#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 1: Intro: Shameless Self Promotion.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: What aspects of your profession do you bring into your writing?
With my WIP being set in modern-day #SanFrancisco, it makes sense to have at least 1-2 characters working in tech. My career as a web developer helps me with realism there.
On another level, I store all my writing in source code management software, so I can easily roll back or double-check the state of my notes at any given time in the past. Also, as I write, I can easily explore branches and "what if"s.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Is it okay to end a sentence with a preposition?
Yes, absolutely. Unless you're writing in Latin; ending sentences with prepositions is against the grammatical rules of Latin, just like saying *"He am tall" is against those of English.
The fact that sentences like "A preposition is a perfectly fine thing to end a sentence with" and "Where do you come from?" don't hit our ears as wrong (unlike *"He am tall") shows you that it's *not* against English grammar rules.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Is it okay to end a sentence with a preposition?
Yes, absolutely. Unless you're writing in Latin; ending sentences with prepositions is against the grammatical rules of Latin, just like saying *"He am tall" is against those of English.
The fact that sentences like "A preposition is a perfectly fine thing to end a sentence with" and "Where do you come from?" don't hit our ears as wrong (unlike *"He am tall") shows you that it's *not* against English grammar rules.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 6: Have you ever entered any writing competitions? How did you do?
Nope. I don't have anything to enter yet.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 6: Have you ever entered any writing competitions? How did you do?
Nope. I don't have anything to enter yet.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: Do you have an epilogue in any of your writing? How do you feel about them?
I'm not sure yet if I'll have one or not. I kind of wonder, what's the difference between an epilogue and just "a final chapter", anyway?
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: Do you have an epilogue in any of your writing? How do you feel about them?
I'm not sure yet if I'll have one or not. I kind of wonder, what's the difference between an epilogue and just "a final chapter", anyway?
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: Do you ever use discarded story ideas from one project in a different project?
Not yet. I'm sure it'll happen somehow, someday, if I keep writing long enough.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: Do you ever use discarded story ideas from one project in a different project?
Not yet. I'm sure it'll happen somehow, someday, if I keep writing long enough.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: Do you avoid or embrace adverbs? He said provocatively.
I think they have their place. I won't avoid them if they're the right thing for the sentence.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: Do you avoid or embrace adverbs? He said provocatively.
I think they have their place. I won't avoid them if they're the right thing for the sentence.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: Have you ever given a talk about your work? Would you?
Nobody's ever asked me to, no. Of course not; I have nothing published yet. But *would* I? Oh, heck yes! I'd *love* to talk about it! An audience that wants to hear me ramble on about the thing I'm pouring so much time, energy, and caring into? Yes, please!
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: Have you ever given a talk about your work? Would you?
Nobody's ever asked me to, no. Of course not; I have nothing published yet. But *would* I? Oh, heck yes! I'd *love* to talk about it! An audience that wants to hear me ramble on about the thing I'm pouring so much time, energy, and caring into? Yes, please!
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: Do you use dream sequences in your work? How do you feel about them?
I think they're like any tool: they can be used well or poorly. I'm pretty sure at least one of my characters will start having prophetic dreams midway through the book, for reasons related to the magic system and stuff they'll be inadvertently doing.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: Do you use dream sequences in your work? How do you feel about them?
I think they're like any tool: they can be used well or poorly. I'm pretty sure at least one of my characters will start having prophetic dreams midway through the book, for reasons related to the magic system and stuff they'll be inadvertently doing.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: You're at a coffee shop table at the end of the universe, what 3 writers are you chatting with?
Shakespeare, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Susan Cooper.
(I don't care if it sounds pretentious to say Shakespeare. I've honestly really liked his stuff since high school.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: You're at a coffee shop table at the end of the universe, what 3 writers are you chatting with?
Shakespeare, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Susan Cooper.
(I don't care if it sounds pretentious to say Shakespeare. I've honestly really liked his stuff since high school.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: Do you like maps? If they feature in your work do you draw them by hand or use an application?
I *love* maps! I so easily get sucked into poring over them!
Unfortunately, there's no real point in putting a map into my WIP. Anyone who wants to know its geography can just look up an online map of #SanFrancisco.
I *could* do one with pins for things like my characters' homes or other locations, but I want to give readers the fun of figuring that out from the text.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: Do you like maps? If they feature in your work do you draw them by hand or use an application?
I *love* maps! I so easily get sucked into poring over them!
Unfortunately, there's no real point in putting a map into my WIP. Anyone who wants to know its geography can just look up an online map of #SanFrancisco.
I *could* do one with pins for things like my characters' homes or other locations, but I want to give readers the fun of figuring that out from the text.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Regardless of the genre you write in, do you bring in ideas from other genres?
Well, I'm writing an urban fantasy, but I plan to have a romance subplot...
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Regardless of the genre you write in, do you bring in ideas from other genres?
Well, I'm writing an urban fantasy, but I plan to have a romance subplot...
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: Is it worthwhile buying professional cover art?
Absolutely. I've already heard people are starting to get turned off by computer-generated art, finding it cheap and formulaic. If you want something done right, get a professional.
(Seriously, how would you answer someone asking, "Is it worth it to hire a professional writer?")
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: Is it worthwhile buying professional cover art?
Absolutely. I've already heard people are starting to get turned off by computer-generated art, finding it cheap and formulaic. If you want something done right, get a professional.
(Seriously, how would you answer someone asking, "Is it worth it to hire a professional writer?")
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: How do you feel about an ISBN? Is it important to have them?
Do I have the option not to? I haven't even thought about this before. I have to admit, my immediate thought is that it wouldn't feel like "a real book" without one.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: How do you feel about an ISBN? Is it important to have them?
Do I have the option not to? I haven't even thought about this before. I have to admit, my immediate thought is that it wouldn't feel like "a real book" without one.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: Do you think about your WIP every waking moment?
No. When I'm working, I'm concentrating on work. When I'm hanging out with my partner or friends, I'm trying to be present with them.
But I'll admit, it does creep in *a lot* if I have any time where there's nothing specifically using my focus!
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: Do you think about your WIP every waking moment?
No. When I'm working, I'm concentrating on work. When I'm hanging out with my partner or friends, I'm trying to be present with them.
But I'll admit, it does creep in *a lot* if I have any time where there's nothing specifically using my focus!
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: Does your work feature on BookTok? How do you feel about the platform?
I am not on TikTok, and have no desire to be. The things I've heard about its algorithm, and who it favors (conventionally pretty people) and disfavors (people with disabilities, overweight people, etc.) turned me off to it even before I heard about how it's a surveillance app.
No. Thank. You.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: Does your work feature on BookTok? How do you feel about the platform?
I am not on TikTok, and have no desire to be. The things I've heard about its algorithm, and who it favors (conventionally pretty people) and disfavors (people with disabilities, overweight people, etc.) turned me off to it even before I heard about how it's a surveillance app.
No. Thank. You.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: How do you decide on character names?
I go by a combination of sound/feel, meaning, and if it's a given name rather than surname, I also look at how common it was in the year the character was born.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: How do you decide on character names?
I go by a combination of sound/feel, meaning, and if it's a given name rather than surname, I also look at how common it was in the year the character was born.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: Do you have a blog? Tell us about it and share a link.
I used to have one for technical stuff (software development, tech policy, stuff like that). Near the end, it branched out a little into plain old politics and geek stuff, but then I dropped it entirely because nobody read blogs anymore, they just posted long threads on Twitter.
I've been thinking of reviving it, but am not sure how I'll balance the software professional vs. writer vs. "all the other stuff".
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: Do you have a blog? Tell us about it and share a link.
I used to have one for technical stuff (software development, tech policy, stuff like that). Near the end, it branched out a little into plain old politics and geek stuff, but then I dropped it entirely because nobody read blogs anymore, they just posted long threads on Twitter.
I've been thinking of reviving it, but am not sure how I'll balance the software professional vs. writer vs. "all the other stuff".
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: Do you know the ending before you start writing?
I only know a few small things about the ending yet. The amount of stuff I don't know far outweighs the bits that I do.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: Do you know the ending before you start writing?
I only know a few small things about the ending yet. The amount of stuff I don't know far outweighs the bits that I do.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: Have you ever used storyboarding? When and how?
Certainly not yet, and I'm unsure how useful storyboarding would be to a novel. If I were writing a screenplay, maybe, but I'm not.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: Have you ever used storyboarding? When and how?
Certainly not yet, and I'm unsure how useful storyboarding would be to a novel. If I were writing a screenplay, maybe, but I'm not.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 23: Who do you publish through or aim to publish with? How's it going?
It's far too early for me to look at stuff like that; right now, I need to concentrate on the manuscript, not what comes after.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 23: Who do you publish through or aim to publish with? How's it going?
It's far too early for me to look at stuff like that; right now, I need to concentrate on the manuscript, not what comes after.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: How often do you ignore your editor/proofreader?
Haven't gotten to that point yet. We'll see... someday.
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