How to write fiction
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Grammar or no grammar? p1
I survive with a copy paste compass I acquired when young and incorporated now to my, sometimes, elephantine memory. We all have one. The memory that keeps anything useless and superfluous to others but us since we like the topic. Mine storages plots, titles and phrases. That's how I can write passably well in Spanish.
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Inner torn
This is the result exercise from an exercise proposed in the 90 days to your novel by Sarah Domet. It is a description of the insides of my handbag. Hopefully it won’t make you despair [anyways I’m unable to write the many many words other writers do]. Ah, I’ll update the original [in Spanish obv]. Inner torn Whenever I’m out, the handbag is a must. Regardless of my reticence to carry a wallet. Female wallets are too big to duck inside the jean’s back pocket. They’re awfully cute but unnecessarily bothersome and flamboyant for me to use. Feminism can be what it is, but it will never achieve shit so…
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Why to start with the ending? [when writing] p2
BLOCKED PATH Some paths get blocked once you know the outcome. Although it is true you can never know what is happening in reality, the principle of impossible omniscience that helps us from knowing the real reality; and that the thoughts of alive people is almost impossible to know, the least if they’re dead; some actions disappear as soon as you know the outcome. Logically, that doesn’t mean there’s a one and only linear way. It only reduces possibilities. It is one’s job to find the correct sequence. Which is something machines do better than humans beings. This is what makes writing an impossible process to describe. It is you…
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Why to start with the ending? [when writing] p1
My sometimes endeared and sometimes hated, Isaac Asimov, plus Robert McKee agree in one thing. To write backwards. Which means… START WITH THE ENDING For Asimov, writing the ending was logic. The same way it is for McKee to solve the main character’s crisis before we write the rest of the story in order for the solution to make sense. The technique is good for novices like me who have no idea how to move beyond the start. I always get stuck in the main idea and I can think a lot of ideas to begin but none of them is any good to go on or they are good…
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What is terrible, red and relishing?: plot and temptation p1
Why are comics and poems alike 5: metrics p1
Exophony p1
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Oró, ‘Sé do Bheatha ‘Bhaile”
This is the result of a writing exercise I found in internet. Unfortunately, I can’t give credit to the author of the exercise. I don’t remember neither the name of the author nor the name of the website and it’s clearly more difficult to find something out of the advertisement displayed by Voogle when searching what it used to be. The exercise is to write based on the thoughts that might come out of listening to a song. Any song. The name of the song I chose is <<Oró, ‘Sé do Bheatha ‘Bhaile”>>. You can find it in Metube. I chose it cause it is in a language I don’t…
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Does anyone play magic cards? p1
Conviction, utility and stupidity
Why are comics and poems alike: Sequence p4
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On how to read: Is it fake? Elvis isn’t dead? Is X turning into a payment app?
Verifiable and trustworthy things can be tracked into a source. If it is exciting or outrageous... Beware. Think who is making a profit out of the idea and double check. Look at the URL.
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Crisis, crisis…total crisis (more about the crisis and not about transition)
Crisis scenes must be easy to understand. Nothing sophisticated or complicated. Explicit. And by explicit I don't mean 19 rated. I mean, easy to get.
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Crisis, crisis…total crisis. The crisis of transition
Transitions don't happen only in the movies. They can be used in comics, novels and short stories as well. They're related to the crisis experienced by the characters and portray every little decision they take and that lead to the consequences. Building up the small snow ball to destroy town in the future climax. They can be actions, themed ideas, goal purposed scenes or rhythm sequences.
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Learn to code for writing? Loving the problems?
Do you hate having troubles? Then you're not where you should. Living is a problem. Writing scripts has problems. A novel is a dragon size problem. Short stories are modest problems then? Not if you've been lucky enough to read Borges, Monterroso or Bradbury.
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Learn to code to write? p1
We choose how and then pay attention to the obstacles and bumpers to step on the brakes if circumstances need an U turn or we go and park to rumminate the path.
