#writersCoffeeClub SEP-03 Have you ever based a character on yourself? If not, would you?

Aren't most of our protagonists at least slightly influenced by us?

Joke aside, yes: The protagonist in my autobiographical story #ExGayHusband may not have my name but is identical to me.

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#WordWeavers MAR-31 SC POV: What's your idea of a romantic evening?

Colin: Honestly, I quite liked the one time when I was alone with Samuel when Mark and I were in Hamburg—well, *if* you'd consider that a date. Then again, maybe, dating women is better after all. I want children, you know, I don't want to be constantly seen as differnt. That date could be in public where I live. I couldn't do that with Samuel or another man.

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#PhantastikPrompts JAN-01 Wo und zu welcher Zeit spielt deine Geschichte?

"Ehemann" spielt in Deutschland zwischen 2016 und 2018, das hauptsächlich in Hamburg, aber auch in einigen Kapiteln in Bremen und um Trier.

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#WritersCoffeeClub NOV-15 What do you owe the real people you base your characters on?

I owe Colin for the good time we had even though it wasn't meant to last and its end wasn't pretty for either of us.

I also owe Mark for being the friend he is.

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#PennedPossibilities 165 If your MC has a love interest, what would be their opinion when it comes to cuddling up in front of the fireplace on a snowy night with that special someone?

If Dennis would want that, he'd probably do it, but Samuel as no inclination on his own to do that

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#PennedPossibilities Do my characters have scars?

Not explicitly mentioned. Technically, the person, Samuel is based on, has a scar.

But at the end, he sure is emotionally scared. Well, that's one way of granting one's protagonists character development … 😬 😅

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#PennedPossibilities 48. How does your MC react to compliments?

Samuel doesn't know how to take a compliment—like, at all. This becomes even more evident when Colin starts to flirt with him.

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#WordWeavers for AUG-24 Your MC vanishes mid-story. Which of your SCs will take over?

Oh, Mark sure would gladly take over for Samuel and give the story his own spin

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#PhantastikPrompts AUG-6 Inwieweit dürfte dein Buch wohl die Erwartungen des Lesers (Aufgrund Titel/Cover/Genre etc.) erfüllen? Womit wird es wahrscheinlich überraschen?

#ExGayHusband (deutsch: Ehemann) deutet an, dass in der Geschichte oder davor eine Hochzeit stattfindet und auch das erste Kapitel thematisiert das. Allerdings, auch wenn die beiden Hauptfiguren sich gegenseitig Ehemann nennen, sind sie nicht verheiratet. Der englische Titel gibt etwas mehr Aufschluss

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