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I hate criticisms that begin "I am sure you mean well." The phrase always strikes me as the liberal equivalent to "Now listen here, little lady."
So, that much torn out of my twitching stomach... what's on the to-do list? Integrating plot strands; drawing a map; preparing a class outline (probably not today, but by Tuesday); playing with not-dirt and seeds; blowing my nose a lot; buying more tissues. And if like yesterday I start feeling too sick to do any of that, going back to rereading Mirror Dance and turning down page corners, because I am going to write (or rewrite; I swear I did it once) that entry on how incredible its structure is.
Plot strands are the most appealing thing on the list, though perhaps they shouldn't be, but I'm on a roll, so Chapter Nineteen calls.
Oh, and... interesting article about verbal anachronisms in "Downton Abbey" (minor spoilers for second season). Obviously the script writers did not sit there with the OED and a magnifying glass. That's the kind of thing I do. Though I will still make mistakes, which someone will someday criticize by telling me they're sure I mean well, little lady, and possibly something about logic pills. Everything is rosy in our garden.
So, that much torn out of my twitching stomach... what's on the to-do list? Integrating plot strands; drawing a map; preparing a class outline (probably not today, but by Tuesday); playing with not-dirt and seeds; blowing my nose a lot; buying more tissues. And if like yesterday I start feeling too sick to do any of that, going back to rereading Mirror Dance and turning down page corners, because I am going to write (or rewrite; I swear I did it once) that entry on how incredible its structure is.
Plot strands are the most appealing thing on the list, though perhaps they shouldn't be, but I'm on a roll, so Chapter Nineteen calls.
Oh, and... interesting article about verbal anachronisms in "Downton Abbey" (minor spoilers for second season). Obviously the script writers did not sit there with the OED and a magnifying glass. That's the kind of thing I do. Though I will still make mistakes, which someone will someday criticize by telling me they're sure I mean well, little lady, and possibly something about logic pills. Everything is rosy in our garden.
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Date: 2012-02-10 04:54 pm (UTC)From:And you should definitely make a post about the plot structure of Mirror Dance! Though it was Brothers in Arms which I remember reading with one eye on the structure and being deeply impressed at how tidily it all fit together.
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Date: 2012-02-10 06:38 pm (UTC)From:Brothers in Arms is very integral and clever, but Mirror Dance is downright architectural. And none of your Dono Vorrutyer nonsense, neither.