Chatbox II: The Rebirth

If you're having trouble editing, or finishing a story, the best thing to do is put the pen/keyboard down and walk away.

Leave it for a week, hell, even two. It'll be a pain when it's the only thing on your mind, but it's for the best.

Then, go back to it with fresh eyes and a clear face, and you'll suddenly see the real mistakes that you're making. It's alot easier and it saves some easy mistakes.

 

I think you are right, necessity is the mother of inventions and all

 

Then who's the father?

I'm just kidding, Jonathan. :] When I edit my papers, very intensely, I'll take it to my mom and she (very politely, as all mothers usually do,) ripped it apart, essentially. Sometimes so I just feel like giving myself a facepalm. =D

EDIT: I think it's safe to say that my editing skills could stand with some improvement.

 

I'm sure your editing skills are the equal of anyone here

where do you get your avatar from?

as a side note, have you ever heard of the early German folk tale 'Hans the Hedgehog'?

 

So I just broke my pencil...

 

so...now you have two!

Confucius say...see good in the bad (or was it Lao Tzu?)

 

No, I have not heard of "Hans the Hedgehog," I'll have to look into that. It'll be miraculous, I'm sure.

I drew my avatar myself on MS Paint. If you want to know why I have my username TheHedgehog, one of the earliest things I wrote was a paper on my pet Hedgehog in second grade, along with a paper on apple pie. Since those two papers sort of got me wanting to write, I figured Hedgehogs were synonymous with my writing. :]

EDIT: if you do not want to call me Hedge, then you may use my real name, which is Greg.

 

I remembered it because when I was a kid there was this Jim Henson show called 'The Storyteller' that had a few early folk tales. That was one of them, had an impression on me.

You have good memory, I cant even remember my earliest writing.

 

I just finished reading "Hans the Hedgehog" and let me say it was very interesting -- certainly quite an enjoyable read, and very bizarre, but also splendid. Thanks for that idea Jonathan. If only I could play bagpipes and ride astride a chicken... I think that would be pretty darn glorious, wouldn't you?

 

yes, I would

but where did you read that so fast? lol

did you google it or something?

this generation...

 

Quite.

 

cute...

currently watching 'Mirrormask'; apparently it was scripted by Neil Gaiman

 

Huh. Never heard of that before. I'm currently listening to music and replying to you post.

And... that's about it.

Good Gourd, I should probably catch up on some reading before my library books get overdue.

They raised the overdue rate at the library from 15 cents a day to 20 cents a day.

The hardships of an economical recession!

 

Neil Gaiman is the second best author to ever walk the face of this earth.

 

I love that movie! So imaginative. Definitely a favorite.

I just got back from Orlando. Family vacation. It was an...interesting trip.

 

who is the first?

 

Kyle Baker, just no one knows it yet.

 

hey kyle, how are you?

 

I have decided that I prefer editing over researching, when it comes to poetry! I can't even find any poetry written about this topic either. It's a pain in the buttside!

 

What are you trying to write about?

 

yes please tell, i want to help. i think it will help me out too.

 

Im trying to write my poem, Waltz. But I need to find video footage of people dancing, not doing the waltz, but horror footage of two people dancing... if that makes sense? I've not come across anything as yet and it hurts my head.

 

I have vague memories of watching a scary movie that involved people dancing...but vague memories probably don't do you much good. I fail.

 

i know of a myth of a couple dancing in human blood. it is a story that scares me to death

 

I just watched the dance scene from the Puppet Master, it really didn't help.

chandler, the myth sounds interesting to me...