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Karlin replied to the thread What is your worlds stance on lgbtq folks?.I've run into this issue with my current work, a time travel story involving Michelangelo. "Everybody knows" that he was gay, but in... -
I view this as a false dichotomy. It's not do *this* first rather than *that*. To me, story telling is iterative, and the process can...
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Karlin replied to the thread Worldbuilding without a story?.I am not a worldbuilder. I don't understand the attraction of it as an activity. Having said that- go for it! there isn't anything "bad"...
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Karlin reacted to pmmg's post in the thread Need Modern Material for Tough, Flexible Armor with
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Karlin replied to the thread Inspiration struck....I can't even imagine writing at that pace, nor for so long. I slog away, 500 words a day is pretty good for me.
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I write like I’m reading the story for the first time myself, if it doesn’t make sense to me, it won’t to others, I know my stories, but...
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Karlin replied to the thread Most weird or bizarre things you have written?.A short story. A horror story about a medical student who slowly loses his miind while doing disections in anatomy class.
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Count yourself lucky it is only two chapters. I made it ten chapters into the WIP before realizing I'd started it in the wrong place...
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Karlin replied to the thread Just had a realisation....I just threw out a chapter in my own writing. It happens. Don't view it as wasted effort. You needed to write those two chapers in order...
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Karlin replied to the thread Writing fantasy where magic isn't super relevant to the plot..The question is how to tell your readers what the setting is. You can drop a few details near the begining that will show this. A...
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Karlin replied to the thread What's the oldest movie you've watched/seen?.Fritz Lang, Metropolis
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Karlin replied to the thread the use of AI to sculpt your writing.Inspiration is a major part of my creative process. Why would I want AI to inspire me?
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Karlin replied to the thread Do you play old school games?.I recalll playing a quest game, with basically zero graphics. It used keyboard symbols, like @{_~ and so on. This was late at night, on...
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Karlin replied to the thread First or third person?.I don't conciously think about any of this, so I don't have a "bitch of a time". I didn't take writing courses, or read stacks of "how...
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Karlin replied to the thread First or third person?.I see that this is a standard thing taught in writing coiurses and so on, but it makes little sense to me. Note that I am a pantser, and...