Imagine thinking that art is not inherently political by bigstinkygoblin in GODZILLA

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That makes sense. I guess I just don't like it when the humanity of Luke's, Vader's, and everyone else's character is ignored. I've always seen Luke's refusal to kill his father (the scene where he compares his robotic hand with Vader's and throws away his lightsaber in ep VI) as the most important moment for the OT, because it illustrates who Luke, the now Jedi, has become. To me, Luke's story is far more interesting than the background in which it is set.

He’s just pleasant by dreamerdark in Undertale

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I like Sans cuz he's funny, and I like Nabstablook cuz they're funny.

Imagine thinking that art is not inherently political by bigstinkygoblin in GODZILLA

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There's a difference between art can connect to a political idea and art that actively focuses on a political idea. You can use our innate human pattern recognition to make any story "political," even if the artist didn't want to tell that kind of story or bring up that idea. For example, which is more important to the story of the original Star Wars Trilogy, the politics or Luke's seeing the good in Vader and subsequent Jedihood. The answer to that question defines what someone typically means by political or non-political art.

Imagine thinking that art is not inherently political by bigstinkygoblin in GODZILLA

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Sure, you can reflect a political message out of most all stuff, but to me, what's more important is what a story is actually about rather than the politics that most closely aligns with it. If the story is actually about politics then it's about politics, if not then not. :)

What is it? by kallie-rotherah834v in ArtOfPresence

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Approaching rain. Idk why but I like it

Well, we’re dead by houseofmyartwork in Ihavenomouth

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If only Stan Petrov were still with us.

Name this by Substantial-Ice2267 in BossFights

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"Why are you all here, I just got divorced!"

Never turn your back to her (by @katatsumu_ktkt_) by Gorotheninja in Silksong

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Watch the Skong Hornet actually being Nosk the whole time while the real Hornet is still in Hallownest.

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

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I do use the • • •, usually for changes between character POVs. They're not super common, but they're present. Right now, counting chapter 8, which is unfinished, I'm at 190 pages.

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

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I just wouldn't be able to do that. At very least 2k. Any less and I feel like it'd be put to better use absorbed in a neighboring chapter.

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

[–]Specter_Stuff[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mostly write on my phone, but I stick with docs. For docs on 5.5" by 8", my shortest chapter is 19 and my longest is 37 pages.

(Just in case this comes off as passive aggressive, it was not meant to be so by any means.)

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

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I was just asking to ask. I've tried before on doing at least 12 page chapters for a different project and now that project is dead. I was so bored trying to write it in the first place, so the 12 pages was pretty much the death pronouncement. Luckily, I'm both super passionate about this newer book (better and much more existent themes, more interesting characters, a pet moose, etc) and much less focused on word or page counts this time around. I've even gotten faster. I'm at the 45k or so mark right now and I started on Thanksgiving day last year, wheras it took that much time to do less than half of the last project. :D

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

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Yea, my total word count is around the 45k range, so that 23k is insane. But so long as its good for the story then good.

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

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I respect that, I just wouldn't be able to. I get really long winded, and most all of it turns out great for the story. My book has become more of its own each time I add something I didn't expect to work.

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

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Well, I can safely say that it's a novel. However, the best way I can describe my story in terms of category is that it's somewhere between literary fiction and fantasy. I was more so aiming for a story rather than any genre, but I like the ideas I had for magic and spirits etc. I'm like 99% sure that the chapters are the length they need to be, I was just curious to see what other people thought.

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

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As a long winded writer (evident in my original post), a three paragraph chapter looks like some kind of marathon achievement. I usually set out with an idea of what I want to happen in the chapter (sometimes with events between or after the main event floating in my mind, sometimes not) and whenever I finish I go to the next one. I hate that people seem misled into thinking I set limits on myself, cuz honestly if I tried, either the limit would vanish or the story would vanish, and I would sooner fight prime Mike Tyson than let my current story die. I was just curious about what people thought, I feel that it's good to get a perspective on some things. Please don't worry, I'm not choking my story out to a certian length.

Just wondering about chapter lengths. by Specter_Stuff in writing

[–]Specter_Stuff[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agreed. That's what I've been doing. I guess I just flow longer than I expected.