I'm working my way through a dense, impenetrable book that doesn't explain a damn thing (laudatory) and I wish I was allowed to write like this.
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Emperor Abby (the first pope)
Профиль VivelyBSFA-nominated essayist. SFF author you’ve never heard of. SocDem. Tolkien nerd. Relapsed Catholic. Armchair medievalist. She/her. Header by chorischia.bsky.social. Website: arobertswrites.com Newsletter: buttondown.email/arobertswrites
Abby why don't you just write about a universal emotion that everyone can relate to, like romantic love.
Emperor Abby (the first pope)They should make writing advice for people who don't write about a) saving the world or b) romance.
A tool that shows you the number of unique words in a selection of text, plus the shortest and longest sentences and the mean sentence length. For human/ai comparison purposes.
Stephen MayIt turned out to be easy enough: textanalysis.idhrendur.com It looks like this if I put in the text of On Fairy-Stories:
Aka why my head hurts.
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Oh they've found out about my mad science experiment.
SorrowscopesSagittarius: Pack a light suitcase and make sure your gas tank is full. Your chances of being run out of town by an angry mob this week are quite high.
While I share the widespread skepticism to overarching mythic narratives, I regret to inform folks it feels pretty good to have an overarching mythic narrative.
Emperor Abby (the first pope)It's really motivating to go to woke church. You see why conservatives are so organized.
I stand by this and add that Emily Wilson not liking a movie doesn't mean you aren't allowed to like it.
Emperor Abby (the first pope)Emily Wilson is allowed to not like a movie actually.
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And figuring out how to look unbothered is how I managed to land a job and perform acceptably in public. Follow me for more social life hacks 👍
Emperor Abby (the first pope)The more you think about looking cool and normal the less cool and normal you look so the trick is to not think.
Lmao Mary suddenly grows social skills when she drinks alcohol.
Emperor Abby (the first pope)Mary's drag of the Romantic poets is wonderful tho.
Mary is Boring Interest representation.
Emperor Abby (the first pope)"I mostly read nonfiction. History and geology." "And for fun?" "That is for fun."