HuggyDave / is on Nostr

Professional writer, editor, sings about unicorns and plays bizarre obscure games. He/Him

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2024-05-31 01:52:49

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@npub1xzm…eykm It was the first story I saw break on Mastodon. It feels like a bit of a watershed moment for me.

2024-05-30 23:09:07

Guilty on all counts, you say?

2023-09-01 10:20:03

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@npub16uc…k62q This was so difficult since I actually find him particularly detestable!
All of his good qualities are either ruined by or in the service of his incel mindset.

2023-09-01 02:12:18

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@npub1k74…dmux @npub16uc…k62q
Hooray! The first of many I'm absolutely sure :D

2023-09-01 01:09:02

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It's time for Day 1 of #WordWeavers, credit to @npub1k74…dmux and @npub16uc…k62q for setting up the questions and keeping the idea alive.
First question is a difficult one, as Vedii, my antagonist could in a certain light be seen as sympathetic.
He's a poet, an an actor, a lover of fine art, an excellent calligrapher and someone who has a lot of love to give and worships the ground his muses walk on.
Let's ignore his more corrosive traits that make all of these aspects of his personality toxic.

2023-08-31 15:15:45

Going to get this thread ready early so I can get started on this as soon as the calender ticks over to September.
As ever, this will be based on my current WIP, Ila and Cala's Mundane Adventures.
Credit and thanks for this must go to @npub1k74…dmux and @npub16uc…k62q.
#WordWeavers
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2023-08-22 12:23:52

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@npub1hjw…mghf
I am so sorry for your friend. I've been dealing with multiple deaths in my family that came at the same time and it's so difficult to process.
What I do know from my own experience is even if you don't have the answers, being there and trying to help does matter and he does notice, even if he's not in the state to truly convey it yet.
The only thing you can do is the thing you're doing; being there.

2023-08-11 01:25:41

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@npub18jm…my9f All the well-wishes and positive vibes going your way!

2023-08-11 01:10:10

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@npub18jm…my9f
Thanks so much for everything you did for the writing community and best of luck with everything you're doing in the future!

2023-08-10 19:10:48

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@npub1k74…dmux @npub16uc…k62q
Yeah, I am too. It's really been a highlight working through the questions over the past couple of months.

2023-08-10 19:09:43

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@npub16uc…k62q I'm certain you can. The parts of the community I've interacted with seem very lovely and close-knit, and I'm pretty sure they'll join me in switching to the new game. 💙

2023-08-10 18:50:07

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@npub1k74…dmux @npub16uc…k62q
Aw, that's such a shame, but I look forward to whatever comes next!

2023-08-09 01:33:56

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@npub18jm…my9f Best of luck with everything! You'll ace it I'm sure.

2023-07-18 17:58:17

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@npub1k74…dmux I think it can depend on the story you're trying to tell as well. Ila and Cala wasn't really intended to be more than a bunch of silly short stories but it kind of grew out of that into something a bit larger and more meaningful.

2023-07-18 15:48:18

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@npub1k74…dmux I tend to write a lot of my fiction this way, starting with a basic concept, the characters and some of the world, and you have to kind of go against your rational instincts as a writer and embrace chaos.
I have some older novels that I'd meticulously plan out that are barely 10,000 words in, whilst a story that started with two assassins and an old department store has well over 100,000 and rising.

2023-07-02 23:46:33

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@npub1k74…dmux I'm sure whoever paid them had an awfully good reason... ^_^

2023-07-02 19:12:36

Inspired by the post below by @npub1k74…dmux I'm gonna play along with the July #WritingWonders.
I'm a day behind so I'll do Day 1 and immediately Day 2
Day 1: If either of my two MCs, Ila and Cala, showed up at my doorstep, I'm probably going to spend the seconds I have left getting my affairs in order.
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