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Writing Blog Number 2

by S

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2311764

This is a continuation of my blogging here at WdC

This will be a blog for my writing, maybe with (too much) personal thrown in. I am hoping it will be a little more interactive, with me answering questions, helping out and whatnot. If it falls this year (2024), then I may stop the whole blogging thing, but that's all a "wait and see" scenario.

An index of topics can be found here: "Writing Blog No.2 Index"

Feel free to comment and interact.

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Waltz Invictus

a day ago
In response to "20241229 Debunking "Facts""

I've railed on some of these before. Like "theory" and "evolution." And why "evolution is only a theory" is like saying "gravity is only a theory."

Common sense usually isn't, and facts are subject to change, but primacy bias is a really tough thing to overcome.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Dec 29, 2024 at 1:30am
In response to "20241229 Debunking "Facts""

Dairy may be great for children, not so great for adults (my sister was lactose intolerant since childhood).

Processed dairy... like cheese... has its uses. Thailand has fresh local food year round. Montana and areas of extreme weather or supply chain issues do not and need preserved staples (pickled, sugared, salted, dried). Many cheeses keep well.

I have panic attacks! do.not.polygraph.me

Evolution however... may I add that just because I don't have offspring doesn't mean I haven't contributed to the next generation (or change).

Theory (some of which evolve over time)... and traditions (some of which evolve over time). Ignorance, however, doesn't evolve without some sort of experience or education.

Brains... how much is consciously being used may not be 100%. I'm sitting so my sense of 'balance' may be sleeping in the background. However, it better wake up when I stand up! Had issues with numbness yesterday (not fun).

Ancient knowledge and ancient 'knowledge' need to be rethought. The Earth evolves, so do humans. Well, some do. People still stuck in Leviticus... seems to be an American issue.

Dec 28, 2024 at 5:48pm
In response to "20241228 Messages In Writing"

Kåre เลียม Enga - As I said in the post, if the message is a part of the story and integrated all the way through, it's fine. It's when you get these diatribes in the middle of something where they don't belong or don't fit that I was having a go at.

Narnia being Christian allegory is fine. I mean, I never liked the books (I only read 3), so whatever.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Dec 28, 2024 at 11:04am
In response to "20241228 Messages In Writing"

It's the same with setting. There's no need to dump everything on the first page. Or describing the main character in minute details ad nauseum.

Is Narnia Christian? If it's a great story well told, does it matter?

Kåre เลียม Enga

Dec 21, 2024 at 12:34am
In response to "20241221 Kudzu Plotting"

IMO Anne McCaffrey does this well with the parallel Dragonriders of Pern and Harper Hall trilogies. Adults-with-dragons; youth with fire-dragons. Memorable world building. Wonderful characters.

Kudzu the plant... only a curse for those who don't know its uses: forage, food, fiber.

Dec 19, 2024 at 7:09pm
In response to "20241219 'Misogyny' In Writing"

🐕GeminiGem🎁 - I chose Grease because it is so egregious and goes against everything Sandy had demonstrated up to that point. Dirty Dancing was set a few years later (early 60s), and, though Baby changes, it is gradual and is more a change of growing up, being true to herself. So, I think the time period can be used effectively without being so demeaning. As I see it.

🐕GeminiGem🎁

Dec 19, 2024 at 6:58pm
In response to "20241219 'Misogyny' In Writing"

I agree that when a woman changes herself to attract a man shows misogyny and is annoying...but...using the movie Grease as an example it an interesting choice. Yes, the lead female changes her appearance to appeal to the male. I think it was more because of peer pressure, but the peer pressure happened because of the pervasive misogyny of the peers. Interestingly, the male character does the exact same thing for the same reasons.

The movie is set in the 1950's, a time where the misogyny we see now is even waaaay worse. So, here is a thought. If you are writing about a time period like that and are showing social interactions of the characters, something like the pervasive misogyny is going to be true to the time and place the story takes place. Does that excuse it? No, of course not, but having present-day sensibilities in an era like that would make the story seem really off.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Dec 19, 2024 at 3:57am
In response to "20241219 'Misogyny' In Writing"

In my travels I try to connect with most everyone. I wonder what my stats would be... but many contacts have names whether human or not, whether the boss or 'servant' or guest.

In my writings...

thinking.

I do have characters without names.

SAD Holiday Potato

Dec 18, 2024 at 3:54pm
In response to "20241218 Children Characters"

As someone who is an Aunt to two children who have an age difference of four years, I can definitely tell you that they act completely different. Even though one of them is neurodivergent, the older one definitely acts more mature than the younger one.(also the older one has never tried to lick my feet.)

With very few exceptions, I've never had to tell an adult "stop eating my dress," "please don't lick me" or "stop pulling my hair," to anyone over the age of six. Yet within the last year or so I've had to tell my five year old niece these things repeatedly. She thinks this is hilarious.

Anyways, thanks for pointing out that kids aren't just miniature adults! I'll try to keep that in mind while writing.

Dec 18, 2024 at 6:44am
In response to "20241218 Children Characters"

Elisa: Snowman Stik - Writing about those who are neurodivergent is not something I feel I can talk about comfortably. I am trained as a teacher of those on the spectrum, and so I would not write a character in that regard because I do not feel it is my story to tell. But, yes, that last point may not apply to a child with developmental issues.

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November 17, 2024 at 3:22am

#1080075

20241117 - NaNo-17

NaNoWriMo #17

Day 17.

Well, I finished the short story this morning. At a little over 2020 words, it is a weird little story about a series of women who, through some sort of means, are forced to “drown” themselves by an ex-partner (who they share). But they do not seem to actually die…

I really like the opening scene I wrote (are we allowed to like our own writing?)…

Okay, sidenote. I have seen two thoughts on this. First is that to be an artist, you should be proud of your work, as you put it out into the public, and if you hate your work, why do that? The other is that being happy with or proud of what you wrote is braggadocios and almost sinful. But I am trying to write for a living, and so, even though I am nervous about posting things I might sell here, I think it is okay to be a little happy with something you write… especially in my case when I am so unhappy with a lot of what I write, even published works.

So, back to the post. I really like the opening scene I wrote, describing an Australian beach at the height of summer. It is just description, but I like to think I captured something of that horrid heat we put up with so often here.

Anyway, that story is now done. Yes, ideas just attack me and I feel I have to grab them and write them down…

So… the cryptid story. I added almost 2 and a half thousand words there as well. They got the lazy guy in and his wife wants a divorce. Just one long chapter of building character and back-story so that the readers feel for the person I’m going to kill.

I think.

I still have no ending. I am going to trust the characters to take the story where it needs to go. I think that is the best way to go. We’ll see how we go tomorrow with this!

Sidenote #2: Someone keeps saying on one of the forums here that AI can teach people proper grammar and punctuation, when it can’t even get it right. I have decided to stop engaging with this person, despite them hijacking a thread about people wanting to learn rules of grammar. What do people think? Let this person think using AI to write is learning English rules, or try to help? I am inclined to leave them deluded.

Word counts!
‘Adrian’s Call’ (short story) – 2020 words
Cryptid story – 2431 words
Total words today – 4451 words
Total words so far – 84586 words

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