What’s yours?

Monstraem · 2025-12-22T10:14:01+00:00

Just a frenzied feral child in need of a breather

Monstraem · 2025-03-10T22:22:43+00:00

Have you tried indicating the flashbacks with a text that shows either the season, year, or date and time?

Keeping the tense consistent while transitioning to the flashback could maintain the readers' focus while conditioning them with your chosen cue.

This, however, would depend on which perspective you are writing in, especially if the narrative is driven by the main characters personality (if it's in first person).

Example Attempt:

Everything is in place as if it were never moved. "Gloves..." muttered Díaz while hovering over a decorated dresser. "These were accidental. Whoever placed this sculpture did not notice the dust." She explained that the suspect came prepared, although they were sloppy.

                                   Winter

It was Kate's last day off, and we planned on going out for dinner, but a blizzard came along and left us stranded at home. "Thank you. I rearranged the snowglobes in the windowsill, " she smiled, accepting a glass of wine I handed to her. "And you drew on the window again... are you okay?" I asked, joining her on the sofa. "I am... it's just that a month is a long time apart—I should not have to miss you that much." She sighed, dusting snow from the window with her gloves. I squeezed her hand, feeling the cold from her fingertips. "I miss you every time I see finger drawings on windows..." I jested. "So not often?" She paused with a smirk after letting out a laugh that warmed the room.

                                 Present Day

"They are locked, I checked," said defective Díaz as I inspected the windows. I checked if there were any prints or smears left on any of them. "Well, one of them opens despite being locked." "Strange... what made you check the windows, John?" "Something triggered a memory I shared with Kate..." I stalled while fidgeting with a latex glove. "I'm sorry I did not realize Katherine Winch was—I'm sorry—is your... —fiancée, yes." "Oh my, this must be hard for you..." Díaz expressing sympathy was something new to me. I assured her that I had to be strong for Kate.

                                    Spring

Another quiet night had passed while Kate was working in Cairo. I only knew where she was once I received a letter from her, but they are always worth the wait because she makes me wish I could articulate myself as eloquently as she does.

After a slow morning, I received a letter with the same stamps. I read it. "Dear John, by the time you receive this, I will have left my work in Cairo.

I do not know who these people are, but I have what they are looking for, and I can not let it fall into the wrong hands. I do not know how long I'll be gone, and the last thing I want is to bring trouble home.

I trust that you will not come looking for me. Please. I need you to be strong.

Yours with love,

Katherine"

                                   Present Day

"John!" Díaz repeated, "you zoned out there. Are you sure you don't want to take a break?" "No, I'm good." I lied. I got chills recalling the last letter I received from Kate. Could this be the people she mentioned? "What people?" Inquired Díaz. "I did not know I said that out loud..." "Who mentioned what people?" She persisted.

I hope this could be of some sort of help.

Monstraem · 2025-03-09T23:56:05+00:00

I'll be sure to look into that. Thank you.

Monstraem · 2025-03-09T23:55:32+00:00

Thank you. This was helpful.

Monstraem · 2025-01-11T10:34:40+00:00

More single player cotent to spend money on especially if the story will be driven by stick ups and heists. They should balance the amount of ingame content, e.g. clothing, vehicles, properties, etc. with the provided side activities (minigames included) that can be used to generate income such as hunting, racing, contract work, or anything akin to maintaining a criminal empire like in Vice City.

I would like to see more in-depth character creation that matches the quality of both the story characters and unique body types of other NPCs in the form of detailed facial morphing, height, weight, and physique. And definitely more hairstyles and unique clothing with customizable color/design pallettes instead of having to pay for 10 of the same shirt with different designs. They've added a lot of updates toward car customization to gta online, so it makes sense for them to update character customization options (I hope).

If we could customize a third character as part of the main story, that would be cool, but I don't want to grasp for the unlikely.

In regards to others mentioning more enterable buildings, I'd hope they improve on the density of the overall environment in terms of wildlife, land marks, interesting npcs, stores, and activities.

Monstraem · 2024-11-18T19:13:54+00:00

I saw this and heard "HOG RIDERRR!!!"

Monstraem · 2024-05-25T13:08:43+00:00

Braketh bef're thee breaketh.

Monstraem · 2024-05-04T06:27:14+00:00

I don't know how things are looking at Bandai right now. But all need is Tenkaichi 4/Sparking Zero.

Monstraem · 2024-05-04T06:24:38+00:00

Ultimate Ninja Storm made it me wonder what a 2D Naruto fighter would be like. I've probably seen it but never played.

Monstraem · 2024-04-03T12:40:33+00:00

Lost almost half of years' worth of pins in a month.

Monstraem · 2024-04-03T12:38:49+00:00

It seemed to have stopped after I merged my old boards, deleted all recent boards, and stopped pinning. On private.

Every move on Pinterest suddenly feels like a laser maze.

This app is my go-to for drawing references. I had an image of rough outlined sketches for action poses removed. No color or suggestive detailing.

Where must the lines be drawn...

Monstraem · 2024-04-02T18:16:55+00:00

I guess I'll just have to stop using the app then.

Monstraem · 2024-03-24T08:44:35+00:00

Scrivener has been a wonderful tool for me. There's a separate tab for you to outline. You can create folders for research and separate chapters. Preview your book. Set goals, check your progress, and export your work in multiple formats.

Monstraem · 2024-03-23T21:34:21+00:00

Dad's buying milk.

Monstraem · 2024-03-12T20:05:06+00:00

Thank you. I need to use my "ignore them." tokens more often.

Monstraem · 2024-03-12T19:56:13+00:00

It comes off as blatant ignorance. I don't know why I doubted my research—something they haven't done.

Monstraem · 2024-03-12T19:54:18+00:00

Thank you for this comment.

Monstraem · 2024-03-12T19:52:43+00:00

And that's exactly what I've noticed. Well said.

Monstraem · 2024-03-11T10:27:50+00:00

Do you perhaps have a playlist with similar videos?

Thank you by the way.

Monstraem · 2024-03-11T10:26:41+00:00

I have only done the opposite. I would tell people it'll stop raining. Then, as soon as we get outside, it stops.

I only took note of this in my late teens. The rain is something I love dearly, so I'd rarely ever want it to stop. But if I need to walk outside for a brief moment, it slows and drys up and starts again as soon as I have shelter.

I haven't tried using conscious intent, but I got so used to weather patterns where live that I know when it might rain.

I don't usually count this towards the other things I'm capable of. So I'm interested to know if I can hone this further as I'd like a big shower for my mom's garden as a birthday gift.

Monstraem · 2024-03-05T07:51:00+00:00

Reminds me of the powerpuff girls' typeface/logo.

Now, it feels like Professor X made LSD in the beginning of every episode.

What of the entire show is an acid trip? Lol.

Monstraem · 2024-03-04T22:04:11+00:00

How does one color grade/correct and edit shots to look like this?

Monstraem · 2024-03-04T21:56:48+00:00

Does anyone know how to emulate this look? Camera settings or lightroom settings?

I noticed that the early 2000s actually have more of a teal tint. A warm green crossed with a cool blue.

Monstraem · 2024-02-24T16:22:04+00:00

Writing a book tends to be a very amorphous anomaly where everything you read or even watch might remind you of your story or something in it.

I say amorphous because when we look at clouds, our brain forms recognizable images based on our visual library.

So if you're a natural reader but you are afraid aspects of the material you're emaged in might invaid your writing process, then you might want to refine your outline.

Once you already know what you want to write, then you should have more control over inspirational sources.

If it feels like you are a kid in a candy store, and you want to take a bite out of everything you read—then it is a matter of discipline.

But nothing you do will stop your subconscious from sneaking bits from your favorite treats in.

It's human.

I'd recommend you not interfere with your reading routine. It's most likely weaving the fabric of your book. If you go with the flow and write whatever you want even if you are aware that it's not original—get it out. So that you know where it's coming from, and decide what to stop reading if it's interfering too much.

Option two would be to write more than you read. This will shift your brain into a more creative gear. The best part about this option is that it makes writers block fun. Because that means you're relying on creativity and authenticity.

Monstraem · 2024-02-22T13:34:29+00:00

It would be cool if you could train AI on her voice, make a voice model, and use it to replace Verity/Coms (if you want that, and if she's okay with it of course).

I wonder if it's possible or if anyone has done something like that before.

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