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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 28: Have you ever done a writing mentorship? What was your takeaway?
I haven't, not on either side of the mentor-mentee relationship.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: Tell us about an epiphany that changed your writing.
I haven't had one of those yet. A few ideas that helped with the world-building on this particular WIP, but nothing (yet) that's made a major change in _my writing_.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 29: Tell us about an epiphany that changed your writing.
I haven't had one of those yet. A few ideas that helped with the world-building on this particular WIP, but nothing (yet) that's made a major change in _my writing_.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: Who do you write for?
Anyone who will like the kind of thing I'm writing. Sorry if that sounds tautological, but...🤷🏻 it's true.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 30: Who do you write for?
Anyone who will like the kind of thing I'm writing. Sorry if that sounds tautological, but...🤷🏻 it's true.
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 31: What fact of your life would give a reader a new appreciation for your work?
I've been having trouble with this question. "The fact that I lived in San Francisco for over 25 years?" I mused. "No, people would know that from the author bio. What sort of _extra_ thing would matter?"
And then I realized: nothing. Nothing extra _should_ make that kind of a difference. The book should stand on its own. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub Day 31: What fact of your life would give a reader a new appreciation for your work?
I've been having trouble with this question. "The fact that I lived in San Francisco for over 25 years?" I mused. "No, people would know that from the author bio. What sort of _extra_ thing would matter?"
And then I realized: nothing. Nothing extra _should_ make that kind of a difference. The book should stand on its own. 1/2
(And, TBH, even if I didn't include any author bio, or if I left out the fact that I'd lived there, I think any reader would easily be able to tell not only that I'd lived in San Francisco for a long time (and might assume I still did), but also that I *love* it very much.) 2/2
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(And, TBH, even if I didn't include any author bio, or if I left out the fact that I'd lived there, I think any reader would easily be able to tell not only that I'd lived in San Francisco for a long time (and might assume I still did), but also that I *love* it very much.) 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub day 1: Are there ethical principles fiction must adhere to? What are they?
Fiction particularly? Like, in a way that other things (including non-fiction, or just living) don't have to? No, I don't think so.
[Edit: Having written that answer on my own when the questions first came out, I would like to co-sign @orionkidder's excellent answer: https://writing.exchange/@orionkidder/114608746597852518.]
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 1: Are there ethical principles fiction must adhere to? What are they?
Fiction particularly? Like, in a way that other things (including non-fiction, or just living) don't have to? No, I don't think so.
[Edit: Having written that answer on my own when the questions first came out, I would like to co-sign @orionkidder's excellent answer: https://writing.exchange/@orionkidder/114608746597852518.]
#WritersCoffeeClub day 2: Do you write linearly? Why or why not?
Mostly, yes. Everything that happens rests on what's gone before — both for characters and for readers. It's easier for me to determine what a character will do in a particular situation if I know what they've been dealing with before. And descriptions of things need to be based in what the reader has (and hasn't) already been told.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 2: Do you write linearly? Why or why not?
Mostly, yes. Everything that happens rests on what's gone before — both for characters and for readers. It's easier for me to determine what a character will do in a particular situation if I know what they've been dealing with before. And descriptions of things need to be based in what the reader has (and hasn't) already been told.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 3: Have you ever done a writing challenge? How did it go?
I haven't.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 3: Have you ever done a writing challenge? How did it go?
I haven't.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 4: Do you consider writing work? Would you say writing is your life’s work?
Well, it is labor, and requires energy. In that sense, yes. But it isn't drudgery, or a chore that I have to do. So in that sense, no.
I'm still not sure what "my life's work" is. I think my writing will turn out to have been part of it, but not the whole thing.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 4: Do you consider writing work? Would you say writing is your life’s work?
Well, it is labor, and requires energy. In that sense, yes. But it isn't drudgery, or a chore that I have to do. So in that sense, no.
I'm still not sure what "my life's work" is. I think my writing will turn out to have been part of it, but not the whole thing.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 5: World Environment Day. Talk about something you’ve read that made you think, “I wish I wrote that.”
Honestly, "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe, is such a tour de force of rhythm and rhyme, it never fails to impress me. It's technically virtuosic, but you can almost miss that because of the emotion in it.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 5: World Environment Day. Talk about something you’ve read that made you think, “I wish I wrote that.”
Honestly, "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe, is such a tour de force of rhythm and rhyme, it never fails to impress me. It's technically virtuosic, but you can almost miss that because of the emotion in it.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 6: What are the conventions of the genre in which you write? How strictly do you follow them?
There are some that I follow pretty strictly, like: put it in a modern city; add some supernatural or magical stuff; and make it generally action/adventure oriented. 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 6: What are the conventions of the genre in which you write? How strictly do you follow them?
There are some that I follow pretty strictly, like: put it in a modern city; add some supernatural or magical stuff; and make it generally action/adventure oriented. 1/2
There are also a few that I'm totally ignoring, like: make some of that supernatural/magical stuff be non-human species, like vampires, werewolves, fairies, angels, or demons; have only one MC; have that MC be some kind of investigator or detective; and use 1st-person POV. 2/2
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There are also a few that I'm totally ignoring, like: make some of that supernatural/magical stuff be non-human species, like vampires, werewolves, fairies, angels, or demons; have only one MC; have that MC be some kind of investigator or detective; and use 1st-person POV. 2/2
#WritersCoffeeClub day 7: Describe some facet — hidden or overt — which can be found in each and every one of your works.
I only have one work so far, and it's still in progress.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 7: Describe some facet — hidden or overt — which can be found in each and every one of your works.
I only have one work so far, and it's still in progress.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 8: Talk about something you wrote and later removed, and why.
I'm still on my first draft, so any "removals" are the kind of thing where you're writing, you write a paragraph or two, and then within a half-hour you go back and change, rewrite, or delete it.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 8: Talk about something you wrote and later removed, and why.
I'm still on my first draft, so any "removals" are the kind of thing where you're writing, you write a paragraph or two, and then within a half-hour you go back and change, rewrite, or delete it.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 9: Have you ever done timed writing sprints? Did you enjoy it?
I haven't.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 9: Have you ever done timed writing sprints? Did you enjoy it?
I haven't.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 10: Where is the line between between homage and theft?
That's a great question. I'm doing a few things that I'm quite sure are homage, not theft, and I'll have to consider why. Some are mere references, while at least one is more than a bit load-bearing. But even that one, I could have done without referencing the other material. It would have worked fine if I just made it a [thing redacted], but... 1/2
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 10: Where is the line between between homage and theft?
That's a great question. I'm doing a few things that I'm quite sure are homage, not theft, and I'll have to consider why. Some are mere references, while at least one is more than a bit load-bearing. But even that one, I could have done without referencing the other material. It would have worked fine if I just made it a [thing redacted], but... 1/2
...making it be "the one from that other story" (albeit with some definite changes) makes a nice hat-tip to that writer and their story. I'm not sure how much I feel that this is the definitional line; it may just be what's valid in this particular case. 2/2
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...making it be "the one from that other story" (albeit with some definite changes) makes a nice hat-tip to that writer and their story. I'm not sure how much I feel that this is the definitional line; it may just be what's valid in this particular case. 2/2
3/2 After writing my answer some days ago, I've seen a bunch today saying it's whether you're passing something off as your own work or hoping readers won't recognize the source material, vs. whether you're assuming or even hoping that they *will* recognize it, or making it obvious. I agree.
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3/2 After writing my answer some days ago, I've seen a bunch today saying it's whether you're passing something off as your own work or hoping readers won't recognize the source material, vs. whether you're assuming or even hoping that they *will* recognize it, or making it obvious. I agree.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 11: Who sees your WIP before it’s done?
So far, just my alpha reader. I hope to find a few beta readers at some point. Also, I have plans to put this particular WIP (my first) through a round of developmental editing, so that editor will see it after probably the 2nd or 3rd draft.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 11: Who sees your WIP before it’s done?
So far, just my alpha reader. I hope to find a few beta readers at some point. Also, I have plans to put this particular WIP (my first) through a round of developmental editing, so that editor will see it after probably the 2nd or 3rd draft.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 12: How much of your ideals are imbued in your work? Give an example.
Loads. Examples include:
* People helping people is a really good thing
* Diversity is the spice of life and America's strength
* ACABProbably various others, but that should suffice for now.
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#WritersCoffeeClub day 12: How much of your ideals are imbued in your work? Give an example.
Loads. Examples include:
* People helping people is a really good thing
* Diversity is the spice of life and America's strength
* ACABProbably various others, but that should suffice for now.
#WritersCoffeeClub day 13: Do you restrict what you read or watch while working on a WIP? Why or why not?
Yes, I'm definitely making sure to avoid most urban fantasy while I work on this book. I want to at least get the first draft done before I pick up things like _The City We Became_ and the first October Daye book, just to avoid any undue influence on my work. I want, and need, to produce at least the basic structure and get that firm first.
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@ulisse62 il vecchio Partito Radicale ha un certo punto ha sostituito l'attivismo degli attivisti con la leadership carismatica e il personale retribuito. Non è stato sicuramente un bel modello ma lo ha fatto Perché gli attivisti Nei banchetti litigavano più che fare propaganda punto. Per il resto sono totalmente d'accordo con la tua analisi dei dirigenti di sinistra
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Manco hanno cominciato...
"Piacere, piacere. Ddoi ore pi i spartere"https://andream94.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/gran-bretagna-problemi-nel-nuovo-partito/
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Queste sono le iniziative che mi piacciono. #controlaviolenzasulledonne
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Salvuccio Riina ci fa schifo
@giornalismo
articolo21.org/2025/09/salvucc…
Mi fa schifo… Mi fa schifo Salvo Riina e le sue vergognose parole su chi “davvero” lotta la mafia. Mi fa schifo chi gli permette di fare questo show, impunemente, stendendo il tappeto rosso. Ed addirittura facendogli l’applauso iniziale, si avete letto bene. Pure l’applauso. Mi fa schifo
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Happy Software Freedom Day! https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd
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E siamo arrivati anche al dazio sul personale qualificato. In caso non vincesse il Nobel per la pace, Trump resta in corsa per quello per l'Economia 🤡
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/19/trump-overhaul-h-1b-visa.html
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@G3rt definisci assassino
