I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 03.19.2009
I got this from my good friend and author Ronie Kendig on Facebook but thought I’d post it here instead of there.
RULES:
1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies. Or movies that you have seen
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
1. I swallowed a bug. Serenity Lita
2. Knowing my brother-in-law, he probably deserves whatever you're about to do to him. But this is my house. I have certain rules about snakes and dismemberment. The Mummy Returns Sierra
3. ...Ah, alas, earwax. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Emily
4. I have got to get me one of these! Independence Day LynnRush
5. Wait, why do I get the girl gun? Mr. and Mrs. Smith Sherrinda
6. Then it is a good dream. The Two Towers Hannah
7. Anne? You want to marry Anne? Whatever for? Persuasion Rachel
8. You of all people should know Terry, in your hotel, there's always someone watching. Ocean's Eleven Wordlily
9. Well, what would you prefer? Yellow spandex? X-Men Sherrinda
10. I know. She's heading an expedition to China shortly. I'm to go as her servant. But only on the understanding that I am to be very badly treated. Sense and Sensibility Katy Lin
11. "X" never, ever marks the spot. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Bethany
12. I should have taken better care of you all. The satisfaction of prevailing upon one of the most worthless young men in Britain might then have rested in its proper place. Pride and Prejudice Rachel
13. It's just that... the last time this was here... it was being signed. National Treasure Rachel
14. You just killed a helicopter with a car! Live Free or Die Hard Katy Lin
15. I died once.
I got this from my good friend and author Ronie Kendig on Facebook but thought I’d post it here instead of there.
RULES:
1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies. Or movies that you have seen
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
1. I swallowed a bug. Serenity Lita
2. Knowing my brother-in-law, he probably deserves whatever you're about to do to him. But this is my house. I have certain rules about snakes and dismemberment. The Mummy Returns Sierra
3. ...Ah, alas, earwax. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Emily
4. I have got to get me one of these! Independence Day LynnRush
5. Wait, why do I get the girl gun? Mr. and Mrs. Smith Sherrinda
6. Then it is a good dream. The Two Towers Hannah
7. Anne? You want to marry Anne? Whatever for? Persuasion Rachel
8. You of all people should know Terry, in your hotel, there's always someone watching. Ocean's Eleven Wordlily
9. Well, what would you prefer? Yellow spandex? X-Men Sherrinda
10. I know. She's heading an expedition to China shortly. I'm to go as her servant. But only on the understanding that I am to be very badly treated. Sense and Sensibility Katy Lin
11. "X" never, ever marks the spot. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Bethany
12. I should have taken better care of you all. The satisfaction of prevailing upon one of the most worthless young men in Britain might then have rested in its proper place. Pride and Prejudice Rachel
13. It's just that... the last time this was here... it was being signed. National Treasure Rachel
14. You just killed a helicopter with a car! Live Free or Die Hard Katy Lin
15. I died once.
Comments
7. Persuasion
12. Pride and Prejudice
13. National Treasure
(The yellow spandex rings a bell but I can't put my finger on it- pardon my cliches :)
3. Harry Potter movie...can't think which one. Dumbledore is eating a wax flavored jelly bean. ugh.
5. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
9. X-Men (I think?)
Ok, here are my guesses.
#4: Independence Day
#5: Mr and Mrs. Smith
#9: X-Men
#10: National Treasure
#11: Die Hard...the last one Can't remember the name
#12: Electra.
;-)
8. Ocean's Eleven.
12. Pride and Prejudice ?
13. National Treasure
15. The Matrix ?
Lynn, you're close on your last one. Double check it.
Camy
#2 is from THE MUMMY RETURNS. I'll be watching for the answers on the rest!
Sierra
14. Live Free or Die Hard
~Lita
Camy