Final Project

http://beemarie3.angelfire.com/index.html

This is pretty much it, minus a few minor changes. Yeah.

Manifesto, part deux

I must've been an idiot to have believed that I could have accomplished so much in so little time. Not only are my writing skills subpar for those accomplishments, but I also do not have the dedication nor the time to do it. Back in February, I believed myself capable of great things; some of these were to include the fact that genres will conform to my own specific set, as well as the several books I was going to complete. Yeah, right. Even if I had finished A book, it would still suck at this moment in time. The grammar part perhaps was not so off-base. I am a grammar freak, and I tried to pay more attention than usual to it this past semester.

The fact that I am not so diligent in my work ethic was shown in greater light. Many times I procrastinated until the last minute possible to turn something in (much like what I am doing now). As for the days I didn't write, I did not punish myself. There are no scratches and bruises from self-inflicted torture for not doing something correctly. Sure, perhaps I got angry with myself, but that certainly did not last long. In fact, if the anger had lasted longer, then perhaps more would have gotten done.

Basically, I know now that brilliant things do not happen overnight. You do not suddenly become a genius. Perhaps one day I may have accomplished a third of what I claimed I could do in three short months, but that is very, very unlikely.

EDIT: Oh, and I haven't a clue waht I want to do for my final project. I was hoping someone would inform me of what I could do later on tonight.

Group Project

By: Bridget Fox, Christina Short, and Elsa Rivas

http://mysite.verizon.net/res12ilgq/

Critique #3

I chose to critique 2River on the newpages.com website. I believe these online literature journals are a great way to get a readership, especially if they are a newer journal. However, it wouldnt be great for everyone writing in the journal, because these journals only publish select articles each month/quarter/year. If you were one of the writers that was also published online, it could be great for your career, and you could gain a much larger readership. But if you are not, and it is only your name that is shown, your readership would stay the same. If you were that person, it may be a better idea to start your own blog and show your creative work that way.

The 2River website has links to each journal, and within that link there is a page to each writer's piece. No writer that has written for this journal seems to be left out. On the left side of the front page, there is a link that enables the viewer to easily bookmark or share the website. The viewer could share it via email, or even facebook or myspace. If that isnt showing a handle on new technology, I dont know what is.

I wouldnt mind having my work showcased on 2River. The website is neat, presentable, and very easy to follow. If my work got into the regular journal, it would also be definately showcased online. Even so, I still have issues with putting any of my work up online. What if someone steals it? If being published through this online helped me make a name for myself, I may just risk it. Besides, the stuff that I would send to them wouldnt be my most brilliant work anyway.

Critique!

Here's my critique for the remix project:

I chose to critique Christina Short's project. Her project used and mixture of text and pictures to make an entirely new piece. The theme seemed to be children's stories.

She used photoshop to cut and paste several photos together. Each photo represented one of the stories. I wish she could have made each piece of the remixed photo into a link that cooresponded with its story. It would have made it easier to follow, as well as a bit mor exciting. Even so, her project's layout was excellent.

The texts were also changed in various ways. In 'The Lost Princess of Oz', entire words had been whited out. The elongated spaces between words made for a very artsy effect to the piece. In 'The Sea Horse', the names of the characters had been changed, but the story stayed the same. That is an imaginative thing to do; I would never have thought to have done something as simple as changing a character's name in a story. It's cute.

Overall, the project was really well done. The "title" page was clean and presentable, and the links were easy to locate. All required information was cited as well.

Public Domain, Internet Archives.

I chose to critique Oulipoems by Millie Ness and Martha Deed. It is an interactive poetry website which is very easy to navigate. No guess work is involved as to which link to click; all are clearly labeled. All of their games are some type of word or line scrambler to help get ideas flowing. I am not sure what the purpose of the website is, beyond entertainment. Perhaps a political view was trying to be put across, as there are many political words and phrases to be found around the site.

The multimedia image Sundays in the Park has to be the most creative, as well as my favorite piece. It has several lines jumbled together. In the background, there is a person reading the lines as is. The first line reads ‘is [sic] tart warren’ before you click it. Once you click it, it changes to ‘start [sic] war in’. Other lines include ‘conned [sic] lisa rise’ that changes into ‘codole [sic] lisa rise’ and finally ‘condoleeza [sic] rice’. It’s fascinating. Combined with the person speaking in the background, it can become a bit overwhelming once you add in the ever changing lines. I still don’t know what the purpose of this particular game was. For me, it was simply entertaining, but that could change with each viewer.

The Poggle page was the one I disliked most. I am not a fan of poetry, and the lines we were given to make poems out are silly. It’s a great game for an aspiring poet to get their juices flowing, but for anyone else it may be incredibly dull. Besides that, it was an easy game to learn how to play. The directions were clear and concise.

None of what is shown on Oulipoems could be done in print. Sundays in the Park would be impossible, as a simple text document cannot make sound or change with a click. I personally believe electronic literature can make a regular text stronger, especially if it adds links in words that a person could find confusing. However, no matter how many gadgets the computer can add into a text, I would infinitely prefer reading a book and using my imagination.

My Website

Woohoo, so I got a website up and running. There's not much on there - a link back to this blog and then another labelled remix project, which is really just there to show my prof that I can make links.

Yeah.

It's freezing.

EDIT: I'm a moron. Here's the link to the website: http://www.geocities.com/bee_marie3/

Now I am done.

Manifesto

My goal is to write things so spectacular, so magnificent that they create euphoria in others. My writing will be superb. Everyone will feel threatened by me. They will want to know my secrets. They will beg me to teach them, to learn about my brilliance as a writer. Publishers will plead with me to write for them, bribing me with extraordinary amounts of money.

My writing will breech all confines of today’s genres. By May, genres will conform to what I do. I will mix biography with science fiction, non-fiction with fantasy. They will wonder what has happened to them to have gone so far askew from their original meaning. People will be astounded at their own stupidity for thinking that books could only belong in one genre.

Said writing will be a mixture of prose and art. The internet will be a must if you wish to view the books correctly. Yes, I said books, for there will be several. You will be able to view pictures, listen to songs that go along with the story, as well as being transported into an alternate universe.

It will not flow effortlessly – not at first. Improvements must be made. For one, grammar must go from atrocious to dazzling. Descriptions of people, houses, or any other place will need to improve drastically. My gift of describing people’s feelings so eloquently will become even more exceptional

Many edits will be done. Editing will not be a chore but a fun exercise to perfect the most perfect writing. It will help verbs come alive, adjectives become exciting. No word will be untouched in the thesaurus. However, if a word is used one too many times, it will be immediately deleted.

But soon, over these few, blessed months, the ink will flow easy. It will be natural, like a dance. No one will care what I write; they will simply adore everything that I put into print.

In the following list, you will come to know how exactly I plan to do all this.

1) Many thesauruses will be bought.
2) Instead of eating lunch, writing will take over that hour.
3) Edits will be done (multiple times) when studying should be.
4) Anything and everything that hints at writing will be read over many times. It will soak into one’s brain – eventually – and help one’s writing immensely.
5) No one will know exactly what we are doing. No outside help from a human will be allowed. This will guard the secret to fantastic writing forever.
6) Any type of description exercise will be done twice a day. No one can describe the same thing twice.
7) Punishments will be harsh toward anyone who neglects to perform as well as I.


So, who is up for the challenge? Who wants to become the best writer known to man? To have flawlessly edited work? To have people begging for you to teach them? Have an excellent, varied portfolio of work? Does this sound like you? If it does, join me in becoming the best writers in the world. You know you want to.