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Will you ever draw more 7yg defenseworth? I absolutely adore the drawings you did for the last post on this! :)
Defenseworth getting his disbarment letter + doodles from various points during the 7yg ^^
#doctorsiren#ace attorney#ace attorney au#miles edgeworth#phoenix wright#franziska von karma#trucy wright#kristoph gavin#ace attorney fanart#defenseworth au#prosecutor wright au#doodle page#digital art#my art#procreate#phoenix is like: âPLEASE I know the LORE I CANâT HAVE YOU LOOKING LIKE THATâ#and then proceeds to absolutely botch the haircut#for those unaware defenseworth during the 7yg was both a librarian and a baker and I think he probably would have learned stage magic too#so that he could help Trucy and be supportive#dude heâs basically in quarantine#since uhh 2020 was right at the start of the 7yg LMAOOO his hair got long. he took up new hobbies. blah blah blah
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Hi, everyone! Itâs time to venture back out into the world which is a little scary, right? Thatâs where we are in Northern California â like turtles starting to stick our heads out just a little bit. Weâre starting to visit family, actually going to the grocery store, and getting haircuts for everyone â a good thing since weâre all looking a bit like muppets.
Though with the latest numbers in California, who knows where weâre headed. Itâs terrifying. Masks, masks, masks, wash, wash, wash.
In case you missed the last two installments of my blog posts, you can catch up by clicking here for week one and here for week two.
This week Iâm thrilled to share an insider look into the mind of author Barbara Delinsky, who just dropped her latest hot read, A Week At The Shore, which immediately hit the New York Times bestseller list â her twenty-third novel to do so.
Both Pip and I enjoyed A Week At The Shore immensely.
Full disclosure: Barbara is one of my BadRedhead Media clients (and Iâm supremely grateful for that!). I handle her social media, street team, blog and book review optimization, and a good deal of her book promotion.
After finishing the book (which I loved), I had a few questions for Barbara about her writing style, so I emailed them to her and she was kind enough to respond.
A Week At The Shore by Barbara Delinsky Interview
Q: I notice you donât only use âshe saidâ for dialogue, which I personally love, though as Iâm sure you know well, itâs a DEBATE.
A: Iâve actually spent a lot of time thinking about this. I donât use half as many other words (âshe exclaimed,â âshe intoned,â or âshe declaredâ) as much as I used to. Yes, thereâs something to be said for simple and real. That said, the constant monotony of âshe saidâ gets boring, so I try to find a comfortable balance. This actually ties in with your next question.
Sometimes, the sub for âshe saidâ can express emotion, as in âshe cried,â or âshe dare say,â or âshe whispered.â So it does add something. Still, though, not quite the âshow, not tellâ rule (see more on that below). Â
Q: Also, the âshow, not tellâ rule regarding feelings. You sometimes say what emotions Mallory {Ed. the main character} feels (at times). If I wrote that in my creative writing classes, my teacher wouldâve jumped out a window, yet it works. Again, love. All this âdo this, not thatâ advice can be confusing for writers, regardless of genre, myself included.
A: Yes, it does work at times, at least, for me. But then, I never took a creative writing class, so maybe I just donât know how to show rather than tell. Here, too, I think you have to be guided by common sense. If by âshow,â you mean having a character âstart to huff and puff,â to show upset, rather than simply to âcry in alarm,â Iâd opt for the simpler. Â
The image of huffing and puffing will distract the reader from what youâre saying. IMHO, the âshow, not tellâ rule applies to larger things, like rather than saying âher husband could be nasty,â saying something like, âher husband could see her scrubbing the dinner dishes and tell her she was made for this.â So, itâs really giving an example of what youâre saying in summary. Does that make sense?
Q: Yes, absolutely. Also, you write about the past in the present tense â I do this with memoir and blog posts, and prefer to read books or even blog posts/articles written this way. Itâs more immediate. When I work with writers in my workshops, they tend to write in the past tense. I havenât read all of your other books, so I wonder if you do this with all your books?
A: Iâm actually not even aware of writing about the past in the present tense, unless itâs a bonafide flashback, in which case it would be in the present. Iâve been experimenting with different tenses book to book. My last book, BEFORE AND AGAIN, was in the first-person past tense, A WEEK AT THE SHORE is in first person present tense. Â
The latter took some getting used to. And itâs possible that I botched the flashback tenses simply because Iâm not ultra-experienced with first-person present. My editor didnât catch or change anything, though. I agree with you. There is an immediacy to first-person present tense that is nice. That said, the new book Iâve started is in first-person past tense.
Q: Basic skills â I get it. This is how new writers learn. You arenât new (after writing hundreds of books and stories), so you break rules â is that it?
A: Iâm not âschooledâ in writing, so I donât know Iâm breaking the rules!!
Q: Youâre so skilled, Barbara. Your characters are intricate and layered. This book is a CLASS in writing. Do you ever think about young writers reading your work and learning from you?
A: You are too kind, Rachel. Seriously. Iâm just muddling along, basically doing what works for me as a reader, since I have no formal training. Truly. Now Iâm just enjoying it.
Barbara has written a few articles for me on my biz site about breaking the writing rules, which I hope youâll read. Sheâs a true writerâs writer. I hope youâll read her books and articles. Sheâs also an avid reader herself and does weekly book reviews on her blog.
What Iâm Reading Now
Iâm now reading the third book in the Discovery of Witches series, The Book of Life, and itâs fabulous, just like the others in this series. Iâm not going to spoil it for you if you havenât read these. Harkness is a wonderful writer, and she weaves history, passionate love, and the supernatural together in a way that carries you into other worlds. Even though itâs vampires, witches, and demons, itâs not glowy, corny vampires and evil witches on broomsticks. Harknessâ stories are wholly imaginative.
When I found out Sundance made the first book into a series, I paid for the app ($5.99/month â totally worth it) and watched the entire series in one day. SO GREAT. Perfectly cast, well-acted, leaving me yearning for more. Iâm now re-watching it.
What Else Iâm Watching
I never did see Being John Malkovich so I watched it with my daughter. Weird flick. Good, but super weird. Definitely takes the, â15 minutes of fame,â motto and turns it on its head. Speaking of heads, Iâve never seen such horrible hair in any movie.
Have you seen it? What are your thoughts?
Space Force just came out on Netflix and itâs hilarious. If youâre super conservative, you may not like it, so beware (though they poke fun at both parties). If you can laugh at the ridiculousness of government, please watch. Carrell is great, as usual, and the relationship dynamics are brilliant (and thereâs John Malkovich again â great, as usual).
Vanderpump Rules I mentioned previously that this is the one reality show I watch with my 20-year-old daughter, Anya, and we watched the reunion shows â all three of them. I know, ridiculous. Jax is such a joke (his blatant homophobia disgusts me, though he says he supports gays â what?), Jax and Brittany together are just ugh, and Max makes me want to vomit (breaking news â he just got fired â ha!).
And honestly, could Vanderpump be any more white? Weâve been saying this for years.
SO much has happened since last week â wowzers. Theyâve fired four people as of this writing for making racist remarks. Either the show will be retooled or canceled. Iâm sad to see the epitome of white-girl whiteness Stassi gone â she was at least honest about her privilege. What do you think?
Iâd be pretty much done with this show if it wasnât for my daughter begging me to watch with her (we do watch movies and other shows as well). Iâm glad Pumpy fired their asses, otherwise, Iâd be done DONE.
Compassion
Whatâs missing from most reality shows is compassion, which is why I donât enjoy watching them. We see (and hear, loudly and repeatedly) the negativity, toxicity, and the worst in people because thatâs what the editors and producers know will keep viewers coming back â drama.
There are flashes of compassion, e.g., when dealing with the death of a loved one, coming out, infidelity, or mental health issues. I appreciate when Bravo, for example, handles these issues well. I donât appreciate it when they have not â and they have not in many cases. An overall lack of compassion appears to be missing from many of these peopleâs lives; however, using The Four Agreements, thatâs an assumption on my part; we donât see behind the scenes or when the cameras are off.
I do have compassion for the casts of these shows who have decided money is worth more than their privacy. They are adults making decisions about their lives, and all that comes with it, as any celebrity does. Now, theyâre dealing with the fallout.
âMake good choices!â as Jamie Lee Curtisâs mom in Freaky Friday admonishes a young Lindsay Lohanâs Anna (and we all know how that turned out). Oh, Lindsay. Honestly, sheâs such a product of dysfunction, itâs truly sad, but thatâs a whole other post.
If only people would listen to their Hollywood movie mothersâŚ
Products Supporting Black Lives Matter
In no particular order, hereâs what Iâve bought and am loving:
YUBI: The original fingertip makeup brush is amazing. Worth every penny. How did I not know about this?
Pat McGrath Real Makeup: Iâm a sucker for a great eye shadow palette. McGrathâs are pricey but fab-u-lous. Why so spendy? All her products are highly-pigmented so you donât need much; theyâll last a good long time. Hereâs the one I purchased on Amazon. For when, ya know, I actually have somewhere to venture out to.
Body Butter Lady: Lip stuff and of course, body butter. Affordable, smells amazing, and will last a good, long, time.
LipBar: Lips for days, tons of colors and textures to suit anyone.
LipSlut: Awesome colors, and 50% of all proceeds go to support women and childrenâs charities all the time. Right now, theyâre supporting Black Lives Matters. 50% towards charity, 100% against tyranny. Cruelty-free, Vegan.
Their newest shade, F*ck Trump on pre-order, will support civil rights organizations specifically targeted by the Trump organization â I mean, administration. Oopsies.
Here is my current personal selection (F*ck Kavanaugh is a favorite â a pretty brownish-red that wears well):
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So thatâs it for this week. Would love your feedback on COVID-19, books, movies, shows, makeup, racism, or whatever you want to discuss. Thanks for stopping by!
Read more about Rachelâs experiences in the award-winning book, Broken Pieces.
She goes into more detail about living with PTSD and realizing the effects of how being a survivor affected her life in
Broken Places, available in print everywhere!
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