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bloodsong1I feel special.
Plot: Plot is very, very important. Without plot, any story is nothing more then a jumble of words trying to find something to link up with. A bad plot will ruin any movie, play or book. The hard part of plot is that there's only a few standards. Man strives against Man. Man strives against Self. Man strives against Environment, replace man with woman accordingly and I don't want to hear any fussing from the feminists. It's all the same thing in this context. Telling these three main plots in new and exciting ways is the challenge for the writer. I am a hopeless romantic writer. As such, any story I tell has to have some kind of love included. Fortunately, there's a lot of love in this world. ^_^
Tea: A concoction fit for the gods. Since I've had to swear off coffee, I've been exploring the many varieties of tea. I've already gone into great detail about this once, (where Kandybar and Pikey got into a disagreement about oolong worthy of popcorn). Right now I'm hopelessly in love with Traylor's Afternoon Darjeeling and their Chinese Rose Petal tea. Twinings English Breakfast and genmai-cha are a close second, but it's now difficult finding good loose genmai-cha without spending $20 on shipping. I miss Asian mega-marts.
Mystery: I'm not a big fan of mysteries. I've tried reading The Cat Who series (couldn't get past "Saw Red") and Agatha Christie (didn't make it a third of the way through "Orient Express"). Mysteries set in a sci-fi or fantasy universe are easier to take. This is different from Mysteries, those unexplainable Truths that humans constantly strive for through religion, ecstatic experiences, or extreme sports. Those Mysteries cannot be fathomed by our lowly brains. They can only be glimpsed. That's what makes life fun.
Fandom: A chronic addiction for me. My fangirl-ism extends to classics like Dune and LoTR and Dr. Who, as well as the more recent Studio Ghibli films, Spiderman and Labyrinth. I enjoy discussing the finer points of relationships and special effects, the whys and wherefores of the characters, and what was superior and what was just a fanboy's wet dream. As a writer, I'm constantly wondering "What If?" with my favorite series, films and books and I'm not afraid to do something about it. Even though fanfiction is considered hack writing and self-indulgent, I can keep myself out of the stories. Most of the time. ^_^ Fandom is important, as it not only provides creative outlets for various authors and artists not ready or comfortable to pursue their originals, but allows for a large variety of money-making enterprises.
Dreams: Wolf considers me weird because I can remember dreams, including some doozies from grade school. This may be because I enjoy most of my dreams, especially when I can manipulate them. Wolf usually has bad dreams, so I don't blame him for making himself forget. Big Dreams, the kinds people strive for in real life, I have mostly fulfilled. The Career Dream had two distinct paths, and Real Life took me in a completely different direction. I am OK with this. I have my wonderful husband, my two cute if often annoying children, my very own house AND my very own Big Purple Car with License to Drive. Some people say without dreams, life isn't worth living. I don't agree. I think learning is what makes life living. Dreams are pretty and wispy and can dissolve like cotton candy. Goals are more concrete and learning is always a good thing.
Plot: Plot is very, very important. Without plot, any story is nothing more then a jumble of words trying to find something to link up with. A bad plot will ruin any movie, play or book. The hard part of plot is that there's only a few standards. Man strives against Man. Man strives against Self. Man strives against Environment, replace man with woman accordingly and I don't want to hear any fussing from the feminists. It's all the same thing in this context. Telling these three main plots in new and exciting ways is the challenge for the writer. I am a hopeless romantic writer. As such, any story I tell has to have some kind of love included. Fortunately, there's a lot of love in this world. ^_^
Tea: A concoction fit for the gods. Since I've had to swear off coffee, I've been exploring the many varieties of tea. I've already gone into great detail about this once, (where Kandybar and Pikey got into a disagreement about oolong worthy of popcorn). Right now I'm hopelessly in love with Traylor's Afternoon Darjeeling and their Chinese Rose Petal tea. Twinings English Breakfast and genmai-cha are a close second, but it's now difficult finding good loose genmai-cha without spending $20 on shipping. I miss Asian mega-marts.
Mystery: I'm not a big fan of mysteries. I've tried reading The Cat Who series (couldn't get past "Saw Red") and Agatha Christie (didn't make it a third of the way through "Orient Express"). Mysteries set in a sci-fi or fantasy universe are easier to take. This is different from Mysteries, those unexplainable Truths that humans constantly strive for through religion, ecstatic experiences, or extreme sports. Those Mysteries cannot be fathomed by our lowly brains. They can only be glimpsed. That's what makes life fun.
Fandom: A chronic addiction for me. My fangirl-ism extends to classics like Dune and LoTR and Dr. Who, as well as the more recent Studio Ghibli films, Spiderman and Labyrinth. I enjoy discussing the finer points of relationships and special effects, the whys and wherefores of the characters, and what was superior and what was just a fanboy's wet dream. As a writer, I'm constantly wondering "What If?" with my favorite series, films and books and I'm not afraid to do something about it. Even though fanfiction is considered hack writing and self-indulgent, I can keep myself out of the stories. Most of the time. ^_^ Fandom is important, as it not only provides creative outlets for various authors and artists not ready or comfortable to pursue their originals, but allows for a large variety of money-making enterprises.
Dreams: Wolf considers me weird because I can remember dreams, including some doozies from grade school. This may be because I enjoy most of my dreams, especially when I can manipulate them. Wolf usually has bad dreams, so I don't blame him for making himself forget. Big Dreams, the kinds people strive for in real life, I have mostly fulfilled. The Career Dream had two distinct paths, and Real Life took me in a completely different direction. I am OK with this. I have my wonderful husband, my two cute if often annoying children, my very own house AND my very own Big Purple Car with License to Drive. Some people say without dreams, life isn't worth living. I don't agree. I think learning is what makes life living. Dreams are pretty and wispy and can dissolve like cotton candy. Goals are more concrete and learning is always a good thing.
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Date: 2009-06-26 10:55 am (UTC)Yeah, couldn't get halfway through A is for Alibi, I think it was. I saw the TV series of Dresden on Sci Fi and fell in love. I much prefer mysteries that are wrapped in magic or science or the supernatural or a snarky sense of humor. Straightforward "I am a detective and I'm have to solve..." bore me. I was rather disappointed that The Cat Who fell flat for me. Crime-solving Siamese cats sounded right up my alley.