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Is AI the new muse or the new villain? Depends who’s holding the keyboard. #scifi #STEM #writingthoughts
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An honest person will never simply assume you're lying to them. A liar will never simply assume you're telling the truth.
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Many academic papers could be half as long—or less. But we write them to be self-contained and accessible to a broad scholarly audience, so we repeat background, define well-known terms, pad the argument just to be safe. And then publishers restrict the number of footnotes.
In an ideal world, a paper would be short, dense, even cryptic—and followed by a massive apparatus of notes explaining context, terminology, prior work, alternatives. Instead, we do the opposite: long main text, minimal notes
#AcademicWriting #Scholarship #Footnotes #OpenScience #Epistemology #Publishing #AcademicLife #WritingThoughts #ScienceCommunication #ResearchWriting #AcademicTwitter #MastodonAcademia
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Many academic papers could be half as long—or less. But we write them to be self-contained and accessible to a broad scholarly audience, so we repeat background, define well-known terms, pad the argument just to be safe. And then publishers restrict the number of footnotes.
In an ideal world, a paper would be short, dense, even cryptic—and followed by a massive apparatus of notes explaining context, terminology, prior work, alternatives. Instead, we do the opposite: long main text, minimal notes
#AcademicWriting #Scholarship #Footnotes #OpenScience #Epistemology #Publishing #AcademicLife #WritingThoughts #ScienceCommunication #ResearchWriting #AcademicTwitter #MastodonAcademia
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Many academic papers could be half as long—or less. But we write them to be self-contained and accessible to a broad scholarly audience, so we repeat background, define well-known terms, pad the argument just to be safe. And then publishers restrict the number of footnotes.
In an ideal world, a paper would be short, dense, even cryptic—and followed by a massive apparatus of notes explaining context, terminology, prior work, alternatives. Instead, we do the opposite: long main text, minimal notes
#AcademicWriting #Scholarship #Footnotes #OpenScience #Epistemology #Publishing #AcademicLife #WritingThoughts #ScienceCommunication #ResearchWriting #AcademicTwitter #MastodonAcademia
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Many academic papers could be half as long—or less. But we write them to be self-contained and accessible to a broad scholarly audience, so we repeat background, define well-known terms, pad the argument just to be safe. And then publishers restrict the number of footnotes.
In an ideal world, a paper would be short, dense, even cryptic—and followed by a massive apparatus of notes explaining context, terminology, prior work, alternatives. Instead, we do the opposite: long main text, minimal notes
#AcademicWriting #Scholarship #Footnotes #OpenScience #Epistemology #Publishing #AcademicLife #WritingThoughts #ScienceCommunication #ResearchWriting #AcademicTwitter #MastodonAcademia
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Random thought for world builders:
Think of unique fighting styles for characters who live in different areas.Real World Examples:
👊 Compare kickboxing, Judo, Capoeira, and Kung Fu.
🤺 Compare fencing, hema, Angampora, and kendo.The first fictional example I think of for magic is ATLA.
#worldbuilding #fantasy #writing #writers #writingtip #fantasywriter #fantasyworld #WorldBuilding #WritingThoughts
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Random thought for world builders:
Think of unique fighting styles for characters who live in different areas.Real World Examples:
👊 Compare kickboxing, Judo, Capoeira, and Kung Fu.
🤺 Compare fencing, hema, Angampora, and kendo.The first fictional example I think of for magic is ATLA.
#worldbuilding #fantasy #writing #writers #writingtip #fantasywriter #fantasyworld #WorldBuilding #WritingThoughts
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Random thought for world builders:
Think of unique fighting styles for characters who live in different areas.Real World Examples:
👊 Compare kickboxing, Judo, Capoeira, and Kung Fu.
🤺 Compare fencing, hema, Angampora, and kendo.The first fictional example I think of for magic is ATLA.
#worldbuilding #fantasy #writing #writers #writingtip #fantasywriter #fantasyworld #WorldBuilding #WritingThoughts
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Random thought: 🤔
You know how most fighters struggle with fighting a south paw (left-handed) fighter because everything is mirrored? Would it be the same with swordfighting, so a left-handed sword fighter could have an advantage? ⚔️#writingcommunity #fantasywriters #medievalists #history #swords #swordfighting #WritingThoughts
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So here's the thing. I'm a writer myself, and an editor, and I run a small bookshop focused on small press and self published titles. (The Scribbling Lion, if anyone is interested in that last.)
I'm fucking PICKY. I see a number of "problems" with this series on, as I said, a technical level. I'm ITCHING to offer my editing services. At a discount, even. But I won't.
Because it would be ARROGANT of me. And I love the point this series makes as it stands. The example it sets. We all, as writers, need to relax and get tf over ourselves. Focus on telling a ripping good story and realize that while technical perfection is ideal, the bar isn't quite as high as we believe. A great story, well told, allows wiggle room on points like "argh, no, use a comma at the end of that dialogue tag" and "no, that's not the right word, you used a homonym" and so on.
Would I stock it in my bookstore, if it came to print? No. Not as it stands. Not without an technical edit overhaul. But will I recommend reading it? Absolutely.
Read this series. Get back to me on your own thoughts. See if you get addicted too.
Ebook link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07G4MX1Z4
Web site: https://wanderinginn.com/
#Writing #WritingThoughts #GoodBooks #WanderingInn #Pirateaba #WritersCoffeeClub #WritingCommunity #Editing
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Currently thinking about the latest revision of my book again. We paused querying to make this revision that we think will make it a lot stronger of a beginning and I'm really really hoping so haha. I'm dying to re-read it all the way through and make a final assessment.
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CW: Writing, Animal Cruelty
I would like to call on all writers, but especially horror writers to reconsider the need to kill animals in your narrative. It’s kind of narratively boring at this point. Yes, it’s easy to evoke a reaction, but it also feels emotionally manipulative to the point of being gross to me partly because it is such an easy and common place thing to do. Not saying it’s never valid. But think about whether there aren’t more interesting alternatives. #Writing #WritingThoughts
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What’s my villain’s motivation? #WritingThoughts #AmWriting #Sorta
