Mark Kamibaya

So I did this… this homework stuff is awesome. 😀
Theme: Man’s depravity.
Focusing question: what makes man good or evil?
Possible answers:
a. his justification
b. his position
c. his influence
d. his upbringing
e. the state of his heart

… and then spin that off into one big question that sets up the rest of the series: what makes a man’s hea…[Read more]

@Sierra-R I’m not familiar with the Phantom of the Opera one, but as for the Hobbit one— *gag* Please. Don’t even get me started. 😛 The number one problem with it was that it was basically a crush that got treated like real love to the exclusion of a love that had been growing for centuries. Now Legolas in that movie had some SERIOUS…[Read more]

I tried it and got a 70. What about you, fellow interns? @christi-eaton @brandon-miller

I agree with @christi-eaton, you should write an entire article on this, @kate-flournoy! I’d love to hear your thoughts on the love triangle inserted into the Hobbit movies, and the Christine/the Phantom/Raoul triangle in the Phantom of the Opera if you’re familiar with it 🙂

@audrey-caylin I’d like to hear anything you’ve learned from working on a trilogy. this is my first one.

The three themes will be tied together. The personal theme is the meaning of life, which is also the main theme. The two others are supporting themes, so the understanding of atonement and the victory of good lead to an understanding of the…[Read more]

I decided this homework stuff is pretty awesome, so I’m doing it myself. I’m hoping to write a trilogy here, so I’m trying to study my overall story theme in order to start plotting the individual books. I came up with these three themes, focusing questions, and answers.

Themes:
1. Good and Evil (FQ: which will ultimately win?)
2. The meaning of…[Read more]

@emma-flournoy Well, Eugene would take these walks and Headstone would follow him everywhere, but Eugene would always pretend not to notice his existence in order to drive him to fury. It wasn’t really good, but it was interesting.

@Daeus The midnight walk thingy must be something not in the movie—was it nice interaction between the two? Because there was something kind of like that in the movie, only Mr. H was totally trying to destroy (for real) Eugene. Hardly a walk…I don’t exactly see that as a redeeming quality. 😛 Maybe Mr. H was nicer in the book.

Thanks, @winter-rose . I think you’re right. 🙂

Those are good ideas, @ingridrd ! I’ll definitely give them and try and see. Thanks! 🙂

Anyone want to write with me for 25 minutes? @dragon-snapper ? Anyone?

@emma-flournoy The ending was probably the worst part for me. Eugene’s positive change was very unconvincing and cliche. I don’t know if there were any redeeming qualities, except perhaps when Headstone and Eugene have that midnight walk thing.

I might be doing some writing an hour or two from now.

I can’t find the worksheet for lesson four, @aratrea . Isn’t there supposed to be a link or something below the video? Thanks!

@Daeus I can’t stand Mr. Headstone. I liked Eugene pretty well; but I’ve only seen the movie. It might be different in the book (or audio book).

That triangle was just so depressing though, how it went; for me at least. Even though it was nice in the end (for some parties 😛 ) the happenings were so insane. Do you think there were any redeeming…[Read more]

@emma-flournoy Eh, it was decent. I never really liked either Eugene or Headstone though.

@kate-flournoy Sure, I don’t think I have anything tomorrow.

Authors seem to lose sight of what love actually is, and they play it up to be some big emotions thing because the girl is so beautiful and when he’s with her, he feels this tightness in his throat and his heart begins to flutter because she smells like pine needles! *cough* Eragon… *cough cough*

@Ethryndal Oh yes. That drives me insane. I und…[Read more]

Actually @Daeus apparently I can’t make it tonight either. :/ My apologies. Maybe tomorrow? 😛

Thanks, @kate-flournoy . 🙂

Sticking with one rhythm is a good idea, but I probably won’t be able to rewrite it that completely. :/ Still, I’ll see what I can do. 🙂

In a way, three stanzas that each have their own rhythm is a type of rhythm if they have a connection. Maybe if I tweak them a bit it’ll fix the flow problem.

If not, then I’m…[Read more]