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Mr. SmartyPants sighed as he stood at the edge of town, bathed in shadow. The township of Logan had changed since he’d been gone, and not for the better. Once a thriving community, now the streets were ruled by tumbleweeds and ghosts. Gone were the glory days, when gold flowed like honey from a bee hive in the taverns and even the poorest of folk had enough to keep them through the winter. Only memories remained, both joyful and painful for Smarty. With a sigh, he brushed the dust from his hat, placing it back atop his head, and turned his back on the empty buildings. Mounting his horse he rode east, not sparing the town another glance.
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i write in the mornings. it's my most productive time of day and i find that i am more structured and energetic. usuaully it's at my desk and i put on something that fits the mood of what i want to write. i have the house to myself so there are no distractions, and i usually just let myself go, no time limit or expectations. oh, and there is usually a cup of coffee at hand and kittens underfoot.
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Quote by AshleighQuote by spriteQuote by Ashleigh
Even if I never get to publish anything else, I'll always write for my own pleasure and enjoyment. But yeah, I'd be lying if I didn't say that a beach house with bleached wood floors, my laptop, an almost finished manuscript and a glass of bordeaux isn't one of my all time favourite writer fantasies...
heh. if anyone can make that happen, it's you, hon. just don't to include me in the dedications in one of your best sellers.
Wait, in my vision, you're living in the beach house next to mine. We go jogging on the beach every morning at 6am by the way. We also have matching Apple laptop computers and are collaborating on a sequel to our New York Times Bestseller...
*giggle* in MY vision, you keep calling the cops and complaining about the noise from all the wild parties and one night i get really drunk and spray paint nasty comments on on your front door and you have me arrested. really, after all the nice things i've said about you, too! that does it, i'm moving to the suburbs! ;)
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Quote by LMBQuote by Barney_FifeQuote by LMBQuote by LolaQuote by bikebum1975Quote by sassy
I want a cookie and I can't have them!!! ARH!!!
You always want a cookie LOL
Who doesn't always want a cookie? Or cake?
omg! caaaaaaaakeeee!
LMB Do you like cake? I hate it myself!
duuuuuuude!
Cake is evil. it must be killed!
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Quote by Ashleigh
Even if I never get to publish anything else, I'll always write for my own pleasure and enjoyment. But yeah, I'd be lying if I didn't say that a beach house with bleached wood floors, my laptop, an almost finished manuscript and a glass of bordeaux isn't one of my all time favourite writer fantasies...
heh. if anyone can make that happen, it's you, hon. just don't to include me in the dedications in one of your best sellers.
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I am always hestitant to put up something "too long". I recall a comment on a story posted on other site that was lengthy, something along the lines of "this was on of the few times i've bothered to finish something this long". personally, i think having something posted in bite sized chunks on a site like this makes it easier for me to digest. the reasoning is that a lot of time there are a lot of distractions on line, and sitting down and reading 10,000 words on the computer at once can be a chore, like 2,000 words at a time is a pleasure and, once i am hooked on chapter one, i WILL seek out the follow ups for reading.
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ok, going against the grain here, but normally, i get an idea, i sit down, i write... i don't stop writing unless forced too, and then i work it out in my head while working, cleaning, driving, etc... it's rare to take more then 2-3 days, sometimes just one - this is SHORT stories, btw, not novel lenght stories! once it's done, i do my best to fix typoes, reread, polish it up a bit, and then it's done. i deal with an ADD brain, so it HAS to be done quick, or i lose it and move on. it frustrates me at times to re read something a month later and nit pick at it, but then, there are times when i think i acheive what i wanted.
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i have collected a lot of soundtracks over the years that touch various moods in me. when i write, i find that songs with lyrics tend to be distracting, unless they fit the tone PERFECTLY, but usually, i end up having too many words in my head, so it's back to wordless soundtracks. also, techno seems to work for really up beat unergetic peices, so that gets pulled out from time to time as well.
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i am honestly not interested in being published. my goal is to write something that i am proud of, not just something that i think is good, but something that pushes beyond what i think myself capable of, a story with no mis-steps, no imperfections, each word perfectly placed. i want to to be something that moves both me and anyone who reads it. i think that i am slowly reaching towards that place, and that with each story i write, i come a little closer.