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For the first one, I think there can be a kernel of truth in there: some people have taken the pain they experienced and used it to create things that were amazing. Sometimes even things that helped them, or others, deal with or heal from things. But I'm really wary of saying it's necessary. 4/4
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: Share a simile or metaphor that stuck with you.
"The [Vogon constructor fleet's] ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't." From the inimitable Douglas Adams' classic _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_.
I love how it conveys a clear image by specifying its opposite. (I'm honestly full of admiration for this trick!)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: Share a simile or metaphor that stuck with you.
"The [Vogon constructor fleet's] ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't." From the inimitable Douglas Adams' classic _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_.
I love how it conveys a clear image by specifying its opposite. (I'm honestly full of admiration for this trick!)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: How much room for the fantastical is there in your work?
Well, it's an urban *fantasy*, so...
No, seriously, I'm trying to make sure that the magic system doesn't get too hard (in the sense of hard vs. soft systems, not difficulty), specifically because I want to leave room for a sense of wonder and mystery. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 9: How much room for the fantastical is there in your work?
Well, it's an urban *fantasy*, so...
No, seriously, I'm trying to make sure that the magic system doesn't get too hard (in the sense of hard vs. soft systems, not difficulty), specifically because I want to leave room for a sense of wonder and mystery. 1/2
(This is slightly complicated by the fact that I need it to be at least hard enough for wizards to be able to look at, or receive a description of, a magic item and make educated guesses about what it might do based on its visible characteristics. So it's a bit of a tightrope.) 2/2
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(This is slightly complicated by the fact that I need it to be at least hard enough for wizards to be able to look at, or receive a description of, a magic item and make educated guesses about what it might do based on its visible characteristics. So it's a bit of a tightrope.) 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: How comfortable are you with wordplay?
Moderately so, I guess? I'm not sure how to answer the question; we don't really have a standard scale of comfort with wordplay.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 10: How comfortable are you with wordplay?
Moderately so, I guess? I'm not sure how to answer the question; we don't really have a standard scale of comfort with wordplay.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: Share a favorite line of prose.
Maybe a bit long for "a line", but it's a single, logical unit of thought. (See next toot.) 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 11: Share a favorite line of prose.
Maybe a bit long for "a line", but it's a single, logical unit of thought. (See next toot.) 1/2
From J.R.R. Tolkien's _The Silmarillion_, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age":
"It was in Eregion that the counsels of Sauron were most gladly received, for in that land the Noldor desired ever to increase the skill and subtlety of their works. Moreover they were not at peace in their hearts, since they had refused to return into the West, and they desired both to stay in Middle-earth, which indeed they loved, and yet to enjoy the bliss of those that had departed." 2/2
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From J.R.R. Tolkien's _The Silmarillion_, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age":
"It was in Eregion that the counsels of Sauron were most gladly received, for in that land the Noldor desired ever to increase the skill and subtlety of their works. Moreover they were not at peace in their hearts, since they had refused to return into the West, and they desired both to stay in Middle-earth, which indeed they loved, and yet to enjoy the bliss of those that had departed." 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: How would you write a story with a cast of one? Could you?
I don't know if I "couldn't", but I'm pretty sure I *wouldn't*. As it is, I don't even want to write stories with single main characters; I prefer ensemble pieces.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 12: How would you write a story with a cast of one? Could you?
I don't know if I "couldn't", but I'm pretty sure I *wouldn't*. As it is, I don't even want to write stories with single main characters; I prefer ensemble pieces.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: When is it best to be terse? Flowery?
I'm sure I'll refine this in my head as I write more, but for now:
Being flowery cues the reader that this is something important. Maybe not "an important detail", like something that will help them predict the plot or solve a mystery or anything, but maybe more like something that relates to the underlying theme or message of your work. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 13: When is it best to be terse? Flowery?
I'm sure I'll refine this in my head as I write more, but for now:
Being flowery cues the reader that this is something important. Maybe not "an important detail", like something that will help them predict the plot or solve a mystery or anything, but maybe more like something that relates to the underlying theme or message of your work. 1/2
Also, just plain "things that are magical, or ornate". So, y'know, it can be flexible.
Terseness works well when people are in a hurry, or not looking hard at things (or maybe they *want to avoid* looking at the thing much). It can help hurry things along in an action scene. And it's nice for eliding humdrum details that don't require much attention. 2/2
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Also, just plain "things that are magical, or ornate". So, y'know, it can be flexible.
Terseness works well when people are in a hurry, or not looking hard at things (or maybe they *want to avoid* looking at the thing much). It can help hurry things along in an action scene. And it's nice for eliding humdrum details that don't require much attention. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: International Moment of Laughter Day! What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever written? Read?
I haven't really been trying to write any funny moments, yet. They'll come, but they're going to be organic moments within the book, not something I'm planning ahead of time.
The funniest thing I've ever read? 🤔 I recall the first time I read the script to the "Who's on First?" routine, it had me on the floor laughing... and I hadn't even seen it performed yet!
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 14: International Moment of Laughter Day! What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever written? Read?
I haven't really been trying to write any funny moments, yet. They'll come, but they're going to be organic moments within the book, not something I'm planning ahead of time.
The funniest thing I've ever read? 🤔 I recall the first time I read the script to the "Who's on First?" routine, it had me on the floor laughing... and I hadn't even seen it performed yet!
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: World Art Day! What visual artist is most present in your work?
I think that'd be Jessie Nakamura. When the book starts, she's in Rincon Park on the Embarcadero, painting the Norton Bridge. She continues to do more visual art throughout the book.
She's not the only one, but definitely the most prominent in the story.
(OK, if I answer the question properly: too soon to tell, since I have so much yet to write, but probably Ruth Asawa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Asawa)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 15: World Art Day! What visual artist is most present in your work?
I think that'd be Jessie Nakamura. When the book starts, she's in Rincon Park on the Embarcadero, painting the Norton Bridge. She continues to do more visual art throughout the book.
She's not the only one, but definitely the most prominent in the story.
(OK, if I answer the question properly: too soon to tell, since I have so much yet to write, but probably Ruth Asawa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Asawa)
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: How present is music in your work?
Very. Aside from the basic fact that people listen to music, and they'll go out dancing at some point, I have a fair number of uses of specific music within the plot. 1/3
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 16: How present is music in your work?
Very. Aside from the basic fact that people listen to music, and they'll go out dancing at some point, I have a fair number of uses of specific music within the plot. 1/3
One is that,when a San Francisco urban wizard is about to leave the City boundaries, they'll often sing the chorus from the song "San Francisco", except with the final lines altered to say that they will return. Then when they get back, they'll do it with a different lyric alteration. 2/3
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One is that,when a San Francisco urban wizard is about to leave the City boundaries, they'll often sing the chorus from the song "San Francisco", except with the final lines altered to say that they will return. Then when they get back, they'll do it with a different lyric alteration. 2/3
Others are various cases where specific characters quote particular songs, generally as ways of relating to each other. In each case, the particular lyrics involved help with characterization of the person or people who use them, and also relate to some of the themes of the book. (I don't want to say more here, naturally; I want to actually write the scenes and let youse experience them for yourselves!) 3/3
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Others are various cases where specific characters quote particular songs, generally as ways of relating to each other. In each case, the particular lyrics involved help with characterization of the person or people who use them, and also relate to some of the themes of the book. (I don't want to say more here, naturally; I want to actually write the scenes and let youse experience them for yourselves!) 3/3
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: Do your real-world tastes show up in your writing?
Yes, definitely. One big way is that I've given two of my villains my own taste in fine dining. If Adrian Hardesty or Travis Winter goes to a restaurant, you can take that as my personal recommendation and seal of approval.
Also, Angel Castillo's tastes in cocktails are mostly mine, with some influence from my partner (who has even better taste in cocktails than I do).
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 17: Do your real-world tastes show up in your writing?
Yes, definitely. One big way is that I've given two of my villains my own taste in fine dining. If Adrian Hardesty or Travis Winter goes to a restaurant, you can take that as my personal recommendation and seal of approval.
Also, Angel Castillo's tastes in cocktails are mostly mine, with some influence from my partner (who has even better taste in cocktails than I do).
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: Do you write under a pen name? Multiple? How did you choose?
Nope, I'm writing under my own name. The only debate I still have is whether to include my middle initial (D) or not.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 18: Do you write under a pen name? Multiple? How did you choose?
Nope, I'm writing under my own name. The only debate I still have is whether to include my middle initial (D) or not.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: How do you feel about using real people as look-alikes for your characters?
I'm really trying not to; if I know anything about the person, it gets in the way of my "image" of the character — by which I mean my understanding of *what they're like and who they are* (my "internal image"?); I wind up just using the real person (or my limited understanding of them). 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 19: How do you feel about using real people as look-alikes for your characters?
I'm really trying not to; if I know anything about the person, it gets in the way of my "image" of the character — by which I mean my understanding of *what they're like and who they are* (my "internal image"?); I wind up just using the real person (or my limited understanding of them). 1/2
This is actually giving me some real trouble right now with one character; I somehow wound up picturing him in my mind as a guy I used to know, and it's making it hard to write him fluidly as *himself*. I'm seriously considering commissioning an artist to do an illustration of him just to give me a fresh mental image. 2/2
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This is actually giving me some real trouble right now with one character; I somehow wound up picturing him in my mind as a guy I used to know, and it's making it hard to write him fluidly as *himself*. I'm seriously considering commissioning an artist to do an illustration of him just to give me a fresh mental image. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: What rôle does religion play in your writing?
Wait, in *my writing* rather than, say, "my characters' lives"? Because, I mean, it plays a definite role in at least some characters' lives (Carlos is a devout Catholic; Angel was raised Catholic and rejects it *hard*; David is a semi-observant Jew; etc.), but that's not quite what the words in the question mean. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 20: What rôle does religion play in your writing?
Wait, in *my writing* rather than, say, "my characters' lives"? Because, I mean, it plays a definite role in at least some characters' lives (Carlos is a devout Catholic; Angel was raised Catholic and rejects it *hard*; David is a semi-observant Jew; etc.), but that's not quite what the words in the question mean. 1/2
I'm hard put to identify the role it plays in *my writing*, except insofar as many of the same values that led me to Paganism are also present in my writing style. (One quick example: I'm a polytheist because I love multiple points of view and value many things in different ways; you can see how this goes along with my multi-POV, ensemble story.) 2/2
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