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rozk has a lovely and comforting poem about mirrors for those of us who aren't particularly fond of them. Go here: http://rozk.livejournal.com/391492.html
2. Brad Meltzer's most recent interview on Word Balloon regarding his work on the Buffy comics, unfortunately or fortunately depending on one's pov - did not tell me anything I didn't already know or hadn't guessed from his previous but far less direct interviews.
Felt like I'd read it before, which I hadn't. What did he say? Ah. Here's a quick rundown from whedonesque :
( Brad Meltzer reveals all on the comics )
3. A fan vid that does an interesting job of depicting the feminist view of Firefly (a sci-fi tv series that other fans have critiqued as being fairly sexist or having disturbing sexist content, this female fan sees quite differently. The vid was part of More Joy Day and got over 1120 comments in her lj - possibly because the first comment was by the creator of the series, himself, Whedon, and to my knowledge this is the only time he's commented on a fan's vid of his work - something that I have mixed feelings about - while I'm thrilled for the fan - who deserved the drive-by praise, Whedon's comment struck me as a bit too self-important and sly-- is it just me, or has Whedon spent a bit too much time posting to and reading his own personal fan blog that bears his name? Don't get me wrong - I understand the temptation, who amongst us could resist...but..I think it can be toxic to a writer to spend much time there. As I've been told more than once...by professionals in the arts: "Never read reviews of your work - if they are raves, you'll get cocky and think you are amazing and start screwing up, and if they are horrible, you will shut down and screw up. Best to ignore entirely." Bob Fosse gave this advice to Bebe Neuwirth, and I was given it by a Professional Theater actor - experience has taught me? They are right. Little good can come of it. I suspect giving in to the temptation has to some extent ruined Whedon. As it did JK Rowling to some degree. Don't get me wrong - that's not to say we shouldn't except praise or praise each other's work or posts or give awards...I think in moderation it's fine. But too much time spent reading fan boards and fan blogs and reviews devoted solely to one's own work...can be damaging to one who has to constantly create. After a while you become a bit like Narcissus staring into that river, so in love with your reflection that you may drown in it. They can freeze or waterlog the brain. I know the criticism and praise online has at times frozen my creative writerly juices while fueling my critical ones. And from what I've seen of Whedon - I'm not alone in that. So careful and moderation - I think are the watchwords here.) Underneath the cut:
( Defying Gravity - a Firefly Vid focusing on the women of Firefly )
Note - the song Defying Gravity is from the musical Wicked by Stephan Schwartz, while I was less than impressed with Wicked as a musical overall, Defying Gravity is a wonderful song and the best thing from it.
4. This week's Grey's Anatomy had Adam Busch. It's had quite the list of Buffy alumns, more than any other show - demonstrating that Shondra Rhimes was definitely a fan (shame she can't write comic books or try her hand at a Buffy reboot). To date? Marti Noxon wrote for it, Seth Green, Amber Benson,
and Adam Busch all had guest star appearances. Still waiting for them to grab James Marsters...but that may well be a long wait, since all he does are guest stars on procedurals and on cult B-grade sci-fi tv shows. (Torchwood didn't go A grade until Children of the Earth.)
Tired. Off to bed. May have to do some shoveling tomorrow to get laundry done, or I may wait until Monday - MJK day to do it. Loving the three day weekend - so much, that I didn't try to schedule doc appts during MJK day. Also have the sci-fi adventure/morality story I was telling/plotting in my head, back again. I may write it down yet...but writing it down takes time which don't have at the moment, plus energy. Might do a quick outline and fill it in later. It's nice to have an on-going story in my head...I missed that for six or seven years - when it was all on paper or fanfic related.
Reassuring in a way. I thought I'd lost the skill to tell myself an intricate detailed story. Stories..they are what keeps me going..daydreams, a movie in one's head during the doldrums of the day. A free-form of entertainment often more satisfying than the kind you find inside a book, tv show, or film or play - the kind you make up as you go, switch and change, find...and discover, no spoilers, because it's not written until you give it words, you are its' god, its creator, it lives and breaths only inside the hard-drive of your mind.
rozk has a lovely and comforting poem about mirrors for those of us who aren't particularly fond of them. Go here: http://rozk.livejournal.com/391492.html2. Brad Meltzer's most recent interview on Word Balloon regarding his work on the Buffy comics, unfortunately or fortunately depending on one's pov - did not tell me anything I didn't already know or hadn't guessed from his previous but far less direct interviews.
Felt like I'd read it before, which I hadn't. What did he say? Ah. Here's a quick rundown from whedonesque :
( Brad Meltzer reveals all on the comics )
3. A fan vid that does an interesting job of depicting the feminist view of Firefly (a sci-fi tv series that other fans have critiqued as being fairly sexist or having disturbing sexist content, this female fan sees quite differently. The vid was part of More Joy Day and got over 1120 comments in her lj - possibly because the first comment was by the creator of the series, himself, Whedon, and to my knowledge this is the only time he's commented on a fan's vid of his work - something that I have mixed feelings about - while I'm thrilled for the fan - who deserved the drive-by praise, Whedon's comment struck me as a bit too self-important and sly-- is it just me, or has Whedon spent a bit too much time posting to and reading his own personal fan blog that bears his name? Don't get me wrong - I understand the temptation, who amongst us could resist...but..I think it can be toxic to a writer to spend much time there. As I've been told more than once...by professionals in the arts: "Never read reviews of your work - if they are raves, you'll get cocky and think you are amazing and start screwing up, and if they are horrible, you will shut down and screw up. Best to ignore entirely." Bob Fosse gave this advice to Bebe Neuwirth, and I was given it by a Professional Theater actor - experience has taught me? They are right. Little good can come of it. I suspect giving in to the temptation has to some extent ruined Whedon. As it did JK Rowling to some degree. Don't get me wrong - that's not to say we shouldn't except praise or praise each other's work or posts or give awards...I think in moderation it's fine. But too much time spent reading fan boards and fan blogs and reviews devoted solely to one's own work...can be damaging to one who has to constantly create. After a while you become a bit like Narcissus staring into that river, so in love with your reflection that you may drown in it. They can freeze or waterlog the brain. I know the criticism and praise online has at times frozen my creative writerly juices while fueling my critical ones. And from what I've seen of Whedon - I'm not alone in that. So careful and moderation - I think are the watchwords here.) Underneath the cut:
( Defying Gravity - a Firefly Vid focusing on the women of Firefly )
Note - the song Defying Gravity is from the musical Wicked by Stephan Schwartz, while I was less than impressed with Wicked as a musical overall, Defying Gravity is a wonderful song and the best thing from it.
4. This week's Grey's Anatomy had Adam Busch. It's had quite the list of Buffy alumns, more than any other show - demonstrating that Shondra Rhimes was definitely a fan (shame she can't write comic books or try her hand at a Buffy reboot). To date? Marti Noxon wrote for it, Seth Green, Amber Benson,
and Adam Busch all had guest star appearances. Still waiting for them to grab James Marsters...but that may well be a long wait, since all he does are guest stars on procedurals and on cult B-grade sci-fi tv shows. (Torchwood didn't go A grade until Children of the Earth.)
Tired. Off to bed. May have to do some shoveling tomorrow to get laundry done, or I may wait until Monday - MJK day to do it. Loving the three day weekend - so much, that I didn't try to schedule doc appts during MJK day. Also have the sci-fi adventure/morality story I was telling/plotting in my head, back again. I may write it down yet...but writing it down takes time which don't have at the moment, plus energy. Might do a quick outline and fill it in later. It's nice to have an on-going story in my head...I missed that for six or seven years - when it was all on paper or fanfic related.
Reassuring in a way. I thought I'd lost the skill to tell myself an intricate detailed story. Stories..they are what keeps me going..daydreams, a movie in one's head during the doldrums of the day. A free-form of entertainment often more satisfying than the kind you find inside a book, tv show, or film or play - the kind you make up as you go, switch and change, find...and discover, no spoilers, because it's not written until you give it words, you are its' god, its creator, it lives and breaths only inside the hard-drive of your mind.
