#WordWeavers March 2: Do you write scenes out of order?

Yes, very much so. I'm not convinced that's the best method for anything longer than a short story, though, so I might (holy shit! holy shit!) switch to detailed outlines for the next big project.

That said, the next big project is a sequel to a novella that's *very* episodic, and I want to keep that structure, so many be back to non-sequential writing.

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#WordWeavers 3 March: Introduce your MC without telling us their age, gender, job and who they are to others.

She's mostly quiet these days. She does her chores. She listens at dinner. She sits by herself a lot.

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#WordWeavers March 4. When was the last time your MC lied? Why?

She lived homeless for a little bit after leaving the cult. She used to engage people in conversation and then pick their pockets.

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#WordWeavers March 5: What's the most supportive/uplifting thing you heard related to writing?

"Dude, this short story *is a novel*. Write a novel."

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#WordWeavers March 6: If you have several stories, which one should a new reader start with? If 1/not yet published, what other works might your readers enjoy?

I have a short about a guy who's three-year-old is a superhero. It's really about covid and releasing your kid into a huge, dangerous world to be taken care of by people who are effectively strangers. That story tells you a lot about my sensibilities as a writer.

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#WordWeavers March 7: How do you define a “strong” character? How do you create one?

One that is defined and has depth. You have a "strong" sense of who they are, their values, the ways they tend to solve problems or react to challenges. They can also surprise you, though, because there's more than one way to react within them. It's a really fine balance, and that's a whole separate discussion from how they grow and change over the course of a story.

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