Sandra Newman
Writing tip: Do not kill your darlings. Send them to live at a darling sanctuary.
Dec 13, 2022 at 12:26amWeb
Show threadTulle TilsynetDec 13, 2022
@sannewman Actually your darlings are on a big farm upstate where they have plenty of room to run around and be rhetorical
Show threadJustin Ribeiro, Ph.D.Dec 13, 2022
@sannewman My darling sanctuary is the stacks of faded post-it notes that have formed into small islands, their societies founded on promise and dreams, surviving through rivers of coffee rings and the crumbs of espresso beans. They survive not knowing what tomorrow might bring, but they talk of reaching the mainland one day. "Espresso beans as big as your head Sally!" says 1960s-robot-whos-not-a-robot. Sally knew the robot was wrong; never had she heard such a terrible idea.
Show threadChristian WilkieDec 13, 2022
@sannewman GodDAMMIT I thought of an excellent joke and two people already made it. This place is no better than Twitter.
Show threadSandra NewmanDec 13, 2022
@cwwilkie Oh no. This means I am the second person to make this joke on Mastodon?
Show threadChristian WilkieDec 13, 2022
@sannewman Nonono, you're great with the original material. I was beaten to the punch on the punch-ups.
Show threadS. Lane PorterDec 13, 2022
@sannewman Some day, I hope an AI powered robot finds my darlings file and makes an epic disjointed adventure out of them.