WRITING ADVICE FROM THE GURUS
For those of us bitten by the creative writing bug, here are a few tips from fore bearers to help you on the way.
1. Sentences Must Be Dramatic
Sentences are not different enough to hold the attention unless they are dramatic. No ingenuity of varying structure will do. All that can save them is the speaking tone of voice somewhere entangled in the words and fastened to the page for the ear of the imagination.
ROBERT FROST
2. You Get Ideas All the Time
You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we are doing it.
NEIL GAIMAN
3. Stay Away From Irony or Satire
Stay away from irony or satire. There is very little money in it. You are likely to wind up with reviews-like some of mine- that say, “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry”. There is no such question in Dickens. Most readers would prefer to know exactly where they stand, where the author stands and how to respond. Ergo, no irony permitted.
BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN
Culled from the Sun Newspapers on Sunday ( A Nigerian tabloid)
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
HMMMMNNNN..
THUS FAR…
I would like to give a brief account of my journey so far in the world of PHOTOGRAPHY, ever since I gained access to a digital camera at short notice! My avowed quest to go one better over time- ‘ to own a piece of that fleeting moment’, has seen me capture footages that would otherwise have been lost forever, even though they added their noble bit to the passage of time! In addition, some of such footages have found their way to a number of photography competitions and galleries, where I hope to hone my creative eye! Therefore, I present to you an abridged photo gallery of my inquisitiveness that covers such themes and everything in-between, from human interaction to animal behaviour and nature watching!
I have to add though that I need to get one of those high tech, high performance digital cameras in order to lavishly highlight the beauty of nuance and detail! So help me God!
I would like to give a brief account of my journey so far in the world of PHOTOGRAPHY, ever since I gained access to a digital camera at short notice! My avowed quest to go one better over time- ‘ to own a piece of that fleeting moment’, has seen me capture footages that would otherwise have been lost forever, even though they added their noble bit to the passage of time! In addition, some of such footages have found their way to a number of photography competitions and galleries, where I hope to hone my creative eye! Therefore, I present to you an abridged photo gallery of my inquisitiveness that covers such themes and everything in-between, from human interaction to animal behaviour and nature watching!
I have to add though that I need to get one of those high tech, high performance digital cameras in order to lavishly highlight the beauty of nuance and detail! So help me God!
Zone Poetica
SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE
I have a feeling
That this might work;
Ideas, innovation, plans
Strategy, perception, intuition
Meeting needs, pricing, freedom
There is this nudging
Right on my insides
That this should work;
Dead ends, challenges, frustration
Brick walls, spiraling costs, doubts
Fears, failures, hitches, even defeat
A humming bird reveals
“Do as your heart tells you”
And i determine that
This must work
Legacy, tradition, creation
Satisfaction, trail blazing, history
Norm shattering, peace with pieces
I have a feeling
That this might work;
Ideas, innovation, plans
Strategy, perception, intuition
Meeting needs, pricing, freedom
There is this nudging
Right on my insides
That this should work;
Dead ends, challenges, frustration
Brick walls, spiraling costs, doubts
Fears, failures, hitches, even defeat
A humming bird reveals
“Do as your heart tells you”
And i determine that
This must work
Legacy, tradition, creation
Satisfaction, trail blazing, history
Norm shattering, peace with pieces
Curious Cat
CURIOUS CAT
1. In 1977, Cairo had 208,000 telephones but no telephone book.
2. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw the other at the same time.
3. The Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest Tennis Stadium in the World.
4. In the 16th and 17th century Turkey, drinking coffee was a crime punishable by death.
5. Seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop is used in the production of Guinness.
6. Russian Roulette is a dangerous game in which one shoots at one’s own head with a gun containing a bullet in only one of its chambers, without knowing if it will fire or not!
7. There are five trillion trillion atoms in one pound of iron.
8. A flying swan could overtake a cheetah at full pelt.
9. The average bank cashier loses €175 a year.
10. The world’s largest library is the ‘Library of Congress’ in the United States of America, accommodating over 29 million books, 2.7 million audio and video recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps and 57 million manuscripts while adding 7,000 items to its collection!
1. In 1977, Cairo had 208,000 telephones but no telephone book.
2. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw the other at the same time.
3. The Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest Tennis Stadium in the World.
4. In the 16th and 17th century Turkey, drinking coffee was a crime punishable by death.
5. Seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop is used in the production of Guinness.
6. Russian Roulette is a dangerous game in which one shoots at one’s own head with a gun containing a bullet in only one of its chambers, without knowing if it will fire or not!
7. There are five trillion trillion atoms in one pound of iron.
8. A flying swan could overtake a cheetah at full pelt.
9. The average bank cashier loses €175 a year.
10. The world’s largest library is the ‘Library of Congress’ in the United States of America, accommodating over 29 million books, 2.7 million audio and video recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps and 57 million manuscripts while adding 7,000 items to its collection!
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