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casval replied to the thread For those who play games, do you have multiple games you work on?.Totally, though I usually don't play games in the same genre at the same time because I will mix up the inputs hopping between them if I... -
casval replied to the thread Most recent books you bought..Ruiner by Lara Messersmith-Glavin. Was lucky enough to catch a copy at the used bookstore before someone else did, very excited for this...
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casval replied to the thread What do you listen to?.Sometimes you look for music just to match the vibe of your novel and it ends up getting stuck in your head for two weeks.
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casval replied to the thread Writing wins!.Nice! ❤️ I am on the spectrum too, and every habit I can form and stick to feels like a hard-won battle in the war against my own...
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Hello all! Hope you're all well. ♥️ Uh, not really a question, just a minor celebration of getting eleven chapters into my novel. I...
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casval replied to the thread Has the internet ever 'ruined' a thing for you?.Nah. People were weird before the internet, and I like to think I'd have always lived a life that exposed me to the weird parts of...
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casval replied to the thread How To Improve My Creativity.For me, the creative juices just start flowing when I sit down to write. One idea births another, it's a self-perpetuating process. But...
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casval replied to the thread When and When not to capitalize phrases?.Fixing it in the edit is often for the best, no reason to lose your flow... unless it's going to bother you until you know the answer...
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casval replied to the thread When and When not to capitalize phrases?.Same as pmmg, I will reference a style guide. Probably CMOS, but that's just because it was the standard when I worked more in...
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As someone who does piracy because: 1. I'm broke. 2. Corporations. And 3. Theft is sometimes fun/jk. I can say that the majority of the...
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The following article on the BBC News website is very interesting and should be read by any author writing a story set in a western... -
casval replied to the thread How do you keep your world notes useful while drafting?.Back before I used Obsidian (which requires the word is in [[brackets]] to get the auto-change so it's not an issue), my solution to...
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casval replied to the thread Does predictable = 'bad' ?.It just depends on the story, genre, etc. - I'm definitely at an age where I can 'predict' where most stories are going by about the end...
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casval replied to the thread How do you keep your world notes useful while drafting?.I use Obsidian, which is a markdown editor with 'vaults' to organize and store notes. I like to have a lot of folders so I can hide...
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casval replied to the thread How to set the scene..Mm, I can't say it's come up often from my critters - the one comment I most often receive in that regard is to 'tone down the horror'...