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If You Don't Respond To Romance - Jack, You Dead
Gonna be up all night gettin' ready
Created on 2003-12-03 20:35:21 (#1506215), last updated 2009-05-04
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Basic Info| Name: | Cass |
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| Location: | Canada |
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cassaclyzm.
For September - December 2008, this journal will primarily be used for my "Media Living" class. I'll be talking about my media use and incorporating some of the class discussions and readings (which are often available online - keep your eyes peeled for interesting links of various flavours.) To see only these entries, follow the "Media Living" tag.
follow wordwhacker at http://twitter.com
To get to the stories I've written, scroll down a bunch, but my caveats and such are directly below.
If you want to read or comment on anything, great. Enjoy! Be brutal, be kind, whatever you want. Mostly I'm posting my own forays into story-writing on this blog for these reasons:
1) Anyone in the world can read them. CAN. Probably won't, but can. There's some motivation there not to, y'know, suck too bad.
2) I effectively give up first publication rights. Which means I can't sell them - so that pressure to do so goes out the window.
3) Really, I should be writing because, first and foremost, I like doing it, and I want to get better at it. If I don't want to post something because I don't like it, why am I writing it?
Keep in mind that I am a novice writer and am claiming the full benefits of that position: I get to write uncomfortably and I get to use clichés and I get to break the rules and learn why they exist in the first place. I get to write wince-worthy dialogue scenes and boring descriptions and characterizations that just don't work. I get to not be perfect. Capisce? Great. Though it should be noted that these posts are fair game for comments pointing out my weaknesses, which I, recognizing the many benefits of my novice-status, must endeavour to correct. Short of an all-out flame, I will gratefully accept as 100% true any comment made about my writing.
A lot of these stories have been run through Critique Circle.
I highly recommend Critique Circle to anyone who needs a second (and third, and fourth...) opinion on a story, and who enjoys the process of critiquing the work of others.
Short Stories (Over 1,000 words)
Unhealthy Attraction
- When an old lover comes to visit she brings a long dead world back with her. (Short Story, 3,500 words, first draft.)
The Wedding Bed
- She will give anything to find him, but what will it mean in the end? (Fable, 1,400 words, first draft.)
Mother Knows Best
- "When I was seven years old, I was in love with my second grade teacher." (1,000 words, first draft)
Making Ends Meet
- Opposites attract, but they also see things in very different ways. (1,300 words, first draft)
You in the Mirror
- Being honest with yourself isn't always an easy road. (4,700 words, first draft)
Keeping it Real
- "I met Jimmy when we were both sixteen and about to jump off a bridge." (1,700 words, first draft)
Vignettes (Less than 1,000 words)
The Tree's Legacy
- A little girl starts to wonder how permanent her world really is. (600 words, second draft.) (First draft.)
Wet Sand
- What do we remember when we're too young to understand? (250 words, first draft.)
Complications
- When you find out what unconditional love really is. (700 words, first draft.)
Disappointment
- We're all gluttons for punishment. (250 words, first draft.)
Diamonds
- Idealism sometimes has a price. (800 words, first draft.)
Post Haste
- Sometimes nature takes things into her own hands. (650 words, first draft.)
Oh No You Don't
- "You will not spend one cent of your hard earned money on a ring." (200 words, first draft)
Christmas Cookies
- I had been neglecting a Christmas tradition that, surely, had a growing impact on my Naughty or Nice status. (500 words, second draft)
Longer works:
Blue Goo (aka: Adventures in Boringville)
- Casey and Paul find something in the woods that will turn their world upside down, and definitely make getting their homework finished on time a challenge.
(NaNoWriMo story, 2004. Currently in second draft, 25,000 words. First 6 chapters of raw first draft also posted. These entries are Friends Locked. If you'd like to read 'em, you'll need a livejournal.)
cassaclyzm. For September - December 2008, this journal will primarily be used for my "Media Living" class. I'll be talking about my media use and incorporating some of the class discussions and readings (which are often available online - keep your eyes peeled for interesting links of various flavours.) To see only these entries, follow the "Media Living" tag.
follow wordwhacker at http://twitter.com
To get to the stories I've written, scroll down a bunch, but my caveats and such are directly below.
If you want to read or comment on anything, great. Enjoy! Be brutal, be kind, whatever you want. Mostly I'm posting my own forays into story-writing on this blog for these reasons:
1) Anyone in the world can read them. CAN. Probably won't, but can. There's some motivation there not to, y'know, suck too bad.
2) I effectively give up first publication rights. Which means I can't sell them - so that pressure to do so goes out the window.
3) Really, I should be writing because, first and foremost, I like doing it, and I want to get better at it. If I don't want to post something because I don't like it, why am I writing it?
Keep in mind that I am a novice writer and am claiming the full benefits of that position: I get to write uncomfortably and I get to use clichés and I get to break the rules and learn why they exist in the first place. I get to write wince-worthy dialogue scenes and boring descriptions and characterizations that just don't work. I get to not be perfect. Capisce? Great. Though it should be noted that these posts are fair game for comments pointing out my weaknesses, which I, recognizing the many benefits of my novice-status, must endeavour to correct. Short of an all-out flame, I will gratefully accept as 100% true any comment made about my writing.
A lot of these stories have been run through Critique Circle.
I highly recommend Critique Circle to anyone who needs a second (and third, and fourth...) opinion on a story, and who enjoys the process of critiquing the work of others.
Short Stories (Over 1,000 words)
Unhealthy Attraction
- When an old lover comes to visit she brings a long dead world back with her. (Short Story, 3,500 words, first draft.)
The Wedding Bed
- She will give anything to find him, but what will it mean in the end? (Fable, 1,400 words, first draft.)
Mother Knows Best
- "When I was seven years old, I was in love with my second grade teacher." (1,000 words, first draft)
Making Ends Meet
- Opposites attract, but they also see things in very different ways. (1,300 words, first draft)
You in the Mirror
- Being honest with yourself isn't always an easy road. (4,700 words, first draft)
Keeping it Real
- "I met Jimmy when we were both sixteen and about to jump off a bridge." (1,700 words, first draft)
Vignettes (Less than 1,000 words)
The Tree's Legacy
- A little girl starts to wonder how permanent her world really is. (600 words, second draft.) (First draft.)
Wet Sand
- What do we remember when we're too young to understand? (250 words, first draft.)
Complications
- When you find out what unconditional love really is. (700 words, first draft.)
Disappointment
- We're all gluttons for punishment. (250 words, first draft.)
Diamonds
- Idealism sometimes has a price. (800 words, first draft.)
Post Haste
- Sometimes nature takes things into her own hands. (650 words, first draft.)
Oh No You Don't
- "You will not spend one cent of your hard earned money on a ring." (200 words, first draft)
Christmas Cookies
- I had been neglecting a Christmas tradition that, surely, had a growing impact on my Naughty or Nice status. (500 words, second draft)
Longer works:
Blue Goo (aka: Adventures in Boringville)
- Casey and Paul find something in the woods that will turn their world upside down, and definitely make getting their homework finished on time a challenge.
(NaNoWriMo story, 2004. Currently in second draft, 25,000 words. First 6 chapters of raw first draft also posted. These entries are Friends Locked. If you'd like to read 'em, you'll need a livejournal.)
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