May 2013
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John Dickerson: Process →
jdickerson:
I don’t have one writing process. I have several. I have been writing with purpose for almost 30 years. I hope one day I figure out how to do it. This is what a recent process looked like for one of my daily stories:
I mapped out the ideas on a large piece of art paper, choosing whatever…
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Shane Black - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (“Style”)
Black has a recognizable writing style where he often adds comments (referred to as “Shane Blackisms”) and jokes about the situations taking place in the story. He also sometimes directs comments at studio executives and certain script readers. Examples of these include:
From Lethal Weapon:
EXT. POSH BEVERLY HILLS HOME - TWILIGHT ...
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PERRY: What were you *THINKING*? My $2000 ceramic Vektor my mother got me as a special gift? You threw in the lake next to the car. What happens when they draaaaaag the lake? You think they'll find my pistol? *Jesus*. Look up "idiot" in the dictionary, and you know what you'll find?
HARRY: A picture of me?
PERRY: No! The definition of the word "idiot!" Which you *fucking ARE*!
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Spider-Man and X-Men May 2013 Reading Order... →
longboxing:
The Spider-Man and X-Men reading orders have both been recently update. Here are a few changes. First, for Spider-Man Spider-Man & The Human Torch
Just some housekeeping. Those of you looking for an X-Men Marvel NOW! reading order, you’re in luck!
If you haven’t discovered these reading orders yet, discover them.
Amazingly comprehensive and just so useful.
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At its most crass level, an email sabbatical is when you make all of your email...
– How to Take an Email Sabbatical
As danah boyd prepares for her impending parenting leave1, it’s as good a time as any to revisit her thoughtful classic about email sabbaticals.
Still inspires me.
Yay, danah! ↩
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warrenellis:
Always remember: that which does not kill you makes you stronger. Until it does eventually kill you.
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