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20 Oct 2018, 6:21 pm

Kuraudo7777 wrote:

I've discovered a rather thorny problem with my writing.
It's a bit of the Star Trek conundrum, actually--a post scarcity utopian universe [but with manifestation instead of replicators] in theory, but characters act like things are still scarce, and in the case of my first series, logically, there would be none of the dark struggles that occur in Book 2, 3, and 5 of Series 1 especially [and none of the cosmic stakes in my latest series]. I've tried to explain it away by stating that some beings want to have super challenging life situations to grow spiritually...but...I'm not sure it works in practice.

It would make more sense if the story was about Bajorans, either during or after the Cardassian occupation.

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20 Oct 2018, 6:39 pm

^Sorry, what? I'm confused.

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20 Oct 2018, 6:44 pm

Just walked down a street that has oak trees on both sides which form a canopy. Lot's of orange and red leaves. Lots of leaves and acorns on the ground. Lots of squirrels romping about gathering them.

Also lots of pumpkins, spiderwebs, ghosts and skeletons on porches.

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20 Oct 2018, 6:46 pm

Darmok wrote:

Local fire radio: engines responding to local parking lot on reports of a car smoking.

Personally, if the car is over 18 I don't see the problem.

Few cars ARE over 18 though

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20 Oct 2018, 6:50 pm

blooiejagwa wrote:

Just finished making the potassium broth fr the week
The one thing I can rely on to feel strengthened during seasonal changes

How do you make potassium broth?

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20 Oct 2018, 6:51 pm

blooiejagwa wrote:

Darmok wrote:

Local fire radio: engines responding to local parking lot on reports of a car smoking.

Personally, if the car is over 18 I don't see the problem.

Few cars ARE over 18 though

My car's 40.

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20 Oct 2018, 6:55 pm

Kuraudo7777 wrote:

^Sorry, what? I'm confused.

If it took place on Bajor it would explain the scarcity. But if you've written it to take place aboard the Enterprise than it would be impossible to rewrite it for a different setting.

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20 Oct 2018, 7:09 pm

It's not a Star Trek story. I was just comparing it to Star Trek. Sorry.

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20 Oct 2018, 8:05 pm

I just finished writing a novel. It's about a crazed ship captain obsessed with harpooning an elusive white whale. A very original story if I say so myself. My next novel will be about a hunchbacked man who lives in a bell tower.

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