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Two-time Prometheus award-winning hard science fiction author. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005JPPMS6  Learn how to homestead https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093BC3K1T 

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    1. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Kendric Tonn

      my blacksmithing instructor Carl lamented that a good fraction of newbs would show up and say "ok, let's forge a sword!" ( TLDR: maybe give that a shot after 10 years or so of steady practice and learning ... and don't expect to succeed )https://twitter.com/kendrictonn/status/1280506040937852930 …

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      Kendric Tonn @kendrictonn
      Stolen from faceberk pic.twitter.com/yVCKCHMeAT
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    2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Kendric Tonn

      2/https://twitter.com/kendrictonn/status/1280509634835595266 …

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      Kendric Tonn @kendrictonn
      When I was in more contact with young artists, I saw a lot of posts asking "I want to develop my own style, how do I work on that?" Spoiler: Mostly, you don't. You work on fundamentals, and a style eventually evolves from the particular questions you end up wrestling with. https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1280507942865981440 …
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    3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      3/ I know that the naive version of the "10,000 hour" rule isn't perfectly correct, but my general take on * writing fiction * coding * woodworking * blacksmithing (and probably all other arts / crafts) is that you need to work your ass off and throw 99% of it away for years.

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    4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      4/ This is why I am made very angry by snake oil salesman saying things like > My method is designed to help authors in every genre produce high word counts with relentless stamina. I published 7 books in 2019 No First, write a million words Then throw them away bc they suck

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    5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      5/ Now you are prepared to actually write. Same exact thing for forging, making furniture, bowl turning, etc.

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    6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      6/ I can't tell you how many bad bowls I have thrown into the wood stove. Fortunately for me, wood grows on trees.

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    7. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

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      7/ https://twitter.com/madre_duck/status/1280511911151505410 …

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    8. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted The Guy

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      The Guy @Guygies
      Replying to @MorlockP
      When I was 18 I built my own "forge" out of a hot water heater and a squirrel cage fan. Filled it with oak charcoal I made myself and after a couple days of experimenting barely managed to pound out a somewhat crooked chisel. So yeah, 10 years sounds about right.
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    9. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      9/ You have to accept that your output in craft X is going to suck for a very long time. Are you 5? Will mom praise you for trying hard despite your garbage results? No, you are not. No, she will not. So ... don't think that your first bowl is worthy of a gallery show.

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      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

      10/ Don't think that your first smithing project should be a sword. Don't think that your first 400,000 words should be sold at Amazon. If you make this mistake, you're just hideously embarrassing yourself and harming your reputation.

      7:51 AM - 7 Jul 2020
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        2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Repentant Pigeon

          11/ close your eyes, throw a dart at a list of crafts and skills congrats, you found one where huge amounts of practice and skill building is requiredhttps://twitter.com/PigeonGod/status/1280514901161709569 …

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          Repentant Pigeon @PigeonGod
          Replying to @MorlockP
          Yep. I teach cello. The number of people that get pissed and stop taking lessons because it's "hard" or "why do I need to know technique " is astonishing. All the while asking me why I make it look easy. Then I tell them I've been playing for 30 years. And I'm still learning
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        3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

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          12/ nothing I'm super proud of https://twitter.com/7362VEVO/status/1280533999409082369 …

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        4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

          13/ the hearth crane I made (mounted inside fireplace to left, holding tea pot ) is ... meh I've done better, but not recentlypic.twitter.com/sHmnFrhLdt

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        5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted nzc

          14/https://twitter.com/ngvrnd/status/1280550441370214400 …

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          nzc @ngvrnd
          Replying to @MorlockP
          but: don’t stop. if you can find reward in just doing the craft you can keep going. i think of it as learning why the matters of a craft deserve the respect you see them getting.
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