Sunday, January 30, 2011

...blah blah birds!

did you ever read stuff characters said where they just said “blah blah blah?” and you said YIKES! that was sooooo B-O-R-I-N-G!!! and then you thought what they said didnt add not one thing to the story. thats cause theyre blah blah birds. but i just gotta say its not their fault cause theyre just saying what their writer said they should say. for sure i dont want my characters to turn into blah blah birds.

so whys that dialogue stuff important anyway? its got two BIG things it could do for a story. it could get you knowing lots more about a character just from his words and it could be a big help for keeping the plot moving

“A few good lines of dialogue can reveal more about your characters than an entire page of description. Dialogue is one of your most powerful tools, so let it work for you. Use it to move your story along, show the readers what your characters are made of, and deepen the drama.” ellen potter (on my ps so you could know who she is) WOW how cool is that!

heres some neat stuff for helping do good dialogue

1. watch and listen to people

2. write so it reads like how people really talk but for sure take out the boring stuff

3. dialogue shouldnt give so much away that it messes up the flow of the story

4. break up dialogue with action stuff cause long dialogues could get boring for the reader

5. be careful on using labels and cuss words and slang stuff it could be a distract for the reader

theres lots more good stuff for doing good dialogues and im gonna do some more posts on it.

are your characters blah blah birds or do they say really neat unboring stuff that keeps your story moving?

…hugs from lenny

ps… lots of what i got on the post i learned from a book that miss dianne salerni gave and its called spilling ink a young writers handbook by anne mazer and ellen potter. thanks miss dianne!

and click here for a place i used thats got really good tips for doing good dialogue

Monday, January 24, 2011

...can you read this?

yieks! one of my borhters jsut shewoed me tihs rlelay cool wya of raednig and witrnig sftuf. wow tihs is soooo werid!

i lokoed it up on gogole and hrees waht taht actirle on gogole siad:
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Do you have a strange mind? Can you raed tihs? If you can raed tihs, you hvae a sgtrane mind.
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I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae.
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The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

Qoestuin - Can thsi be doen in ohter lnagugues? Snapsih, Fenrch, Iatilan, Gerek, Rissuan. Chenise, Jaapense, Herbew, Aaribc?

Yes! Muachs gcarais! It wroks for ohter lnagugues too!

wow! hwo cool is taht!

...hgus form lneny

p.s. my borhter did a cehck on sonpes.com and it siad for the sutats its unmideterned so you dnot konw if its ture or not.  but no mtaetr waht its slitl prtety naet!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

...a monsters loose!

HELP!

yikes! i got a angry snow monster running loose on apple mountain! hes in my wip and hes just really mad cause he doesnt got a name. he said if he doesnt get a name pretty soon hes gonna swallow up my whole ms characters and all.
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for sure i been trying to get him a good name. first i got calling  him sasquatch and he hated it.  then my cool cp miss sharon said thats a hairy man monster not a snow monster. i tried yeti but he hates that too. he wants a his very own scary name. i been thinking and thinking but i just cant think up one he likes.

miss sharon said maybe i should ask my blogger friends for some help and i said woweee thats the most best idea ever. now im asking for some cool names from you. heres some stuff bout that snow monster that could maybe help you think up a cool name.
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hes made of icy snow and hes gigantical tall and big and hes real ugly and mean. hes got a mouthful of sharp pointy icicle teeth and he loves to eat mountain climbers. (yikes! all my characters are mountain climbers!) he howls so loud you gotta get your ears covered. hes soooooooo scary.
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i hope you got some good names you could share out with me cause for sure couldnt want that monster to eat up my ms and my cool characters all in one big gulp.
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big thanks for being a help for me and my wip and my characters!
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did you ever not know what to call a character and if you didnt how did you get a name?
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…hugs from lenny
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ps if you cant think of one just real quick you could think on it a little while and then sent it on a email. im at lennylee@rocketmail.com

Sunday, January 09, 2011

...blearning

i stuck blog and learning together and got “blearning.” cause of your cool blogs i been "blearning" lots of neat writer stuff! i gotta say youre just the best teachers ever. so i gotta say thanks to all my blogger friends.

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heres just some of the stuff i “blearned” so far.
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1. whats a query letter and how to do a good one and how much it hurts to get rejected
2. abbreviations like mc wip pov arc ya ms mg cp and lots more
3. whats a genre and which ones you write
4. whats a beta (i thought it was a fish! ha ha) and how one could help your story be better
5. some rules for good grammar and punctuation
6. whats a critique partner and how could it make your writing better. i got a cool cp and its miss sharon!
7. its really hard to be your own publisher
8. in the beginning of a book you gotta have a real good hook
9. storytelling is a art
10. writing stuff from your for real life is soooo interesting
11. you gotta do lots of reading and research
12. building up your vocabulary is good for being a writer
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heres some really neat stuff i “blearned”
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1. adding exclamotion points and sparkles to writing is cool!!!!
2. reading interviews get you to know more personal stuff bout a author and gives you lots of good info and hope (and sometimes a signed give away!)
3. contests are soooo much fun!!! (i won lots of stuff and even a soccer ball in an uncontest. ha ha)
4. tips for being an unboring blogger (i hope i got that right!)
5. blogfests are soooo cool. so far did one and it was lots of fun!
6. how to make a book trailer for dummys like me. ha ha
7. a debut novel is sooooo exciting!!
8. cool new words… schizz suckage realz
9. yikes! im a blogaholic
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thanks for teaching me soooo much and being a big support on my writing. some day im gonna get a for real book published and on that page where you thank people im gonna say thanks to all my blogger friends cause i couldnt have did it without you!!
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… hugs from lenny

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

...i love candyland!



CANDYLAND ROCKS!
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do you know candyland? if you dont youre missing out on knowing a really special blogger. my special blogger friend miss candace is a knock your socks off blogger! mostly people know her by candyland cause thats were she lives in bloggerville. wow! sweet place to visit for sure!
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candyland could make you fall down laughing or get you caring about others just like she does and could make you cry. the one thing you could always know is what ever she says and no matter how she says it its just real honest and comes right from her heart.
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candyland is just a really big support and inspiration for everyone and she could give the best hugs. shes been a big supporter for me bunches of times. now its my turn to be a supporter for her cause she been having a hard time and she could need lots of love and hugs from her blogger friends.
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so if you got a little time maybe you could go at her blog and say hi and just give back to her some of the love and hugs she gives to everyone. she needs it and i know she could be real thankful for it.
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heres some words from a bob marley song thats called 3 little birds and this song got me through lots of hard stuff:  “don’t worry ‘bout a thing ‘cause every little thing’s gonna be alright!”  it just takes time but for sure its gonna be alright. im gonna always be here with love and hugs and prayers for my special friend.
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i love you candyland!
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heres some candyland friends that are saying how much they care and love her…
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miss sharon
miss jen
mr matthew
miss jessica
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…big hugs from lenny

Saturday, January 01, 2011

...happy new year!














HAPPY NEW YEAR!  i just only got started blogging in 2010 and wow just real fast i got sooooo much special friends.  you cant know how much you gave me for my life and how much you could mean to me.  i just gotta say BIG THANKS to all of you for saying "welcome lenny" and for reading my blog and making the most nice comments. and on my birthday you gave me lots of happy birthday wishes. whats even lots nicer is when i been sick you sent me lots of get wells and thats what  helped get me better. im just the most lucky kid on all the blogs for having such cool friends. im wishing for you the most best and most happyest new year ever.

...hugs from lenny