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The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story
Learn how to make your style as tight as your storytelling—and how to elevate your prose to serve and deepen the story—plus more from Writer's Digest!
The post The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-final-polish-making-your-prose-serve-your-story -
The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story
Learn how to make your style as tight as your storytelling—and how to elevate your prose to serve and deepen the story—plus more from Writer's Digest!
The post The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-final-polish-making-your-prose-serve-your-story -
The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story
Learn how to make your style as tight as your storytelling—and how to elevate your prose to serve and deepen the story—plus more from Writer's Digest!
The post The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-final-polish-making-your-prose-serve-your-story -
The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story
Learn how to make your style as tight as your storytelling—and how to elevate your prose to serve and deepen the story—plus more from Writer's Digest!
The post The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-final-polish-making-your-prose-serve-your-story -
Working on a dress here, my own design.
Not crazy about how the shoulder poof is sitting. I started the gathers right at the yoke transition, but it is feeling cluttered.
Anyone have experience drafting puffed sleeves?
Thinking of moving the gathers back a bit, or removed the gathers and going with pleats or darts.
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Working on a dress here, my own design.
Not crazy about how the shoulder poof is sitting. I started the gathers right at the yoke transition, but it is feeling cluttered.
Anyone have experience drafting puffed sleeves?
Thinking of moving the gathers back a bit, or removed the gathers and going with pleats or darts.
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Working on a dress here, my own design.
Not crazy about how the shoulder poof is sitting. I started the gathers right at the yoke transition, but it is feeling cluttered.
Anyone have experience drafting puffed sleeves?
Thinking of moving the gathers back a bit, or removed the gathers and going with pleats or darts.
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Working on a dress here, my own design.
Not crazy about how the shoulder poof is sitting. I started the gathers right at the yoke transition, but it is feeling cluttered.
Anyone have experience drafting puffed sleeves?
Thinking of moving the gathers back a bit, or removed the gathers and going with pleats or darts.
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Working on a dress here, my own design.
Not crazy about how the shoulder poof is sitting. I started the gathers right at the yoke transition, but it is feeling cluttered.
Anyone have experience drafting puffed sleeves?
Thinking of moving the gathers back a bit, or removed the gathers and going with pleats or darts.
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Failing the Perception Check
In the video game Baldur’s Gate 3 , you will occasionally stumble across traps—small landmines or treasure chests rigged to explode. To avoid taking damage, you roll a Perception check to see if you notice the trap before running right over it and potentially exploding your companions.
There’s a part of revisions that feels, to me, like failing that check over and over again.
I open the manuscript. I open a calculator. I think: this book needs to be 95,000 words to be competitive in traditional publishing (said someone, somewhere), which means the inciting incident must occur by word 11,400—that’s 12%, or halfway through the first act. I took Math for Liberal Arts in college and here I am calculating percentages. Already, we’re having a great time.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/04/02/failing-the-perception-check/ -
Failing the Perception Check
In the video game Baldur’s Gate 3 , you will occasionally stumble across traps—small landmines or treasure chests rigged to explode. To avoid taking damage, you roll a Perception check to see if you notice the trap before running right over it and potentially exploding your companions.
There’s a part of revisions that feels, to me, like failing that check over and over again.
I open the manuscript. I open a calculator. I think: this book needs to be 95,000 words to be competitive in traditional publishing (said someone, somewhere), which means the inciting incident must occur by word 11,400—that’s 12%, or halfway through the first act. I took Math for Liberal Arts in college and here I am calculating percentages. Already, we’re having a great time.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/04/02/failing-the-perception-check/ -
Failing the Perception Check
In the video game Baldur’s Gate 3 , you will occasionally stumble across traps—small landmines or treasure chests rigged to explode. To avoid taking damage, you roll a Perception check to see if you notice the trap before running right over it and potentially exploding your companions.
There’s a part of revisions that feels, to me, like failing that check over and over again.
I open the manuscript. I open a calculator. I think: this book needs to be 95,000 words to be competitive in traditional publishing (said someone, somewhere), which means the inciting incident must occur by word 11,400—that’s 12%, or halfway through the first act. I took Math for Liberal Arts in college and here I am calculating percentages. Already, we’re having a great time.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/04/02/failing-the-perception-check/ -
Failing the Perception Check
In the video game Baldur’s Gate 3 , you will occasionally stumble across traps—small landmines or treasure chests rigged to explode. To avoid taking damage, you roll a Perception check to see if you notice the trap before running right over it and potentially exploding your companions.
There’s a part of revisions that feels, to me, like failing that check over and over again.
I open the manuscript. I open a calculator. I think: this book needs to be 95,000 words to be competitive in traditional publishing (said someone, somewhere), which means the inciting incident must occur by word 11,400—that’s 12%, or halfway through the first act. I took Math for Liberal Arts in college and here I am calculating percentages. Already, we’re having a great time.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/04/02/failing-the-perception-check/ -
I freecycled my drafting board today. 😢 Many long nights were spent over this board, drawing electrical schematics for angel-funded startups and creating large calligraphic posters. It's been under my bed for about 30 years; whatever skills I had were taken by time and a neck injury. I hope the student who claimed it is able to love it as much as I did.
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I freecycled my drafting board today. 😢 Many long nights were spent over this board, drawing electrical schematics for angel-funded startups and creating large calligraphic posters. It's been under my bed for about 30 years; whatever skills I had were taken by time and a neck injury. I hope the student who claimed it is able to love it as much as I did.
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27.02.2026 –
Behind the scenes of a bathroom design 📁 Sharing the 2D construction drawings done in SketchUp & LayOut 📐 This is where the concept turns technical before the final render 🛠️ Do you like seeing the process? ☕✨ -
Milano Cortina 2026: Speedskating Team Pursuit
Track cycling and speedskating often mirror one another, with similar events in each sport. In the team pursuit, for example, cyclists and skaters compete as a team to post the fastest time for a given distance. In cycling events, riders spend the race tucked into a line, with the lead rider providing a draft for their teammates. But that’s a tiring position for a cyclist, so every few laps the lead rider will pull off, move up the track, and drop behind their teammates for a rest. Speedskaters used to use the same technique. But no longer.
After working with aerodynamic simulation specialists, U.S. Speedskating pioneered a new race technique, in which skaters never change positions. Instead, each racer specializes in one position and skates while pushing the skater ahead of them. The technique requires a lot of practice, finesse, and trust; skaters in the later positions cannot see, skating as close as they can to the skater in front of them.
But, performance-wise, the new technique works. It’s taken U.S. women’s team pursuit from eighth in the world to number one. Other teams have adopted the technique, too, so this is likely what team pursuit will look like in the years to come. (Image credits: various, see image captions; via NPR)
#aerodynamics #drafting #fluidDynamics #milanocortina2026 #olympics #physics #science #speedskating -
Milano Cortina 2026: Speedskating Team Pursuit
Track cycling and speedskating often mirror one another, with similar events in each sport. In the team pursuit, for example, cyclists and skaters compete as a team to post the fastest time for a given distance. In cycling events, riders spend the race tucked into a line, with the lead rider providing a draft for their teammates. But that’s a tiring position for a cyclist, so every few laps the lead rider will pull off, move up the track, and drop behind their teammates for a rest. Speedskaters used to use the same technique. But no longer.
After working with aerodynamic simulation specialists, U.S. Speedskating pioneered a new race technique, in which skaters never change positions. Instead, each racer specializes in one position and skates while pushing the skater ahead of them. The technique requires a lot of practice, finesse, and trust; skaters in the later positions cannot see, skating as close as they can to the skater in front of them.
But, performance-wise, the new technique works. It’s taken U.S. women’s team pursuit from eighth in the world to number one. Other teams have adopted the technique, too, so this is likely what team pursuit will look like in the years to come. (Image credits: various, see image captions; via NPR)
#aerodynamics #drafting #fluidDynamics #milanocortina2026 #olympics #physics #science #speedskating -
Milano Cortina 2026: Speedskating Team Pursuit
Track cycling and speedskating often mirror one another, with similar events in each sport. In the team pursuit, for example, cyclists and skaters compete as a team to post the fastest time for a given distance. In cycling events, riders spend the race tucked into a line, with the lead rider providing a draft for their teammates. But that’s a tiring position for a cyclist, so every few laps the lead rider will pull off, move up the track, and drop behind their teammates for a rest. Speedskaters used to use the same technique. But no longer.
After working with aerodynamic simulation specialists, U.S. Speedskating pioneered a new race technique, in which skaters never change positions. Instead, each racer specializes in one position and skates while pushing the skater ahead of them. The technique requires a lot of practice, finesse, and trust; skaters in the later positions cannot see, skating as close as they can to the skater in front of them.
But, performance-wise, the new technique works. It’s taken U.S. women’s team pursuit from eighth in the world to number one. Other teams have adopted the technique, too, so this is likely what team pursuit will look like in the years to come. (Image credits: various, see image captions; via NPR)
#aerodynamics #drafting #fluidDynamics #milanocortina2026 #olympics #physics #science #speedskating -
Milano Cortina 2026: Speedskating Team Pursuit
Track cycling and speedskating often mirror one another, with similar events in each sport. In the team pursuit, for example, cyclists and skaters compete as a team to post the fastest time for a given distance. In cycling events, riders spend the race tucked into a line, with the lead rider providing a draft for their teammates. But that’s a tiring position for a cyclist, so every few laps the lead rider will pull off, move up the track, and drop behind their teammates for a rest. Speedskaters used to use the same technique. But no longer.
After working with aerodynamic simulation specialists, U.S. Speedskating pioneered a new race technique, in which skaters never change positions. Instead, each racer specializes in one position and skates while pushing the skater ahead of them. The technique requires a lot of practice, finesse, and trust; skaters in the later positions cannot see, skating as close as they can to the skater in front of them.
But, performance-wise, the new technique works. It’s taken U.S. women’s team pursuit from eighth in the world to number one. Other teams have adopted the technique, too, so this is likely what team pursuit will look like in the years to come. (Image credits: various, see image captions; via NPR)
#aerodynamics #drafting #fluidDynamics #milanocortina2026 #olympics #physics #science #speedskating -
Milano Cortina 2026: Speedskating Team Pursuit
Track cycling and speedskating often mirror one another, with similar events in each sport. In the team pursuit, for example, cyclists and skaters compete as a team to post the fastest time for a given distance. In cycling events, riders spend the race tucked into a line, with the lead rider providing a draft for their teammates. But that’s a tiring position for a cyclist, so every few laps the lead rider will pull off, move up the track, and drop behind their teammates for a rest. Speedskaters used to use the same technique. But no longer.
After working with aerodynamic simulation specialists, U.S. Speedskating pioneered a new race technique, in which skaters never change positions. Instead, each racer specializes in one position and skates while pushing the skater ahead of them. The technique requires a lot of practice, finesse, and trust; skaters in the later positions cannot see, skating as close as they can to the skater in front of them.
But, performance-wise, the new technique works. It’s taken U.S. women’s team pursuit from eighth in the world to number one. Other teams have adopted the technique, too, so this is likely what team pursuit will look like in the years to come. (Image credits: various, see image captions; via NPR)
#aerodynamics #drafting #fluidDynamics #milanocortina2026 #olympics #physics #science #speedskating -
The parliamentary defence committee chairman, Thomas Röwekamp of the CDU, has said that the German armed forces may need to call soldiers into duty in Lithuania... https://news.osna.fm/?p=34620 | #news #bundeswehr #considers #drafting #drop
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The parliamentary defence committee chairman, Thomas Röwekamp of the CDU, has said that the German armed forces may need to call soldiers into duty in Lithuania... https://news.osna.fm/?p=34620 | #news #bundeswehr #considers #drafting #drop
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The parliamentary defence committee chairman, Thomas Röwekamp of the CDU, has said that the German armed forces may need to call soldiers into duty in Lithuania... https://news.osna.fm/?p=34620 | #news #bundeswehr #considers #drafting #drop
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The parliamentary defence committee chairman, Thomas Röwekamp of the CDU, has said that the German armed forces may need to call soldiers into duty in Lithuania... https://news.osna.fm/?p=34620 | #news #bundeswehr #considers #drafting #drop
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As simply as I can put it, from dead center, without any of the special conditions*:
(*when we have a tie, reach end of bounds, etc.)
#drawing #diagram #drafting #workflow #flowchart #logic #pen #pencil #paper #programming #coding #bash #powershell
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As simply as I can put it, from dead center, without any of the special conditions*:
(*when we have a tie, reach end of bounds, etc.)
#drawing #diagram #drafting #workflow #flowchart #logic #pen #pencil #paper #programming #coding #bash #powershell
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As simply as I can put it, from dead center, without any of the special conditions*:
(*when we have a tie, reach end of bounds, etc.)
#drawing #diagram #drafting #workflow #flowchart #logic #pen #pencil #paper #programming #coding #bash #powershell
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The problem with "AI" in legal --- all ethical problems aside --- is that legal is heavily reliant on language in addition to logic. Determining the "correct" use of legal language is a difficult and ill-posed problem with multiple viable solutions and no means to safely choose between them without authoritative case law coming to the rescue.
Verifying legal solutions is a problem with a high human verification burden, so producing mass "AI" solutions mostly increases human workload, instead of reducing it.
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The problem with "AI" in legal --- all ethical problems aside --- is that legal is heavily reliant on language in addition to logic. Determining the "correct" use of legal language is a difficult and ill-posed problem with multiple viable solutions and no means to safely choose between them without authoritative case law coming to the rescue.
Verifying legal solutions is a problem with a high human verification burden, so producing mass "AI" solutions mostly increases human workload, instead of reducing it.
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The problem with "AI" in legal --- all ethical problems aside --- is that legal is heavily reliant on language in addition to logic. Determining the "correct" use of legal language is a difficult and ill-posed problem with multiple viable solutions and no means to safely choose between them without authoritative case law coming to the rescue.
Verifying legal solutions is a problem with a high human verification burden, so producing mass "AI" solutions mostly increases human workload, instead of reducing it.
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The problem with "AI" in legal --- all ethical problems aside --- is that legal is heavily reliant on language in addition to logic. Determining the "correct" use of legal language is a difficult and ill-posed problem with multiple viable solutions and no means to safely choose between them without authoritative case law coming to the rescue.
Verifying legal solutions is a problem with a high human verification burden, so producing mass "AI" solutions mostly increases human workload, instead of reducing it.
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The problem with "AI" in legal --- all ethical problems aside --- is that legal is heavily reliant on language in addition to logic. Determining the "correct" use of legal language is a difficult and ill-posed problem with multiple viable solutions and no means to safely choose between them without authoritative case law coming to the rescue.
Verifying legal solutions is a problem with a high human verification burden, so producing mass "AI" solutions mostly increases human workload, instead of reducing it.
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Blog post on writing today: Editing isn’t one giant fix-everything move. Different kinds of revision need different kinds of attention; trying to do it all at once is a great way to freeze. Choose your horizon!
https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com
#AmWriting #writetips #AcademicWriting #Revision #Drafting #WritingLife #AcademicChatter #blog #Research
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Blog post on writing today: Editing isn’t one giant fix-everything move. Different kinds of revision need different kinds of attention; trying to do it all at once is a great way to freeze. Choose your horizon!
https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com
#AmWriting #writetips #AcademicWriting #Revision #Drafting #WritingLife #AcademicChatter #blog #Research
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Blog post on writing today: Editing isn’t one giant fix-everything move. Different kinds of revision need different kinds of attention; trying to do it all at once is a great way to freeze. Choose your horizon!
https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com
#AmWriting #writetips #AcademicWriting #Revision #Drafting #WritingLife #AcademicChatter #blog #Research
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Blog post on writing today: Editing isn’t one giant fix-everything move. Different kinds of revision need different kinds of attention; trying to do it all at once is a great way to freeze. Choose your horizon!
https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com
#AmWriting #writetips #AcademicWriting #Revision #Drafting #WritingLife #AcademicChatter #blog #Research
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Blog post on writing today: Editing isn’t one giant fix-everything move. Different kinds of revision need different kinds of attention; trying to do it all at once is a great way to freeze. Choose your horizon!
https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com
#AmWriting #writetips #AcademicWriting #Revision #Drafting #WritingLife #AcademicChatter #blog #Research
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Craft (native)
Block-based document editor with rich formatting, folder structure, and cross-device sync. Apple Design Award winner, positioned between Notion and traditional notes.
My current or previous usage of the app.
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https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps-2/
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Collecting interesting macOS note-taking apps with links.
Craft
Block-based document editor with rich formatting, folder structure, and cross-device sync. Apple Design Award winner, positioned between Notion and traditional notes.
[…]
https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/
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The Archive (native)
Plain-text Zettelkasten app with wiki-links, fast search, and minimal UI. File-based (markdown), local-first. The primary tool for this zettelkasten. (Workflow context)
My current or previous usage of the app.
[…]
https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/
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Craft
Block-based document editor with rich formatting, folder structure, and cross-device sync. Apple Design Award winner, positioned between Notion and traditional notes.
My current or previous usage of the app.
[…]
https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/
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The Archive (native)
Plain-text Zettelkasten app with wiki-links, fast search, and minimal UI. File-based (markdown), local-first. The primary tool for this zettelkasten. (Workflow context)
My current or previous usage of the app.
[…]
https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/
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Craft
Block-based document editor with rich formatting, folder structure, and cross-device sync. Apple Design Award winner, positioned between Notion and traditional notes.
My current or previous usage of the app.
[…]
https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/
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The Archive (native)
Plain-text Zettelkasten app with wiki-links, fast search, and minimal UI. File-based (markdown), local-first. The primary tool for this zettelkasten. (Workflow context)
My current or previous usage of the app.
[…]
https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/
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Craft
Block-based document editor with rich formatting, folder structure, and cross-device sync. Apple Design Award winner, positioned between Notion and traditional notes.
My current or previous usage of the app.
[…]
https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/