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08-10-2003, 08:34 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 7
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Lindi Into, joke:How many writers does it take...lightbulb?
Hi folks. My name is Lindi, out in Colorado. I'm 39, married 19 years, two kids, two cats, a Golden Retriever named Howard and a baby cornsnake named Zander. I also enjoy pottery. Very nice to meet you all! Here's a joke:
How many re-writes does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: Ten.
1st draft. Hero changes light bulb.
2nd draft. No wait -- villain changes light bulb! Yeah!
3rd draft. I know: hero stops villain from changing light bulb. Villain falls to death. Cool.
4th draft. Lose the light bulb!
5th draft. Light bulb back in, but now it's fluorescent instead of tungsten.
6th draft. Villain breaks bulb, uses it to kill hero's mentor! Yeah!
7th draft. Fluorescent not working. Back to tungsten.
8th draft. Wait, I've got it: hero forces villain to eat light bulb!
9th draft. Big scene: hero laments loss of light bulb. Doesn't change it. This is good stuff! I wonder what Jay Leno will ask me in my big interview.
10th draft. Hero changes light bulb.
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08-10-2003, 08:44 PM
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Best Seller
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Florida, USA
Posts: 656
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Welcome to the forums! Enjoy your stay here. |
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08-11-2003, 12:18 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SWFL
Posts: 282
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Welcome!
As managing editor of Lightbulb Magazine I have to inform you that your story does not meet our present needs. Perhaps if you expanded the theme and wrote from a number of other points of view, we would be interested. Today's work demands a larger variety of characters. (As a personal note, you might expand it to twenty five to thirty people to add some spice and variety.)
Good luck in placing your work elsewhere.
Sincerely,
A. Tipi Cal: Editor
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08-11-2003, 12:42 AM
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Writer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 38
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Re: Lindi Into, joke:How many writers does it take...lightbu
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Originally Posted by Lindi
Hi folks. My name is Lindi, out in Colorado. I'm 39, married 19 years, two kids, two cats, a Golden Retriever named Howard and a baby cornsnake named Zander. I also enjoy pottery. Very nice to meet you all! Here's a joke:
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Lindi
Serious question: How do you make time to write with such distractions as kids and animals? |
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08-11-2003, 04:08 AM
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Writing Machine
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: not actually IN mumsville... uk really!
Posts: 1,633
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HA, another newbie! come, join with me to take over the world!!!
(i am NOT obsessed!)
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08-11-2003, 07:43 PM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 434
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Hi folks,
Actually when I think about it, it isn't: "how many writers," it's: "how many re-writes." Oh well, funny anywayz.  How do I find time to write? Well, my kids are older, 11 & 14. The 14 year old is mildly autistic, so I do spend a lot of time driving him to various therapists, part time school, and then I have to run part time homeschool, so he is more of a challenge than the 11 year old who would rather manage himself, LoL! They're both wonderful kids and don't demand much of me. I have lots of hours in the day to write. They're just not hours in a row. So I take the time as it comes up. I find waiting rooms to be fertile writing territory! Thanks for the kind welcomes ~ Lindi  |
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08-11-2003, 07:44 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 7
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oops, didn't log in. Sorry about that! ~ Lindi
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08-11-2003, 10:13 PM
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Best Seller
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 653
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Originally Posted by cdm
Welcome!
As managing editor of Lightbulb Magazine I have to inform you that your story does not meet our present needs. Perhaps if you expanded the theme and wrote from a number of other points of view, we would be interested. Today's work demands a larger variety of characters. (As a personal note, you might expand it to twenty five to thirty people to add some spice and variety.)
Good luck in placing your work elsewhere.
Sincerely,
A. Tipi Cal: Editor
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Oh that's just cruel!
Hi Lindi, hope you can shed some light on these forums. |
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08-13-2003, 03:45 PM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Mundane Place
Gender: Female
Posts: 436
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Hiya! Welcome to the forum, Linda! Hope your stay is long and enjoyable. Looking forward to seeing you around. Nyo~
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