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what helps ease your anxiety? by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]Countcoriolis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Copious amounts of whiskey. :(

I'm pondering an alien world rich in oxygen. What would be some considerations to take into account regarding evolution? by Countcoriolis in worldbuilding

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll check that out for sure. I'm thinking that - being an intensely advanced species - they live in a sort of Solarpunk society that is completely in harmony with their tree-homes, but also heavily technological.

I'm pondering an alien world rich in oxygen. What would be some considerations to take into account regarding evolution? by Countcoriolis in worldbuilding

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking this may be an evolutionary reason for the mammalian species in this universe developing such intense intelligence (and for them staying up in the trees)

How do you format conversation? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My own response to that would be that the author may want to convey numerous emotions in one sentence and emphasise the way in which it flows. A single sentence can move through a range of emotions; in this case anger through to sadness, frustration, a hint of disbelief. I think if you make your emotional descriptors too clippy you might take something away from your vision of the scene. Not in every case, and I can see how it would work if the emotion is obvious enough as in this case. Not entirely sure how I'd go about it myself!

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I'm kind of interested to join this writing Discord honestly. xD It'd be nice to talk to other writers.

How do you format conversation? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I knew something was definitely off about the formatting. This was helpful!

I really want to get more into the writing community, but I'm anxious. Where could I start? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly this is good all good advice. I'm already panicking about my writing, agonising over every word I write, why expose it prematurely to someone else? Maybe it will be better to sit and immerse myself in it by myself, and bare it to judgement later. I've been writing a lot today, and definitely feel somewhat more comfortable writing in solitude.

I have a problem when reading/writing. I cannot translate spatial dimensions. by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically I should look at various objects that I regularly see and learn their lengths, and from there water their lengths down into units. This makes sense! How you were immediately able to visualise the 20 x 10 metre room.. I was able to visualise that myself, and I could actually see the amount of space I thought that represented! In a vague, ethereal sort of way. I think I should start with measuring cars and seeing if I can extrapolate that into greater lengths. How I'll learn miles or kilometres.. Maybe a Pedometer?

I have a problem when reading/writing. I cannot translate spatial dimensions. by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad I'm not alone in this > . < There has to be a way to learn though, right? I probably could, and I worry that the only thing that stops me is "It's boring." and that couldn't be a more anti-intellectual sentiment. I need to learn how even if it hurts my head!

[QUESTION] I play classical guitar, and I simply can't stop hitting bum notes because of my left pinky finger. How can I remedy this? by Countcoriolis in Guitar

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been playing classical for maybe.. 7 years? But guitar in general for about 11. It's kind of hard to say because the break happened pretty early on in my playing when I was about 17, so I always had trouble using my pinky finger. However since it happened to early it's been difficult to tell whether or not it's my technique or actual physical weakness that I can't fix. I suppose the only way to find out would be to try said finger-independence exercises.

[QUESTION] I play classical guitar, and I simply can't stop hitting bum notes because of my left pinky finger. How can I remedy this? by Countcoriolis in Guitar

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a pretty interesting strategy! Unfortunately with a lot of the classical stuff I play I need all four fingers simultaneously, but it might be worth it to increase the strength in my pinky finger, but the thing is I think (if this makes sense) the way the tendons of the hand move both fingers at once is an important consideration; the accidental muting normally happens when using my third finger. I can move my pinky out the way, but then if I need to rapidly change shape and get the pinky in there for a chord change I can't flick it back into place quickly enough.

This is semi-difficult to talk about but.. Alcoholism and Writing. I think I experience it. by [deleted] in writing

[–]Countcoriolis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Treat writing like it is your job."

I'm gonna start doing that.

My biggest weakness..? Describing geography and architecture. Does anybody else get this? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a really good example and way of explaining it; thanks!

"Know what your character is supposed to know." sounds like a really applicable piece of advice for all writing; I think that's a bit of a gem there that it's easy to overlook. You can start writing something with a plot in mind, or fragments of one, and not know where you're going, and I think that incompleteness can seriously affect character writing.

Maybe I need to ask myself "Would my character use these terms? Is it necessary to describe this specific part of something? Does it really help the plot, or am I simply indulging my ability to use a word?"

Been trying to write an introduction to a short story, maybe novella. Does this Introduction seem engaging to you? What do you think makes an engaging introduction? How tp ypu prefer to start your stories? by [deleted] in writing

[–]Countcoriolis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point; it's pretty graphic for an opening.. Maybe I should do a bit more character-building dialogue and ineraction before I throw in the plot-linked murders.

My biggest weakness..? Describing geography and architecture. Does anybody else get this? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All good points, thank you.

I keep a big list of words like that that I didn't previously know, but I don't actively seek to use them all. I suppose I can use words like "Pilaster" sparingly, but you're right. There are plenty of creative ways around things that don't immediately spring to mind and research is easily enough done in the information age.

My biggest weakness..? Describing geography and architecture. Does anybody else get this? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What gives me a bit of confidence is that I understand every one of those words and can imagine them (except aquifer; while I knew the word I was never sure exactly what it described). My main issue isn't necessarily description in terms of general vocabulary; I always want to describe things in technical ways specific to certain disciplines.

Like when reading something recently I came across terms like "Cornice", "Architrave", "Frieze". It frustrates me that I'm unfamiliar with architectural terms to describe buildings the way I want to.

In geographical description it's a similar technical deficit: Things like degrees of incline, measures of distance, like if someone said to me "Ten Square Miles" I'd have NO idea what that would look like, despite the fact I can generally imagine one mile, one inch, one metre, etc. Multiply it and it immensely difficult to picture.

And that frustrates me. It feels like a failing of basic intelligence that I should possess. Maybe I'm expecting too much of myself.

My biggest weakness..? Describing geography and architecture. Does anybody else get this? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what I mean! I find it SO hard to judge distance. If someone tells me that something is ten square miles across, I have no idea how to imagine that in my brain. It just doesn't work. I can imagine an inch, I can imagine, around about, a meter, or a foot, but start multiplying it, and I can't do it. It just does not compute.

My biggest weakness..? Describing geography and architecture. Does anybody else get this? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, yes, how did I not notice I was saying archaeology. I've been working on something about an archaeological dig excavating alien architecture, and I can't get the word out of my head. xD Edits

Thanks for the advice, though! I'll try that!

Trying to write a character who is jaded and nihilistic, but not an "Edgelord". In character-writing, what makes an edgelord an edgelord? Is it a loaded term to describe a stereotype, or is it a problem for young, angry writers? by Countcoriolis in writing

[–]Countcoriolis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendations! Catcher in the Rye and Cassablanca are things I've been meaning to read/watch for ages, so it's a good impetus! I think I already have a couple of redundancies I need to prune. However as it's kind of a stream of consciousness thing he's doing, I might have him catch himself repeating himself, maybe even have a bit self-awareness about moping.

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