Posts by aeternis@www.minds.com
(DIR) Post #AZRakWxXrWpMw9F40O by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-09-03T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what sorts of art objects do your characters possess or desire in the story? What do these objects indicate to the reader about the characters, the plot, or the world?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZSb5EG8mJMiB9llpo by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-09-05T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what use do your fictional characters and society have for ceremony? What is something they do mainly or purely for ceremonial purposes?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZUZgyWUEPwm7F7flY by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-09-06T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what is the most remote place where a scene takes place in the story? How remote is it from the center of civilization, and how difficult is it to get to or travel through this place?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZWerUOhSxy1xIEWzg by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-09-07T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, tell me about the most dangerous place where a scene takes place in your current work in progress. What makes this place dangerous? Why do the characters need to go there?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZYkqkw1Jyu9FjYfwm by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-09-08T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what is the strangest machine or device described in your current work in progress? How does it work? What is it used for?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZagzjnDSmuwkfKyp6 by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-08-21T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what do you think are the most basic hallmarks of positive masculinity as presented in a fictional context, especially a genre-fiction context?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZaqhJ3akP9wVkZ20G by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-09-09T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #readingcommunity, tell me about a time you started off a book not liking a particular character but came to like them by the end. What was it that set you against them at the first, and what made you come around?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZd1ZcKigNVBn520uG by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-09-10T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what are some lasting consequences your character suffer for their failures throughout the story? How do these consequences impact the climax of the story?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZd1yBvE12dv7KpAki by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-08-28T13:52:45+00:00
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Do you really think a reply like this is going to be an effective way to convince people not to use the boost feature of Minds?Especially when the boost feature is kind of one of the site's main selling points compared to other social media?
(DIR) Post #AZdPMUZecKgUrTI7W4 by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-09-02T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #readingcommunity, tell me about a time when a book's use of the language made it harder for you to read rather than easier, and how that affected your enjoyment of the work as a whole.(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AZl6W5qyhAiCOtVzRA by aeternis@www.minds.com
2023-08-11T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what is something that scares one or more of your characters that really shouldn't scare them in a rational sense? How does this fear impact the story?(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AbPHMY4aJXjg4wIXaq by aeternis@www.minds.com
2019-07-08T02:27:09+00:00
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At this point, my Networking with Writers series of posts is essentially complete. All my thoughts on the delicate art of not screwing up so badly that your writing group doesn't want to deal with your nonsense have been updated for Minds.com. I don't claim that all this is applicable to all groups, only that it is a list of anti-patterns in approach, behavior, and style which I have personally noticed. Other anti-patterns may exist which I have neglected because they are outside my own personal experience.I hope this has been and will continue to be entertaining and productive reading for anyone who comes across these posts on Minds.EDIT: I may continue to add entries sporadically, as my experiences in late 2019 led to the addition of an eighth entry to this series which I did not originally plan.For convenience, here is a link to each of these blog posts in order.1 - TANSTAFLhttps://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-tanstafl-9882888778151608322 - Nobody Cares About Your World Building: https://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-nobody-cares-about-your-world-buildi-9885925543555768323 - The Weeb is Always Wrong:https://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-the-weeb-is-always-wrong-9889382278999244804 - Ideas Are Worthless:https://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-ideas-are-worthless-9896337136720076805 - Powers Are Boring:https://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-powers-are-boring-9910942182755287046 - The Perils of Representation:https://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-the-perils-of-representation-9933171642790092807 - Don't Lose the Plot:https://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-don-t-lose-the-plot-994788506099576832 8 - Self-Fulfilling Attitudeshttps://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-you-earn-what-you-get-10473244228407459849 - Don't Write if you Don't Like Readinghttps://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-don-t-write-if-you-don-t-like-readin-123246116886892134410 - Subjectivity is Poisonhttps://www.minds.com/aeternis/blog/networking-with-writers-subjectivity-is-poison-1350236605817819141
(DIR) Post #Ac2S0uV0Bcq5YeQoy0 by aeternis@www.minds.com
2021-04-23T22:40:40+00:00
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(DIR) Post #AlUyjDHAMTSwkTd6Iq by aeternis@www.minds.com
2024-08-30T13:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what is the best way to make an inanimate object interesting in a work of fiction?Wrong answers only.(Image algorithmically generated using Stable Diffusion in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #Ao6aIYWUltPkxfpxEO by aeternis@www.minds.com
2024-11-13T14:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, what help do you need to achieve your writing objectives, if any? What help isn't vital but would certainly make your writing process a bit easier?(Image algorithmically generated in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AqenHLHwMhM34OnnbE by aeternis@www.minds.com
2025-01-31T14:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, share your freshest, spiciest hot take about the indie(self-pub and small-publisher) fiction space.(Image algorithmically generated in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #Ar0qfSk7qelws2knDc by aeternis@www.minds.com
2025-02-11T14:35:00+00:00
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Minds #writingcommunity, are there any fictional ideologies in your fiction? How do you ensure that a fictional ideology seems realistic without being a carbon copy of a modern ideology?(Image algorithmically generated in NightCafe.)
(DIR) Post #AsqpjAfNOtjpAWAFTE by aeternis@www.minds.com
2025-04-07T13:43:00+00:00
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#WritingCommunity, do you ever include autobiographical details in your fiction? If so, do you think the reader can recognize these elements as autobiographical?
(DIR) Post #B0QPF8Rb4ivgDuCv2W by aeternis@www.minds.com
2025-11-19T15:37:46+00:00
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#WritingCommunity, what makes an objectively good opening to a sci-fi or fantasy story (that is, outside the subjective preferences of the reader)?
(DIR) Post #B3DnL6XF2S60cmWLQW by aeternis@www.minds.com
2026-02-11T16:04:09+00:00
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Writers, if you hypothetically were making a living writing full time, what parts of your routine would need to change to make that happen (aside from not having your current employment)?