one thing. 3-act structure, archetypes and myth are tools to help a story resonate. #
- @spleenical @westernwizard Also recommend Campbell’s “Power of Myth” #
- @spleenical @westernwizard Probably, if anyone could figure out how to use Google Wave. #
- 3 Firefox windows with multiple tabs each, two showing Hulu, along with Evernote, iTunes and Seesmic… Think I’m killing my wee netbook. #
- Tonight on Sanctuary: Slumdog Disco Inferno. #
- The longer I wait to go to Chipotle, the hungrier I will be. Yet White Collar is so entertaining. #priorities #
- Is using Jeff Bridges’ “jus’ folks” voice in Hyundai ads less effective since we know that voice from the villain in Iron Man? #
- @CRA1G Tucker trying to sell you a Hyundai is even weirder than Stane. in reply to CRA1G #
- RT @Melzer: Guy once pissed me off & I was gonna hit him. Then I looked at my WWJD bracelet. So I set him on fire & sent him 2 hell instead. #
- Iz overcome with fatigue. Might not make it to writer’s group today. #zzzzzzzz #
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