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Thoughts of a Mad Man

by Joto-Kai

Rated: 13+ · Book · Philosophy · #2020664

Repository for my Zanier Ideas... on writing, and life.

Welcome to my Abode! This collection of dusty thoughts and the like shall gather, perhaps... if inspiration should strike!

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Joto-Kai

Aug 6, 2022 at 4:12am
In response to "For the wounded writer"

They weren't really all that bad. I was getting worked up in a way that usually doesn't hit in my writing, so it bothered me. The problem really came from elsewhere.

Thanks so much, Nobody’s Home

, for the vote of confidence. Truth to tell I usually go the other way, accepting as many suggestions as I can. Crazier the better, you know? Either way, if I get a harassing review I know where to look, according to w.com, but it's good to know I've got a friend in my corner too.

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Nobody’s Home

Aug 5, 2022 at 9:46am
In response to "For the wounded writer"

Thank you for sharing this- both the email boost from your friend and your comment regarding it.

I'm so sorry you've felt the need to defend the words you've written and shared. It might be a useless effort for me to say "I believe..." but - I believe that your writing is your own, and isn't something that should ever require defending. Unless it's to an editor and you're getting ready to publish something ...and even then I might, oh, I don't have enough experience to be giving such advice.

Just, if you know what you're writing and why, and it makes sense to you...if it's causing one reviewer to get down on you, toss the review away and try to let it go, because they obviously don't understand your work. They're coming from a completely different life experience (or something-shrug). If a lot of readers aren't "getting it," then maybe you'll want to revisit it. But, friend, this is your writing, your soul, your heart you're putting out there. We do make ourselves vulnerable when we write. I hope you'll take strength in who you are and keep writing in your style. Don't let the bullies get you down. And if you feel bullied, please let me or a mod know.

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Joto-Kai

Apr 5, 2022 at 12:52am
In response to "Rush Writes"

Thanks, Ugly Christmas Sox

for letting me know. I hope it is as useful for you as it has been for me. You know, when I keep it up.

Ugly Christmas Sox

Apr 5, 2022 at 12:33am
In response to "Rush Writes"

Thanks for the suggestion. I have been trying to do this in my blog for the month of April. I am working on doing an entry per day first, and then I will work up to longer and longer entries.

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Ugly Christmas Sox

Mar 23, 2022 at 9:49pm
In response to "Easy as one, three, two."

Thank you for laying out your process. I go through a similar one in creating my characters and their plotlines.

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Joto-Kai

Dec 27, 2016 at 5:20pm
In response to "Coinfall (hidden)"

allannarn I gave your comment short shrift. Would you believe that I thought I had actually hidden this so that nobody could see it?

I thought that it would fail to engage anybody because it was long on telling, poorly formatted, and self-indulgent.

Still, there was a reason I wanted to share that moment. It has... good design, I think? To the extent that I don't know how to tell it right. Show it.

I am glad that somebody connected. Thanks again, for letting me know.

Joto-Kai

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:48pm
In response to "Coinfall (hidden)"

Thank you, Alanna Fitzgerald

. Perhaps I will have the courage to tell yet more of this, one day.

Alanna Fitzgerald

Dec 14, 2016 at 8:53pm
In response to "Coinfall (hidden)"

Very interesting. I would love to read more of this and learn more about this man and the dynamic between this couple. This definitely drew me into the scene. Very well done! Thanks for sharing your thoughts for all to read!

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Joto-Kai

Jun 9, 2016 at 11:32am
In response to "Tragedy of Guinevere"

I imagine that I would, at that, though perhaps not so well. It's been a long time, glad to see you're still around.

SeeCrestsKat

Jun 9, 2016 at 10:47am
In response to "Tragedy of Guinevere"

I like what you said about Arthur. Camelot is better as just a dream...a lot of nice ideas but not carried out the way he did. If letting passions get carried away ruins a kingdom - then it is not worth keeping. "Yeah Camelot was fun - now let's see what people are actually willing to do amongst themselves long term." I tend to like hearing things you say - I mean write - I take it you would say them too.

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#64. Subtle Moral Updates
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#63. Phase one or Phase two
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#62. Rx for Writer's 'Block'
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#61. Do What Works?
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#60. First Line Technique
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#59. Carver and Powers and other groups of words
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#58. The Tao of an Artists Passion
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#57. A trove of story ideas
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#56. FOMO FTW versus stalled writing process
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#55. Battle choreography: Character over Statistics
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#54. Day 4 scene prompt array
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#53. Day 3 scene prompt array
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#52. Second Scene prompt Day 2
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#51. Scene prompt
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#50. Blocked: The difference between Aims and Standards
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#49. Another "MRU" Madlib...
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#48. Rush write... I like this. Am I alone?
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#47. Great 'meditation' session
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#46. When is a blog post better than a drunk text?
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#45. A word with the writer's unconscious
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#44. Motivation and Procrastination
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#43. Writer discovers the cure for ADHD? ;-)
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#42. Something to play with
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#41. Limiting Beliefs
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#40. Level up your writing if you aren't already
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#39. For the wounded writer
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#38. The winner's Snooze Bar--Managing procrastination
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#37. Rush Writes
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#36. Alternate source for Writing Craft
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#35. Easy as one, three, two.
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#34. Waiting with baited breath
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#33. How to describe clothes; random thoughts
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#32. Riddles and Confuscations, Oh My.
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#31. How to begin a writing career.
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#30. C-Store Blues
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#29. Answer to, "How to be Christian." 7 steps.
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#28. My Take on Fluid Gender and related
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#27. Coinfall (hidden)
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#26. Writing Prompts: A Gallery of Magical Detritus...
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#25. A matter of some delicacy
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#24. Fiction Post: On being a man.
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#23. How to contract Novelism
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#22. Today...
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#21. Tragedy of Guinevere
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#20. Why Jabba the Hutt was not any kind of Misogynist
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#19. Troll theology: third-grade-style theological debate
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#18. Yin and Yang: Which one do you need?
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#17. Counter Indications
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#16. Magic word of ... Discipline!
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#15. The Blacksmith Reforging Ruined Work
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#14. Inner Peace, Outer Peace
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#13. Payback as Response or Reaction
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#12. Compelling Goals
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#11. Smoking Mirror
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#10. For the love of evil...
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#9. Why can't I Finish My Outline
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#8. Does it make a difference?
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#7. Mystery of Success
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#6. Humility
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#5. Path to Freedom
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#4. Emotional Vocabulary.
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#3. Liven Up a Scene
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#2. Taxonomy of Magi
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#1. Magical Legislation: It didn't just happen that way.
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