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Too Many files!
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How does that compare to Scrivener? I've been working with Scrivener for years, and looking at DabbleWriter, on the surface it looks to...
Yesterday at 1:56 PM
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prowritingaid
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I'm a terrible speller. When I started taking writing seriously many-many years ago, my punctuation was terrible. I'm much better now...
Sunday at 2:15 PM
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Too Many files!
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When I worked primarily in Word, I would have revision numbers for that one large file. Eg Novel-V001. But then I realized it was easier...
Sunday at 5:55 AM
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We Are The Art - Brandon Sanderson
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This is a really great speech, where Sanderson is able to articulate something that I've been circling for months. It's heavy craft...
Feb 1, 2026
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Is this success?
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This is a bit tangential, but hopefully there's something useful to be gleaned from it. I grew up playing various sports. In terms of...
Jan 8, 2026
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What if your story idea has already been done?
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Many-many years ago, my first book had an ending where the heroes were facing an army of the dead. After watching a documentary on the...
Dec 15, 2025
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Identifying and sharpening your writing voice
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IMHO, you identify and sharpen your writing voice by simply writing and revising. Finding your voice is kind of like going out and...
Dec 10, 2025
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Got told AI did a better job than me.
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In the writing sphere you're going to run into all sorts of personalities with something to say about you or about something you...
Dec 2, 2025
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What does the phrase 'they blue screened' mean to you?
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I was just reading through the new post in this thread, and it triggered a memory of a phrase I heard used during a sports broadcast...
Dec 1, 2025
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What does the phrase 'they blue screened' mean to you?
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The phrase makes me think of a rather old version of Windows. Macintoshes don't blue screen. Linux doesn't blue screen. The reference is...
Dec 1, 2025
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What does the phrase 'they blue screened' mean to you?
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I have a CompSci degree, (but it's been a long time since I used it) and my initial reaction is their brain crashed, and there's no...
Dec 1, 2025
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!?!
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For me, it depends. I think something like that best fits stories with a lighthearted slant or instances where a lighthearted tone is...
Nov 12, 2025
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