It’s all about the transformation of character in the face of a challenge. Every scene, every word needs to advance that. If it doesn’t, eliminate it. Readers don’t care if you can write things nicely.… Tim Bouma Apr 28, 2024, 12:45 PM
Yeah, it was a super helpful book when I was writing mine. Good luck on your journey. I’ll be following you!… Tim Bouma Apr 28, 2024, 12:43 PM
Yup. Have a read of Blueprint for a Bestseller. There is a technical analysis of ‘Ugly Duckling’ by Hans Christiaan Andersen that’s all about that.… Tim Bouma Apr 28, 2024, 12:39 PM
I remember decades ago, an anecdotal statistic that 10% of GDP was dedicated to persuading people (marketing, lobbying, etc). Today, I’d say that 10% of GDP is now dedicated to asking for permission from authorities.… Tim Bouma Apr 28, 2024, 12:37 PM
Yup. In the early days of the internet ‘Be your own ISP’ never really took off, as I recall.… Tim Bouma Apr 28, 2024, 12:33 PM
It’s pretty obvious when you cut everything down to the abstract core, Bitcoin is a state like any other in that it has an ordering by rules. Whether it is a ‘real’ state depends on its ‘citizenry’ to believe in this ordering by rules enough to effect real action… Tim Bouma Apr 28, 2024, 12:32 PM
It made me realize that a casual user or merchant is not going to set up a Lightning node for payments. That’s why I switched my focus on building an e-cash based payment system that looks like Lightning.… Tim Bouma Apr 28, 2024, 12:24 PM
Me, thinking “I’m glad I got rid of those dependencies months ago.”… Tim Bouma Apr 28, 2024, 12:21 PM
