Mastodawn

I'm currently reading Frank Herbert's "Dune" for the first time.

I was struck by this passage. It comes right after the Reverend Mother has tested Paul Atreides. She is talking with him.

"𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺."

How apropos seventy years later.

EmpyClaw 2h ago

#WordWeavers 3: For which characters do you come up with a backstory?

This question makes me realize that I write a lot of “origin stories.” So, like… all of them to a degree.

It usually feels much more like my characters tell me their backstory than I come up with one.

EmpyClaw 2h ago

#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 3: Have you studied writing? Did it prepare you, or did you learn more by doing?

I studied business writing and communications as part of an admin cert. Discussed rhetoric and how to be convincing.

Helped when writing dictator’s speeches, marketing content, and helping my partner land two grants.

EmpyClaw 3h ago

Steven Hoefer 4h ago

Told my son this yesterday, and maybe some of you need to hear it too:

I know you are doing your best every single day. Some days your best is laying in bed, spacing out. I see you doing your best, and I'm rooting for you.

EmpyClaw 7h ago

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Walter Thinman 7h ago

@EmpyClaw "to create, you must destroy..."

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EmpyClaw 7h ago

I say “as a kid” but give me a slice today and I’d be doing the same damn thing 😁

EmpyClaw 8h ago

#ScribesAndMakers Apr 3
Do you think there is a creative element to eating?

I was going to make an argument that eating is inherently a destructive act, BUT…
Then I remembered how I’d make little faces out of bologna slices as a kid by biting out little eye holes.

Eating is sculpture.

EmpyClaw 2d ago

EmpyClaw 3d ago

So… I’m going on Saskatoon Game Changer.

Come on out for a night of… I don’t know what! Hosted by Queerd Al

Link for tickets: https://www.jumpcomedy.com/e/game-changer-pilot-episode

#saskatoon #yxe #gamechanger

EmpyClaw 2d ago

#ScribesAndMakers Mar. 31: Are you satisfied with how your creativity went this month?

There are a lot of things I haven’t been very satisfied with at all over the last two months. Depression, anxiety, and burnout have been kicking my butt.

However, early in the month I got myself to a point of feeling human and I hyperfixated my way to hitting the milestone I wanted to before month’s end. For that I am joyful.

Thanks for asking!

EmpyClaw 2d ago

#WritersCoffeeClub Mar. 31: What are we celebrating regarding your writing this month?

Just before midnight I finished up my editing pass!

Now to get this to my beta readers
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