Gregory Lynn
@needfulwords.bsky.social
Writer. Slightly obsessed with the Wheel of Time, Star Wars, and the Boston Red Sox.
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.
The rules are bullshit.
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The rules are bullshit.
You know Jabberwocky?
A lot of it isn’t real words but it’s a classic.
The rules are bullshit.
Write to make people feel.
A lot of it isn’t real words but it’s a classic.
The rules are bullshit.
Write to make people feel.
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
You know Jabberwocky?
A lot of it isn’t real words but it’s a classic.
The rules are bullshit.
Write to make people feel.
A lot of it isn’t real words but it’s a classic.
The rules are bullshit.
Write to make people feel.
thought process.
I think what you’re struggling with is knowing when to apply what to the words.
I got some very simple very effective writing advice decades ago. Part of it was that if a paragraph isn’t working you need to understand what you want it to do before you can fix it.
I think what you’re struggling with is knowing when to apply what to the words.
I got some very simple very effective writing advice decades ago. Part of it was that if a paragraph isn’t working you need to understand what you want it to do before you can fix it.
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
thought process.
I think what you’re struggling with is knowing when to apply what to the words.
I got some very simple very effective writing advice decades ago. Part of it was that if a paragraph isn’t working you need to understand what you want it to do before you can fix it.
I think what you’re struggling with is knowing when to apply what to the words.
I got some very simple very effective writing advice decades ago. Part of it was that if a paragraph isn’t working you need to understand what you want it to do before you can fix it.
he (GRRM) shows us Lannister reminding himself of the things he loves and dedicating himself to sacrificing for those people.
“Show don’t tell” is terrible advice because showing one thing often requires telling another.
That GRRM passage looks like a lot of telling but it’s showing us Jamie’s
“Show don’t tell” is terrible advice because showing one thing often requires telling another.
That GRRM passage looks like a lot of telling but it’s showing us Jamie’s
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
he (GRRM) shows us Lannister reminding himself of the things he loves and dedicating himself to sacrificing for those people.
“Show don’t tell” is terrible advice because showing one thing often requires telling another.
That GRRM passage looks like a lot of telling but it’s showing us Jamie’s
“Show don’t tell” is terrible advice because showing one thing often requires telling another.
That GRRM passage looks like a lot of telling but it’s showing us Jamie’s
“Omit needless words.”
Before you can tell what words you need, you need to understand the story, not just the plot and characters but what you want the reader to feel.
In that GRRM passage, he wanted us to identify with Lannister so when Lannister gets into a situation where he wants to give up
Before you can tell what words you need, you need to understand the story, not just the plot and characters but what you want the reader to feel.
In that GRRM passage, he wanted us to identify with Lannister so when Lannister gets into a situation where he wants to give up
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Omit needless words.”
Before you can tell what words you need, you need to understand the story, not just the plot and characters but what you want the reader to feel.
In that GRRM passage, he wanted us to identify with Lannister so when Lannister gets into a situation where he wants to give up
Before you can tell what words you need, you need to understand the story, not just the plot and characters but what you want the reader to feel.
In that GRRM passage, he wanted us to identify with Lannister so when Lannister gets into a situation where he wants to give up
Because all the rules are bullshit. They are for people who think the words are the goal. They are not. The STORY is the goal and words, sentences, paragraphs and all that are tools to convey the story.
The greatest writing advice ever is Strunk & White’s Elements of Style chapter 17:
The greatest writing advice ever is Strunk & White’s Elements of Style chapter 17:
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Because all the rules are bullshit. They are for people who think the words are the goal. They are not. The STORY is the goal and words, sentences, paragraphs and all that are tools to convey the story.
The greatest writing advice ever is Strunk & White’s Elements of Style chapter 17:
The greatest writing advice ever is Strunk & White’s Elements of Style chapter 17:
What you need, then, is a mindset change. Either you get to like writing this way or you learn to write another way.
I suggest the latter.
Now…why do you follow the rules? Is it because they’re rules or “the way is supposed to be” or “the way to be good” or something else?
I suggest the latter.
Now…why do you follow the rules? Is it because they’re rules or “the way is supposed to be” or “the way to be good” or something else?
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
What you need, then, is a mindset change. Either you get to like writing this way or you learn to write another way.
I suggest the latter.
Now…why do you follow the rules? Is it because they’re rules or “the way is supposed to be” or “the way to be good” or something else?
I suggest the latter.
Now…why do you follow the rules? Is it because they’re rules or “the way is supposed to be” or “the way to be good” or something else?
Not remotely. I think it’s a perfectly fine passage. It’s not bad writing at all.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Not remotely. I think it’s a perfectly fine passage. It’s not bad writing at all.
A question if I may. Do most of your issues with your writing have to do with it not following rules like in this passage?
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
A question if I may. Do most of your issues with your writing have to do with it not following rules like in this passage?
It’s just gross and dismissive. Nobody should be called that at work.
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It’s just gross and dismissive. Nobody should be called that at work.
Beans on toast. Hurl.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Beans on toast. Hurl.
I’m intending to be helpful when I say you might want to take a look at the link in your profile.
Nothing is my business so I’ll just be over here waiting for some hot pastrami gossip.
Nothing is my business so I’ll just be over here waiting for some hot pastrami gossip.
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I’m intending to be helpful when I say you might want to take a look at the link in your profile.
Nothing is my business so I’ll just be over here waiting for some hot pastrami gossip.
Nothing is my business so I’ll just be over here waiting for some hot pastrami gossip.
I just wanna know about pastrami
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I just wanna know about pastrami
Would you like to info dump about pastrami?
Cause I would like to read an info dump about pastrami.
Cause I would like to read an info dump about pastrami.
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Would you like to info dump about pastrami?
Cause I would like to read an info dump about pastrami.
Cause I would like to read an info dump about pastrami.
The overnight crew gets bored?
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The overnight crew gets bored?
They’re a miserable experience but worth it.
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
They’re a miserable experience but worth it.
That would have been glorious
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
That would have been glorious
No you need this
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No you need this
That shit was scary
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That shit was scary
Yeah it doesn’t match any of the social situations we trained for.
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Yeah it doesn’t match any of the social situations we trained for.