Orion (he/him)

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Writer of SFF. Currently working on a novel about magic teenage assassins in space. Shopping a novella about a drunken mess of a witch in Ancient Greece who's cursed to fight monsters to the death. You're welcome.

This is my fiction writing account. If you want to follow my general interest account, find me in mas.to.

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#PennedPossibilities 975.1 — Author/Artist POV: Sometimes we end up In the Zone. Do you work until you drop? Or to a stopping point? Can you do anything but sleep afterwards?

I work until I finish a scene or something like that, unless that's too soon, of course, but using that burst to get something *done* is very satisfying.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Apr. 4: Switch between past and present tense? How do you make it work?

I have dream sequences in my book that are all present tense. I just put a break in the text, like a scene break. That plus the weirdness of dreams and the fact it happens throughout the book is enough. Readers are smart.

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A TENSE SCIENCE-FICTION THRILLER with the swashbuckle and spice of fine romantasy. A battle-hardened warrior finds herself on a mission with the royal heiress who broke her heart, but bigger things than love are at risk. Gorgeous worldbuilding! B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-gilded-abyss-rebecca-thorne/1143299450?ean=9781250422125

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#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 3: Have you studied writing? Did it prepare you, or did you learn more by doing?

I'm an English prof, so yes, but 99% in the context of essay writing. I wrote loads of short fiction just off the top of my head, I took one fiction writing course online, and I pick things up here and there.

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#WordWeavers Apr 3: For which characters do you come up with a backstory?

I haven't bothered with villains because fuck 'em.

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Humans are a fundamentally social species.

Generative “AI” is a fundamentally anti-social technology, as its whole purpose is to abstract social relations away.

It is therefore an anti-human technology.

RE: https://kinkycats.org/@Jaimieserotica/116336398688821616

Omg yes! Nailed it @Jaimieserotica

Brilliant, sexy as hell blog! Uuh. 🔥

"I relaxed my hips, allowing it to slip slowly, stretching, millimetre by millimetre, into my body. I pulled my head back far enough to be able to focus on his face. His mouth was open, and his eyes were closed; a mask of ecstasy."

#ScribesAndMakers Apr. 2: What does imposter syndrome mean to you and do you think you have it?

I don't think I do, actually. I know what I'm good at, and know what I'm not good at.

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#WordWeavers Apr. 2: Do you use any special means to get to know your characters? E.g, character sheets, prequels, interviews, etc.

Nope. I key into their voice. If I know how they talk, then I know them, through and through.

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