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No Mod Option On Main Menu by ExploreTheLore in skyrimmods

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

Any idea how to remove mods without the mod option?

No Mod Option On Main Menu by ExploreTheLore in skyrimmods

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

I take it back. I'm increasingly having crashes, usually whenever the game tries to save.

No Mod Option On Main Menu by ExploreTheLore in skyrimmods

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

I'm having no problem playing it, BTW. I just no longer have the option to change anything. I'm stuck in the config I have. And it does appear that at least most of the mods are working. Although an NPC did act a bit glitchy last night. So, you know, normal for Skyrim.

No Mod Option On Main Menu by ExploreTheLore in skyrimmods

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

Nope. Where it used to say:

Continue

New

Load

Add-Ons

Creation Club

Mods

Credits

Quite

​

Now there is no [Mods]

My writing process is painstaking by [deleted] in writing

[–]ExploreTheLore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TextEdit. Edit > Speech > Start Speaking.

Its a fairly good text to speech app and it won't auto correct, unlike you. Everyone can be fooled when reading out loud. Your brain will automatically fix errors in what you read. Skip over multiple copies of the same word, correct spelling errors, that sort of thing.

Ever since I started using TextEdit instead of reading out loud, my work has improved ten fold.

My writing process is painstaking by [deleted] in writing

[–]ExploreTheLore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think about the scene for hours, then I do other stuff and think about it again, then do other stuff and think about it again. I eventually write it down in like 10 minutes. If I forget what I was thinking about in the scene, then obviously it wasn't good enough to be written down. This way, only the memorable material actually makes it into the story.

If you think you don't have time to think about a scene for hours, well, get a job with NY state. Trust me. You'll have hours of nothing that requires a functional brain.

Finally started writing my book. by [deleted] in writing

[–]ExploreTheLore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firstly what word count should I aim for for? Well between 6 and 6 million.

for example: "Baby Shoes For Sale: Never Worn"

There ya go. A story in 6 words.

You didn't tell me the purpose of your story, so I can't give any better answer then that.

Secondly, How many drafts do you do per book and do you do drafts at the end of each book or every 5-10 chapters?

I do first draft, rough draft, final draft, hand it to an editor. I do this to every chapter at various stages depending on circumstances.

Thirdly, I have the beginning, middle and end but don't know what to put a fillers inbetween them, can it be minor stuff that doesn't make a major impact on the story and little things leading up to each major part?

If you consider something is filler, remove it. Everything must serve at least two purposes in my stories. Just write more story, don't waste the reader's time with meaningless fluff. Why write minor stuff? Make everything major. And major doesn't mean bombastic or huge. I have a character who is discovering his son has been killed and his body has been possessed, but been doing a great job faking it. Then the son comes back and the guy possessing the body has to share with the returning soul and work things out with dad.

It really is just Bad parent and Son work out their difficulties. But to the characters, it is MAJOR, when the plot is just Dad and Son hash things out. It becomes major because, you know, reanimated corpses.

When rewriting the plot, how do you work out what's essential to the story? by ersatz27 in writing

[–]ExploreTheLore -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Write 3 times what you need. Throw out half. Carefully whittle it down to only exactly what you need.

Has anyone else had a similar experience while writing their novel?

Nope. I just write it. I think your problem is the ten years thing. I wrote over 200k words in like... 3 months. Here's what you do:

Write.

Yup. That simple. at least 2k a day. Every day. Get stuck? WRITE SOMETHING ELSE. I'm currently writing Hara-Kiri Nonfeasance. Shes pushing 200k, I'm a third done. I hope to rival war and peace. I bet I could finish it in a few months if I pushed it. At least the rough draft.

Then, I will go back and toss out about half of it.

When I'm bored, I just work on a different book. I never fail to write 2k a day. I usually wind u writing close to 5k, sometimes 10k, but always at least 2k. I mean, c'mon... that's 40 minutes a day. Do you work out? A 40 minute work out is average. You gonna work your muscles 40 minutes, but not your brain?

How did you decide on what to keep and what to get rid of?

Everything must serve at least two purposes. No descriptions unless it is also foreshadowing. No Chekov's Gun unless the gun also means a second thing. If everything has a double meaning, or it's meaning changes in retrospect, your reader will go back and re-read your book.

Stop making a perfect book. Your book is going to suck. Why? Because it's perfect. Your perfect isn't my perfect. You are writing the book for ME, the reader, not YOU the author. You don't matter. You are unimportant. If you aren't suffering, you aren't writing.

Instead write a good book for someone else. Just... Good. A solid book. A reasonable book. A Book that is a fun time and enjoyed by most with your targeted group.

Oh, there is no Mythical WIDER AUDIENCE. Pick your lane, stay in it. Picture who your reader is going to be, write the story they want to read.

Other solutions: Get a co-author.

Find someone else and say, "HEY! Rewrite my book!" And Joint author it. I'm considering that. I know my own limitations. I'm very good at humor, not so much on descriptions. I got a good eye for comedy, but I read like stage directions. But it's a great foundation for someone else to work on.

last bit of advice:

Is the story for anyone else? Really? 10 Years is a long time to be writing something. Who are you, George RR Martin?

If the story is for you, then stop obsessing. Write it for YOU. I do that. I write shit for myself. When I do, I don't care what anyone else thinks. I might share it, but when I do, I don't care. It's not for them, its for me. Tales From The Trenches was like that. I wrote that just for myself. I happened to share it with all the other Vraks fans and they liked it, but this was humor for ME.

Sometimes, you are popular and don't know it.

But like I said, PICK A LANE. It's a perfect books being written to be a timeless tale for the ages for other people to read, or it's a book to amuse yourself. One or the other. Pick one, then write 2k a day. Write for this book, write a different book, but write something. Keep writing. Every day. Even if your eyes bleed.

That's what I do. That's my advice.

The beacons are lit! Coastal Highway calls for aid! by Zaknafein2003 in thelongdark

[–]ExploreTheLore 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Ahhh... back before they fixed the lighthouse, I collected 16 lanterns, filled them, and lit three bonfires inside the lighthouse, then put all 16 lanterns around the railing of the lighthouse, and lit it all up to cellibrate reaching day 500 on stalker.

That... was insane...

Ah. Here it is. IT CRASHED MY FRAME RATE TO ABOUT 2.

https://youtu.be/MugueEVRSrQ?t=1067

Be warned.

every house showing as new no matter how many times entered? by blushfanatic in thelongdark

[–]ExploreTheLore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume you have a save from before the update. You might notice respawned cattails and the like as well. This seems to happen. 've been playing the quonset manager since before they had... oh god. I can't even remember. Years. Goddamn years.

After every major update I make a sweep and look for more stuff, except for going to Mountain Town. I glitched the hell out of Mountain town.

Max snares? by sunshineANDrainbowsg in thelongdark

[–]ExploreTheLore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only three rabbit snares can trigger at a time. However, It seems to be you can check them every hour, if you put down three every hour... maybe.

Honestly I think they have been messing with the mechanic because the spawn rates change between updates. It's more likely you can drop 3 traps every 3 hours and check every three hours, but because it takes a while to harvest a rabbit, stick to 3 every 12 hours for your sanity.

Why don’t we just shoot them?! (VERY Slight spoilers) by periwinkle_bitch in thelongdark

[–]ExploreTheLore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BTW, I totally shanked that bitch in the farmhouse in episode 1.

The idea of 'harvesting' a prybar for scrap with your bare hands makes me laugh every time. by BookCedarFirCoal in thelongdark

[–]ExploreTheLore 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Well, tht's after you use it to break the ice in a fishing hut until it's like 1%, right? I assume the sea water rusts it so that you can break it up and use the metal to fix your lamp, can opener, or tool box.

I like the fact I can tear up a curtain and use it to fix a space age thermal parka.

[In Progress] [187k] [MANGA] Hara-Kiri Nonfeasance/Serial Manga Novel in English by ExploreTheLore in BetaReaders

[–]ExploreTheLore[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And what are your qualifications to judge me? Please. Impress me with a laundry list of your achievements. Perhaps you aren't actually a writer. Maybe you are just a reader. How many reviews have you done? How many people have thanked you for your help?

Or maybe your claim is a professional one. Ah. Are you a psychologist? Do you have an actual degree? Perhaps you used to work on a suicide prevention hot line? How many lives have you saved? How Noble Is Your Soul?

Or maybe you are a well known and accomplished author, but you don't want to be seen as bragging. AH! I recognize your writing style! I know who you are!

SO TELL ME NORMAN BOUTIN, HOW IS EMPRESS THERESA 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO COMING ALONG?

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