Write No Cliches ... Pull No Punches ... And Keep Going All Night

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Permalink Reply by Paul Grimsley Feb. 8, 2008

cool, i am trying to hunt the forums in the ning network for an answer on text formatting. i'll give you the heads up when i work it out.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda Walczesky Mar. 9, 2008

just a general question that I have my own opinion on but I'd like to hear other viewpoints concerning it:

titling your work. whether it's poetry or fiction or whatever...

how do you go about it? and why do you do it that particular way?

I typically try to make the title relevant but not a direct line or phrase from the work. Occasionally I do that simply because I just CANNOT think of anything else (and those are typically the pieces that I change the title on later).

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Permalink Reply by Paul Grimsley Mar. 9, 2008

i am terrible for having punning titles, but sometimes i like that because it throws people off the scent. sometimes the title comes first. i have no hard and fast rules and if something seems like it is becoming embedded i try to cut it out.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Desilet Mar. 9, 2008

i'm weird about titles too...when i was younger, i hated that i could never remember the names of smashing pumpkins songs because the titles were so random. so i try to make sure they have something to do with the writing...but usually it's more of the essence of the writing than the subject

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Permalink Reply by C. Boylan Apr. 6, 2008

I try not to force titles; if one doesn't come, I wait.
Usually connected to the poem in some way.

I've noticed, when on writing sites, if I'm reading a writer's work for the first time, I try to pick a piece that has a simple title, like an object or concept I'm familiar with, because if they can wow me with the ordinary then they're definitely worth reading.

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Permalink Reply by C. Boylan Apr. 6, 2008

Oh, and I try to avoid being pretentious with my titles; no latin or obscure references. I can't pronounce half the tracks from AFI's Black Sails in the Sunset album and that never seemed right to me.
Nowt wrong with a bit of enigma though lol.

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Permalink Reply by C. Boylan Aug. 9, 2008

Hi Paul. As you're aware, I know sweet FA about technical internet stuff, but I was wondering whether there's any way for members to get an alert or something when they get a comment on posts? It's tricky remembering how many comments you've had already on each piece. Cheers.

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Permalink Reply by Wendy Grimsley Aug. 9, 2008

to receive email notifications of comments click on "my settings" in the top right hand corner under were it says "hello, C.Boylan" and then click on "email" in the list on the right to choose which notifications you receive by email.

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Permalink Reply by swaney3 Sep. 2, 2008

a friend of mine likes to stick his thumb up his butt and watch andy griffin re-runs while he pleasures himself. Could this be dangerous or is he a freak or what ?

Just Joking...

I just joined the site and found the link while looking up reviews for Mona Lisas Menopausal Woman.

Good to be on board.

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Permalink Reply by C. Boylan Apr 28

why has it all gone quiet around here? most things are dated 2008.

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