#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 1: Intro: Shameless Self Promotion.
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In general, I'm a little wary of dream sequences, as they're easy to do poorly — especially for beginning and less-skilled writers.
I plan to approach mine carefully, and with respect for their difficulties and the ramifications of getting them wrong. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: Do you write or imagine a backstory for your secondary characters, or do they pop into existence as required?
Absolutely the former. I figure out how old they are, where they're from, what they like to do in their spare time, all that kind of thing.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: Do you write or imagine a backstory for your secondary characters, or do they pop into existence as required?
Absolutely the former. I figure out how old they are, where they're from, what they like to do in their spare time, all that kind of thing.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: Do characters use words not in the language you write in? Italics for this, or not?
Nearly all of my characters speak at least two languages. In fact, using a non-native language can be useful in spellcasting in my world, since it forces you to concentrate more on your words.
Also, 3 of my 5 MCs are *natively* bilingual. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: Do characters use words not in the language you write in? Italics for this, or not?
Nearly all of my characters speak at least two languages. In fact, using a non-native language can be useful in spellcasting in my world, since it forces you to concentrate more on your words.
Also, 3 of my 5 MCs are *natively* bilingual. 1/2
My current plan is to use italics when a character speaks a language that is a "second" language for them, but if they speak a language that's native for them, I plan to keep it in Roman lettering. In a sense, italics will mean "a language unfamiliar enough to its speaker that they could use it for spellcasting." I realize the effects will be a bit non-standard, but I think it'll be worth it, and subtle enough not to be jarring for most people. (Editors, OTOH, are a rare and special breed…) 2/2
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My current plan is to use italics when a character speaks a language that is a "second" language for them, but if they speak a language that's native for them, I plan to keep it in Roman lettering. In a sense, italics will mean "a language unfamiliar enough to its speaker that they could use it for spellcasting." I realize the effects will be a bit non-standard, but I think it'll be worth it, and subtle enough not to be jarring for most people. (Editors, OTOH, are a rare and special breed…) 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: What’s your favourite trope? Do you lean into it for your work or shy away?
I don't have single favorite things. But I'll pick one from among the many tropes I like:
Five-Man Band. I'm very much leaning into it for this WIP. And also doing some non-standard things with it.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FiveManBand (Beware, TV Tropes links can eat your entire day!)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: What’s your favourite trope? Do you lean into it for your work or shy away?
I don't have single favorite things. But I'll pick one from among the many tropes I like:
Five-Man Band. I'm very much leaning into it for this WIP. And also doing some non-standard things with it.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FiveManBand (Beware, TV Tropes links can eat your entire day!)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Are you a pantser or a plotter? Have you always been this way? What brought you here?
I seem to be way more of a plotter at this point, but I'm hoping (and planning, haha) to do some pantsing once I get six chapters into this book.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: Are you a pantser or a plotter? Have you always been this way? What brought you here?
I seem to be way more of a plotter at this point, but I'm hoping (and planning, haha) to do some pantsing once I get six chapters into this book.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: Would you ever hide your politics to avoid alienating some readers?
No.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: Would you ever hide your politics to avoid alienating some readers?
No.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: How would you describe the way you create your stories to a non-writer?
I sit down at the keyboard and I start telling myself a story. Except that instead of saying it out loud, I type it.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: How would you describe the way you create your stories to a non-writer?
I sit down at the keyboard and I start telling myself a story. Except that instead of saying it out loud, I type it.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: What are your biggest fears for the writing world in 2025?
That it'll get bamboozled into accepting gen AI, either as "this will help us out somehow" (no, it won't, I assure you) or as "well, it's inevitable, so we might as well surrender to it." Nothing's inevitable! At least, not on its own! But it sure *becomes* inevitable if you just shrug and give up.
I'm not *very* afraid of this, but... a little. It'd really suck.
[Edit: Added following post. 1/2]
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: What are your biggest fears for the writing world in 2025?
That it'll get bamboozled into accepting gen AI, either as "this will help us out somehow" (no, it won't, I assure you) or as "well, it's inevitable, so we might as well surrender to it." Nothing's inevitable! At least, not on its own! But it sure *becomes* inevitable if you just shrug and give up.
I'm not *very* afraid of this, but... a little. It'd really suck.
[Edit: Added following post. 1/2]
I see lots of other people are talking about censorship. Yes, I'm worried about that! But I guess I interpreted the question as being about things *within* the publishing world. Politically-motivated censorship is an external force, so it just didn't enter my thoughts.
But I'm *far* more worried about that than I am that the writing world will buy into AI.
Also, I'm just now noticing that I took it as "publishing" world, but the prompt clearly says "writing". Oops. 2/2
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I see lots of other people are talking about censorship. Yes, I'm worried about that! But I guess I interpreted the question as being about things *within* the publishing world. Politically-motivated censorship is an external force, so it just didn't enter my thoughts.
But I'm *far* more worried about that than I am that the writing world will buy into AI.
Also, I'm just now noticing that I took it as "publishing" world, but the prompt clearly says "writing". Oops. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: Would you serve as a judge for a literary award?
I suspect that would require taking a lot of time to read all the entries. If the award were for novel-length works, I don't think I'd have the time.
[Edited to Add: Also, https://writing.exchange/@orionkidder/113847602997228638 makes a very good point that I wish I'd also thought of.]
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: Would you serve as a judge for a literary award?
I suspect that would require taking a lot of time to read all the entries. If the award were for novel-length works, I don't think I'd have the time.
[Edited to Add: Also, https://writing.exchange/@orionkidder/113847602997228638 makes a very good point that I wish I'd also thought of.]
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: Did you find a way through the maze of traditional publishing to get your book published? What’s your secret?
I haven't got anything ready to publish yet.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: Did you find a way through the maze of traditional publishing to get your book published? What’s your secret?
I haven't got anything ready to publish yet.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: Do any of your stories take place on the sea? In what way?
No, not yet. And the various story ideas I have percolating in my head for the future don't include any maritime concepts either.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: Do any of your stories take place on the sea? In what way?
No, not yet. And the various story ideas I have percolating in my head for the future don't include any maritime concepts either.
#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.
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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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@dal oh, thank you! Surely a wrong cut and paste. I'll fix it tomorrow.
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@ParadeGrotesque it is. Or, better....it was 😉
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@Linkshaender grazie!
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@kkarhan no, from a local pizzeria
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@82mhz oh, it didn't 🤣
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@Bastacosi il termine antisemitismo si è affermato storicamente come sinonimo di antiebraismo, anche perché in Europa i soli semiti erano gli ebrei quando ancora l'immigrazione da parte degli altri semiti non c'era.
Ma ciò dimostra a maggior ragione che i palestinesi sono i veri discendenti degli abitanti originari di quei territori, che si convertirono prima al cristianesimo e poi all'Islam. E forse l'odio degli ebrei nei loro confronti si spiega in parte col fatto che li considerano rinnegati?
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@filippodb @prealpinux @spettacoli E io che ancora pascolo tra i torrenti...
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Ne sono consapevole, anche perché purtroppo ci lavoro (accolgo volentieri suggerimenti su come cambiare lavoro in direzioni più etiche).
Tendo però a concentrarmi, stoicamente, su quello che certamente posso fare (nel mio piccolo, come spesso argomentato in questo thread) e il costo è stato unicamente dovermi cancellare da due app di dating (e anche solo il fatto che un'app di dating usi un tracker mi fa schifo) e da una per la palestra.
