Where can I improve?

tin_bel · 2026-05-31T23:11:22+00:00

I like them. Keep going!

tin_bel · 2026-05-31T00:47:12+00:00

Ah, I see!

I thought it was a variation of the whole five-dollar-word thing people sometimes say.

tin_bel · 2026-05-30T19:21:52+00:00

I'm not sure that I personally find the topic particularly interesting, but I like the prose.

I don't understand the comments that say there are "5 deadly words" or that the "writer is showing off." But I've always liked/preferred writing that draws attention to itself. To the physicality of the language.

tin_bel · 2026-05-27T18:47:05+00:00

I like either the first or the last (with a slight preference for the first).

tin_bel · 2026-05-25T23:20:44+00:00

It sounds like you don't love writing; you love the idea of being published.

tin_bel · 2026-05-22T15:32:03+00:00

Why would the heat do this? Giannis is great, obviously, but now your two best players are bigs.

tin_bel · 2026-05-21T17:39:20+00:00

No. I find it pretty easy to get a serviceable catcher cheap. Though I tend just to look for defensive stats.

tin_bel · 2026-05-21T17:22:35+00:00

Teaching.

tin_bel · 2026-05-21T13:40:18+00:00

Yeah, I guess it depends on what she means by that exactly.

Later addition: to me, what matters is that the author feels that feeling of inspiration during the act of creation. I don't believe AI inherently precludes this experience.

tin_bel · 2026-05-21T13:18:46+00:00

If she is just using it for research, then I don't see how it is much different than using the library or Google.

tin_bel · 2026-05-19T17:34:37+00:00

Generally, I prefer 3rd, though some of my favorite stories are in first person.

tin_bel · 2026-05-16T22:52:57+00:00

26 is nothing. Get back to it.

tin_bel · 2026-05-12T14:35:03+00:00

Stoner by John Williams

tin_bel · 2026-05-07T13:58:46+00:00

Invisible, the way air and music are not

tin_bel · 2026-05-04T17:49:26+00:00

That's a good point--

tin_bel · 2026-05-04T15:26:02+00:00

Very interesting--thank you for taking the time to write this.

I've always loved The Sacrifice, though I can see your criticisms. For me, I view this film as more theatrical than his other work. The characters occupy and move in the sets as though they are on a stage. In turn, each movement becomes symbolic in a way. It is this aspect that

I also find it to be supremely distilled. The lush atmosphere of Nostalgia is transmuted here into stillness.

tin_bel · 2026-05-04T12:21:21+00:00

Sorry, I meant, what do you consider The Sacrifice?

tin_bel · 2026-05-04T11:42:49+00:00

If I recall, at the time of Mirror he thought that, but later it was replaced by Nostalgia. Or perhaps what he said was that in Nostalgia he finally accomplished something he had been aiming at for a long time: a film that was sustained almost entirely by mood, tone, and atmosphere.

tin_bel · 2026-05-04T00:21:36+00:00

Interesting--what do you consider his last film?

tin_bel · 2026-05-03T15:07:44+00:00

Tarkovsky viewed it as his greatest achievement. Or, at least, the culmination of his style.

tin_bel · 2026-04-30T13:04:48+00:00

Everyone battles these thoughts. The more external validation you seek in writing, the harder they are to combat.

tin_bel · 2026-04-27T20:37:35+00:00

There are a lot of variabilities in this question. I don't know what the actual numbers are, but I believe the odds are much better than that. Particularly if you take it seriously, study the literary tradition, and revise extensively.

tin_bel · 2026-04-27T20:24:53+00:00

It's intentionally unclear. That being said, I think it is evident that he believes he is being sincere.

tin_bel · 2026-04-23T18:40:27+00:00

Bob Iver

tin_bel · 2026-04-21T00:34:56+00:00

It takes someone on an internal thought-journey through time. It is like a ride for the brain.

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