Recent content by Montecarlo

I spent hours researching and writing this post and your response begins with a dig against me, claiming I don't understand an author I've admired since I was a kid. Which may be true, but that's a wild extrapolation of my criticism. If you disagree with my ideas, that's fine. But no need to...

Don’t tell me I misunderstand Asimov. I grew up reading him.

I've always had a hard time finding descriptions of structure that resonate with me and help me plot out a story. I actually found Save the Cat Writes a Novel very helpful. I'm thinking about doing more short stories soon and I was rolling in my head, what is a (the?) structure of a short story...

I recently wrote a scene and I spent hours and hours researching it, trying to iron out every single kink and make it as plausible as possible. What direction storms normally blow in from, what communication devices would technicians have, what is the best medical condition to fit the desired...

I don’t see the value in ‘comparing’ my writing against others’. It’s not like that’s an objective benchmark or I could even compare to the benchmark without bias. I do find value is drawing inspiration from other people’s achievements, including writing. I think it’s good to recognize a...

How long did it take you to program Novelcrafter?

I use word and you can rearrange scenes. It took me some time to figure out how to organize it - use the navigation pane and headers for each scene, then drag and drop. Great for working on interwoven timelines

Who pissed you off?

I think I write for moments. Moments of emotion and inspiration. That feeling when the last page is read and the book is closed. Those scene endings that make you stop, take a walk, and reflect. I try to replicate my favorite feelings with original stories.

technical: habituated Normal sounding: used to it In between: accustomed to it

I keep everything synced to OneDrive

I think subtext is critically important. In some ways to me good writing is like a magic illusion: it only works if the audience doesn’t know how it’s done. Like for my novel I needed the audience to feel the main character deeply desires love and family even though she didn’t consciously...

You and me both. If you ever figure out the antidote let me know

Book of the New Sun is my absolute favorite

For me it feels like something I would see in a politics post in Facebook.