This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
Maybe the real Ship of Theseus was the Ship of Theseus we made along the way
Always happy to help! Another awesome year at #novelarchitects
This is just so … sad. Everything about this is sad. I know there’s a societal isolation problem and now people are being tricked into thinking the theft machine is a replacement for human interaction. It’s all goddamn sad.
What a desolate place this is
https://go.nature.com/4iyOHtY
Message: In a nutshell, my Dad and I noticed uncanny similarities between the Annihilation world and the game Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. Just wondered if you were aware. Notable examples..... -Area X vs Area 0 -Lighthouse origin -Shimmer vs Crystals -Shimmer affects DNA of animals, tera typing affects DNA of Pokemon -Research stations devastated by sparkling power concepts. The similarities are obvious to the gamers. The Pokemon game has sold 16 million units. Just thought you should know.
Selected from this week's email. Discuss amongst yourselves. (May make this a weekly feature.)
QUESTION OF: Hello Dr. Tingle, sir. I have a question. Do you ever begin to doubt yourself while writing? I've been writing stuff myself but sometimes get this sadness that makes me think it's not good enough writing. And I'm not sure how to work around that sadness. Do you ever have to? How do you do it? Thank you, I hope your day is as wonderful as you!
this was a good question i got on way of tumblr so i am going to post my answer here too. if you would like here is tumblr link www.tumblr.com/drchucktingl...
my response is in the replies here on bluesky okay HERE WE GO. question is: do you ever begin to doubt yourself while writing?
Do you have questions about this "dire wolf" "de-extinction"? I am probably going to make a video tomorrow.
(Note: They are not dire wolves, and it is not a de-extinction)
we don’t get a lot of wins these days but if we can ruin gaming for Elon I’m going to count that
It's a busy time for me! Alongside the RiverBankRPG Backerkit doings, Barbara and I are wrapping up the final days to apply to the Novel Architects summer workshop, held 6/28-7/12 in Lawrence KS. Deadline is 4/15, but let me know if you're interested but running late. kijjohnson.com/teacher/
In my career, I have had so many stories that I was sure would be The One. So many of them broke my heart by never making it.
Learn from my mistake: no story is The One. You are The One. You have so many stories inside of you. Once you submit, just start writing the next. There will be surprises.
Four years to get through, minus 74 days.
Dow down 1110 as I skeet.
"It is with great enthusiasm that we announce Starfleet’s commitment to moving beyond so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and embracing a post-bias future where everything is fine and no one needs to think too hard about it."
The good vibes of one of your favorite writers adapting one of your favorite books by another of your favorite writers! Excited to see how this goes. (Also, an absolutely wild book to turn into a TV show.)
After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
The really scary thing is, 10¢/word is pretty decent money 112 years later.
Just finished reading this book today! A fantastic resource for SF writers, enthusiasts, and scholars in our current geological epoch.
One of the least discussed reasons that making art is a political act of resistance is that when make art, our mental & spiritual energy is used in the ways WE wish. Any creative act/thought, however small or hidden, is resistance against a system that wants people's thoughts & souls for itself.
Bermuda Triangle map labeled the American Triangle
Lizard monsters saying "Love??" "What is love???" "We have no such emotion!"
Me and the boys looking at the skyline today
Correlation is not causation, but honestly, I’m pretty sold by the data. It also correlates nicely to the rise and drop in violent crime!
The whole "dessert books" bullshit just makes me depressed as hell.
By the Star Trek timeline, we’re kinda screwed until at least the 2060s. Buckle up.
this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.
i nobody ever filibusters with a tingler during my lifetime i am going to be furious
Tech's biggest innovations these days are just new ways to waste everyone's time.
Of course you don't know how to write it. That's why you have to write it
Class yesterday, one my very last teaching college students. But teaching adults in my two-week residential novel workshops continues every summer until I can't do it anymore.
Join me 6/29-7/12 for my thirtieth year teaching these. We are accepting applications!
kijjohnson.com/teacher/
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow today and exploded.
Throw a "fuck" or "fucking" into your search to bypass the AI Overview
I've just found the best hack. Swear in your search request. It's a great way to bypass the AI summary and make your search history look like you're chronically pissed off at everything!