It wasn't an easy decision... I had been working on writing a fictional story for [I]years[/I]. But I started to get the feeling that it was silly. Writing this large, deep fictional world that I wanted people to spend their time digging into. For what? It began to feel immoral. Like I was feeding readers too much candy. I just want to write about real things. I want to learn about the world the way Galileo learned about the world. The [I]real[/I] world. And if possible, I want to teach it. Of course, I can't write about the whole world. I can't even write about the whole country....
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Digital Minimalism - Post #7 - Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter In
[B]Extreme Pessimism Ahead and I will NOT reply to debate-provoking comments.[/B] In the past few weeks, I have learned a harsh lesson: There is no hope. The world is falling apart- I don't care what side you are on or if you think I am wrong. That's fine. But for me. I realized I have to accept what I must. That is, the world is falling part from where I stand. Only when I do that, can I find peace. I think we can all relate to when we jump on our phones and begin searching news, hoping something has changed. Lately, I have been doing it too much and my friend named this reflex,...
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Bitter Pills to Swallow
There’s a way to accept it and there’s a way to reject it. If you ask for critique, someone will give it and it may not be a way you hope to hear. This is a bitter pill I’ve had to learn to swallow many times over the course of my childhood and adulthood. Just like you don’t have to read and comment on somebody’s post, I don’t have to read or respond to someone’s critique. While I’ve always tried to be grateful for any effort put into helping me improve my work, I’ve also had to learn to ignore people who do not know where the line is between constructive and condescending. I have also...
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It Began in a Tavern - Ravenna's Themes
Because I have too many songs now that I started looking. Ravenna's main theme is: [MEDIA=youtube]-3fX0IcNZms[/MEDIA] I heard this song and it screams Alisso: [MEDIA=youtube]U8ai37gFvMk[/MEDIA] And this one, too. Oddly, I was looking for this one when I remembered the one above: [MEDIA=youtube]auvA9skU4cI[/MEDIA] Finally, for Nari: [MEDIA=youtube]NLhy3-cvtcU[/MEDIA] And for overall character plot, I felt like this song was pretty relevant to Ravenna's story arc: [MEDIA=youtube]KWyBmEsKm1U[/MEDIA]
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