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Joyager2 replied to the thread Which "app" do you use to write(and save your chapters, etc)?.I haven’t tried that, but I’d imagine it would work. Still, I prefer to have the whole manuscript in a single place. And I also prefer... -
Joyager2 reacted to Emotica's post in the thread Which "app" do you use to write(and save your chapters, etc)? with
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It's a ticking time bomb the further you step away from mainstream writing software. I've heard too many horror stories. Working in Docs... -
Joyager2 replied to the thread Which "app" do you use to write(and save your chapters, etc)?.I’ve found that Docs gets a bit clunky to use after a certain word count. LibreOffice is lightweight and easy to use and its...
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Joyager2 reacted to Envylope's post in the thread Which "app" do you use to write(and save your chapters, etc)? with Like.
I use Libre Office, but you have to enable the autosave function. Not had any problems with losing chapters.
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I'd say introducing games in novels is best done simplistically, especially if there's no visual aid. For instance, Quidditch in Harry...
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Cool link.
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Joyager2 replied to the thread Show me your signed copies!.I have this signed copy of Ministry for the Future. I was so excited when I got it—I really loved his Mars trilogy. Unfortunately, it it...
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Joyager2 replied to the thread As a reader, what is your attention span tolerance for the minimum and maximum number of sentences in a paragraph?.A lot of good points here about context. That said, I despise single-sentence paragraphs (which aren’t really paragraphs) and am always...
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Joyager2 reacted to seavmun88's post in the thread As a reader, what is your attention span tolerance for the minimum and maximum number of sentences in a paragraph? with Like.
Hot take but it's not really a paragraph if it's just one or two sentences in an action scene or other quick things. Then it's just a...
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Joyager2 reacted to Time4T's post in the thread As a reader, what is your attention span tolerance for the minimum and maximum number of sentences in a paragraph? with Like.
Sentence word count, sentences & word count of paragraphs, words per chapter.. makes little difference to me. What I'm curious about is...
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Joyager2 reacted to TinaMigarlo's post in the thread As a reader, what is your attention span tolerance for the minimum and maximum number of sentences in a paragraph? with Like.
-------------------------------------- I like big beautiful sentences, in the same manner with which other people want a bigger slice of...
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Joyager2 reacted to TinaMigarlo's post in the thread As a reader, what is your attention span tolerance for the minimum and maximum number of sentences in a paragraph? with Like.
I guess i'm some sort of weirdo, but "reading" to me, is the act of reading all the words. To me, that's not reading. That's "sort of...
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Joyager2 reacted to Dec's post in the thread As a reader, what is your attention span tolerance for the minimum and maximum number of sentences in a paragraph? with Like.
I hate short paragraphs, that looks like this. It makes totally no sense and is annoying af. Gimme the chonkers. Gimme the walls...
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Joyager2 reacted to FRWriter's post in the thread As a reader, what is your attention span tolerance for the minimum and maximum number of sentences in a paragraph? with Like.
I'd limit it to 6 average-sized sentences. If it's more than four and features a lot of dialogue, it's easy to get lost in it, so it...
