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We love writing for its mad obsessions and singular randomness: those personal quirks that make it human. More important than polish is the amount of yourself you put into it.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 2h

the scene where he threw metaphorical grenades into my carefully nurtured romance and intimacy arcs, grinned and said "It's what I would do" so part of me is like "Ha, tables turned young man." Except I want to give him a big hug and tell him everything will be alright too.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 2h

I am breaking both of my main characters' hearts at the same time 💔 It's a very strange experience, with a mix of emotions as I finished transcribing the Big Scene and realised I had it mostly written. Oh no, my poor babies + well, that is maybe good. Also it changes the emotions for MMC esp in

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𝕵𝖔𝖗𝖉𝖆𝖓 𝕬𝖈𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖆 @jordanacosta.co · 5h

“The promise of AI – the promise AI companies make to investors – is that there will be AI that can do your job, and when your boss fires you and replaces you with AI, he will keep half of your salary for himself and give the other half to the AI company.” — @doctorow.pluralistic.net

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Tealin @twirlynoodle.com · 27/09/2026

I've long theorised that Hollywood's obsession with plot structure and disregard for characters comes from the material and social structure of LA making it very hard to get to know anyone properly. People are peons in a vast inhuman system. Silicon Valley is the same, minus the humanities.

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Kirsty Isla Thomas @kirstyislathomas.bsky.social · 6h

Oh hi there - just a reminder that AI use isn’t just about the thieving of generative AI. Whatever someone might be using any AI features for is contributing to massive environmental damage and destruction as well as human health problems (let’s talk about infrasound).

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11h

Big sigh. Me too, Wee dog, me too.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11h

I don't keep the microwave plugged in so the clock always starts from 12:00. But when my brain is slow sometimes it accepts whatever it says as the actual time. Cause, you know, it's a clock 🤦

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Least of these @leastofthese.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It’s like they re-invented solitary confinement and are trying to sell it to us as though it’s a privilege

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Martyn Plummer @martynplummer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

”The reigning economic system is a vicious circle of isolation. Its technologies are based on isolation, and they contribute to that same isolation…goods that the spectacular system chooses to produce also serve it as weapons for constantly reinforcing the conditions that engender ‘lonely crowds.’”

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11h

Oh. Wee dog got his lunch out of me early because I thought it was noon already. Treat strip pieces in the scratch board. Another in the snuffle ball. Boring kibble in the red rolly. Better in the spinner. He is considering being full.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 12h

According to the wee dog this is an ALL THE TOYS kind of day. At least until he wears himself out. I just want moar bed.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 12h

Made the wee dog get up to take care of his outside business before the rain comes on and now he's wide awake with far more energy than I have. Go back to sleep wee dog, this is a hibernating kind of day.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"Hi my name is Scamly Emailtwat. I'm reaching out to you about your book to tell you why it's unique using a composite of comments already made online about it. I am definitely real & not a tumble dryer and have not already emailed this to 65 million other authors today. I AM LONELY PLEASE LOVE ME."

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 13h

It was great until that last one.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 13h

There's much more I can write about, like Thais' ability to put fun (sanook) into anything, embed grief and trauma narratives into comedy, and their fantastic fluidity with tone and 'genre'. But this is probably a more useful start for western writers. Happy to help anyone interested find movies

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 13h

revelation opens it out into its poignancy. Can be sudden or gradual. It makes for unhurried storytelling where the emotions have as much time as they need to expand and breathe. It's like spending time with friends rather than racing through crowded plots. More relaxing and every bit as satisfying

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 13h

The first hour plus feels like it's just exploring the wee world they've created (sometimes quite literally, like mains getting lost in Thailand's northern mountains in Low Season or wandering around Hokkaido in One Day) while slowly layering in everything we need to know until some sort of shift or

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 13h

Kishotenketsu is the most discussed in English, easy to find loads of explanations under the term or "Japanese plot structure" When Thai movies are just over two hours, they tend to follow this structure. I didn't know the framework but I saw it playing out over and over skdesu.com/en/kishotenk...

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Kishōtenketsu Storytelling Structure Explained | Suki Desu

What is kishōtenketsu? Learn the Japanese four-act narrative of ki, shō, ten, and ketsu—and how its twist reframes a story without relying on conflict.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 14h

In terms of mechanics, this is simply shifting dialogue inward. There's nothing wrong with it, it's not 'bad writing', and it's clear who's thinking this. If anyone truly finds it confusing, that's on them and conditioned expectations.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

SCHOOLS! Would you like £500 of FREE books?! I do a thing called "The Big Green Books 500 Club" Lovely people donate £1 each week & when I get £500, I send a school a load of books. I have £500 ready for the next school, so get in touch! www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...

A bunch of primary school kids hold up books that they got from the 500 Club!

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'm literally on my way to bed and the wee dog is drinking his body weight in water again. Waiting for him to finish so I can refill the bowl. Please send good wishes for his bladder.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Given what mine get up to, I don't have a choice 😂 The WIP especially is so much better for it too.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It's been a right headache to figure out how to do this but I think I'm liking it.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Still a lot of writing to do but maybe I finally know how to integrate the dynamic of this big new drama beat into the existing text. That 'after' image is going to have another earlier dip which gives everything after more impact. That spike will be higher, which will make the fall greater.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Glad to finally be able to give something back to you Charlie 💙

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Or just some snips from sections w POV changes, that's easy. I've had to read up enough to stand my ground when critiquers complain, so it's a subject I've thought about a lot. Not an expert but I can share what I've learned. Examples clearer so here's one of mine, explanations in alt text

Context is FMC is observing an unknown man in the rainforest. They're both concerned about an unexpected & unidentified group of armed men who've passed by as if they were patrolling. She needs to understand who they are and what they are doing.
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The quietest path around him comes closer than she wants. You against me, she thinks. Are your senses better than my skill? And how careful are you of what might be behind.

Yes, she can do this. Settling herself, she draws breath into her core and glides out into the night. Around her everything is still, the hidden fauna of the rainforest sensitive to her movement.

-- HER POV + TRANSITION to neutral, like the camera is tight focused on her, then pulls out before it tight focuses briefly on HIS POV below --

He looks around as she passes, feeling uneasy, as if he were in the presence of a ghost. It is too quiet. He does not see her pause behind a tree, just a shadow waiting for his attention to disperse again.

-- End of his POV brings her back in and the TRANSITION below is to They + neutral before it slides back into her POV --

They both wait. The patrol has long since left their earshot and the risks she will have to take to find them again are increasing. This man whose vigilance has her pinned is patient. Why is he here, what is he doing?

Once more, he glances in the direction the armed men went. And then back to the unsettling feeling he cannot shake that he is not alone. He moves with care and deliberation, making his way through the trees.

She observes him – he is good. And he’s not following the men, he’s heading away from them. Are they hunting him? There is no desperation in his movement. He is wary, not fearful, listening as he travels, with more care than the men warrant. That will be for her, there’s no one else.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I think we have probably massively underestimated how much our sense of self is composed of what we see of others. Consumer capitalism has told us that our self can be entirely constructed independently of others. The slipperiness of scrolling makes our self more slippery.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

L&L seem set on avoiding AI for several reasons. The ones they talk about publicly lean practical, which are harder for pro-AI folks to argue with in comments. All in all it sounds like they recognise they have something that works and don't want the headaches of changing how they do things.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

So would I. Have you tried using your reach to encourage this? I do what I can but mine is miniscule and inconsistent. I haven't built up that kind of trust and the rare times it sparks some interest are one-off interactions, not anyone who sees my posts often enough to remember.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Considering it but not actively. I would like more flexiblity in the interface as my eyes get older and more particular. When I hear of something, I look into it. Are you?

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ask a question today on the writing prompt game and last week's was such a disaster for mine there is just no way I'm going there. Only one subject I'm comfortable offering advice on too. All from the same difficulty - what I'm doing is too different from everyone else.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

not 'bad writing', or inherently confusing, but it can be done badly if we aren't careful. Helps to get the reader used to how you do it with small, less consequential moments early. I can take a look at some of yours if you like. emmadarwin.substack.com/p/the-tool-k...

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The Tool-Kit: Point of View, Narrators and Psychic Distance

If in exploring the Itch you meet a link which leads to Typepad’s ‘closed’ sign, don’t despair: virtually all important posts have in fact been migrated over here to Substack.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A few ideas on chapter breaks here. @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social has good advice for writing multiple POVs too. Condensed rule of thumb is to bring readers out of one into something more neutral and then direct them into the other. Jane Austen did it, it's emmadarwin.substack.com/p/itchy-bite...

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Itchy Bitesized 18: Three Things About Chapter Breaks

I know writers who work in chapters right from their first thinking; I know writers who write their way forwards and just intuit when it's time for a break; I know writers who write (in order, or out ...

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

If Ellipsus doesn't yet have features you need, keep an eye on their development. Their transparency is impressive & commitment to stand against AI top notch. Writality is worth a look. It wasn't enough to get me to switch a project from Scrivener, but I might start new one there www.writality.com

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Writality - Free Novel Writing and Worldbuilding Software

Free private writing software for novels, worldbuilding, creative writing, manuscript editing, story graphs, and custom map making.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I think I may have solved a big conundrum I created for myself in my novel. If I can pull off the writing of all of the stages of it well enough, it could be really powerful. Well, probably not. But let me have this delusion of skill and potential accomplishment for a moment.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I ordered crochet hooks too. So I will have options 😃 Even if it's just a buttonhole in a knitted rectangle to put a ribbon through for something open/close/adjustable. I found knitting easier decades ago. Don't know now.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

So pretty 😍 Any advice? It's been years since I knit and then it was mostly baby blankets.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Hmm. Different laws of physics and all that then if there are enchanted mirrors. She wouldn't know to expect that 🤔

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If you ever happen across it again... 😂 Or any other curiosities and eccentricities you care to share 😃

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Three different colour-ways, all melanges. Purple base, blue base, burgundy base. Inspired by a fedi friend who knits socks. I never managed socks, a cowl I can handle though. Neighbour gave me a neckwarmer she doesn't use that is now around the wee dog's middle to see if it's too warm or good.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

But of course these qualities confound the majority of readers I have language access to, so sharing isn't going so well. When I try to write to western expectations, it comes out cliched and dull. Not something I can do well, have to leave that to others.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#PretendPanel 10 Oct Thai ways of telling stories-with often gentler pacing, prioritising emotions rather than events, and ability to bring lightness and fun into nearly anything-work so much better for me the stories I make up to occupy myself are maybe now worth sharing, thanks to their influence

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Waiting on two dog coats from different sellers. Also circular knitting needles to make him neck and body cowls because I have yarn I got for myself.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This shitey pensioner housing is difficult to keep warmer than 18 C; wee dog's breathing needs it to be at least 19.5 He is now in his coziest bed with a towel over him and a fleece scarf wrapped around his neck. It's helping but he keeps looking at me in bewilderment.

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tatsoi @tatsoi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

That was temporary. He's having his morning nap already and I am too awake to usefully go back to bed but not awake enough to do anything useful.

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