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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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#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.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: Do you know any good sources for publishing information?
I don't think so, no. But I'm reading everyone else's responses to this with great interest!
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: Do you know any good sources for publishing information?
I don't think so, no. But I'm reading everyone else's responses to this with great interest!
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: What character have you written that's the most unlike you?
Either Aisha Morgan or Carmen Lockhart. Aisha is Black, female, straight, grew up in the projects, and now drives a Muni bus. Carmen is also female, Latina (though white and Anglo-passing), and has some other differences from myself that I don't want to give away yet.
With both of them, I'm taking *a lot* of care in their depiction and characterization.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: What character have you written that's the most unlike you?
Either Aisha Morgan or Carmen Lockhart. Aisha is Black, female, straight, grew up in the projects, and now drives a Muni bus. Carmen is also female, Latina (though white and Anglo-passing), and has some other differences from myself that I don't want to give away yet.
With both of them, I'm taking *a lot* of care in their depiction and characterization.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: How do you market your work?
I haven't even thought about that yet. Mostly my ideas in that vein are, "Get someone else to do the marketing for me," because marketing is not my strong suit. This is part of why I'm leaning toward traditional publishing; they have people to handle that. That's one of the strong benefits I see from a trad publishing house.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: How do you market your work?
I haven't even thought about that yet. Mostly my ideas in that vein are, "Get someone else to do the marketing for me," because marketing is not my strong suit. This is part of why I'm leaning toward traditional publishing; they have people to handle that. That's one of the strong benefits I see from a trad publishing house.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: When does AI cross the line between helpful tool and problematic tech for writing and publishing?
I wouldn't know; I haven't touched it at all. And I don't plan to.
(Also: Loving the large number of responses to this question that amount to "Fuck AI completely, and the people who are building and promoting it, for a long list of reasons..." 😄💯👍🏻)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: When does AI cross the line between helpful tool and problematic tech for writing and publishing?
I wouldn't know; I haven't touched it at all. And I don't plan to.
(Also: Loving the large number of responses to this question that amount to "Fuck AI completely, and the people who are building and promoting it, for a long list of reasons..." 😄💯👍🏻)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Do you have a sense of how much plot you need for how long a manuscript?
Not yet. That's something I expect to acquire as I progress through the manuscript on my WIP. Also, some of these vignettes might help me get a start on that. (Except most of them have very little plot, which is kind of a problem in multiple ways.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Do you have a sense of how much plot you need for how long a manuscript?
Not yet. That's something I expect to acquire as I progress through the manuscript on my WIP. Also, some of these vignettes might help me get a start on that. (Except most of them have very little plot, which is kind of a problem in multiple ways.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: Have you ever attended a writer's fair/festival to promote your work? Would you?
I haven't because I have nothing to promote yet. But once I do, I'd consider it, if I thought the returns would be worth the time and trouble. (Also, I'd probably try 1 or 2 just to find out what they're like — or you could say, to *find out* about the return, the time and trouble, and the comparison between the two.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: Have you ever attended a writer's fair/festival to promote your work? Would you?
I haven't because I have nothing to promote yet. But once I do, I'd consider it, if I thought the returns would be worth the time and trouble. (Also, I'd probably try 1 or 2 just to find out what they're like — or you could say, to *find out* about the return, the time and trouble, and the comparison between the two.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: What's your target audience? Why?
People who like urban fantasy with diverse casts and themes of found family. "Why?" Because that describes my book! People who like that might like my book, and people who don't like that probably won't! 😂
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: What's your target audience? Why?
People who like urban fantasy with diverse casts and themes of found family. "Why?" Because that describes my book! People who like that might like my book, and people who don't like that probably won't! 😂
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: Other than writing, what's your go-to creative outlet?
I don't really have one at the moment. I used to do fire-dancing, and DJing, and also I used to just go out to clubs and dance, but those have all fallen by the wayside for one reason or another. Right now, writing is my main and possibly sole creative outlet, and I'm okay with that.
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