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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: Do you agree with Hillary Mantell, who said the best qualities for writing are self-confidence and a little arrogance?
Not quite. I think the *best* qualities for writing are a facility with words, and having something to say. But I would say self-confidence, particularly the self-confidence to put some of your heart and soul into your writing, without holding back and trying to play it cool, comes close after that.
Arrogance? I dunno. π€·π»
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: When did you first know you wanted to be a writer?
Sometime around age 12. Then sometime during college, I lost that desire. And it became one of the many "roads not taken" in my life for a few decades, so in idle moments I'd think, "If I had become a writer, maybe I'd write something like X..." And then that eventually grew into where I'm at now.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: When did you first know you wanted to be a writer?
Sometime around age 12. Then sometime during college, I lost that desire. And it became one of the many "roads not taken" in my life for a few decades, so in idle moments I'd think, "If I had become a writer, maybe I'd write something like X..." And then that eventually grew into where I'm at now.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: Do you format as you write or do that at the end?
If I understand this correctly, if it means things like putting in emphasis and italics, I *have to* do that as I'm writing! When the character says "I think we *should* do it", or else says "I *think* we should do it", I need to put that emphasis in right then, or I'll lose track of it later.
The idea of going back to put in that stuff later is so foreign to me, I wonder if I've misunderstood the question.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: Do you format as you write or do that at the end?
If I understand this correctly, if it means things like putting in emphasis and italics, I *have to* do that as I'm writing! When the character says "I think we *should* do it", or else says "I *think* we should do it", I need to put that emphasis in right then, or I'll lose track of it later.
The idea of going back to put in that stuff later is so foreign to me, I wonder if I've misunderstood the question.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: If someone were to write your autobiography, who would you want to write it?
If it's my *auto*biography, wouldn't I have to write it myself?
If you just mean my biography... I don't know anything about any major biographers, except I've heard some bad stuff about Walter Isaacson, so not him. Aside from that? I have no clue.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: If someone were to write your autobiography, who would you want to write it?
If it's my *auto*biography, wouldn't I have to write it myself?
If you just mean my biography... I don't know anything about any major biographers, except I've heard some bad stuff about Walter Isaacson, so not him. Aside from that? I have no clue.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 23: What gets in the way of your writing?
Life. Distraction. Video games on my phone.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 23: What gets in the way of your writing?
Life. Distraction. Video games on my phone.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: Is there any work of fiction you could have written better? Don't be shy.
The _Star Wars_ prequel trilogy. Sure, not a high bar to clear. But once I saw boy Anakin, I was excited! It was a great chance to explore "How does an innocent become evil?"/"What is the source of evil?" And then the entire trilogy just *failed to deliver* on that, with a combo of "love makes you stupid" and pushing the source-of-evil out of Anakin and into Palpatine, where it's never explored.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: Is there any work of fiction you could have written better? Don't be shy.
The _Star Wars_ prequel trilogy. Sure, not a high bar to clear. But once I saw boy Anakin, I was excited! It was a great chance to explore "How does an innocent become evil?"/"What is the source of evil?" And then the entire trilogy just *failed to deliver* on that, with a combo of "love makes you stupid" and pushing the source-of-evil out of Anakin and into Palpatine, where it's never explored.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 25: Do you use a cover artist or design your own covers? Share your cover art.
I would definitely not design my own covers; like marketing, visual art is not one of my talents. I don't yet have any cover art to share, but when I do, it'll be created by someone other than me.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 25: Do you use a cover artist or design your own covers? Share your cover art.
I would definitely not design my own covers; like marketing, visual art is not one of my talents. I don't yet have any cover art to share, but when I do, it'll be created by someone other than me.
#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.
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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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