The main character wakes up one day to discover that everyone in the world has vanished, leaving only empty cities and clues hinting at a malevolent force behind the disappearance. As they uncover the truth, they realize they may not be alone after all.
Seems it's getting a bit more crowded here, so I figured I ask. What is everyone writing? Favorite genres or formats, current projects you're excited about?
In hell souls are trapped in a perpetual state of freefall. Write about one soul's realization that they can manipulate the laws of physics in this realm and their attempts to find a way to control their descent or ascend to a different plane.
A character wakes up every day with a different personality and set of memories, constantly questioning their own identity and struggling to maintain stable relationships.
An ordinary office building houses a secret elevator that leads to an alternate dimension. Each floor of the building corresponds to a different universe, and the inhabitants of each floor are versions of the same people with increasingly strange and distorted personalities.
I've been trying to write a novel for years, but I cannot get over my perfectionism at the time of writing. It's manageable for short stories, but novels... it just seems impossible.
In a world where emotions can be physically transferred from one person to another, a black-market dealer discovers a secret emotion that has the power to change the course of humanity.
Man. This is really good. Definitely reads like a first draft, but I'm not gonna critique you for that. The concept is great and the execution is almost there. This was a good read and a good idea. Thanks.
New research has found that a disease-causing fungus—collected from one of the most remote regions in the world—is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.
It is possible to feel compassion for the victims of the Titan sub while also highlighting the injustice and double standards that doesn't get the same sort of attention.
Mine is going to be laid back if all goes according to plan. I'm going to do some birding with a friend tomorrow morning, then I'm headed to a used bookstore to buy a copy of "the pricess bride" that I talked myself out of the other day (I've never read it). Then I'm hitting the farmers market and then relaxing at home for the...
The main character wakes up one day to discover that everyone in the world has vanished, leaving only empty cities and clues hinting at a malevolent force behind the disappearance. As they uncover the truth, they realize they may not be alone after all.
The main character wakes up one day to discover that everyone in the world has vanished, leaving only empty cities and clues hinting at a malevolent force behind the disappearance. As they uncover the truth, they realize they may not be alone after all.
What are you working on? What's you progress this week?
What are you working on? What's you progress this week?
What are you writing?
Seems it's getting a bit more crowded here, so I figured I ask. What is everyone writing? Favorite genres or formats, current projects you're excited about?
In hell souls are trapped in a perpetual state of freefall. Write about one soul's realization that they can manipulate the laws of physics in this realm and their attempts to find a way to control their descent or ascend to a different plane.
In hell souls are trapped in a perpetual state of freefall. Write about one soul's realization that they can manipulate the laws of physics in this realm and their attempts to find a way to control their descent or ascend to a different plane.
The Shining is crazy liminal
A character wakes up every day with a different personality and set of memories, constantly questioning their own identity and struggling to maintain stable relationships.
A character wakes up every day with a different personality and set of memories, constantly questioning their own identity and struggling to maintain stable relationships.
An office building has a secret elevator that leads to an alternate dimensions.
An ordinary office building houses a secret elevator that leads to an alternate dimension. Each floor of the building corresponds to a different universe, and the inhabitants of each floor are versions of the same people with increasingly strange and distorted personalities.
How do you handle perfectionism?
I've been trying to write a novel for years, but I cannot get over my perfectionism at the time of writing. It's manageable for short stories, but novels... it just seems impossible.
Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say (www.reuters.com)
In a world where emotions can be physically transferred from one person to another, a black-market dealer discovers a secret emotion that has the power to change the course of humanity.
In a world where emotions can be physically transferred from one person to another, a black-market dealer discovers a secret emotion that has the power to change the course of humanity.
Drug-resistant fungi are thriving in even the most remote regions on Earth, finds new study (phys.org)
New research has found that a disease-causing fungus—collected from one of the most remote regions in the world—is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.
How did you come up with the idea for you favorite story?
What's the origin story?
Five deaths at sea gripped the world. Hundreds of others got a shrug. (www.japantimes.co.jp)
It is possible to feel compassion for the victims of the Titan sub while also highlighting the injustice and double standards that doesn't get the same sort of attention.
Anime artists are panicking over Netflix’s AI experiment (restofworld.org)
Background illustrators worry they’re being automated out of a job.
it's Friday night, what's everyone doing this weekend?
Mine is going to be laid back if all goes according to plan. I'm going to do some birding with a friend tomorrow morning, then I'm headed to a used bookstore to buy a copy of "the pricess bride" that I talked myself out of the other day (I've never read it). Then I'm hitting the farmers market and then relaxing at home for the...
How would you describe your writing style?
Someone once asked me how I would describe my writing style, and I had a very particular but short answer: dry, succinct, melodrama....
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