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I've noticed that writing advice doesn't really transfer from one person to another. What works for one writer very often doesn't work for another writer. I read "how to write" books for years to no avail before I discovered This One Weird Trick That Only Works For Me, Not You, Sorry.

So much information from this thought-provoking thread. Thank you!

I just realized that what used to be #NaNoWriMo month is almost over. Has anybody been counting their words this month? How many have you got and where have you counted them?

#WritingCommunity #novel #writing

I transferred all my writing to I Write Like. Even the bits of random thoughts and phrases I now keep there. It happened naturally because it opens fast, it's clutter-free, the writing field is huge and yet I still see all my documents on the left and the tools I need on the right.
#app #writing

Scrolling doesn't equal reading though, does it?

#reading #mind

Reading and writing habits compensate for aging effects in speech connectedness - npj Science of Learning npj Science of Learning - Reading and writing habits compensate for aging effects in speech connectedness

Reading and writing habits seem to protect from the cognitive decline associated with typical aging.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#reading #writing #mind

Do you follow any writing advice?

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This is good :)

This is absolutely captivating! I had no idea. Thanks for sharing this!

Same. Neil Gaiman is an excellent storyteller, though.

Thumbelina and Coraline come to mind, but both were taken by rather sinister creatures.

This is such a good point!

I’d like to add that I’ve heard this too, though I don’t remember the original source. The idea was that short stories tell a clean, focused arc that fits well for a movie adaptation, while novels, with their broader scope and multiple threads, are often easier to adapt into a TV show.

Do you think the first draft of a short story should really be written in one sitting? I think that’s an overused piece of advice that rarely works.

#storytelling #writing #shortstory

Self-Editing Strategies: Polishing Your Prose
tips.iwl.me/self-editing...

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Really? You mean the spiral-like lines that go from the spider to the bottom of the shot?

I thought there was a lot of quacking! :)

lol, I can imagine :))

Oh wow, it's a writing dance!

What an interesting perspective.

😁👍

Absolutely beautiful.

What are the jagged lines at the bottom?

This is beautiful and sad.

In some languages they are called "flying mice".

Poor bats.

For a moment I imagined it was you who was biting the cold wind.

A close-up photograph of a page from a book, featuring the title "The bridge" The text itself is: The bridge Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge. The bridge was being repaired: she went right through the Danger sign. The car fell a hundred feet into the ravine, smashing through the treetops feathery with new leaves, then burst into flames and rolled down into the shallow creek at the bottom. Chunks of the bridge fell on top of it. Nothing much was left of her but charred smithereens.

A photograph of the cover of the novel "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood. The title is written in red and white stylized letters, and the cover features a vintage illustration of a woman in a dark dress looking over her shoulder. Below the title, it says "Winner of the BOOKER PRIZE."

This novel is a masterpiece. Thank you so much for it!

Was it very loud there? :))

oh wow! It's amazing they have survived this long.