Gregory Ess

Science Fiction fan. Lazy writer. Occasional gamer.

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The true enemy of a #writer is not the lack of inspiration. It's the lack of a deadline. #writingadvice #WritingCommunity #writingtips #WritingLife

[Gregory Ess @EssGregory]

Asking someone which is his favorite book is like asking a gourmand wich meal is his. Or a junkie wich was his favorite dose of meth. Not the favorite type of food/meth, but the favorite instance.

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@garethlpowell Thank you

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@rickygervais Nice to hear it. Hope you get well soon. 🤣

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@wiseconnector Sorry to hear.

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I rarely enjoy articles about fantasy books. They usually just follow an agenda or recommend "similar" books which have nothing in common other than being fantasy. But this was well written: https://t.co/KcEJwaUahc

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We write because we must, not just because we can.

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Think about this: from a writing perspective, what is the purpose of Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad? #WritingCommunity #writingtips

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@writingoutlook Discipline.

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@uusaint Wisconsin world cheese capital?! Laughed the Swiss🫕.

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@wiseconnector 9 does not equal 90. 9=>90
And so on

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I don't feel like writing today. So I sat down at my desk and I wrote. What does what I "feel" has to do with what I have to do? #WritingCommunity #Writingtips

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@woofknight A.k.a lying.

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Cultivate a writing space that inspires you—whether it's a small nook or a favorite café. Environment matters! #WritingTips #WritingCommunity

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Take a moment (good or bad) from your life. Remember how it felt. Now make your character live it and describe his feelings and thoughts. A lot of readers will relate because is more real than pulling a #Matrix move. #WritingCommunity #writingtips

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@wiseconnector Tapeworms. Ticks. Stupidity. Not necessarily in the his order.

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Half jokingly half seriously: Whiskey for writing, coffee for editing. #WritingCommunity #writingtips

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Explore subplots to add depth and complexity to your story's world. Every character can have their moment. Just take advantage of the choices you need them to do for your plot and add a little self contained scene for that. #WritingTips #WritingCommunity

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@garethlpowell Interesting translation. In French the title is closer to "In Searching of the Lost Time". May I also recommend The Magus , by J. Fowles?

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Writing is the purest form of art. Not painting. Not dancing. You only need your mind. #WritingCommunity #writingtips

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Writing is like agriculture. You take a certain type of plant, you strip the land, level it, kill anything that could consume resources (weeds, mice,etc) and then you have a harvest. It not really "Natural". Same with the characters. They are not supposed to behave "naturally"