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@Klepsis@indieauthors.social · 9h ago
#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC March 16: What's the largest cast you've ever written? What made it challenging? I think my #WIP has the most personae of any work so far. The biggest challenge I'm seeing is remembering who is in the room in a given scene and what they should be doing. #Writing #WritingCommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · 1d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub 3/16. What's the largest cast you've ever written? What made it challenging? In a single volume, probably MONSTERS. It was a challenge because every major character (maybe ten of them, I forget) had their own throughline and everything had to meet up in a single incident at the end. #writing #writingCommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · 2d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub 3/14. Do you think readers want new experiences in structure or narrative, or do they prefer what's familiar? The vast majority want to read the same thing again, but different. #writing #writingCommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · 3d ago
#ScribesAndMakers 3/13. Our featured creator writes both novels and short stories. How do you feel about short fiction? Do you read short stories as often as novels? I can't write short. Literally can't. When I try the story just gets bigger. I haven't read short stories in years. #writing #writingCommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · 6d ago
#ScribesAndMakers 3/10. Reveal the answer to yesterday's poll I was a bit mean because the song is "State of Independence" by Jon & Vangelis, and Jon Anderson is known for writing obscure lyrics so attempting to choose what sounded most right was going to be tricky. One third got it right. So the line "State of life, may I live, may I love" was followed by "Coming out the sky, I name me a name" The other lines are: "Midnights become my afternoons" ~ Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift "Got me so blind I can't see" ~ Black Magic Woman by Santanna "It's a god-awful small affair" ~ Life on Mars by Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-BHs7rcL_g #writing #writingCommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 09, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub 3/9. Do you prefer to write complex, intricate plots, or more straightforward ones? Depends on the book. #writing #writingCommunity
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@PhilipPugh@universeodon.com · Mar 09, 2026
#WritingCommunity #writerslift #ShamelessPromotion #astronomy “2018 An Astronomer’s Year” is available for free on Kindle from March 9th to 13th: This is earlier than my erroneous previous post. SORRY!!! https://www.amazon.com/2018-Astronomers-Year-Phils-Scribblings-ebook/dp/B07M7PH84H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=78OKXWW9NSFF&keywords=2018+an+astronomer%27s+year&qid=1673049047&s=digital-text&sprefix=2018+an+astronomer%27s+year%2Cdigital-text%2C506&sr=1-1
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@sifaseven@mastodon.social · Mar 08, 2026
#writerscoffeeclub Day 7: What have you given up in order to write? Time for other hobbies. #writing #writingcommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 08, 2026
#eroticMusings Week 41. (March 8-14) Craft: Are you self-taught, or have you been trained or mentored in your craft? Would you like more? When I first started writing (50 years ago) I had no idea what I was doing but the "feel" of a story was in me from having read so much. I taught myself to play the guitar from a book. I wrote songs knowing what songs were supposed to sound like from listening to so many. My writing was honed by being journalist/editor for over 20 years, early on I suppose you could call the feedback "mentoring". Writing sex scenes was easy (they're just action scenes), but learning the sequence of increasing intimacy was a valuable tool I got from a blog. When it came to screenwriting, I read books, screenwriter blogs (especially Bill Martell). For 3D rendering I had my grounding in Computer Science, screenwriting, and movie making and I studied lighting to fill in that gap. There's always more to know. #writing #writingCommunity #3dRender #noAI #3dArt #art
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 08, 2026
#ScribesAndMakers 3/8. Is there a country other than your own that influences your creativity? I don't think so. Though the past is a foreign country. #writing #writingCommunity
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@Klepsis@indieauthors.social · Mar 08, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC March 7: What have you given up in order to write? I don't take on apprentices anymore. Which generally means that I have to cook, clean, and feed the monsters myself. #Writing #WritingCommunity
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@TimeHorse@mindly.social · Mar 07, 2026
Project Kronosphere (v0;02L) is in Beta. 27 years of engineering. 100k-word Hard Sci-Fi build. Seeking Science-Chasers to audit internal physics and temporal logic. If you can stress-test a complex system, I'd value your eyes on this. Vetting intake: https://forms.gle/EHKvNwQuAwqLgoHcA #SciFi #HardSciFi #BetaReaders #WritingCommunity #ProjectKronosphere
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@grayladywriter@mindly.social · Mar 07, 2026
club speakers booming teen spirit on the dance floor --oh grad school was fun #DailyHaikuPrompt (nirvana) #haiku #senryu #poetry #WritingCommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 07, 2026
#ScribesAndMakers 3/7. Are you able to communicate in sign language? I cannot. I had a friend when I was very young who was profoundly deaf so I got some basics. #writing #writingCommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 07, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub 3/7. What have you given up in order to write? Nothing I can think of. But I've gained a lot. #writing #writingCommunity
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@PhilipPugh@universeodon.com · Mar 07, 2026
#WritingCommunity #writerslift #ShamelessPromotion #astronomy “2018 An Astronomer’s Year is available for free on Kindle from March 13th to 19th: https://www.amazon.com/2018-Astronomers-Year-Phils-Scribblings-ebook/dp/B07M7PH84H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=78OKXWW9NSFF&keywords=2018+an+astronomer%27s+year&qid=1673049047&s=digital-text&sprefix=2018+an+astronomer%27s+year%2Cdigital-text%2C506&sr=1-1
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@StitchedInkMedia@flipboard.social · Mar 07, 2026
Containing words no one is supposed to read for feared influence of widespread dread and the collapse of everything, the books are not driven or influenced by mainstream literary styles and do not easily conform to one or few genres. Otherwise, in the author's opinion and suggested by the efforts of secrecy, they are essential, defining reading for our times. Simultaneity Betrayed (2026) bookfinity.com/search?searc... bookshop.org/beta-search?... www.thriftbooks.com/a/chris-hand... Survival of the Fittest? (2026) www.amazon.com/dp/1738879275 #books #writingcommunity #creativity #environment
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 06, 2026
#LesFicFri "WONDER" “Don’t you two ever scare me like that again!” She took another aching breath. “I thought something had got you. I thought you were drowning!” Another breath. “And how in the Mother’s name, are you both able to stay underwater!” The next thing she knew Eftena’s arms were round her, holding her tight. She returned the hug and then Yelantera was there too, though Miralees wondered whether the girl had even the slightest understanding of why she had been shouted at, or why they were now hugging. “And Stupid was worried about you,” she finished without much conviction. On cue, the gryphon’s beak nudged them. They lost their balance and fell to the ground in a damp heap. From THE DRAGON OF AIR by Steve Turnbull, Book 2 of THE DRAGONS OF THE WOUNDED LAND #SapphicRomance #sapphic #romantasy #lesFic #writingCommunity #lesbian #writing #reading
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@Klepsis@indieauthors.social · Mar 05, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC March 5: How do you make sure you don’t leave plot holes? The easiest way I have found is to avoid anything resembling a plot. #Writing #WritingCommunity
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 05, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub 3/5. How do you make sure you don’t leave plot holes? I don't write them. Of course I guess that depends on whether a person is using the actual definition of a plot hole ("an inconsistency in a novel that contradicts the established plot") as opposed to "I didn't like that, it's a plot hole" which is extremely common, unfortunately. This is quite a good summary of what is and isn't a plot hole: https://www.novel-software.com/plot-hole/ (Apart from point 4, which uses an example which isn't a plot hole - even though there are a zillion plot holes in the referenced books.) #writing #writingCommunity
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