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	Are you writing a book? By lippy1 Asked Sep 8 2008 2:23PM	121 Pts Rate Question

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by Kravenhead on Sep 8, 2008 at 2:34 pm Permalink

Yes I am ... How did you know? Don't look for it anytime soon, I've been at it for awhile. I don't get the kind of time I'd like to work on it, so it'll be some time yet, before I start getting and ignoring, rejection notices. Even if it doesn't get published, the experience will be well worth the effort ... yeah, right! lol

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Trissinger Oct, 18 2009 at 07:24 PM

Yeah, but if you're not the only one living in the house, your Dad could potentially have had it elsewhere & then returned it to that spot, n'est pas? (Why do I suspect you're not convinced with that line! lol!!)

So you went fishing with your Dad? What great memories to have! Any especially memorable fishing trips? (And what's the largest fish you've ever caught, by the way...?) :D

Kravenhead Oct, 20 2009 at 11:41 PM

Yes... I am the only one living in the house... it's just one of those things.. no connotation.

All my fishing expeditions with my dad were memorable... especially when he handed me the knife and explained, that (the fish) had to be "cleaned". I knew that he sensed my apprehention... my fear... my reluctance to sever the head, split the belly and pull out the entrails.

There was no satisfactory explanation for what I was doing.. only that, if I were to take them, there had to be purpose... food, and no other.

Trissinger Oct, 28 2009 at 10:19 AM

Ah, I'd misunderstood the lantern occurrence --- I'd thought you'd meant that happened with the lantern when you still lived at home with your parents, at a young age. "Alles klar!" :) ("All clear!" --- Though not really, for how DID that lantern mysteriously reappear?? Are you going to use any devices like that in the book, K?)

Had your Dad fished since he was a young lad? (I'm guessing yes.) And your Dad taught you to not kill animals or fish merely for pleasure's sake, then, but also because of the food they provided. (Do you still vividly recall that first time you killed that fish? Maybe you can even picture the moment.)

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by WiseOldUnicorn on Sep 24, 2008 at 2:24 pm Permalink

Yes, I actually have the first draft of one finished and I'm working on rewriting and editing it. I've also got literally dozens of other unfinished stories sitting around on my hard drive, that could potentially turn into books if I ever get them finished.

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lippy1 Oct, 18 2008 at 01:54 AM

Good luck with all of them; go for it!

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by Redhawk on Sep 24, 2008 at 7:23 am Permalink

Yupper! I'm on the second book of a series...with a possible third one in the works too.

And a Children's book part way done, on the back burner while I'm into the Adult Fantasy/History/Romance deal.

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lippy1 Sep, 24 2008 at 07:31 AM

Impressive! Are you published?

Redhawk Sep, 24 2008 at 01:04 PM

Yes...but not anything that really thrills me...lmao...I wrote a Franchise Handbook for one company...lots of instructions, illustrations and legal gobbledygook up the gicky! A few articles..and bios on a couple of "prominent" people here and there.
The "Dantes Secret" series and "The Frog Who Sang to the Moon" getting THEM published will TOTALLY THRILL ME! (Getting paid on the others was "nice.") I want the love AND the money now! <wink>

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by Doggie S on Sep 11, 2008 at 8:50 pm Permalink

I'm thinking of writing one, but the thought of "who would really read this aside from me and my family" prevents me from actually writing one.

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lippy1 Sep, 12 2008 at 01:19 AM

Does it matter? I'm not thinking as far ahead as publishing, i just have the urge to write so i'm doing it for the fun of it. Did i just say fun!?

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by tomsims on Sep 8, 2008 at 5:12 pm Permalink

Yes. The question is, "Am I finishing?"

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lippy1 Sep, 09 2008 at 03:23 AM

Good question indeed!

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by gone on Sep 8, 2008 at 5:10 pm Permalink

I've been trying to for the last couple of months. Sometimes I write about three pages that I think are really good, but when I read it over, I think, "Oh, man, this is horrible." And then I start over.

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lippy1 Sep, 09 2008 at 03:25 AM

Sometimes we can be our own worse critics, get someone else to read it, but not family or friend, for another opinion, you may be suprised.

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by Simply99 -- Not a fan favorite. on Sep 8, 2008 at 2:29 pm Permalink

I did many years ago, and it remains unpublished. I guess the American public isn't so ready for a guy who lives as far from reality as I.

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lippy1 Sep, 09 2008 at 03:23 AM

Try the U.K! Or the U.S again, maybe the world is ready for you now!?

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by Anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 at 7:12 pm Permalink

Yep. lol. Been writing for a bit, but I'm doing my best not to overthink it too much. Have an extensive plot layed out, and I don't always like it 100%, but I figure that's what the second draft is for. I'm writing ALL of my ideas down so I can play with them later. It's funny, but I forgot how much I actually enjoyed writing as a kid.... before it was force fed down my throat in school. :) Let's see if I can actually get it published someday....

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lippy1 Sep, 24 2008 at 07:34 AM

Have fun with it, i try to!

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by Miss Paradise misses her marine on Oct 17, 2008 at 4:27 pm Permalink

Actually, yes. But I have been slacking. I've only gotten about five chapters written and I've been working on it for a few years.

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lippy1 Oct, 18 2008 at 01:56 AM

It DOES take time!

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by Miss Anubis is Swami-licous on Sep 11, 2008 at 8:55 pm Permalink

Um. Kinda. I have the plot and main idea but no characters yet. I'm just getting started.

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