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All fingers and thumbs

A blog on my personal writing process. Just random thoughts, notes, and other stuff. Don’t know yet what that will be like. Am exploring possibilities and pulse towards an unknown future. Let’s find out! Here are challenges and activities stored.

"Invalid Item"

2017
"The Soundtrack of Your Life"

2020
"Resurrection Jukebox"

2020
"NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon"

2020/21
"The Fiction Writer's Toolbox"

2020
"October Novel Prep Challenge"

2021(The Shanhaijing Prophecy)
Neil Gaiman's Masterclass 2019

"a very Wodehouse challenge"

2024
Template Worldbuilding

2024
"Barrel of Monkeys"

[E] 2024

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Waltz en France

Sep 24, 2024 at 3:53am
In response to "Take This Waltz"

One of my favorites, and not just for the obvious reason.

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Waltz en France

Sep 23, 2024 at 10:10am
In response to "I'm Your Man"

There's a collection of Cohen covers out there called I'm Your Fan.

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D Spirit~writer 🎶😺📝

Sep 22, 2024 at 12:09pm
In response to "Suzanne"

Always loved this song and his amazing way of writing about life, love and beyond.

I heard him in the early '70s in Brooklyn the first time.

Going to listen to this later 😃❤️.
What a beautiful share for today.
Nothing like lighting up souls!

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Waltz en France

Sep 21, 2024 at 6:22pm
In response to "Suzanne"

I knew this one as a poem before I heard the song, and even without the music, I always thought it was amazing. Religious or not.

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Sep 21, 2024 at 6:00pm
In response to "Suzanne"

I remember this song from the late 60s. loved it. My first crush when I was 10 was Suzanne Elaine...

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Oct 27, 2021 at 4:21pm
In response to "Oct 29 Plot revision"

How long have you lived in Beijing and Los Angeles? Are there better choices? There are China Towns everywhere. I think of two I've visited: Toronto and Lima. Ancient books are portable; ancient knowledge even more so.

Regardless, can you make the setting detailed enough so that it feels authentic?

Just thoughts.

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Oct 21, 2021 at 5:49pm
In response to "Oct 21 Outline revision"

Coming along nicely.

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Oct 19, 2021 at 1:03pm
In response to "Oct 19 Plot complications"

Will China come to Wolf? Is the riddle worth solving? Is LA worth saving? Are the monsters the true heroes?

Just being contrary but turning things on their heads can be helpful.

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Kåre Enga in Montana

Oct 17, 2021 at 1:34pm
In response to "Oct 18 Cultural setting"

The idea that old myths can be relived in modern times is so ... Chinese! Or Korean. Gumiho = nine-tailed fox. This kdrama is highly rated (8.4):

"My roommate is a fairy fox" isn't as well done, but... it made me watch BL genre drama:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_LWcgh44F0

You'll find the opening similar to what you describe in that history and reality meet. It's worth watching if you have the time. The music is a bit of an earworm, just so you know.

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Schnujo's in Alabama

Oct 11, 2021 at 7:03pm
In response to "Who is Wolf Meyer, main character?"

That is a great pic! But I have a question about his weakness. Is he too "thrusting" or too "trusting"? I mean, there's a little bit of a difference.

August 27, 2016 at 5:37pm

#890944

Show, don't tell

I have problems with the concept of SHOW, DON'T TELL mechanics in writing. One task for the coming months: fleshing out my writings.

Show, don't tell is a technique often employed in various kinds of texts to enable the reader to experience the story through action, words, thoughts, senses, and feelings rather than through the author's exposition, summarization, and description. (Wikipedia)

On short stories: "Writing Short Stories"

by Holly Abidi

On flash fiction: "Invalid Item"

by A Guest Visitor
On showing: "Invalid Item"

by A Guest Visitor
On Show, don’t tell: "Show Don't Tell"

by Vivian

, "Creating Motion in Fiction"

by Joy

Example of Show, don’t tell: "Bitches and Toms "

by Danger Mouse

Just to keep everything together in one place:
On Writing and Reviewing:"On reviewing and writing"

On blogging:"The vulture and the blog"

On Grammar: "Writing and grammar"

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