Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Once a week we gather at Kristi’s place and swap tales of the world and the reality bandwidth in which we live. The theme of the blogposts we write and link is gratitude but the execution of the sampling is, of course, in the hands of the individual. Some are meticulous and spare, others introspective and fashioned from the joy and sadness that is our collective lot in life. All are skilled and well-considered, mature and thoughtful, both in the subject matter and expression.
And, there are the posts from the Wakefield Doctrine.
1) Una
2) Phyllis
3) the Wakefield Doctrine personality theory, perspective on life and the world and everything and a way to crank people-watching up to eleven. You really should check it out.
4) serial stories: ‘the Case of the Missing Fig Leaf‘ and ‘the Whitechapel Interlude‘
5) Deers and Such (Younger Readers: Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler were sort of the Jennifer Lopez/Pitbull duo of the day… in nature shows.)
6) (well, I did say on the video above that this would count as 5 and 6… far be it from me to self-contradict myself)
7) Interesting work project. 21st C real estate is about being visible on social media and while we all have listings in MLS an such, it doesn’t hurt to try something a little more aggressive. So I’m working on a online/video/zoom/whatever series of live seminars?(real short, like 10 minutes so maybe infomercial might be the better word)… in any event, if we do it, it’ll be a series of weekly Tips/Advice/Insights on buying and selling real estate. Did I mention I was a clark? (See Grat Item 3 above)… hey, I do claim that using the principles and perspective of the Wakefield Doctrine is totally efficacious in self-improving oneself. Besides, this is going to be a two person project and my fellow agent is a scott. If this actually manifests in the common reality, I’m sure to be assigning episodes a place on my list.
8) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE for them of you what don’t feel comfortable writing a full post, ’cause, (secretly or not) you would rather not risk a public censure for style, or far more likely the tepid acceptance of virtual people writing from an unimaginable distance away. Send in a sample, I’ll post it here.
9) Six Sentence Story the only place to read (and, if you’re so inclined) practice the fine art of short, short, really-short story writing (SSS motto: ‘Semi-colons?! We got a warehouse full of ’em. You got a problem with that?!!‘)
10) Secret Rule 1.3 (from the Book of Secret Rules aka the Secret Book of Rules) which allows us to take our feet off the pedals for the last two mailboxes, and glowing with a sense of competency, a feeling of the rarest sort at that, (or arguably any), age at the precise matching of distance and momentum as you coast through the open garage door, the smell of summer-old grass and a tincture of gasoline, your reward.
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About clarkscottroger
Deer. They are rarely seen here, and so are met with excitement.
as I trust my voice conveys, they’re fun to watch having dinner (‘ceptin the rose bushes, of course)
It looks like the deer are ganging up on both sides of the country! I never tire of watching them here.
#7 It seems like a lot of realtors are going that route. It seems like a good approach, and having a Clark and a Scott as a team will be a sure thing. :-)
We seem to have an actual herd, as the younger ones are apparent.
#7 is only possible because of whatever it is the Wakefield Doctrine is to me. I am a clark, my ‘natural self’ would not, for a million dollars even consider doing something …so …public.
lol
But then again, this serves as proof and evidence (is that redundant?) of what the Doctrine holds, while we have only one reality (our predominant worldview) we never lose the potential of ‘the other two worldviews’. And so, my secondary scottian aspect is surely stepping up, “hey! video yourself and put it out there! it’ll be fun!”
and, this example is why the Wakefield Doctrine is such a good tool for self-improvement. All too often, when we identify a skill/a behavior/an activity that we want to possess, we think we have to learn it from scratch, acquire new and foreign information.
Not so! All we need to do is look to our secondary and tertiary aspects. In all likelihood our ‘self-improvement’ is natural to them.
Oh my, #9 made me smile–this part: (SSS motto: ‘Semi-colons?! We got a warehouse full of ’em. You got a problem with that?!!‘). Haha, Bedelia couldn’t survive without ’em–semi-colons are like another serving of dessert, she’d probably say! :) I suspect, as I ponder late (or early a.m.), that there’s a bit of Finn in you, or vice versa–you in Finn…totally unconsciously, and I could be far wrong, but it’s a fun thought :)
Good point about ‘who characters are’. I would argue that all the characters anyone writes/creates in fiction is them (are them?) is the writer. lol
Which is no more a bad thing than it raining one day and being sunny the next day. Not to get weird and metaphysical* who else can the characters we identify in a story be, but a piece/a fragment/an-upside-down-fun-house-mirror-reflection of ourselfs? I would submit that this view is a fun starting point in the life of characters that, as long as it doesn’t become the only ‘lens’ through which we see our stories, can be a good thing.
Example: so when I started writing my first Ian Devereaux story (‘the Case of the Missing Starr‘) I deliberately set out to write a first-person detective story. I enjoy them, the hard-boiled private eye thing. But, even before I started, I remembered something I read on a ‘Learn to Write Good’ website** warning that writing first person ‘as the character’ is risky if we simply write it like we were doing the things the character does. I kinda agree. but… and this is where it gets fun, if I’m Ian, what kind of things might he (the character do) that is way different than I might do and how would the other (characters) respond?
So, for me, the goal is to write a character in as much detail as I need, and then, as the action proceeds, listen to what they might say or do. (One writing book I do like is Orson Scott Card’s Characters and Viewpoint, especially where he talks about interviewing our (own) characters.
Have fun.
*yeah, right lol
** I have to avoid these sites as much as possibly as they seem to totally lock my keybaord (“Write a story?!?! For others to read? What, are you nuts?!? Your writing barely would get a ‘B’ in high school….. etc. lol)
Hi Clark–Yes, I had heard or read eons ago that our characters are all bred from one or more aspects of ourselves; and I also think that sometimes they must be a reflection of people we’ve known or thought we knew. As far as any “writing tips” sites–I don’t go there, pretty much for the reason you mentioned. I don’t need anyone telling me my writing doesn’t pass their particular muster…I know I’m a decent writer, and the folks I’ve met through blogging have largely been appreciative of my talent, so I’m camping on that and staying true to myself🙂 Take care, have a good week!
And when they acquire a mind of their own, then the fun really begins.
lol
have a good week
You’re so right! I can’t wait for the Budgie to start talking!🤣 Thanks, the week is improving…Monday’s just about over.
lol
several jokes about the impromptu utterances of birds (usually, in most, a parrot)… lol
Since “some” (don’t know the stats) budgies do pick up a bit of language, I plan to fully employ it for attempted comedy :)
sounds like it’ll be fun
looking forward to the next installment*
*which, I suspect, is the charm of serial stories. We give control over to the author as opposed to binge-reading (which, in and of itself, is not a bad thing, just like somethings to be at a pace set externally)
Thank you always :) FYI, you may have missed my notice that I’ll be doing NaNoWriMo November 1-30, editing and hopefully completing my novel in progress… So it’s likely I’ll be mostly absent from the blog world…though I’ll try my best to keep Bedelia up-‘n-at-’em on Thursdays. My 6 sentences might actually be shorter…instead of my famous compound ones :) Take good care of you and your fam–see you later :)
totally welcome.
have fun with the NanoWordaThon…surely your WIP’s time has… (nope, gonna go for the Yeats)
you totally gots it, after all, the world/reality (of you WIP) is within you already.
…going for the less-is-more-fun-to-read with my Six this week, as, for some reason, I’m getting the silent treatment from my characters… maybe… hey, you’re right. I’ll just make shit up!
lol
Oh, the excitement of watching Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, followed by the Wonderful World of Disney! So many daring escapes!
I think you sell your posts short. They definitely “are skilled and well-considered, mature and thoughtful, both in the subject matter and expression.”
hee hee;;;;;;;;;!! Love the musical mega mix! Yay for deeds! Have a wonderful week!
Wow. A whole herd, family no doubt. Una must have been going nuts when they first arrived, lol
#3. Absolutely the Doctrine cranks it up to 11.
I have never used so many semi-colons in my life as I now do at SSS :D
Seems I have much to catch up on at The Magicians!
excellent series it is… worth getting into the habit of watching and has had long enough a run that watching episodes at a reasonable rate it can last a year
Ugh! Deer! We have so many that it’s nothing short of dangerous to be out driving at night during the fall. They’re even in the middle of town now. I drive through a park to get to work every day and have to stop for them almost every morning. AND a couple of months ago, in broad daylight, one bolted out of the trees when I was driving down a two-lane highway and smashed into the driver’s side of the car. There is now a deer-shaped dent on the back quarter panel, plus he left some fur in the trim around the wheel well. I am going to send my deer to Mimi
they’re funny.
they appear in varying numbers over the years, this has been a populous year for the deer… some years (not the last couple) we get turkeys moving through the area. Now those are ridiculous aminals. (a single piece of bread on the lawn… seven feet to the right a pile of bird seed two feet high, guess where the fight breaks out?)
I’m amused that your characters are giving you the silent treatment! Aarrgghh!! Take care, see you soon :)
lol
I have the opposite problem…my little group never stops talking!!! :)