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catchingshadows

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SF and Fantasy fan. Writer of meta and fic. I occasionally snark about writing. I boost about #autism, #writing, #books and #shinythings

I still haven't come up with a pen name yet.

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catchingshadows, to writing
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TFW you aren't quite sure how repaired someone broken leg is going to be by the time protagonist A gets to where he needs to be. I may have to go back and edit the timeline. I hate math. So. Much. Why is there math in my writing? A curse upon needing to keep track of the sequential passage of time.

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@alan 1. I was being silly 2a. I am very very bad at numbers. 2b. this includes those involved in the passage of time, remembering dates, addresses, phone numbers, and math. 3. 😝 4. But mostly I was being silly.

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@alan :blobpeek: then it's a good thing that don't need to prove whether or not I have dyscalculia to anyone, really.

catchingshadows, to books
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Book Review: Redsight by Meridith Mooring Redsight is basically high fantasy disguised as Space Opera. #bookreview #books @bookstodon
@fantasy
@sciencefiction

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/11/23/book-review-redsight-by-meridith-mooring/

catchingshadows, to fantasy
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Book Review: The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip In which there is a princess with archaeology for a hobby. @bookstodon
@fantasy

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/11/14/book-review-the-bards-of-bone-plain-by-patricia-mckillip/

catchingshadows, to books
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How to Socialize Your Aeriat (Fell): Little Wolf Who Cried Girl This is part three of my "Why Fell are not default: evil" series. This one's mostly about Consolation. @bookstodon
@fantasy @marthawells #books

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/how-to-socialize-your-aeriat-fell-little-wolf-who-cried-girl/

catchingshadows, to books
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How to Socialize Your Raksura: Imprinting and Husbandry continuing meta about my favorite bee-dragon people. @bookstodon
@fantasy @marthawells #books #booksoftheraksura

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/11/11/how-to-socialize-your-aeriat-imprinting-and-husbandry/

catchingshadows, to sciencefiction
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Book Review: Hammerfall by C.J. Cherryh Marak Trin Tain is a man with a mission--evacuate the entire population of a planet to emergency shelters before aliens bombard the surface. @bookstodon @sciencefiction

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/11/06/book-review-hammerfall-by-c-j-cherryh/

catchingshadows, to writing
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#WritersCoffeeClub 11.3 "Are dialog tags flexible?" laughed John. Occasionally using alternate dialog tags is okay, but can occasionally be slightly annoying (at least for me) because sometimes the word choice is slightly off and throws me out of the narrative. (ex: using "mumble" when "mutter" would be the word that made sense.) "said" for statements, "ask" for questions, "shouts" for exclamations, verbs where appropriate. #writingcommunity #writing

catchingshadows, to writing
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#WritersCoffeeClub 10.27 Hollywood has optioned your work for a movie. Do you disown if they change things. It would depend on what or how they changed the book. Changing the pacing to conform to standard movie length wouldn't bother me. Omitting scenes probably also wouldn't bother me. Major changes to characterization and plot probably would make me want to disown the work. #writing #writingcommunity

catchingshadows, to sciencefiction
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Who Fears Death? by Nnedi Okorafor A vividly written post-apocalyptic novel set in the far future. @bookstodon @sciencefiction

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/10/27/book-review-who-fears-death-by-nnedi-okorafor/

catchingshadows, (edited ) to fantasy
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Book Review: Tsalmoth by Steven Brust In Tsalmoth, all Vlad wants is his 812 gold imperials (plus interest). #bookreview @bookstodon
@fantasy #stevenbrust #vladtaltos #tsalmoth

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/book-review-tsalmoth-by-steven-brust/

catchingshadows, (edited ) to books
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Book Review: Translation State by Ann Leckie In which we learn more about the Translators. #books #bookreview @bookstodon @sciencefiction

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/10/16/book-review-translation-state-by-anne-leckie/

catchingshadows, (edited ) to writing
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#WritersCoffeeClub 10.14 Many writers have cats Is pet ownership essential for your writing? Only in the sense that you are going to take rest breaks when Roy decides it's time for you to take rest breaks. (And coincidentally, give him snuggles.) He starts by dragging my hand off the mouse, then lays his head on my arm if I don't clear off my lap for Snuggle Time. #writingcommunity #writing

catchingshadows, to sciencefiction
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Book Review: Fledgling by Octavia Butler Octavia Butler gives a science fiction spin to the vampire mythos. @bookstodon @sciencefiction

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/10/11/book-review-fledgling-by-octavia-butler/

catchingshadows, to fantasy
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Procrastination Book List So I have a bunch of books I haven't read yet or haven't finished yet. @bookstodon
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https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/10/04/procrastination-reading-list/

catchingshadows, to sciencefiction
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Book Review: System Collapse by Martha Wells This installment takes place not long after the events of Network Effect. @bookstodon @sciencefiction @marthawells
#bookreview #murderbot #sciencefiction #books

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/10/03/book-review-system-collapse-by-martha-wells/

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@amphianna @bookstodon @sciencefiction @marthawells Ack! I'll fix it! >_< Thanks, I did not intend to misgender it.

catchingshadows,
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@amphianna @bookstodon @sciencefiction @marthawells Also, I feel I don't deserve that level of censure as that was the only "his" in the review. I managed the correct pronoun in most other cases within the article. A head's up on the typo is one thing, out and out scolding is another. :/

catchingshadows,
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@CuriousMagpie @bookstodon @sciencefiction @marthawells It will be worth the wait!

catchingshadows, to fantasy
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Book Review: Dark Moon Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton. One's a sun knight who keeps getting burned, the other is a thief with a shady past: things happen.
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https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/book-review-dark-moon-shallow-sea-by-david-r-slayton/

catchingshadows, (edited ) to writing
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How to Socialize Your Aeriat: Ring Species An essay about Martha Well's books of the Raksura. @bookstodon
@fantasy @marthawells #writing #blogging #booksoftheraksura

https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/how-to-socialize-your-aeriat-ring-species/

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@BertL @bookstodon @fantasy the 50th anniversary addition won't be out til February! Alternately, you can see if the nearest used bookstore has it.

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@bookstodon @fantasy Okay, not the very first clue, but at least the first clue in this book. (Previous hint is actually in Yendi.)

catchingshadows, to books
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Book Review: Starter Villain by John Scalzi In which a writer who wants to open a bar finds out he's inherited a Villain's Lair. https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/2023/08/24/book-review-starter-villain-by-john-scalzi/ @bookstodon @sciencefiction #books #bookreview #johnscalzi

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