Klepsis8. Give an example of a project you’ve had to give up on.
I had to give up on #EpigraphCoffeeClub. I don't have time to collect all of your great quotations.
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"Mental health problems inherently aren't sad or problematic, they just ARE." — @strangeseawolf
May 1. International Workers Day. Which writer’s work blazed the trail for what you write today?
The trail was blazed by the brave people who lived the events.
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"Interesting People Do Everyday Stuff can be compelling on its own." — @kmherkes
Apr 30: International Jazz Day! Do you participate in ‘writing jams’ with other writers?
One time I was invited to a writing jam, but it turned out to be a writing jelly.
It was an Ochre Jelly. It didn't go well.
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"Sometimes I get up and pace around while muttering to myself." — @kagan
Apr 29: Have you ever written anything that didn't age well?
My first book was semi-autobiographical. But the issue isn't the writing, it's me.
I didn't age well.
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"It's not Charlotte Bronte's fault that your English teacher forced you to read her. So why take it out on her?" — @ignova
28. International Workers’ Memorial Day! How important is class or caste in your writing?
A dichotomy between "insiders" and "outsiders" has come up occasionally.
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"When I really want to read a story and it doesn't exist... I write it!" — @saxbrightwell
27. What does a session of writing look like for you?
Big fire in the fireplace, glass of spirits handy, illusions in the windows of nobody home, and plenty of nibs for my pen.
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"Writing hasn't made me instantly wealthy and doesn't look like it will." — @sogerald
How comfortable are you with ambiguity as a reader? As a writer?
Maybe so, but not what you're thinking.
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"Music means secret and oppressed emotions." — @Mistresswitchwrites
23. World Book Day! Share a prompt or the first few lines of a story you wish you could read.
Prompt: You can't spell Medusa without USA
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"My sense of humour might be an acquired taste." — @grahamefleming
16. How present is music in your work?
Probably moreso now that one of my characters is a musician.
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"You've made a choice about what can and can't be real." — @orionkidder
15. World Art Day! What visual artist is most present in your work?
The famed sculptor Jaliego Cualés is mentioned.