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I've been given a number of names over the course of my life. Some are even repeatable in polite company. One of my favourites was given to me by one of our best friends. She calls me "uniqUE," (pronouncing the normally silent ue. She says that it means I'm a "unique you." There's simply no one else in the world quite like me. (That's a fact for which a great many people are extremely grateful.)
         Should I ever refute my descriptor 'PNG', I will certainly suffix my name with 'UniqUE.'
         Bren & I were just discussing all the things which require a great deal of money, such as traveling, experiencing the wonders of the world, being able to sample the wide variety of cuisine from all around the world, and much more.
         The one activity that is most dependent on money is being wealthy.
         Fortunately, my wealth doesn't reside in a bank or in an investment company. It isn't in my wallet.
         MY wealth just wished me a good morning and is about to start a pot o' coffee. My wealth sends me cards and letters, and joins us for dinner at times. My wealth shares their amazing talents and experiences with me by posting their work in this community and by emailing me. My wealth shines brilliantly as they laugh at my corny jokes and share theirs with me. My wealth also shines brilliantly in my darker moments when they send me wishes for a better future.
         Wealth? I have it in great abundance, and it will last long beyond my time in this existence. Money? The buck stops at the cash register or the tax office or in the pocket of a thief. The only place money never stays is in one's own hand.
Giving humanlike qualities to animals or inanimate objects is anthropomorphism. What is the term for the act of ascribing animal-like qualities to humans or to inanimate objects? Many comic book characters have such qualities. Notably, Spiderman, Wolverine, and the Birdmen of Flash Gordon. I oft refer to the telephones of a few recades ago as "devices like curled up cats which sit on desks with their tails plugged into the wall." (IMHO phones, in any form, are utilitarian, whereas cats are useful and pleasant.
         Mr. Data in the Star Trek world presents another interesting question. He is an elaborate machine which/who(?) has humanlike characteristics. Is this anthropomorphism or some developing new element?
         I must also ask why in the world we humans would create words which take longer to type than wolfing down a doughnut & coffee on the way to work. *FacePalm*

Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind.

Meditations 17 - John Donne

         I just discovered and looked into the White Case Memorial.
         John Donne expresses my feelings almost precisely, and that quote represents my purple iris expression of respect for those who have laid aside their quills and pens for the last time in this existence.
         It expresses, also, the joining of my sympathies with those of the families, loved ones, and friends whose loss has been even greater than ours.


I love the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray and Andi McDowell. I could watch that movie over and over and over...
I'm hoping the novel I'm writing for my wife will be a torment for her and all who read it.

         It's (hopefully) an amusing tale about an avid reader whose reading habit turns her into a witch. I'm trying to make it a "can't put it down" book. The chapters so far vary widely in length. (Is that a good thing or a bad one?) I'm striving to make each one tell exactly what it needs to tell --- nothing more nor less. Plus, I'm trying to end every chapter with a cliffhanger, or at least a lead-in to the next chapter. That's why I say I want it to be a misery. I want the reader to reach the end of each chapter thinking, "I can't possibly keep reading right now, and I'm at the end of this chapter, but I absolutely must find out why this character just did [such-n-such and how the protagonist is going to handle this new development. Maybe I'll read just a few more lines to find out."

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Offering humble apologies for mismatched words and unclosed square brackets. At present, am like runner making great speed toward finish line but tripping on each hurdle.

The Enigma of My Mind


Whence come my 'unusual' ideas?
They just pop into my mind at random and at all sorts of odd moments. Here's a recent 'pop':

We saw a woman at the ranch dressing by an open window of her cabin.

The Enigma of My Mind

Whence come my 'unusual' ideas? They just pop into my mind at random and at all sorts of odd moments. Here's a recent 'pop:'

"I'd like to go to Tennessee in Ernie's Ford."

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         I'm writing a story which I hope will be a novel. It's a witch story for Bren, who is a fan of same. I'm deep enough now that I'm having to read back occasionally to refresh my memory on certain points. I have a backstory as well as a direction in my mind, but that's the only place these items exist.
         I have a few questions for my fellow WdC-ers.


Do you actually write a backstory for your large works such as novels?
If so, how elaborate?
How do you keep track of your details? (To avoid things like the honey-blonde plain jane in chapter two morphing into a raven-haired beauty in chapter 13?)
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I am a pantser - which is this style of writing - but I do have a hand-written series of notes about characters and things that happened. Names, details, dates - once it's in the story, it's in the note list.

My biggest issue is remembering to change my list if I change something in the story...
Well, I haven't written anything larger than 5600 words in years. My largest work so far features only three characters and one super long scene, so it was pretty easy to keep track of everything *Laugh*

"Tools of the Trade" Open in new Window. if you're interested *Wink*
I'm starting a novel. The first line is, "Zzzzzzz zzzz zzz zz zzzzz." I'm using the writing style "stream of unconsciousness." *Wink*
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