Years ago, when I worked for the largest newspaper in the State, daily issues were still being printed. For the always super-sized Sunday paper, there was an early issue that came out on Saturday called the Blue Streak. Because I’m having eye surgery tomorrow (January 31st), this is a two-day early Blue Streak for my blog which usually appears on the 1st day of the month.
Boy, I'm gonna remember this one, Lisbeth! I think the "delivery" strategy can be applied to many things, but in my case, I'll apply it to my writing endeavors for sure. And thanks for filling us in about McDonalds' cokes. They are super scrumptious, but I had no idea the reason why!
This glass of Coke looks spectacular--I can never get enough ice in my cold beverages! And the chocolate cake...where's my fork?
I agree with wanting to have/give the most. My favorite genre is the humorous mystery. I have found few humorous mystery writers who supply enough original funny material. So many throw in curse words, or words like broads & goons and this is supposed to be funny...or they make the characters so horny that is supposed to be funny, or the book will be listed as a humorous mystery, but there are only one or two funny scenes in the entire book. I WANT MORE!
I'm working on a humorous mystery which makes me appreciate how hard it is to write comedy, but when I make myself laugh writing a scene it makes it all worthwhile. Till tomorrow. When I'm back to seeing how little I've written, or realize how much of what I've written probably won't make it into the finished novel. But I live for those short, funny moments of insight into human behavior.
It's good to be human. And a writer. And to have this moment enjoying readers and writing.
Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Western are more settings. They provide the milieu in which the plot occurs. You can have a romance, mystery, coming of age, war story and other kinds of plots in any of these three types of books.
Boy, I'm gonna remember this one, Lisbeth! I think the "delivery" strategy can be applied to many things, but in my case, I'll apply it to my writing endeavors for sure. And thanks for filling us in about McDonalds' cokes. They are super scrumptious, but I had no idea the reason why!
This glass of Coke looks spectacular--I can never get enough ice in my cold beverages! And the chocolate cake...where's my fork?
I agree with wanting to have/give the most. My favorite genre is the humorous mystery. I have found few humorous mystery writers who supply enough original funny material. So many throw in curse words, or words like broads & goons and this is supposed to be funny...or they make the characters so horny that is supposed to be funny, or the book will be listed as a humorous mystery, but there are only one or two funny scenes in the entire book. I WANT MORE!
I'm working on a humorous mystery which makes me appreciate how hard it is to write comedy, but when I make myself laugh writing a scene it makes it all worthwhile. Till tomorrow. When I'm back to seeing how little I've written, or realize how much of what I've written probably won't make it into the finished novel. But I live for those short, funny moments of insight into human behavior.
It's good to be human. And a writer. And to have this moment enjoying readers and writing.
Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Western are more settings. They provide the milieu in which the plot occurs. You can have a romance, mystery, coming of age, war story and other kinds of plots in any of these three types of books.
I agree.
And good luck with your eye surgery!