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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:19 PM
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I have this job tomorrow... and I don't know whether to look forward to it or not.
It lasts four days. I will train shop merchants to use gift cards. Hrmmm.....

Why am I nervous about this??? :shrug:
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:20 PM
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1. All jobs suck when you want to write.
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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:21 PM
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2. Write... or study... yup.
Do you write?
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:23 PM
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3. Yes.
It's torture at the moment. I'm stuck in a POV dilemma.
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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:37 PM
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5. POV... eeek.
Is this a short or a longer work?
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:39 PM
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7. Long.
It's based on the truth, which could get me in trouble if I use actual facts. Thing is, the characters in the story all have unique names in real life that make the story. It's driving me nuts.
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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:44 PM
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8. Oh... that is very hard.
Because if it's based on anything real, especially if it's a personal experience, then it's hard to create a distance between yourself and the story (at least this has been my experience.) I'm not going to pry, but perhaps if you added in similar experiences of other people, you would then be able to defamiliarize it enough so that you can create that distance. That should help in picking proper viewpoint characters, etc.

I don't know your exact struggle, so please just take the above with a grain of salt.

And the best of luck. :)

~Writer~
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:47 PM
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10. Thanks, I need any advice.
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Tektonik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 11:27 PM
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15. Take a risk
It will either be totally amazing or so bad you will laugh at it in a few years.

The easy road is boring.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:45 PM
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9. dayum --
are you me? I am in the same dang boat and it does absolutely suck.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:48 PM
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11. It's torture. I have pages and pages of different POV's telling the same story.
It really needs to be first person POV, but seriously, I could end up in a ditch if I do that.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 11:15 PM
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12. good luck with it
and keep me posted. I am thinking my needs to be the same...I am trying to do mine like a play or movie script. All dialog.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:29 PM
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4. you will do fine
and, yes work sucks.
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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 10:38 PM
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6. It's only for four days... at least that.
:)
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 11:16 PM
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13. think of it as fodder for
writing :D
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-25-07 11:22 PM
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14. just wanted to give you
:hug: :hug:

good luck!!!!


lost
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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-26-07 12:21 AM
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16. Awwww... thank you!
:hug:

~Writer~
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