#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 1: Intro: Shameless Self Promotion.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 5: Do you have an intended audience for your writing?
I guess vaguely urban fantasy fans? People who love cities in general, and San Francisco in particular.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 6: Do you hide Easter eggs in your work? Give some examples?
There will definitely be lots of details that San Franciscans will recognize. But if I'm hiding them for people to find, I'm not going to spill the beans here!
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 6: Do you hide Easter eggs in your work? Give some examples?
There will definitely be lots of details that San Franciscans will recognize. But if I'm hiding them for people to find, I'm not going to spill the beans here!
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 7: Share an image of a favourite book cover design. Not your own.
The Integral Trees, by Larry Niven. Part of what I like about this cover for is that Niven says he was once in a bookstore and overheard someone looking at the cover and saying, "Oh, a fantasy novel." And he thought, Nope! Hard SF... just in a *very strange* place. (Check out the notes on the setting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Integral_Trees. It's a very strange place, indeed!)
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 7: Share an image of a favourite book cover design. Not your own.
The Integral Trees, by Larry Niven. Part of what I like about this cover for is that Niven says he was once in a bookstore and overheard someone looking at the cover and saying, "Oh, a fantasy novel." And he thought, Nope! Hard SF... just in a *very strange* place. (Check out the notes on the setting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Integral_Trees. It's a very strange place, indeed!)
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 8: Did you like to read as a child? Which books did you read?
I was a *voracious* reader as a kid! The kind who frequently had a book hidden under his desk in class and was reading it instead of paying attention.
I couldn't possibly remember all the things I read, but one item that sticks out in my mind right now was the Danny Dunn series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Dunn
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 8: Did you like to read as a child? Which books did you read?
I was a *voracious* reader as a kid! The kind who frequently had a book hidden under his desk in class and was reading it instead of paying attention.
I couldn't possibly remember all the things I read, but one item that sticks out in my mind right now was the Danny Dunn series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Dunn
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 10: What are your thoughts on em dashes?
I love 'em! And I maintain that they should be typeset with a non-breaking space before, and a standard space after. The spaces give them visual separation from the surrounding characters, and the non-breaking one on the front means the dash will never be the first thing on the line; that's awkward and impedes reading.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 10: What are your thoughts on em dashes?
I love 'em! And I maintain that they should be typeset with a non-breaking space before, and a standard space after. The spaces give them visual separation from the surrounding characters, and the non-breaking one on the front means the dash will never be the first thing on the line; that's awkward and impedes reading.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 12: If you write novels, would you consider a short story, and vice versa?
Whenever I contemplate trying to get stuff accomplished in the confines of a short story, my brain locks up and it just looks like way too little room.
Back in my teens, when I previously was an aspiring writer, I actually intended to write short stories. My attempts ballooned into novellas.
Maybe I'll try the "short story challenge" again someday. Not now.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 12: If you write novels, would you consider a short story, and vice versa?
Whenever I contemplate trying to get stuff accomplished in the confines of a short story, my brain locks up and it just looks like way too little room.
Back in my teens, when I previously was an aspiring writer, I actually intended to write short stories. My attempts ballooned into novellas.
Maybe I'll try the "short story challenge" again someday. Not now.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 13: Do you derive joy from writing? In what way?
If it weren't bringing me some kind of joy, I'd stop. Even when I'm running into difficulties or being frustrated by obstacles, I'm still, fundamentally, doing the thing I wanted to do.
I've been living with "what if I were to write a book about...?" in my head for so many years. It feels good to finally be making it happen.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 13: Do you derive joy from writing? In what way?
If it weren't bringing me some kind of joy, I'd stop. Even when I'm running into difficulties or being frustrated by obstacles, I'm still, fundamentally, doing the thing I wanted to do.
I've been living with "what if I were to write a book about...?" in my head for so many years. It feels good to finally be making it happen.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 14: Have you ever written about an ex-partner and changed their name in your story?
No, and I don't plan to.
They're exes for reasons. I don't need to be hauling them around anymore. Not in my brain or my heart, and certainly not in my writing!
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 14: Have you ever written about an ex-partner and changed their name in your story?
No, and I don't plan to.
They're exes for reasons. I don't need to be hauling them around anymore. Not in my brain or my heart, and certainly not in my writing!
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 15: Which conjunctions do you use the most? Does it matter?
I can't imagine that it matters. If I really want to know someday, I guess I'll drop my writing into some kind of thing that generates statistics. But I doubt it.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 15: Which conjunctions do you use the most? Does it matter?
I can't imagine that it matters. If I really want to know someday, I guess I'll drop my writing into some kind of thing that generates statistics. But I doubt it.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 17: How do you promote your writing?
I'm going to wait until I have anything to promote before I get into that.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 17: How do you promote your writing?
I'm going to wait until I have anything to promote before I get into that.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 18: What genres might you try if you wrote outside your chosen genres?
I might give mysteries, and particularly cozy mysteries, a try. Also, I occasionally wonder what it would be like to write a romance or two.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 18: What genres might you try if you wrote outside your chosen genres?
I might give mysteries, and particularly cozy mysteries, a try. Also, I occasionally wonder what it would be like to write a romance or two.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 21: Have you practised your autograph and your selfie pose for your best seller?
I'm deliberately holding off on that kind of thing until the book hits the shelves. I feel like it would be too easy for me to get more into the "fantasizing about having finished the book" stuff than the "actually writing the thing" part. I'm trying to maintain some discipline there.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 21: Have you practised your autograph and your selfie pose for your best seller?
I'm deliberately holding off on that kind of thing until the book hits the shelves. I feel like it would be too easy for me to get more into the "fantasizing about having finished the book" stuff than the "actually writing the thing" part. I'm trying to maintain some discipline there.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 22: Would you ever consider collaborating on a book?
I'd consider it. Not sure what book or with whom, but willing to entertain the idea.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 22: Would you ever consider collaborating on a book?
I'd consider it. Not sure what book or with whom, but willing to entertain the idea.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 23: Do you read your drafts aloud? How does this help?
I pretty much always read things at least "aloud inside my head"; I'm always trying to find the right inflection, rhythm, and tone of anything I read. So "just reading" my drafts is practically reading them aloud.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 23: Do you read your drafts aloud? How does this help?
I pretty much always read things at least "aloud inside my head"; I'm always trying to find the right inflection, rhythm, and tone of anything I read. So "just reading" my drafts is practically reading them aloud.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 25: What keeps you striving concerning your writing goals?
I have a story that I want to tell. I want to get it out there where people can read it, and I have hopes that they'll like it, and like the characters, and it will touch people.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 25: What keeps you striving concerning your writing goals?
I have a story that I want to tell. I want to get it out there where people can read it, and I have hopes that they'll like it, and like the characters, and it will touch people.
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 26: Have you used a MacGuffin in your writing? Be honest.
I have a couple of plot devices in my WIP, in the sense of "things that people want to acquire for Reasons, but those Reasons affect the plot", but no MacGuffins (in the sense of "thing that people want, but exactly what it is has no effect on the plot"). My plot devices have specific attributes and uses. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 26: Have you used a MacGuffin in your writing? Be honest.
I have a couple of plot devices in my WIP, in the sense of "things that people want to acquire for Reasons, but those Reasons affect the plot", but no MacGuffins (in the sense of "thing that people want, but exactly what it is has no effect on the plot"). My plot devices have specific attributes and uses. 1/2
To clarify, my plot devices are like the Death Star plans in Star Wars IV: A New Hope, not like Marsellus Wallace's briefcase in Pulp Fiction — or the iconic Maltese Falcon, one of the greatest MacGuffins ever, and a good example of the fact that MacGuffins aren't necessarily bad. 2/2
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To clarify, my plot devices are like the Death Star plans in Star Wars IV: A New Hope, not like Marsellus Wallace's briefcase in Pulp Fiction — or the iconic Maltese Falcon, one of the greatest MacGuffins ever, and a good example of the fact that MacGuffins aren't necessarily bad. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 28: Do you practice "kill your darlings" in your work?
I haven't yet gotten to the point of editing, where that advice would be practicable. But I have this suspicion that the "darlings" in description are likely to come at points where something magical and special is happening, and so they'll serve as signposts for readers to pay more attention.
So I may need to cultivate those bits, not kill them.
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#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 28: Do you practice "kill your darlings" in your work?
I haven't yet gotten to the point of editing, where that advice would be practicable. But I have this suspicion that the "darlings" in description are likely to come at points where something magical and special is happening, and so they'll serve as signposts for readers to pay more attention.
So I may need to cultivate those bits, not kill them.
#WritersCoffeeClub 1: Intro: Shameless self-promotion. What's your WIP? What's it about?
My WIP's in early stages (still building the world, characters, etc.) and has no title yet. It's an #UrbanFantasy set in #SanFrancisco, about people who can hear the voice of the City, and who it teaches to do magic. It's about the life and magic of cities, and how San Francisco is at a crossroads, and how people affect the future by our choices in every moment.
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#WritersCoffeeClub 1: Intro: Shameless self-promotion. What's your WIP? What's it about?
My WIP's in early stages (still building the world, characters, etc.) and has no title yet. It's an #UrbanFantasy set in #SanFrancisco, about people who can hear the voice of the City, and who it teaches to do magic. It's about the life and magic of cities, and how San Francisco is at a crossroads, and how people affect the future by our choices in every moment.
#WritersCoffeeClub 2: How often do you write in a typical week? How do you find the time?
I try to write every day, but many days I'm too tired after work to write much. Even then, I try to at least poke at things a little.
Over the summer, I did fairly well at this. Lately, with the sunlight fading, I've been too tired a lot of evenings. I'd say I still do at least a little writing 1-2 weeknights, and also do a fair bit on the weekends.
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#WritersCoffeeClub 2: How often do you write in a typical week? How do you find the time?
I try to write every day, but many days I'm too tired after work to write much. Even then, I try to at least poke at things a little.
Over the summer, I did fairly well at this. Lately, with the sunlight fading, I've been too tired a lot of evenings. I'd say I still do at least a little writing 1-2 weeknights, and also do a fair bit on the weekends.
#WritersCoffeeClub 3: Should a writer have a face shot on their book cover or within their book?
It's absolutely tragic and disgusting that women can still sell better if they hide their gender and use initials (or a full-on male pseudonym). As long as that's true, though, I can't in good conscience say that people "should" have their picture available.
Being a white guy, I could do it. And I won't get judged on whether I'm hot or not. 😒 Not sure if I'll do it or not.
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@informapirata @politica posso dire la mia? Avevo trovato questo studio che ha dimostrato il concetto: “La Dx è più tollerante della Sx”
Spiegazione: lo studio ha trovato nella Dx una maggiore diversità di pensiero, al contrario della sinistra, più omogenea ideologicamente. Ciò nonostante però, la Dx è meno litigiosa, perché rispettosa delle idee interne; la Sx invece è più intransigente
E questo è anche un motivo per cui non sono più di Sx né progressista
https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcStart?redirectUri=/doi/10.1111/bjso.12665
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@chainofflowers mi pare di aver fatto il salto dell'omino di Olio Cuore e aver preso in pieno la staccionata.
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@PaoloParti @marcoboh @lasiepedimore
Comunque, c'è la festa patronale in ogni città o paesello.
Sarebbe la festa patronale dell'Italia.
Poi è vero che molti lavorano lo stesso.
E può essere pure un 'omaggio' alla Chiesa o, piuttosto, ai religiosi ignoranti e/o fanatici.
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Io ho bisogno di presenze ingombranti, ho bisogno di circondarmi di rumore.
Perché nella mia vita mi sono sempre sentita così sola. Da sempre.
E colpevole di esserlo.
E se la solitudine ha i suoi vantaggi, innegabili, il vuoto che sento dentro non si compensa mai. E dà la misura della mia valenza.
#pensierinotturni
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@MauroV1968 mi schifa ogni volta che apre bocca.
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mi è arrivato il primo file da trascrivere dunque è finito il cazzeggio estivo e adesso si torna a lavorare per la locomotiva Italia quindi dichiaro ufficialmente finito il distrohopping e come vincitore Debian (che con antix e mx non va bene l'audio)
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Si può correggere la litigiosità insita nella sinistra? "Possiamo combattere l'uno contro l'altro, oppure possiamo porre fine all'ingiustizia"
Educhiamo i sostenitori progressisti sulle cause e le conseguenze delle lotte intestine e forniamo gli strumenti per contribuire immediatamente a porre fine al problema.
