Slowly chewing my way through part two of The Hand That Touches Flame.
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Slowly chewing my way through part two of The Hand That Touches Flame. It’s been a struggle because a lot of this section is about building tension, and writing tension makes ME tense, and I haven’t slept properly in a while so the emotional contamination is stronger than usual.
It’ll be fun once the tension breaks, though! For a given definition of “fun”.
jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating
and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.
I need a cup of tea and a lie down.
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jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating
and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.
I need a cup of tea and a lie down.
@astronomerritt Wow--that'd scare me out of a year of life! Hope your story is coming along well!
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jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating
and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.
I need a cup of tea and a lie down.
@astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioHello
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@astronomerritt Wow--that'd scare me out of a year of life! Hope your story is coming along well!
@onorio I was pretty deep into it so that was going well, at least!
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jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating
and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.
I need a cup of tea and a lie down.
@astronomerritt how did you not poop your pants?! 🤪
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@astronomerritt how did you not poop your pants?! 🤪
@cazmockett possibly only because there was nothing in the tank, so to speak
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@cazmockett possibly only because there was nothing in the tank, so to speak
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jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating
and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.
I need a cup of tea and a lie down.
I like being a discovery writer. I mean, I’m not a total pantser, I go in with a rough idea of what I’m at, but at this point in my notes all it says is “horrible chaotic shit happens for about five or ten minutes in story-time” and I am delighted to discover exactly what that entails.
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jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating
and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.
I need a cup of tea and a lie down.
Well, at least you got the equivalent of a good workout from it. And taking a break is a good thing?
Ah the joys of hyperfocus and getting yanked out of it. And by joys I mean agony.Enjoy your tea and a biscuit. You've absolutely earned a biscuit after this ordeal 🤭
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I like being a discovery writer. I mean, I’m not a total pantser, I go in with a rough idea of what I’m at, but at this point in my notes all it says is “horrible chaotic shit happens for about five or ten minutes in story-time” and I am delighted to discover exactly what that entails.
the problem with my protagonist being an angry self-hating little dude is that I am now stuck in "angry self-hating little dude" mode when I need to be making dinner
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the problem with my protagonist being an angry self-hating little dude is that I am now stuck in "angry self-hating little dude" mode when I need to be making dinner
@astronomerritt "This is going to be the best man'n'cheese ever. It'll make Rorden Gamsey blush!'
*fume fume*
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jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating
and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.
I need a cup of tea and a lie down.
@astronomerritt For some reason my laptop has started to refuse to automatically connect to my headphones. While this is a pain in the butt, it does mean that I get to see the current battery level when I settle in. This way at least I'm less likely to be surprised by the "battery is at 20%, please charge" or the dreaded "power off."
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