Comments for Jonathan Beilin

Comment on DJambalaya introduction by Reuben Son

Reuben Son — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:58:19 +0000

Awesome and unexpectedly practical use of last.fm — I’m excited to see the final product !

Comment on On Hysterical Realism by TK

TK — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:03:03 +0000

*adjusts self, shifting weight to right thigh and lifting left buttock; rips wet fart, loudly, into the aether *

Do you mean ‘into the seat cushion’? I imagine that would absorb most of the moisture.

Comment on E-mail Poetry by r

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:18:07 +0000

loved this

Comment on DJambalaya introduction by Emcee Hao

Emcee Hao — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:10:40 +0000

wow, sounds pretty damn cool

Comment on On Hysterical Realism by jonnArthur

jonnArthur — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:59:02 +0000

Dude, if you want to write an awesome novel, just imagine the story, plan it out, and stop thinking so much about what you’re doing. It sounds kind of like you’re making the story as you write. You should write for the sake of the idea instead. It’s similar to writing a song — you could add all kinds of detailed parts, weird sounds, change-ups, etc. but the best selling songs are all easy to digest, repetitive and simple in the end. I can’t help but feel like if you’re writing with so much detail, you need to add more action to your story to fill in the space you would otherwise use for that detail. That will keep people engaged and on the edge of their seat, which is more important.

Comment on On Hysterical Realism by Jacob Rus

Jacob Rus — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:21:07 +0000

For padding out a story, Strong Bad has it right: apply a little “triple space action,” add some random diagrams, and tape cash to the back. Oh, and make sure you have a cool nickname. That’ll get you 5 to 10 extra credit points right there.

Comment on On Hysterical Realism by CZ

CZ — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:20:00 +0000

* reads words *

* considers briefly, with murmurs of agreement but an impression of dis-ease *

* adjusts self, shifting weight to right thigh and lifting left buttock; rips wet fart, loudly, into the aether *

Comment on On Hysterical Realism by Jonathan Beilin

Jonathan Beilin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:12:16 +0000

Heh, I tried to slip that fact in there like it wasn’t a thing but you caught me! The writing thing kind of happened by accident.

Comment on On Hysterical Realism by Emcee Hao

Emcee Hao — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:33:52 +0000

you’re writing a novel?

Comment on On Hysterical Realism by andy y.

andy y. — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:19:45 +0000

I decided I’m gonna spam your comments section, haha. Let’s just write something wildly transgressive and over-the-top seemingly with a message with a fake plot that hooks casual readers, become bestsellers, then write unpublishable epics that we finish through various suicide attempts, divorces, and run-ins with the law.