Just post whatever comes to mind.
Please refrain from excess venting in this thread. Talking about negative emotions is fine but it's best not to dwell on them for too long. TV Tropes is not suited to deal with mental health situations.
If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.
Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:26 AM
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I might be,I might set in the desert that's mostly comprised of dirt,clay and rocks
edited 27th Jul '15 4:36:03 PM by Ultimatum
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I mean, I feel like it's okay to just drop the word "desert" in there non-chalantly rather than trying to "show, don't tell" (I hate the word "overrated" but if I could think of one thing to call overrated it'd be those three freakin' words) and dance around the issue.
Like, "the desert stretched for miles around her." Like you don't need to sugarcoat it. It's a desert. You can call it a desert.
"We're home, Chewie."
So, who's got a camera?
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So somebody from Arizona's front lawn?
edited 27th Jul '15 4:37:18 PM by death_vlk
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Zaerk:Eh. I find them guiding and pretty full of truth, telling someone to believe something is something is not the same as describing it and making them realize what it is on their own.
Like, sure, find a balance that's really damn important, but finding a balance also means showing eventually.
Also, I just feel like you need to show especially the setting, since it helps the reader form the... Setting, in their mind.
whatever he can
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I mean, it's good advice when applied correctly, but gods is it used incorrectly a lot. So often people take it as pure, complete gospel and find the nearest hint of telling to be bad writing. Like "Show everything. Tell nothing. Don't use adjectives or adverbs. Don't use words. Show your stories through image. Don't even use image, actually, just project your stories meaning psychically into the minds of your audience. Make sure not to use concrete emotions in your psychic projection because those are words, just project thoughts of specific colors."
PAINKILLER
OK I found the story I mentioned a bit back.
I wrote it back in the summer of 2013 and I have to say I think I've improved considerably. It reads like a shouen anime, but then again, it has the plot of a mecha anime (describing mechs and their movement was hard though).
I only wrote the first four chapters but it was then I realized my planning was terrible. The dialogue is cliched, probably because it sounds and is paced like an anime episode. It's eh, and I might end up rewriting it, but not now. But then again I did end up reusing a character from it and retooled him and placed him in another story, so I might not.
Life is hard, that's why no one survives.
Telling alone is also pretty damn bad.
Also are you talking about... Metaphors or something because I don't get your post.
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I'll concede that I'll probably have to mention sand at least once,or twice,but generally my deserts are full of rocks and pebbles
No Cacti
edit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanat
interesting..."By 400 BC, Persian engineers had mastered the technique of storing ice in the middle of summer in the desert"
edited 27th Jul '15 4:59:57 PM by Ultimatum
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I was just doing a bit of comedic strawmanning. Like, extrapolating the arguments I've seen people make. I have seen plenty of "NEVER USE ADVERBS OR 'THOUGHT' WORDS OR YOU'RE TERRIBAD BECAUSE SHOW DON'T TELL."
And I mean yeah, telling alone is bad, too, but I don't see that getting thrown around as the be-all-end-all guide to writing. Not accusing you of doing that, mind, just saying it's a thing I've seen people do and it rustles my jimmies.
edited 27th Jul '15 4:55:56 PM by Zarek
"We're home, Chewie."
So, who's got a camera?
Emotions are words?! Wow, I've been doing my whole life wrong apparently.
I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
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My strawman is not a clever individual.
Disasturbator
he's rather challenged
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Forever a hoopy food
Okay, I'll try it your way for once
but i thought they were eloping?
Remember what we used to say? JACKPOT!
On this day, nothing was regretted.
AAAAH BOXEN WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT
Famous last words of many a kerbal: MOAR BOOSTERS!!!
Okay, I'll try it your way for once
it looks like fanart of silver.
Remember what we used to say? JACKPOT!
Okay, I'll try it your way for once
ooooih, the link,
yeah, that just looked ridiculous.
Remember what we used to say? JACKPOT!
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Y'know, I could handle getting salty when I lose. And I could handle being bad at video games. But why do I have to have both of those traits?
On a related note, EVERYONE I JUST PLAYED SPLATOON WITH ONLINE CAN GO DIRECTLY TO HEEEELLLL. I MEAN HOW DARE YOU. HOW DARE YOU BE BETTER AT VIDEO GAMES THAN ME. CRETINS.
"We're home, Chewie."
Okay, I'll try it your way for once
well there are two ways you know I didn't play in any of the matches you were in, i dont have that game is one reason, i don't want that game is the second reason.
edited 27th Jul '15 8:09:50 PM by Alucart23
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Blowout soon fellow Stalker
I haven't played Splatoon. I should one day.
Oh really when?
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You should, it's really quite fun when MY SOUL IS NOT BEING CRUSHED BY THE BURDEN OF MY UNBEARABLE SALT.
"We're home, Chewie."
My throat is on fire.
Okay, I'll try it your way for once
drink some water, unless its an electrical fire or greek fire, or maybe napalm.
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Yeah but I think he's talking about hot deserts that aren't in any way close to the sea. Not a frozen land.
Telling everyone "This is a desert guys" Doesn't work like showing them it is a desert by describing a desert.
edited 27th Jul '15 4:33:44 PM by LiorVal