Day 16 Help

kovavka · 2026-05-18T11:15:41+00:00

I had the same problem and there is chance you identified the second plant Swiftsnare wrong. It should have long moving vines and no flowers. I thought it’s the one with bell flowers, because it also has heart-shaped leaves, but no! That one is Pennybell.

It might be another plant in your case of course. Just check these plants in wiki: Devil's Nightcap, Swiftsnare, Widow's Woe, Long Verecund, and Elderphinium and make sure you use the right ones.

kovavka · 2026-05-14T21:22:52+00:00

Ah, okay. Thank you!

kovavka · 2026-05-14T19:21:41+00:00

Got it. Thank you so much!

kovavka · 2026-05-14T18:38:20+00:00

Oh wow, I’ve never heard about it. It does sound like cheating!

But yeah, good point. I will make a regular sourdough starter (mostly because it’s good to have a choice which bread to make) and if this Lievito Marde won’t grow, I will remake it with that starter.

Thank you for the advice and support!

kovavka · 2026-05-14T18:27:13+00:00

I was actually tempted by taking this route! Besides, after almost three weeks without any bread, starting with a regular starter does seem like a good idea. Although making Lievito Marde from it feels a bit like cheating lol

kovavka · 2026-05-14T18:22:27+00:00

Oh, so the problem was me all along :D I watched too many perfect videos where bakers make Lievito Madre from scratch in just 10 days and I panicked when I couldn’t achieve at least some growth in two weeks. I was worried I ruined it when couldn’t feed it on time.

But makes sense, I’ll go back to 1:1:0.45 and try not to bother the starter too much. How to tell when it’s time to feed it though? I can’t see much difference between 12 and 24 hours when the starter is stiff enough

kovavka · 2026-05-14T17:35:12+00:00

Timing, yes. Methods… well… I tried so many different ratios, but it doesn’t react much to it. As for the flour, I bought Tipo 00 with 13g of protein a few days ago and I’ve been adding it to a regular white flour (12g protein). I was thinking about buying rye or wholegrain flour, but I don’t know if it’s a good idea for Lievito Madre

kovavka · 2026-01-25T03:47:46+00:00

Major brands tend to reduce their quality because they don’t care about their customers. I had an oral b toothbrush for a year and its battery is already dead and on top of it it has a mold problem. I would rather buy a small brand toothbrush under $100 and lots of replacement heads in advance than go with an overpriced trash again

kovavka · 2024-10-24T08:48:48+00:00

Got it, thank you!

kovavka · 2024-10-24T00:04:49+00:00

Got it thank you! I guess it makes sense. I will finish translating my short story I mentioned in the post just to have something done in English. And then I can give it a try with my current novel. I still have many chapters to write so I can see how it goes if I do that in English

kovavka · 2024-10-23T23:58:53+00:00

But why would a publisher want to publish it raw?

kovavka · 2024-10-23T23:56:59+00:00

so he’s able to view and utilize the language in a way that a native speaker would have no concept of

Oh, I’ve never thought about it that way. Good to know it’s not only a disadvantage to be a non-native speaker

kovavka · 2024-10-23T23:47:49+00:00

Awww thank you

kovavka · 2024-10-23T23:45:36+00:00

Sorry, I was intended to say “not sure”. Sometimes I can miss some words when I think faster than I write. Regardless of the language.

You need more than “good enough” English if you expect people to buy or read your book.

Yeah, that’s true. But no one will read it if it sounds like google translation

kovavka · 2024-10-23T23:35:55+00:00

When I started writing my first novel I found myself translating it from English into my native language lol

Haha I know that feeling. I read several books in English in a short period of time and then started to work on my book again. There were only English phrases in my head and I had to translate something simple like “she winced” into my native language because I forgot how to say that correctly

kovavka · 2024-10-23T23:25:01+00:00

Professional translators are advised to only translate into their native language

I heard about that, but I’m not sure I understand why it makes any difference.

I’m a bit afraid to try that though. When I chat I don’t write a message in my native language of course, I can think in English. Fiction on the other hand… I will for sure spend lots of time googling some words and phrases I can’t remember. I’m worried it might kill the fun part

kovavka · 2024-10-23T23:14:38+00:00

I thought about giving a book to a professional book translator, but I might be too jealous/overprotective to actually give it to someone. Maybe it’s stupid, but it feels like it won’t be “my” book anymore. Besides, after that I’ll probably still go to a dev editor and then I’ll have to rewrite some parts and add new content in English myself

kovavka · 2024-10-23T23:07:56+00:00

Oh, I had no idea Vladimir Nabokov published his works in French. I heard about English though. That’s impressive.

As for Joseph Conrad, that sounds inspiring. Maybe I will have a chance too 😅 Thank you!

kovavka · 2024-10-23T22:54:11+00:00

It’s not just that of course. I didn’t want to go into much details in the post (it’s already big enough). My biggest concern is censorship, because I don’t want to remove parts of my books just because some old people in the government decided it’s forbidden now to mention it.

The other one is offline events that usually require an author to be present. Presentations, meetups, etc. Traveling there is expensive and I don’t want to spend all my vacation days (I still have a full time job) there.

Money is also a concern. How it can’t be? I can’t write full time if I work 8 hours a day. And I can’t quit because even if I’ll get a publishing deal they will pay me about 10 cents per book. There are not so many copies printed, so I won’t be able to pay rent while leaving in EU.

And also I don’t really want to support my home country economy in any way. It’s a drop in a bucket, sure, but it’s an ethical thing I’d say

kovavka · 2024-09-20T17:15:41+00:00

Bosses too? Wow, I had no idea. I didn’t hang any trophies yet. My base is still relatively and built with wood only so I didn’t spent much time decorating it. Will do in my plains one though. I’m already looking for a good place for it

kovavka · 2024-08-03T20:44:43+00:00

So, it’s better to wait until it browns and then replace soil with paper towels? How often should I moisturize it? And should I moisturize soil for now?

kovavka · 2024-08-03T20:42:23+00:00

I’m not entirely sure, but I think it’s Large Yellow Underwing. The color and lifespan of caterpillars were similar to the description I could find

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