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PPenpilot replied to the thread What if your story idea has already been done?.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...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Identifying and sharpening your writing voice.IMHO, you identify and sharpen your writing voice by simply writing and revising. Finding your voice is kind of like going out and...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Got told AI did a better job than me..In the writing sphere you're going to run into all sorts of personalities with something to say about you or about something you...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread What does the phrase 'they blue screened' mean to you?.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...
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PPenpilot reacted to skip.knox's post in the thread What does the phrase 'they blue screened' mean to you? with
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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... -
PPenpilot replied to the thread What does the phrase 'they blue screened' mean to you?.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...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How Can I Keep My Writing Ideas in One Place Without Losing My Flow?.That's pretty much how things unfolded for me, though, I did buy an old-old Mac for $150, and used that for a year or so just for...
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PPenpilot reacted to skip.knox's post in the thread How Can I Keep My Writing Ideas in One Place Without Losing My Flow? with Like.
I used yWriter too! Somehow we just never fully clicked and I moved over to Scrivener. It was like yWriter had the right idea but fell...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How Can I Keep My Writing Ideas in One Place Without Losing My Flow?.I use Scrivener. It basically it can ball up the story text and all the different notes and odds and ends into one project. I also keep...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades?.I usually boil thing down to this. The start of a story is simply someone with a problem, and a compelling reason to solve said problem...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How would I write a power to influence people's feelings without making it evil?.IMHO, your initial instincts about it are correct. When you boil it down, magically directing someone's emotions to make them do...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread I have a question regarding personal craftsmanship and improving skill as a writer in relation to project passion.IMHO, you're overthinking. Write what you want to write, book A. Let's say the results end up being a disaster. You can always try...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others?.This is a quote that I always try to keep in mind. "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it...
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PPenpilot reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Like.
I like to tell aspiring writers that existing as a career writer means walking a tightrope between hubris and humility - the insane...
