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nicksgal:
Yay research and productivity! :wave: I got distracted by 27 Dresses.
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on January 30, 2021, 07:58:18 PM ---You're offered $10million today. Catch is you now have a killer snail out to get you -- if it touches you, you die. It always knows your location, cannot die, and its sole mission in life is to find you and kill you. Do you take the money?
Most of my friends picked the money, but I (as a writer who understands the psychological stress of things wanting to find and murder you) said I would not take the money.
Yesterday, he asked us: Are snails smart? He decided that if snails are dumb, he would take the money. But he recognized that a smart snail could possibly "drag out the murder for years, so you're never quite sure if it's nearby or not." I asked "So you want to know if it's a 28 Days snail or a 28 Days Later snail, basically? I'll bite. I love researching interesting things on the internet." (As you all know.) So I looked up articles on scientific research about the intelligence of snails. (There's mixed results, if you were wondering.) And then he asked me, "You always said you wouldn't take the money. What do you think the snail would be like? If you were the snail, what would you do?" And, oh boy, were my friends not prepared for the answer! Weird research rabbit hole writing me is not the one they are used to!
Before I tell you all what I said, would you take the money or not? And why?
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Since no one else bit besides Julie and it's been a week, it might be time to tell you just what I think these snails are capable of... However, I also noticed that "Took the money, stalked by snail intent on killing him" was not listed as a death Nick has experienced yet. So maybe instead of telling you all what I think, I should save it and add it to 1,000 Ways instead? :D
nicksgal:
I have two serious goals today. First, finish this first chapter edit of possibly PBox as OF. Second, finish writing Ch. 22 of PNecklace and possibly Ch. 24 if I'm really productive! I originally thought Ch.23 was going to be Ch. 22, but it's not and I have a decent chunk of what would be Ch. 24 already written, so it may happen! Everyone send me good writing vibes.
However! It's Saturday and it's been a hot minute since we had some thought-provoking discussion questions, so... Today's discussion is brought to you by arcs in a novel, since everyone chatting seems to be a different points in the writing process.
1. Beginnings, Middles, or Endings: What is your favorite part to write in a story and why?
2. Same question, but least favorite?
3. When you're writing a beginning, how much time do you like to devote to backstory or do you intersperse it throughout the story?
4. What are backstory elements you know, but don't include? Are these conscious choices or more along the lines of "We're BSB fans reading BSB fanfics"?
5. Do you always know your main character's (or characters') motivation when you start a story or does it come up later?
6. "I won't start the beginning of the story until I know: ____________."
7. What's the easiest thing about beginnings and the most challenging?
8. "In the middle of the story, I often: ______________ ."
9. What's something overrated about middles? What's something underrated about middles?
(Clearly I am having a hard time coming up with questions about middles, so you may know my answer to the second question, haha.)
11. What's the easiest thing about middles and the most challenging?
12. What's the easiest thing about endings and the most challenging?
13. "I won't end the story until I know: ____________."
14. Do you always know the end of a story when you start it? If not, when's the last possible point you must decide the ending?
15. Do your stories always have an ending or do you leave them open-ended just in case?
16. What types of endings leave you feeling most satisfied with your story? (Interpret that as you will.)
17. Do you ever leave noodle incidents in your story without a resolution for fun?
RokofAges75:
More fun with text-to-speech. I'm trying once again to listen to my Bethlehem chapter to help catch any typos (missing words!) before I post it. My British narrator read "sake" (as in "for their sake") as "sah-kay," like the Japanese alcoholic drink. He read "Dr." (doctor) as "drive" LOL. He also sounds hilarious reading Kevin's Kentucky dialect in a British accent. I sped him up today so it wouldn't take so long, and now he sounds like the doctor in South Park: https://youtu.be/ScriSzvc7OU Dying!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 06, 2021, 04:25:32 PM ---More fun with text-to-speech. I'm trying once again to listen to my Bethlehem chapter to help catch any typos (missing words!) before I post it. My British narrator read "sake" (as in "for their sake") as "sah-kay," like the Japanese alcoholic drink. He read "Dr." (doctor) as "drive" LOL. He also sounds hilarious reading Kevin's Kentucky dialect in a British accent. I sped him up today so it wouldn't take so long, and now he sounds like the doctor in South Park: https://youtu.be/ScriSzvc7OU Dying!
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LMAO! My suggestion to help has gone horribly wrong. You're welcome?
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