#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 1: Intro: Shameless Self Promotion.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: How important is social media in promoting your work?
I'm sure I'll promote my work through my own SM, but all I have is this. I ditched Facebook and Instagram shortly after FB bought IG, ditched Twitter shortly after Elon bought it, and have never been on TikTok.
If I manage to get traditionally published, maybe my publisher will promote it on their social media?
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: Does weather play an essential role in your writing? In what way?
Karl the Fog is practically a character. (A minor character, but definitely more than just a meteorological phenomenon.)
("Wait, 'Karl'? Huh?" See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_fog#In_popular_culture and https://karlthefog.com/.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: Does weather play an essential role in your writing? In what way?
Karl the Fog is practically a character. (A minor character, but definitely more than just a meteorological phenomenon.)
("Wait, 'Karl'? Huh?" See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_fog#In_popular_culture and https://karlthefog.com/.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: What genres would your work fall into if you could make up new genres? Fun answers only.
Dreampunk and Linguacore.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: What genres would your work fall into if you could make up new genres? Fun answers only.
Dreampunk and Linguacore.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: Do you agree with Rose Tremain, who says you shouldn't plan a book's ending; it must be earned?
I'm not entirely sure what that means. I don't feel like a *writer* needs to "earn" their own book's ending (by anything other than the act of writing the book from beginning to end, at least). But I am somewhat a fan of the "Earn Your Happy Ending" trope, in which the *characters* must engage in some struggle to earn their desired ending: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EarnYourHappyEnding.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 21: Do you agree with Rose Tremain, who says you shouldn't plan a book's ending; it must be earned?
I'm not entirely sure what that means. I don't feel like a *writer* needs to "earn" their own book's ending (by anything other than the act of writing the book from beginning to end, at least). But I am somewhat a fan of the "Earn Your Happy Ending" trope, in which the *characters* must engage in some struggle to earn their desired ending: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EarnYourHappyEnding.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: Change one word in the first sentence of a famous novel to change its meaning.
"Where's Papa going with that telescope?" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
(For those who remember _Charlotte's Web_, and would like a very different story.)
(No, I have no idea what happens next.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 22: Change one word in the first sentence of a famous novel to change its meaning.
"Where's Papa going with that telescope?" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
(For those who remember _Charlotte's Web_, and would like a very different story.)
(No, I have no idea what happens next.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: When older novels use outdated or racist language, should they be edited for the modern world or left alone and viewed in context?
I think everyone can figure out that they're from another time. And while I wouldn't mind edited versions existing for those who just want to read the thing for the point it was trying to make and not be assaulted by some awful slur every other paragraph, I'm also glad the original versions still exist, and they're what I'd likely choose.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 24: When older novels use outdated or racist language, should they be edited for the modern world or left alone and viewed in context?
I think everyone can figure out that they're from another time. And while I wouldn't mind edited versions existing for those who just want to read the thing for the point it was trying to make and not be assaulted by some awful slur every other paragraph, I'm also glad the original versions still exist, and they're what I'd likely choose.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 25: Do you add a message from the author to your work?
Shouldn't the message be *in* the work itself? Seriously, if the work doesn't already transmit whatever message the author intends, then the work is not complete, or has failed. It's up to the author to fix that!
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 25: Do you add a message from the author to your work?
Shouldn't the message be *in* the work itself? Seriously, if the work doesn't already transmit whatever message the author intends, then the work is not complete, or has failed. It's up to the author to fix that!
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 26: Do you write stand-alone stories, series or both? Which do you prefer?
My WIP is a stand-alone story that could conceivably kick off a trilogy or series. (I like flexibility.) I haven't had enough experience to decide on a preference yet.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 26: Do you write stand-alone stories, series or both? Which do you prefer?
My WIP is a stand-alone story that could conceivably kick off a trilogy or series. (I like flexibility.) I haven't had enough experience to decide on a preference yet.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 27: Have you ever written a section and subconsciously plagiarised another work?
Not yet, at least, and I hope I never do.
I will certainly make deliberate allusions to things, but I don't want to be grabbing other people's stuff without even realizing I'm doing it. Yikes.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 27: Have you ever written a section and subconsciously plagiarised another work?
Not yet, at least, and I hope I never do.
I will certainly make deliberate allusions to things, but I don't want to be grabbing other people's stuff without even realizing I'm doing it. Yikes.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Do you ever picture a character as someone from real life? E.g. an actor, etc.
There are a few of my characters who I'm specifically trying to *stop* picturing as certain actors. In at least one case, that's because the actor would be visually all wrong for the character. (Like, the character has hEDS, which results in very smooth, silky skin, and the actor in question has a very rough complexion; he'd be wrong on a truly serious level!)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Do you ever picture a character as someone from real life? E.g. an actor, etc.
There are a few of my characters who I'm specifically trying to *stop* picturing as certain actors. In at least one case, that's because the actor would be visually all wrong for the character. (Like, the character has hEDS, which results in very smooth, silky skin, and the actor in question has a very rough complexion; he'd be wrong on a truly serious level!)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: Do you share your name with other writers?
Nope. My name is unique.
(Edited: I see some other people are taking this to mean "do you let others know what your name is?", while I took it as "does anyone else have the same name as you?" Since this account has my legal name all over it, I obviously do the former, but the latter isn't the case.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: Do you share your name with other writers?
Nope. My name is unique.
(Edited: I see some other people are taking this to mean "do you let others know what your name is?", while I took it as "does anyone else have the same name as you?" Since this account has my legal name all over it, I obviously do the former, but the latter isn't the case.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: Are you writing to prove a point to anyone?
No. Not even myself. I'm writing because it's time for me to do so, because I feel moved to do so.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: Are you writing to prove a point to anyone?
No. Not even myself. I'm writing because it's time for me to do so, because I feel moved to do so.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 1: OMG! What happened to your MCs' parents?
David's: They divorced and are quite estranged.
Jessie's: They divorced, then became good friends after a few years.
Ángel's: Are still together, but very stressed. Ángel is Very Low Contact with them.
Carlos's: Are still together and happy.
Margot's: Are still together and happy, except for Dad's leukemia.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 1: OMG! What happened to your MCs' parents?
David's: They divorced and are quite estranged.
Jessie's: They divorced, then became good friends after a few years.
Ángel's: Are still together, but very stressed. Ángel is Very Low Contact with them.
Carlos's: Are still together and happy.
Margot's: Are still together and happy, except for Dad's leukemia.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 2: Have you had an idea halfway or more through a project that requires extensive rewriting of what you've already done?
Not yet. I'm not far enough into any project to make that possible.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 2: Have you had an idea halfway or more through a project that requires extensive rewriting of what you've already done?
Not yet. I'm not far enough into any project to make that possible.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 3: Does your work include pictures, maps or other custom graphics? Share your pics.
I occasionally debate having a map that shows the magical stuff in San Francisco, because I *love* maps! But I think it'll be better — including, more fun for readers! — to just describe in text where things are and let people figure them out from the clues.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 3: Does your work include pictures, maps or other custom graphics? Share your pics.
I occasionally debate having a map that shows the magical stuff in San Francisco, because I *love* maps! But I think it'll be better — including, more fun for readers! — to just describe in text where things are and let people figure them out from the clues.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: What's the worst thing about being a writer?
The pay is minuscule.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: What's the worst thing about being a writer?
The pay is minuscule.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Is there a certain kind of story or arc that is easier for you to write as a short story than others?
[Edit: Oh crap, I only posted half of my answer yesterday! Here's the whole thing...]
Not that I know of. (Yet?)
I would like to learn to do short stories at some point. The last time I tried (admittedly, back during high school), it quickly ballooned to novella length.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Is there a certain kind of story or arc that is easier for you to write as a short story than others?
[Edit: Oh crap, I only posted half of my answer yesterday! Here's the whole thing...]
Not that I know of. (Yet?)
I would like to learn to do short stories at some point. The last time I tried (admittedly, back during high school), it quickly ballooned to novella length.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 6: Have you ever copied a piece from another book or a movie as a homage to that work?
"Copied a piece"? I'm not sure how that would be "an homage"; that sounds more to me like "quoting" the other work. To me, an homage implies more of an obviously-affectionate allusion. (One example is Spider Robinson's homage to _The Princess Bride_ in one of the early Callahan's Saloon stories.)
Anyway, I will be making a variety of non-quote homages to various things, yes.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 6: Have you ever copied a piece from another book or a movie as a homage to that work?
"Copied a piece"? I'm not sure how that would be "an homage"; that sounds more to me like "quoting" the other work. To me, an homage implies more of an obviously-affectionate allusion. (One example is Spider Robinson's homage to _The Princess Bride_ in one of the early Callahan's Saloon stories.)
Anyway, I will be making a variety of non-quote homages to various things, yes.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: Do you add a copyright statement to your work? How comprehensive is it?
I assume my publisher, when and if I find one, will have its standard copyright notice. For sending out manuscripts, I figure "Copyright © 2024 by Kagan MacTane" should be fine.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: Do you add a copyright statement to your work? How comprehensive is it?
I assume my publisher, when and if I find one, will have its standard copyright notice. For sending out manuscripts, I figure "Copyright © 2024 by Kagan MacTane" should be fine.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: When writing technical or scientific detail, how much is plausible versus imagined?
In my urban fantasy book? There won't be much technical or scientific detail at all; what there is will probably be very plausible, in the sense of just being taken straight from current tech.
To the extent that I go into detail about the magic, it is imagined (i.e., I'm making it up), but should feel plausible to people who know anything about magic. Or cities. Or San Francisco.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: When writing technical or scientific detail, how much is plausible versus imagined?
In my urban fantasy book? There won't be much technical or scientific detail at all; what there is will probably be very plausible, in the sense of just being taken straight from current tech.
To the extent that I go into detail about the magic, it is imagined (i.e., I'm making it up), but should feel plausible to people who know anything about magic. Or cities. Or San Francisco.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: What's the minimum time you can work on your writing? Do you need a long, clear period?
I *prefer* a long, clear period, but I *can* just jot down a few ideas or clean up notes or stuff like that, if I know I've only got something like 15 minutes.
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@jones @GustavinoBevilacqua sì io devo solo avere un audio pulito per trascrivere dai video e anche un piccolo segnale di disturbo alla lunga dà fastidio dovendo stare ore al computer
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@guiscardo @GustavinoBevilacqua
Ah, capìo... comunque già che rifai, se ti va vedi quella pagina sui problemi di pipewire, che è comunque meglio di pulseaudio... ma se ti va, eh, ché poi non credo ci sia poi tanta differenza, più che altro a quanto so è che pipewire è più leggero e veloce, ma la cosa ha senso quasi soltanto se poi usi software per fare musica, o simili
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@carlux
Occidit qui non servat
L'amarissimo per l'uomo forte
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@jones @GustavinoBevilacqua no mi riferivo ai driver wifi per cui avevo cannato l'installazione debian, mo sto rifacendo daccapo
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Does this count as a #Caturday ?
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@guiscardo @GustavinoBevilacqua
Comunque ma và che genio? Sono solo uno che ne sa un po' di queste cose :)
Driver: strano, hai una scheda audio particolare? ALSA (la base su cui poi si appoggiano pulseaudio, pipewire, ecc.) di per sé dovrebbe installare i driver per tutte le "schede audio" che supporta, che sono tutte, salvo poche eccezioni.Comunque visto che prima dicevi che il problema era pipewire, guiscardo, e visto che pipewire è tanto meglio di pulseaudio, se può esserti utile e se ti va vedi qui https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#Troubleshooting
A margine: sul pc fisso uso ALSA senza nessun "server audio" sopra (né pulseaudio, né pipewire; solo jack, ogni tanto, alla bisogna, quando mi capita di provare programmi di audio che supportano solo quello); solo sui portatili con bluetooth metto pipewire, perché la gestione di cuffie e casse via bluetooth con quello è comoda, mentre con ALSA serve un programmino un po' tanto scomodo.
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@emmecola se ti interessa ne ho quanche decina novi sigillati, te ne speisco un po' se ti servono ;)
