#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 1: Intro: Shameless Self Promotion.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: What differences do you find in your process if you write both short and long-form?
I only write long form.
Unless you count these vignettes... in which case, I still don't see any real difference in my process. I figure out a good foundation and starting point for it, get my base ready, and then start going according to plan.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: What prompted you to begin writing?
The confluence of two things:
1) I'd been kicking around the idea of cities as magic, and people talking to cities and operating as magicians in/with them, for some time; and
2) I got out of a job that had been sucking my soul, and found that I had creative energy to put into writing a book about the idea I'd been playing with.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: What prompted you to begin writing?
The confluence of two things:
1) I'd been kicking around the idea of cities as magic, and people talking to cities and operating as magicians in/with them, for some time; and
2) I got out of a job that had been sucking my soul, and found that I had creative energy to put into writing a book about the idea I'd been playing with.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 23: Do you think it’s vital for a fiction writer to have empathy?
Yes. At least, they should have empathy for their characters. But I think building the characters requires at least a little bit of understanding of other people.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 23: Do you think it’s vital for a fiction writer to have empathy?
Yes. At least, they should have empathy for their characters. But I think building the characters requires at least a little bit of understanding of other people.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: How long is the longest story you’ve ever written? Can you link to it?
So far, my longest vignette is "A Day in the Life: David Hartmann ('Good Day' version)", at 10,846 words. It's not in a place where it can be linked to, and that's deliberate. It's internal, background material. I might make it public someday, after publishing the novel, but that's still a "maybe".
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: How long is the longest story you’ve ever written? Can you link to it?
So far, my longest vignette is "A Day in the Life: David Hartmann ('Good Day' version)", at 10,846 words. It's not in a place where it can be linked to, and that's deliberate. It's internal, background material. I might make it public someday, after publishing the novel, but that's still a "maybe".
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 25: Do you have a worked-out magical system (or advanced technology in sci-fi)? Or do you make it up as you go?
It's not like, Brandon Sanderson levels of "worked out"; it has what I call "room for jazz" in it. I'm very much making sure that in my magic system, there's more than one way to do most things, and there's not just improvisation but hopefully also enough mystery to produce a little wonder. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 25: Do you have a worked-out magical system (or advanced technology in sci-fi)? Or do you make it up as you go?
It's not like, Brandon Sanderson levels of "worked out"; it has what I call "room for jazz" in it. I'm very much making sure that in my magic system, there's more than one way to do most things, and there's not just improvisation but hopefully also enough mystery to produce a little wonder. 1/2
But yes, the general bones of it are worked out; I can tell you many of the spells that exist, and what sorts of things are normally used to cast them, and so on. 2/2
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But yes, the general bones of it are worked out; I can tell you many of the spells that exist, and what sorts of things are normally used to cast them, and so on. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 26: If people tell you they’ve always wanted to write, what do you say to them?
Go for it! It's not something that takes a lot of start-up capital or a big investment. All you need to put in is time and energy, and some of your heart. I encourage you to go for it!
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 26: If people tell you they’ve always wanted to write, what do you say to them?
Go for it! It's not something that takes a lot of start-up capital or a big investment. All you need to put in is time and energy, and some of your heart. I encourage you to go for it!
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 27: What unpaid marketing sites have you found helpful?
I'm not entirely sure what this means, but it doesn't much matter; it's way too early for me to do any marketing. I have diddly-squat to market yet.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 27: What unpaid marketing sites have you found helpful?
I'm not entirely sure what this means, but it doesn't much matter; it's way too early for me to do any marketing. I have diddly-squat to market yet.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Would anything stop you from writing, or do you have the bug for life?
If life got busy enough, and there were enough other drains on my time and energy, I can see myself regretfully putting my WIP aside for a time. But that'd just be a pause, not a stop. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Would anything stop you from writing, or do you have the bug for life?
If life got busy enough, and there were enough other drains on my time and energy, I can see myself regretfully putting my WIP aside for a time. But that'd just be a pause, not a stop. 1/2
I currently have only a limited number of story concepts (like, roughly a half-dozen). If I got through the whole list, and somehow didn't come up with any new ideas along the way, then I guess I'd stop. (Why write if I have nothing to say, you know? That's part of why it took me so long to start.)
But that seems unlikely; I think more ideas would come to me along the way. 2/2
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I currently have only a limited number of story concepts (like, roughly a half-dozen). If I got through the whole list, and somehow didn't come up with any new ideas along the way, then I guess I'd stop. (Why write if I have nothing to say, you know? That's part of why it took me so long to start.)
But that seems unlikely; I think more ideas would come to me along the way. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: How do you format your drafts? Is it the same as the final manuscript?
"Formatting" and "drafts" hardly even belong in the same sentence.
A draft should be as close to raw text as possible. Sure, italics for emphasis. Things like indentation and dates for letters (e.g., in an epistolary novel), or indentation and alignment for SMS messages (like I'm using). Maybe a character writes a list or something, and you might... 1/3
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: How do you format your drafts? Is it the same as the final manuscript?
"Formatting" and "drafts" hardly even belong in the same sentence.
A draft should be as close to raw text as possible. Sure, italics for emphasis. Things like indentation and dates for letters (e.g., in an epistolary novel), or indentation and alignment for SMS messages (like I'm using). Maybe a character writes a list or something, and you might... 1/3
...want to format it as a numbered or bulleted list. But seriously, just do it either with mere asterisks in your text, or else the _absolute default_ formatting that your word processor provides.
Don't fuss around with formatting in your manuscript. You're the *writer*. Just write. Formatting is part of the act of *publishing*, not writing. Leave that for the typographers and layout people and editors at the publishing house. 2/3
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...want to format it as a numbered or bulleted list. But seriously, just do it either with mere asterisks in your text, or else the _absolute default_ formatting that your word processor provides.
Don't fuss around with formatting in your manuscript. You're the *writer*. Just write. Formatting is part of the act of *publishing*, not writing. Leave that for the typographers and layout people and editors at the publishing house. 2/3
That's presuming you have a publisher, of course. If you're self-publishing, then you'll need to format stuff and lay it out — but do it as an entirely separate phase, 100% distinct from the writing. They are *not* the same activity. 3/3
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That's presuming you have a publisher, of course. If you're self-publishing, then you'll need to format stuff and lay it out — but do it as an entirely separate phase, 100% distinct from the writing. They are *not* the same activity. 3/3
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: Do secondary characters sometimes get promoted to main characters?
It hasn't happened yet... but I'm still too early in my writing process for it to have happened! 😆 Who knows, maybe it will?
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: Do secondary characters sometimes get promoted to main characters?
It hasn't happened yet... but I'm still too early in my writing process for it to have happened! 😆 Who knows, maybe it will?
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 31: How’s your writing progress so far this year? What are you working on?
I'm still working on the same WIP I've been doing since this hashtag began: the urban fantasy about San Franciscan magicians who talk to the City. I'm working through 2 different vignettes right now, exploring how certain groups operate and getting a little more comfortable with certain side characters.
I've written 6485 words this year (month), and done some background work.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 31: How’s your writing progress so far this year? What are you working on?
I'm still working on the same WIP I've been doing since this hashtag began: the urban fantasy about San Franciscan magicians who talk to the City. I'm working through 2 different vignettes right now, exploring how certain groups operate and getting a little more comfortable with certain side characters.
I've written 6485 words this year (month), and done some background work.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 1: Shameless self-promotion. What writing project are you working on?
As per yesterday... My writing project is still the same one I've been working on since Writers' Coffee Club started: the urban fantasy about people in San Francisco who can talk to the City.
There's not much to promote yet. If things go spectacularly well, maybe it'll be on shelves late next year? 😫
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 1: Shameless self-promotion. What writing project are you working on?
As per yesterday... My writing project is still the same one I've been working on since Writers' Coffee Club started: the urban fantasy about people in San Francisco who can talk to the City.
There's not much to promote yet. If things go spectacularly well, maybe it'll be on shelves late next year? 😫
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 2: Do you analyze structure and technique in other writer’s work?
Sometimes. When I notice that they're working particularly well, or badly, or have something I could learn from. But most of the time, no, I try to *mostly* read for the enjoyment. But even as I do so, sometimes I spot things that are important, or craft-related.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 2: Do you analyze structure and technique in other writer’s work?
Sometimes. When I notice that they're working particularly well, or badly, or have something I could learn from. But most of the time, no, I try to *mostly* read for the enjoyment. But even as I do so, sometimes I spot things that are important, or craft-related.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 3: Do you agree with Thomas Mann, who said, “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
Good grief, I'm so tired of writers constantly bellyaching about how hard writing is. There was that guy who talked about "stare at a piece of paper until blood comes out of your eyes" or whatever. There's various other hyperbole. I'm sick of it. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 3: Do you agree with Thomas Mann, who said, “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
Good grief, I'm so tired of writers constantly bellyaching about how hard writing is. There was that guy who talked about "stare at a piece of paper until blood comes out of your eyes" or whatever. There's various other hyperbole. I'm sick of it. 1/2
I don't think writing is any more difficult than any other creative endeavor. Which is to say, it's no walk in the park (although a literal walk in the park can oftentimes help), but it's not the kind of torture some writers make it out to be.
Can it be difficult to sit down and get started sometimes? Yeah, sure — just like with *nearly any activity* that requires a little concentration or motivation. But the "woe is me, writing is such agony" shit just needs to stop. 2/2
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I don't think writing is any more difficult than any other creative endeavor. Which is to say, it's no walk in the park (although a literal walk in the park can oftentimes help), but it's not the kind of torture some writers make it out to be.
Can it be difficult to sit down and get started sometimes? Yeah, sure — just like with *nearly any activity* that requires a little concentration or motivation. But the "woe is me, writing is such agony" shit just needs to stop. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: Do you ever read back your work and surprise yourself with what you’ve written?
Yes, sometimes.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: Do you ever read back your work and surprise yourself with what you’ve written?
Yes, sometimes.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Would any of your stories make good TV shows or movies?
I kind of hope so. I'd love to see my city shamans on either the big or the small screen, if they were done right.
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@filippodb Grazie, gentilissimo.. nel caso ti faccio sapere 😅
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Qualcuno sa dirmi se su un #samsung #android esiste un modo di poter mettere i #files (foto o documenti) in "#cassaforte" , cioè #protetti che non si possano aprire se non si conosce la #password ?
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you're right, now that i re-read it.
but it really is an interesting idea. a high level editor tuned up to work with wikipedia.
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@PaoloParti @jones uso tante cose, sono tanti anni d'altronde che viaggio in questo universo, ho tanti profili un po' da tutte le parti, ma per questioni tecniche, di federazione, per parlare però ne uso 4 attualmente, uno su libertree (senza activitypub) da una vita, vari miei sul mio sito streams (ma consideriamo come fosse uno), questo di mitra (per il mastoverso anche se è nato per questioni tecniche di federazione), uno su hubzilla (sito del mio amico che ho amministrato in passato tra l'altro). Prendendo sti "4" , ognuno è diverso dall'altro, con caratteristiche proprie, anche se Hubzilla e Streams si assomigliano abbastanza, le cose che ho su hubzilla e streams mi fanno vedere lo stesso mitra, oltre a pleroma, mastodon, come cose del passato, sai quegli episodi di Star Trek che l'equipaggio deve visitare per forza un pianeta "primitivo" per loro, con persone normali ma con tecnologie obsolete? Ecco....
