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Just in time! An eerie short story, with #Halloween vibes.
https://alwayswrite.blog/2025/10/21/story-chat-digest-springtime-in-paris-by-hugh-w-roberts/
Just in time! An eerie short story, with #Halloween vibes.
https://alwayswrite.blog/2025/10/21/story-chat-digest-springtime-in-paris-by-hugh-w-roberts/
My initial outline for this book had many scenes being their own chapters. Now that I'm approaching the end, I've realized that some scenes can be combined with others to form a more focused chapter.
So, I just went through and updated the outline. I have 10 chapters left, including the epilogue.
We leave for Japan in eight days. 😬 🫣
Wish me luck!
have you thought about trying a different economic system in your world?
#WorldBuilding #AmWriting #writing #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev #Gaming #capitalism #economics
have you thought about trying a different economic system in your world?
#WorldBuilding #AmWriting #writing #ttrpg #dnd #GameDev #Gaming #capitalism #economics
I think I need to find a replacement for Scrivener. It runs *okay* in Linux, but there are some real issues.
No need to give me links to other Scrivener-like programs. I'm aware of them.
But if you write long-form in Linux, what do you use and *why*? I'm really curious about that.
#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Gnome #Scrivener
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I think I need to find a replacement for Scrivener. It runs *okay* in Linux, but there are some real issues.
No need to give me links to other Scrivener-like programs. I'm aware of them.
But if you write long-form in Linux, what do you use and *why*? I'm really curious about that.
#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Gnome #Scrivener
#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace
Yesterday, I crafted a RegEx that finds double words (aka “the the”). This is something that’s pretty useless if you write or edit in a relatively recent word processor — and maybe I’d better start doing an edit pass in one of those 
— but I share it here in case it’s useful to you.
(\b[A-z’‘’]+\b]) \1
Don’t do a replace-all with that. Until you’re confident it’s not picking up false positives … and probably not even then.
Not every RegEx implementation will allow you to reference a capture group inside the search term so be sure to intentionally put a “the the” in the text somewhere to make sure it’s working correctly for you.
If I get a moment, I’ll explain what it’s doing so you can make adjustments if you need to.
Yesterday, I crafted a RegEx that finds double words (aka “the the”). This is something that’s pretty useless if you write or edit in a relatively recent word processor — and maybe I’d better start doing an edit pass in one of those — but I share it here in case it’s useful to you.
(\b[A-z’‘’]+\b]) \1
Don’t do a replace-all with that. Until you’re confident it’s not picking up false positives … and probably not even then.
Not every RegEx implementation will allow you to reference a capture group inside the search term so be sure to intentionally put a “the the” in the text somewhere to make sure it’s working correctly for you.
If I get a moment, I’ll explain what it’s doing so you can make adjustments if you need to.
If you’re an independent game developer, writer, artist, musician, or other creator who sells resources or does commissions, do consider dropping a post in our skills and resources subforum! It’s literally a free place to drop an advert to your work where other creators can see it.
Our space for all that stuff is here:
https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=220.0
#GameDev #AmWriting #MastoArt #MastoMusic
If you’re an independent game developer, writer, artist, musician, or other creator who sells resources or does commissions, do consider dropping a post in our skills and resources subforum! It’s literally a free place to drop an advert to your work where other creators can see it.
Our space for all that stuff is here:
https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=220.0
#GameDev #AmWriting #MastoArt #MastoMusic
Gonna start working of sequels for The Price of Survival -- one book for each character.
Just not sure what order to put the books in.
These stories are directly inspired by the experiences of Jews in Renaissance/Early Modern Europe, and are in effect an examination of the ways Jews survived and the different traumas those survival's caused.
Navin, at the end of Price of Survival, has settled into the role of Court Jew, walking the tightrope of survival in the highest circles based on the advantages he brings, but his survival hanging by the thread of his patron's support and forced to work alongside the enemies of his people.
Cyneburg is tasked with establishing a sort of rural ghetto, where she will spend the rest of her life.
Elisabeti... she'll be following the path of the converso, giving up her people and culture in order to assimilate into the dominant culture while trying to secretly retain as much of her true self as possible.
In the Price of Survival, I started with Navin, then introduced Cyneberg, then Elisabeti. I'm not sure if I want to write the sequels in the same order, or if I want to reverse it and tell Elisabeti's story first...
I take a lot of pride in being quite "techy” and able to sort out programs, menus, and get a gist of things.
but sweet baby jesus the learning curve on trying to use #Scrivener for my academic final Capstone #thesis ?!
I don't want to spend months writing only to be defeated by the nuances of “complie”…
#WritersCoffeeClub 28
add to a work after it’s “finished”
I like how the quotes ostensively provide a definition for the word.
To this point, I’ve never added to a work after its final edit, meaning the point when I’m ready to begin formatting.
I’m painstaking in all my stages of preparation in an effort to avoid having to fix mistakes. I also don’t meddle with a published book. It becomes canon, & I’ve too many other works wanting my attention.
Gonna start working of sequels for The Price of Survival -- one book for each character.
Just not sure what order to put the books in.
These stories are directly inspired by the experiences of Jews in Renaissance/Early Modern Europe, and are in effect an examination of the ways Jews survived and the different traumas those survival's caused.
Navin, at the end of Price of Survival, has settled into the role of Court Jew, walking the tightrope of survival in the highest circles based on the advantages he brings, but his survival hanging by the thread of his patron's support and forced to work alongside the enemies of his people.
Cyneburg is tasked with establishing a sort of rural ghetto, where she will spend the rest of her life.
Elisabeti... she'll be following the path of the converso, giving up her people and culture in order to assimilate into the dominant culture while trying to secretly retain as much of her true self as possible.
In the Price of Survival, I started with Navin, then introduced Cyneberg, then Elisabeti. I'm not sure if I want to write the sequels in the same order, or if I want to reverse it and tell Elisabeti's story first...
#WritersCoffeeClub 28
add to a work after it’s “finished”
I like how the quotes ostensively provide a definition for the word.
To this point, I’ve never added to a work after its final edit, meaning the point when I’m ready to begin formatting.
I’m painstaking in all my stages of preparation in an effort to avoid having to fix mistakes. I also don’t meddle with a published book. It becomes canon, & I’ve too many other works wanting my attention.
Just learned that LibreOffice has a built in accessibility check. So far it seems to work well with basic text docs and def addresses some of the more common accessibility fails. Worth using, IMO.
@JessMahler I would genuinely love to hear it, once you've got the energy.
@orionkidder
Okay, this is just what I do, and I never really thought about it or put it into words before, so I'm not sure how coherent it will be.
These days I always write the whole story before splitting it into chapters. Some times I have word goals for chapters, some times I don't. I do try to split chapters at scenes breaks and/or PoV changes whenever possible.
I saw @robinhood 's comment about viewing chapter breaks as a palate cleanser and I think that's a very good way to put it. I think of chapter breaks as a chance to catch my breath.
So when I look for places to put chapter brakes I'm looking for... places where the mood changes or the plot pivots or something. Moments where it makes sense to catch my breath and go 'wow, so that happened.'
Sometimes it'll be at the end of (or just before!) an emotionally tense moment. Sometimes at a shift between high action to quieter/slower paced section. That kind of thing. Sometimes it will be in the middle of a confrontation or climax where we've just hit the hit notes and I want the reader to take a deep breath before the down slope.
Not sure how clear any of that is, but it's the best I can put it. Hope it's helpful.
Does anyone have a *method* for where to cut off your chapters?
Do you end on specific kinds of story beats? Do you have a rough length they conform to? Do you have to have accomplished something to make it a chapter?
I have ZERO intuitive sense of when chapters ought to end, and it's driving me batty.
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