Posted in YA literature, childrens' literature, end of western civilisation as we know it, writing, tagged critique groups, end of western civilisation as we know it, f bomb, writing, YA lit, young adult on April 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I feel guilty.
Critique group yesterday. Chapter 10 gallops along—pathos, intensity, drama.
Fearless leader reads with vigor and gusto. Including the “fudge” word.
Only it wasn’t “fudge”.
And Lord, the name-calling, including, “baby-lick”.
Only it wasn’t “lick”.
And by golly, Fearless Leader read it like she meant it!
At first I laughed, but then, I was mortified at what I had done [...]
Posted in end of western civilisation as we know it, tagged end of western civilisation as we know it, information, media, news, orwell on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I watched a documentary called Orwell Rolls in his Grave.
So few people control the information available to so many. And it’s not just a corporation that controls a lot of newspapers, or a corporation that controls a lot of radio stations. One company might control newspapers, t.v., radio, Internet access, cable, books, movies, magazines…
Writers [...]
spontaneous outbursts–my ill-thought twitterings
