| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| Really Good Or Really Shitty!!! Part 1 (Or, WWM3MS...What Would My 3 Muses Say?) |
| Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
As most, some, or none of you may know, when it comes to writing, I have three main muses:
 William Shakespeare
 Toni Morrison
...and Mary Pittman-Jones...
 Mary and her husband Gareth...who was one of two extraordinarily committed teachers* I had in high school who elevated my literary spirit to realms beyond my imagination. In addition to inspiring me to push myself to a higher potential with her exceptional leadership skills, Mary became one of my dearest friends and made me believe I could walk on water when it came to my natural inclination for, and future with, the word. I haven't seen her in years, but we remain connected via the internet (she lives in Paris now, where she's inspiring others to greatness with her incredible gift. I plan to visit her soon, soon...)
So, in honor of my three muses, I've decided to start something fun and new here at The Lo Zone. Something I've decided to call...
Really Good or Really Shitty!!!
...a game whereupon we expose the good, the bad, and the really, really shitty and don't tell you which is which.
YOU DECIDE.
I won't identify who the excerpt is from until the following day, after all the votes are in. It might be a new writer, it might be a celebrated author, it could be one of the masters, or it might be a first-class hack. Living or dead. Any race, creed, or color. No one is exempt. Not even me. This will be polling without pity.
If you know who the excerpt is from, please don't reveal it in the comments section (otherwise, I will delete it, and I don't like to do things like that). All will be revealed the following day, and you can discuss it all you want.
I figure this is a good way to get a feel for what works for people and what doesn't. If we know nothing else about literature, what we do know is that what's good and what's not is a totally personal thing, specific to the reader and what strikes a chord.
Then again, sometimes good is good and shitty is shitty.
YOU DECIDE.
This isn't to target specific writers, nor praise or demean anyone. It's merely an exercise in judgment. I think we'll learn a lot from this. I know I will.
That said...here's our first excerpt:
"Every right decision brings us blessings. Every wrong decision brings us pain. And then, when times get hard, our struggle and our pain shows on our faces and our bodies. When people see our pain and weakness in our face, they say, 'She used to be fine, she used to be this, she used to be that.' When men feel our beauty has faded we become shocked at how well they ignore us and forget us. We'll do anything to get their attention, money, love. Can I suck your dick? Can I do anything, can I, can I?"
This is a completely anonymous poll which in no way tracks who voted how. It will merely tally what rating got how many votes, so feel free to vote however you wish.
Happy voting!!!
*I also consider my other high school English teacher, Debby Ryan, one of my heroes. I mention her on my MySpace page.
**Update: I created a different poll template, so let's see if this one works.
***Update: This poll officially closed at the end of the day on 3/28/07. A new excerpt and poll will be posted on Friday, 3/30/07!!!
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*** this is the message that i received when i voted ***
wanna kno' how i voted or keep it on the hush?
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i got the same thing lo.
I love this concept...this is going to be fun!!!!
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Me too, Darling--same error messge.
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great game idea but . . . as you know by now, there must be a hanging chad or something because my vote ain't being counted
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....and that is why i love me some juan.
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SAME here!
I do think this is a great idea. Can we submit peices anonymously (did I spell that right?:-) to get "unbiased" feedback? lol!
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"Hanging chad." Juan G...I did so miss you!!!
Well, I think I've fixed it. Try out this new poll.
CapCity, I would prefer that we use the poll. I'm too lazy, er, busy to try to tally them on my own. LOL.
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hmmm, maybe i'll put a poll like this on pieces on my blog that i want feedback on...THANX for the idea, Lo!
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What's up people's. I see Lo has been rocking the crowd in familiar fashion.
By the way, have I said how much I really, really, really like this blog. CEG (Cheese Eating Grin).
Anyway, I think CAPCity wants to submit some work for the poll anonymously, and not her vote. Which by the way you all, it is working now.
I also like this idea a lot. It is definitely an unbiased way to judge a writers work.
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Ohhhhhh!!! I get it now!!! Thanks for breaking that down for me, Rich.
I'm definitely up for that, CapCity. It's an excellent way to get reader feedback without having to be put on public blast.
Heck, every author could benefit from that!!!
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What a brilliant idea, Lo. Kudos.
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*** this is the message that i received when i voted ***
wanna kno' how i voted or keep it on the hush?