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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 2d

My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.

Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.

3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.

You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 3d

So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?

Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?

Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?

Something else?

What have you got?

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 1d

Good thing there are alternatives!

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 3d

"Did you know that carpentry can flip your denomination? Simple act of hammering a nail to a wooden plank, lets say a door, can cause you to abandon catholicism! Fascinating!"

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The Delicious Legacy Podcast @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning! Let's have a Balkan Feast, OK?
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(listen to the episode I recorded with Irina!)

#podcast #food #foodpodcast #thebalkans

The Delicious Legacy Podcast @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social · 5d

4/x It's the foods, the dishes, the recipes that bring us together! These have no borders, and similar recipes have been shared by the Balkan people for generations across our modern borders! Here's some delicious stuff!
Credit: The Balkan Kitchen (Quadrille, 2024), Copyright: Photos Liz Seabrook.

Ajvar the delicious moreish spread of cooked roasted red peppers from North macedonia.

Baked beans, the massive Prespa beans called giant beans in a traditional clay pot with red peppers and paprika!

The street food of the bygone eras of the Balkans! Čevapčici (Kebačinja)
basically finger thin meat patties, sort of long burgers served wirth bread ajvar and onion and whatever else you like to!

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 5d

We're kicking off your weekend with some Cuban SFF recommendations! How many of these authors have you read?

The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria by Carlos Hernandez; These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban; Red Dust by Yoss; A Legend of the Future by Augustín de Rojas; The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton; and The Name Bearer by Natalia Hernandez

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Nigel Auchterlounie @n-auchterlounie.bsky.social · 9d

"IT ABSOLUTELY WILL STOP!!!"

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 8d

...eh

🛸🕊️ 4.10. Slavonikon (Požega)
🪐🛰️ 4.-11.10. Tjedan svemira
🍿🇯🇵 6.-31.10. Studio Ghibli retrospektiva
🎲🃏 11.10. - 12.10. Geek games (Velika Gorica)
🛸🐼 11.10. - 12.10. Pandakon
📚🇭🇷 15.10. - 15.11. Mjesec hrvatske knjige
🛸🔭 25.11. X-e-Con (Slavonski Brod)

#ŽivotSamoUtorkom #ProgramSFere
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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 8d

#ŽivotSamoUtorkom i #ProgramSFere u listopadu!

🀄 🎲 7. 10. Igre na ploči & Uvod u Literarnu
🪨 ✏️ 14. 10. Predavanje: O Željku Paheku
📝 🛠️ 21. 10. Literarna radionica
📚 👻 28. 10. Mala čajanka užasa

Jednostavno, zar ne?
Ali kad pogledate oukolo....

sfera.hr/2025/program...
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 11d

Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?"

Older veteran: “87.”

Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”

Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”

🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥

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Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social · 15d

Painter Renato Casaro has passed away, but his incredible work will never be forgotten.

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 19d

Highly recommended!
(Not just because we know Aleksandar! That collection is great!)

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 20d

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
p.s. My new book of science cartoons is here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

Two books sit on comfortable chairs on a stage in front of an audience of books. The interviewer book says to the other "Decades unfinished in your author's drawer. Years untouched in a publisher's slush pile. Months on an indecisive editor's desk. And now, top of the bestseller charts! It's what we all dream of: tell us all about your incredible journey!"

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 21d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 21d

Yes.
You have to terraform the Mars in fixed number of turns to win

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 23d

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23d

Hits from the bong: music obsessives rescue the sound of Spain’s ancient bells

For centuries bells were the fastest means of communication, calling people to meetings, warning about wildfires, and were even believed to offer protection from storms – now they are being given a new life

www.theguardian.com

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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 @jolantru.bsky.social · 25d

Hey, these are real people and real human-crafted works.

Please help!

ko-fi.com/africantrans...

www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

A promo graphic showing Paivo Press and their writers and translators, as well as the author and voice actress for Hornytown Chutzpah.

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 23d

Weird AI Yankowic

Jefferson Starship was already done by Star Wars Holiday Special 😁

Richard K Morgan @quellist1.bsky.social · 23d

Technologically advance a band.

LED Zeppelin

Manny Phesto @dakall.bsky.social · 23d

Technologically advance a band:

Third AI Blind

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 23d

When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.

Happy birthday Mr. Baggins & Mr Baggins!

#HobbitDay

Bilbos eleventy-first birthday party, scene from Ralph Bakshis Lord of the Rings

Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 24d

Definitely not a time travel!

a man and a woman standing in front of a blue box

Alt: Definitely NOT a Doctor time traveler and his companion leaving in Tardis.. uh, entering a blue police phone box!

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 24d

OK, OK, you got me!

I'll have to brush up my cunieform and get back to you on that.

Altough, are we sure there aren't even earlier texts painted on some cave wall?

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 24d

Ramayana is a anime?
Guys from India that wrote it around 5th century BCE would be really surprised if they heard... 😂

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 26d

Monolith from A Space Odyssey, crab version

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 26d

Arrrr mateys!
It be a fine evening for some jig and Grog with me wenches and scallywags!

I'll even throw in a doubloon for Polly's crackers!
#TalkLikeAPirateDay

a person playing a violin in front of a black house

Alt: a pirate playing a violin in front of a black house

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 29d

Published today! Order WHO WILL YOU SAVE? by Gareth L Powell from your favourite bookseller.

#books

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Društvo SFera @sferazg.bsky.social · 27d

a man wearing sunglasses stands in front of a shelf with golf magazines

Alt: Scene from They Live A guy tekes off sunglasses, perplexed. It CAN'T be real coffee

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