Recent content by Counterpoint

This is fun! I was a piano major for a few years in college. Counterpoint is the art of combining multiple independent melodic lines that sound harmonious when played together. My image is of a Montblanc fountain pen nib. I write first drafts on paper with a fountain pen (often a Montblanc...

I joined WritingForums on March 31st of last year. I read the forums almost daily but only posted seventeen times. One of my posts caught the attention of a user named Xoic, and we had a wonderfully engaging series of exchanges about journaling, autobiography, freewriting, and creative thinking...

I fed Claude my draft and asked it to create a comprehensive psychological profile on each of my characters. Then, I asked it to provide ideas on what a person with that profile would do in various situations. It was a great tool for brainstorming ideas and to get better insight into the mind of...

I'll bite. Here's one. I'm 17K words in so far. "A gentle rain tapped rhythmically on the windshield as William watched the autumn leaves flutter onto the sidewalk, pulled from the trees' safety by the water's weight. Like the leaves, he was being pulled back here by the weight of his past. The...

No, thank you! For what it's worth, I'm a full stack developer and am willing to assist if needed. My schedule isn't overflowing with spare time, but I'm more than happy to help as I can should any technical needs arise.