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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 2d

I would love to, but ain’t nobody got time fo dat 🥲

Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 2d

Imo any emotion that comes from a place of true understanding.

For me writing has become a way to transform my own ghosts into something tangible. Give it purpose. Make it mean something.

Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 2d

I'm exploring character banter at the moment.

I'm on a quite serious story right now, but I need some levity as reprive while still staying in character and tone. Tricky stuff.

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 2d

*me right now*

Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 2d

Book Progress - Wrapped up my last bits and pieces of notes, quotes, citations, and special thanks. Now we have to prepare the ARC: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 3d

The only structure I had in mind rn was a “save the world” one. But aside from that, I’m whipping my MC through the plot on quite a high pace. :)

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 4d

Man, yesterday something special happened while writing…

I sat with a ghost and did not realize it was mine until the page started crying.

What the…
I did not know writing could do this to you.

Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, after much deliberation I finally got my motivation for the mid part of the book down.

Now my MC can step on the gas! Let’s f*ing gooo!

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 5d

That’s my mood most of the time tbh XD

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 6d

I’m sad.

I killed off a comic relief side character in my story which I had grown to really like.
She was awesome, funny, and really jumped of the pages.

What characters did you kill of that you… sort of regretted? :)

#writing #booksky #amwriting

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 8d

That’s the best kind of batshit 😎

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 10d

Book Progress - Finished editing chapter 5 out of 5. Plus the epilogue. It was a good week and I got a lot of things done: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 10d

Beta reader feedback on my fantasy story. Seems like I am on a decent path with this.

Especially when working on it actually *gives* me energy.

#writing #amwriting #booksky

Screenshot of a reader’s feedback comment saying: “My favorite parts of Mae were when she felt most human, like on page 45 with ‘She felt empty, in a way. Blank. As if her old life had been erased and not yet replaced by anything new’. I loved that raw, complex emotion and the void that it left. It made her feel like a real person.”

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 12d

*me, writing my dark fantasy story*

Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 15d

My MC in the dark fantasy novel has lots of jobs. First servant girl, then camp follower, then mercenary soldier, eventually she becomes the leader of the mercenary band, then warlord and ultimately an inhuman force of nature that brings devastation to everyone XD

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 16d

Wow, congrats. It’s encouraging to see that you can have some success with dark fantasy books tbh :)

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 17d

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 17d

Book Progress - Finished editing chapter 4 out of 5. Some big reworks in there, but we are getting there: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 18d

You know what - writing is just so much fun! XD

#writing #amwriting #booksky

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 19d

*takes notes*

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 19d

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its friday start drinkin

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 20d

Well, now I’m going to get some feedback on my fantasy book. Super curious how I’m actually doing here, even though I know you have to take all feedback from beta readers with a grain of salt. 🤔

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 24d

Book Progress - Editing chapter 4 out of 5. Giving my prose more space and (contrary to good practice) keeping the head-hopping mid-scenes: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker...

#booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · 25d

For all people being afraid to write their story “because the same idea already exists”:

#writing #booksky

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Guido Schmidt @narkerns.bsky.social · Sep 15

Instead of worrying about Trump or the war or whatever other depressing thing happening in the world, I chose to think about my fantasy story.

This is way, way better for my mental health.

#writing #booksky #amwriting

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