A dark, fantastical tale that is intended to unfold a paragraph, or thereabouts, at a time.

On Publish0x:

https://www.publish0x.com/storytelling-in-paragraph-proportions/fragment-106-xdkolgg?a=X7axkJW3ey

On Wattpad:

https://www.wattpad.com/1540531744-storytelling-in-paragraph-proportions-fragment-106

A dark, fantastical tale that is intended to unfold a paragraph, or thereabouts, at a time.

On Publish0x:

https://www.publish0x.com/storytelling-in-paragraph-proportions/fragment-105-xgvxqjk?a=X7axkJW3ey

On Wattpad:

https://www.wattpad.com/1538913850-storytelling-in-paragraph-proportions-fragment-105

It's been a minute, sad the competition didn't work out (not many submissions).

Here with something I wrote for another competition that I lost. Paying to join a competition, losing, and getting an automated rejection letter sucks. Would have loved at least a singular human sentence.

Anyway, hope you enjoy my little story!

A dark, fantastical tale that is intended to unfold a paragraph, or thereabouts, at a time.

https://www.publish0x.com/storytelling-in-paragraph-proportions/fragment-102-xwvxgyg?a=X7axkJW3ey

Reflections on love, lust, and limerence—an essay inspired by Sally Rooney's Intermezzo

Had a dream last night where I was on a road-trip and ended up randomly dropping into an alternate dimension, this short story is pretty much the backstory for how that dimension diverges from our own and is about 1/3 straight dream, 1/3 the random oddly detailed lore dump my brain gave me when I woke up (anyone elses brain do that?) and 1/3 creative writing to fill in the gaps. I'm not even am ameteur but I hope you guys find it interesting.
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At the end of the second great war the Manhattan project had yielded few results, though the allies would go on to win the war the power of the atom would never be harnessed for warfare. Yet deep bunkers in Germany would reveal research on a phenomena known as astrological manipulation; the effect was weak, almost a parlour trick, the sun could be turned dark or the stars made to shine brighter but only from the perspective of a small area and only for a fe

Sorry if this isn't relevant here but it's the only place I could thing of posting this

I'm looking to make manga of my own in the future but I'm still slowly learning to draw in my free time and am still a long ways to go before being able to draw.

But I've been writing down every story idea thats popped up in my mind instead of letting them dissappear but it's getting to the point where it needs to be organised

The features I want in the software are

• Has to support Windows 11
• Must be free, preferably open source
• Allows hyperlinking to other documents
• Has the ability to tag documents
• Has folders or categories

I've been using this site for over a year every time I get stuck on a subject.

What free, online tools do you use when you're stuck on words, descriptions or motivation? Powerthesaurus.org is one of my favourites because it does phrases as well. I know there's a paid version, but I haven't used it.

Share your links and tips.

I wrote this as an exercise in creating a specific atmosphere, focusing on sentence length and structure. I found this interesting excerpt discussing "writing music" from Gary Provost, and thought I'd give it a try.

What sort of atmosphere/vibe do you get from this story? Let me know to help me improve my writing! All feedback is appreciated.

I find myself often putting small details into my stories that come straight from my life experience: a car model, a location, a reference to a book or a movie... small details that make the story feel more connected and help me dive into it.

Do you do this as well? And do you keep those things in your work or do you anonimize or erase those little details, when you give others your work to read?

Since I got so many updoots on my proposed writing competition the other week, and no response neither positive or negative from the mods, I've decided to go through with it. Write in the comments below a short story, essay, or piece of poetry based on the prompt "Echos in the dark". The winner will be determined by whoever has the most updoots within 7 days. I'd highly recommend you start writing straight away to get the most eyes on your work. I too will be writing something for fun, but won't be included as a possible winner.

The winner of the competition will be announced in a separate post, either just winning bragging rights, or will get a shout out to any social medias or websites they're working to promote.

It's called CORPORATE DRAGON SLAYER or: Writing Is Punk Rock

I was thinking about how to bring a bit of life into this community, and I was thinking that a weekly writing competition would be great. Perhaps instead of just short stories, we could include a further focus on poetry, short essays, and of course still including short stories. I think the prompts could be less restrictive than those on r/writingprompts over on Reddit and similar communities; instead they could be things like "Gaza-Israeli conflict", opening the floor to poetry, essays, commentaries, or short stories. Would love to see your prompt suggestions.

Furthermore, how would the voting go? Perhaps the mods could help with that, perhaps it could be based on the Lemmy voting system? This has been the most difficult part for me to figure out so far.

In place of a cash prize (I'm broke), I think a shout out to any websites, social media pages, or just your Lemmy account right here could work as a prize.

Would love to see what you guys think: prompts, choosing winners, a lar

There are very legitimate concerns that AI can be used to replace content created by human writers. In the meantime, writers are being employed to help train the AI that may one day replace them.

My September Month’s Medium Stat: Revealing All Ins & Outs and My 5 Key Takeaways — Let’s Learn the Secret!

https://medium.com/@ravinimbus/my-september-months-medium-stat-revealing-all-ins-outs-and-my-5-key-takeaways-let-s-learn-b2bdb2c96f15

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In bed? Cafe? At a desk? Do you bring snacks? Write caffeinated? I'll usually have a coffee and write for an hour before I get too jittery and I'll do some physical exercise. It's an okay schedule considering that I'm still in school.

Used WordPress.com to make the website, wasn't the worst experience. I'm going to get the pro version and buy myself an actual domain soon enough, but it's been fun sharing my stuff online in any capacity. Constructive criticism is encouraged and appreciated!

I'm self publishing a novel, releasing chapters as I write and edit them. The novel is a sci-fantasy influenced by JRPGs, 90s anime, Ancient Greece, and cyberpunk stuff like Samuel R. Delany's Nova. It's fairly derivative, wearing influences on its sleeve.

I've always wanted to write a novel, so I pulled the trigger and decided to Just Do It™. It has been a great learning experience thus far. I've released two chapters, and plan to keep releasing chapters between other projects I'm working on.

If you read any of it, please let me know what you think. I am kinda soft when it comes to my work, so if your feedback comes off as passive aggressive, meanspirited, insensitive, etc. I'll likely just ignore you.