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The problem with Superman is that films want to portray him as a cop when he's actually a fireman.
May 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The problem with Superman is that films want to portray him as a cop when he's actually a fireman.
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Today's writing tip
Make verbs carry your sentences' energy.
Not "I am supportive of" but "I support."
Not "I am in agreement with" but "I agree with."
Punch up your prose.
Make verbs carry your sentences' energy.
Not "I am supportive of" but "I support."
Not "I am in agreement with" but "I agree with."
Punch up your prose.
March 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today's writing tip
Make verbs carry your sentences' energy.
Not "I am supportive of" but "I support."
Not "I am in agreement with" but "I agree with."
Punch up your prose.
Make verbs carry your sentences' energy.
Not "I am supportive of" but "I support."
Not "I am in agreement with" but "I agree with."
Punch up your prose.
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I enjoyed this idea that authoritarian states are more like the movie Brazil than the book 1984 - because authoritarianism breeds incompetence.
observer.com/2025/02/terr...
observer.com/2025/02/terr...
Terry Gilliam’s ‘Brazil’ At 40: More Prescient Than Orwell
Gilliam’s vision of totalitarianism as both evil and bumbling, with parallels to our current dystopian moment.
observer.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I enjoyed this idea that authoritarian states are more like the movie Brazil than the book 1984 - because authoritarianism breeds incompetence.
observer.com/2025/02/terr...
observer.com/2025/02/terr...
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I’m watching Watership Down (1978) for the first time and realizing we just don’t scare kids with art like we used to.
February 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I’m watching Watership Down (1978) for the first time and realizing we just don’t scare kids with art like we used to.
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1. Write
2. Finish
3. Clean it up however you need to, if you need to
4. Send it out--top markets first
5. Keep sending it out till it sticks
(Adapted from Heinlein's rules)
2. Finish
3. Clean it up however you need to, if you need to
4. Send it out--top markets first
5. Keep sending it out till it sticks
(Adapted from Heinlein's rules)
if u see this, quote-post with your tips for writers that no one gives anymore because they seem obvious (even though they're not)
February 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
1. Write
2. Finish
3. Clean it up however you need to, if you need to
4. Send it out--top markets first
5. Keep sending it out till it sticks
(Adapted from Heinlein's rules)
2. Finish
3. Clean it up however you need to, if you need to
4. Send it out--top markets first
5. Keep sending it out till it sticks
(Adapted from Heinlein's rules)
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What didn’t kill me didn’t make me stronger.
It gave me crippling anxiety, a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, some really nasty nightmares, the ability to drink enough caffeine to kill a horse, and made me into a cynic who cusses way more than necessary.
It gave me crippling anxiety, a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, some really nasty nightmares, the ability to drink enough caffeine to kill a horse, and made me into a cynic who cusses way more than necessary.
December 20, 2024 at 5:26 PM
What didn’t kill me didn’t make me stronger.
It gave me crippling anxiety, a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, some really nasty nightmares, the ability to drink enough caffeine to kill a horse, and made me into a cynic who cusses way more than necessary.
It gave me crippling anxiety, a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, some really nasty nightmares, the ability to drink enough caffeine to kill a horse, and made me into a cynic who cusses way more than necessary.
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and for successfully resisting the urge to eat a little treat, I shall reward myself with a little treat
December 9, 2024 at 9:07 PM
and for successfully resisting the urge to eat a little treat, I shall reward myself with a little treat
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...and like THAT, its been a week and a half without writing.
This ticker wont start at one on its own. Back into the fray.
This ticker wont start at one on its own. Back into the fray.
December 10, 2024 at 1:45 AM
...and like THAT, its been a week and a half without writing.
This ticker wont start at one on its own. Back into the fray.
This ticker wont start at one on its own. Back into the fray.
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Pluto in Colorized Infrared | NASA
November 24, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Pluto in Colorized Infrared | NASA
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Pillars of Creation through MIRI | JWST
November 24, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Pillars of Creation through MIRI | JWST
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Apropos of everything Trump…
November 24, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Apropos of everything Trump…
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You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
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Saturn has hexagonal North Pole
November 22, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Saturn has hexagonal North Pole
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Life is short. It’s ok to stop reading something you’re not digging.
No cap.
No cap.
November 21, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Life is short. It’s ok to stop reading something you’re not digging.
No cap.
No cap.
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Close up view of Jupiter | NASA
November 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Close up view of Jupiter | NASA
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The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkein. Tammi, 1973. Cover by Tove Jansson.
November 18, 2024 at 8:43 PM
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkein. Tammi, 1973. Cover by Tove Jansson.
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If you find yourself wondering if a new book will solve all your problems today, the answer is yes
November 18, 2024 at 9:04 AM
If you find yourself wondering if a new book will solve all your problems today, the answer is yes
[Six] (groups of) authors I've read five (or more) books by:
(presented in no particular order, authors not mentioned who I've read more than 5 of, but all in the same series)
Group 1
Harry Turtledove, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, David Drake, Terry Brooks
(presented in no particular order, authors not mentioned who I've read more than 5 of, but all in the same series)
Group 1
Harry Turtledove, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, David Drake, Terry Brooks
November 19, 2024 at 3:02 PM
[Six] (groups of) authors I've read five (or more) books by:
(presented in no particular order, authors not mentioned who I've read more than 5 of, but all in the same series)
Group 1
Harry Turtledove, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, David Drake, Terry Brooks
(presented in no particular order, authors not mentioned who I've read more than 5 of, but all in the same series)
Group 1
Harry Turtledove, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, David Drake, Terry Brooks
Progress is slow, but I am hitting my time allotment even if my daily word count on this 1st draft is falling far short.
November 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Progress is slow, but I am hitting my time allotment even if my daily word count on this 1st draft is falling far short.
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The backstory to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein puts unrealistic expectations on how much work you can accomplish in a vacation house.
November 15, 2024 at 11:28 PM
The backstory to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein puts unrealistic expectations on how much work you can accomplish in a vacation house.