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Me:
"My eyes jump quickly between two words, barely settling down from the floaty distraction. It's like falsely seeing between the words of a glaringly large wall of text. But really it's a fast process, and it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up.
"So what I meticulously do is let my eyes calmingly rest onto the page. When I do this, something miraculously happens. It's almost like I'm noting the subtle differences in the words immediately and, with just a hint, cheerfully. It's like a briefly rejuvenating breath of fresh air, except it's not only for the breath, but often rest for the sight.
"Boldly doing this with a perfectly clear intention feels effortless in the moment, but it is actually difficult to do in practice. You might fall into the trap of inventing a new method forcefully, bludgeoning a supposingly graceful form into shape. Then there's sweetly pretending you're patiently honoring your muse with the luxuries of time. Honestly, you're likely to be increasingly frustrated with every failure to achieve that completely clear idea.
"Only slowly yet slightly briskly, you'll get there. Momentarily."
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Hemingway Editor: "24 adverbs. Aim for 1 or fewer."
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Use this tool: https://hemingwayapp.com/
"My eyes jump quickly between two words, barely settling down from the floaty distraction. It's like falsely seeing between the words of a glaringly large wall of text. But really it's a fast process, and it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up.
"So what I meticulously do is let my eyes calmingly rest onto the page. When I do this, something miraculously happens. It's almost like I'm noting the subtle differences in the words immediately and, with just a hint, cheerfully. It's like a briefly rejuvenating breath of fresh air, except it's not only for the breath, but often rest for the sight.
"Boldly doing this with a perfectly clear intention feels effortless in the moment, but it is actually difficult to do in practice. You might fall into the trap of inventing a new method forcefully, bludgeoning a supposingly graceful form into shape. Then there's sweetly pretending you're patiently honoring your muse with the luxuries of time. Honestly, you're likely to be increasingly frustrated with every failure to achieve that completely clear idea.
"Only slowly yet slightly briskly, you'll get there. Momentarily."
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Hemingway Editor: "24 adverbs. Aim for 1 or fewer."
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Use this tool: https://hemingwayapp.com/
One of the most popular scenes from the Death Note anime of all time comes from Episode 8, "Glare," and I think the reason is merely this — the epitome (and underlying humor) of fine deliberacy, or what I can say is psychological “flow” in action:
“I’ll continue solving equations with my right hand while with my left I’ll write a name, take out a potato chip and eat it!”
— Light Yagami, Episode 8 - “Glare”, Death Note (Sub)
There can be something said of “flow” to be “fully immersed” in the endeavor at hand, that is to be “energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity”, with some implication that the activity is also enjoyable and brings ultimate fulfillment. And it went to show here that a task as simple as eating potato chips can have the utmost countermeasure in the heat of the moment.
Totally recommend.
“I’ll continue solving equations with my right hand while with my left I’ll write a name, take out a potato chip and eat it!”
— Light Yagami, Episode 8 - “Glare”, Death Note (Sub)
There can be something said of “flow” to be “fully immersed” in the endeavor at hand, that is to be “energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity”, with some implication that the activity is also enjoyable and brings ultimate fulfillment. And it went to show here that a task as simple as eating potato chips can have the utmost countermeasure in the heat of the moment.
Totally recommend.
A leader I know once quoted a well-known saying, "The secret of golf is in the dirt."
Whether it means the persistence of hard work or the practice like nothing else matters, I to this day don't understand its mysterious meaning.
Whether it means the persistence of hard work or the practice like nothing else matters, I to this day don't understand its mysterious meaning.
You might have known today is International Literacy Day, but you probably might not have known you can make an impact by having fun generating funds.
Seriously. You can play the United Nations World Food Programme's "Freerice" vocabulary game and, as the name implies, help donate grains of rice for free. Or at the cost of fluency, that is.
Let's play: https://play.freerice.com/categories/english-vocabulary
Seriously. You can play the United Nations World Food Programme's "Freerice" vocabulary game and, as the name implies, help donate grains of rice for free. Or at the cost of fluency, that is.
Let's play: https://play.freerice.com/categories/english-vocabulary
Look, I know Makishima Shogo is the main antagonist from which series he mysteriously and malevolently appears in — and that I'm just fangirling — but I just can't shake the sagacity of his quote:
"Books are not something that you just read words in. They're also a tool to adjust your senses. When I'm not feeling well there are times that I can't take in what I read. When that happens, I try to think about what could be hindering my reading. There are books that I can take in smoothly even when I'm not feeling well. I try to think why. It might be something like mental tuning. What's important when you tune is the feeling of the paper that you're touching with your fingers and the momentary stimulation your brain receives when you turn pages..."
Okay.
I'm calm now.
"Books are not something that you just read words in. They're also a tool to adjust your senses. When I'm not feeling well there are times that I can't take in what I read. When that happens, I try to think about what could be hindering my reading. There are books that I can take in smoothly even when I'm not feeling well. I try to think why. It might be something like mental tuning. What's important when you tune is the feeling of the paper that you're touching with your fingers and the momentary stimulation your brain receives when you turn pages..."
Okay.
I'm calm now.
Issac Asimov’s “The Last Question” may shed some light on the hope that every end might have a beginning again. Set across several time periods, the story explores the evolution of humankind, technology, humankind’s reliance on technology, and ultimately a chaotic end that brings about a new beginning. Different perspectives, although told in an omniscient, third-person view, explore mankind’s concern and time-pending avoidance of the unattainable question, “Can entropy be reversed?”, until the event comes about to happen.
Read the short story here: https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~gamvrosi/thelastq.html
Read the short story here: https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~gamvrosi/thelastq.html
Sometimes we remember definitions better not by statements, but by acronyms.
Acronymy has a limited set of definitions in case you want a laconic definition in the word's length, and perhaps you might find a creative way to work them into your writing.
Like, for "writing," it's "words recorded in text indicating noble genius." It's that simple.
Link here: https://acronymy.net/
Acronymy has a limited set of definitions in case you want a laconic definition in the word's length, and perhaps you might find a creative way to work them into your writing.
Like, for "writing," it's "words recorded in text indicating noble genius." It's that simple.
Link here: https://acronymy.net/
So, you're typing out, "The soaring silhouettes across the" — pink sky? No, how about rose-colored? Flamingo?
Okay, maybe you want to say "pink sunset" but such an umbrella term's just too predictable and telling. Well, if you want to use a color wheel to help you draw out those subtle sights, you can visit "Name That Color."
Link here: https://chir.ag/projects/name-that-color/#33036B
How about this? "The soaring silhouettes lead the campers under christalle(d?) twilight..." (pun intended)
Maybe a last resort, but hoping it's of some use.
Okay, maybe you want to say "pink sunset" but such an umbrella term's just too predictable and telling. Well, if you want to use a color wheel to help you draw out those subtle sights, you can visit "Name That Color."
Link here: https://chir.ag/projects/name-that-color/#33036B
How about this? "The soaring silhouettes lead the campers under christalle(d?) twilight..." (pun intended)
Maybe a last resort, but hoping it's of some use.
When we're creating characters, chances are we're debating with ourselves. Like, wondering what values are going to carry them through the plot. Or, you might have that muddled feeling that character reminds you of that one relative you always nitpick with. Sometimes, you're just a pantser and prefer to experiment with luck to find out.
Well, debate less and build more, for here's set of exercises that might be helpful for you in your roster-raising routine. From stirring up what a character reminds you of to organizing from a pyramid of motivations, you can have a character tethered for your experience. Best of all, you can experiment and plan at the same time.
Source can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZiFZk-hFF0xKoK5WAjzpKZFAItxp6LIy/view?usp=sharing
Unfortunately, I could not trace back where I got this from. If you happen to know the original creator, feel free to remind me and I'll get her cited.
Hoping it helps!
Well, debate less and build more, for here's set of exercises that might be helpful for you in your roster-raising routine. From stirring up what a character reminds you of to organizing from a pyramid of motivations, you can have a character tethered for your experience. Best of all, you can experiment and plan at the same time.
Source can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZiFZk-hFF0xKoK5WAjzpKZFAItxp6LIy/view?usp=sharing
Unfortunately, I could not trace back where I got this from. If you happen to know the original creator, feel free to remind me and I'll get her cited.
Hoping it helps!
