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#WritersCoffeeClub 10/20 Do you agree with Terry Pratchett quote?
Sir Pratchett was a genius in his own right. He was also clearly a jokester. I don't know if he meant it or not, but I don't agree.
Writer's block is real. Our minds hold our stories, but our brains have to deal with a lot of crap, and sometimes it has to prioritize.
I do think some use it as an excuse because they're afraid to start, but that counts as writer's block.
And it can be overcome.
Maybe that's what he meant?
#WordWeavers 10/20. Share something you like and dislike about your first drafts.
I like the general story.
I dislike how one-dimensional my characters always are in the first draft. But it's through the drafting that I discover their full personalities and backstories etc. Dunno why my brain does this, but it's only after I get to the end that I realize the full motivation for a character and then go, "Oooh, so that means..." And they need almost a full rewrite lol
#WritersCoffeeClub 10/19. Do you go to fan conventions or similar?
Yes!
Not, like, booky conventions (maybe one day) but when I lived near Orlando my family went to MegaCon whenever we could.
I loved it! So much fun. Just a bunch of geeks being geeks together. Having fun and wearing funny clothes. It's the best!
I hope to go to something similar again, but I discovered last year that that sort of thing is not great for toddlers. So I'm gonna wait until my daughter's a little older lol
Project Gutenberg“The Starry Night” Follows Laws of Physics That Weren’t Discovered Yet
Art lovers have long known that the Dutch painter saw the night sky like nobody else — and now scientists know it, too.
Troubled artist or mad scientist? As it turns out, Vincent van Gogh might have been both — a new study reveals that the brushstrokes from his iconic “The Starry Night” (1889) align rather seamlessly with the laws of fluid motion in physics.
By Rhea Nayyar via @hyperallergic
#WritersCoffeeClub 10/18. Do you read scripts? Would you try writing a script or screenplay?
Are scripts something people just, like, read?
Honest question. I thought they were wholly utilitarian - they make movies and plays. But do people read them like they read books?
If so this is something I might want to look into. I write my zero draft in script format because I honestly struggle with making descriptions flow in a story and all those dang attributions.
This is intriguing 🤔
#WordWeavers 10/18. How money-savvy is your MC?
Beckett is pretty money-savvy by necessity.
He's homeless (by choice {sort of}) and travels from place to place, working for a place to stay and food for him, his mother and his horse. What little money they have has to be spent carefully.
I can't imagine it's easy, but he managed to keep it up for 5 years, so he must be pretty good at it.
Dropped our ballots off at the Clerk's office this morning. This election is too important to leave anything to chance.
I just wish you got a sticker with your mail -in ballot around here lol Oh well, I'll know in my heart, even if I can't show it off
adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)#WordWeavers 10/17. If you could give life to one of your characters, who would it be and why?
I do give life to my characters, that's what writing is.
#WordWeavers 10/17. If you could give life to one of your characters, who would it be and why?
My first thought is Beckett, but that might just be because he takes up a lot of my mental bandwidth these days.
I think I'd enjoy spending time with Kara. She's fun, and I'd be interested in chatting with her for a while.
Oooo Or Clemens! He's just delightful. I'd love to meet him in person.
This is hard 😅 And ignoring how their disappearances would affect their worlds/stories 😱
Maybe I pass lol