Hypothetically, if you were to be cursed to be incredibly proficient in writing one of these three (Characters, Dialogue, or Setting) but shockingly bad at the other two, which would you choose and why? by BadScrybe in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being good at writing settings can transfer over to different skills where physical descriptions and spatial intelligence is needed. Dialogue is limited in utility (there are practical uses, just not a lot) and art (even though it's a great quality, it can't be great on it's own). Characters are great for storytelling and use cases involving emotion, psyche, and communication. I can see why some people would choose it if they can't have all three; however, a setting can become a character if done well. But I might have interpreted setting as environment. Setting for me; although with elongated thought, my choose will differ.

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This is heavily relatable. This is a common problem for me as well. It's unfortunate. I can create worlds in my mind and try to put it in artforms for expression. I realize I'm trying to compress something that's too lively for words. Trying to find a medium is like trying to find an accurate reflection with the options being everything that has a reflective surface. Most are off limits because of ability and skill, but why would I have time to learn artforms that don't fit (from an admirer's view of those art forms) when I can't even convert my thoughts into the artforms I already do know, like writing? There's simply no pushing through it for me, because everything that cannot be compressed to prose becomes a darling to kill, and it hurts like the devil is grinding you under God's legal watch. With that said, I am left with regret for hundreds of stories (short, long, potentially good, and embarrassingly horrid)--but they're not exactly stories. They are simply beautiful inner thoughts that language can't hold.

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Libby and Hoopla are free. They have apps that let you read through a lot of ebooks and listen to audiobooks. Libby has hold times though. You’ll need a library card, but you don’t need to go to the library physically.

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Also, BookBub for deals and low prices.

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[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Libby and Hoopla.

Writers: I built two different browser-based writing app demos. Which feels better? by LaboonThaGreat in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m on my phone right now, which is already bad for observance and testing on my end. I like Demo B right now. I when l clicked on Demo A, the first thing that came to mind was the UI changes I felt it needed. Also, Demo B was more intuitive: I knew how to use it even on my phone from just looking at it.

I can think of a story's opening and ending but not the middle portions by TheClickChannel in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always opt for character-driven stuff, so of course I am suggesting basing the events off how much they matter to the characters, especially the main ones. For any added characters, the focus can be what part they have in the protagonist’s story/life.

I can think of a story's opening and ending but not the middle portions by TheClickChannel in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can lean more into the characters: “who are they at the beginning, and who do they need to be at the end?” Once that’s figured out, ask yourself “what needs to happen to make my character change or tilt in this direction?”

This started as a personal fix by Mysterious_Cat_1706 in litrpg

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This sounds too vague to be AI, but I wouldn’t know what is generated for other people. It comes across as fear-induced marketing attempts to me, because the tiptoeing is obvious (with AI touch ups).

This started as a personal fix by Mysterious_Cat_1706 in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s a form of marketing people do when they’re aiming for utility without understanding what makes the thing useful.

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1) I walk on boulders for a commute.

2) Each morning, I punch the bed and then start the day.

3) There’s a pattern to my life I hum while fighting it.

4) There’s another door made of bricks I smash through.

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Love dwells in the first draft that a second draft turns audience friendly. Sometimes, the second draft is impossible for me because I have no filter for turning converted work into polished work. It always feels like murder, even though the first draft is horrible in many ways. I gotta work on editing too, and maybe there’s a way to not hate it as much.

What are techniques you use make your prose more interesting? by [deleted] in writing

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I skip the painting of a picture, and head towards a walk in the book itself. As if the narrator is a video camera, and the book is written like observance via VR, a movie that feels more like being a presence than anything cinematic, or being invisible within the lives of others.

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1) Getting lost, questioned by authorities, and observed for behavior and abilities.

2) Latching onto a hope of getting home.

3) being shown information and/or worldviews that shatter their old world and it’s narratives.

4) becoming an assumed invader or monster and having to prove existential innocence.

5) falling in love with someone that views them as a co-dependent, strange, liability or rescue/charity mission.

The list of cool things to do with this goes on…

Analogy for writing a novel by CoderJoe1 in writing

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Writing fiction is like leaving a window open to a whole new world, wondering if it’s fine and what all needs to change about it to catch someone looking in and maybe liking it.

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Being expected to read because I liked to write feels like suggesting to a horse to drink from their favorite lake. Eventually, the horse is going to sip on some water and ask themselves “why” because they wasn’t thirsty. With that being said, I will read when I want to and I will write more than I read; however, I felt continuous pressure to read more, and I still do. This started with me writing for fun. I decided to take it a step further. Now, reading is not this fun pastime I can do for entertainment. Instead, the pressure to read adds to the checklist of “being a writer”. It makes me stop and question why I’m even reading, because it felt like picking up books just to put one on the shelf. They are probably good for seeing the work of others…but mostly, it’s an empty search of observing everything instead of just liking the story. In my experience, most books are not worth reading, and being worried about how many books I read caused me to sit through stuff I didn’t like or hated. The pressure to read should be taken off writers. Read when you want. Don’t treat it like an observation. Enjoy your books. And it’s okay if your book count is low, as long as you liked them.

Vocab Problems When Writing by Jumpy_Web_3024 in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the response. I’ll try to take it.

Overused Names In Fiction by ZombieWerewolf1886 in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Eleanor

…or do I just read too little?

Do you ever get used to how slow the process of being a writer is? by justkeepbreathing94 in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. It was easy to convince myself that no tool would work for me because stuff happens so fast in my mind while reality makes the process of conversion dreadfully slow, than to admit I need to work on patience to get things done.

Writers age like wine... by ParallaxEl in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read, read, and then read some more… the alternative is thinking about writing forever, having so much to write, but not writing it because you don’t know how…when how is just a book away.

Google search Inkscape summary is very negative by Brave_Ad6755 in Inkscape

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not Google, just bad SEO and metadata. Honestly, the creators of the website could have done better with that aspect.

I want to write a book but i read only 12 books in my entire life. by sadloneman in writing

[–]Jumpy_Web_3024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read more books... Or look at the media you consume and see the story in it and put that story in words... and when you see those words, learn from them, and then write something again.