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I have begun the next story. It isn’t nearly as disturbing as the last, but I realized there is actually a fair bit of grimness to it. When I first worked on it like 20 years ago, I resisted including some of the darker elements of professional sports. Now I find myself embracing them as important to the theme and character. Interesting how time changes stuff. And how most of the key story beats I knew still work. #plotting #writing

FOSS Advent Calendar - Door 12: Plotting Like a Pro with Gnuplot

"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
This quote fits perfectly for Gnuplot, a classic FOSS plotting engine that’s still alive, powerful, and incredibly useful for creating beautiful scientific and mathematical visuals directly from the command line.

Gnuplot can generate 2D and 3D plots, animate datasets, visualize functions, and export to nearly any format you might need: PNG, SVG, PDF, EPS, and more. And one of its greatest strengths?
You don’t need a whole Python stack, dozens of libraries, or virtual environments just to make a graph. Gnuplot runs instantly, scriptable, lightweight, and beautifully minimal.

Whether you’re analyzing experimental results, visualizing parametric curves, or just plotting a weird math idea you had at 2 AM (we’ve all been there), Gnuplot gets it done fast and clean.

Pro tip: try rendering a dramatic 3D surface plot or a festive math figure, like a parametric Christmas tree. Gnuplot makes it surprisingly easy to turn equations into art.

Link: https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/master/tree/

What’s a plot you’d LOVE to generate with Gnuplot, serious or purely nerdy?

#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #CLI #Terminal #Gnuplot #DataViz #Plotting #3DGraphics #MathArt #NerdContent #AdventCalendar #OpenTools #FOSSAdvent #CommandLine #ScienceTools #Fediverse #TechNerds #PlottingMagic #adventkalender #adventskalender #DataVisualization #Science #Python #Research #Engineering #AcademicChatter #STEM #Tech #Physics #Chemistry #Maths #SciComm #OpenScience #Research

🎮 Random Retro Game:

Title: Plotting
Released: 1989-01-01
Platforms: Game Boy, NES
Also released on: Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST

#Plotting #GameBoy #NES #Retrogames

https://www.storyangles.com/post/plotting-for-pantsers

Plotting for Pantsers.
Don’t kill your creativity.

#pantser #plotting #writingtips #StoryAngles #writingcommunity #creativity #storytelling

After some wild mathematical hat rendering yesterday, kicked off by @scruss and @paulrickards, I've got John Brooks' ridiculously optimized 10 line Applesoft BASIC program running on the IIe.

(Time-lapse video; the hat takes about 9 minutes to render on the 1MHz IIe.)

The listing can be found here: https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.apple2/c/Uc4EmM3xX88

#BASIC #AppleII #AppleIIe #Applesoft #plotting #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #apple2forever #CRT #CFFA3000 #video #geek #nerdy #programming #geometry #WhizKids #timelapse #ByteCellar

Typewriter Plotters: A collection of bizarre 80s and 90s printers. Pen plotters with keyboards attached, or other odd hybrids
https://biosrhythm.com/?p=2143
#via:lobsters #plotterart #typewriter #plotting #graphics #cool #art #+

@paulrickards @scruss I've seen this on the Apple II as well, ofc, but I can't find the code out there. I wanted to run it on my IIe.

But I can share a little fun I had with ChatGPT and its attempt to rewrite the thing for Applesoft BASIC. This is after several iterations.

I think it got tired of all that crap and said, "BORING - I want to code some demos instead!!!" Who knew GPT was a scene fan? lol

#AppleII #demoscene #C64 #BASIC #hat #plotting #retrocomputing #ChatGPT #AI

ChatGPT helping with a BASIC program - or not

https://medium.com/the-writers-reach/plot-suspense-fiction-like-a-pro-9953a0cedf8f

Plot Suspense Fiction Like a Pro.
Make every scene push your readers to the brink.

#writingcommunity #medium #suspense #SuspenseFiction #plotting #novel #cliffhanger #writingtips

https://www.storyangles.com/post/storyboard-your-novel-using-index-cards

Storyboard Your Novel Using Index Cards
A simple plan to bring your literary ideas to life.

#storyboarding #Storyboard #plotting #StoryAngles #writingtips #writer

Drafting novels has become difficult of late. I used to be a happy pantser--leap in, and trust that my subconscious knew where I was going (and it did). I developed a habit of just-in-time plotting, where I'd plan out the next few chapters, have a guideline, and that kept me on track.

This worked for years, and multiple books, both original and fanfic.

#writing #drafting #plotting #plantser

steel/gold/coppler on parcel paper #svg #plotting #genart

Hype for the Future 9A: What to Expect from the YouTube Channels

On Days 7 and 8 of the 284-day “Hype for the Future” series, novaTopFlex has exported numerous mathematical graphs in PNG format as follows (as futoTopFlex):

Shifting From Publishing Copywriter to Published Novelist https://www.writersdigest.com/shifting-from-publishing-copywriter-to-published-novelist #WritingHabitsandPractices #TheWriter'sLife #storytelling #copywriting #BeInspired #Copywriter #Plotting

metallic pen #svg #plotting #genart ...i like how the blue remains on denser areas

kuli-art on parcel paper... #plotting #svg #handcoded

But if you want plenty of guidelines ... #ghostwriting #plotting #WriteTip
GHOSTWRITING NOVELS: A GUIDE FOR GHOSTWRITERS AND THE GHOSTWRITTEN.
https://www.ghostwritingnovels.com

Writing 101: Popular Structure Models that Work

Every successful story, no matter the genre or format, has some structure at its core. It’s the backbone that provides shape and purpose. Without it, even the most compelling ideas can lose focus and wander off track, making it harder for readers to engage. Whether…
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/10/writing-101-popular-structure-models-that-work/

#Plotting #StoryStructure #Writing101 #WritingCraft #WritingHelp