Has spring sprung?

Hey! March 20 is first day of spring yall. Thinking about using some scrap wood I have left over from re-decking my dock to make planter boxes. Maybe plant some maters and taters. And what I'd really like to try. Mushrooms. Anybody out there have any hints for that?

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First sentence blues? Forget about it.

How about that scene in many films or TV series, where the writer is surrounded by crumpled up pieces of paper and simply not able to start? Of course, in the time of the typewriter, if you didn't like the way you began, pressing back space was not an option. In fact, most writers I've talked with cite finishing or droughts as the major problem, not beginning. For that I have no answer, except comments I heard from a recent lecture saying, among other things, trying to make it perfect, or having the complete plot worked out, as main contributors to a mass of never finished books. The answer agreed on by most. Stop thinking, start writing.

I do, however, have a couple of smidgets for those who just can't get the first sentence written.

First, and this is not my idea. I can't remember who wrote it and have no inclination to research it. I think the initials were S. K. and that very well could be a product of my ever increasing decreasing memory. What was said is this. "Don't fall in love with your first line." If you accept that as a rule, then it doesn't matter if you like it, the reader likes it, or your mama hates it. Odds are it will be changed anyway, so get on with (as Paul Harvey used to say) "...the rest of the story."

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This little novella has romance, mystery, bad guys, and loads of drama. 

At sixteen, Riley Fowler was lost, wet and cold.

She sought only shelter, but found a loving home.

That was four years ago.Now, she strikes out on her own,

An ornament stirs memories. She dreams of the birth of her daughter and losing her, all in the same day.

A journey begins. She is determined to take back

what was torn away.

Deceit and danger block the path, but the quest reveals a wealth

of love standing by her all the while.

She has only to receive it.

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Thomas awakened from a horrible nightmare.

The people in it were covered with a translucent, grotesque images,with beast-like features.

He shakes off the dream and begins his day, but

is horrified when he steps onto the bus and sees

over half of the passengers are encased by

the same frightening monsters.

Beautiful Carla is on the bus as usual.

The apparitions are not new to her and she

fears Thomas's reaction places him in grave danger.

Ignoring her own peril, she ushers him off the bus and together

they flee through the back streets and alleyways of the city.

The creatures are everywhere.

And all of them have the scent.

They circle like a pack,

closing in,

each wanting their portion.

Thomas wants his world back.

Carla knows that world never existed.

Give a little credit, please!

I just watched Transcendence' and I must say it takes artificial intelligence to a new level. I enjoyed very much, but as a writer, I always look for the author. Whether screenplay, or novel, someone had to write it. Well, I never saw it in the credits. Why is it that the author behind the work is usually mentioned at the very end of the work or not at all. I mean, sure, the actors often make or break a film, as can the director, but without the creation of the story, there would be no characters to interpret, no story to tell, hell, no story period.

I know veteran authors will say, welcome to the world of writing. Yep, guess so and it explains much about the publishing world as well as Hollywood. No respect for the writer. Little pay, hey, we've got it now, you just go play around on your computer.

For your information, Transcendence was written by Jack Paglen. I admit I know none of the circumstances involved in the creation of this film. If he truly wrote it, I should think some credit would be due. Perhaps not. Maybe he was just the dialogist. Sorry, I invented that word. So, as I'm talking out of the wrong orifice now, for the correct one knows better, I'll shut the hell up. Wanted to vent. Thanks.