Humans are really good at justifying themselves – especially to their own self. We all do it. The one that drives me nuts is “if I don’t kill this guy, my kid will suffer.” That’s all well and good when “this guy” is a knife-wielding maniac attacking your kid. It’s more than a bit differentContinue reading “Justification”
Tag Archives: Writing
Obstacles
A story is basically a description of how the intrepid hero overcomes the obstacles between him and his goal. I have not been explicitly writing down the obstacles. That shall change. In my OutlineThingy document, I have the cross-chapter arcs and the chapter goals. I have not written down the obstacle. I will now toContinue reading “Obstacles”
Integration
I haven’t been writing of late because I’m trying to figure out what happens in book two because it affects how book one ends – and I’m getting close. The biggest problem is that I’ve apocalpysed Earth and granted people superpowers, but governments do not go quietly. For every intrepid werewolf, there are fifty superpoweredContinue reading “Integration”
The Fenris Effect
Not the self-fulfilling prophecy part. I’m not sure if my universe will have prophecy/divination or not, yet, but I really don’t like it. Dune did a good job with it, so it is possible. I just don’t like the idea of it. It makes the future and free will weird. I’m talking about the “I’mContinue reading “The Fenris Effect”
Drawing a Line
But where? The problem with non-standard fonts is that the data must be put somewhere. What’s the data? Who knows? That could be a rendered bitmap or the entire font. Where is somewhere? Who knows? That could be embedded in the book itself or it could be a reference to AWS data, which makes theContinue reading “Drawing a Line”
My Competition 3
I wouldn’t write this: The wind, a fickle and capricious force, whispered through the leaves, carrying with it the scent of pine, damp earth, and something else… something wild and untamed. The branches of the ancient trees groaned and creaked under the wind’s unseen hand, a chorus of mournful sounds that echoed through the silentContinue reading “My Competition 3”
I Cannot Tell
The weekend goal is to make progress on the outline. After writing it, I decided that I’d rather passively watch something than actively write. Since it’s only Friday night, that shouldn’t impact a weekend goal very much, right? I cannot tell if this is AI or not: It’s good. I’ll even go so far asContinue reading “I Cannot Tell”
Attack Miniphany!
I got it! The biker gang does not attack Kier, itself, which is idiotic. They attack an outlying farm. I have already established that at least some of these farms have radios to talk to the sheriff. From chapter 13: “Nice to meet you, sheriff. I’ve got to ask, do you often stand on theContinue reading “Attack Miniphany!”
The Townsfolk
If I’m going to give them agency, I need to know who they are. The real-world Kier has a (Wiki) population of 350. I’ve written “under 500”. That’s a lot of people. Some of them must be good for something (apparently, I’ve become a Utilitarian in my old age). Who we have so far, inContinue reading “The Townsfolk”
Causality, Smausality
One of the big arguments against faster than light travel is that it will break causality. Even if true, I don’t see how that matters. So what? What’s so sacred about causality? Humans certainly don’t pay any attention to it, now. Example one billion whatever-we’re-up-to: “There are so many people in this administration that haveContinue reading “Causality, Smausality”
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