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by iguanamountain

Rated: E · Book · Other · #1962205

You are what you write. Illusion and Reality...I reside in between. Where are you?

UNDERSTAND THAT REDIRECTING CIVILIZATION is a major undertaking. You can write volumes about it and who will listen? But the energy that goes for that purpose cannot be withdrawn. You know that.

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intuey of House Lannister

Jul 31, 2023 at 8:39am
In response to "Too much time has passed..."

Welcome back to WDC. I too have come back (again) after a hiatus. Life gets in the way sometimes. I'm always so glad I kept my account just as is. Many people delete their accounts and truly wish they didn't when they find themselves back at their WDC home.

Having convos with AIs can be a trip down the rabbit hole.

Look forward to seeing you around.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jul 31, 2023 at 3:38am
In response to "Too much time has passed..."

Belice?

I'm writing from Thailand. Hot and humid in July... what else is new! Hoping for rain.

I think that like any new tool AI will have powerful uses and misuses. But, there's always the option of opting out. I started writing again in my hand-written journal and I pay with cash. I do use the internet but google has become so monetized as to be almost worthless.

Hawthorne Mythos... I have written more Zmitri poems and I need to get back to my two vampire series.

I find working on-line is different from paper. I can edit better on-line... if the chromebook and connection is working properly.

WakeUpAndLive️~🚬🚭2024

Aug 8, 2022 at 4:27pm
In response to "More about Morning Pages and Automatic Writing"

Wow, very thought-provoking! Loved it!

Alexi

Sep 6, 2020 at 5:01pm
In response to "What is our Reality?"

Interesting dissections of the mind in our time. Sometimes when I wake I wonder if it is all a dream.

Satuawany

Jan 3, 2020 at 12:01am
In response to "My Morning Writing Adventure"

I haven't done any pure free-writing in years. I haven't done any little writing exercises in a coupla few--more?--months, and that used to be great for me. I love that it's working this well for you!

Satuawany

Sep 28, 2019 at 1:22am
In response to "The In-Depth Quandaries"

I agree, Elle. It would be pretty impossible to make it work on a comprehensive scale. We can, as individuals, reward public reviews, though, and I'm mighty thankful for that.

I've seen lots of long reviews there weren't what I'd consider in-depth. And plenty of short reviews that I would consider in-depth. My definition is more about the, well, depth of thought in the review. It's almost impossible to define in general. But in a reductive example (and I hope you'll forgive me for it being reductive), it can be the difference between saying, "Great main character!" and saying what made the main character great in the reviewer's eyes.

Elle - on hiatus

Sep 22, 2019 at 11:25pm
In response to "The In-Depth Quandaries"

Is a long review by definition an 'in-depth review'? Can a short review be an 'in-depth review'? Can reviewers be trusted to know whether their review fits that description or not? I don't think they can. I think some in-depth reviewers will doubt themselves, and some fluff reviewers will think they're delivering more than they actually are... It's tricky to see how the two kinds of reviews can be sorted in any sort of automatic fashion, and it's way too big a job to be done manually (by someone reading all reviews and designating them as in-depth or not). I don't mean to only offer critique without suggestion, but I can't see a way to make it work.

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Satuawany

Sep 13, 2019 at 11:15am
In response to "The Death of an Old Tree"

Wow!

Satuawany

Aug 27, 2019 at 3:30pm
In response to "The In-Depth Quandaries"

I love this line: "And if a writer reviews your novel, they are no longer a stranger."

That comes especially from discussion afterwards!

iguanamountain

Apr 18, 2019 at 12:18pm
In response to "IS THAT POETRY?"

Thanks Seabreeze for the comment.
I've done lots of rhyming projects and some song lyrics, but it always feels slightly contrived to make the words rhyme and fit a line format. I love free verse and am using a lot in my work-in-progress, Willow Tears.

>>>iggy

May 25, 2020 at 10:52am

#984290

Are you a shaman?

Just something I read and liked a lot and wanted to share . . .

"I believe that magic is art, and that art, whether that be music, writing, sculpture, or any other form, is literally magic. Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words or images, to achieve changes in consciousness… Indeed to cast a spell is simply to spell, to manipulate words, to change peoples consciousness, and this is why I believe that an artist or writer is the closest thing in the contemporary world to a shaman."
-----HideyJohnLoops

Sometimes we forget to consider what our written words might do when a reader absorbs them. What is the effect? Is is magic? Did you not remember that you have this kind of power?
Enjoy >>>iggy
emoj face with glasses

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