Quiet and busy
I’ve been quiet over here.
For once, this is a good thing. It means that I’ve been working at a steady pace, and when I’m not working, I’m actually enjoying life. Watching a lot of movies, going out with friends. Being normal.
We just purchased a new (and very large) television and are greedily enjoying all of our favourite movies and television shows. I haven’t been a huge television watcher, but the husband has been addicting me to Boston Legal of late. I’ve been watching Heroes as well, though I remain not as in awe as others I know.
It’s interesting, the opinion that many have about television. They call it the idiot box and prefer to read books. Now, I should think it’s pretty evident that I have nothing against books. I will also readily admit that there is a hell of a lot of crap on television.
But as a writer, I learn from television and movies as much from books. I analyse characters, their motives, the pacing of a story. I take note of what has me watching the television wide-eyed, what has be clutching at the seat. And I learn.
And as a plus, it’s damn good time out. Even when I’m just relaxing and not actively analysing, I know that the men in the basement are.
Mirrored from Stephanie Gunn.