[11:29
AM] Mr. Blue:
"Ahh!
Big Marijuana is trying to put us out in the cold!"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/40824837/marijuana-company-buys-entire-us-town-to-create-cannabis-friendly-municipality
[11:48
AM]
"The
cannabis revolution that's going on here in the US has the power to
completely revitalise communities in the same way gold did during the
19th Century."
Yes...it'll
bring in skyrocketing inflation, whores, rotgut alcohol, fighting,
murdering, raping the environment, con artists...
Gold
didn't really do much good for people living near sources of gold,
really.
Like...ever
Once
it spread out a bit...ok
[11:52
AM] Mr. Blue:
Definitely
not outside of the first few prospectors that could just scoop the
stuff off the ground
Most
lost their asses... The entrepreneurs that exploited gullible
prospectors probably did better
Probably
like 99% of prospectors never found enough gold to even recoup their
losses
[11:55
AM]
Yup.
The pot company could have maybe picked a better comparison.
[11:55
AM] Mr. Blue:
I
can't think of any.
A
town built on one industry is doomed to fail.
"Strike
that... What I meant was it will do what the steel industry did for
the rust belt! I mean uhh, what gambling did for Atlantic City.
No... wait.."
[11:59
AM]
Heheh
[12:00
PM] Mr. Brown:
A
community built on bars is going to survive, right? lol
[12:00
PM]
How
about: "has the power to completely vitalize an area the same
way that settling and developing a robust community in a frontier
region did during the 19th century."
"Why...before
people moved into that valley, built homes, started farming and
started businesses, it's yearly GDP was $0! Look at it now!"
"So
look to the brave American pioneers who came to the wilderness and
discovered a rich lode of resources and created well paying jobs."
“Pot...uh...will
be like that.”
[12:04
PM] Mr. Blue:
No
Title
Recent
scholarship confirms that merchants made far more money than miners
during the Gold Rush.[100][101] The
wealthiest man in California during the early years of the rush
was Samuel
Brannan,
a tireless self-promoter, shopkeeper and newspaper
publisher.[102] Brannan
opened the first supply stores in Sacramento, Coloma, and other spots
in the goldfields. Just as the rush began he purchased all the
prospecting supplies available in San Francisco and re-sold them at a
substantial profit.[102]
Apparently
California waterways are still contaminated with mercury to this day
[12:07
PM]
Not
surprised at all
I
imagine the arsenic levels are nothing to be proud of either.
[8:18
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Mr.
Silver, I need you to teach me to write a novel.
I
like the idea I had.
[8:19
AM]
OK
Are
you fluent in any languages?
[8:19
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Somewhat
in English
I
did journalism all through high school
[8:22
AM]
There
you go. Steps 1 through 10 complete.
Got
#11..."an idea"?
The
ultimate pitfall to writing longform is getting into a habit and
keeping it flowing.
I
took info from NaNoWrMo after the 1st time I "played" and
wrote up a better set of guidelines to use, and a variety of writing
tracks/games to keep going.
[9:28
AM] Mr. McGreen:
So
were do you start? Rough character skeletons?
[9:29
AM]
Hehe...well...
It was in the rules, actually.
I
believe it was "Don't write anything. Just think about
it."
I'll
find it. I haven't looked in a long time.
[9:30
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Ok,
thank you.
[9:31
AM]
But
if you are a person who can tell a story, you can write a "core".
[9:38
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Didn't
you have writing group get-togethers at one point, Mr. Silver?
My
uncle did something like that, but with stocks.
[9:42
AM]
I
cheer-led a lot of writers over a few years.
The
one published more than one for real.
The
other has two on Kindle.
A
third has become a short story machine.
A
fourth has written like 4 or 5 but couldn't get picked up.
Me?
I'm at 1 and 4/5ths completed novels. Unpublished.
Well...as
far as how to write your novel... Do you write other original
stuff? Short stories?
[9:02
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Nope.
I used to write songs in high school like everyone else.
Attempted
blogs
And
journalism
Which
is an approach one could take in this case
Anything
from editorials to reviews
[9:04
AM]
The
entirety of “Dracula” is news clippings, diary entries and
letters, you know.
[9:05
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Oh?
Ok.
I
never read “Dracula”
[9:08
AM]
Really
threw me the first time I read it for a while.
"This
intro material is awesome. I wonder when the narrative gets
going. (leafs forward...leafs forward...leafs forward...)
Ummm."
[9:09
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Haha
[9:18
AM] Mr. Blue:
Nosferatu
is just Dracula with a different name right?
[9:18
AM]
Nosferatu
was a German name for a vampire. When they made the movie, they
didn't get the rights to do it. Figured “we'll change the
name and it will be fine”.
It
wasn't.
If
it wasn't for some people who held onto copies of “Nosferatu”, it
would have been long destroyed.
[9:20
AM] Mr. Blue:
Yeah,
I remember now.
The
filmmakers didn't make a dime...maybe even lost money on it because
of lawsuits.
[9:21
AM]
Nod
They
produced a fine version of Dracula though
[9:27
AM] Mr. McGreen:
BLAH,
BLAHHH!
Sorry,
that was the count
[10:43
AM]
So,
Mr. McGreen. That document teach you all about the
sado-masochism that is novel writing?
[10:48
AM] Mr. McGreen:
I'm
going to have a novel in 8 weeks
[10:58
AM]
Novel
core...but yes.
The
core is the thing
Finish
one = you wrote a novel and it feels awesome.
The
rest is editing and filling in.
[9:31
AM] Mr. Blue:
Cradle
in French is couffin
As
in a baby's cradle
[9:31
AM]
Gothy
bascinet
[9:31
AM] Mr. McGreen:
So
my baby sleeps in a coffin
That's
hardcore
[9:32
AM]
Whereas
it's probably more "we put the body at rest in it's cradle"
[9:33
AM] Mr. McGreen:
I
like mine more.
[9:33
AM]
But
yes...be sure to wear all black and play a dirge when putting the
child to sleep
French
has some funny things like that
Look
at a box of paperclips from Canada...they are "trombones"
[9:38
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Wah
waaaaahhhhhhhhh
[9:52
AM] Mr. McGreen:
I
think of all European countries I'd like to see Amsterdam.
I
hear its beautiful
Or
wait
Is
that a city?
[9:53
AM] Mr. Blue:
City
[9:54
AM] Mr. McGreen:
My
friend said the people are awesome, city is well kept, lots of things
to do.
[9:54
AM] Mr. Blue:
Yeah,
it's pretty clean
Everyone
rides bikes, cars are rare
In
the old city at least
[9:55
AM] Mr. McGreen:
That's
about the only thing I'd like about a city - I could walk/run/bike
I'd
rather do those than drive
Part
of me says "Oh there's stuff to do, tho!"
But
I'm kind of a homebody, normally
[9:59
AM] Mr. Blue:
There's
food and sights to see
Sites,
I guess
[9:59
AM]
Its
both, Mr. Blue
[10:00
AM] Mr. McGreen:
I
mean living in a city full time, not visiting.
I'd
like to vacation but I prefer to be rural, usually
[10:00
AM]
I
like some stuff in cities...but I hate cities
[10:29
AM] Mr. Blue:
All
the buildings in Amsterdam are crooked.
They're
all sinking or leaning to one side
Nobody
seems to care though
Drugs
and prostitutes are just kinda out in the open
[10:30
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Red
light district?
[10:30
AM] Mr. Blue:
Yeah,
but also everywhere else
[10:30
AM] Mr. McGreen:
Oh,
ok
[10:31
AM] Mr. Blue:
Every
coffee shop sells weed
Of
course none of the prostitutes are Dutch, which is a shame because
Dutch women are *kisses fingertips*.
Tall
and lanky and dirty blonde
Most
of the prostitutes looked Asian or Eastern European
[10:36
AM]
All
the Dutch ones probably went online
Heh
"You
COULD stand in a window in your knickers if you want. OR..."
[10:39
AM] Mr. Blue:
Probably
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