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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 26: Would you consider writing a guide to your work, e.g. for aspiring writers?
I don't understand this question. Like, a guide to my own works? Shouldn't the works themselves be self-explanatory? Or does this mean a guide to "the work of writing", i.e., a "how to write/how to be a writer" kind of book? If that's what it means, then yes, I'd at least consider it, but I doubt I'd actually go for it. There are loads of good ones out there already.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 27: What's the ideal story length? Use any definition of length you like, not just word count.
Long enough to tell the tale without feeling either rushed or long-winded.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 27: What's the ideal story length? Use any definition of length you like, not just word count.
Long enough to tell the tale without feeling either rushed or long-winded.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Do you have advice for other writers you have yet to hear from different sources?
Being honest here, I keep hearing *so much* really good advice from other writers, I can't think of anything I have to add.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Do you have advice for other writers you have yet to hear from different sources?
Being honest here, I keep hearing *so much* really good advice from other writers, I can't think of anything I have to add.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: What's the average time to complete a writing project between the idea and publishing/making it available?
I do not have nearly enough data points to answer this question. Yet.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: What's the average time to complete a writing project between the idea and publishing/making it available?
I do not have nearly enough data points to answer this question. Yet.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: How do you achieve a sense of wonder in your stories?
This is something that's going to be critical in my WIP; it *needs* to have a definite sense of wonder and to communicate that feeling, that experience, to my readers.
And I'm pretty sure I'm going to find out how, when I hit the places where it needs to happen. I expect I'll fix myself some whiskey, access my own feelings about cities and wonder, and... hope that what comes out of my fingertips works.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: How do you achieve a sense of wonder in your stories?
This is something that's going to be critical in my WIP; it *needs* to have a definite sense of wonder and to communicate that feeling, that experience, to my readers.
And I'm pretty sure I'm going to find out how, when I hit the places where it needs to happen. I expect I'll fix myself some whiskey, access my own feelings about cities and wonder, and... hope that what comes out of my fingertips works.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 1: Intro and update: Introduce yourself and/or update us on your writing journey since your last intro.
(Last intro: https://wandering.shop/@kagan/111857877720348220)
I'm still Kagan, still a web developer (though unemployed), and still working on the same urban fantasy WIP. I've got the background stuff pretty well done, and have been writing vignettes to get better acquainted with the characters and build up each of their voices (and my own!) a little more.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 1: Intro and update: Introduce yourself and/or update us on your writing journey since your last intro.
(Last intro: https://wandering.shop/@kagan/111857877720348220)
I'm still Kagan, still a web developer (though unemployed), and still working on the same urban fantasy WIP. I've got the background stuff pretty well done, and have been writing vignettes to get better acquainted with the characters and build up each of their voices (and my own!) a little more.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 2: Do you have any regrets as a writer, or do you never look back?
I haven't been writing long enough to have regrets. No, wait... I do kind of regret not starting on it earlier. I had my reasons, but now I wish those obstacles hadn't been so large.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 2: Do you have any regrets as a writer, or do you never look back?
I haven't been writing long enough to have regrets. No, wait... I do kind of regret not starting on it earlier. I had my reasons, but now I wish those obstacles hadn't been so large.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 3: Should books include a content warning?
Lots of books don't really need them, but for books that do contain triggering things, I think putting a content warning at the front is a nice courtesy to the reader.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 3: Should books include a content warning?
Lots of books don't really need them, but for books that do contain triggering things, I think putting a content warning at the front is a nice courtesy to the reader.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: How do you handle highly intimate scenes?
If the scene helps build characterization or advance the plot, write it in such a way as to do that. The people's feelings, motivations, and reactions to each other are at least as important as what goes where. (But having at least *some* idea of what's where will help readers track the scene.)
If it doesn't do either of those, just make it clear the characters are about to get intimate, then fade to black. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: How do you handle highly intimate scenes?
If the scene helps build characterization or advance the plot, write it in such a way as to do that. The people's feelings, motivations, and reactions to each other are at least as important as what goes where. (But having at least *some* idea of what's where will help readers track the scene.)
If it doesn't do either of those, just make it clear the characters are about to get intimate, then fade to black. 1/2
Note: There are more ways to be intimate than just putting body parts together. (Heck, some people can have rip-roaring sex and not bare their emotions at all.) Sometimes the most "highly intimate" scene possible is someone revealing something about their deepest heart, without even unbuttoning their shirt cuffs.
But of course, those *really* "build characterization", so refer back to my first sentence (in the previous post)... at which point it becomes "just write the scene". 2/2
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Note: There are more ways to be intimate than just putting body parts together. (Heck, some people can have rip-roaring sex and not bare their emotions at all.) Sometimes the most "highly intimate" scene possible is someone revealing something about their deepest heart, without even unbuttoning their shirt cuffs.
But of course, those *really* "build characterization", so refer back to my first sentence (in the previous post)... at which point it becomes "just write the scene". 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Have you ever dreamed about characters in your work?
No. Not yet? I might not ever. We'll see.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Have you ever dreamed about characters in your work?
No. Not yet? I might not ever. We'll see.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 6: Have you queried agents for traditional publishing? How did it go?
I don't have a manuscript to query with yet. But I plan to.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 6: Have you queried agents for traditional publishing? How did it go?
I don't have a manuscript to query with yet. But I plan to.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: What do you do first when you start a new writing project?
I honestly have no idea. I have only one writing project so far, and I can't really tell when it morphed from "I often ponder 'Hmmm, what if there were people who could talk to cities?'" to "I'm starting a writing project."
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: What do you do first when you start a new writing project?
I honestly have no idea. I have only one writing project so far, and I can't really tell when it morphed from "I often ponder 'Hmmm, what if there were people who could talk to cities?'" to "I'm starting a writing project."
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: Do you agree with Michael Moorcock, who said: "Ignore all proffered rules and create your own, suitable for what you want to say"?
I have no idea. I suspect his meaning was clearer in context, but there *is* no context here for that quote, and so I suspect my interpretation of it might not be what he meant.
I mean... grammar rules? Spelling rules? How "ungovernable" can you make your writing before it becomes incoherent? But I *don't* think that's what he meant.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: Do you agree with Michael Moorcock, who said: "Ignore all proffered rules and create your own, suitable for what you want to say"?
I have no idea. I suspect his meaning was clearer in context, but there *is* no context here for that quote, and so I suspect my interpretation of it might not be what he meant.
I mean... grammar rules? Spelling rules? How "ungovernable" can you make your writing before it becomes incoherent? But I *don't* think that's what he meant.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: How do you select ideas from all the ones floating around?
Not all ideas are equally interesting to me! I take the ones that really appeal to me, that make me go, "Hey, *this* is something I can get my teeth into!"
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: How do you select ideas from all the ones floating around?
Not all ideas are equally interesting to me! I take the ones that really appeal to me, that make me go, "Hey, *this* is something I can get my teeth into!"
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: Do you revise and add more plot if you feel your story is too short?
I haven't reached a situation like that yet, so I'm not sure what I would/will do if/when it came/comes to pass.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: Do you revise and add more plot if you feel your story is too short?
I haven't reached a situation like that yet, so I'm not sure what I would/will do if/when it came/comes to pass.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: Is it okay to use a comma before a dependent clause? Or anywhere else?
"Or anywhere else"? What, like, "is it okay to use a comma anywhere?" Ummm, that'd be a big yes from me, pal.
More seriously, just see:
https://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/commas-and-clauses
https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/dependent_clause.htm
Or even Strunk & White's rules 3 and 4: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37134/37134-h/37134-h.htm#Rule_3 and https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37134/37134-h/37134-h.htm#Rule_4.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: Is it okay to use a comma before a dependent clause? Or anywhere else?
"Or anywhere else"? What, like, "is it okay to use a comma anywhere?" Ummm, that'd be a big yes from me, pal.
More seriously, just see:
https://www.writingforward.com/grammar/punctuation-marks/commas-and-clauses
https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/dependent_clause.htm
Or even Strunk & White's rules 3 and 4: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37134/37134-h/37134-h.htm#Rule_3 and https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37134/37134-h/37134-h.htm#Rule_4.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: Which social media channels do you use as a writer? Which gives you the best engagement?
Just this one, and also Dreamwidth if you count that as social media. Shoutout to the "Little Details" community there: https://little-details.dreamwidth.org/
The only other social media I'm on is LinkedIn, which wouldn't be appropriate. I refuse to use FB, IG, or TikTok.
[Edit: Oh yeah, Reddit counts, doesn't it? I get a little engagement there, not as much as here.]
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: Which social media channels do you use as a writer? Which gives you the best engagement?
Just this one, and also Dreamwidth if you count that as social media. Shoutout to the "Little Details" community there: https://little-details.dreamwidth.org/
The only other social media I'm on is LinkedIn, which wouldn't be appropriate. I refuse to use FB, IG, or TikTok.
[Edit: Oh yeah, Reddit counts, doesn't it? I get a little engagement there, not as much as here.]
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: What's your favourite antagonist to write? Villains, anti-heroes, rivals?
At the moment, I'm looking forward to writing some straight-up villains, including some bits where they do things that are just plain *bad*. (The fact that they see themselves as heroic doesn't make them anti-heroes. Just villains with excuses and a skewed worldview. And that skewed view is part of what makes them villains.)
Maybe later in my career, I'll get more into anti-heroes or rivals.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: What's your favourite antagonist to write? Villains, anti-heroes, rivals?
At the moment, I'm looking forward to writing some straight-up villains, including some bits where they do things that are just plain *bad*. (The fact that they see themselves as heroic doesn't make them anti-heroes. Just villains with excuses and a skewed worldview. And that skewed view is part of what makes them villains.)
Maybe later in my career, I'll get more into anti-heroes or rivals.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Describe a bit of ask-an-expert research you've done presenting yourself as an author.
I contacted the San Francisco Public Library to ask about what it's like to work there. The librarian who called me back was very friendly and helpful, and it was overall a really nice experience.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Describe a bit of ask-an-expert research you've done presenting yourself as an author.
I contacted the San Francisco Public Library to ask about what it's like to work there. The librarian who called me back was very friendly and helpful, and it was overall a really nice experience.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: Is your work child or teen-friendly, or does it contain themes more suited for mature audiences?
I'm not yet sure just how much sex and drugs will wind up appearing in my WIP. Maybe none, maybe just a little, in a few key spots. Depending on that, it might or might not be appropriate for younger teens. I think older ones could probably read and enjoy it, but I'm really targeting an adult audience.
Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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@G3rt Probabilmente, ma è il bello del Fediverso, un'azienda vuole crearsi la propria istanza e farla gestire da altri? Bene, non vedo problemi per noi piccoli, se ci interessano li seguiamo, altrimenti no. Ben vengano.🙏
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@GustavinoBevilacqua @jones @sans_serif_girl no l'unico problema ê una piccola grattata ogni tanto
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@snow si parte sempre con il "non-profit" e con grandi prospettive comunitarie e umanitarie... e poi puntualmente inizia la deriva.
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@jones @guiscardo @sans_serif_girl
Un play qualcosa.wav (o .mp3) da terminale non sortisce arlcun risultato?
I volumi di Alsamixer (sempre da terminale) come sono?
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La vera fine del sogno della decentralizzazione non arriva con i server, ma quando ognuno inizia a raccontarla come più gli conviene. L’articolo parla di grandi enti e modelli sostenibili, ma vuoi mettere quanto è più divertente dipingerla come “l’apocalisse del Fediverso”? 😂
https://betanews.com/2025/09/19/mastodon-is-embracing-new-ways-of-bringing-in-money/
