[stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter What's Going On?

Wed Oct 26 20:14:13 UTC 2016

Well, no kidding.
What type of school was your bro going to?
Thea

-----Original Message----- 
From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist
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Going On?

When my brother was in first grade he got in trouble at school simply for 
saying the word "underwear" I thought that wasn't right because it is a 
daily item of clothing.
Vejas

> On Oct 25, 2016, at 12:47, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist 
> <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I beg to differ. If you are raised using certain replacements for curse
> words, likely you will use them. Or even just over-used expressions. Kids
> mimick what they hear, so if the adults in their life say things like
> bullfrog, they will likely use the expression too.
>
> And usually the first swear word for all young kids is poop. My
> four-year-old is going through this phase right now. It's like they
> understand enough to know this could be a potentially bad word, so they 
> try
> it out for size, seeing what kind of reaction they can get.
>
> And when my sister was little, she coined the term lambchop on a stick 
> when
> attempting to refer to someone as mean or whom she disliked, ha-ha! No one
> knows where she came up with this, but to this day, we use it in my 
> family,
> grin.
>
> Bridgit
>
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> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vejas
> Vasiliauskas via stylist
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> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter 
> What's
> Going On?
>
> I understand what you mean by  shucks and shoot not always covering it.
> In one short story I read once about a ten-year-old, the word was
> "Bullfrogs!" I found that very amusing because you are never ever going to
> hear anyone ever say that!
> Vejas
>
>> On Oct 25, 2016, at 09:38, Miss Thea via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Right. I just see Lucy as this tightly-controlled, wound up kid on a
> chaotic Earth, too tough to cry, but acting out.
>> And words like shucks and shoot don't seem authentic to me.
>> Yet I don't want to write a YA book or kid's book that would encourage
> such acting out.
>> The writers of the Left Behind series said this was tricky for them. They
> wanted to portray real characters with flaws intact, but they also wanted 
> to
> knew Christian book publishers had certain standards.
>> So, I guess I need to think about how I can express Lucy in all her
>> anger and sadness without being burned at the stake by angry parents.
>> LOL Thea
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via
>> stylist
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 12:20 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
> What's Going On?
>>
>> I've read a lot of YA books that have swearing. It really depends on
>> what you want to accomplish with a story, and what you're comfortable
>> with. It also depends on target audience. If the 8-year-old is the
>> main character in a book for younger readers, perhaps cut the
>> swearing, or keep it at a minimum at the very least. But if the child
>> in question is in a book for teens and/or 20-somethings or adults, then 
>> go
> for it.
>>
>> Or to water it down, make up your own words that stand in for
>> swearing. Like in the Maze Runner books. Personally, I find this
>> annoying and just a tricky way to swear, but nonetheless, people do it.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
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>> Thea via stylist
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>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
>> What's Going On?
>>
>> Thanks very kindly, Debbie.
>> I'm glad you like the story.
>> Question for anyone who wants to answer it: Is it cool to show
>> eight-year-olds swearing, or what?
>> The main character, Lucy, was called Lucy Blankety-blank because of
>> her creative profanity.
>> I'm not sure this story will end up being appropriate for the age
>> group of my main character; I just write what's in me.
>> And as I'm writing, I go into more detail about why the teacher was
>> kind to Lucy, and other facts about her species.
>> This is what a long break from work does for me. I come back ready to
> work.
>> Thea
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: debby via stylist
>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 10:29 PM
>> To: Miss Thea via stylist
>> Cc: debby
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
>> What's Going On?
>>
>> Thea, I must say that I have not forgotten your novel. I still think
>> about it from time to time, and one of the characters that totally
>> fascinates me is the teacher. I keep wondering why those from her
>> planet want to create chaos on Earth? What is her motive? Why was she so
> kind to Lucy? So I hope
>> you will write more, and share it with us.    Debby
>>
>>> On Oct 24, 2016 3:49 PM, Miss Thea via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi, Vejas
>>> I'd like to know this answer too.
>>> I don't write every day, and I do have some health issues that
>>> prevent me from being the lean, mean writing machine I'd like to be.
>>> But I do find that when I start writing, the ideas come.
>>> I don't know if you were around when I was workshopping my "Lucy and
>>> Lithe"
>>> novel, but I haven't been writing in it for some time.
>>> Then, my interest revived, I started writing, and re-thought the
>>> whole concept, even changing the title.
>>> Now it's going to be a  series. I think I'm working on the prequel.
>>> It's now called "She's For Andorpha", at least that's my working title.
>>> For now.
>>> I also have borderline personality, and sometimes that gets in the way.
>>> But
>>> it can also be useful, because when my interest revives, I write like
>>> a house on fire.
>>> Born completely blind, I lack the knowledge of color, landscape and
>>> other sensory information important to readers. So, I've learned to
>>> write what I know, and hope if my work reaches the editor stage, that
>>> I'll get someone who can help me fill in the details.
>>> Ok, I went way off topic. I don't write every day. I often feel I
>>> need a break, due to health problems and writer's block.
>>> But I'm very interested in what daily writers have to say.
>>> Thea
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist
>>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 6:34 PM
>>> To: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist
>>> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas
>>> Subject: [stylist] Does Anyone Write Daily as a Routine No Matter
>>> What's Going On?
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> A friend of mine who likes to write  makes it a habit to do so daily.
>>> I would really like to do this. I did not write much as an LCB
>>> student but have definitely done some more writing  in the past few
>>> months, although not as much as I would like to. The problem is that
>>> I don't always  know what I would want to write on a given day. For
>>> example, for a story I'm working on about 2 friends lives during and
>>> after spending time together in a training center, I may not have
>>> ideas every single day on what I want to happen. I would just like to
>>> know how these of you who write daily keep it up consistently despite
>>> writers block Thanks, Vejas
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