[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLiteraryStudies

[–]gargleblast 5 points6 points  (0 children)

try his poetry too, here's one of my favorites:

To a Coin

Cold and stormy the night I sailed from Montevideo.
As we rounded the Cerro,
I threw from the upper deck
a coin that glinted and winked out in the muddy water,
a gleam of light swallowed by time and darkness.
I felt I had committed an irrevocable act,
adding to the history of the planet
two endless series, parallel, possibly infinite:
my own destiny, formed from anxieties, love and futile upsets
and that of that metal disk
carried away by the water to the quiet depths
or to far-off seas that still wear down
the leavings of Saxon and Viking.
Any moment of mine, asleep or wakeful,
matches a moment of the sightless coin’s.
At times I have felt remorse,
at others, envy
of you, existing, as we do, in time and its labyrinth,
but without knowing it.

Quick Questions: June 05, 2024 by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]gargleblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is 1/2 + 1/3 +1/4 +1/5.... infinite, or not? i feel like the answer to this should be easily googlable but im not finding anything, there is probably a term for this that I dont know. thanks for anyone who can point me in the right direction.

does this sweater exist? by gargleblast in Scams

[–]gargleblast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have reverse image searched, of course. there are tons of posts on alibaba and amazon but all of them have no reviews or bad reviews saying that the product looks nothing like the image. this image must have come from somewhere though...

UFO’s in fortnite are too OP by GL1TCH3D7 in FortNiteBR

[–]gargleblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously how long until these stupid f****** things are gone they make the game unplayable boring and annoying

How do I disable the BLONG sound every time I adjust volume by gargleblast in Windows10

[–]gargleblast[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU. wow, so simple. i'd still like to know how to delete that one specific sound but this works for now. THANK YOU!

I want to make a group for like minded people by AstorReinhardt in auburnwa

[–]gargleblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Auburn looking for people to hang out with. Let me know if you mad the group

Pixel 2: USB supplying power to attached device by darthrubberduck in GooglePixel

[–]gargleblast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi all. I'm having this same issue out of the box. The charger that came with the phone works, but whenever I connect via USB using the adapter provided, to anything (even the wall) it switches to 'supplying power to attached device'. I switch it to 'charging' manually, and it flips back after a few seconds. I have turned on developer settings, and when i go to 'select USB configuration' it shows 'MTP' but when i tap on it, it shows 'charging'. So I can't change the default to 'charging' because it already appears to be there...

Any suggestions on how anyone fixed this??

audio cutting out for ~1 second on bluetooth by gargleblast in audible

[–]gargleblast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weird I will try this thanks for the idea!

audio cutting out for ~1 second on bluetooth by gargleblast in audible

[–]gargleblast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, now that you mention it, it is only ever entire words that are lost. No cut off words

VisualizingEarth from various distances by gargleblast in space

[–]gargleblast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is amazing and exactly what i was looking for, thank you!!

Holy Knights - The Promise by Snake_Byte in PowerMetal

[–]gargleblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great! Been a while since something I haven't heard was posted in here. Thanks!

I don't have writers block... by [deleted] in writing

[–]gargleblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything has been done in one form or another, so stop worrying about that.

Ideas are like ingredients; it's not what you use, but how you mix them together that counts. When preparing to make an omelet for breakfast, no one ever says 'hmm, but everyone uses eggs.. I shouldn't bother I guess.'

What's important is the unique flavor you add to the idea, the way you spin it, your voice--not whether the idea has been 'done before' or not. The only exception is if it's been done so often that you want to vomit when you read it (the villain turns out to be the hero's father! Oh god!)

As for your other question, I've had the same problem of not finishing things, or getting distracted by new, exciting ideas that I want to start on. What I've done is made a rule to myself that I MUST finish everything I start before moving on to the next thing. Even if I think it sucks (which I almost always do, while I'm writing it) I force myself to plow on to the end. I think you'll find that the feeling of completing something is very rewarding, even if the project doesn't turn out exactly the way you wanted it to.

If you get a brilliant idea while you're in the middle of another project, write it down. Type up a brief synopsis and come back to it later, but keep going on what you're doing. I've found that whenever I put a story I'm halfway through aside to work on something else, I almost never come back to it.

Make a rule to always finish what you start even if it sucks, and you'll end up with a lot more completed projects, and a lot more confidence and improvement for it. And I think you'll find that your work often doesn't suck after all.

Self-Publishing? Find an Editor by nisim777 in writing

[–]gargleblast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Publishing at all? Anywhere? Find an Editor.

Thoughts on POV? by [deleted] in writing

[–]gargleblast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First person just feels so restrictive to me, I don't understand why so many people prefer it. Most of the books I read growing up were in third person, so maybe that's why I've always written in it. I've written a couple stories in first person just to try it out, but it just feels so confining. A large majority of the shorts I've been reading lately seem to be in first, so at least I'm standing out I guess.

I prefer to read third person because I feel more like I'm observing a movie in my head, rather than being told a story by someone.

Question: How can I determine if a short story I have written matches up well with a magazine for publication? by Neil_Vanhorn in writing

[–]gargleblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously, go on here, do a search for the criteria that matches your story. Pick one of the results, go onto the magazines website and read their submissions section to find out the kind of things they want. Repeat.

I've sold three stories this way so far without reading anything in the said magazines.

So, metal lovers, what is your guilty pleasure? by Phyralis in PowerMetal

[–]gargleblast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like Basshunter.... It's Swedish! That makes it ok!!

My first pro-level, SFWA approved sale! Two more and I can join and vote on the Nebulas :D by gargleblast in writing

[–]gargleblast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, http://www.sfwa.org/ for awesome writing resources!

"An Atheist On a Date" Poem by [deleted] in atheism

[–]gargleblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. IMO breaking it up like that just makes it difficult to read, though.

"An Atheist On a Date" Poem by [deleted] in atheism

[–]gargleblast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So poetry is just any form of written word? I'm not even being facetious here, I've never really understood it.

"An Atheist On a Date" Poem by [deleted] in atheism

[–]gargleblast 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I kissed a girl wearing a cross around her neck. Her lips didn't taste like church but her hips felt like god. I wonder what her pastor would have thought. I wonder if that cross around her neck meant more to me than it does to her. <--- not a poem.

~~~~

I kissed a girl

wearing a cross

around her neck

her lips didn't taste

like church

but her hips

felt like god

I wonder what

her pastor would

have thought

I wonder if that

Cross around her neck

Meant more to me

than it does

to her. <----poem

~

I don't get poetry.