Current song actually matches my mood
1. Why you need to write every day.
It should come as no surprise that habits practiced once a week aren't habits at all. They're obligations. Or maybe, at best, cute little hobbies.
And let's not kid ourselves here. If you're doing something once a week, it's probably only a matter of time before you stop doing it altogether.
How to manage an infodump.
'So, did the Romans use concrete?' A asked.
'They were masters at making concrete,' B said, wondering if A was genuinely interested, or only being polite. Roman concrete was stronger than any concrete used until the end of the C20th because they used special materials from volcanic regions to make the strongest concrete. But would A be interested in all that? Or even some of it? 'They've only recently discovered the formulae the Romans used,' B said, watching A to gauge their reaction.
(Maybe A is writing a novel set in ancient Rome, and bricks are to be the villain's murder weapon of choice)
Making cliches work for you.
What if it’s someone else looking at them as they look into the mirror?
Ghosts in the mirror. My type of story.
2. In today's edition of being mesmerized by shiny NaNothings.
. My user account, please add if interested. Usually my profile pic matches the story (Team 7 pic for Naruto fanfic, etc). This year I decide to use a Saint Seiya icon while planning original fiction, because I'm a shameless fangirl like that. #stunninglyimportantsubject
. The ML badge. I like this year's color composition.
. I've made a general plot outline and currently not satisfied with the ending. At times like this, I trust the actual writing will suggest a better ending.
It should come as no surprise that habits practiced once a week aren't habits at all. They're obligations. Or maybe, at best, cute little hobbies.
And let's not kid ourselves here. If you're doing something once a week, it's probably only a matter of time before you stop doing it altogether.
How to manage an infodump.
'So, did the Romans use concrete?' A asked.
'They were masters at making concrete,' B said, wondering if A was genuinely interested, or only being polite. Roman concrete was stronger than any concrete used until the end of the C20th because they used special materials from volcanic regions to make the strongest concrete. But would A be interested in all that? Or even some of it? 'They've only recently discovered the formulae the Romans used,' B said, watching A to gauge their reaction.
(Maybe A is writing a novel set in ancient Rome, and bricks are to be the villain's murder weapon of choice)
Making cliches work for you.
What if it’s someone else looking at them as they look into the mirror?
Ghosts in the mirror. My type of story.
2. In today's edition of being mesmerized by shiny NaNothings.
. My user account, please add if interested. Usually my profile pic matches the story (Team 7 pic for Naruto fanfic, etc). This year I decide to use a Saint Seiya icon while planning original fiction, because I'm a shameless fangirl like that. #stunninglyimportantsubject
. The ML badge. I like this year's color composition.
. I've made a general plot outline and currently not satisfied with the ending. At times like this, I trust the actual writing will suggest a better ending.