Today is unfortunately not a writing day. Too many things to do. But I will be thinking about it, and thats almost as good

@awrene Me too! One of the best parts of having multiple characters is that I can kill them off at any moment. In general, I lose interest in stories when I realize the MC has plot armor. I want my characters to be naked and vulnerable. I want the reader to be wary of becoming too attached for fear that I will rip their heart out... and then I trick them into doing it anyway, then I betray everyone, especially the reader.

I should just call the book "Everyone dies, except the bad guy"

@TheStorySmith thats good advice.

@SterlingWright thanks. I also want to be clear that this was what my feelings were almost 5 years ago when this came out. I listened to his podcast for a while, learned how much of a mess he was and changed my tune. The person responding to my comment is acting like I wrote that comment yesterday and defends the fucked up shit we are just now learning he did.

In short, I wanted to have hope that there was a way to learn and grow... then 2018-2022 happened and now we live in a Mad Max movie.

@SLWeippert so the rainbow leading to the pot of gold is actually a cloud of nanobots made by the secret society of cyborg ninja werewolves who are the behind the real conspiracy surrounding Elon Musks purchase of twitter?

Of course... George Bush is a time traveling Leprechaun. It all makes sense now!

@SterlingWright true. Actions speak louder than words. I would have rather seen an attempt to pay reparations. I think he offered to do anything he could to help salvage her career... but after 10 years of self doubt and lost wages, its not much of an offer.

I guess I wanted to believe it was genuine and that it somehow made a difference. I hoped it would pave a path for other abusers to right their wrongs. But it only makes them feel better and does nothing to rectify the damage done.

@SterlingWright true, harm is done and cant be undone. The response to his apology from his victim said something along those lines. It affected her for a long time. Her self worth, her career, her time.

For the sake of argument surrounding narcissists, I feel that self loathing at least shows self reflection, recognizing they are a terrible person who has done harm. Can they truly be a narcissist then.

Its a moot point, whats done is done. Harm is done, sorry means nothing when its too late.

@blizzn01 agreed. I don't think we grow when we draw lines in the sand and equate any attempt to see each others humanity as a sign that we sign off on all of their shortcomings. Empathy is powerful, there is a reason soldiers are punished for fraternizing with the enemy. Conflicts of ideology is manufactured and maintained by the illusion of superiority, and shattered by the mere fact that we are all the same.

@SterlingWright I think thats true. The only thing in question is whether or not someone in a Narcissistic abuser. After I got my fill of Dan Harmon, I think he has Narcissistic tendencies, and he did abuse people. But is it always a 1 or a 0? Is there a spectrum, like a scale of 1 to Trump?

I would say the guy is fucked up, a narcissist, an alcoholic... but he also hates himself. Is this the dark side of the force? Once you get a taste of abuse you never go back?

Long story short, 4 or 5 years ago Dan Harmon MeToo'd himself with an apology letter to the person he abused, outed himself in its full fucked uppedness. I felt like it warranted discussion, as I thought it set a precedent for those in power who have done wrong to make amends.

4 years later I'm responsible for news of other fucked up shit he did in 2009 that just came out.

Was I wrong to think his apology had value and should be discussed?

@QueenPhillippa thanks. I'm a seasoned darling murderer, just in a different mediu. I was a video editor for years, and my trashcan got a lot of work.

The copyright is a great idea. I need to learn more about the legal side of things.

@Anthropomorph thanks! My storylines dont come together until later, and I already deleted ine whole character group and storyline that consisted of half my manuscript, so I figured it would make it easier to just have seperate files for each group until they merge.

@JPBehrens thats a glowing review. Congratulations!

This writing season is going great. So in the last 2 days I've written 4000 words, which is 1/8th the entire progress I made last winter. Separated my characters storylines into their own documents so I don't feel pressure to write linearly, chapter to chapter.

What are your tips and tricks for writing productivity?

#writingcommunity #writing #writersofcoso #nanowrimo

@awrene I still have no idea. 😂

I think my perspective is far, as I write about groups of characters, and then focus on one or two and jump from character to character

My tone is dark. I like to lead character unwittingly to tragedy

And I write informally, ignoring the desire for smart language and choosing simple if not profane ways to describe things.

There is so much information out there about this, but so little that anyone agrees on. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING!!!

@NightKnitting well said

@NightKnitting yeah, I've heard almost nothing about it. But I also am ashamed to admit that when I heard the news, zero shock registered.

In a world of constant perpetual violence, its getting harder to commit myself emotionally to tragedy. But this new development gave some light to the darkness, I think.

@NightKnitting good to know.

Hearing that the Colorado shooter was stopped by an unarmed Veteran and a Drag Queen is possibly the best news I've ever heard. Not to make light of it, but I would watch that buddy cop movie.

@TheStorySmith yeah, I know. I think I will try this winter.