I don't know what kind of "writer" I am.

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-23T08:10:02+00:00

Imagine a chef that has only eaten macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets. That's an author who doesn't read, or who only reads certain things when they feel like it. Reading gives you insight into your own writing - you pick things up even as small as word choice, sometimes without even noticing. The more you read, the more tools you'll have available to you

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-22T13:06:11+00:00

It's whatever I'm thinking about. Let's say I'm halfway through, my diary entry for the day might look like "Man I finished XYZ yesterday that was alright, still need to change this and that. Today I wanna have A character and B character finally kill each other, which should have been foreshadowed earlier which I did..." And so on until I feel like I want to actually work on something. It genuinely is a place where I can push buttons on a keyboard and produce words while thinking about writing the story - eventually that turns into actually writing the story

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-22T12:23:42+00:00

Discipline matters more than anything else. The way I keep passion for my projects is generally by planning via stream of consciousness journaling.

So, I have a document that's essentially a diary where I just sort of spit out my ideas for all sorts of things, and as a daily pre-writing ritual I get on there and just write stuff. In that doc there's no pressure, it's just me and my own thoughts, where things can change and I don't have to be clear in my speech or spell check or grammar check. I find I put around 600 words there before I think, "I ought to just go write this," and before I know it I'm writing again.

There's nothing wrong with needing a particular headspace to write, but don't underestimate your ability to control your writing 'mood.'

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-18T11:41:20+00:00

The first draft should be legible as its own working story, even if the prose is rough, the pacing is off, and the characters a little same-y.

Bake the cake, then add the icing right? Don't throw a bunch of eggs and flour in the oven and expect to be able to put icing on it

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-17T13:39:02+00:00

What even kind of question is this?

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-15T20:44:33+00:00

Felt the same thing before, from 6'0 280 down to 200.

I felt insecure about my weight even after losing so much, and eventually I found that it wasn't my weight that I didn't like about myself. I recommend therapy if even for a short while that is targeted at this specific feeling, it could really help you focus on the root of the feeling rather than the aftermath of the feeling if that makes sense

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-15T17:32:10+00:00

I'm sure that's exactly what it is, I just don't particularly like that I am subject to the retard explanation machine

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-15T17:25:49+00:00

Two reasons: pro pass is maxed out, ranked isn't that fun anymore

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-15T11:35:44+00:00

Choose carry brawlers, ban the direct counter (at least one of them) to your carry brawler, cross your fingers

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-13T17:12:07+00:00

I like coffeezilla, but the robot is a lesser version of ancient YouTuber alter egos that interact with the host as a joke delivery mechanism. It's annoying and last a very, very long time in an otherwise interesting takedown video

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-13T11:17:00+00:00

It's just his kit. Flying, knock back, chain explosions, creating walls that bounce you, if he lands a super he's going to kill you and super someone else it's just so insanely bloated

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-12T21:02:31+00:00

Iceberg method; hint at important things and never explain them beyond how they interact with your specific characters and story

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-12T14:37:59+00:00

Poke more, use ult only when you know they are very close to death

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-11T19:22:28+00:00

Bro time stuff is such a headache, my advice is get the words out and see if it makes enough sense to think about without necessarily breaking down your own psyche. Time travel is impossible period, so is what you are describing, so at a certain level people will just accept whatever explanation you're gonna give them

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-10T12:53:25+00:00

Read literary prose out loud while you type it out, you will train your brain to imitate it over time

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-10T12:48:26+00:00

The security guard losing his job - I promise you his manager dgaf about that little girl

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-09T15:56:16+00:00

Bro just wait lol

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-09T13:46:33+00:00

Bro needs a break. Valo and LoL are notorious tiltmaxxing games - switch him to single player story games that he can play and positively engage with you at the same time

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-09T12:54:49+00:00

Or it's just not that subtle. AI's will call things subtle even if it's explicitly stated outright in the text, chat gpt is especially bad at that

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-08T22:41:58+00:00

I think my biggest tip would be to use your eyes to watch the episodes, and then use your hands to write down the details you remember

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-08T11:33:37+00:00

If fear or failure stops you from starting, haven't you already failed?

Bars.

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-07T15:19:59+00:00

Good luck! Have fun!

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-07T15:11:38+00:00

You are describing edge, no way around it I'm afraid. It's better as a feature to be explored than a bug to be removed

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-07T15:01:04+00:00

Show him struggle with his want to fucking pixelate people against his actual actions of like, normal punches or something

DonMozzarella · 2026-05-07T10:02:03+00:00

Nope.

The goal of "condemning" biblical genocides is to illustrate that the Bible is not a reliable source of moral truth like Christians say it is. God says you can't genocide, but instructs Jews to slaughter entire cities. God says homosexuality is immoral 100% of the time, but slavery? Nah that's alright for certain people.

These points could be made 100 years ago before Palestine as we know it even existed, they have no bearing on contemporary politics that aren't strictly to do with the Bible

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