2/16/13

Star Wars: WHY YOU SHOULD BRING BACK THE OLD FARTS

HAS ANYONE SEEN SUSHI GIRL. IT'S REALLY GOOD.

 Mark Hamill plays a mad scientist of sorts.... he's really got some acting chops when he plays over the top. Maybe that's why everyone loves him as the Joker. Anyway, he's old (and fat he is gonna need to get on a solid PED routine just to get back in Jedi shape.

It got me thinking why would Disney want Ford, Hamill and Fisher back to play their iconic rules? The more I think about it, the more I find it hard to believe that they (Disney) would want them (Fisher, Hamill and Ford) back. A bad Star Wars movie is gonna double what the prequels made a great movie is gonna triple what Avatar made.

To be honest none of those guys are relevant anymore, even Harrison. Fisher is writing books, Hamill is voice acting and doing some indie house acting (Really, see Sushi Girls it's good.) Ford? Meh, Cowboys and Aliens, The Crystal Skull and what else???  Hollywood is not gonna pass up the chance to make almost a billion dollars. Recasting the originals is almost like saying "GIVE ME FREE MONEY."

Can you imagine the rage that would wash over the internet. But, King George did say that if he was to make a Episode 7,8 and it would star the original cast.

Do we really want to see three old farts running around the galaxy. hmmm... let me think -- HELL YEAH!

What do you think? Should Disney cast a new group or bring back the oldies.

1/30/13

Don't Write Like Me: Writers Block

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LET YOUR WILD THING HANG OUT. IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE BEST ADVICE WHEN IN PUBLIC. BUT WHEN WRITING IT MIGHT BE THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO GET OVER THAT HUMP KNOWN AS WRITERS BLOCK.

There are a million suggestions on how to get past writers block. Well add four more because I'm gonna share four things that help me kick writers block in the pants.

4. Beat sheet. Take a piece of paper. Draw two columns. Column one: write a brief description of your page. Column two: guesstimate on how many pages it'll take to draw that description. Column three: is your total page count.

Here's how my beat sheet for Pirates VS EVERYTHING started.
Column One: Page description: A pair of pirates are chatting as they bury Pinch (our hero) up to his neck in sand.
Column Two: Pages: Three.
Column Three: Total pages: Three.
Simple right. It's a great way to get your thoughts flowing. Even if you can't think of a damn thing to write after you drawn your lines, it still got you to write something.

Writer of The Sixth Gun Cullen Bunn use a similar approach to planning out book.


3. Write all your dialogue first. Just pretend you're having a conversation with yourself. Oh, come on now. You know you do it all the time. Talk to yourself, if your shy start an inner monologue. Just write out what's going on in your head. Even the nonsense. Write it on your beat sheet.

2. Plagiarize or what I like to call it cannibalize. Take a paragraph from one of your favorite books. Then borrow a favorite movie quote or famous speech. Write that paragraph from memory and then substitute all dialogue with the movie quote or parts of the speech. For extra credit. Write everything in your newly created beat sheet.

1. You're thinking to much. Really. That's it. Maybe in the future we will be able to cherry pick an idea right out of concise and drop it into some augment reality monitor. But for now you just need to stop thinking so much.

and here's something else to keep in mind, a 1a if you will.... Just Write Damn it!

What are some of the things you use to break writers block? Let me know in the comment section.

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1/7/13

The Throwaways: Page Two

I'M MAKING PRETTY GOOD PROGRESS HERE.... Posting page two of The Throwaways: Twitter Novel.


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PAGE TWO
CHAPTER ONE

Mitch loved working in the Big City. It paid fantastic and the chicks. They were the best in the world. In his book there was nothing like a girl jacked-up with powers. Sure the work was dangerous. You were constantly in harm's way, under attack by a new villain or hero each week. Only the brave, stupid or desperate worked here. To do what he did you had to be all three at once. That didn't stop Mitch, he loved his job. Working as a ambulance operator in the Big City to many was a death wish. The probability that you would be maned, killed or worse become one of them was a sure bet. He didn't care, he just knew that the girls loved what he did.

The sudden stop of the ambulance woke Mitch from his erotic daydream of a recent conquest. Paul, his partner was monitor the gibbering ladies vitals. She was pretty cute, her file said her name was Lizza. This wasn't her first time being picked up either. She was stable and just lied there quietly muttering to herself about nothing. Paul kept her calm and explained to her that she would be alright. Everything would be fine. Then the ambulance came to a stop. This didn't not sit well with the her and set her off once again.

Mitch turned his head. Looking out the front window. There was nothing blocking the way. This Mitch thought was unusual.

"What's going on?" Mitch asked Tommy who had his head out the drivers window.

Tommy looked back at Mitch. "What the hell is he doing?" Tommy asked Mitch. "He's just standing there."

Mitch looked at Tommy oddly. Which wasn't the first time, probably not the last time. Anyone who openly volunteered to work as an ambulance operator in the Big City (who wasn't chasing skirts) Mitch thought wasn't playing with a full deck.

"Why doesn't he do something? Anything?" Tommy wondered.

"Who? What the hell are you talking about?" Mitch said.

Tommy grabbed Mitch by the chin, adjusted the mirror, allowing Mitch to see the caped-man standing there in the distance, staring in the direction of the ambulance.

Mitch pulled away, damn, he thought Tommy was a lot stronger then he looked. "Christ! Tommy what the matter with you?"

Tommy peered back at Lizza. "Is she stable?" Mitch didn't answer. "IS SHE STABLE!?" Mitch and Paul were caught off guard by the force of Tommy words.

"Sure. She A OKay!" Paul replied. Giving a pair of thumbs up.

"Good!" Tommy exclaimed. He shifted the ambulance into reverse. Kicked up more dirt and sped towards the caped-man.