‘The only way to write for teenagers is to spend so long in your own memories that you are drowning in shame’ — Caroline O’Donoghue – Independent.ie
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thoughts
How to get out of the time scarcity trap
What happens in your brain when you ‘lose yourself’ in fiction: Study examines fans of ‘Game of Thrones’ characters — ScienceDaily
Toxic positivity and characters
How economic behaviour drove witch hunts in pre-modern Germany | Aeon Essays
Interesting thoughts to apply to fantasy and horror, eh?
Something to keep in mind if your story includes raising a baby
Is the Western way of raising kids weird? – BBC Future
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210222-the-unusual-ways-western-parents-raise-children
Applies to fantasy and science fiction, too. How do human and alien races raise babies? What impact does that have on culture and characters?
Think about it.
SF Grandmaster James Gunn dies at 97
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/books/james-gunn-dead.html
And a quote from him for all creators:
“I’ve told people that I feel I earn my place here on Earth each day when I am able to create something that wasn’t there before, and, in turn, some of these things enter stories that influence people.”
‘If the aliens lay eggs, how does that affect architecture?’: sci-fi writers on how they build their worlds | Books | The Guardian
Interesting discussions about world-building, from a diverse collection of writers – Alastair Reynolds, Nnedi Okorafor, M. John Harrison, etc.
Productivity advice for calm and focus
https://www.fastcompany.com/90588598/6-unconventional-productivity-tips-for-calm-and-focused-2021
From one owl to everyone!
To think about when killing characters
In fiction, we remember the deaths that make us sad — ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217113002.htm
Meaningful deaths (death of someone that redeemed themselves or sacrificed themselves for someone else).
Happy deaths (The hero finally kills the evil villain).
Varies by genre, but across all genres, people tend to remember meaningful deaths more than others.
