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dave from knoxville

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #45 on: October 03, 2008, 03:23:31 PM »
I have an ISBN

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #46 on: October 03, 2008, 04:00:02 PM »
Also, I feel the need to add that I am currently working on a book that will become The Most Talked About Book of 2009. (At least over here.)

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #47 on: October 03, 2008, 04:08:33 PM »
I have an ISBN

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ISBN-10 or ISBN-13?  Big difference.

I'm just kidding, I have no clue. 

iAmBaronVonTito

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #48 on: October 03, 2008, 04:13:41 PM »
The first assignment was to write your own obituary, which was kind of fun.  I suggest that to anyone.

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #49 on: October 03, 2008, 04:53:49 PM »
The first assignment was to write your own obituary, which was kind of fun.  I suggest that to anyone.

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I think old obituaries have a lot more style than obituaries have nowadays. Don't you think "turned her face to the wall" is much more personable than "passed away?" You should all start working on your obituaries now because you don't want to end up letting some funeral director write it and you never know when the bus will hit you.
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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #50 on: October 03, 2008, 05:34:03 PM »
I think old obituaries have a lot more style than obituaries have nowadays. Don't you think "turned her face to the wall" is much more personable than "passed away?" You should all start working on your obituaries now because you don't want to end up letting some funeral director write it and you never know when the bus will hit you.

That's true.  The celebs already have their obits written for them, why shouldn't I have mine written too.

I sprinkled lots of quotes from Janet Maslin and Larry David in there, you know, to get some primary sources in there. 

Basically, the premise was that I died because I couldn't handle the fact that Dane Cook is such a successful comedian.  My entire ethos hinged on the belief that you can't be both funny and good looking--it's just not possible.  When Dane Cook came on the scene it was just too much for me to handle and my immune system faltered.  Oh and the syphilis, that didn't help either.
 

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #51 on: October 03, 2008, 06:45:17 PM »
I don't consider myself a writer but I co-wrote a production in Seattle called "UFO the Puppet Show". It was about Michael Jackson being an alien / human hybrid and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Kalifornia seceding from the union to defeat him.
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Julie

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #52 on: October 04, 2008, 08:34:35 AM »
I think old obituaries have a lot more style than obituaries have nowadays. Don't you think "turned her face to the wall" is much more personable than "passed away?" You should all start working on your obituaries now because you don't want to end up letting some funeral director write it and you never know when the bus will hit you.

That's true.  The celebs already have their obits written for them, why shouldn't I have mine written too.

I sprinkled lots of quotes from Janet Maslin and Larry David in there, you know, to get some primary sources in there. 

Basically, the premise was that I died because I couldn't handle the fact that Dane Cook is such a successful comedian.  My entire ethos hinged on the belief that you can't be both funny and good looking--it's just not possible.  When Dane Cook came on the scene it was just too much for me to handle and my immune system faltered.  Oh and the syphilis, that didn't help either.
 

I write a lot of suicide notes which basically outline my most daring plots to end it all, but I've never given my own obituary a shot. Now I'm inspired.

But Dane Cook isn't funny and Dane Cook is ugly. Is that what was funny about your obituary?
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Jixby Phillips

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #53 on: October 05, 2008, 01:36:51 AM »
I write a thing and sometimes will make it a thing

Julie

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #54 on: October 05, 2008, 11:07:38 AM »
I write a thing and sometimes will make it a thing

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #55 on: October 05, 2008, 04:54:22 PM »
I have an ISBN

ditto. still wouldn't call myself a writer, though.

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #56 on: October 05, 2008, 05:08:39 PM »
I write a blog and then I also write scripts and things that pretty much stay on my hard drive.

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #57 on: October 05, 2008, 05:33:03 PM »
I have a couple of blogs, so, no, I'm not a writer.

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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #58 on: October 06, 2008, 12:36:16 AM »
Follow up question, hope it's not too corny:

Why do you write?

Just curious about those of you who write out of personal motivation (not exclusively for financial compensation) - is it an effort to articulate, or to form your thoughts? Or are you overflowing with ideas you just have to get them out somehow? Or is it more like you sit down and force yourself to get something done? Or something else?

Just curious.
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Re: Who's a writer here?
« Reply #59 on: October 06, 2008, 07:59:52 AM »
Follow up question, hope it's not too corny:

Why do you write?

Just curious about those of you who write out of personal motivation (not exclusively for financial compensation) - is it an effort to articulate, or to form your thoughts? Or are you overflowing with ideas you just have to get them out somehow? Or is it more like you sit down and force yourself to get something done? Or something else?

Just curious.
Thanks!

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