Guy V. Normal @pseudonymous@writing.exchange

Hello, I'm here because I'm interested in writing, computers and related stuff, and would like to connect with people here in particular. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm planning on making some waves. Or not. More importantly, I hope that I'll find here the motivation to write. Thanks for accepting me in!

#introduction

Yesterday I got obsessed over the minute differences in the glyphs of letters in a book I'm reading. I see it as a feature and not a bug, as it gives a more natural feeling. It seems that achieving that effect can be difficult, both online and in print.

#writing #typography

A Writer's Imagination

Every day I want to write, but I don't. Too much has already been revealed. If I write, I will unleash more of it into the world. If I write, I'll want to share it with somebody else. I can't even hide it when talking to people. The weight of it is too much for me, and my mind is too feeble to comprehend half of it.

https://write.as/pseudonymous/a-writers-imagination

#writing #smallstories

I wrote something. Is it any good?

Who's to say?

#writing #life

"You followed a person because you found them funny or cute one time?" the recommendation algorithm quizzically said.

"Oh, you must be interested in everything they're about, and I think there's a neat box I can fit you in. Don't worry, I'll never forget this gem."

#facebook #twitter #youtube #instagram #reddit

I can't pull the stars from the sky for you, but I promise half-insightful remarks pulled from the ether.

Here's an example:

Whenever you post on the open web, you're feeding the data monsters of tomorrow. The unwritten law is: "If you can see it, you can use it as training data for machine learning."

#machinelearning #programming

I'm having "a lot of fun" learning programming.

#programming

"Show, don't tell" seems a confusing maxim. I'm probably missing something, but I can't quite wrap my head around it. People say it and give an example of telling what happened in a more character-focused way, or a less abstract one.

#writing

When it waxes
and when it wanes,
just remember
who is to blame.

#poetry #writing

Part of a story I'm writing after a bunch of schoolwork.

"She's an icebreaker, and her hair is blonde sea-foam at a sunny isle."

My current favorite line of mine, and maybe you'll like it too! To me, it says that she's quite the woman, uniting opposites and being precious.

Be good, and life is a gift.

#life

I have a beautiful typewriter that will probably serve as decoration or some symbol, or something, of an aspirational lifestyle or something.

It turns out that Emacs in fullscreen mode is more useful for writing.

#writing #life

Pick your dreams carefully.

"A dream is a beast you have to feed or be eaten by, and a dream without flight brings no prey back to its owner."

https://write.as/pseudonymous/a-flightless-dream

#writing

I just clicked pause in the middle of Queen's "Don't stop me now" and can't help feeling guilty.

#music

I see short-form writing as underrated. Most people don't find the time to read full-length novels. I wonder why isn't there more of an interest in shorter stories. It feels to me that this could be a way to incorporate literature into more people's lives.

Anyway, I like short stories and think this medium has unjustly fallen to the wayside.

#writing

I know that I'm stating a controversial opinion, but the Beatles rocked.

#music