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Fiction, Non Fiction or Biography? I think everyone should leave behind their script, even if it be for family alone.
 
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Me, most of mine is passed on in memory and words. Yet, when we be gone...the ballpoint becomes mightier than the sword. Pen on paper in the end.
 

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I actually have two books on the back burner right now...

You Are Too Tall, You Are Too Short, You Are Too Thin, You Are Too Fat...You Are Too Young, You Are Too Old You Are Too Pretty, You Are Too Ugly... Don't Call Us We'll Call You.. Drop Dead Goodbye... And Have A Nice Day (An inside look at auditioning and working in the entertainment industry)

A Removable Feast (Confessions of a catering chef)

Life Is A Banquet ... At A Bar Mitzvah (Eat better and exercise more effieiently)
 

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Me, most of mine is passed on in memory and words. Yet, when we be gone...the ballpoint becomes mightier than the sword. Pen on paper in the end.

I assume you are being sincere ?
I ask because the above statement is full of grammatical errors.

Assuming this is genuine;
a. I would love to write a novel that combines reality with fantasy and include as many other genres as is possible.

or

b. I would serialize my diaries and into an erotic / autobiographical account of the 1970's and 80's.
 
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I assume you are being sincere ?
I ask because the above statement is full of grammatical errors.

Assuming this is genuine;
a. I would love to write a novel that combines reality with fantasy and include as many other genres as is possible.

or

b. I would serialize my diaries and into an erotic / autobiographical account of the 1970's and 80's.

Yes, I am being sincere. If I did write a book, I would need a good editor.
 
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I actually have two books on the back burner right now...

You Are Too Tall, You Are Too Short, You Are Too Thin, You Are Too Fat...You Are Too Young, You Are Too Old You Are Too Pretty, You Are Too Ugly... Don't Call Us We'll Call You.. Drop Dead Goodbye... And Have A Nice Day (An inside look at auditioning and working in the entertainment industry)

A Removable Feast (Confessions of a catering chef)

Life Is A Banquet ... At A Bar Mitzvah (Eat better and exercise more effieiently)

Now I'm confused :)
 
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Writing a book is no easy task, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. The proofing/editing/rewriting is 75% of the experience.

That said, my fantasy book is similar to jojo's:

a. I would love to write a novel that combines reality with fantasy and include as many other genres as is possible.

or

b. I would serialize my diaries and into an erotic / autobiographical account of the 1970's and 80's.

I'd write a piece of fiction that blended life with graphic sexual descriptions pulled from my real life experiences, and would cross taboo lines simply because I never met a line I didn't want to cross.

The world is not yet ready for my book...though I have already written quite a bit of it :tongue:
 

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One of my hobbies is constructing languages just for the hell of it. (I've got two that I'd call "done" and about 3 more where I have a grammar and minimal vocabulary, and a bunch of others where I just have a phonology, orthography, and basic outline.) And in coming up with these languages, I also come up with countries/whatnot to house them. In the process of doing this, I've come up with a rather large and complicated world. I'd like to make a novel out of this if I could, but simply put, I don't write in a novel-like fashion. I could write a history textbook, or a series of encyclopedia-style articles in all likelihood, but not a novel.
 

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Writing a book is no easy task, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. The proofing/editing/rewriting is 75% of the experience.

Yes I know, I proof-read my b/f's autobiography last year.

That said, my fantasy book is similar to jojo's:



I'd write a piece of fiction that blended life with graphic sexual descriptions pulled from my real life experiences, and would cross taboo lines simply because I never met a line I didn't want to cross.

The world is not yet ready for my book...though I have already written quite a bit of it :tongue:

The real question is; Are you ready ?[

(with over 4,000 posts exwhyzee - there might be a few short stories lying in wait.)
 

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One of my hobbies is constructing languages just for the hell of it. (I've got two that I'd call "done" and about 3 more where I have a grammar and minimal vocabulary, and a bunch of others where I just have a phonology, orthography, and basic outline.) And in coming up with these languages, I also come up with countries/whatnot to house them. In the process of doing this, I've come up with a rather large and complicated world. I'd like to make a novel out of this if I could, but simply put, I don't write in a novel-like fashion. I could write a history textbook, or a series of encyclopedia-style articles in all likelihood, but not a novel.

A shame Tolkein didn't have your insight and self awareness,
 

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Fiction, Non Fiction or Biography? I think everyone should leave behind their script, even if it be for family alone.

I would love to write a book or two. One is bar and nightclub related. The second one is science fiction.

As far as leaving stuff for my family...maybe for my nieces and nephews...but the rest...they have munny.