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chrryblssmninjaI liked Being Human UK's fifth series premiere. The funny parts made me laugh, and Mr. Rook is an intriguing addition.
I think it's fine to end the show with this series, and I liked both casts ok.
ELEMENTARY!!! THREE GOOD EPISODES IN A WEEK! :D
Hoping to finish the first season of Les revenants today so I can write a review and have my YAM editors post a) before they start the '90's blogathon on the site and b) so I can link to it when applying for this job.
Writing, either for the sites I link to in writing samples, or typing out my novel draft, has kept me from watching as many movies as I used to. I still watch TV, but that's due to feelings of time urgency on my part. Taking screencaps also teaches me how form can echo themes in content.
gosh Criterion has some good movies up for free viewing on Hulu that will expire in a day or two.
I did just receive a good rejection letter for a piece I submitted last year to a writing contest. It was a repackaging of some of the first few parts of my novel, so this feedback will be very useful:
We found this piece to be extremely good conceptually, but currently very hard for the reader to follow the story (due in large part to the volume of scene changes.) We really began to lose the thread at the beginning of the second section, when we are bombarded with names – Iris, Xan, William, Virgil. From there it became difficult to sort out the relationships. Finding a way to simplify might help this, and the core of the story is there. Just a little refinement and this could be a great piece.
I must keep this in mind. The concept is telling a story through dreams, and high concepts must have strong structure and a good entry point for accessibility. The higher the degree of experimentation, the greater the need for a strong foundation. Once I finish typing out what I've handwritten (I'm at 21,000 words now out of 50,000+ words), I can focus on craft.
I think it's fine to end the show with this series, and I liked both casts ok.
ELEMENTARY!!! THREE GOOD EPISODES IN A WEEK! :D
Hoping to finish the first season of Les revenants today so I can write a review and have my YAM editors post a) before they start the '90's blogathon on the site and b) so I can link to it when applying for this job.
Writing, either for the sites I link to in writing samples, or typing out my novel draft, has kept me from watching as many movies as I used to. I still watch TV, but that's due to feelings of time urgency on my part. Taking screencaps also teaches me how form can echo themes in content.
gosh Criterion has some good movies up for free viewing on Hulu that will expire in a day or two.
I did just receive a good rejection letter for a piece I submitted last year to a writing contest. It was a repackaging of some of the first few parts of my novel, so this feedback will be very useful:
We found this piece to be extremely good conceptually, but currently very hard for the reader to follow the story (due in large part to the volume of scene changes.) We really began to lose the thread at the beginning of the second section, when we are bombarded with names – Iris, Xan, William, Virgil. From there it became difficult to sort out the relationships. Finding a way to simplify might help this, and the core of the story is there. Just a little refinement and this could be a great piece.
I must keep this in mind. The concept is telling a story through dreams, and high concepts must have strong structure and a good entry point for accessibility. The higher the degree of experimentation, the greater the need for a strong foundation. Once I finish typing out what I've handwritten (I'm at 21,000 words now out of 50,000+ words), I can focus on craft.
