#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 28

I don't like DNFing books but I will do it. I try to give every book a fair shake, and I'll still rate/review if I think I read enough. I stop if (a) I realize I just don't care what happens, (b) gore/bad things happen to animals, (c) the writing doesn't work for me.

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Day 28

I used to be against not finishing books. Knowing what hard work goes into a novel, I wanted to give every one a chance. Yet I have a huge TBR pile & only so much time. If it doesn't grab me in 50 pages, I'm done.

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#FantasyIndiesSeptember day 28: Thoughts on DNFing books?

I generally try not to so I can at least say I've done it/understand something I've seen referenced before, but ultimately life's too short to force yourself to do things you don't want. Society already makes you do enough of that.

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If you are doing something for fun and it stops feeling fun and starts feeling like a chore, just stop. Forcing yourself will just make you go from disliking it to loathing it.

This is true for anything, not just reading.

#FantasyIndiesSeptember 28: My thoughts on DNFing books

I once wanted to DNF a Hemingway book and forced myself to finish (for a class). Very much the opposite of reading for pleasure.

If a book becomes a chore, put it aside. Pick up and read a book that makes you happy.

28) Thoughts on DNFing

Life is too short to slog through a book you hate.

Don't like it? DNF that shit. Put it away. Yeet it into the sun.

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28. Your thoughts on DNFing books

Life's too short, there are too many books to read, DNF if you want.

That's not a referendum on the quality of the book. It's just not for me, or it's not for me now. The book has other people who appreciate it. It won't miss me.

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Thoughts on DNFing books

If a book isn't working for you, it's okay to stop reading it. Reading should be enjoyable/fun, and forcing a read when it's not for you will turn it into a chore.

27) I've done a lot of research about different ways that elite boarding schools work...since I've never been anywhere near one. #FantasyIndiesSeptember

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 27: Research

I try to research specific elements for the world before I start writing (see: ancient Incan mythology for the current WIP) & make notes as I draft unless it keeps me from moving forward. Lots of web searches & library time (thank God for @libbyapp.com)

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27: What research do you do for your writing?

Largely depends on the story. For Bloodmaster #4 I was researching fencing and the harvest times of some fruits. For another book I was researching poisons.

There was a magical time when I researched history and science facts in my Encyclopedia Britannica on CD-ROM.
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Day 27 of #FantasyIndiesSeptember

The amount of research I've done for my Oracle of Delphi series WIP is ... ginormous. The pic below is just 1 bookcase of books I've read on ancient Greece and Rome. There's another room that has 3 more bookcases plus piles stacked everywhere.

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27. A lot of historical research, mostly.

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Research done for writing
For Mielea's Lost, I have looked up recovery times for busted eardrums.
Watched animal behavior videos. The most interesting were honey badgers.
Some medical equipment terms too since some characters are medics. #writesky #Sci-Fi #fantasy 💙📚

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 27: What research do you do for your writing? Not much. Most of what I look up is little factoids like how far a horse can run in a certain amount of time, how much blood is in the human body, the physical properties of fire. Also reading folklore. #WritingCommunity

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Lately most of my research has been into names to try and build the cast for SCC while I’m working on the 2nd half of Bards and Brooches.