Thread: Zen and the art of being a bloody idiot

good onya Ding. i look forward to reading it in ten or so years

If Shane sticks to traditional form,

The Front cover will take up 3 or 4 pages

Great news Shane,
if you only put in a quarter of the effort I've seen you put in here and at the wbf (let alone where ever else you may lurk ) then you will be done in no time, and I am sure the way you do things, you will put a hell of a lot more effort into it than that.
I am sure it's gonna be a ripper.

Happy writing.



btw,
one of the best tips I ever read about writing (as I profess to dabble in the form myself) in regards to my own efforts is that when you have a writing session, never write untill you are done/finished/exhausted. Always save yourself something, leaving yourself somewhere ahead that you know you are going, so that next time you pick up the pen/keyboard you can launch straight into it. Momentum is the issue. Start with something easy (downhill) and stop before you write yourself into an exhausted corner (stopped at the bottom of the hill).
Take it or leave it, we all work different ways. It's helped me avoid some blockages.

All the best,
Hans.

You could have Australia's best seller Dingo
Title How I Met The Chamberlins or Guess Who I Had For Dinner
By Wild Dingo

tacky but ...

You must admit the man has a unique talent, after all who else could do a one part trilogy
Like some others, I have some writings on the way that are due for completion 10 years ago, a pro told me that it is all in the title and mine is 'Governors Pleasure', an account of the funnier side of life in prisons based on actual accounts that I had either witnessed or read about in reports.
Now, how do I find a publisher???

Originally Posted by watson

I'm not applying for the editor's job on this one

I would

Originally Posted by rufflyrustic

I would

You would be sorry. A fun read but just try and cut it down to size. And then, think about telling Shane that you exised some of his material. No no. Not me.

I'd be worried that nobody would ever read it the whole way through....
I'd be even more worried about the body that DID read it the whole way through.

All he'd have to do is write a snappy little opening, and after that pages 501 onwards could be left blank. No-one would make it past that.

I reckon Shane's talent, and it is a real talent, would be best used as a newspaper columnist.

I can see myself sitting there reading Dingo's column over breakfast.

After that (long breakfast) I would be ready to face the world with a big smile on my face.

Onya Ding, don't even briefly think about brevity, your utterings just wouldn't be the same, your posts are one of the highlights of this forum

Dingo, mate,

why stifle the creativity by writing it all down? have you considered life as a shock jock? Im sure Bunbury needs one.

Sebastiaan

Originally Posted by echnidna

If Shane sticks to traditional form,

The Front cover will take up 3 or 4 pages

How about "Wild Dingo Lingo"?

Originally Posted by Big Shed

I reckon Shane's talent, and it is a real talent, would be best used as a newspaper columnist.

I can see myself sitting there reading Dingo's column over breakfast.

After that (long breakfast) I would be ready to face the world with a big smile on my face.

Onya Ding, don't even briefly think about brevity, your utterings just wouldn't be the same, your posts are one of the highlights of this forum

brava