Tag: humor
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How to Adapt a Book into a Movie- foolproof advice for making the perfect adaption
Greetings friends! There has, of late, been a friendly little voice in my head which likes to screech like a pterodactyl, “YOU HAVEN’T WRITTEN A BLOG POST IN 89 YEARS YOU PATHETIC PORCUPINE.” To which I answer “a) Hush, b) it has NOT been 89 years, c) don’t call me pathetic because it hurts my…
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10 Signs That You are a Theatre Nerd
As everyone knows, there are 3 things that really matter in life: books, writing, cheesecake, and theatre. (Math does not matter) Today the focus is obviously on theatre and, more specifically, that delightful species theatricus nerdius. If you would like to know if you are one of these strange and wonderful creatures (or if you…
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What Happens When a Bookworm Is Unable to Read Books (Terrible things, I assure you)
Terrible things happen when you take a bookworm away from their natural habitat. We are fragile, volatile creatures. We require books to survive and frequent visits to libraries, bookstores, and quiet, secluded rooms with comfy chairs to sustain us. If we are denied these, the consequences can be dire. Apparently whoever decided going to college…
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Weapons for Fighting Writer’s Block
If you are like 100% of writer’s, you are familiar with the Block of doom that belongs to all of our kind, though we never asked for it and we certainly don’t want it. Unfortunately, any time we manage to lose it, some well-meaning jogger or visiting botanist sees it sticking out of a bush…
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My 5 Biggest Writer Pet Peeves (When it Comes to Readers)
As you may have guessed, I am a writer. I suppose it must be pretty obvious from my post on The Writing Process. How else would I be able to describe it so PERFECTLY? There are many challenges a writer faces throughout their writing life. Writer’s block, feelings that your work is garbage, loss of contact…
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5 Things People in Movies Can Do (That I Can’t)
Watching movies is something that I greatly enjoy. I have a great love for complex characters and well crafted screenplays. Sometimes I find that I feel a profound connection between myself and the characters. I can relate to them on so many levels…. And then there are the times when I wonder where these people…
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Sandwiches
A good book is like a sandwich. It is made up of many different components. The combinations of such components are practically limitless, but the important thing is that, whatever the combination, the components work together to make a nutritious, well rounded meal. While
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The Writing Process
Writing is one of the most difficult and dangerous pass times in the universe. No, you do not risk being eaten or stabbed or drowned or smashed by a piano (unless, of course, you do your writing in a place where you are susceptible to such fates), but the writer daily endures unspeakable agony and…
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An Introduction to My Brain
At this time I consider it my duty to inform you of what this is. Well, it’s a blog, clearly. I hope you know that much. If not, I must say I have some mild concerns for you. What I mean to say is, I would like to take this time to inform you of…
Trivialities 