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Thank you, Lazlo, for reminding me of Jethro Tull.
I remember the moment, as teenager (I'm 59 now), that I realized 99% of musicians didn't mean what they sang. Silly me, I had thought that they were trying to communicate what they really felt. It crushed me, it dissolved my innocence. For most people, the 60's were a collection of trends and follies, not serious at all. They didn't mean it. How cool to be cool.
Now we really are Thick As A Brick.
I think a local forum would be a great idea. I do not trust sites like Google or Yahoo to protect our privacy, so I won't join or participate in conversations hosted there, and I steadfastly refuse to join Facebook (it's evil). I would, however, greatly enjoy a local forum to talk about subjects near and dear to SOL'ers. My vote, should the question arise, would be yes to having a forum here on SOL.
I do recognize that a moderator would be necessary, and perhaps there would be a need for some rules. I'm not sure how it would work, but I believe it COULD work, if we don't dump it all on Lazeez.
Today's Rant: How many stories have we read in which the author engages in boring hyperbole by saying the character "almost" threw up, died, twisted in his/her grave, met their maker, tripped, etc., etc., etc., as a way to heighten the drama of the moment? EITHER THE CHARACTER DID OR DID NOT DO THE ACTION OR SUFFER THE RESULTS. Leave off with the "almosts" already!
Closely related is the "nearlys." Give it a rest. Have your character do or not do, feel or not feel, experience or not experience, the events. Your prose will be cleaner and even more emphatic. Save the "nearlys" and the "almosts" for rare times when the close shave really is that narrowly averted. Thanks, rant over.
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