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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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#1076599

Subtle Moral Updates

September 11, 2024 at 12:37am

So there are numerous mores and ideas that we may want to put into our stories. Especially with writing.com where our published works are not static, not locked in. It doesn't always require massive retcons, sometimes just an adjusted phrase can bring out something that is more diverse. For example I was today looking at Auntie Rosie's Magical Flower Shoppe. With only two characters on the page, racial diversity is hardly relevant to this piece. A young man and an old lady... [Read more]

#1076323

Phase one or Phase two

September 5, 2024 at 3:41pm

I just recently realized that art made ONLY for the self is valid. Inspiration lingers and passes by contagion, so it doesn't matter how large your target market is, if you've reached it. (Nothing to say you can't adapt it for larger, even commercial, markets.) So I propose that there are two phases of art, and the personal phase is the most critical. It is valid even if it only plays on your personal connections. This has a value because the happiness and richnes... [Read more]

#1076033

Rx for Writer's 'Block'

September 1, 2024 at 4:10pm

A literal Writer's Plow Protocol A plan for writing when writer, muse, and editor come to a standstill. Step One: Decisions: What do you want to write? When? (Exact time, and a minimum and maximum amount of time) Where? Most likely place. Who (subject and audience) Why? How? (e.g. paper, keyboard, Scrivener or Docs) Step two: Set the timer to remind you. This should be at least an hour after the decision. Step three: When you worry about your block--and you wi... [Read more]

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