Review Haiku – Mallrats

Posted on September 30, 2009

Slackers go to mall
An uncomfortable place
Make a production

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Review Haiku – The Magnificent Seven

Posted on September 29, 2009

Mean men disturb town
Town people hire some help
Seven gunslingers

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Review Haiku – Magnum Force

Posted on September 28, 2009

Harry’s just a cop
He goes mostly by the book
Some cops need “justice”

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NaNoWriMo

Posted on September 27, 2009

Last year, one of the bloggers I follow signed up for something called NaNoWriMo, which I had never heard of. NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month, and it’s a contest where participants try to write a novel during the month of November.

This is the 11^th year of NaNoWriMo it gets bigger every year. The goal seems simple – write a story of more than 50,000 words. According to the FAQs, anyone who writes 50,000 words is declared a winner, and there are no prizes other than a certificate (as a PDF file). However, the real prize is the satisfaction of having written 50,000 words of a story. That doesn’t mean the novel is good, or coherent, or publishable, or interesting, but it is over 50,000 words, so that’s gotta count for something ;-) Apparently, 50,000 words is about 175 pages, which doesn’t seem very long IMHO, but according to Wikipedia some novels around 50,000 words include The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Brave New World, and The Great Gatsby.

If one is writing according to the rules of NaNoWriMo, writing on the novel begins on November 1^st and ends at midnight local time on November 30^th or 50,000 words later, whichever happens first. The author can do research, make notes, and do whatever before November, but the novel writing must begin in November. They encourage people not to worry so much about editing (that is what December is for), but to concentrate on getting the words out and reaching the 50,000 word mark. It’s more about quantity than quality, but the story might be a diamond in the rough. It can be polished into something better.

For me, I’ve got some rough ideas and some basic characters floating around in my head, so maybe they can be coaxed into 50,000 words or more. We’ll see what November brings.

Review Haiku – The Madness of King George

Posted on September 27, 2009

The king is unwell
Doctor tries some new methods
Nothing like bleeding

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Review Haiku – Lost in Translation

Posted on September 26, 2009

Lost in Tokyo
With millions of people
Two lonely souls meet

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Review Haiku – Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Posted on September 25, 2009

The final battle
Not that of armies and ghosts
The ring versus all

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Review Haiku – Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Posted on September 24, 2009

Journey continues
Hobbits lost and hobbits found
A spell is lifted

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Review Haiku – Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Posted on September 23, 2009

A ring of power
In the hands of a hobbit
Must walk to Mordor

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Review Haiku – Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

Posted on September 22, 2009

Though good at poker
Shouldn’t bet what you don’t own
Pops will smack you down

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