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Matt Burt

Member since Oct 16, 2016 at 5:51 PM

Wannabe writer. Mostly a nobody. Lifelong reader. SFF enthusiast. Dirty league of legends fan. I try to be kind.
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  • K. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyK. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyIt's So Hard to Say Goodbye...Jan 25 at 2:27 PM

    As the great Dr. Seuss once said, the people who matter don't mind, and the people who mind can go fuck off.

    Or something like that.

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersFall In, Fineapples!Nov 20, 2016 at 11:35 PM

    Feelin' pretty good about writing myself. More or less tripled the wordcount on my Big Project and started a smaller project that I'm really enjoying. NaNo's been great for me, but I've been treating it as a supplemental thing to my writing lifestyle rather than a demand. I've been getting the most out of it that way.

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersWOAH-OAH, WE'RE HALFWAY THERE, WO-OAH! LIVIN' ON ANov 18, 2016 at 8:27 PM

    I just wrote a very hard scene this morning ... nano has really been a nice kick in the ass to get writing. Glad to hear your project is going well!!

  • K. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyK. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyIt's WeirdNov 14, 2016 at 11:40 PM

    One of depression's tricks, I've found, is that it makes you feel like winter is coming no matter how close the proverbial summer might be. Getting a diagnosis, taking these steps--they're all hard, and you should be proud. Keep on keeping on

  • NanowrimoNanowrimoI'm almost 10,000 words behind! Catch-up strategies?Nov 14, 2016 at 3:31 PM

    This is what I do:

    Okay, let's say you're 10K behind. So we'll assume you're at 15,000 words. So to meet the NaNo goal (presuming that's something you want to do), you need to write 35K in 16 days (including today; the 15th. if it is the 15th where you are). So let's see ... that'd mean you have to write 35000/16 words per day, or about 2200 words per day. I don't know about you, but that feels a lot more doable, to me, than just saying "I'll crank out a bonus 10K this weekend" or something. The upshot of this approach is that whenever you DO write more than your 2200 per day, you get a nice little extra chip away at that deficit.

  • GamingGaming[Post deleted by author]Nov 13, 2016 at 3:43 AM

    I think a part of the problem for a lot of people is that SO MANY games are out right now. I'm playing Titanfall 2 AND Mankind Divided, so as much as I want to get Dishonored 2, it's hard to justify buying another game when I have two I still need to finish

  • Matt's CyberplaceMatt's CyberplaceSo, I'm BisexualNov 12, 2016 at 7:06 PM

    Thanks Kace. :)

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersThis month isn't over! So let's...Nov 12, 2016 at 6:14 PM

    Yeah, I'll admit the election of the fascist tangerine kinda stopped me in my previously-rocksteady tracks on NaNo ... but I've worked out that if I do 1750 words a day, I'll meet the goal (better that than trying to force out a boatload of words when I'm not ready to). So I'm gonna try and do that.

    Let's go gang.

  • K. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyK. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlySitting on the curb of the parking lot...Nov 09, 2016 at 9:13 PM

    It's okay to not be ready.

    We're with you.

  • K. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyK. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyI'm Tired of These Motherfucking Thoughts on This Motherfucking Plane!Nov 04, 2016 at 8:45 PM

    pit bulls are precious angels and anyone who says otherwise is a fool or a liar

  • K. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyK. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyRough days, getting rougher. But we persevere! Because the alternative is pretty lame. 🍍Nov 03, 2016 at 10:30 PM

    cheering you on!

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersWriting Music!Nov 01, 2016 at 9:35 PM

    I have a Spotify Playlist of obscure instrumental cyberpunk music I listen to. It gets the job done.

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersTOMORROW! IT'S HAPPENING!Oct 31, 2016 at 11:43 AM

    Managed to pound out about 1500 on the ride to work this morning (it's already the first of November in new zealand ... and I have to be on the bus by 5 am). Good luck to everyone!!! You can do it :D

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersSongs that remind you of characters (or inspire them)Oct 30, 2016 at 1:01 AM

    In my own stuff, I get the reverse a lot ... I remember I once made a character basically entirely because of feelings elicited by the Homestuck song "Afraid of the Darko." That character wound up morphing into one who became tremendously important to me. But on the other hand I don't tend to often associate the characters in stuff I'm reading with music, probably because I prefer to read in absolute silence.

    That said, I have a running joke with my fiance that the Imagine Dragons song "Demons" is an absolutely hilarious theme song for any Emotionally Fraught character ever. bonus points to imagine the character in question (take your pick) singing mournfully at a karaoke bar.

  • NanowrimoNanowrimoMy first timeOct 29, 2016 at 12:34 PM

    You don't necessarily have to outright plan or outline, but before you put words on the page just figure out the general gist of what's about to happen. It can save a lot of time spent floundering trying to think of what to write

  • K. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyK. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyI wonder if there are any Pokémon at 30,000ft. ...I mean, wondering for a friend. >.>Oct 29, 2016 at 5:38 AM

    Isn't there an option now to say you're a passenger?

  • Matt's CyberplaceMatt's CyberplaceWoo!Oct 28, 2016 at 8:07 PM

    the feeling of fannish frisson when one of your favourite authors wooos your woopost! Woo!

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersI KNOW we have Mass Effect fans up in here...Oct 28, 2016 at 1:06 PM

    I'm equal parts excited about Andromeda as I am suspicious that the main quest will involve discovering an ancient race of "shmeapers" who want to destroy organic life because something something

  • Matt's CyberplaceMatt's CyberplaceOn Joining InOct 27, 2016 at 12:39 PM

    Thanks! I think part of the disconnect I'm feeling is that there's a big difference between imzy and, say, twitter or Tumblr, where the only thing keeping someone from chiming in is a vague sense of boundaries that may or may not be there

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersNaNoWriMo GoodiesOct 25, 2016 at 8:08 PM

    "Officially" participating is for jokers

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersNaNoWriMo GoodiesOct 25, 2016 at 8:06 PM

    Very excited. Just threw out a brick's worth of word count on a novel to start fresh, so nano is perfectly timed. Good luck to everyone participating!

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersEveryone's reviewing Necrotech!Oct 23, 2016 at 10:59 PM

    It's the kind of thing that's tough to call. And I'm probably more than ordinarily wary of that sort of thing right now, because I just moved to New Zealand, and seeing firsthand how Maori people have been/continue to be characterized is ... well, it's not uncomplicated.

    Still, Necrotech is absolutely one of the best books I've read in ages, and my love for NT is pretty uncomplicated. Thanks for such a great experience.

  • Fineapple WritersFineapple WritersEveryone's reviewing Necrotech!Oct 23, 2016 at 10:50 PM

    thanks :)

  • K. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyK. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyImzy Fundraiser: PTSDog for K C!Oct 23, 2016 at 8:00 PM

    no sweat. You deserve to feel better.

  • K. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyK. C. Alexander :: Awesomes OnlyImzy Fundraiser: PTSDog for K C!Oct 23, 2016 at 7:55 PM

    Yay or nay to the sharing of this on places like tumblr? I'd like to try and tell people about it, but I don't want to inadvertently share in a way you're not comfortable with.

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