Comments on: Readings http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/ Alexander Burns's writing sketchbook Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:13:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Ben Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:24:16 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-37 Well, I finished watching them all, so I'd like to hear what you thought of Tin Man. Uncle Well, I finished watching them all, so I’d like to hear what you thought of Tin Man.

Uncle

]]> By: Ben http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Ben Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:47:03 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-36 Heroes to me is still clearly the best series on TV still. Though the writing of Pushing Daisies is just great. I think this "chapter" of Heroes was about giving you background on everyone and getting Sylar back. But your right about it being weak. And the finale was no different. They tried to make it suspenseful, but it just wasn't. And I felt the actions of the heroes was at best questionable and borderline just plain stupid. I still haven't watched parts 2 & 3, but go ahead, just give a spoiler alert, and I won't read it. Heroes to me is still clearly the best series on TV still. Though the writing of Pushing Daisies is just great. I think this “chapter” of Heroes was about giving you background on everyone and getting Sylar back. But your right about it being weak. And the finale was no different.
They tried to make it suspenseful, but it just wasn’t. And I felt the actions of the heroes was at best questionable and borderline just plain stupid.

I still haven’t watched parts 2 & 3, but go ahead, just give a spoiler alert, and I won’t read it.

]]> By: Alexander Burns http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Alexander Burns Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:49:03 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-35 I was going to give you a few days before I posted about it. Overall, I enjoyed it, but it definitely has weaknesses. I skipped Heroes to watch part two (the ending of which is awesome, easily the best part of the mini). I suppose I'll have to keep an eye out for the Heroes finale, though this season was so lackluster I find I'm hardly caring. I was going to give you a few days before I posted about it. Overall, I enjoyed it, but it definitely has weaknesses.

I skipped Heroes to watch part two (the ending of which is awesome, easily the best part of the mini). I suppose I’ll have to keep an eye out for the Heroes finale, though this season was so lackluster I find I’m hardly caring.

]]> By: Ben http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Ben Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:21:51 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-31 So have you watched Tin man yet? I've seen part 1, and so far I am very pleasantly surprised. Most Sci-Fi original movies are just horrible. And only a few are good. But this one goes beyond that, so far. Can't wait to see parts 2 and 3 now. Uncle So have you watched Tin man yet? I’ve seen part 1, and so far I am very pleasantly surprised. Most Sci-Fi original movies are just horrible. And only a few are good. But this one goes beyond that, so far. Can’t wait to see parts 2 and 3 now.

Uncle

]]> By: Erin http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Erin Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:24:39 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-30 Sometimes I do actually read my stories aloud -- especially when I'm doing the final polish before sending one off to a market. I think it can really be helpful... especially when it comes to smoothing out the prose. I had fun reading Sandra's story out loud. I hope everyone enjoyed that as much as I did. I loved hearing what everyone submitted, too. Yours was a real nail biter! Great work! :-) Sometimes I do actually read my stories aloud — especially when I’m doing the final polish before sending one off to a market. I think it can really be helpful… especially when it comes to smoothing out the prose.

I had fun reading Sandra’s story out loud. I hope everyone enjoyed that as much as I did. I loved hearing what everyone submitted, too.

Yours was a real nail biter! Great work! :-)

]]> By: Ben http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Ben Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:10:08 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-29 You didn't tell me what you thought of my new heroine. ;) Anyway, don't give anything away about Tin Man. We are recording all 3 parts, so we can skip the 34.5 hours worth of commercials to watch the 1.5 hours worth of show. It looks good and I love some of the actors in it. So I can't wait till everything comes crashing to a halt with the writers strike and I'll have something to watch. Uncle You didn’t tell me what you thought of my new heroine. ;) Anyway, don’t give anything away about Tin Man. We are recording all 3 parts, so we can skip the 34.5 hours worth of commercials to watch the 1.5 hours worth of show. It looks good and I love some of the actors in it. So I can’t wait till everything comes crashing to a halt with the writers strike and I’ll have something to watch.

Uncle

]]> By: Alexander Burns http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Alexander Burns Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:29:26 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-34 Hope wasn't there. But I can't imagine she'd have much fun reading in front of people with whom she's unfamiliar. A tornado hit the Desperate Housewives? Man, maybe I should watch that show. Speaking of a tornado, we watched Tin Man last night. I may post some thoughts on that later. Hope wasn’t there. But I can’t imagine she’d have much fun reading in front of people with whom she’s unfamiliar.

A tornado hit the Desperate Housewives? Man, maybe I should watch that show.

Speaking of a tornado, we watched Tin Man last night. I may post some thoughts on that later.

]]> By: Ben http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Ben Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:12:13 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-33 Sounds like you guys had a blast. Did Hope have to read a story? Just curious. Anyway, was watching Desperate Housewives with the wife last night and came up with a new super hero. Or Heroin I should say. Psycho Skank. ;) I was wondering what super powers Psycho Skank would have when she got swept up in a tornado. And I thought, Well she can fly. Uncle Sounds like you guys had a blast. Did Hope have to read a story? Just curious. Anyway, was watching Desperate Housewives with the wife last night and came up with a new super hero. Or Heroin I should say. Psycho Skank. ;)
I was wondering what super powers Psycho Skank would have when she got swept up in a tornado. And I thought, Well she can fly.

Uncle

]]> By: Cortney http://www.afburns.com/2007/12/02/readings/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Cortney Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:39:33 +0000 http://afburns.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/readings/#comment-32 At my school, the focus is on reading student work out loud. Every writing class I have, we take at least 25% (usually an hour) of class time to read student work. Sometimes we read edited work...sometimes, unedited. It is fun, though, to hear someone else read your stories I think, and you're right about it being important to read for editing purposes. Oh, and, I absolutely LOVE the sound of my own voice. So, there. At my school, the focus is on reading student work out loud. Every writing class I have, we take at least 25% (usually an hour) of class time to read student work. Sometimes we read edited work…sometimes, unedited. It is fun, though, to hear someone else read your stories I think, and you’re right about it being important to read for editing purposes. Oh, and, I absolutely LOVE the sound of my own voice. So, there.

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