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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: Do #WritersCoffeeClub, #WordWeavers or #PennedPossibilities inspire you?
Yes, actually! Just a few weeks ago there was a prompt that spurred me to really buckle down and finalize what tattoos Margo Chu has, and that got me thinking a little more about her history and her personal feelings about getting married and having kids. I know there have been a few other ones that made me think more deeply about certain aspects of my work, and made it deeper and richer thereby.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Should you avoid sentence fragments? Or, should you. Simply not care?
They're fine. When used in moderation. Not too much.
In fiction, anyway. Not in formal or academic writing!
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Should you avoid sentence fragments? Or, should you. Simply not care?
They're fine. When used in moderation. Not too much.
In fiction, anyway. Not in formal or academic writing!
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: What would one of your stories be like in an alternative universe? E.g. A Sci-Fi written as a rom-com etc.
The urban fantasy novel I'm writing actually could become a political thriller with not too much work. But another option is, I could almost see turning it into a murder mystery.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: What would one of your stories be like in an alternative universe? E.g. A Sci-Fi written as a rom-com etc.
The urban fantasy novel I'm writing actually could become a political thriller with not too much work. But another option is, I could almost see turning it into a murder mystery.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: How much do you edit as you write, and how much do you leave until the second draft?
I'm not sure yet. I'll find out when I start writing. So far, the one scene (and a couple of extra "bits") I've written were things I didn't intend to go back and revise, so I mostly focused on editing as I wrote, with just 1 or 2 cases of "Okay, I'll fill this bit in later." But when I write in earnest, I expect I'll leave *a lot* more FIX_THIS and FIND_BETTER_WORD tags for myself.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: How much do you edit as you write, and how much do you leave until the second draft?
I'm not sure yet. I'll find out when I start writing. So far, the one scene (and a couple of extra "bits") I've written were things I didn't intend to go back and revise, so I mostly focused on editing as I wrote, with just 1 or 2 cases of "Okay, I'll fill this bit in later." But when I write in earnest, I expect I'll leave *a lot* more FIX_THIS and FIND_BETTER_WORD tags for myself.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: Have you taken high school or college courses in Creative Writing? Were the classes useful?
I took a poetry workshop in college, and I think it was useful. It made me produce stuff, and it gave me experience in both giving and receiving critique. (And the critiques in that class *were* constructive, not people trying to tear each other down or anything like that.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: Have you taken high school or college courses in Creative Writing? Were the classes useful?
I took a poetry workshop in college, and I think it was useful. It made me produce stuff, and it gave me experience in both giving and receiving critique. (And the critiques in that class *were* constructive, not people trying to tear each other down or anything like that.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: Do you ever use parentheses/brackets in your writing?
Parentheses? Absolutely. If left to my own devices, I'd nest them three or even four levels deep — and in fact, I used to do so, but came to realize most people had trouble following that kind of logic. (In retrospect, I was already thinking like a programmer.) So now I try to keep them to a minimum, and not nest them.
Brackets, whether square or curly? Not in writing, just coding.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: Do you ever use parentheses/brackets in your writing?
Parentheses? Absolutely. If left to my own devices, I'd nest them three or even four levels deep — and in fact, I used to do so, but came to realize most people had trouble following that kind of logic. (In retrospect, I was already thinking like a programmer.) So now I try to keep them to a minimum, and not nest them.
Brackets, whether square or curly? Not in writing, just coding.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: What do you put into your coffee? Or tea? Is this a vital part of your writing routine?
My morning starts with tea, generally Irish breakfast with moderate amounts of sugar and half-and-half. But my writing doesn't start until later, after the caffeine's kicked in and I'm fully awake.
(When I have coffee, it's with hazelnut syrup and lots of half-and-half — basically a hazelnut café au lait (or if I go to a coffeeshop or café, I'll just order a hazelnut cappuccino).)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: What do you put into your coffee? Or tea? Is this a vital part of your writing routine?
My morning starts with tea, generally Irish breakfast with moderate amounts of sugar and half-and-half. But my writing doesn't start until later, after the caffeine's kicked in and I'm fully awake.
(When I have coffee, it's with hazelnut syrup and lots of half-and-half — basically a hazelnut café au lait (or if I go to a coffeeshop or café, I'll just order a hazelnut cappuccino).)
Special bonus! Last post is an example of the kind of nested parentheses I talked about in the post it's a reply to! (And which I'm making sure not to do in my writing anymore.)
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Special bonus! Last post is an example of the kind of nested parentheses I talked about in the post it's a reply to! (And which I'm making sure not to do in my writing anymore.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: Is there one writer whom you admire the most?
Can't think of one who stands above the others, no.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: Is there one writer whom you admire the most?
Can't think of one who stands above the others, no.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: Do you ever regret killing a character, or the manner of their death?
I haven't killed any characters. Yet.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: Do you ever regret killing a character, or the manner of their death?
I haven't killed any characters. Yet.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: Are there any books which should be banned, or is book banning always wrong?
Even things like _Mein Kampf_ can be (and I understand *are*) useful for historians to get a better idea of how fascism grows (and therefore how we can better stop it). I think things like that should be given proper context and framing, but outright banning doesn't fix the underlying problems.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: Are there any books which should be banned, or is book banning always wrong?
Even things like _Mein Kampf_ can be (and I understand *are*) useful for historians to get a better idea of how fascism grows (and therefore how we can better stop it). I think things like that should be given proper context and framing, but outright banning doesn't fix the underlying problems.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 23: How important is humour in your work? How do you work it in?
It's important to me to have moments of humor (also light-heartedness and joy) but it's not primarily a humorous work. Folks will crack jokes when appropriate, and observe the humor in situations when it's there; they'll also deliberately seek out and create moments of joy in life, because people do that. Things like parties, lunch w/friends, etc. are part of life, and my folks will enjoy them.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 23: How important is humour in your work? How do you work it in?
It's important to me to have moments of humor (also light-heartedness and joy) but it's not primarily a humorous work. Folks will crack jokes when appropriate, and observe the humor in situations when it's there; they'll also deliberately seek out and create moments of joy in life, because people do that. Things like parties, lunch w/friends, etc. are part of life, and my folks will enjoy them.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: What websites do you rely on most to help you with your writing?
I couldn't possibly narrow it down. Everything from name sites to Google Maps to places where you can ask questions of (Latines/Chinese people/police officers/etc.) to Wikipedia to websites of innumerable colleges, universities, corporations, restaurants, residential buildings, and whatever else.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: What websites do you rely on most to help you with your writing?
I couldn't possibly narrow it down. Everything from name sites to Google Maps to places where you can ask questions of (Latines/Chinese people/police officers/etc.) to Wikipedia to websites of innumerable colleges, universities, corporations, restaurants, residential buildings, and whatever else.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 25: Question for unpublished authors. Do you intend to publish? What's your timeline? What holds you back?
I absolutely do! My timeline will make it clear what holds me back:
1) Finish the necessary background material
2) Write the first draft
3) Revise, revise, revise! (I estimate 3 drafts should do; I hope so)
4) Send it off to publishersI'll be really lucky if I can have 3 done by January 2025, but I intend to try as hard as I can.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 25: Question for unpublished authors. Do you intend to publish? What's your timeline? What holds you back?
I absolutely do! My timeline will make it clear what holds me back:
1) Finish the necessary background material
2) Write the first draft
3) Revise, revise, revise! (I estimate 3 drafts should do; I hope so)
4) Send it off to publishersI'll be really lucky if I can have 3 done by January 2025, but I intend to try as hard as I can.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 26: In your opinion, name a book, movie or TV show where the ending spoils the story.
The ending of _Quantum Leap_ was famous for how it infuriated fans. I was only a very casual fan — hell, more of a casual *watcher*, not even really a fan — and it started off by confusing and annoying me, until the closing text card made my blood boil.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 26: In your opinion, name a book, movie or TV show where the ending spoils the story.
The ending of _Quantum Leap_ was famous for how it infuriated fans. I was only a very casual fan — hell, more of a casual *watcher*, not even really a fan — and it started off by confusing and annoying me, until the closing text card made my blood boil.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 27: How does it feel knowing that strangers will read your work?
Kind of wild, actually. Like a big undertaking, and also a really cool one.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 27: How does it feel knowing that strangers will read your work?
Kind of wild, actually. Like a big undertaking, and also a really cool one.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Do you prefer to write protagonist-driven stories or ensembles? Why?
Definitely ensembles. I like multiple people working together, bouncing off each other, and different people having different styles and viewpoints. I'm not so much a fan of "this one person is the only one who matters, and everyone else is just a side character in their story." That, to me, feels so narrow and almost confining.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Do you prefer to write protagonist-driven stories or ensembles? Why?
Definitely ensembles. I like multiple people working together, bouncing off each other, and different people having different styles and viewpoints. I'm not so much a fan of "this one person is the only one who matters, and everyone else is just a side character in their story." That, to me, feels so narrow and almost confining.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: What are your grammar rules to live by and grammar rules to break?
I want faux "rules" imported from other languages to immediately go back where they came from.
And I'm fine with beginning sentences with conjunctions.
Comma splices, however, drive me nuts; I can't abide when people use them instead of semicolons!
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: What are your grammar rules to live by and grammar rules to break?
I want faux "rules" imported from other languages to immediately go back where they came from.
And I'm fine with beginning sentences with conjunctions.
Comma splices, however, drive me nuts; I can't abide when people use them instead of semicolons!
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: How do you keep track of your work? Do you have a system?
Right now it's all background material, so there's a folder for each character, which at minimum contains a .txt file named for them, and may also contain extra files like family-history, schooling (i.e., HS and college, often formative years and experiences), music-stuff (for musicians; this'd be the history of bands they've been in, etc.), social-scene, and so on. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: How do you keep track of your work? Do you have a system?
Right now it's all background material, so there's a folder for each character, which at minimum contains a .txt file named for them, and may also contain extra files like family-history, schooling (i.e., HS and college, often formative years and experiences), music-stuff (for musicians; this'd be the history of bands they've been in, etc.), social-scene, and so on. 1/2
There are also top-level .txt files like plot, characters (notes on ones who aren't developed enough yet to get their own folders), magic-system, magic-spells-list, divination-system, and the all-important !unresolved-issues file. (The ! makes it sort at the top of the folder, too.)
Soon there will be folders like "Ch. 01", "Ch. 02", and so on, with scene1.txt, scene2.txt, etc. files. 2/2
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There are also top-level .txt files like plot, characters (notes on ones who aren't developed enough yet to get their own folders), magic-system, magic-spells-list, divination-system, and the all-important !unresolved-issues file. (The ! makes it sort at the top of the folder, too.)
Soon there will be folders like "Ch. 01", "Ch. 02", and so on, with scene1.txt, scene2.txt, etc. files. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 31: Do you work from premise to world or world to premise?
I think in this work, the world *is* the premise.
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