It isn’t that I have writers block, I have plenty of ideas and I know what I want to say. I know who my characters are and I know the situation I have placed them in.
My problem is that I find myself re-writing the same damn paragraph about a hundred times. I have been sitting here for the last hour and I have a grand total of 182 words to show for it. I also have three pages of notes and two scenes written but those are rough drafts so they don’t count.
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I always get stuck on the sex scenes.
well...if it helps...
As a student I have to write 'on demand' so to speak and sometimes although I know exactly what it is I want to say the words dont happen. What I do then is write - write anything at all connected with the subject then leave the writing for a bit while I go do something totally different. You see, the brain works away in the background while you're busy doing something else and before you know it, you've got a flow of words ready to be put onto paper.
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Stop prevaricating and just do it man! haha
I will get bogged down on one line in particular and by looking at that too closely I can't leave it alone and end up changing the entire paragraph.
By the time I can stop myself doing that an hour has gone by.
Also, not many sex scenes planned for this short story. Astartes aren't big on inter species sexins.
You're trying to be too much of a perfectionist and over thinking the scene or situation. Try just going with what you have written and see where it takes you.
I agree with the perfectionist thingy lol
I guess it all boils down to whether the first bit of writing is better than the last or vice versa, then go with that :)
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That was before people cared about leveling up...that's when the site was enjoyable. When people had intelligent things to say.
To quote DarknessBound:
Our time was pretty much intellectually stimulated.
'Nuff said!
You know, I have to agree with the fact this site has more people concerned with leveling than they do about what is actually submitted into the Database now, compared to 5 years ago. I read through it, but I don't always comment. I should probably do that more. :)
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Some people will never learn. Fun message though. I usualy use the block button for that.
The moral of the story that I can get is:
I'm with King'T. spelling, grammar, tense, and punctuation is important, maybe you should have suspended them... :P
The only reason I block people is for obnoxious stamps, and once those are clear of my profile/portfolio I unblock the person. As an admin I think I need to be accessible to all members, even the asshats.
Just wow lol
Ha. That's understandable. :P
Apparently I am going to have to make that a bulk order for those t-shirts....
"I'm flypaper for freaks"
So. Did Morri suspend the nugget 'o butt?
The resident evil episode of Spaced. Classic.
*Interesting fact, this episode was the inspiration for the movie Shaun of the Dead.
Who has two thumbs and shouldn't be allowed to make any more movies?
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Hehe available in stoic and batshit crazy.
*nods*
Ever since he was Dr. Stanley Whatever in 1996's The Rock, he just keeps playing the same damn character. Over and over and over.
does he even know how to turn down a role?
You watched Season of The Witch, didn't you? :P
Nope, didn't watch season of the witch.
All it takes for my hatred of this actor to flare up is to see an advert for a movie he is releasing soon.
I was watching that “IRON CHEF AMERICA!!!!!!!! (FUCK YEAH)” show and it was all very intense and professional, that is until it got to the judging.
You would imagine that a show that is trying to boast a top notch cooking environment would get themselves some top notch haute cuisine judges. Not so.
In this episode it was “IRON CHEF AMERICA!!!!!!!(FUCK YEAH) Battle Pork Fat”. For anyone not familiar with the show or the concept of the show, two chefs cook several courses themed around a special ingredient (in this case pork fat) and they are judged by a panel and someone is announced the winner.
Now, back to my main point in this entry. The dishes were very well thought out, excellently prepared and professionally presented.
Judging these two professional chefs was a guy who was an expert on organic meats, a public relations liaison and a country music singer.
Are you serious, who the hell are 2 out of 3 of these people to judge foods?
P.s. Also, the presenter was a rubber faced smarmy freak.
P.p.s the entire show has this really cheesy faux Japanese theme on top of everything.
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let's wait til he breathes fire. (TAKE A PICTURE!)
He is looking at me!! *runs*
heh quite cute really. What the heck is it though?
He is a Mali Uromastyx. Or is it Uramastyx?
That's a really cool pose to have captured.
Actually Flan took the photo, I just stole it.
LOL Looks like hes hungry now!
Btw,you ever try to give him monkey biscuts?
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=) I adored this B (d?) flick.
Hahah "what is this movie about?"
"I dunno... Stuff."
geez the 80s were harsh eh.
God I am old I remember this Movie.
Hell, I remember it too- actually rented the thing to watch- wow what a flashback...lol
Just flicking back through some of my older journal entries when I actually made an effort.
There are a lot of typos I missed.
I think I am a cinematic and culinary racist. I was watching The Godfather a while ago and I decided to make myself some spaghetti.
Tonight I am watching Oldboy and I decided to make myself some Noodles and stir-fry vegetables.
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Déjà vu, :P
Do you dress as what you are watching as well?
Like would you wear a cowboy hat if you happened to be watching a western? ;)
I go the full hog. Hat, boots and I even go out and rent a horse and wear 6 shooters with a 5 in the cylinder for authenticity.
What about the movie Tombstone?
Honestly, that just makes me want a pizza.
Tombstone = steak & rot-gut whiskey. :-D
I'm with Khay on that one-
But I agree- watching certain types of movies always make me crave whatever foods are in the movie- it's awful...lol
Sounds like you are also a bit of a comedian!
I just saw an empty portfolio with a rating of 9.7
I know I have said this a million times before but seriously.
Grow some balls you fucking little sheep.
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My balls are not to be used while clicking buttons here.
You have balls.......nasty.
They're on the inside. See I had the common sense to not let them dangle about.
it's a shame my low rates aren't more effective against all those tens.
She has gonads, I ( or, we) have balls! And yes, I agree with the retard statement.
Myself and Flan went to go see The Black Swan yesterday and on the whole I would say it is a really good movie.
It isn't a popcorn movie and it isn't a horror movie. It seemed that a lot of people who were at the showing expected a cliché Hollywood roller coaster as many of them did not seem prepared for a slow, progressive story with detailed character studies and very little in the way of "action".
In fact at the end of the movie the group of stupid teenage girls turned to each other and said verbatim ”Next time we are going to go see tangled.”
Pft.
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HA!
I've assumed it would be a good one for intelligent types, as those are the people raving about it.
I've been looking forward to seeing that movie hah where I live though, the blasted cinema shows movies decades after they come out. Anyway, will see it at some point.
I can't wait to see it. I wouldn't have thought a movie like that would get recognition.
And it always amazes me to see the lack off appreciation in young people.
It's a great movie with great, mature performances from Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman. Definitely not intended for the Tangled crowd!
My largest beef with the movie industry has been for a long time that it lacked anything that required the use of imagination or brains- they are more interested in spoon feeding everything to people from start to finish. And unfortunately, these days, that's what a lot of people not only expect, but demand. Thank heavens I am taking a friend to see this on Tuesday.
You know, before this movie - I wondered what happened to Natalie Portman.
Glad she studied ballet. And yes, it was a good movie - even Wynona Rider was good in it too; regardless if she only lasted for five minutes or so.
I was thoroughly entranced- Diane and I were both in tears by the end, and it was a great movie to watch- SO glad I decided to go for this one- it renews my faith (to a small degree) in the movie industry- too bad there aren't more like this out there-
I broke the posting guidelines and got caught. Oh woe is me and my poor portfolio.
Do you have any idea how long it took me to change the hue and saturation on those images?
Any idea how long it took me to add text and a shadow filter to that other image I found?
A grand total of 5 minutes.
The travesty.
SO?
If I find you interesting I will make my way to your profile/journal on my own.
Stop begging for attention.
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meani! LOL
I have one word I use with those: delete
Delete delete delete delete delete!!!
about as annoying as a dog humping your leg...This one person keeps begging me to add his friends. Very sad
Amen!
I tell them the same and then delete.
What is even worse is when they message you and ask you to rate them .
LOL, and howzabout the ones that make a tackyass "I've Just Rated You/Please Add & Rate My Journal" Stamps, eh?
NOOBS of the highest Order.
Come on, we know you like the attention. ;p
Hi I've read this journal, please do the same favor.
Indeed.
I 100% agree with you.
I got a stamp but I don't message, unless messaged me first... I admit I admit bad bad bad me.... I do ask to be message if someone choose to add etch... me... bad bad bad me... -goes sit in the corner with pop corn and ice cream-
I just delete them. I can't be bothered to rate a profile when someone is asking me to... I will do it on my own time.
Have you ever done something for reasons unknown to yourself only to find it was the perfect thing to do at that point in time?
However, this time it is oddly accurate.
I was standing in the Kitchen, chopping scallions, grating cheese and preheating the oven to make myself a toasted cheese sammich. Suddenly and for no reason I got a strong urge to go open the front door. So I went outside and opened the door and turned to walk back into the house. As I turned to go depart a guy came in through the door I had just opened and said “Thanks, I’ll just be a second” He then proceeded to grab a ladder, read off some meters and was on his way.
Now our house is situated in an alley way which is accessed from only one doorway that opens onto another alley. It is humanly impossible to hear anything happening at the main door let alone hear someone approaching.
So why did I open the door?
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