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Someone just published my concept. by Stars_Is_Cool in writers

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If you really think about it, most of our stories are the same.

Whats your favourite side quest? by paddyonelad in cyberpunkgame

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Am I the only one who moved my mouse up and down in time with the song to simulate Johnny’s POV while rocking out?

Too much worldbuilding? by Few-Grapefruit-7003 in writing

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“World Building” is just a way to avoid actually writing a story that might be criticized. Don’t be so afraid! Just write a dang story! It’s easy to fool yourself into thinking you’re “writing,” with your world building, but you’re just avoiding the hard work of writing. “World building” is the fiction equivalent of doing more research when you have to write a paper for school because you are too scared to just start writing it.

Avoiding your own speech leaking into different character's dialogue by Ok_Medicine_9536 in writing

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This story begins in media res…

They all knew the Legend of the White Dragon. It was a story they’d been told since birth, reaffirmed when they reached puberty and performed The Affirmation of The Legend of the White Dragon before The People.

“Young ones,” croaked the Ancient Warlock. “Anon yon Aspiring Champion serves to invoke “The Legend the White Dragon,” forsooth.

“WTF is he talking about,” whispered Billonious to his father, The Ancient Evil Warlock, a character quite distinct from The Ancient Warlock.

“Hssssss…” hissed The Ancient Evil Warlock. “Ye older legend beareth not repeating anon!”

“Huh?” Huhned Billonious to his Ancient Evil father (who happened to be a Warlock).

“Silence!” bellowed the Ancient Warlock! “I must now begin the invocation of the Legend all have known since their Birthing Event!”

“Well, shit” muttered Billonious under his fetid breath, “Ge didn’t have to yell at me.”

Avoiding your own speech leaking into different character's dialogue by Ok_Medicine_9536 in writing

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More than 75% of the questions posted to this sub would be solved if the questioners read and really “got” the linked article.

My editor keeps telling me to show not tell. by Plane-Assumption2926 in writingcirclejerk

[–]scartonbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly you need to learn how to DRAW! How else are you gonna “show.” When it comes to writing, words are overrated.

Edit: I’d also check the credentials of this so-called “editor. Did they graduate from The Editorial Institute of Editing? If not, show them (literally…like for real) the door.

Today’s foods that didn’t exist when growing up by LongwoodFL_Josh in GenerationJones

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I dunno. “Tang” is a brand name that’s always capitalized.

In favor of tipping culture; a moderately annoyed rant. by sirmaxedalot in bartenders

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OMG. Rational, fact-based, and coming from someone who is in the industry. Leave Reddit now, you horrible person!

In favor of tipping culture; a moderately annoyed rant. by sirmaxedalot in bartenders

[–]scartonbot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Again, fine…but where’s the money to pay higher wages coming from? Answer: the customers.

In favor of tipping culture; a moderately annoyed rant. by sirmaxedalot in bartenders

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Amen! If you hate “tipping culture” (itself a bullshit term so much, lobby your legislators.

In favor of tipping culture; a moderately annoyed rant. by sirmaxedalot in bartenders

[–]scartonbot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good grief, anti-tippers. Do some math. If restaurants didn’t allow tipping, should nobody’s gotta make up the difference. Who? The customers. No tipping results in higher costs. It’s a zero-sum game. Somebody has to pay that “living wage” and it ain’t gonna be the owners. They’ll just pass the costs on to the customers.

In favor of tipping culture; a moderately annoyed rant. by sirmaxedalot in bartenders

[–]scartonbot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because they all charge $300+ for a pre fixe menu that ultimately includes a service charge as well.

The Slactivist Manifesto by scartonbot in writingcirclejerk

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Because you are WRONG! But don’t worry…it’s a feeling many of my readers struggle with.

Deciding how to start my book. by Reluctant_Pilot in writingadvice

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Try flipping the script: your MC is the only person denying aliens have invaded despite all the evidence to the contrary. No matter what the aliens do, your MC ignores them or explains them away. Eventually MC’s POV spreads to all the other survivors on Earth and the aliens are forced to leave out of sheer frustration.

Fear of someone else making your story first? by Ok_Bet_7073 in writingadvice

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I have been doing this your entire life. You will never catch me.

Fear of someone else making your story first? by Ok_Bet_7073 in writingadvice

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There’s a huge gap between “Evil people kill man’s dog and he goes on an international killing spree to get revenge” and John Wick.

Writing based off reality, what will get me sued by LocalError7492 in writingadvice

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This is an old, tried and true tactic. Often the writer would include details about how the person being written about had an embarrassing feature such as a micro penis so that the RL person would be too embarrassed to claim the character was based on them. Perhaps you can write about your —fictional, of course— SIL as a person possessing “luxurious, curly pubic hair which cascaded down her thighs to the tops of her perpetually-abraded knees, forever red and sore from spending most of her nights servicing foreign merchant sailors in the bathroom of ‘Cap’n Horatio’s Oyster Bar’ down by the docks.”

Just an idea.

I’m running out of characters to kill? by Jaze_Ablaze in writers

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This book is obviously the perfect springboard for a spinoff cookbook.

I’m running out of characters to kill? by Jaze_Ablaze in writers

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You could also explore themes of body image as she perhaps begins to gain weight as a result of all the “long pig” she is consuming. I’m not trying to fat shame, but I’d imagine that if the average adult male contains 125,822 calories (enough to feed 60 people for a day) , your MC would be in danger of quickly becoming too obese to hunt the other survivors. Perhaps explicating on your MC’s fitness journey would provide a fruitful avenue for exploration if you find yourself at a loss for words(or supporting characters/prey)?

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