General Discussion Thread

[MountainTroll]

And by the way mead hall writers, I have still been thinking about that little debate a week or so ago about depressed versus happy writing. I have tried to make note during my days of moments of pure joy and look around and see how I could describe that. Initially it was annoying to have my feelings interrupted by such a logical task (right brain, left brain battle), but after a while I was amazed at how often it happened. I have a lot to be happy about!

I was also really struck thought by TimsuptoNothin's comment:

''Adults generally believe they get up because 'they have to'. If I ever let myself believe that again I'd just as soon die in my sleep."

It has made me think about what I look forward to the next day, and if there is nothing... then to plan something. It has added more fun into the days, which is always a plus! I was surprised I had gotten lulled into that brain-numb worker bee mindset.

[Timsup2nothin]

It has made me think about what I look forward to the next day, and if there is nothing... then to plan something. It has added more fun into the days, which is always a plus! I was surprised I had gotten lulled into that brain-numb worker bee mindset.

To have my comment credited with this result is to be credited with having fulfilled, at least briefly, the intention that gets me out of bed every day. Thanks.

You will be even more surprised if you try the experiment I suggested.

[MountainTroll]

Timsuptonothin,
I can only imagine the looks I would get... and that is enough to keep me from trying it! I don't need to be known as that "crazy lady" about town!

[Timsup2nothin]

On assignment six...

I was perhaps trying too hard to completely isolate the four styles, which was challenging. Then I made it even harder by alternating tenses, just because I'm a bit masochistic. I really did learn a lot from this one though.

I see that all the portrayals of Ron were very centered on the band, but I was looking ahead somewhat. Ron needs to be very compartmentalized, to an extent that when he is set in his various environments the reader is almost left with 'is this the same person?'.

Hopefully in assignment seven I will be able to show him passing across one of his disconnects. I'm working out his wife as the second character so I can contrast the 'Rockin Ron whose life is the band' with the 'family Ron whose band is the job that supports his wife and kids'.