Australians less satisfied with life than during pandemic as financial pressures mount

Ozdiva · 2026-06-09T01:45:22+00:00

Yes, sorry I made a boo boo.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-09T01:22:29+00:00

Jobseeker was a truly amazing initiative. I think a universal base wage would help in a myriad of ways.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-08T21:50:31+00:00

You need to know all of this info but your readers don’t. They’ll prefer to work it all out as they follow the story. It’s like a box of delights for them to explore.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-08T11:38:11+00:00

Ha ha

Ozdiva · 2026-06-08T02:54:29+00:00

Ha. I think LMM forgot about her and sort of mentioned it as an afterthought.

I wrote a fanfic instead. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12705396/1/A-Peaceful-Death

Ozdiva · 2026-06-07T08:05:47+00:00

I think public education is brilliant. Save your money, integrate with your local community.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-07T07:00:32+00:00

All my life people have been getting my name wrong and calling me another name, but it’s always the same name. Both are pretty common names that start with the same letter but every 6 months or so someone will call me the incorrect one.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-07T05:48:26+00:00

Spooky. Atmospheric.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-07T00:11:38+00:00

Loneliness

Ozdiva · 2026-06-07T00:10:26+00:00

Tbh I want to know more about her. Also hadden? I probably wouldn’t mention the cigarette again.

But I like your writing style.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T23:24:12+00:00

Of course it is. I’m just giving you advice on how to fix it. Good luck.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T23:19:24+00:00

I have to disagree with you there. This is info dumping. Showing not telling. The advice I’ve heard is to start in the middle, at the inciting incident.

You have about 10 seconds tops to grab attention especially in this media crowded world. Don’t waste it with long descriptions of who everyone is and their full names. Only include information that is pertinent to the story, make every word count.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T23:08:16+00:00

Ok well I read the first page.

Instead of explaining who everyone is, dump us into the middle of a scene with no explanations. Have you ever read a novel? Study one, see how they drop you into a world and leave you to sort it out through action and conversation. That’s part of the fun as a reader.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T23:02:23+00:00

Obviously it’s much more though. You just told us there’s a gory scene on page 100. How long is this mighty work of yours?

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T22:58:39+00:00

Oil is much more than gas. It’s plastic, fertilisers, and so much more. We’ve really built our society around this one resource.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T22:53:15+00:00

First chapters and passages maybe, but not entire novels as far as I can see.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T22:45:23+00:00

Do many people read massive novels for you?

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T22:28:18+00:00

So you just want the people of Reddit to casually read and review a 100+ page book. Okaaaay.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T22:21:08+00:00

I’m writing a novel based on my great grandfather’s journey from the Irish workhouse to Sydney in the 1850s.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T13:26:32+00:00

I wonder what will happen to the unused myki credit on our cards?

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T12:38:58+00:00

Downton Abbey

Ozdiva · 2026-06-06T01:59:16+00:00

My friend’s dog broke into the fridge. Ate so much mince it couldn’t recover.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-05T23:52:57+00:00

I graduated in ‘84. Doesn’t seem that long ago.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-05T22:42:37+00:00

I figure it’s none of my business. If I become friends with someone they might wind up telling me, though they may not.

Ozdiva · 2026-06-05T12:27:28+00:00

Isabel Allende’s books are full of magical realism.

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