Teryl S Cartwright's Blog

• Novel"tweet"sta

  October 28, 2009

  • Have you seen the movie Dear Frankie?  I have, several times, but then I'm a sucker for fairy tales.  I really loved it.  But you be your own judge.  We Americans are supposed to use the English subtitles to understand the Scottish accent, but I've watched my Hamish MacBeth enough times to not need to.I was so impressed by the LACK of words.  How, as a writer, can I write like that?  There ...
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• True? If So, Writer's Market Will Go Out of Business

  September 3, 2009

  • How to have a bestselling book:1.       Be a celebrity2.       Be endorsed by a celebrity3.       Have a movie made of your book by a celebritySo how do you become a celebrity?1.       Be on a reality show or really stupid video2.       Be endorsed by a celebrity3.       Write a bestselling bookBut how do you get endorsed by a celebrity?1.       Be ...
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• Pride and Prejudice-- The Tweet Story of 2009

  August 16, 2009

  • Imagine how Jane Austen would feel to live in a 140 character world where briefs are king and too many words are instantly tuned out. I think she’d still find a way to poke fun and satirize our techy times. But, oh, what a difference in how. Do you think some of her most famous quotes would now look like this?It is well known, though unwritten law that a single man in possession of a Fortune ...
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