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    Thanks for the follow, bro! Let me know if there's anything I can do for you!

    Thanks for the follow, bro! Let me know if there's anything I can do for you!
  2. Selrisitai

    I don't like having a second page on my story thread. Things have gotten too complicated.

    I don't like having a second page on my story thread. Things have gotten too complicated.
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    Abdjecklverhavsdah

    Abdjecklverhavsdah
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    The benefit, too, of outlining with only (or almost only) the plot-beats is that it lets you see...

    The benefit, too, of outlining with only (or almost only) the plot-beats is that it lets you see much of the scene in very few words. You can then add more and more beats as you see fit, piling them up until you have scenes rich in purpose and direction.
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    I think I've found an even deeper, yet related, problem with my writing: When I outline, I...

    I think I've found an even deeper, yet related, problem with my writing: When I outline, I should be laser-focused on the plot-beats. This allows me to build up a stack of logical progressions that can give meaning and complexity to each scene. Without that, writing a meaningful inner monologue...
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    Eel.

    Eel.
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    I think I've found a problem with my writing, and it's similar to a lot of other problems I have...

    I think I've found a problem with my writing, and it's similar to a lot of other problems I have in life: I don't think enough but just fire it off. My first child will probably be a result of this.
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    I received my first criticism and first extolment in the same day. I finally got "likes" for the...

    I received my first criticism and first extolment in the same day. I finally got "likes" for the first time on this forum, and this is the most attention anything I've ever written has gotten. I'm eager to keep going, and to do even better!
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    My hand hurts right about now. From writing so much, I mean.

    My hand hurts right about now. From writing so much, I mean.
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    I didn't realize until now that any likes could be interpreted as confirmation, and that makes...

    I didn't realize until now that any likes could be interpreted as confirmation, and that makes me uncomfortable.
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    I hope you all have a wonderful orgasm.

    I hope you all have a wonderful orgasm.
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    Essays, Treatises, and Other Pretensions

    My thinking was to go beyond the sensational and into the literary. When you describe the "skimming off the top" sequence, you did so in narrative summary, and as you demonstrated, it worked well for not only conveying lots of information quickly, but for condensing time and even to add some...
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    Essays, Treatises, and Other Pretensions

    Something I often say is that it's a matter of who you know. Literally. Two-thousand five-hundred and ten people, or my daughter? Well, sorry, Norfolk Island, my daughter comes first. I have zero responsibility to anyone but her. With the trolley problem it's a bit easier. If I don't know any...
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    Essays, Treatises, and Other Pretensions

    The connection between exposition and action cannot be overstated. I was reading a piece I myself wrote and I happened to land on a technique a couple of times. Here it is. Context is important so I copied a little more than may seem necessary: A change of topic was the desperate but obvious...
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    State of the Play - An Original Fantasy Novella
    Threadmarks: Chapter 12, End

    And so it was over. The air-conditioner kicked off, leaving the kitchen eerily quiet. When a game is completed it's normal to whoop and celebrate, so the silence between the siblings felt unnatural, even to them, even as they did nothing about it. They just sat there in their respective...
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