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nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 03, 2021, 09:10:01 PM ---LOL I do use it as an excuse, and then I stay up even later than usual! Ugh. Tonight I didn't take an evening nap though - yay! We'll see if I can actually get to bed at a decent time or if I still stay up late.
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I believe in your ability to sleep! I'm on to my next story on the list, so I guess how late I stay up will depend on Tracy's cliffhangers.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 03, 2021, 08:21:30 PM ---So far it's 100% for feedback. Excitement is infectious is seems!
Here's one just for fun: favorite punctuation mark?
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I love all punctuation marks! While I enjoy using exclamation points and appreciate the underrated semicolon, I've always been a comma queen. Commas are the most overused, underused, and misused of all punctuation marks. (Oxford commas for life!) I love the example of "Let's eat Grandma!" vs. "Let's eat, Grandma!" Commas save lives!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 03, 2021, 09:33:52 PM ---I love all punctuation marks! While I enjoy using exclamation points and appreciate the underrated semicolon, I've always been a comma queen. Commas are the most overused, underused, and misused of all punctuation marks. (Oxford commas for life!) I love the example of "Let's eat Grandma!" vs. "Let's eat, Grandma!" Commas save lives!
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For the oxford comma, my favorite is the Hitler and JFK strippers one.
I feel like I would be remiss if I didn't say the ellipses because boy do I love to abuse a good ellipses... but I think I'd go with the em-dash. It's underutilized.
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: mare on February 03, 2021, 09:28:02 AM ---I give you guys so much credit for posting on AC where feedback is no longer an option. I admit, I’m not sure I’d have the desire to post if I didn’t get any comments.
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Y'all are my fanfic family. Where else would I post?
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 03, 2021, 09:25:28 PM ---Feedback is great extrinsic motivation, but actually finishing a story takes intrinsic motivation. You don't get anything for it except a really good feeling of accomplishment, but that feeling is worth all the work that went into writing it.
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I think that intrinsic versus extrinsic is the reason to write. Is it as satisfying if you're just doing something for the extrinsic value? Maybe it depends on what the thing is... Creative efforts seem like one that totters on that line.
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