Hans Cummings (he/him)#WordWeavers May 17: How would your MC react to being handed a kitten?
Lysandra would squee and hug it and kiss it and call it George...
No, not that last part.
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#WordWeavers May 16: Would your WIP still work if you changed the gender of your MC?
No. Societal expectations for young, unmarried men were completely different in Ancient Greece than they were for women.
I could probably make it work, but it would be even more of a fantasy story than it already is.
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#WordWeavers May 12: What role does romantic love play in your story?
In #FirstFire, it is something Lysandra desires, but it is not part of her story yet. Perhaps, in the future, if there is a follow-up novel.
#WordWeavers May 11: Antagonist POV: Tell us about a fun time you recently had.
Is it fun to punish an entire region because boorish oaf dared compare a mortal's beauty to my own? No? Then there is no pleasure to be gleaned from my time in the Underworld. -- Persephone
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#WordWeavers May 9: Are there any unusual societal norms in your world?
Which? The World of Calliome? Kalestra? The 43rd century of Zack Jackson? The Seven Galaxies? How about my WiP?
I am certain many societal norms of Ancient Greece would seem unusual to 21st century Americans.
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 9: Share the first line of your current WIP.
"Stop fidgeting, Kóri." Lysandra's mother tapped her on the shoulder.
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#WordWeavers May 8: MC POV: Describe your neighborhood.
"What is a "neighborhood?" It is just Pateras, Mitéra, myself, and a lot of goats. Sometimes my Theía Acacia visits from her home in Korinth, but she always leaves after having an argument with Mitéra."
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#WordWeavers May 7: Does your antagonist have any redeeming qualities?
Sure. Persephone isn't a mustache-twirling villain; she's a goddess. Capricious, volatile, sometimes depressed, but capable of compassion and kindness.
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#WordWeavers May 5: Is your MC aware of their flaw?
Lysandra is to niave to know there's a different way to be, but she grows out of it during her journey as she is exposed to a world and dangers beyond the family farm.
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#WordWeavers May 4: What's your MC's critical flaw?
Lysandra's naive, inexperienced, and tied to tradition, but she'll grow out of it. Or she'll die.
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