Nice of Miller to infodump on Holland to make him feel important and trusted rather than realize he's just another minor tool to be used and discarded. Too bad Holland didn't catch that.
This reader appreciates the author's self-commentary in this chapter's flashback summary. "What? Metaphors don't always have to be subtle" made me chuckle.
Simon, if you're attending Suw Charman-Anderson's next Grist on creating personalities, just a reminder the matrix you're using is a direct derivation of Meyer-Briggs, hopefully tuned to be a better list for fiction, without the baggage of being bad psychiatry. I keep trying to expand it to ten (no real reason other than its root as a TTRPG tool is for a system using d10s, so I'm aiming for symmetry with most of my tables and lists being tens), but can't come up with new pairings that don't just break down as being a subset of an existing pair. I may have just gotten it right the first time with the seven.
In times like these, it's advisable to find a relaxing diversion which allows your mind to reset. I like Simons tales a lot. Hoping my own tales will do the same for others.
Interesting you mentioned listening to music when you’re writing, Simon. I used to do the same but now have to write in silence. I found what was playing bled into the story. So, heavy metal or rock and things on the page would be aggressive and dramatic, or with opera there would more dialogue and contemplation. I dunno 🤷♂️
Now, randomly, when I write it’s like there’s white noise in my ears and I can’t hear anything else anyway. I guess that’s being in the zone as they say
Anyway, enough of my own psychoanalysis, great chapter 👍🏼😁
Was wondering when that tape would resurface.
Fucking Miller and Holland.
Nice of Miller to infodump on Holland to make him feel important and trusted rather than realize he's just another minor tool to be used and discarded. Too bad Holland didn't catch that.
This reader appreciates the author's self-commentary in this chapter's flashback summary. "What? Metaphors don't always have to be subtle" made me chuckle.
Simon, if you're attending Suw Charman-Anderson's next Grist on creating personalities, just a reminder the matrix you're using is a direct derivation of Meyer-Briggs, hopefully tuned to be a better list for fiction, without the baggage of being bad psychiatry. I keep trying to expand it to ten (no real reason other than its root as a TTRPG tool is for a system using d10s, so I'm aiming for symmetry with most of my tables and lists being tens), but can't come up with new pairings that don't just break down as being a subset of an existing pair. I may have just gotten it right the first time with the seven.
Thanks for the mention, Simon! Glad you enjoyed that post!
In times like these, it's advisable to find a relaxing diversion which allows your mind to reset. I like Simons tales a lot. Hoping my own tales will do the same for others.
Interesting you mentioned listening to music when you’re writing, Simon. I used to do the same but now have to write in silence. I found what was playing bled into the story. So, heavy metal or rock and things on the page would be aggressive and dramatic, or with opera there would more dialogue and contemplation. I dunno 🤷♂️
Now, randomly, when I write it’s like there’s white noise in my ears and I can’t hear anything else anyway. I guess that’s being in the zone as they say
Anyway, enough of my own psychoanalysis, great chapter 👍🏼😁