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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« on: March 28, 2024, 03:46:44 PM »
Yeah I feel that overtime thing. Even when you're back to normal work hours it usually takes a while after to recover mentally and physically.

Writing has been good for me. I'm not 100% happy with it, and I have some brackets in there for where I need to fill something in later, but I'm making progress. It doesn't sound like much but I'm almost done with my latest chapter 1. Although it's taken nearly a year, I don't feel like I've wasted any of it. My mind is much more comfortable with moving from one moment in the story to the next than it has ever been before. Time will tell how much I've improved, but I think this hiatus has really helped in the streamlining department. There's more florish to the language, but less overall bulk at the same time. At least that's my impression.

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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« on: March 14, 2024, 11:47:52 AM »
Outlines are always good, to a point. I watched the masterclasses from N.K. Jemisin, and she made a great point about outlines and world building time. Basically: she always sets herself a deadline. Something like 1-3 months to work on outlines, research , and world building before she has to shut it all dowm and just writes the thing. Of course anything she needs to still figure out she makes a note for, but otherwise she plows forward with the first draft. This way you don't get hung up on that details and never actually accomplish anything. After all, 1000 pages on world building is great, but if you don't write the book it's all for it isn't worth the space in your hard drive.

I find it to be salient advice coming from a successful sci Fi/fantasy writer. I almost fell back into that trap a few months ago until I reminded myself about her advice, and have put down some really good stuff ever since. We all have to remember no one would give a damn about Tolkien if the only thing he wrote was the Silmarilion. You need to have The Hobbit first.

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break Room / Re: The Status Of Our Fellow Raiders
« on: March 12, 2024, 10:38:18 AM »
Not keeping crap on hand is a big one for sure. That's a big reason I've avoided keeping beer in the house. Unfortunately there's still a stash of leftover Christmas sweets I've occasionally dipped into.

My biggest thing is just that I usually get pretty hungry post workout. So it's easy to dip into the leftovers or roast up a chicken breast. Although they aren't necessarily unhealthy, they aren't always calorie smart.

Of course I'm thinking at this point my body has also hit that starvation mode during calorie restriction. I try to have a couple guilt free days of going over so it doesn't think it needs to conserve every ounce of fat, but when too many days to that way it's no good

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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« on: March 12, 2024, 10:33:47 AM »
It's a classic list, but no, I can't say my own up there were based on anything, and I don't think I've shared them before. I wrote them pretty stream of consciousness about a year ago now, just based on a decade+ of experience. So more than anything, it's just a reminder to myself to actively remember and think about the obvious.

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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« on: March 11, 2024, 09:53:30 AM »
Yeah, and I'm definitely only returning to the previous session's writing, not the whole chapter, just to get myself back into the flow.

Back when inspiration most recently hit me (that good good, mana from heaven, lightning bolt making your fingers itch sorta inspiration), the first thing I did was write out the beginning of a design document to catalog all of the thoughts I was having. Right at the beginning though, I had a real moment of clarity about why my previous writing would sometimes fall apart. So I came up with a list of promises to myself that I now refer to every time I sit down. Those are:

1. The characters will be human.
2. The plot will be fantastical.
3. The universe will be mysterious.
4. Humor will not substitute for bad writing.
5. Willful ignorance will not drive the story forward.
6. Style will not overtake substance.
7. There will be a strong connecting thread from the opening scene of the first book, to the closing scene of the last book.
8. We will present the strongest, most well thought out, and fully developed characters, plot, and universe that we are capable of. We will not resort to lazy writing to accomplish our goals.
9. We will read these promises to ourself before writing to remind ourself why we do what we do.

They definitely aren't universal, but so far they have been steering me in a strong direction, and keeping me from my laziest old habits.

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break Room / Re: The Status Of Our Fellow Raiders
« on: March 11, 2024, 09:47:17 AM »
Yeah, as a fellow calorie counter I can say it's important to record especially when you know you're over your limit. My app also pulls in data from my fitness watch, so it also calculates calories burned, which is really where I sabotage myself.

It's a fatal trap to convince yourself that exercising excuses over eating. Using up those burnt calories as extra eating calorie (not to mention drinking calories), really puts you back to square one (or square minus one, at times).

But good luck with your own progress Suuper! Don't forget to think about food content outside of calories. Keep the fiber and protein high, and the added sugars low.

Pro tip on that sugar thing: if you're ever fighting the sweet tooth, get yourself some dates. They're basically nothing but fiber and sugar. Really hit the spot. Just watch out for pits (especially pit remnants in "pitted" dates  :ninja:)

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MR Pub / Re: Chit Chat 2024
« on: March 11, 2024, 09:40:43 AM »
When I first read the story, the AP reported it was a blood clot in his brain, which if I'm not mistaken is a long way to say a stroke. Which if that's the case, could have been stress, or could have been plain old bad luck.

Either way, he did about as well as any in that profession. It's hard to be more of a dominant influence than Toriyama.

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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writing Log
« on: March 08, 2024, 10:17:20 AM »
I'm definitely in the habit of at least opening my document every day, so even if I only come up with a sentence or two, it's progress. That and it keeps me rereading my work so I'm not forgetting where I am and keep thinking about it.

With short stories, I try to think of them as part of longer stories. Like a good fantasy universe, you have to make it feel like part of a larger world z without getting bogged down in the details.

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Manga Art Gallery / Re: Samiku gallery
« on: March 08, 2024, 10:14:27 AM »
I'm no artist, but I am very impressed by your level of detail! You listed Berserk as a favorite and I can see that influence. Something about image 2, (and definitely image 3), gives me Junji Ito vibes in a major way.

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Welcome Center / Re: HELLO!...😊👋
« on: March 08, 2024, 10:11:34 AM »
Welcome to the forum Samiku! The others said it as well as I ever could. The best way to get people excited is to show them your passion!

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Suuper hit the nail. I encourage people to hop on the discord. Although quiet, it is a good place to reach out to forum members who don't frequent the site like they used to.

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MR Pub / Re: Chit Chat 2024
« on: March 08, 2024, 10:08:00 AM »
Pour one out for Akira Toriyama everyone. We've lost a true legend in the art. It's going to be hard to accept that such a defining creator on so many people's own works has passed from this world.

Go in peace, sir.

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break Room / Re: The Status Of Our Fellow Raiders
« on: March 08, 2024, 10:05:25 AM »
I'm glad you're getting back into it though Suuper. My fitness really backslid in 2023 between work stress, home buying stress, and moving stress, all of which led to stress eating and drinking more than I should. Not to mention the time and energy I had to workout nose dived. Between my wedding and last December I put on 20 lbs....

Thankfully I've pulled back about 14 of those, and am getting back to where I should be. It goes to show that you only fail once you've given up.

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break Room / Re: The Status Of Our Fellow Raiders
« on: February 27, 2024, 01:39:30 PM »
Try to think of it as a future thing to look forward to. I know when I lived alone and was single, I definitely had those nights and days of longing. But I knew deep down that I was still figuring myself out. And although you never really stop learning who you are, there comes a time when you realize you know enough about yourself that you're ready and able to present the real you to other people.

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break Room / Re: The Status Of Our Fellow Raiders
« on: February 26, 2024, 11:08:41 AM »
I definitely advocate for learning who you actually are by living alone for a while. It gives you the opportunity to really define who you are. The key is to not let it get to your heard too much. You don't want a time of self discovery not turn into a time of seclusion and paranoid isolation. So don't neglect the social life during this time.

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