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  3. Slowly chewing my way through part two of The Hand That Touches Flame.

Slowly chewing my way through part two of The Hand That Touches Flame.

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  • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA This user is from outside of this forum
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    Slowly chewing my way through part two of The Hand That Touches Flame. It’s been a struggle because a lot of this section is about building tension, and writing tension makes ME tense, and I haven’t slept properly in a while so the emotional contamination is stronger than usual.

    It’ll be fun once the tension breaks, though! For a given definition of “fun”.

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    • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

      Slowly chewing my way through part two of The Hand That Touches Flame. It’s been a struggle because a lot of this section is about building tension, and writing tension makes ME tense, and I haven’t slept properly in a while so the emotional contamination is stronger than usual.

      It’ll be fun once the tension breaks, though! For a given definition of “fun”.

      astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA This user is from outside of this forum
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      jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating

      and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.

      I need a cup of tea and a lie down.

      #amWriting

      onorio@mastodon.acm.orgO jenevarose29@mastodon.socialJ cazmockett@mastodon.socialC astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA aprazeth@mstdn.socialA 6 Replies Last reply
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      • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

        jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating

        and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.

        I need a cup of tea and a lie down.

        #amWriting

        onorio@mastodon.acm.orgO This user is from outside of this forum
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        @astronomerritt Wow--that'd scare me out of a year of life! Hope your story is coming along well!

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        • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

          jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating

          and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.

          I need a cup of tea and a lie down.

          #amWriting

          jenevarose29@mastodon.socialJ This user is from outside of this forum
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          @astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioHello 👋 how are you doing?, How would you describe your writing style?

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          • onorio@mastodon.acm.orgO onorio@mastodon.acm.org

            @astronomerritt Wow--that'd scare me out of a year of life! Hope your story is coming along well!

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            @onorio I was pretty deep into it so that was going well, at least! 😆

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            • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

              jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating

              and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.

              I need a cup of tea and a lie down.

              #amWriting

              cazmockett@mastodon.socialC This user is from outside of this forum
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              @astronomerritt how did you not poop your pants?! 🤪

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              • cazmockett@mastodon.socialC cazmockett@mastodon.social

                @astronomerritt how did you not poop your pants?! 🤪

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                @cazmockett possibly only because there was nothing in the tank, so to speak 😆

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                • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

                  @cazmockett possibly only because there was nothing in the tank, so to speak 😆

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                  @astronomerritt 🤣🤭

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                  • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

                    jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating

                    and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.

                    I need a cup of tea and a lie down.

                    #amWriting

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                    I like being a discovery writer. I mean, I’m not a total pantser, I go in with a rough idea of what I’m at, but at this point in my notes all it says is “horrible chaotic shit happens for about five or ten minutes in story-time” and I am delighted to discover exactly what that entails.

                    #amWriting

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                    • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

                      jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating

                      and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.

                      I need a cup of tea and a lie down.

                      #amWriting

                      aprazeth@mstdn.socialA This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @astronomerritt

                      Well, at least you got the equivalent of a good workout from it. And taking a break is a good thing? 😅 Ah the joys of hyperfocus and getting yanked out of it. And by joys I mean agony.

                      Enjoy your tea and a biscuit. You've absolutely earned a biscuit after this ordeal 🤭

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                      • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

                        I like being a discovery writer. I mean, I’m not a total pantser, I go in with a rough idea of what I’m at, but at this point in my notes all it says is “horrible chaotic shit happens for about five or ten minutes in story-time” and I am delighted to discover exactly what that entails.

                        #amWriting

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                        the problem with my protagonist being an angry self-hating little dude is that I am now stuck in "angry self-hating little dude" mode when I need to be making dinner

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                        • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

                          the problem with my protagonist being an angry self-hating little dude is that I am now stuck in "angry self-hating little dude" mode when I need to be making dinner

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                          @astronomerritt "This is going to be the best man'n'cheese ever. It'll make Rorden Gamsey blush!'

                          *fume fume*

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                          • astronomerritt@hachyderm.ioA astronomerritt@hachyderm.io

                            jesus CHRIST. I was at the tensest part of the fucking story, hunched over my laptop with my fingers rattling away and my mind entirely on the nightmare scene I was creating

                            and my fucking headphones yelled “POWER OFF” in my ears.

                            I need a cup of tea and a lie down.

                            #amWriting

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                            @astronomerritt For some reason my laptop has started to refuse to automatically connect to my headphones. While this is a pain in the butt, it does mean that I get to see the current battery level when I settle in. This way at least I'm less likely to be surprised by the "battery is at 20%, please charge" or the dreaded "power off."

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