Thebadphilosopher - Sincerely, S

With the sudden comeback of flip phones, let us all remember the iconic moment of Serena dumping her phone in a NY trashcan because of one photo.

I wish to have that little care.

With GRRM's post being uploaded and then deleted (most likely because of some NDA issues) I wanted to throw my two cents into the ring. Nope, no one asked for my opinion.

A) I liked S2, but I have never read any of the books so I have no basis of comparison.

B) Just because I liked it does not mean I didn't have MANY problems with the storylines/characters (one issue being that they suddenly reduced Rhaenyra and Alicent's roles to people who could do no wrong which made no sense given S1).

C) GRRM had every right to express his disappointment with how the writers are treating his characters and his story and the post was well articulated.

D) HBO's statement was shocking tbh, I didn't think they would actually comment and it was probably not a good idea to either.

Low Opacity Elrond: the trifecta

Remember, the phrase "write what you know" is confusing. A lot of people bang their heads on walls because they haven't had the opportunity to experience the world.

Instead "write what you feel, know what you write."

You feel upset or angry? Chanel it into a tale of dystopian rebellion and do research on different uprisings throughout history.

Joyful and inspired? Imagine an invention in the 18th century that some mad scientist makes to save his family and look into the science that could potentially make it realistic.

Take what you feel as the basis and then build on that.

people who do not write will never understand when we say the characters and the story have a will. at some point i am not even writing it i am just narrating whatever the fuck they do.