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

Wed Oct 26 20:22:13 UTC 2016

It was just a regular elementary school, but it is very high on morals and values. The city has  one of the top high schools in the country, so I think they just wanted to make sure people are well-rounded.
Vejas 

> On Oct 26, 2016, at 13:14, Miss Thea via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Well, no kidding.
> What type of school was your bro going to?
> Thea
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 4:40 PM
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> 
> 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
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vejas
>> Vasiliauskas via stylist
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 2:15 PM
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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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>>> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Thea via stylist
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>>> Cc: Miss Thea <thearamsay at rogers.com>
>>> 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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