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News BeepA novel green biosynthesis approach and structural characterization of Ag–Fe bimetallic nanoparticles using the red alga Galaxaura rugosaTaxonomic description of the used seaweed Species identification and taxonomical… <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewsBeep</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Headlines</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Ag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ag</a>–Febimetallicnanoparticles <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Algae</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Biosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biosynthesis</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Biotechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biotechnology</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Environmentalsciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environmentalsciences</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/HumanitiesandSocialSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanitiesandSocialSciences</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Latvia</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/LV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LV</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/multidisciplinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#multidisciplinary</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/nGalaxaurarugosan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nGalaxaurarugosan</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Nanoscienceandtechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nanoscienceandtechnology</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/80631/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newsbeep.com/80631/</a>

Jérémie Bettex<a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/Presentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Presentation</a> 😉 I am a <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/LabTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabTech</a> at Interdisciplinary Centre for Electron Microscopy (<a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/CIME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CIME</a>) of <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/EPFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPFL</a>. I specialize in sample preparation for <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/ElectronMicroscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectronMicroscopy</a>. 🔬 I also handle training on these techniques and the management of sample preparation labs. In the past, I’ve worked in a variety of fields, including R&D, <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/photovoltaics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photovoltaics</a>, product and material <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> and <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/Reliability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reliability</a>. 🌱<a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/EnvironmentalTesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalTesting</a> <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/Spectroscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spectroscopy</a> <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/SEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SEM</a> <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/TEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEM</a> <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/MaterialsScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaterialsScience</a> <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenScience</a> <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ecology</a> <a href="https://social.epfl.ch/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mining</a>

Furqan ShahBiomineralization in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disease</a>: Bridging across length scalesTopical Collection; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine<a href="https://link.springer.com/journal/10856/updates/26478252" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/journal/10856/updates/26478252</a><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biomineralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biomineralization</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characterization</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biological</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/pathological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pathological</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/calcification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calcification</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/bone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bone</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/tooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tooth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/mineral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mineral</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/atherosclerosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atherosclerosis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/osteoarthritis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#osteoarthritis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/molecular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#molecular</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/cellular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cellular</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a>

Giuseppe Michieli<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Molecular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Molecular</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characterization</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/evolutionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evolutionary</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/dynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dynamics</a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#influenza</a> A(<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H1N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#H1N1</a>) strains isolated from 2015 to 2017 in North <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#India</a>, Iran J Microbiol.: <a href="https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/IJM/article/view/15358" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/IJM/article/view/15358</a> Conclusion: The genogroup 6B continues to be the dominant circulating strain in Indian subcontinent region however the presence of pathogenic <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/mutations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mutations</a> in the 2017 strains from north India underlines the importance of continued molecular <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a>.

Mary @ Notes in the MarginFood for thought for both <a href="https://toot.community/tags/readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readers</a> and <a href="https://toot.community/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writers</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CarlJung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarlJung</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/JungianStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JungianStudies</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#storytelling</a>From Lead to Gold: The Alchemy of Character Arc With Carl Jung <a href="https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/alchemy-of-character-arc/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/alchemy-of-character-arc/</a>

Allison WyssWhat makes a character feel most alive for other folks?So often people say they need to know more about characters--they want to know EVERYTHING--but for me, that's really not it. After all, I often don't know that much about people in my real life! But I need to know _enough_ and it's fun to think about what can be enough.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingConversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingConversations</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a>

Allison WyssAnd then, you know, I love flat characters too! (I adore fairy tales.). I think they can feel just as alive as the sort that we call "round" or "complex." Some of that happens through implied or intuitive depth. (A favorite theory of mine!)I haven't thought as much about this, but I think it probably happens through character change, as well. Which might part of why folks conflate dynamic and complex.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingConversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingConversations</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a>

Allison WyssSo we talked about how learning about a character's past deepens our understanding of her--that's one way to make a complex character. But Ali also gestured to what's next for her & if she might change--that's the creation of a dynamic character.I think dynamic and complex (deep, round) are often conflated but are useful to separate. A character can be one or the other or neither or both.Which kind do you like to write? <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingConversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingConversations</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a>

Allison WyssI got to interview Farah Ali about her beautiful debut novel, The River, The Town. We talked about building complex characters who make unexpected choices, writing about climate catastrophe, and the importance of hope. <a href="https://bit.ly/HFFarahAli" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/HFFarahAli</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TheRiverTheTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheRiverTheTown</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FarahAli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FarahAli</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingConversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingConversations</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a>

James EdwardsPoint of curiosity -- If I describe a character (male, middle-aged, ex-service with ptsd) as being a "venn-like presence" -- what does that evoke in your mind, in terms of his personality?<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characterization</a>

Giuseppe Michieli<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> of a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#human</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H3N8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#H3N8</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#influenza</a> virus <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38408394/?utm_source=Feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=None&utm_content=1fgJURi2yzLesFml6et0Bb6krzs_FrNIYgPYVFN50JPwVNFg9s&fc=None&ff=20240226201417&v=2.18.0.post9+e462414" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38408394/?utm_source=Feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=None&utm_content=1fgJURi2yzLesFml6et0Bb6krzs_FrNIYgPYVFN50JPwVNFg9s&fc=None&ff=20240226201417&v=2.18.0.post9+e462414</a> -- INTERPRETATION: Our data demonstrate that reverse genetics-generated A/Henan/2022 virus is a low pathogenic influenza virus (of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/avian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#avian</a> influenza virus descent) with some <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/antigenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antigenic</a> resemblance to older human <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H3N2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#H3N2</a> viruses and limited respiratory <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/droplet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#droplet</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/transmissibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transmissibility</a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ferrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ferrets</a>.

Allison WyssI wrote about the mysterious way flat characters come alive in fairy tales--and how to use that strategy in other sorts of stories.It involves unexpected action and even keeping secrets. What do you think? Can you handle characters you don't completely understand? Any other tricks for bringing life to non-POV or peripheral characters?<a href="https://bit.ly/DiffDepth" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/DiffDepth</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingConversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingConversations</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FairyTales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairyTales</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Uncanny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Uncanny</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/IntuitiveDepth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IntuitiveDepth</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Flatness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flatness</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a>

Giuseppe Michieli<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Isolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Isolation</a> and genetic <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characterization</a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MERS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MERS</a>-CoV from dromedary <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/camels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#camels</a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UAE</a>, Front Vet Sci.: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1182165" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1182165</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/enzootic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enzootic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/zoonoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zoonoses</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/betacoronavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#betacoronavirus</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/merbecovirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#merbecovirus</a>

Allison WyssI wrote about Addie Tsai's UNWIELDY CREATURES and vulnerability--how it can make us invest in characters even more than boring old likability.What else makes you care about a character, especially if they're difficult for some reason or other? And what traits do you give your prickly characters to make readers want to stick with them?<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingConversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingConversations</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vulnerability</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Likeability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Likeability</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Frankenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Frankenstein</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/UnwieldyCreatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnwieldyCreatures</a><a href="https://bit.ly/unwieldyvuln" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/unwieldyvuln</a>

Allison WyssI'm thinking about all the ways characters put up a sort of armor to hide their true self & how that armor only makes us feel more intensely that there is vulnerability behind it. It can be so compelling.Their armor can be toughness or defensiveness or cruelty or politeness or cheerfulness or naïveté or busy-ness or obsession with something that seems unrelated or just a general refusal to hear what is said. What else? <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingConversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingConversations</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Subtext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Subtext</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Armor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Armor</a>

Liminal FictionWhat kind of struggles do you build into your characters? How do you balance those with the story so they don't become overwhelming to the reader?<a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Discussion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Author</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Authors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingTips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingTips</a>#Bookstodon @Bookstodon <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/IAmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAmWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/struggles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#struggles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characterization</a>

Allison WyssI wrote about a story from Farah Ali's The People Want to Live and the way a simple description can come to life through the layering of seeming contradiction. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ReadingLikeAWriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadingLikeAWriter</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FarahAli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FarahAli</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ThePeopleWantToLive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThePeopleWantToLive</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Description" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Description</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Layering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Layering</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Contradiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Contradiction</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TheLoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheLoft</a><a href="https://bit.ly/PeopleLiveAlive" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/PeopleLiveAlive</a>

AnneTheWriter<a href="https://mastodon.online/@sethhalleway" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sethhalleway</a> 3/ The scene in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarWars</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TheMandalorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheMandalorian</a> immediately following the one I mentioned (about half-way in) has another good example, this one of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CharacterDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharacterDevelopment</a>.[Spoiler free] Aside from the large group, Character A, who is trying to lead a mission & doubts they can do what needs to be done, ponders their task at hand. Character B gives them encouragement, by revealing why he has aligned with Char B.In the process, we see not only Char A as more three-dimensional, but also learn about Char B's motivations for going on this mission in the first place, and for their recent previous unexpected actions in regard to Char A.Give <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characters</a> time to ponder-- moments of self-doubt, introspection, reflection on past events, and strategizing for impending events.You can use these "breather moments" between action scenes to focus on character building, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#motivation</a>, etc.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingAdvice</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingTips</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Backstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Backstory</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a>

AnneTheWriter<a href="https://mastodon.online/@sethhalleway" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sethhalleway</a> 2/ The trick with this approach is to make sure the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/dialogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dialogue</a> sounds natural and not like exposition. There is an excellent example of this being done VERY well in the most recent episode (seven) of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TheMandalorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheMandalorian</a>. Two groups of characters who haven't spoken in years are sitting down for a meal. Their dialogue artfully brings everyone up to speed on the story so far-- including the folks like me, who haven't seen every episode of every <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarWars</a> series ever.Having "outsider" / "new guy" <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characters</a> also helps: They need things explained to them, and can act as a proxy for the reader/viewer. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingAdvice</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingTips</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Backstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Backstory</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a>

AnneTheWriter<a href="https://mastodon.online/@sethhalleway" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sethhalleway</a> 1/ <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Backstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Backstory</a> for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#characters</a> and/or <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/plot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plot</a> can be done by having them meet up with someone they haven't seen in years, and referring to events of that era or before. It can also be used to catch up on the character. You can also insert some <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldBuilding</a> scattered throughout. "Bob! You old so-and-so. What've you been up to since last we talked?""Well, Fred... Recently I saved the Ondari solar system from a giant space shark, and lost the love of my life to a two-headed alien from the planet Zargon. Overall though, my career as a space pirate has been doing fairly well. How are things with you? How are your three wives and four podlings doing these days?""Pretty good. Hey... Remember that night we got drunk at that space bar, and you met up with a Solarian Princess?" [Dialogue continues on to tell about their shared mutual past.]<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingTips</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingAdvice</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WritingCraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WritingCraft</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Characterization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Characterization</a>

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