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Comment on Buying some window insulation film soon by Kim

Kim — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:49:53 +0000

You could also see about weather stripping the door and caulking gaps in the exterior windowframes. (Not caulking them CLOSED but sometimes the frame comes apart letting drafts in.)

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/he_weather_sealing/article/0,,diy_13897_2277540,00.html

I spent some time in high school eons ago helping low income people put up the window plastic and learned a few tricks.

Comment on In which am inspired by and subsequently taken down by Chris Roberson by Chris Roberson

Chris Roberson — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:10:18 +0000

“Yeah, so… so much for…”

Actually, I included Rucker’s whole list of “power chords” because I dig *all* of them, even if McDonald doesn’t. I just thought it was interesting how much their two lists overlapped, even though they were approaching it from two entirely different directions.

As for me, I am *all* about blaster guns, spaceships, and time machines…

Comment on [Writing] Do you? by Fanatical Pupil » [Writing] In which another person says first drafts aren’t final drafts

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:10:32 +0000

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Comment on [Writing] Do you? by Elaine Saunders

Elaine Saunders — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:36:03 +0000

Here, here. There’s no substitute for actually sitting down and getting on with it, preferably for a set period every day. The only way to write easily and prolifically is to practise, practise, practise.

We tend to forget that Dickens, the Brontes and Shakespeare managed perfectly well without the Internet and created classic works of fiction with only a pen and paper.

Also, don’t confuse writing with typing. In any dead time during the day - doing mundane chores around the house, sitting in traffic, waiting in a queue - devote your mind to thinking about the characters or scene you’re working on. This is as much “writing” as sitting down at the keyboard. When you do eventually have time at your desk, you’ll hopefully just need to type up those day’s thoughts and you’re away.

Elaine Saunders
Author - Fiction Writing Exercises
http://www.completetext.com

Comment on LOST, You Kind of Lost Me by Fanatical Pupil » TV Talk: Heroes … of the Future and the Ensemble Cast

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:35:41 +0000

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Comment on Diamond Age Miniseries by Fanatical Pupil » Diamon Age Miniseries Delayed

Fanatical Pupil » Diamon Age Miniseries Delayed — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:33:00 +0000

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Comment on Multitasking by Bookmarks about Multitasking

Bookmarks about Multitasking — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:45:13 +0000

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Comment on [Writing] Word Count Wednesday 9/3/08 by fanaticalpupil

fanaticalpupil — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:54:34 +0000

And then Elizabeth Bear turns in 2,383 words in one day. In my defense, I worked 9 hours yesterday (and mostly every day) and then ran errands for an hour an a half after that, and still got 480 words written on the train to and from work.

Comment on Anathem Advanced Blogger Reviews by Willy Ray

Willy Ray — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:54:26 +0000

Hey, thanks for the link. I really enjoyed this book. For the record, I have no special claim to good judgment on the quality of books… I’m just an avid reader. Confusion and System of the World were good, too. What I loved about that series was the density and the attention to detail. What I didn’t like was that the details were so vivid it felt like I had to work really hard just to keep track of the plot. Anathem didn’t leave me with this feeling at all. It had all of the density and richness without leaving me wondering, “ok, really, what just ACTUALLY HAPPENED?”

Comment on Neal Stephenson is an NBA fan by Fanatical Pupil » What is Science Fiction as a Genre?

Fanatical Pupil » What is Science Fiction as a Genre? — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:14:09 +0000

[...] accepted this concept starting with Neal Stephenson’s lecture at Gresham College in which he basically asserts that Science Fiction doesn’t really need to be narrowed down as [...]