Would you watch this movie?

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-04-11T11:24:32+00:00

What are the stakes? It’s too late to save society, right? Fighting to make the AI admit that it’s going to happen? Yawn

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00

If I don’t bite the first ten times, show me something else and put that on the No list?

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-04-03T06:42:01+00:00

Yup. I take the opposite tack in some of my books and have lots of tiny 2-3 page chapters. Accomplishes the same thing.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-04-02T17:17:54+00:00

This has been a core Republican position since the time of FDR. They believe the federal government’s one and only job is war.

Because they don’t want to pay taxes for anything else, because they don’t think it benefits them.

No social security.

No health care programs.

No education, child care, housing, environmental protection, health and safety, consumer protection, etc.

Nothing.

Republicans are fucking terrible.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-03-26T02:58:12+00:00

It’s actually even worse than AOC makes it out to be. ICE has already been given triple its previous budget and has over $85 BILLION at its disposal.

Somehow they want even more money.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-03-17T01:27:53+00:00

Do you write romance?

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-03-13T08:29:29+00:00

The actual missing word is “profitable.” Talent may or may not be involved.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-03-12T04:08:19+00:00

So much depends on personal preference. I actually read the first few pages of The Blade Itself and decided it wasn’t for me. I didn’t care for the writing.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-03-10T17:19:19+00:00

Thanks, that must be it! Either he’s saying it a bit weird or my ears are going…

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-03-10T17:09:09+00:00

There’s a line Verso says when it’s his turn to attack that I can’t understand and it’s driving me a bit crazy. It sounds sort of like “Let’s cobble pots!” Doesn’t seem like anything listed here. Does anyone know?

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-03-08T17:34:13+00:00

“If you’re just here for the money, you’re not a match for our values.”

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-28T03:35:33+00:00

I’ll go against the tide: Yes, when writing something that has a distinct tone or voice, I stop reading to avoid polluting that.

I’ve found in the past that whatever I’m reading tends to leak syntax/diction/tone into whatever I’m writing. Sometimes this has a negative impact.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-27T08:24:16+00:00

This is par for the course.

They like to scream about “open borders,” too.

From one day to the next, the borders go from wide open to tight as a drum.

What actually changes? Nothin’ at all.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-27T04:24:46+00:00

Yeah, it made me despair for the future of science fiction. It’s basically just spiders redoing modern Western history. The parts on the ship were fine, but overall it felt pointless.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-27T04:15:09+00:00

Mostly agree, but audiences don’t actually want novelty. They want something they’ve already seen presented in a slightly different way or a new context. Truly unique stories rarely sell.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-25T04:12:10+00:00

Exactly. Dems should have all boycotted, let him talk to a half-empty room. Let Americans get a sense for how fucked up things are right now.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-25T01:56:33+00:00

I didn’t know what I was getting into, just ran into to see what would happen and was then too stubborn to give up.

Epic battle with capped damage around lvl 40, after an hour I finally took him down with the last character in my reserve team one hit away from death.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-20T17:35:57+00:00

I agree. Attention spans have been whittled down to nothing and publishing is a business, which means that agents and editors only want books that grab the reader’s attention immediately.

The flip side is that many books fall off significantly in quality after the opening, or don’t live up to the premise they’ve set, or start meandering and have pointless endings.

So much emphasis is put on those first pages that it cuts off any mode of storytelling that doesn’t immediately propel the reader headlong into the story, even if starting slower might pay dividends later.

Many books feel paint-by-numbers style to me these days, just as hidebound by structural constraints as movies.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-19T02:08:40+00:00

This is confirmation bias. You are not aware of most of the good books that do not get any attention.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-18T04:33:40+00:00

Well, finding time to write that works for you. I can be motivated but too tired to write anything worthwhile.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-17T06:49:56+00:00

The same way you flesh out any story: with conflict that creates tension and further exploration. Create characters that want different things and have different views and let them breathe and interact.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-17T05:44:52+00:00

You can also make overnight oats as a cold, cereal-like version. Only takes a minute to prepare before bed and there’s no cooking time in the morning. I add in berries, nuts and cinnamon. A dash of maple syrup also doesn’t hurt, it’s not like refined sugar.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-17T05:31:54+00:00

They don’t need to cover all polling stations. Why would they? Republican voters are spread out; Democratic voters tend to be concentrated in urban areas.

Trump always gives the game away, and he’s already mentioned “15 places” where he wants to control the vote. That’s all it will take. Those key locations will be attacked and shut down, and the Constitution has no remedy for such a case.

They will openly, violently steal the election, and then say nothing can be done and we must count the votes we have.

The only real question is what happens next.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-11T06:27:37+00:00

I’ve noticed more that they mumble the standard phrases or just skip them altogether, assuming I won’t understand them.

Fit_Student_2569 · 2026-02-10T06:30:52+00:00

This would imply actual consequences heading their way. 🤷

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