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A Twilit Fancy
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
I walked into the cafe, and my eyes instantly met his. Like a chiseled, adolescent god of uncertain gender, his face was. Marble skin and eyes that penetrated to such depth, beneath perfectly sculpted eyebrows. He looked shocked to see me, and covered his nose immediately.
I knew why.
He was going to change my life forever. He stood up, muscles rippling with a particular hunger beneath his tight shirt. He swirled a long black jacket over his shoulders, but not before the door opened, and the last rays of light fell upon him. His skin was radiant. His arms and face glittered with destiny, sparkled with promise. (more…)
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Character and emotion: death and tears.
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Do you remember the stories that made you cry? The faithful dog died. The hero sacrificed himself to save everyone. The star-crossed lovers died rather than live without each other. The cancer is a slow painful descent. The crash ends that young life all too soon.
Now you’re a writer. You want your readers to cry. You know what to do. The ultimate tearjerker in three concise parts. Page one: our sweet young protagonists’ receives word her beloved grandfather has died. She, herself, is dying of cancer, and you hint that her vitals have been dropping. As she cries over her dear grandpappy, she asks the boyfriend to walk the dog, but he gets loose, and the dog bolts into traffic. The boyfriend tries to save him from the oncoming truck, but they are both flattened by the semi. It takes the family a while to notice he never returned, but by the fifth page, they see cars rubbernecking outside. They tell their poor cancer-ridden daughter, and she overdoses on her medication. The parents are tragically killed when driving to her funeral.
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Hey, Listen! The controversy of Avatar’s Na’vi.
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Avatar, technologically groundbreaking but storyline standard, features the Na’vi people; aliens that are drawing accusations of racism due to character design involving tribal/ethnic elements. The film’s art direction is unequivocally beautiful—it immerses the audience into a world in which everything glows when poked, and air jellyfish can detect pure hearts. Peace and harmony abound until the humans arrive, because the blue cat-people are an unrealistic construct.
Avatar, the best moneymaking scheme since The Titanic, hit theaters several weeks ago and is still at the top of the box office. (This may be in part because 3d and Imax tickets cost more. I viewed the 3d version, and everyone in line in front of me complained of the price to the ticket seller (which he greatly enjoyed). Raising the price for escapism in a down economy is a dangerous move, yet somehow, it just might pay off for James Cameron.) (more…)
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New Missions for a New Year
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
On this pivotal date, 01.10.10, I am here to inform you of the exciting schedule for the new year, here at fictician.com. You are permitted to expect important and compelling updates Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. A variety of topics will be presented in a random interval schedule. Topics include, but are not limited to:
1. All things fiction.
2. Character sketches, exercises, and short short stories.
3. What psychology is useful to character and situation.
4. Reviews of various forms of fiction, provided in an unhelpful and untimely manner.
5. A bimonthly artistic update.
6. Responses: email all your fiction questions to fictician@gmail.com and the Fictician will blog you an answer.
7. Special requests?
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Dear Fictician
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Dear Fictician,
I am a writer of fictions as well. I am also an avid reader. I read, of Thomas Hardy, that “Hardy manages to merge the various factors of his tale–character, incident, and setting–into close co-ordination, thereby achieving a high degree of unity.” How important do you think merging elements into a united whole is? I rather like books with subplots that are not singular, blunt objects.
Sincerely,
Hardly Hardy
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Gold Spot on the Horizon
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
What is happening in this picture?
Is this
a. A sunset
b. A gold jar
c. A sunrise
d. The Rapture
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What is a fictician?
Friday, June 26th, 2009
a. A writer of fiction.
b. A liar and a cheat.
c. A factician, 90 degrees from reality.
d. A worthwhile entertainment source.
e. A tower-repair technician called into a thunderstorm.
1. A writer of fiction.
2. A professional liar with a chilling streak of honesty.
3. Related to a fictioneer, but possessing none of the romantic leanings, but with more technical skill. Less pretension than a writeur.
f. A professional liar with a chilling streak of honesty.
g. Related to a fictioneer, but possessing none of the romantic leanings, but with more technical skill. Less pretension than a writeur.
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