That’s it, I’m never reading you again. Plagiarizer! Credit to you for even bothering to ask the question. I have enough reasons to talk myself out of writing without looking for more.
Oh, man! I can only pick one? Come on, be reasonable. Ok, let me think, well, ten years later? I pick Denver, my 2nd choice ,Bonecrack , will probably be dead by then, cuz life is hard out there on the road to nowhere with nothing. Unless…Shep the dog ends up narrating from beyond the thin veil. Ok, don’t get upset with me, but I just watched Water for Elephants last night,( it has been a few years since I first watched) my husband agreed , it is a great movie. If you have not seen it. It is about a young man who has a life changing event and has nothing to his name, so he ends up jumping a train. Which ends up being a traveling circus, I believe during the 1930s. The life of the circus people is similar to hobos. ( another movie I , highly!! recommend, put it on your list, Melanie will love it). The story is VASTLY different than yours, but I do like the idea of the young man with zero experience living by the ‘skin of his teeth’, his story, and the possibilities of all the relationships he forms over the years. So, I just made my case for Jack. BTW, I was just thinking about you and your puzzle ,that apparently has my image on the box. Seeing that you don’t have one of those, I guess the smiley dog face is on the cover. Ornithology? Nah, I was introduced to all things birds at a young age, and now I hike with my friend , Merlin the app. Chiro office ,38 years of stories, ( should have kept a journal and written a book) until we had the most wonderful idea, early retirement during COVID. Another piece of the puzzle. Well, ok, two pieces, I live and breathe backcountry skiing in the winter…
"Shep the dog ends up narrating from beyond the thin veil." Hahahahahha. "Bark, bark, bark, this ain't no bark, bark, bark!" Don't even dare me.
Total fluke: "Gentle on My Mind" sung by Johnny Cash just came on. He's a hobo in the song, I think. Mentions railroad tracks anyway. Lots of hobo songs. Maybe, hmmm. there is a story about a Tin Pan Alley guy in the Brill Building in New York City writing songs about hobos and a certain Clothesline...
Bonecrack will be dead, either by fist or famine.
You have made your case for Jack, although like many protagonists in wild environments, they are the least interesting, most passive. Still, maybe he could kill someone, say, push him out of a boxcar door for complaining about the chicory coffee. Hmmmm.
I have that app.
My puzzle is coming together. It would be easier to do the puzzle if there was a picture on the box. Just sayin'
But you need to Watch Water For Elephants before you write off Jack as not having enough ‘spark’ to carry the lead. Make it a date night with Melanie 🍿🍿📺🛋️. Then decide. There is even a Bonecrack character in it.
OK, hilarious to have "plagiarized" a story about plagiarizing. But in all seriousness I sometimes worry about inadvertently repeating something someone has done before, because truly, nothing new under the sun!! Thanks for sharing your nightmare Hitchcockian experience. ChatGPT would introduce a nightmarish angle to an innocent query...
After film school a friend and I started a screenplay reading business while we were trying to sell our own. I had written a screenplay called "Kid Director." It was about some precocious, horrible child with an unlimited Hollywood budget becoming an absolute terror in the making of his film. And then, one day, one of the scripts we received at our little company was, wait for it, KID DIRECTOR. Well, that put the kibosh on that.
Have you ever had a brush with plagiarism? (either side of it)
Fortunately, I have not had a brush with plagiarism - to my knowledge! - yet! Well that's not entirely true - in elementary school I made a brochure on assignment that was suspiciously like my best friend's very creative one. Something about tadpoles I think? And we had a fight. She was right, I was wrong. Now, imitation of better artists is an excellent way of developing one's own creative style. Just...maybe don't submit the imitation as your own work.
The refrigerator- that must be where Norman Bates stored his weapons in "Psycho"...
And his wig!
That’s it, I’m never reading you again. Plagiarizer! Credit to you for even bothering to ask the question. I have enough reasons to talk myself out of writing without looking for more.
You couldn’t stop if you tried, Ben!
Oh, man! I can only pick one? Come on, be reasonable. Ok, let me think, well, ten years later? I pick Denver, my 2nd choice ,Bonecrack , will probably be dead by then, cuz life is hard out there on the road to nowhere with nothing. Unless…Shep the dog ends up narrating from beyond the thin veil. Ok, don’t get upset with me, but I just watched Water for Elephants last night,( it has been a few years since I first watched) my husband agreed , it is a great movie. If you have not seen it. It is about a young man who has a life changing event and has nothing to his name, so he ends up jumping a train. Which ends up being a traveling circus, I believe during the 1930s. The life of the circus people is similar to hobos. ( another movie I , highly!! recommend, put it on your list, Melanie will love it). The story is VASTLY different than yours, but I do like the idea of the young man with zero experience living by the ‘skin of his teeth’, his story, and the possibilities of all the relationships he forms over the years. So, I just made my case for Jack. BTW, I was just thinking about you and your puzzle ,that apparently has my image on the box. Seeing that you don’t have one of those, I guess the smiley dog face is on the cover. Ornithology? Nah, I was introduced to all things birds at a young age, and now I hike with my friend , Merlin the app. Chiro office ,38 years of stories, ( should have kept a journal and written a book) until we had the most wonderful idea, early retirement during COVID. Another piece of the puzzle. Well, ok, two pieces, I live and breathe backcountry skiing in the winter…
"Shep the dog ends up narrating from beyond the thin veil." Hahahahahha. "Bark, bark, bark, this ain't no bark, bark, bark!" Don't even dare me.
Total fluke: "Gentle on My Mind" sung by Johnny Cash just came on. He's a hobo in the song, I think. Mentions railroad tracks anyway. Lots of hobo songs. Maybe, hmmm. there is a story about a Tin Pan Alley guy in the Brill Building in New York City writing songs about hobos and a certain Clothesline...
Bonecrack will be dead, either by fist or famine.
You have made your case for Jack, although like many protagonists in wild environments, they are the least interesting, most passive. Still, maybe he could kill someone, say, push him out of a boxcar door for complaining about the chicory coffee. Hmmmm.
I have that app.
My puzzle is coming together. It would be easier to do the puzzle if there was a picture on the box. Just sayin'
“fist or famine” I like it.
But you need to Watch Water For Elephants before you write off Jack as not having enough ‘spark’ to carry the lead. Make it a date night with Melanie 🍿🍿📺🛋️. Then decide. There is even a Bonecrack character in it.
Ok. I don’t usually do this ( hence the dog face) ,but keep an eye on your DM , later. But don’t expect me to reveal my age …
You mean, am I in my 50’s or 80’s, maybe even a very well bred dog who can write🦮
FWIW, I have a very specific age in mind, but one I’ll never share, so hah.
OK, hilarious to have "plagiarized" a story about plagiarizing. But in all seriousness I sometimes worry about inadvertently repeating something someone has done before, because truly, nothing new under the sun!! Thanks for sharing your nightmare Hitchcockian experience. ChatGPT would introduce a nightmarish angle to an innocent query...
After film school a friend and I started a screenplay reading business while we were trying to sell our own. I had written a screenplay called "Kid Director." It was about some precocious, horrible child with an unlimited Hollywood budget becoming an absolute terror in the making of his film. And then, one day, one of the scripts we received at our little company was, wait for it, KID DIRECTOR. Well, that put the kibosh on that.
Have you ever had a brush with plagiarism? (either side of it)
Was the plot similar to your Kid Director?
Fortunately, I have not had a brush with plagiarism - to my knowledge! - yet! Well that's not entirely true - in elementary school I made a brochure on assignment that was suspiciously like my best friend's very creative one. Something about tadpoles I think? And we had a fight. She was right, I was wrong. Now, imitation of better artists is an excellent way of developing one's own creative style. Just...maybe don't submit the imitation as your own work.
Shep and Clothesline Bill , umm, apparitions showing up in hallucinatory dreams due to drinking cheap whiskey? But I want more Jack and Bonecrack !
( I’m whining).
If you had to keep one for ten years later… which one?
DO NOT LOOK 🫣!
Just write it…