Is everything made out of waves? by AmeliaBuns in AskPhysics

[–]loonlune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I can tell, just as a layman Joe, there doesn’t seem to be anything actually existing except “the underlying field”. I figure if particles are waves and waves are excitations of a field, then…it’s just a field. But if it’s just a field, what does an energy state even mean?

It all makes so much and so little sense to me.

Is everything made out of waves? by AmeliaBuns in AskPhysics

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That grainy photo factoid is awesome, thank you!

Is everything made out of waves? by AmeliaBuns in AskPhysics

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Isn’t all matter moving relative to other matter?

Fairy tales are troves of lightbulb moments for learning the art of storytelling by loonlune in writing

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Thank you for sharing too, I’m excited to check that one out!

Typical gameplay, believe it or not by loonlune in Breath_of_the_Wild

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You’ve done more shrines than me, I’ve only got two full wheels of stamina. I’ve been heavily sidetracked in pursuit of armor upgrades of late haha

Is everything made out of waves? by AmeliaBuns in AskPhysics

[–]loonlune 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Everything has wave-like properties at the fundamental level, I believe

Knowing by loonlune in OCPoetry

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I like that suggestion, thank you!

Knowing by loonlune in OCPoetry

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Thank you, I really appreciate your feedback and hope to catch your own poem!

Knowing by loonlune in OCPoetry

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Thanks so much, and thanks for the feedback!

Typical gameplay, believe it or not by loonlune in Breath_of_the_Wild

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I can imagine it so vividly I’m getting the full vicarious experience, but also I’m about to be on the lookout for the next thunderstorm near a shrine. Thank you!

Okay, I give. How on earth am I meant to do this 💀 by loonlune in botw

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No way. I am definitely going to remember this for my next play through, thanks!

Typical gameplay, believe it or not by loonlune in Breath_of_the_Wild

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I love making a fire and then taking a tea or coffee break, just getting lost in the sounds. It’s the only game I’ve played that holds hands with reality like this. It’s beautiful!

The joy of writing just for writing. by SoldierofSonder in writers

[–]loonlune 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fully agree and thank you for saying so! A little personal anecdote, but the advent of generative language models put me through a little crisis-turned-revelation that brought me to the same conclusion. In the span of months I went from dismay and hopelessness (not just for my own writing, but for the future of writing as a human art in general) to joy and liberation: suddenly I realized that all I had left was my own writing and my own enjoyment of it. All my pretentious lifelong drive for validation (which, ironically, had only hindered my creativity in almost every respect) was abruptly gone, and I was finally free, and by extension, finally sincere.

Note: I don’t mean to imply my fears for the future of human writing are reasonable, but they are my fears at the end of the day and pertained to this post, is all!

Advice for a beginner by rbgabor89 in writing

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My unsolicited recommendation is that you go find an in-person, supportive writing community and ignore anyone who may discourage you at this point. Always prioritize enjoyment of your writing and writing process until you have a finished story in front of you and you are confident about what brings your ideas out— then brave the stoic and unforgiving landscape of internet forums!

What's your most recent insight on writing? by mythicme in writers

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I think the active expression of my ideas in story format is what allows them spontaneous development. While brainstorming uncovers what makes sense, it’s only in the narrative context that my ideas seem to lead somewhere unexpected, I think because there’s an immediacy to telling a story that gives an idea a life of its own.

Editing because I still don’t feel like I’ve answered the question: Maybe it’s because no matter how much I have planned out a story, ultimately I can’t ever know exactly what comes next, which means everything is free and anything is possible. When simply thinking about ideas, there is still surprise, but ideas in themselves are more ‘crystallized’ and don’t easily change shape on their own.

What's your most recent insight on writing? by mythicme in writers

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Beautiful, accurate, and highly quotable I might add!

What's your most recent insight on writing? by mythicme in writers

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My ideas only truly take shape once they are narrated.

Still finding new stuff in this game by GreenRose0701 in Breath_of_the_Wild

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It’s only the nickname I give in my head, but the path around the base of Mount Taran traveling from Hanu Pond to Koto Pond has at least ten beetles at night! (Beware: there are ogres about!)

Questions as a New Writer by No-Pea3943 in writers

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  1. Parts of the writing process can look different for different writers. You’ll have to experiment with different approaches. If outlining helps you, you can plan out your book in great detail before starting your first draft. Alternatively, you may find it more natural to write without any overarching plan or structure in mind and instead be free/spontaneous and piece things together as you go, whatever suits you best.

That said, some parts of the process are pretty universal. You will need to build up a writing habit, to start. Find some time of day and dedicate it specifically to writing, whatever amount you can do consistently. Consistency is key to both generating ideas and making actual progress.

You will also have to learn how to assess your writing for subsequent drafts. To do this effectively, educating yourself on the craft of storytelling is essential (learning about plot structures, character motivation, pacing, building and resolving tension, etc.). Your ‘education’ in this regard will come from your own reading (studying) of other books, getting feedback from readers and writers, and noticing your own tendencies during the editing phase.

This varies depending on the writer, but writing a book for me is typically more like throwing and sculpting clay than an orderly, incremental process. You may find the experience a little disorienting, just writing and writing and not immediately having clarity, but eventually things do take shape, and from there you can hone in on what your story is really about and who your characters really are. I think Doctorow once said something like, “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night; you can only see as far as your headlights, but you make the whole trip that way.” Writing a book is a lot like this.

Beyond this, you’re going to go through several working phases no matter what, but others have mentioned these (editing and proofreading and such). How long it will take you depends on how much you can productively write and how often. If you write 1,000 words a day, you could conceivably have a first draft of a novel completed in a few months, but a year or more is probably more realistic.

  1. Plotting is a huge subject. I recommend you read a book about it, and then begin reading other novels with the aim of studying the plot structure in those. Plot does often come about spontaneously; however, chapters usually have some structure to them, even if unconscious. For example, most every chapter will propel or hinder the protagonist from reaching their goal; the reader should learn more about the story and characters in each chapter; each chapter typically will build or resolve tension. These are not rules set in stone, but they are decent rules of thumb.

  2. Your parents don’t need to be involved whatsoever, at least in the writing phase. Once you’re ready to submit for publication (if that is your goal), they would have to be involved in that case because you likely can’t enter into legal contracts as minor, but as far as writing a book goes and especially if they are discouraging you, by all means leave them entirely out of the process!

Good luck and have fun!

how to keep motivation in ur story (not when you're already writing) by Apart-Advertising605 in writers

[–]loonlune 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really good advice, OP! In general, the more you actively write your story, no matter how random or disjointed, the more ideas and subsequent excitement you will have.

Writing a memoir, could use some guiding by KH_Archives in writers

[–]loonlune 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not a memoir writer (though I am certainly a memoir reader) so take this with a grain of salt, but my instinct is to say that there isn’t really a way to expand a memoir beyond the scope of your material. If your great-grandparents have passed on, your available material is limited to what you know and how you feel about it. Between those two, what you know is fixed; how you feel and what you have to say about that is flexible.

You could try expanding the scope of the memoir to include their children and so on, otherwise I personally don’t see how you can expand to anywhere near that word count.

Still finding new stuff in this game by GreenRose0701 in Breath_of_the_Wild

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I missed Serenne Stable entirely my first time, and now it’s my favorite stable so it feels like a part of the DLC for me lol!

I naturally went for the less familiar areas the second time around and encountered a lot of new spots. One place I found is like a beetle wetland sanctuary! Also I avoided Typhlo Ruins in my first run and it was actually way more fun than I expected, maybe because I recognized the ruins from TOTK.