#WritersCoffeeClub What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well?
Unionize: WAY easier said than done, especially in the US.
Build a non-profit, creator-owned self-publishing cooperative with creatives in charge; do NOT let "executives" anywhere the fuck near it.
Stand firm against "AI" writing. It's here to enshittify creative work (along with many other things).
Tell everyone: you don't need to write for a living to be a *writer*.
#WritersCoffeeClub May 2. Have you ever written a character making one decision, only to later revise them choosing otherwise?
Sure. Figuring out what they would decide but integrating that into the story you want to tell is half the challenge. I once had a pacifist be part of a military operation before realizing: no, she would just leave. It's not in her to stay. She wouldn't justify or rationalize. She's not going to use violence. Full stop.
#WritersCoffeeClub May 3: Do you write your works localized to the setting or to your background? How do you decide?
The choice of setting evolves with the premise of the story. I have a novel set in Vancouver, where I live, but 150+ years in the future. I have a novella set in pre-historical Greece.
But I do *like* setting stories in my city. That's fun.
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 4 Is there a scene or a character or even a plot you regret adding to a finished work?
None of them have been published, so they're all still fluid, so there's nothing to regret. :)
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 6: Talk about something you've written that you expect will divide readers.
My lead character isn't the one to fight the Big Bad, for ~reasons~, and I think that might disappoint people, but it's got to be that way. She can't be the one.
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 7: Do readers need to understand a character's motivations to understand the story?
Maybe, maybe not. It depends on the kind of story. If it's character-driven, probably yes. If it's really plot-focused, maybe it's not necessary.
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 8: What experience can you identify as having made you the writer you are today?
Uh... trauma?
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 9: Share the first line of your current WIP.
"Grace Langely slept with her dad's chef knife under her pillow for as long as she could remember, and she didn't know why."
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 12: If not in your current format (novel, play, music, etc.), in what format would you write?
I would *love* to co-create a comic book. That would be a blast. Second choice: be in a writer's room. Sounds like so much fun.
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 13: If writing was not your "thing," what would your "thing" be?
Probably RPGs (tabletop, the originals; the other ones should be called "VRGPs" or whatever) but possibly community theatre. I have a touch of the "hey look at me" disease.
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 14: For characters, plots, ideas, settings, etc. how much is too much?
If it's hard to follow, it's too much. That's *very* subjective, of course.
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 15: Follow-up: and how little (plots, ideas, settings, etc) is not enough?
If readers are engaged, then it's enough. There's no objective standard.
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#WritersCoffeeClub May 17: If you work exclusively digitally, could you work by hand?
I *could*, but it would change the nature of the writing. The ability to go back and forth at a click, to edit inside a draft, to rearrange sections at will, etc. All of that changes what you produce.
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