Totally Like Whatever, You Know?

I stumbled upon a blog post/YouTube video the other day that really opened my mind to actually think about how I articulate my speech and my writing.  I will begin this post by sharing the video:

At this time, I’d like to reiterate the challenge of the the poet, Taylor Mali.  Let us all speak with conviction.  Let us all believe in what we are saying and may we all say it with intelligence, education and grace.

I give this challenge to all of you:

Every time you catch yourself saying “like” or “totally,” write it down.  See how many times you say them in a day.  Every time you catch yourself saying “you know,” “whatever” or ending your sentence with “so…,” write it down.  See if you come across as intelligent as you think you do.

I know I don’t, you know?

– Paul Scott

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My 2011 Projects

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2010 has been quite a year for my family…and can anyone honestly believe that it’s already November?  It seems only weeks ago I was celebrating the glorious birth of my little girl.  Now it’s less than a week until she’s a year old.  I can’t believe how fast time flies.  I guess I’ve just been having far too much fun to notice time sneaking up on me.

I’ve had a lot of setbacks too but with the new year just around the corner my spirit and resolve have been renewed.  I’d like to share the projects that I’m currently working on with you:

1 – This month is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and for my novel I’ve decided to write a story about William Shakespeare and the key to immortality.  It will be done November 30, of course, for NaNoWriMo but after another month or two of revisions, I plan to send it off to a publisher and see what happens.

2 – As many of you know, I have been working on a crime drama series for some time now but I’ve decided that it’s time to sit down and work seriously on it.  I plan on the first book being completed mid-to-late February and sent to a publisher shortly after.

3 – I’ll also be working on a dramedy web series about the every day life of a freelance writer.  Season 1 is set to air on both YouTube and Vimeo around 1st Quarter 2012.

4 – I am also in negotiations with a fellow artist to work on a little music video project together.  We’ll see how it turns out.  If things turn out properly, the video should air on YouTube and Vimeo as well in early October 2011.

I will keep you all up-to-date with what’s going on.

– Paul Scott

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• “Lifehacker Takes On The NaNoWriMo Challenge” and related posts (lifehacker.com.au)
• NaNoWriMo is coming up! Are you ready? (lockergnome.com)
• NaNoWriMo: an excuse to write (bhplnjbookgroup.blogspot.com)
• NaNoWriMo (aseeofgreen.wordpress.com)