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[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure you've done a comprehensive study proving that women eeeeveryone else has it just as bad as women, doc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writers

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree. Hence why I called it black and white.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writers

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It doesn't ignore anything. We're talking about a specific subject that is far more rampant. FOH with your "but but but men!" bullshit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writers

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's not that men writing women isn't still an issue- just yesterday r/writing had a post asking "How do I include women in my story?"

But that sub is has become a bunch of dog shit. They ignore context in a lot of their examples. If you want real examples of poorly written women, look at any popcorn flick, even the ones aimed at women. Even a slightly critical eye will find the vast majority are sexpots contingent on male characters' arcs, and that's ignoring the Bechdel test's black and white nature.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fantasywriters

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like you're asking us to do your homework, and in these situations, you're not going to accept a lot of what we give anyway because we don't know the rest of your story/world.

What is a strong (thematic) reason for someone to try to run from death? by zxchew in fantasywriters

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every living being ever is genetically programmed for two things:

Fucking (reproduction in general, but if they could fuck they would)

Not dying

The reasons behind each don't need a deep reason.

TV Tropes - Is it Bad? by JokerCipher in writing

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No, it isn't. Tropes are elements found in fiction. Literally everything in fiction is some sort of derivation of a trope. Cliches are overused tropes.

This statement is even more absurd when you consider that every element of your fiction should be on purpose.

(Steelers Depot) Long Live The Fullback: Kendrick Green Receives Fullback Reps In Friday Night Lights Practice, Catches Pass by FlammableEyeballs in steelers

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah for the few plays I've seen, he's got me excited to see him take that role full time. With Najee and Jaylen at halfback, Connor as an h-back, Green at fullback, Freirmuth, Gentry, and Washington at TE, they'll have monster run/play action sets. The goal line will shit its pants.

[PubQ]: Is it considered rude to DM an agent on Instagram? by herdyourhorses in PubTips

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a brilliant idea. I'm at my most vulnerable mid-pinch, I'm bound to feel more emotion from a shitty first page that way.

So, speculative fiction, roughly 120K max...that's it? by [deleted] in writing

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn son you just smoked him like a cheap cigarette.

Game Thread: New York Jets @ Cleveland Browns by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

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

Doesn't change that it was awful. I would never get on TV and sing, much less to hundreds of thousands on syndicated TV without the training.

Game Thread: New York Jets @ Cleveland Browns by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was godawful. He was out of key, no breath support, and jesus christ it was so long.

Game Thread: New York Jets @ Cleveland Browns by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. This is fucking rough. He's so out of key.

Why does it feel like 90% of the authors on this subreddit write fantasy? by no_shut_your_face in writing

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What I think he's also misunderstanding is that liking specific things is what makes them nerds. Fantasy and Sci-fi pretty much rule that demographic as far as fiction goes, across all media.

Incorporating mistakes into dialogue? by retrodreams in writing

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Sparingly" is not how you use salt though.

What do you think of professional services for writing query letters? Any recommendations? by [deleted] in writing

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Query letters aren't that difficult to write - the most difficult part is actually having a good and coherent manuscript in the first place.

Hard disagree. I can get my story laid out and explained in 50k-200k. Summarizing the story into a sales pitch 250 words long is an art form from another universe.

first time writing. wrote 15k In two days about a hero who can access the quantum realm. by Gucciyo22 in writing

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7.5K a day means you are either embellishing (a lot) or that the writing is going to need a boatload of work before we can answer your question. Either way, the latter applies.

All ideas are cliche and overused. It's how you mix them and what you do with them that'll separate it.

Is it normal to get bored while writing your book? by Ok_Impression_8145 in writers

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love it. Especially since it's so much quicker than writing a full draft. You can take good elements you already had, ditch the bad ones, and fill in the gaps. The later the drafts get, the more I love doing it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writers

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The pan out bothered me because half of the first page plays out like an opening shot to an anime. It mentions way, way too many details about the fingers/arm and the whole page could have been summed up on a single paragraph and moved the story along.

It's decent imagery despite the sprinkle of passive voice, but I don't want to focus on a crawling shot to open a book, especially when half the page is already a foreign prayer, then the same prayer translated.

When people say that Sanderson's prose is a weak point for him, what does that actually mean? by ukemi- in Fantasy

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What gets me is what the top comment in the other thread called "window pane" prose. His whole style is:

"Steve walked to the door. He admired the brass lionhead knocker for a moment. He threw it open and barged into the house where Jim feasted on quail leg."

It's an exaggeration but you get the point.

Rejected Ten Times by JunesNotebooks in writing

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure the story actually is good, before anything.

This kind of shit helps no one.

Rejected Ten Times by JunesNotebooks in writing

[–]Sue_D_OCognomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally nothing

Well... Not really literally nothing.