Comments on Cabbages and Kings: Pulp diction

Another great line from Wonder Boys:"That's a big ...

2008-01-25T00:13:00.000-05:00

Another great line from Wonder Boys:

"That's a big trunk. It fits a tuba, a suitcase, a dead dog, and a garment bag almost perfectly."

Love that movie!

Mark,Perfect! I had forgotten that line from "Wond...

2008-01-24T11:30:00.000-05:00

Mark,

Perfect! I had forgotten that line from "Wonder Boys" (one of my favorite writer movies.) Kelly and I often say in our workshops that writing is merely making choices. I'll have to remember that scene.

If you've ever seen the movie "Wonder Boys"--I've ...

2008-01-24T09:06:00.000-05:00

If you've ever seen the movie "Wonder Boys"--I've read the book as well, but don't remember if this was in there so succinctly--toward the end, the Katie Holmes character tells Michael Douglas (Tripp) of his 3000+ page novel manuscript: "You're always telling us that writing is about making choices, but this novel is like you didn't make any."

I tend to think what you leave out is just as important as what you put in.

And I love the "Wooden Kimono." Sounds like the title of Robert Crais' next Elvis Cole novel, doesn't it? Maybe it'll be a sequel to "The Monkey's Raincoat."

Love it, Kris. I try to approach fiction like a sc...

2008-01-22T22:23:00.000-05:00

Love it, Kris. I try to approach fiction like a sculptor too: Start with the dictionary and delete everything that ain't Story.