May 09, 2006
"How Do You Stay So Prolific, Joy?"
I work hard to make sure that 99% of what I write is complete and utter shit.
I'm also capable of whipping up a few pages of dialogue on my lunch hour if writers' group is meeting that night.
Though I shudder to take it in: our teacher always tells me I'm really good at dialogue, and should stop writing so much of it. She's harsh, I tell you.
Posted by: Attila Girl at
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These are really good posts.
P.S. You should stop writing so many of them.
Posted by: RightWingDuck at May 10, 2006 08:01 AM (bX+n4)
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Could you give us an example of a conversation between you and your teacher?
Posted by: Averroes at May 10, 2006 05:42 PM (jlOCy)
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Teacher: Reading LMA's paper to herself. "This is a lot better than the crap I write! Sweet Circe, I hate her!" "If she only knew that I was asked to submit some writing samples for a new literary review mag for Albanians with English as their second language, and all I could think of was to write 'Patty was my best friend when I was in third grade. She lived three doors down from me and never leaked in public which was pretty much all I needed in a best friend in those days. Heck I could use a friend like that now.' Pathetic, I know! I didn't even nick it from that Indian babe at Harvard, ot the one that wrote it first. I never read anybody else's stuff. I read the reprint in the PennySaver! Somebody kill me now! Please!
LMA: "So, what'cha think?"
Teacher: "I'd lose all that witty crap(crossing out two-thirds of the text). And the surprise ending, too. Nobody likes surprises."
LMA: "Uh, OK."
Posted by: Darrell at May 11, 2006 07:31 PM (QYAar)
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