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Tracey likes to shake things up and then take the lid off. She also likes to keep the peace, especially in a safe, fuzzy place. She is the owner of re: communications, mainly because she was caught running with scissors in the corporate world and, well, people started to talk.
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whimper, not a scream
the year visited
12.28.09
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The bar countertop is dented, sticky, choked with tar and cheap whiskey. Tattered clothes hang below forlorn faces, all reflected in a milky mirror littered with stacked bottles. The air is thick with smoke and desperation while the jukebox plays a slightly warped medley of Michael Jackson "Thriller" tunes.
2010 enters, preppy pastel collar turned up, tortoise-shell sunglasses resting on the back of his neck. He scans the bar, squinting, hands tucked into the front pockets of his Tom Ford jeans. The bartender looks up from his want ads and nods to the far barstool closest to the restroom door.
2009 hangs over the bar, flipping up shots of no-name bourbon and chasing them with cans of Hamm's. His shoulders are hunched beneath worn leather, the thighs of his jeans frayed from the constant rubbing. He draws on a non-filtered Camel not once but twice before spewing smoke in a snakelike coil.
"Hey, kid. Take a seat." 2009 hacks and points to the stool next to him...
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the bad boys of television
and why we love watching them
11.30.09
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portrait of an artist: chad elliott
illustrating an emotional landscape
10.30.09
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chef, interrupted
the arc of my culinary quests
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Latest Journal Post: no more open posting
Order of the Three continues, but not with further public postings on Intrepid - at least, not as a feature. Not really the right environment for it, but I trust a couple of ideal readers will step forward later this fall to assist.
Yes? Interested?
Still trying not to get bogged down by research, because it's so tempting to do so. Knowing my habits, however, it's better to continue drafting ideas and actually complete a full draft of the book, then fill in with the detaily stuff later.
This is an important lesson for all new writers. Just finish the first draft. Let the characters talk to you and help them find space and get them down on paper. Your preliminary research might help you define a direction, but it shouldn't stop you from completing the first draft.
I'm very excited about this project, and will blog about progress and maybe post a few questions to you in the months to come.
posted: 8/30/2009 6:13:20 PM
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re: whimper, not a scream
Loved the angle. The bar is a great setting. Can't wait to her what 2010 will have to say to 2011.
re: whimper, not a scream
Unique and well written.
re: whimper, not a scream
Love this. Completely creative, original, and totally spot-on. Go Tracey!
re: whimper, not a scream
Great!
re: the bad boys of television
Excellent!
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