Activity for HedgeMage‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Edit	Post #2666	Initial revision	—	about 5 years ago
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Edit	Post #765	Initial revision	—	about 5 years ago
Edit	Post #451	Initial revision	—	about 5 years ago
Edit	Post #45	Initial revision	—	about 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: What's your favorite keyboard? I prefer a buckling-spring keyboard like the old IBM Model M or the ones made by Clicky Keyboards. I only wish I could find that feature in a more ergonomic layout. Buckling-spring keys provide better tactile feedback than bubble keyboards, and I find that causes me to type faster and more lightly (... (more)	—	over 13 years ago
Question	—	The polymath's dilemma...? The main character of a YA story I am working on is fast becoming a polymath, i.e. someone with a broad base of skills and interests across unrelated areas of endeavor. I really like how this character is developing; I feel that the experience of having to pick up so many things in his first year liv... (more)	—	about 14 years ago
Question	—	When should one *not* present events in chronological order? Some stories tell well from beginning to end, all in a neat little line...and some don't. When can a story be improved by using a different order in the telling? Off the top of my head, I'd say flashbacks are great when something doesn't make sense out of the context of what is happening now in... (more)	—	about 14 years ago
Answer	—	A: Works of literature that are (ostensibly) about the act of writing Stranger Than Fiction is a movie that comes to mind. (more)	—	about 14 years ago
Answer	—	A: What is Literary Fiction? To me, LitFic is fiction that is not a "page turner" (i.e. a story with only very direct surface themes, that gets you to the next page via suspense, but doesn't make you think about anything outside the context of the book itself), and is written to have serious shelf life (i.e. is both relevant and... (more)	—	about 14 years ago