[stylist] Critiques and Writing Prompts

[James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR]

easy error to make!
jc

At 07:07 PM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
>Haha, this is why I'm hoping to count on some of you guys to help off-list.
>Yes, waged.
>
>Joe
>
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>Canaday M.A. N6YR
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>I like the premise Joe, lots of meat to chew on there.
>do you mean waged or wagered?  not trying to be picky, just
>trying to help.
>jc
>
>At 06:51 PM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
> >Hello James and all,
> >
> >Thank you for the feedback.  I would not want my writing to
>offend anyone,
> >and I will precursor my contributions with appropriate cautions of the
> >content.
> >
> >To give you a very brief synopsis of my novel in progress, it
>is about a
> >growing rivalry between social classes wagered by a street
>gang and an elite
> >fraternity.  If anyone of you ever picked up S.E. Hinton's The
>Outsiders,
> >that should give you a fair idea of where the plot is headed,
>only there are
> >stronger forces using the groups as pawns in what is a larger classic
> >struggle between good and evil.  In that sense you could think of your
> >typical Stephen King intrigue.  The street gang is primarily
>Latino, and in
> >order to accurately depict the culture of this environment the
>characters
> >have nicknames, use Spanish slang and throw about cuss words,
>because this
> >is simply a part of their reality.  Without giving away any
>crucial details,
> >the violence is an ingredient in this plot because it is what
>instigates the
> >youth to pick sides and prepare for the new breed of terror
>that is about to
> >take hold of this small town.
> >
> >A bit inflated, eh?  Well, I have to get you interested
>somehow.  It is the
> >first in a series, and while I do not plan to unveil the
>entire piece, I do
> >hope to share portions of it to ensure my character
>development is going as
> >I hope.
> >
> >Thanks in advance, and I do hope we can get people interested
>in the writing
> >prompt idea.  I can make my language behave for that purpose.
> >
> >Best,
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up
>their sleeves,
> >some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
> >
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