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12/12/2023 0 Comments Burn after writing book summaryAll of them are excellent slow burns, and I can’t recommend them enough. In the meantime, if you’d like to read some good slow burns to get a good idea for them, here are some of the ones I’d recommend: The Shining by Stephen King See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt ( see my review of that novel here) HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt ( see my review of that here) Final Girls by Riley Sager ( see my review for that here) and of course Madame ZeeZee’s Nightmare by Pat Bertram, which I reviewed on Amazon. Don’t get upset if you’re not good at it at first we all start somewhere, don’t we? Doing that might take some practice, however, so I would recommend doing that practice and just allowing yourself to get good at them. But with a slow burn, it’s more like you’re doing a mostly flat Richter scale graph with only slight bumps here and there until the very end when things get super exciting (if you decide to write the story that way, that is). With most other stories, the norm is to build the excitement until the climax of the story when things get really explosive. But how do you write them? If I had to guess, I’d think it would have to do with moderation, specifically moderating the amount of excitement in the story. It’s only as things progress that she finds herself really looking into things. ![]() And in Pat’s novel Madame ZeeZee, the first-person narrator is very much reluctant at first to look into the strange events that occur at the titular character’s dance studio. Dracula is often described as a slow burn, especially in the novel and in the Nosferatu adaptations, and without a doubt the characters are reluctant to be in the machinations of a centuries-old vampire. In The Shining, none of the three main characters want to be in the hotel, but they all have to be so they can survive as a family, and it’s with a certain reluctance that the characters, especially Jack, acknowledge that there’s something seriously wrong with the hotel they can’t handle and that they have to get the hell out of Dodge. We get brief glimpses of the truth of the hotel, and each glimpse gets nastier every time, but it’s not until the final third that things really hit a head and things become truly exciting.Īnother facet I’ve noticed about slow burns (the ones I’ve come across, anyway) is that there’s a sort of reluctance on the parts of the characters. On that final one, King really takes his time. It lays the groundwork, showing us these very real characters and their struggles, the isolation they feel, and the true nature of the Overlook. Unlike other King stories like It, where things are big and scary from the very beginning, The Shining takes its time building things up. A good example of this is The Shining, both the book and the movie. Many of these slow burn stories are pretty calm for up to the first two-thirds, with little intervals during that time that ramp up the excitement for a brief period, before they have an explosive final third (not always but often). ![]() Getting an idea for them yet? And you’re probably familiar with a lot of these stories, even if you don’t know it. A good example of a slow burn would be a romance that, instead of having the characters hook up within the first half of the story and then showing them struggle to stay together, or having the characters finally confess and kiss at the end of the story after a number of travails, the story takes its time establishing these characters, the development of their relationship, and then showing the hook up, all without any big drama or too huge plot twists. ![]() Instead, the story takes its time getting to the story’s resolution, using an intriguing set up, good characters and character development, and little bumps in the excitement levels to keep readers invested in the story. So what is a slow burn story? Well, to put it simply, it’s a story that doesn’t try to rush itself or keep escalating things as the story goes on. But what exactly makes a story a “slow burn?” Sadly, searching in Google didn’t pull up a lot of information, and I needed a short break from working on Rose (which is going great, BTW), so I thought I’d share my observations on the matter. I’ve heard a lot of people refer to certain stories as “slow burns.” Heck, I even called my friend/colleague Pat Bertram’s book Madame ZeeZee’s Nightmare a slow burn mystery when I reviewed it on Amazon (and I highly recommend you read it, BTW). You know, for a little while now, I’ve been pondering something. 12/12/2023 0 Comments Patina miller hunger games shots![]() The Capitol broadcasts a message with Snow announcing the supposed deaths of Squad 451 and of Peeta attacking Katniss, but Coin then hijacks the signal, and says that everyone should praise the sacrifice. Peacekeepers bomb their hideout, killing the Leeg twins (Misty and Kim Ormiston). The Peacekeepers eventually find their hideout, however the squad is able to escape before they arrive. With Boggs dead and command passed down to her, Katniss lies and tells her squad that she is under orders from Coin to kill Snow. Peeta’s hijacking drives him to attack Katniss again, during which he pushes Mitchell (Joe Chrest) into the ooze but is restrained long enough for the squad to evade the avalanche and escape into a building. Another pod is triggered, which releases an avalanche of black ooze. Peeta is unexpectedly assigned to the team by Coin despite still being vulnerable to the Capitol’s conditioning, and Boggs warns Katniss to be careful because she is seen by Coin as a threat to her power.Īs they venture into the Capitol, they are ambushed by a hidden pod, and Boggs is fatally injured, transferring command of the unit to Katniss before dying. They use a holographic map called a Holo to evade “pods” (booby traps) created by Gamemakers which line the streets of the Capitol. Sneaking aboard, Katniss is assigned to Squad 451, the “Star Squad”, led by Boggs (Mahershala Ali), but later finds out that their mission is to trail behind the invasion and be the onscreen face of the rebellion. During the wedding of Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin) and Annie Cresta (Stef Dawson), Johanna Mason (Jena Malone) tells Katniss of an aircraft leaving for District 2, where Commander Paylor (Patina Miller) is planning an all-out assault on the Capitol. She approaches President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore) and volunteers to kill President Coriolanus Snow (Donald Sutherland), but Coin declines in favor of preserving Katniss as the symbol of their revolution. ![]() When she attempts to intervene in the situation, a fight breaks out, during which Katniss is shot.ĭuring recovery, Katniss spirals into depression. After rebel forces destroy the Capitol’s weapons supply in District 2, with a plan developed by Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) and Beetee Latier (Jeffrey Wright), Katniss shoots a propaganda film about the influx of Capitol refugees arriving in District 13, who are mistreated and brutalized by the rebels. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) recovers after nearly being murdered by Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), who had been “hijacked” by the Capitol. 12/12/2023 0 Comments Bearded dragon hides large![]() However, in such a case, ensure it doesn’t get too hot. For the one on the warmer side, buying a basking platform that is hollow underneath will be a great idea. However, if you have two, you can have one on the cooler side and the other on the warm side. ![]() If possible, place it on relatively higher ground and ensure it is warm. Once you have bought or made one, the ideal place to put it should be on the cooler side. 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Advertising windows pop up on your desktop, seemingly unconnected with any browsing you’re doing or any program that’s running.Going to your favourite sites doesn’t always work, as if something is randomly redirecting you to spam advertising pages.All web pages are overlaid with adverts – even those where you don’t expect to see adverts, such as Wikipedia.You find any web searches are unexpectedly redirected away from your usual search engine to some site you’ve never heard of (or the results appear in a page that’s faked up to look like your usual search engine).Typically these toolbars claim to make it easier to search or shop. 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12/11/2023 0 Comments Affinity convert image to vector![]() ![]() It depends on what you’re looking for in a design program. Affinity Designer vs Affinity Photo: Who Wins? Overall, it is a powerful photo editing program that’s great for anyone looking to edit photos professionally or create digital art from scratch using painting tools. Additionally, some users might find the learning curve for the software steep due to its powerful features and complex interface. This means if you want to create logos or illustrations in the program, you will need an external editor such as Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape. One downside is that Affinity Photo does not support vector graphics natively. It’s also easy to use thanks to its intuitive layout and real-time previews so you can see what your work looks like before committing to changes. The software contains professional color grading, adjustment layers, precise selection tools, HDR merging capabilities, and much more. The strengths of Affinity Photo include its powerful tools designed specifically for photo and image editing. Additionally, the program has an intuitive layout with real-time editing previews. It also includes a great variety of features such as advanced color correction, layers, layer masks, and more. This means that it’s perfect for editing photos or creating digital art. Designer, Affinity Photo is geared towards raster-based images rather than vector graphics. The software offers a large range of features including professional color grading tools, layers and layer masks, HDR merging capabilities, precise selection tools, and much more. It’s available for macOS, Windows, and iPad users. What Is Affinity Photo?Īffinity Photo is a raster graphics editing program created by Serif. Photo may suit your needs better than other options. If you need an editing software that can handle both photos and vector images, Aff. Overall, Affinity Designer is a powerful vector graphics program and it’s great for anyone looking to design logos, illustrations, or complex artwork. This means if you want to edit photos or images in the program, you will need to use an external editor such as Photoshop or GIMP. However, one major downside is that Affinity Designer does not support bitmap editing natively. It also includes a range of export options so your work can easily be used outside the program. It’s an intuitive layout, extensive tools, and real-time design preview make it a perfect choice for any project that requires precise control over shapes and lines. The strength of Affinity Designer lies in its ability to produce vector-based illustrations. If you’re looking for an all-in-one vector graphics solution, Affinity Designer might be the right choice.Īffinity Designer: Strengths and Weaknesses The program also offers a variety of ways to export your work, so it can be easily shared or used in other projects. Īffinity Designer also features Live Design, which allows you to preview changes in real-time as you make them. This makes it an ideal choice for projects such as logo design and branding where precise control over shapes, lines, and curves is essential. This means that everything produced in the program will remain crisp when it is scaled up or down without any loss of quality. Photo (which we’ll discuss in detail later), Affinity Designer focuses solely on vector-based illustration. It has a wide range of features including multiple document support, grid alignment tools, custom brushes, live effects previewing, and more. The software allows you to design logos, create illustrations, edit images, and more. It’s made to be used on macOS, Windows, and iPad devices. Affinity Designer is a vector graphics editing program created by software developer Serif. |
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