#WritersCoffeeClub (Sep) 1: Intro: Shameless Self Promotion.
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I currently have only a limited number of story concepts (like, roughly a half-dozen). If I got through the whole list, and somehow didn't come up with any new ideas along the way, then I guess I'd stop. (Why write if I have nothing to say, you know? That's part of why it took me so long to start.)
But that seems unlikely; I think more ideas would come to me along the way. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: How do you format your drafts? Is it the same as the final manuscript?
"Formatting" and "drafts" hardly even belong in the same sentence.
A draft should be as close to raw text as possible. Sure, italics for emphasis. Things like indentation and dates for letters (e.g., in an epistolary novel), or indentation and alignment for SMS messages (like I'm using). Maybe a character writes a list or something, and you might... 1/3
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: How do you format your drafts? Is it the same as the final manuscript?
"Formatting" and "drafts" hardly even belong in the same sentence.
A draft should be as close to raw text as possible. Sure, italics for emphasis. Things like indentation and dates for letters (e.g., in an epistolary novel), or indentation and alignment for SMS messages (like I'm using). Maybe a character writes a list or something, and you might... 1/3
...want to format it as a numbered or bulleted list. But seriously, just do it either with mere asterisks in your text, or else the _absolute default_ formatting that your word processor provides.
Don't fuss around with formatting in your manuscript. You're the *writer*. Just write. Formatting is part of the act of *publishing*, not writing. Leave that for the typographers and layout people and editors at the publishing house. 2/3
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...want to format it as a numbered or bulleted list. But seriously, just do it either with mere asterisks in your text, or else the _absolute default_ formatting that your word processor provides.
Don't fuss around with formatting in your manuscript. You're the *writer*. Just write. Formatting is part of the act of *publishing*, not writing. Leave that for the typographers and layout people and editors at the publishing house. 2/3
That's presuming you have a publisher, of course. If you're self-publishing, then you'll need to format stuff and lay it out — but do it as an entirely separate phase, 100% distinct from the writing. They are *not* the same activity. 3/3
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That's presuming you have a publisher, of course. If you're self-publishing, then you'll need to format stuff and lay it out — but do it as an entirely separate phase, 100% distinct from the writing. They are *not* the same activity. 3/3
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: Do secondary characters sometimes get promoted to main characters?
It hasn't happened yet... but I'm still too early in my writing process for it to have happened! 😆 Who knows, maybe it will?
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: Do secondary characters sometimes get promoted to main characters?
It hasn't happened yet... but I'm still too early in my writing process for it to have happened! 😆 Who knows, maybe it will?
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 31: How’s your writing progress so far this year? What are you working on?
I'm still working on the same WIP I've been doing since this hashtag began: the urban fantasy about San Franciscan magicians who talk to the City. I'm working through 2 different vignettes right now, exploring how certain groups operate and getting a little more comfortable with certain side characters.
I've written 6485 words this year (month), and done some background work.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 31: How’s your writing progress so far this year? What are you working on?
I'm still working on the same WIP I've been doing since this hashtag began: the urban fantasy about San Franciscan magicians who talk to the City. I'm working through 2 different vignettes right now, exploring how certain groups operate and getting a little more comfortable with certain side characters.
I've written 6485 words this year (month), and done some background work.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 1: Shameless self-promotion. What writing project are you working on?
As per yesterday... My writing project is still the same one I've been working on since Writers' Coffee Club started: the urban fantasy about people in San Francisco who can talk to the City.
There's not much to promote yet. If things go spectacularly well, maybe it'll be on shelves late next year? 😫
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 1: Shameless self-promotion. What writing project are you working on?
As per yesterday... My writing project is still the same one I've been working on since Writers' Coffee Club started: the urban fantasy about people in San Francisco who can talk to the City.
There's not much to promote yet. If things go spectacularly well, maybe it'll be on shelves late next year? 😫
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 2: Do you analyze structure and technique in other writer’s work?
Sometimes. When I notice that they're working particularly well, or badly, or have something I could learn from. But most of the time, no, I try to *mostly* read for the enjoyment. But even as I do so, sometimes I spot things that are important, or craft-related.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 2: Do you analyze structure and technique in other writer’s work?
Sometimes. When I notice that they're working particularly well, or badly, or have something I could learn from. But most of the time, no, I try to *mostly* read for the enjoyment. But even as I do so, sometimes I spot things that are important, or craft-related.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 3: Do you agree with Thomas Mann, who said, “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
Good grief, I'm so tired of writers constantly bellyaching about how hard writing is. There was that guy who talked about "stare at a piece of paper until blood comes out of your eyes" or whatever. There's various other hyperbole. I'm sick of it. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 3: Do you agree with Thomas Mann, who said, “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
Good grief, I'm so tired of writers constantly bellyaching about how hard writing is. There was that guy who talked about "stare at a piece of paper until blood comes out of your eyes" or whatever. There's various other hyperbole. I'm sick of it. 1/2
I don't think writing is any more difficult than any other creative endeavor. Which is to say, it's no walk in the park (although a literal walk in the park can oftentimes help), but it's not the kind of torture some writers make it out to be.
Can it be difficult to sit down and get started sometimes? Yeah, sure — just like with *nearly any activity* that requires a little concentration or motivation. But the "woe is me, writing is such agony" shit just needs to stop. 2/2
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I don't think writing is any more difficult than any other creative endeavor. Which is to say, it's no walk in the park (although a literal walk in the park can oftentimes help), but it's not the kind of torture some writers make it out to be.
Can it be difficult to sit down and get started sometimes? Yeah, sure — just like with *nearly any activity* that requires a little concentration or motivation. But the "woe is me, writing is such agony" shit just needs to stop. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: Do you ever read back your work and surprise yourself with what you’ve written?
Yes, sometimes.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 4: Do you ever read back your work and surprise yourself with what you’ve written?
Yes, sometimes.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Would any of your stories make good TV shows or movies?
I kind of hope so. I'd love to see my city shamans on either the big or the small screen, if they were done right.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 5: Would any of your stories make good TV shows or movies?
I kind of hope so. I'd love to see my city shamans on either the big or the small screen, if they were done right.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 6: Have you tried creating your own book cover designs? Share your work/attempts.
Oh, hell no, I have not! Visual art is not my forte.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 6: Have you tried creating your own book cover designs? Share your work/attempts.
Oh, hell no, I have not! Visual art is not my forte.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: How many stages of editing do you go through? What are they?
I really don't know yet. I'm still messing around with vignettes and haven't started my first draft. I haven't yet discovered what my editing process is like.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 7: How many stages of editing do you go through? What are they?
I really don't know yet. I'm still messing around with vignettes and haven't started my first draft. I haven't yet discovered what my editing process is like.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: On a Venn diagram of your writing, what’s the common factor?
I don't understand this question at all. How many circles? What options for the non-overlapping areas?
I just don't think about my writing like this at all.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: On a Venn diagram of your writing, what’s the common factor?
I don't understand this question at all. How many circles? What options for the non-overlapping areas?
I just don't think about my writing like this at all.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: Tell us about a writer’s block that scuttled a project. Would you like to revisit it?
I'm a baby writer on his first project, so this hasn't happened to me yet.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: Tell us about a writer’s block that scuttled a project. Would you like to revisit it?
I'm a baby writer on his first project, so this hasn't happened to me yet.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: Who is your narrator
My WIP is an ensemble work (and I expect most of my stories will be; I just prefer multiple viewpoints). The viewpoint is close 3rd person, so the "narrator" is technically impersonal and omniscient, but the viewpoint will be very close to one person for any given scene or chapter. That will usually, but not always, be one of my 5 MCs.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: Who is your narrator
My WIP is an ensemble work (and I expect most of my stories will be; I just prefer multiple viewpoints). The viewpoint is close 3rd person, so the "narrator" is technically impersonal and omniscient, but the viewpoint will be very close to one person for any given scene or chapter. That will usually, but not always, be one of my 5 MCs.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: How do you market your work?
I don't have anything ready to market yet, and I suck at marketing. Once I have something that could possibly be marketed, I really hope I can find a publisher to handle that for me. (I realize this is a very unlikely thing. But I'm going to give it a shot, and then form a backup plan if and when that one falls through.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: How do you market your work?
I don't have anything ready to market yet, and I suck at marketing. Once I have something that could possibly be marketed, I really hope I can find a publisher to handle that for me. (I realize this is a very unlikely thing. But I'm going to give it a shot, and then form a backup plan if and when that one falls through.)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: What percentage of your first draft ends up in the trash?
I'm still messing around with pre-first draft stuff, and haven't even properly started my first draft yet. So I have no idea how much of it will get junked and how much will go into the final version.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: What percentage of your first draft ends up in the trash?
I'm still messing around with pre-first draft stuff, and haven't even properly started my first draft yet. So I have no idea how much of it will get junked and how much will go into the final version.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: How do you organize your writing projects?
I've only got the one project so far. It's a ton of text files in a Git repository. There are top-level files for things like the magic system, groups, plot outline, notes on minor characters (that's one file w/many characters), etc. And there's a characters folder with subfolders for every character who's major enough — not just the 5 MCs, but also the 5 villains, and... 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: How do you organize your writing projects?
I've only got the one project so far. It's a ton of text files in a Git repository. There are top-level files for things like the magic system, groups, plot outline, notes on minor characters (that's one file w/many characters), etc. And there's a characters folder with subfolders for every character who's major enough — not just the 5 MCs, but also the 5 villains, and... 1/2
...roughly a dozen other folks who I hesitate to call "side" characters... maybe "secondary" ones?
Then there's the drafts folder, currently only populated by the draft01 subfolder, which in turn has vignettes, and will also get ch01, ch02... chXX folders with each scene being its own file. There's also an archives folder, for stuff that's become obsolete. 2/2
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