Aaron Digulla

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I'm a software developer living in Switzerland. You can reach me at digulla at hepe dot com.

	1,058 reputation	bio	website	blog.pdark.de	visits	member for	2 years, 7 months
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Dec 17	comment	Resources for character development I think an author should know about hobbies and background; most of the B5 characters had background and that led to surprising and funny stories (relatives visiting, the story between G'Kar and Londo, military ties of Sheridan).
Dec 17	comment	Is this character generator useful? Sorry, no points from me either. I understand what you're thinking ("art isn't mechanical"). My feeling is that imagination works better if you have a spark. The tool gives you lots of those by asking weird questions. For examine the question "Scheming?" Most characters aren't but an answer can be: How does he react to scheming? Oh, even better, a relative was scheming, so he hates it. Nah, too obvious. To what lengths would he go to stop scheming? Or isn't he scheming, too? At least a bit? etc.
Dec 17	comment	Is this character generator useful? Excellent points. I'll add those; I was already thinking about grouping questions or giving them importance. What you mention is important for the story; my questions are important to flesh the character out, to give it history and depth.
Dec 11	comment	Do I need to register my work to retain copyright? @kindall: +1. I'm just angry that the thieves wrap themselves in Union Jack and demand a more strict copyright law.
Dec 9	awarded	Precognitive
Dec 5	awarded	Commentator
Dec 5	comment	Is this character generator useful? You can find all questions in `questions.js`; I'm pretty sure that other questions are too vague, too. But then, you can simply delete it and get another one. Or do you have a suggestion for better/other questions?
Dec 5	comment	Is this character generator useful? @Raskolnikov: You can enter anything you want; the suggestions are just that: suggestions. As for "generator": Do you have a better word?
Dec 5	answered	How does one implement effective foreshadowing?
Dec 5	comment	Is this character generator useful? But that's the point: Making you think about your character -- if the question was obvious, the creative process wouldn't start. My goal is to create unique characters not ones which can be created by supplying "yes/no" to some questions.
Dec 5	asked	Is this character generator useful?
Dec 4	answered	How to overcome the fact that I can't write?
Nov 29	awarded	Beta
Nov 26	comment	Is there a special software for writers? You did read the README, right?
Nov 24	comment	Do You Use Any Version Controlling Software/Methods As Writers? +1 for Mercurial; easier to setup and use than Subversion.
Nov 24	comment	Is touch typing skill important for being a good writer? @HedgeMage: Or so you think. Pair with someone and you'll see how much you still loose.
Nov 24	revised	Is there a special software for writers? deleted 4 characters in body
Nov 24	answered	Should I translate my own writings into a second language I also know well?
Nov 24	answered	Is there a resource where I could find myself a checker and critic, or check somebodies else text to exercise?
Nov 24	answered	What makes a great writer's space?