I'm baaaaack! Just arrived home from the Goosebumps movie and might I say, it was pretty good. Good enough to buy on DVD, even. Definitely check it out if you like the idea of books coming to life and bringing the adventure past the page. And, you know, enormous killer praying mantises with a taste for human flesh. Not to mention one attraction main character by the name of Zach.
Which got me to thinking: what book would I bring to life, if I could? Dare I bring to life a Neil Gaiman book? Terry Pratchett? Both? Victoria, my younger sister (cute little freshman that she is) decided she'd bring to life "All the Lovely Bad Ones" by Mary Downing Hahn. *shivers* Not quite my favorite, that. Mom said the classic Harry Potter, risking Voldemort but gaining an AWESOME magic school.
But what makes one worthy of life?
Something with adventure. It has to have magic, I said to myself. Makes things more interesting. What about Diana Wynne Jones? The Pinhoe Egg is a great Chrestomanci book. Or "So You Want to Be A Wizard" by Diane Duane? Perfect magic, not too lethal, but there wasn't the certainty I'd get to experience the magic. It chooses you, you know. And the adventure didn't really pick up until the second/third book.
I decided the world needed Artemis Fowl.
Yes, the Artemis Fowl.
Magic, fairy police forces, young genii who need to be taught how to be human (and get some friends), dwarves who don't know when to stop stealing Oscars...perfect. I daren't bring a V.E. Schwab book to life, or even a Holly Black. Fun, but it ends when the book does.
But then again....*evil smile*
Hex Hall (demons, strange schools, height of fashion, go read it) by Rachel Hawkins was awesome, as was Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. SO much YA to choose from, only one can truly live...
Second choice: the Percy Jackson books. Greek mythology, enough magic and adventure to be almost fatal, etc. I like it.
What book/character would you bring to life? Tell me in the comments!
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Welcome Again!
Welcome Again~!
For those of you who've seen this blog before, it used to be The Blue Ink Blog, about journalism and news media from my Journalism 1 class assignments. It was then promptly abandoned and left to grow dusty, but never moldy.Until recently.
I've been reading some more blogs lately and am learning some more things about writing, the writing world, and publishing. So I dusted off the old blog, gave it a better (not great; I'm working on it) design, and picked up my pen.
I'm very proud to welcome to you to The "Write" Stuff, which will serve as a blog should: a deposit for memes, thoughts, and advice that might be useful. A few blog posts are to come. :)
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Let's talk about communication. There are three major types: mass, group, and individual.
Mass communication is from one person to many people. Giving a speech during your presidential campaign is a form of mass communication; you're talking to many people without instant feedback. One requirement, however, is that you're talking to a MASS audience, i.e. more than ten (possibly twenty) people. Billboards, radio, television, the Internet, and newspapers are also forms of mass communication. They have the possibility to reach mass audiences. A billboard on the highway reaches many people and has the possibility to reach more.
Group communication is similar to mass communication. Group communication has feedback coming from the group. There's still face-to-face conversation. With a group, you can gauge the mood through body language as another form of communication. Maybe it's the gestures you make that send your message to your group as opposed to the words you say. Perhaps it's even your vocal inflections that stress certain points and downplay others. And example of group communication could be a business meeting in a small corporation. The president talks to the employees gathered before her/him and communicates with not only his/her voice, but with their gestures and tone.
Just between you and me: individual communication provides instant feedback. It has the ability to become mass communication. (It's like a superpower of individual communication.) Phone calls, texts, letters, and face-to-face conversation are all individual forms of communicating with your fellow humans.
An example of all three forms of communication could be a blog. There's the communication between the writer and the reader, the writer and multiple readers, and the writer and the Internet. That's all for now! Next up: media critiques!
Mass communication is from one person to many people. Giving a speech during your presidential campaign is a form of mass communication; you're talking to many people without instant feedback. One requirement, however, is that you're talking to a MASS audience, i.e. more than ten (possibly twenty) people. Billboards, radio, television, the Internet, and newspapers are also forms of mass communication. They have the possibility to reach mass audiences. A billboard on the highway reaches many people and has the possibility to reach more.
Group communication is similar to mass communication. Group communication has feedback coming from the group. There's still face-to-face conversation. With a group, you can gauge the mood through body language as another form of communication. Maybe it's the gestures you make that send your message to your group as opposed to the words you say. Perhaps it's even your vocal inflections that stress certain points and downplay others. And example of group communication could be a business meeting in a small corporation. The president talks to the employees gathered before her/him and communicates with not only his/her voice, but with their gestures and tone.
Just between you and me: individual communication provides instant feedback. It has the ability to become mass communication. (It's like a superpower of individual communication.) Phone calls, texts, letters, and face-to-face conversation are all individual forms of communicating with your fellow humans.
An example of all three forms of communication could be a blog. There's the communication between the writer and the reader, the writer and multiple readers, and the writer and the Internet. That's all for now! Next up: media critiques!
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