Do you do any "problem solving" when you write? What kinds of problems have you had to solve? What kind of problems are you trying to solve now?
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Today's #WritersCoffeeClub got me thinking, I have two scenes in two books that aren't set at a particular time - even though the books are strongly sequential, in these scenes I deliberately never clarify when and why these scenes happen. In fact, you could cut em from the work and everything would still make "sense" - but they're there for emotional catharsis.
Anyone else have similar scenes, that are somehow disconnected from time? Why do you have em? Why do they (or don't they) work?
Do you have a favorite "trick" when it comes to your writing or poetry? Discuss in the replies!
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#Writing discussion: Magic and "systems"
Lots of people, when they sit down to introduce magic into their story, think about it from a "system" point of view, implying things like rules, predictability, etc. But magic/the supernatural in our world is often very vibes based and unpredictable. Which does your story's "magic" lean towards? Do you think one works better than the other? In what situations and why?
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I don't do word counts because they yuck my low-focus yum. I do checkpoints. My #WritingGoals for Project Mega are:
Herd A-story characters to X part of the story; bonus points if you also get the B-story character to Y part of the story. Triple bonus if you get certain marked characters away from A-story and B-story into C-story. Think of ways to weave in B-story-subplot-A and B-story-subplot-B if vibes.
I blame George R. R. Martin for this nonsense.
#writersCoffeeClub APR-21 Do you agree with Rose Tremain, who says you shouldn't plan a book's ending; it must be earned?
Similar to how I think, that theme is not enough to write a self-contained story, and you need plot for it, knowing the ending in some shape or form is needed to know the direction, which in return lets you gauge whether writing the story makes sense. However, that doesn't necessarily mean, the ending can't change.
#WritersCoffeeClub APR-09 Do you use a dedicated proofreader, or is one provided by your publisher?
For my German stories that I used to publish at Queerpoint.net, @Arokh did a fantastic job at not only proofreading, but also copy as well as line editing all my stuff 😍
For my English stories, I haven't found a proofreader or editor yet.
#WritersCoffeeClub APR-04 Do you feature real-world political and social issues in your work?
Social issues play a huge part in most of my story. Since a good part of my stories has #queer topics, my characters deal with #homophobia (including internalized one)/ #transphobia, #heteronormativity/ #cisnormativity/ #allonormativity, you name it.
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#PhantastikPrompts APR-12 Wie viele Geschichten/Projekte sind gleichzeitig in Arbeit bzw. im Kopf? Haben sie miteinander zu tun?
Zusammenhänge Projekte habe ich selten. Ich habe insgesamt einmal einen Crossover-Gastauftritt eingebaut.
Ein anderes zusammenhängendes Projekt ist ein Sequel, den ich aber nur in groben Zügen vorbereitet hatte.
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#PhantastikPrompts APR-10 Teile einen Abschnitt deiner Geschichte zum Thema "Dunkelheit".
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#PhantastikPrompts APR-03 Welche Location aus deiner Geschichte gefällt dir am besten & warum?
#SubconsciousMind spielt in Alaska, was an sich schon mal ziemlich cool ist. Lieblingsort wäre wahrscheinlich das Writer's Block. Die Atmosphäre dort ist einfach sehr herzlich und man kann dort Stunden verbringen.
Und das Lokal gibt es auch in RL:
http://writersblockak.com/
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#WordWeavers APR-08 Are you happy? Why/why not?
#ArkanCotton: "With myself? Absolutely. How couldn't I? With everyone else? Hell no. How could I? This bunch of morons doesn't even acknowledge my genius, besides pretty everything else they do wrong."
#WordWeavers APR-07 What conflicts (internal and/or external, subtle or grand) are important in your story?
I seldom have antagonists in my stories. Usually, the conflict is within the protagonist or comes from society as a whole.
#WordWeavers APR-06 Does your MC feel understood? Why/why not?
#ArkanCotton never feels understood because he always feels better and more clever than anyone else and doesn't hold back telling everyone exactly that to their faces.
#WordWeavers APR-02 What books/resources have you used to improve your writing? Which ones do you recommend?
There's a #YouTube channel called "Hello Future Me" that explains different storytelling and genre aspects:
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