Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 27, 2016I haven't written full stories that are either good or great in this sense. But there have been good/great sentencesQuote TweetVenkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 27, 2016A good story surprises the reader (though not necessarily in 'twist' way), a great story surprises the writer.11
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Aug 27, 2016Replying to @vgrreminds me of how a lot of novel writers describe work that they create the characters and then just watch what they do.114
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 27, 2016Replying to @kylemathewsI've been trying, failing to get there. It's like teaching riding a bike. Characters keep falling over if I don't hold steady 😢11
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Aug 27, 2016Replying to @vgryeah. *NF*s have a big advantage here as they're always imaging up new characters and stories. My imagination focuses on systems.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @kylemathewsyeah, there's a chance I'm secretly trying to strengthen F and flip away from T and not admitting it to myself :D10:08 PM · Aug 27, 20161 Like