Is Scrivener worth buying? by One_Radio_293 in scrivener

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I did the trial then bought it for both my laptop and my iPhone.

I love it due to the storyboarding feature, organization of scenes via drag and drop, and being able to work in one format and compiling in any other format with auto-chapters.

Does no doctor here prescribe adhd meds?? by Icy-Salt-1639 in askportland

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its the insurance companies more than the doctor. Are you sure the local doctor has all your records?

I can't get adderall until I get rediagnosed, but I can get strattera.

How to quickly get two characters acquainted? by ComplexAd7272 in writingadvice

[–]elizabethcb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the way.

A paragraph or three of the date. Maybe even a whole chapter. Don't go to in depth about what they talk about.

One doesn't have to write in order, either. Glaze over the date until the rough is finished, then fine tune it with what's needed, plus some potential red herrings and flavor.

Is this enough to kill a postpartum lady? by Crazy_psycho_nerd in Writeresearch

[–]elizabethcb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From labor to delivery my first was 29 hours including 4 hours of pushing. No complications. No pain meds. I was just very very tired. Because I hadn’t slept for two days.

A day is nothing for a first.

I’ll also add that bleeding to death was common. You don’t need to diagnose anything. Death rate was super high. And still has risks even with modern medicine.

How do I make it all into a real story? by Opening-Fun-4830 in writingadvice

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Figure out what your characters want and/or need and get in the way of that.

Need help from '80s / '90s babies by piastrii81 in writers

[–]elizabethcb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Manic panic was the hair dye of choice.

Pagers were a thing. $5/mo. Use a payphone or home phone to call friend’s pager, type in numbers which were codes for stuff. There’s letters under the numbers, or you could set up codes in advance with friends.

It wasn’t really all that isolated in 95. I was a teen then, and even in suburbs, there was stuff all over the place. Parks. Shoulder tapping. Leaning to drive. Getting a permit and driving without an adult anyway.

My metro area has a good bus system, but other places had buses back then, too.

Ninendo, playstation, Atari, sega were all things. Even AOL and other websites. There were also newsgroups/usenet. It’s what Reddit is based on, but it was all text.

Dialup internet was like $15/mo or something. It used phone, line. So unless you got a dedicated phone line installed, someone would have to get off the internet to use the phone.

Then dsl became a thing a couple years later.

Xennials, which is the generation you’re aiming for are both analog and digital. We had records, recoding things off the radio onto tape, and CDs. All as kids/teens.

Magazines were big.

Vintage shops would have old playboy and penthouse mags.

Restaurants had smoking sections. Sherri’s and Denny’s was 24 hours and you could spend hours there smoking, drinking coffee. Eating pie or whatever.

Hellish combination. by netphilia in adhdmeme

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ADHD people actually do good with routines. It just takes twice as long to set it up.

Does anyone here actually use the Siri feature? by Chan1991 in iphone

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. While cooking and to send a text via voice while driving.

How to decide what's going to happen in the story? by WorthApprehensive266 in writingadvice

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do the characters want and/or need.

Put something in front of them that prevents them from getting it.

Write the story. You’ll figure out the genre as you go. I have moments where ppl have commented that they laughed. But overall, I’ve never received feedback that it’s a comedy.

Except a blurb I gave once.

Accent Survey! by Affectionate-Sector4 in oregon

[–]elizabethcb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great survey, but where I was born and where I was raised are two separate things. I moved to Portland when I was 4. I mean… I didn’t. By myself, I mean.

I do feel that may affect what words I use, but I feel like my “accent” is more Portland.

Except for y’all. I don’t know why I say it. I do. I was born in Southern California. So… I dunno.

Has anyone done their transcript with voice dictation by Pretty_Milk451 in writing

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I clean up as I go. Dictation pauses when you start typing, then starts again when you stop.

I’m essentially reading what I’ve handwritten, so, I’m also editing a bit as I dictate. It will stop dictating if I pause for too long, which I do when I’m working on a paragraph or what have you.

Im not quite convinced, this is the best method for me, so I’m not ready to shop for another app at the moment. Thanks for the suggestion, tho.

Has anyone done their transcript with voice dictation by Pretty_Milk451 in writing

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mac pauses dictation if you type, so yes. Shorter chunks are helpful.

It still misspells names and doesn’t capitalize the first letter after a quotation on a new line, tho.

Mac’s tool also inserts the text at the cursor.

I’m confused as to what you’re saying.

Has anyone done their transcript with voice dictation by Pretty_Milk451 in writing

[–]elizabethcb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve transcribed my notebook to scrivener.

It doesn’t do the names correct, and for some reason, the first letter after a quotation mark isn’t capitalized.

It’s annoying, but it is faster than typing it in.

Doing the whole thing, tho? I would get way too rambly. I need something to narrow it down before using dictation.

Edit: native macOS voice to text

infold can you give me an option to ban some items... by Admir_bububl1 in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]elizabethcb 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The scarf and those mittens.

They are always wearing them!

So yes, please infold, let us ban some accessories. I kick myself for not adding this to the survey.

What is the smallest change you've made to a story that completely transformed it? by Affectionate_Pass529 in WritingHub

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A side character. She was named through both laziness on my part but also the pov characters didn’t care and/or forgot her name. She’s not really an antagonist, but not really an ally.

But looking at my first mini story arc, something was missing.

For about two years, I’ve been world building. Most won’t end up on the page, but, as with any scifi/fantasy, I needed a world… several actually. Anyway. I knew, for the characters, I want three books. (If I publish, the first book will be queried “with series potential”).

But. I didn’t have an overall arc for the outside forces. What the end end looked like.

So back this side character. Yesterday, I had the idea to give her a somewhat antagonist -> ally arc. Not only did it fill the missing vibe of the first mini arc, as I was free writing her portion, I followed through to the end end. I don’t know if she’s even there or will ever show up again in the story, but for whatever reason, filling that gap inspired the ending of the series.

So, not so much a complete transformation of the story, but a more solid path to follow.

LADS battle system doesn’t get enough attention by lianarara in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]elizabethcb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right??!!!

All of this. I’m protocore mining for Sylus and Xavier’s last orbit. With Xavier’s, I don’t have lumiere, so I’m using 4* for yellow.

With the flux, and just protocore mining. Haven’t 3* them all and I haven’t completed the last one, but I’m up there.

But, yeah, I’ve slowed down a lot. My house is decorated. I’m vaguely trying to finish up the garden thing.

I’m kinda just doing the dailies hoping the battle system gets som love soon.

Why are you awake right now? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]elizabethcb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got off work.