Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Hey! Lets have some fun! you can tell, from the photo of the three (clark, scott and roger) over there —>
that clarks are, as a rule, all about the fun! So when our Leaderess, Lizzi (‘Fert last tahhm, ah’m not related ta cs lewis!! ah dooant even kna ‘is address, we simply av t’ sem last new!’)
It’s been said that this is the best of all bloghops. And I, for one, agree, even if I was the one to say it in the first place. So lets get on with the fun!
[Author’s Disclosure: the above (and most of the below were written yesterday…or the day before)… zoe’s text this morning prompted me to complete this here TToT Post here.]1) the TToT and all the co-hostinae!
2) having work that is … er satisfying (At least it feels that way during the times that episodic stress doesn’t cause my stomach to ripple like a parade flag in a Force 4 storm.)
3) Una… photos to follow…fer sure!
4) Almira Chapter 28 ayiiee!! me, I must get writing, ya know? (Good news update: got started this morning) ok, this Sunday morning update! I’ve re-learned the notion of 2nd person limited POV and am trying my darndest to adhere to the rules. (I got the critiques back from my Romance Writers of Rhode Island group… took me more than a week to open the first one, but I did… because? Because of the Wakefield Doctrine (see Item 8). And the writers making up this group are not only talented but also professional and good-hearted; the critiques were a nice, on-balance-positive insight into my current writing. (Mostly I got that I need to watch POV. Not that it’s, like, against the law to write in First Person Omniscient, which it isn’t. But for the sake of the story, getting inside the heads of one (and only one) character at time/scene adds to the experience.) So, once again, I look around my changed world, and, after allowing myself a small amount of time feeling, ‘oh, man! this time I really pushed, no way I belong hanging out with these writers’ I’m back to writing the next Chapter…. in which, we better appreciate the love shared by Almira and Sterling Gulch and the fears and conflict that Frederick Prendergast feels as he tries to be an effective CEO for the Essex Company. And, we might even see Becky Stillworth! Should be out tomorrow or the next day.
5) stuff (Hey! Sunday Afternoon 4:01 addition …or annotation or whatever is the cool word for adding to a post already published) Speaking of stuff… so, here I am working on Chapter 28 and Sterling is telling Almira how he was given a letter by his college chum, Cyril Sauvage and that since Cyril was killed in the war, maybe it was time for him to deliver the letter. The letter is address to his Emily (yep, that Emily) in Circe Kansas. So, on a whim I looked up Circe (the mythological namesake of the town that we’re all familiar with) and look at what I found:
Emile Lévy’s 1889 Circé
(My! Auntie Em! we’re beginning to understand you better and better, aren’t we now?)
Ok back to work!
6) Book of Secret Rules (aka Secret Book of Rules)
7) TToT co-hostinae of the week!! Kristi Brierley! Friend of the Doctrine, Graviteer, ‘Blogdominion‘ religio-cultural advisor. (One of the main characters, Orel Rees, is a Mormon engineer living with his family in Provo, Utah.) Kristi was way generous with her time (and patience) in offering me insights into the reality of the world that this character lives in. Her input on the how such a person (though fictional) would experience the events of the story was invaluable). Kristi is a perfect example of the good that the blogosphere allows… in that it affords those of us otherwise not inclined or socially equipped, the opportunity to encounter people of such inherently good will. Very cool. She’s on the Facebook…here has a site, ‘Thankful Me‘ and she loves dogs. Whats not to admire!
8) the Wakefield Doctrine because: the Wakefield Doctrine allows me to understand that, though I am a clark (my predominant worldview), I have a scottian and a rogerian aspect. And that means that when I’m up against something I can’t imagine being able to pull off, I let my scottian (or rogerian) aspect step up and allow me to experience the situation in a way that is slightly, but fundamentally, different from how I would otherwise experience it.
9) zoe for sending a subtle, writing-the-likes-of-which-Nabokov-would-have-sold-his-soul-for message this morning and it said, and I quote, ‘hey, where you at???’ Where I at, indeed! lol… ever thang fine, z thank you for the care.
10) SR 1.3 yo. One Point Three, binyons
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The photo of the Provo Temple on Facebook caught my attention,and then I came here to find I’ve got a new title: “religio-cultural advisor”. That’s new for me, but I’m glad I could help. :-) Thanks for the shout-out.
You’re welcome… that is, of course, the Temple that Orel and Stephen took an after-dinner walk to in Chapter 21! Your insights into Mormon life made every bit of difference to me (and ultimately to the story), if for no other reason that, at my present stage of writing skill, I need to believe that I what I believe I know about certain aspects of the story are true and accurate.
Great post today Clark. Really.
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I can’t go too long without hearing from you….i worry….its an ugly clark-roger thing. Im glad you’re well…i guess I was missing you
agreed* now that we’re out of the Summer season, I’m thinking a vid chat might be in order…
* yes, no that you mention it, clarks do have a way of responding to others thats ‘this close‘ to being totally inappropriate.
Very cool. :) Congrats on your progress with Almira, too. I’m sooo admiring.
In any case…I’d been waiting for a TToT post from you just so I could come over and say THANK YOU for YOU! :)
lol… oh! wait a minute!!!
…ok, I’m back!*
Thanks! mutual, fer sure
*for the record, I did in fact post the comment, go to my blogroll and edit the url for your site!
#5 What do you know now!
lol of course a much younger Auntie Em
Congratulations for sure on your feedback and progress with your writing! I am impressed and definitely kicking myself for not making more strides myself.
Well OK then, Clark’s blog…don’t let me comment. Let’s try again…
Congratulations for sure on the writing feedback and progress. That is impressive and definitely has me kicking myself just a bit for not putting myself and my words out there more. My plans lay untouched…
thanks…this learning and improving thing isn’t always totally fun, but whadda ya gonna do?
Your description of episodic stress is excellent! This made me chuckle.
From what I’ve been told, if one want to succeed as a writer, belonging to a writers’ group is extremely helpful. It sounds like you are benefiting from that.
I like Kristi’s new title. It’s quite fitting. :-)
Missed TToT this time round, which rarely happens to me, if not because of the occasional family thing. Missed you guys and here I am. I can definitely relate with you on the POV thing. Those at my own neighbourhood writing group (The Elsewhere Region) as I call it, they point that out to me a lot. Working on it. Off to read Almira. Glad you’re receiving helpful feedback.
well, I’ve managed most of my assimilation. (the ‘oh, man! no way do I belong here…’ feeling about the group)…. only once a month meetings, not yet friendly enough with any of the members to hangout (virtually or email or whatever)… but mostly I’ve been reading the books I can find of the people who I can remember from the meetings.. and try not to get too bummed out…lol