#amwriting I was reading the 48 laws of power book again, got up to rule 27 which is "play on people's need to believe" and had a moment of realisation about AI hype, NFTs, crypto, etc.
I hadn't noticed that, even though I had watched the folding ideas video on flat earth, these aren't scams; they're religions.
Funny. The 48 LOP book is such a sad story of unloved and unlovable characters, but sometimes it does have these little moments where it opens my eyes to other goings on.
In my new fantasy book, I'm going to forego describing my MC. The reader will get a picture of his age and status within society, and an impression of his clothing, nothing else. This will allow the reader to picture him more or less however they want. Support characters will be thoroughly described.
So the question is: how much would readers find an undescribed MC off-putting? Not that the answers will change my plans, I'm just curious.
Where in New York City would a young person live who has two part-time jobs that don't pay particularly great, but who (for magical plot reasons) doesn't have to worry about healthcare expenses, appliances breaking, or other such stuff that poses a major financial risk for real-world (non-magical) people?
Small apartment, solvent parents who can help in a pinch, the character is, for lack of a better description, a liberal, intellectual, scientifically-minded young person (20s).
I've never set foot anywhere in the US, let alone New York, so I have no clue.
Related: it would be amazing if there were a website for writers where they could collaborate on maps of their home towns, describing areas (i.e. "the poor quarter", "the filthy rich white people quarter", "the quarter where students live", etc.), giving descriptions of land marks, party streets, vacation spots, hospitals, etc. – everything a foreign writer would need to plausibly enough describe a character living in that city without huge mistakes like placing a poor character in the "ivy league DINKY trust fund" neighbourhood.
Has anyone found any good summaries of what the recent...kerfuffle around Google's AI bullshit (not to let my feelings show or anything) means for things like SEO strategy, content marketing, etc?
I'm working on some ideas for my own articles to aid with my current job hunt so any and all recommendations, thoughts, comments, and excoriations are truly appreciated!
#PennedPossibilities 324 — SC POV: If you could relive one day of your life without changing anything that happened, which day would you choose?
"One day, I remember we got together with our friends from Sto:lo and had a big party. There was food and music. They showed us some of their dances, the ones outsiders are allowed to do. It was so much fun. I miss them."
#PennedPossibilities 327:How much does your MC value other ppl?Do they wish to have many friends, lovers, and/or associates?Are they an easy person to love?
She's very social;when her community is taken away,she immediately forms a new one.She can do it bc she's not a leader but is a sass-mouth with a moral compass.When she talks,it's to chew out someone for being an asshole.
#WordWeavers May 1: Introduce your setting as if it’s a character in your story.
The Greater Cascadian Megalopolis was born from the need to house the population of the Pacific North West but leave the bulk of the continent free of humanity,"re-wilding." The fetal megapolopolis started as superblocks and then arcologies,multiplying until they formed an urban organism that now stretches from the middle of British Columbia all the way to the California border.