Comments on: The Lost Lessons of Storytelling http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/ Ten Authors. Five Genres. One Blog. Because the only thing scarier than a loaded gun pointed at your head....is writing about it. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: k http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227143 k Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:53:49 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227143 lol wtg winner lol wtg winner

]]> By: Silver James http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227140 Silver James Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:38:33 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227140 Okay, I must be losing my mind, Rocki. (Which isn't hard these days...lol) I swear I answered this last night, but comment never showed up. Leverage is on TNT and you can catch up on episodes online while waiting for the new season. It's about an insurance recovery specialist whose son died because the insurance company would pay for his treatment. He's put together a team of criminals to take on the corporate bad guys that are untouchable - he "leverages" them. The backstories are slowly coming out and it's a fascinating character study, not to mention the whole pay back and bad guys in white hats taking on the really bad guys. And if this is a repeat, just shoot me, 'kay? Because my mind really will be missing. Okay, I must be losing my mind, Rocki. (Which isn’t hard these days…lol) I swear I answered this last night, but comment never showed up. Leverage is on TNT and you can catch up on episodes online while waiting for the new season. It’s about an insurance recovery specialist whose son died because the insurance company would pay for his treatment. He’s put together a team of criminals to take on the corporate bad guys that are untouchable – he “leverages” them. The backstories are slowly coming out and it’s a fascinating character study, not to mention the whole pay back and bad guys in white hats taking on the really bad guys.

And if this is a repeat, just shoot me, ‘kay? Because my mind really will be missing.

]]> By: Silver James http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227119 Silver James Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:52:03 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227119 Rocki, it's on hiatus at the moment, TNT. <a>Leverage</a> (link goes to TNT's site about the show) is about a former insurance loss recovery specialist who lost his son because his company wouldn't pay for the medical procedures needed to save the boy's life. He's put together a team of criminals and they "leverage" the bad guys the law can't touch. The characters are fascinating, each with a backstory worthy of their own show, and the whole bad guys doing good and redeeming themselves is an age-old prop done excellently here. You can catch the show online while new episodes are being filmed. :) And I take my coffee intraveneously! Rocki, it’s on hiatus at the moment, TNT. Leverage (link goes to TNT’s site about the show) is about a former insurance loss recovery specialist who lost his son because his company wouldn’t pay for the medical procedures needed to save the boy’s life. He’s put together a team of criminals and they “leverage” the bad guys the law can’t touch. The characters are fascinating, each with a backstory worthy of their own show, and the whole bad guys doing good and redeeming themselves is an age-old prop done excellently here. You can catch the show online while new episodes are being filmed. :)

And I take my coffee intraveneously!

]]> By: Roxanne St. Claire http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227117 Roxanne St. Claire Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:52:57 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227117 AND THE WINNER IS.... The reason I mentioned "best invention" is because when we got our dvr, and all the benefits of it (fast forwarding, rewinding when you're watching real time, never missing a football game, etc) my husband pronounced it "the third best invention of mankind, after beer and air conditioning." For some reason, that cracked me up (he's not a big beer drinker, but we live in Florida, so AC is important) and we always refer to it as the "third best invention ." Obviously, there's no right answer, so I'm going to pick as a winner the very first commenter to take me up on the offer and suggest an invention. That would be ROBERTA HARWELL who said "pen and paper." Simple and TRUE! Roberta, please email me at roxannestc@cfl.rr.com with your mailing address and I'll get you a copy of FRENCH TWIST! Congrats and I hope you love it! AND THE WINNER IS….

The reason I mentioned “best invention” is because when we got our dvr, and all the benefits of it (fast forwarding, rewinding when you’re watching real time, never missing a football game, etc) my husband pronounced it “the third best invention of mankind, after beer and air conditioning.” For some reason, that cracked me up (he’s not a big beer drinker, but we live in Florida, so AC is important) and we always refer to it as the “third best invention .”

Obviously, there’s no right answer, so I’m going to pick as a winner the very first commenter to take me up on the offer and suggest an invention. That would be ROBERTA HARWELL who said “pen and paper.” Simple and TRUE!

Roberta, please email me at roxannestc@cfl.rr.com with your mailing address and I’ll get you a copy of FRENCH TWIST! Congrats and I hope you love it!

]]> By: Roxanne St. Claire http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227116 Roxanne St. Claire Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:46:34 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227116 Nothing like a strong AND vulnerable heroine - very hard to write, but when an author nails it, they are the best! Nothing like a strong AND vulnerable heroine – very hard to write, but when an author nails it, they are the best!

]]> By: Roxanne St. Claire http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227115 Roxanne St. Claire Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:45:40 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227115 My all time favority soap opera was Knot's Landing. I was ADDICTED! Every once in a while, I'll catch an old episode on some country music TV station when I'm channel surfing and STILL I am hooked. There was something about Abby Ewing I couldn't resist. I liked Dallas, too, but Knot's was my absolute Guilty Pleasure of all time. I guess because it was pre-tivo and Dallas was on Friday nights, right? I had dates!!! But Thursday, I was home to watch. I never got hooked on daytime TV but my grandmother watched Guiding Light (she lived with us) and my sister stayed with it for about 20 more years! I've heard raves about Heroes, but haven't succombed yet. My all time favority soap opera was Knot’s Landing. I was ADDICTED! Every once in a while, I’ll catch an old episode on some country music TV station when I’m channel surfing and STILL I am hooked. There was something about Abby Ewing I couldn’t resist. I liked Dallas, too, but Knot’s was my absolute Guilty Pleasure of all time. I guess because it was pre-tivo and Dallas was on Friday nights, right? I had dates!!! But Thursday, I was home to watch.

I never got hooked on daytime TV but my grandmother watched Guiding Light (she lived with us) and my sister stayed with it for about 20 more years!

I’ve heard raves about Heroes, but haven’t succombed yet.

]]> By: Roxanne St. Claire http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227114 Roxanne St. Claire Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:42:34 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227114 I've never heard of Leverage, Silver. What's the story about? LOL on the coffeemaker - especially the pre-set button. I make it the night before and it's all hot and ready when I roll out of bed! No need to wait! I’ve never heard of Leverage, Silver. What’s the story about? LOL on the coffeemaker – especially the pre-set button. I make it the night before and it’s all hot and ready when I roll out of bed! No need to wait!

]]> By: Roxanne St. Claire http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227113 Roxanne St. Claire Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:41:21 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227113 I hear you on baseball, Cheryl. My son's team lost last Friday and his coach kept him for a FOUR AND A HALF hour practice on Monday. Argh. As for the internet, I can't imagine writing a book without access to it! Winner below.... I hear you on baseball, Cheryl. My son’s team lost last Friday and his coach kept him for a FOUR AND A HALF hour practice on Monday. Argh. As for the internet, I can’t imagine writing a book without access to it!

Winner below….

]]> By: k http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227107 k Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:25:20 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227107 love monk and law and order suv would love to write mystieries or romanctic thrillers wehn i wathc these shows no i love in plain sight with the strong herione with vulnerablity love monk and law and order suv
would love to write mystieries or romanctic thrillers wehn i wathc these shows

no i love in plain sight with the strong herione with vulnerablity

]]> By: kmg http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/03/10/the-lost-lessons-of-storytelling/#comment-227106 kmg Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:28:20 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=1955#comment-227106 I've become a regular viewer of Lost beginning with this season, and although I was a semi-regular, I was able to follow everything you said. It's sort of a modern day soap opera. I used to watch General Hospital way, way, way back when (Jessie and Dr. Hardy--oh yes, that old) and even if I tune in from time to time, I can still follow it. Similar shows that have me hooked are Heroes and Battlestar Galactica. Would Amazing Race and Survivor qualify? Hooked on them too. I’ve become a regular viewer of Lost beginning with this season, and although I was a semi-regular, I was able to follow everything you said. It’s sort of a modern day soap opera. I used to watch General Hospital way, way, way back when (Jessie and Dr. Hardy–oh yes, that old) and even if I tune in from time to time, I can still follow it.

Similar shows that have me hooked are Heroes and Battlestar Galactica. Would Amazing Race and Survivor qualify? Hooked on them too.

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