tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post5427446005406292622..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: That Sounds Familiar...Elspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-81231141027755606832009-10-29T11:06:17.530-07:002009-10-29T11:06:17.530-07:00Carol; It's wonderful to be able to depend on...Carol; It's wonderful to be able to depend on other sets of ears!<br /><br />Jemi; It's irritating, isn't it? Glad you like my lists. They're very useful.<br /><br />Alan; You're just funny. I love "You had me at Jello."<br /><br />Laura; I've got the '70s songs. I swear I've got every one of them in my head.<br /><br />SFRC: Welcome! I'm soElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-87976033940310215862009-10-29T09:28:10.999-07:002009-10-29T09:28:10.999-07:00i write as i speak and as i use the same words alo...i write as i speak and as i use the same words alot when speaking such as CLEARLY for example i tend to overuse that word in my writing <br /><br />btw love to do murder mysteries - have done them like 3-4 times with my mom's club and i abso love books that take place anywhere in the UK - don't know why - i guess it is my uk heritage :)SPEAKING FROM THE CRIBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875665332513211981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-10274838098564424592009-10-29T09:02:51.163-07:002009-10-29T09:02:51.163-07:00I remember addresses and phone numbers from my chi...I remember addresses and phone numbers from my childhood, but can't remember anybody's name that I meet. 60's songs are stuck in my head. Thankfully, I missed the '70's songs while watching Sesame Street instead. :)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-85080204757459749402009-10-28T20:10:43.605-07:002009-10-28T20:10:43.605-07:00I like to have my characters, especially my smart-...I like to have my characters, especially my smart-aleck ones, take a famous phrase and "adapt" it.<br /><br />Like a smart-aleck dentist saying, "You can't handle the tooth." Or someone doing a Bill Cosby impression: "You had me at Jello." Be careful, though. A little goes a long, long way.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-82733672511480482912009-10-28T17:57:40.859-07:002009-10-28T17:57:40.859-07:00Yes, yes, yes!! I remember every word of the old s...Yes, yes, yes!! I remember every word of the old songs. But don't ask me to remember which parent belongs to which child at school. Or to remember where in the world I've put my pen... or wallet... or, well, you get the idea :)<br /><br />Love your idea of keeping a file of wonderful words and phrases!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-89903334919146390762009-10-28T17:25:28.172-07:002009-10-28T17:25:28.172-07:00Yes. Words, phrases, songs, you name it. I try to ...Yes. Words, phrases, songs, you name it. I try to catch them in subsequent drafts, but I'm sure some slip by. I'm so glad I have great critique partners.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-35850085272882800812009-10-28T16:34:29.155-07:002009-10-28T16:34:29.155-07:00Marvin; "The Influence of the Worms". ...Marvin; "The Influence of the Worms". I think you've got the title for your next book!<br /><br />Margot; It's tricky, isn't it? And such a temptation...<br /><br />Elisa; Nothing wrong with a little cornball, the operative word being 'little'.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-42911678656681926292009-10-28T15:31:39.638-07:002009-10-28T15:31:39.638-07:00As you can see, you're not alone. I tend to ex...As you can see, you're not alone. I tend to exploit the phrases as part of the comedic moment, but I have to be careful that it doesn't border on cornball.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399296868934652020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-66843662787645115162009-10-28T15:27:58.901-07:002009-10-28T15:27:58.901-07:00Elspeth -
I get "earworms" too, like...Elspeth - <br /> I get "earworms" too, like everyone else. Mine, like Marvin's, are very often phrases I've read in my favorite books. When a piece of dialogue is particularly strong, it's soooo tempting to use it myself. I resist the urge, but I occasionally have to flush all of those bon mots out of my mind so I can write my own dialogue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-83099240586273734772009-10-28T13:37:45.233-07:002009-10-28T13:37:45.233-07:00LOL - loved this. Believe me, I have all kinds of ...LOL - loved this. Believe me, I have all kinds of "bugs" in my ears when I write. Song lyrics, phrases from movies, other great books I've read ... I have to make sure what I'm writing is all mine and only INFLUENCED by the worms.<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-52741087787216604942009-10-28T13:22:49.556-07:002009-10-28T13:22:49.556-07:00Karen; Glad to know I'm not alone!
Stephanie...Karen; Glad to know I'm not alone!<br /><br />Stephanie; I'm looking at Pierce Brosnan. Do you think I care about whether he can sing or not? It's PIERCE BROSNAN.<br /><br />Carlos; That would make sense.<br /><br />Elizabeth; Singing people's names; maybe that would work! Your husband sounds fun.<br /><br />Elizabeth; Exclamations are tough. The music at the grocery storeElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-15466619474147930202009-10-28T12:25:35.792-07:002009-10-28T12:25:35.792-07:00What an interesting topic. With me it's exclam...What an interesting topic. With me it's exclamations. In real life we say things like, "Oh my God!" "Good God!" Oh no!" "Mercy Me!" "You don't say!" I might write them in the first draft but they get axed the second go round. I'm constantly listening for the more subtle ways people respond in moments of emotion.<br /><br />I know what you Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-49701483578383786082009-10-28T12:18:09.056-07:002009-10-28T12:18:09.056-07:00I'm *tormented* by earworms. Plagued by them. ...I'm *tormented* by earworms. Plagued by them. I know way too many songs. My husband is wicked and gets me stuck on "Boogie Oogie Oogie." Curse him!<br /><br />Maybe we should sing people's names, Elspeth. Then we might remember them later. <br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-30237863012092740892009-10-28T11:54:29.575-07:002009-10-28T11:54:29.575-07:00there is a treatment with songs, for patientes of ...there is a treatment with songs, for patientes of Alzaimer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-66083570783755658692009-10-28T11:17:36.840-07:002009-10-28T11:17:36.840-07:00Yeah that happens ALL the time. Mostly for me it&#...Yeah that happens ALL the time. Mostly for me it's cliches, though, and I have to watch it with those. As for Mamma Mia...as long as you don't get Pierce Brosnan's horrid singing voice stuck in your head with it!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com