tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post4602668307177774555..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Blowin' in the WindSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-15134358231166668312007-08-16T20:56:00.000-07:002007-08-16T20:56:00.000-07:00I think the Jolie book is just a matter of time. A...I think the Jolie book is just a matter of time. And I will NOT read it.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-28620910016606761452007-08-15T13:37:00.000-07:002007-08-15T13:37:00.000-07:00Aaaaah!The thought of Eric Carle illustrating the ...Aaaaah!<BR/>The thought of Eric Carle illustrating the coldhearted snake... <BR/><BR/>Ohh, that was bad. Bad, bad, bad. And now that song will be in my head for the rest of the day.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Sam!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-65085987614749651782007-08-15T13:19:00.000-07:002007-08-15T13:19:00.000-07:00Well,Paula Abdul IS a songwriter and "Cold Hearted...Well,Paula Abdul IS a songwriter and "Cold Hearted Snake" really just needs some Eric Carle artwork to take off. Oh, that mischevious snake! He don't play by rules!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-49133843496623631982007-08-13T14:45:00.000-07:002007-08-13T14:45:00.000-07:00Yeah, and imagine MY surprise when I thought about...Yeah, and imagine MY surprise when I thought about my earlier manuscript, which has some WWII-era historical elements (but is set in the modern day). And I started that--when? Actually, back in 2001, I think. <BR/><BR/>Eh.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-27487270804216885982007-08-13T14:37:00.000-07:002007-08-13T14:37:00.000-07:00We might think about the resurgence of WWII as a t...We might think about the resurgence of WWII as a topic in light of the current non-war. The only war I know of which met <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_war#When_is_a_war_just_by_the_criteria_of_Just_War_theory.3F_.28jus_ad_bellum.29" REL="nofollow">"just war" principles</A> was WWII, and the manner in which it was conducted wasn't entirely ethical. So, it's probably the only example easily related to by readers ... and is rather sad, actually.<BR/><BR/>Besides - if you were a follower, would your manuscript be complete? Would you have started writing it, oh, 3 years ago?<BR/><BR/><I>(I linked to the Wiki article, just because it states the theory most succinctly ... but it's not the best, if it's something you're really interested in)</I>David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-42905903758133764442007-08-13T11:18:00.000-07:002007-08-13T11:18:00.000-07:00You know what? I forgot that, and I TOTALLY take y...You know what? I forgot that, and I TOTALLY take your point. Though I believe that screen writing IS completely different, I will change my example. <BR/><BR/>To ...Paula ABDUL!? Yikes.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-16085325958920806962007-08-13T11:08:00.000-07:002007-08-13T11:08:00.000-07:00I agree with your post with the exception of your ...I agree with your post with the exception of your Matt Damon example. I mean, Matt Damon wrote GOOD WILL HUNTING which won an Oscar for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (1998). I'd imagine if he set his mind to writing a novel he could write a pretty darn good one. Now, if you used Paula Abdul as an example....eluperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152482577048521774noreply@blogger.com