JSheldonJones

Writer who loves inventing strange worlds and cultures. Proud grandpa, INTJ, Ravenclaw, Happily married since 1966.

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If it’s okay, it should be okay for everyone.
If it’s not okay, it should never be okay for anyone.
If it’s okay for people I like, but not okay for people I don’t like, what does that make me?

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@hwjohnston7 Korl (human) and Curl (small and furry) are able to communicate telepathically with any species they encounter. They are sent to troubleshoot problem worlds

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@ElChandler What’s left of the Loyal Daughters of Phan Mae Woo are too old to chase down and purge any remaining males.

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@AuthorGoodwin Negative reviews with valid criticism are valuable lessons in what not to do next time.

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@L_Eve_Gale I took a 30-year break from writing fiction but I was writing software so I’m not sure it counts as a stoppage

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@ElChandler Since she lives on a planet where a year is 29,210 days long, she is 36 centi-years old which works out to about 25 of ours.

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@lhallwriter Interstellar Scout discovers lost colony

https://t.co/faF78CkvAI

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Have you ever noticed that the phrase ���all due respect” depends on how much respect the speaker thinks is actually due?

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@SusanSavageLee1 Once I’m inside a character’s head, I can write what they’re thinking, feeling and doing easily.
Violence is hard for me to write.

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For some reason, it’s easier to proofread from a print copy. I’m not tempted to rewrite whole paragraphs, I just fix errors

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@Linnaeus_Writer Not usually. They track the wife-killer down and bring him to justice. It’s 2 to 1 when they catch him. That changes in Chapter 29 when the odds are even.

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@Kumo_KD Pretty much. I often have several ideas waiting in the wings

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@SophiaLiam25212 Listening to a 6-year-old read a book that is difficult for them is better

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@EntradaBooks Taking over development of a module for communication with a satellite family and finishing it ahead of a very tight schedule.
Oh, did you mean writing? She of Strangeness

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@ClaireLLLW81 To Kill a Mockingbird

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@HJamesWrites I had a boring job setting type for a newspaper. I could write in my head while the copy went in my eyes and out my fingers.

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@stephenRB4 Red Sky at Morning is set in the kind of desert country I grew up in.

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@kctorawrites I will finish a book I don’t like if I know the writer. Otherwise, I’ll stop when I’m convinced it’s not going to improve.