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A couple of good ways to brainstorm a story is through plot and character. Whether plot or character comes first when composing a novel is sort of like the chicken and egg thing. It greatly depends on the author's point of view. Plot and character are so entwined that it's often hard to even separate the two. Like all elements of a novel—dialogue, exposition, description, pacing—plot and character are woven throughout. I think writing can be compared to weaving, where the threads are blurred within the composition of the overall pattern.
After several books I've found that, although there are guidelines to writing, there are no hard and fast rules. That's why the best authors appear to break them.
For me, it's nice to know where I'm going before I create my characters, even if it's only a general idea of the plot. Once I have my external conflict (plot) I can then create the characters who would suffer the worst internal conflict within the story. So, if I have a storyline where the heroine must leave her village to find her missing father, who is tangled up in all sorts of political intrigue, I will create a character who is not an adventuress at heart. She'd prefer a cozy, quiet life of knitting and cooking and raising babies. The last thing she would want is to leave her peaceful home and go wandering about the dangerous countryside, eventually becoming tangled up in the same intrigues that cost her father his life. Her internal conflict will be so much greater than creating a character who longs for adventure and excitement. And her growth would be much more rewarding and life-altering. And this is exactly what I did for book two in The Elven Lords series, The Lady of The Storm (releasing August 2011).
Once I create the characters, and plunk them into the story, they will take over, sometimes changing the plot drastically from what I'd first envisioned. And I let them. Because isn't that the magic of writing, when the words aren't coming from you, but the characters that you've created?
So should you try starting with plot or character? That's all up to you, and the story you envision writing. But if you're not quite sure, try starting with a general plot outline or idea, and create characters who would hate to be put into the situation you've created. Or start with a fascinating character, and create a situation that will challenge them. And see where the magic takes you.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
FOR WRITERS: There are many ways to create a story...
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- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Kathryne, I think that's an excellent point about finding the character who would hate to be put in the situation you've created. LOL I think I do this intuitively, but I hadn't really thought about it like that.ReplyDelete
And I totally agree with the "magic" of writing, and letting it take you where it wants to go -- that is one of the fun parts. It makes up for the not-so-fun parts. LOL
Donna Cummings
Hi Donna!ReplyDelete
I agree, there's probably a lot of things we do when writing our stories that we don't consciously think about. :} Glad to hear you find your writing magical...that's the important part. Best wishes!
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In yet another attempt at a comeback, Nokia plans to relaunch the classic 3310 that won out hearts about a decade and half ago. The company has failed at several attempts to make a comeback over the years after falling behind rivals since the smart phone revolution. Even a sale to Microsoft did not help the company make any gains.
Each time the company fails at an attempted comeback it seems they have used up some of the grace they have in the hands of users and soon this grace will be exhausted – it definitely will not be unlimited.
The relaunched Nokia 3310 may find love in the hands of oldies who used the original version when it first launched and perhaps young people might like the nostalgic feeling it evokes.
Available in four finishes – Warm Red and Yellow, both with a gloss finish, and Dark Blue and Grey both with a matte finish with 2.0MP camera, 16GB of RAM and 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery.
If you want a phone that can last up to one month on a single charge and is durable, then the relaunched Nokia 3310 is for you.
The dual-SIM handset sports a 2MP camera along with 16GB of storage that can be expanded to 32 GB via a microSD card slot. The new Nokia 3310 ships with Snake preinstalled, as well as a full-colour display.
The phone comes with a 2.40-inch display with a resolution of 240 pixels by 320 pixels. It measures 115.60 x 51.00 x 12.80 (height x width x thickness). Connectivity options include Bluetooth and FM.
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I have bought a mobile phone online on 10th April 2015. It is still under warranty. But it suddenly starts malfunctioning. It switched off automatically and again switched on. The same procedure repeats for a number of time.I went to service center twice/thrice; they deposited my mobile for sometime and give it back to may assuring that same problem will not occur again.But still after 2-3 hours same problem arises again.
Everytime they ask me to come to center if I face the same issue again, which is almost 20 kms away from my residency. Due to this I am facing too much physical and mental trouble. I ask them for permanent solution then they said that it is beyond their scope.
I am asking them to replace my handset but they are denying that too instead they are asking to deposit my phone for 30/40 days .i ask to provide an alternate during this period but again negative response.
I am facing a lot of mental and physical problem due to this incidents.
Now I am looking forward to lodge a complaint in consumer forum against the company.
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All that swimming made us hungry so we enjoyed our dinner over looking the pool
but not without goofing around for a bit
Yummy fish.......
AND HAM AND PINEAPPLE PIZZA PEOPLE..............WORTH EVERY CALORIE (but I don't count them anyways, so that's why we had this dish more than once)
After dinner we went to the market by our resort for some snacks
And Sung Hyun met a friend. This man wouldn't stop speaking Vietnamese to him.....hehe
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This is actually going to be the 1st time taking a trazodone and I needed to know if it will put me to sleep
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When I had a major depression is needed 100mgs but now it can help me fall asleep lily when needed 25mg so. My wife has Multiple Myolema an incurable cancer but treatable and needs 50mgs to sleep.
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Today is August 15th, 2016. India, the country, celebrates her 70th birthday. Of course, it is my firm (uneducated, uninformed, bigoted – to use the terms en vogue for folks such as ourselves) belief that India the civilisation can't be dated.
Anyway, each year on this day, everyone and their uncles start harping about the "dreams" of a billion Indians. Right from the nation's political leaders, the media, and increasingly, brands. What space you can find is plastered with proclamations of fulfilling said dreams, in whatever manner they can, by each of these entities.
And I have a problem with this…
You see, for far too long, this country (I suspect many others as well) has been fed fables of someone working for them to fulfill their dreams, aspirations. To help them rise from poverty, social or societal oppression, or whatever else it was that needs rising from. We've been taught, nay conditioned, to believe in messianic figures and saviours. And as long as this remains the case, we'll always remain waiting for them – for if there's one thing that messiahs are good at, it is never turning up (and if ever they do, then doing so on time)!
Instead, I seek a move to action. Of course, you need to think and dream to be able to act, but while we do that fairly often, we stop there. We need to move that little bit and that large tract ahead. As individuals, as a people, as a nation – and in the fulfillment of that action, shall we find a better, more complete world.
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Come and lie down with me,
Let us bury our thoughts in the sand,
And dreams throw in the river,
Neither are very welcome in our fates,
Thus forsaken, they shall find a home,
And become tree shall give fruit,
Become current feed the fisherfolk,
What use are they to us, thoughts and dreams?
What beauty do they give the dreary everyday?
What colour to the lifelessness of life?
What songs or tunes, what melody,
To the cacophony of a thousand drowning souls,
Who sink everyday in the courts and the malls,
In offices and parks, in trains and highways,
Deeper into the mire of more,
Bring these thoughts, these fabulous dreams?
No, our loftiness only chokes us from within,
Lets slip a snake in our bloodstream and,
A torrent in our breaths, and both only rise,
And grow regardless of space and time,
For ambition and desire know no end,
They have everything and want everything more,
And these snakes and storms slowly suppress us,
Churn us from within, extract every ruddy drop,
And swallowing from us our base, simple joys,
Leave us as stretched and withered as kites,
Who take to skies having not the breadth for it,
Are propelled only by flimsy strings and,
Controlled by those who have never known flight,
But once airborne do feel the majesty of it,
Declare themselves rulers of winds forgetting,
That they reside on the ground, are made of dust,
So let's keep aside these thoughts, these dreams,
See instead the Truth that resides in every breath,
That rises with the sun each morning and,
Guides us through nighttime as the stars,
Which is in the wind and water, ablaze as fire,
Rooted in the depth of the earth,
Which is alive and present, yea, and awake,
The Truth that this is the only reality we have,
That this Time is our only strength and comfort,
The ethers of the past, the vapours of the future,
Are all born of the flow of life that is now,
Pumped by your heart, pulsing in your veins,
Made concrete by the grime of your actions,
Shaped by the hammer of your arm,
Refined by the chisel of your voice,
And made immortal by the sweat of your actions.
Stand then, women and men, take charge,
Grab hold of your time, command your senses,
Waste not time in dreaming, what joy lies in thinking?
Stand erect, walk fast, hold, carve, embellish,
Do what you can with your breath and your fate,
Both are controlled by the vigour of your hands,
Not in the lines there, but in their depths and callousness,
In the roughing you'll give them, in the support they will give you,
In the storms you'll weather, in the worries you'll fight,
But mostly in the things you'll do – not just dream –
In the lives you'll touch, in the stories you'll collect,
And in the future you'll create out of it…
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Maid dilemma2:12 PM
I said it before, finding a good maid in India is though, just after we shifted to Mumbai our first maid started really slacking off and we fired her at the end of August, and got a new one, who started off performing well, but i snow really starting to take a few liberties.
First she suddenly announced that for the next two months she won't be able to come at 8 but will come at 10, and on most day she doesn't show up before 10.30, this alone is irritating but I could live with it if she was not working slowlier and seriously starting to loose focus of what she was actually hired to do: Cooking, dishes, mopping the floor. 3 simple tasks that should not take her more than 2 hours but as of recently almost take her three!
The reason? She prefers taking care of Ishita, playing with her carrying her all the time and running to her whenever she starts crying. Not only it slows her down, but it also start crossing the line when it comes on how I raise MY daughter.
Because Ishi is now in that sweet stage at which toddlers start wanting independence and throw tantrums, it means a lot of crying can occur depending what I forbade her to do, and my maid is like quite a few people I've seen in India, hating seeing a child crying and will try to comfort her at all cost.
Ishita climbs on top of the computer desk to play with the monitor or try to reach the box of Swiss army knives and I say no once or twice firm but still on a normal voice, climbs a 3rd time and hear me shout NO and yank her away, throws a fit in the living room, and 5 second later I have the maid showering her with attention and cuddles trying to make the "boo boo" go away.
That I HATE because now thanks to this constant need to try to intervene in my way to raise my daughter, Ishi knows that tantrums will work with my maid and make a show of going to her crying even harder when I said no to something, and I don't have enough knowledge of hindi to actually tell her that she should leave Ishita alone and certainly not go right behind me showering Ishi with hugs when I just scolded her for doing something such as throwing stuff out of the window, playing with electrical cords and outlets, climbing on the computer or stuffing the toilet with towels, there is a time for discipline and a time for play..period.
Worse now Ishi is starting to see me and the maid as "Bad mommy, nice Bai" which is not helping one bit about raising my child into a well behaved little girl, this morning it actually started to annoy the crap out of me, and I will have to tell DH to tell the maid to stop giving in to every single whine and tears Ishi will shed in her presence or we will end up with a far bigger problem later, just last weekend I screamed at Ishi for climbing yet again on the computer, and I was met with a monumental slap from my daughter, before she struggled out of my grip to run to snuggle in my maid's saree, and my maid to console her as if I was the bad guy...seriously?
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Although I don't have kids, I grew up with nannies, and I can speak of the issue you have entirely! My parents 'let go' [was how they always described it to us, but let's be real here as we're adults-they fired!] at least 2 nannies that saw us as more 'friends' than kids who they were paid to take care of. They'd lie about us doing chores, or say we practiced piano even if we didn't, and essentially, like the young politicians that all kids are, we're being bribed to say dishonest things to the parents!ReplyDelete
I look back and think HOW BIZARRE was that situation, but it's true--they deserted their duties when they knew that they could. I hate to say have an iron fist on the issue, but it's true. You've got to lay down the law [or have your husband do so, so that she can understand :)] that while she's great with hugs and kisses, you hired her for mops and pans.
I hate sounding like I'm lacking compassion or stuck up about service, because that could be the furthest thing from the truth; but, when you pay someone to willingly do a job, it should be done, you know? And it should be alleviating your stress, not adding it.
Thanks I put my fist down this morning, and even though I spoke in English for the most, she seemed to understand and she put Ishi down letting her cry as long as I was in sight, but 2 minutes later whil I was in the kitchen she once again gave in to my daughter tantrum, and this time I simply snatched her out of the maid's arm.ReplyDelete
I hope I won't have to rinse and repeat too often though.
Aaah tell me about intrusive maids!! My situation is worse. In my case it is actually my babysitter who gives me unwanted parenting tips all the time. I am out at work all day, so my son is with her the whole time. She pretty much has complete control over how she feeds him, puts him to sleep etc. I am fine with all that, as long as he is on his booster chair while being fed.. strictly no running behind the kid with a cup and spoon, i've told her. She resisted at first, now shes ok with the idea after a lot of convincing. Thats the problem you know..I have to convince her for every decision relating to my son! For eg I am weaning him out of bottles and transtioning into sippy cups.So I instructed her NOT to use the bottle during the day, unless he is very sleepy or sick and cannot be experimented with. Its been 2 days now, and needless to say he's been giving resistance, cries and pushes the sippy cup away and wants his bottle. I told her not to give him the bottle, and she thinks I am cruel! I dont beleive in emotional parenting, I beleive in practical parenting and I know that kids CAN get pretty manipulative, they know our weakness and know how to have their way. But she doesnt get this! Same thing with potty training. She thinks it is too early to start, I think it is the right time. I hate it that I have to convince this woman for every single thing, and if she is not convinced she ensures that the plan fails simply bcos she spends more time with the child during his waking hours!! Every evening this week she's gonna tell me that he did not drink his milk, she'd say to my son so that I can hear it "oh baby, poor you...mommy wont give you the bottle?" . As if i am a heartless monster?? GRRRRR..!!! And I cant even ask her to just f*** off cos I am dependent on her and she is very good with the kid in many ways.ReplyDelete
OMG Enigma, I would be really angry having to deal with such a lady!ReplyDelete
Geesh how dare she make you look like the heartless monsters for not giving bottles? Crazy!
I'm glad you managed to make her understand that feed time is in the booster at the table, I always found this running around with the spoon and bowls insane.


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Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem in association with Nottingham Medieval Banquets will be transforming the grounds of the neighbouring Brewhouse Yard Museum into a Medieval Village to celebrate St George's Weekend.
Meet Robin Hood and his Merry Men, the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, join in Jesters School and much more……… Read more , click here for Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem website.
HOC Sound System At The 1st Official Derby All Night Skate for 2012
On 31st March 2012 HOC Sound System will be proudly providing DJ kit for the 1st Official Derby All Night Skate for 2012. Here's some info about the event from Rollerworld Derby:
"Happy new year everyone, we hope you have had a great festive period. We are happy to announce the date for the "1st Official Derby All Night Skate for 2012"
On Saturday 31st March. Starts at 10 pm and finishes at 6am. If you want top come and skate the earlier 7 – 10pm session, all night skate ticket holders can join in the early session for an extra £1.
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Contact games, Football and The legendary Barrel Jumping competition will be in place as usual.
Members £7, Advance £9 and on the day £10. Skate Hire £2 and lockers behind Skate Hire £1."
HOC Sound System at Headstock 2011
HOC Sound System and DJ PsyTek will be helping to put on Headstock Festival at the Urban Dekay & Desert Storm Dance Tent in Newstead, Nottinghamshire in the UK this coming weekend.
This was part of the BBC's Village SOS in an attempt to revitalise Newstead Village.
Hope to see you all there.
HOC Sound System at the Albert Hall
On Friday 4th February 2011 HOC Sound System put their 7KWatt Logic System PA into the Osborne Suite of the Albert Hall Nottingham. The system was hired for a live band that was backing for a female vocalist. This was the full 6 speaker system into a 250 to 350 capacity venue. Needles to say the Chevin Research amplifiers were not turned up anywhere near their maximum as this was a posh affair full of Law folk and such and we didn't want to scare anyone.
Vinyl Vs CD's For DJing
I often get asked this very question as I am now an avid CD DJ. As an ex vinyl DJ of 12 years I can say that vinyl is still relevant as it does have a larger dynamic range in comparison to digital formats like CD and I have many "vinyl only" DJ friends who will fight for the cause and won't have it any other way. However, the sound engineer in me knows that every time a vinyl is played the recording is damaged so over time you end up with a noisy mess of distortion that once was an amazing tune whether they're dubplates or standard vinyl. This was one of the many reasons why I changed over to CD DJing and to be honest I've never looked back. Now apart from the fact that the recording will always stay the same, and it's small and convenient, I also get to play live all of the tunes I've made to see how people react. Now that in itself is an amazing thing, well at least to me. Plus as a sound engineer I boost the recordings and re-copy them back to CD in my studio with software like the "Waves L2 Ultramaximizer" which makes a huge difference, believe me the tunes sound larger than life when this is done. This process also helps when you're converting mp3's to CD audio as mp3's are a compressed data form of the original and you basically lose a large chuck of the original track to which this process can often disguise.
The Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD DJ Decks that I use are worth mentioning too, they enable you to do so much more than you ever could with vinyl decks. For example you can make it so that you can speed up or slow down a tune like you can with vinyl decks but this time without the change in pitch. Now apart from the obvious advantage of this it also means that the little nudges a DJ will do to keep a track in time are now disguised, you don't get the sudden change in pitch going up and then suddenly down again, especially when you put the decks into "CDJ mode" not "vinyl mode." Vinyl mode makes the decks behave like a record deck but you still have the option of turning the "change in pitch" on or off. While CDJ mode makes them behave more like CD decks but when you speed the CD up or slow it down with your hand you can be as rough as you like and the track won't skip. I often start a track off in vinyl mode (simply because I can't resist doing the backwards and forwards motion you do with vinyl to get the track to start at the same time as the other track you're trying to mix into) and then change over to CDJ mode so I can be as rough as I like and just concentrate on getting into the groove! Now I can't finish off talking about these wonderful decks without saying something about the tempo change range. On Technics 1200 vinyl decks the tempo change range is + or – 8% of the original tempo of the track. While on the CDJ 1000's the tempo change range has 4 range modes: + or – : 6, 10, 16 and then what Pioneer calls "WIDE" which is basically + or – 100%. This means that you can literally mix any track into any other track you like. This is something I had always dreamed of as a vinyl DJ but never had the chance until I made the change to CD's.
Unusual entertainment events
Often I get asked about whether I do PA hire for the more unusual entertainment events for example VelevtTripp from deliciouslydeviant recently asked me:
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thanks VelvetTripp"
Well in fact I have already done a good few fetish and Goth events like,
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Kat Starr – Flourish Records
Kat Starr is Flourish Records hottest singer/song writer to date. This girl has true talent and believe me she is going places. Listen out for her on BBC Radio Nottingham on the run up to Christmas. However, if you simply can't wait that long to get a taste of her truly talented music you can listen to some of her examples here and a remix done by me "PsyTek" can be found here.
Kat Starr was born and raised in Warrington and began to learn classical piano at the age of eight. She later went on to study Music at the British Academy of New Music in London.
Since then Kat's musical journey has seen her play in front of Prince Edward as part of her extensive range of live performances.
Strongly influenced by Joni Mitchell, Kat had developed a personal style of writing, which draws together striking melodies and fantastically crafted piano movements.
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Please watch this space for release dates of the first releases of Kat Starr. We love her music and we hope you will too! Peace


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Take the money and run, some said.
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True, but how would he pull it off? You can't just stuff 8 million into your underwear. And, if you pack it in suitcases, the baggage fees alone would probably wipe you out. You can't win!


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Renewing Passions in Your Professional Life
1. Reach out to former colleagues. If you're feeling more energetic now that the days are getting longer, use that time to look up people you've fallen out of touch with. Strengthen your network. Call up an old coworker to get together for lunch, or to catch up on industry news and projects.
2. Learn a new skill. Ask your human resources department about any current or upcoming training programs available in your workplace. Order a catalog or check out the website of your local community college. Take a course on project management, negotiation skills, or productivity so that you can increase your value.
3. Brighten up your office. Hang up bright new wall art or change your computer wallpaper to colorful birds, architecture, or a country lane. Pick up a pretty desk lamp at a thrift shop.
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