Carrey's contribution to my novel WIP. It probably adds more to the work than I have this morning, to be fair.

#Cats #Writer

Carrey's contribution to my novel WIP. It probably adds more to the work than I have this morning, to be fair.

#Cats #Writer

I am a #writer.
My brother, Mo’min, is an #engineer.
My sister, Nour, will soon begin studying medicine.
My brother, Muhammad, is fascinated by #astronomy he is still in high school.
And my brother Yousef is a brilliant #designer

My mother, the first hero, worked in the patient services department at the hospital and raised her sons and daughters to be what they want to be.🤎

@monotonehell

…amateur writing communities[' output is] just as valid as commercially published works. But in that enclosed environment young writers emulate what they see.

Which is learning a ruinous style?

I learned to write by reading SF&F novels all through my teens, mostly 3rd person, mostly from what were the big authors of the time: Anne McCaffery, Andre Norton, Frank Herbert, Poul Anderson, Fredrick Pohl, etc., and emulating their style. (I was a C- English student; I didn't know grammar from a hole in the wall.) I had been writing since the mid 1970s until I burnt out in 2001 (which I think is from trying to emulate C.J. Cherryh's style, which I adore but is terrifically hard to do).

Yet...

In 2015, I turned to writing fan fiction to practice writing in 1st person (and jettison my issues that caused my burnout), learning I could do all that I noted in the original post. I agree online is a valid community for writing, but also acknowledge that I had a goal of refining my writing toward commercial publication, not to fit in. That meant that my prose style had to have rhythm and make use of rhetoric and elocution.

Which is why I read everything outloud. If I couldn't "orate" to a room of listeners and keep their attention, then it can't work on the page.

And there, those last three sentences is also a tip of how to avoid I I I I repetitiveness.

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@monotonehell

…amateur writing communities[' output is] just as valid as commercially published works. But in that enclosed environment young writers emulate what they see.

Which is learning a ruinous style?

I learned to write by reading SF&F novels all through my teens, mostly 3rd person, mostly from what were the big authors of the time: Anne McCaffery, Andre Norton, Frank Herbert, Poul Anderson, Fredrick Pohl, etc., and emulating their style. (I was a C- English student; I didn't know grammar from a hole in the wall.) I had been writing since the mid 1970s until I burnt out in 2001 (which I think is from trying to emulate C.J. Cherryh's style, which I adore but is terrifically hard to do).

Yet...

In 2015, I turned to writing fan fiction to practice writing in 1st person (and jettison my issues that caused my burnout), learning I could do all that I noted in the original post. I agree online is a valid community for writing, but also acknowledge that I had a goal of refining my writing toward commercial publication, not to fit in. That meant that my prose style had to have rhythm and make use of rhetoric and elocution.

Which is why I read everything outloud. If I couldn't "orate" to a room of listeners and keep their attention, then it can't work on the page.

And there, those last three sentences is also a tip of how to avoid I I I I repetitiveness.

#writer #author #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #PennedPossibilities

@monotonehell

how do you avoid the I I I I I I problem?

If you tell a story about something that happened to you, how do you avoid saying I did, I heard, I said? Don't use the constructions until you need them, as in The bell ran loudly, versus "I heard a loud bell.*. Attribution is necessary, but the narrator can simply declare events or talk about what others do without specificity relating it back to themselves. Take a look at the sample stories pinned to my profile.

Btw: I've written this as first person narrative. Where's the I? Is it repetitive?

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I'm aiming for $100/month in support (books, travel, payment plans for classes). You can check out my monthly newsletter to see what I'm up to and find alternative ways to support me all in my Ko-Fi bio!

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-Galadriel probably... 😂

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Everyone from the writing community should go check out my friend's new book, which takes place after The Xanadu Affair. I recommend reading everything, but here's her Halloweeny book. @QuokkaMocha is such an amazing author. Show some love!

Please boost this to reach a wider audience.

Books2Read: https://books2read.com/b/bWJL2Y

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FYR1GGZ1

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Everyone from the writing community should go check out my friend's new book, which takes place after The Xanadu Affair. I recommend reading everything, but here's her Halloweeny book. @QuokkaMocha is such an amazing author. Show some love!

Please boost this to reach a wider audience.

Books2Read: https://books2read.com/b/bWJL2Y

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FYR1GGZ1

#PennedPossibilities #WordWeavers #WritersCoffeeClub #ScribesAndMakers #WritingCommunity #Author #Writer

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2025.10.11 — Have you ever written an unlikable protagonist?

I learned this lesson the hard way. Buying editors won't tolerate an initially unlikable protagonist, no matter how wonderful their transformative arc, or the ending—unless you have a brand name or a fan following, or at least a recently profitable track record. I'm needing to rewrite a trilogy and a standalone novel for penance for my hubris.

[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]

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Do we have Book Editors here?
Please make yourself known!

My friend is looking for one and I would like to help them find where all of the editors hang out these days! (I am hoping the answer is Fedi)

Also - NO "editors" who use AI and just shove writing into LLM. Real human workers only!!

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Thank you so much again to @_elena !

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Do we have Book Editors here?
Please make yourself known!

My friend is looking for one and I would like to help them find where all of the editors hang out these days! (I am hoping the answer is Fedi)

Also - NO "editors" who use AI and just shove writing into LLM. Real human workers only!!

#writing #books #editor #editing #bookediting #proofread #storyedit #copyedit #writer #bookstordon #fedihelp

Thank you so much again to @_elena !

#Italian #filmmaker, #photographer and #writer based in #Paris, #France who ❤️ #FOSS 🎬 #Director of: The #Illusionists #documentary + a #Fediverse #promotional #video

#Peertube #VOD - https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/21bC2eX9wvznPCcda5wPbA
#Castopod #Fedicast - https://audio.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/episodes/elena-rossini
#Youtube - youtube.com/@btfree_org

Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 47 starts NOW!

#Special #Guest: @_elena

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