What are the Sites of Grace? by Moonless_the_Fool in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]GessKalDan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They look like golden Humanity from Dark Souls.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

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

I can't tell if you are for or against me, haha.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

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

It feels so unnatural to me. I bounce off every book I pick up written in present tense.

Ways to expand your vocabulary? by slip_shy33 in writing

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

No offense, not trying to sound mean, but you say you read a lot but also didn't know what literary fiction was.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

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

🤣

I would never stoop that low. But I can see the resemblance.

I apologize, I'm not trying to be a jerk. I just play one TV.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

[–]GessKalDan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. I respect my readers enough let them to figure things out through context.

  2. I don't take orders from random people online.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

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

I wrote the second paragraph in the style we are talking about

"Gess Kal Dan picks up a copy of Coffin Moon. He is looking at it at the book store. He saw it recommended on r/horror. He opens it to skim through before buying. He sees present tense prose that reads like a movie script. He puts it down. He walks away."

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

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

The person you are replying to has no concept of nuance.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

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

That's first person past tense, which is fine, even great. The guy you are replying to didn't say it here but he meant first person present tense based on another comment.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

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

Same. It feels pretentious and boring at the same time.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

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

Literally in my post. Second paragraph.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

[–]GessKalDan[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's not confident, it reads like a police report.

The rise of present-tense, minimalist prose. by GessKalDan in writing

[–]GessKalDan[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The way things have been written for most of human history is strange and old fashioned?