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This thread is for comments about Looking for Friendship, Maybe More, by Corie Ralston.
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Amy Sisson
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Reged: Oct 06 2006
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Really enjoyed this -- thanks!
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Corie
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Hey - thanks! It was really fun to write.
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KNB
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What a fun read!
It's great to see something like this in SH.
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MattW
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I thought this was delightful. To the author - how do you go about writing something like this? Start with a plan or just start the board and see where it goes?? Thanks
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GeorgeWalker
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Funny and clever. I liked how the author managed to weave an entire plot into it (it wasn't just a vignette.)
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Corie
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Quote:
I thought this was delightful. To the author - how do you go about writing something like this? Start with a plan or just start the board and see where it goes?? Thanks
Thanks, Matt! This story was inspired by Craigslist - if you get a chance, check out the the "best of Craigslist personal ads" - I think it is absolutely hysterical.
I started out with a lot of random postings and just worked and worked with it until a story started to form around the postings - it did take a an awful lot of tweaking to make it seem like a real bulletin board but also contain a story.
Corie
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MattW
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I read the story again today. I love the way so much information is contained within a few short lines of each post. Like Chekhov said, it's better to say too little than too much. Not that this is too little - just that what is not said is massively expressive. I like stories that make the imagination work.
Edited by MattW (Wed Feb 27 2008 08:13 AM)
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