My chat w/the amazing QReative Life Podcast is out. You can listen (& subscribe!) on Apple, Spotify, & Amazon. We talk craft, work & finding what works for you.

Shortcut: https://www.amandaquraishi.com/the-qreative-life-podcast-s2e13-roanna-flowers/

Give it a listen and subscribe to the podcast. Such great conversations! It was a privilege and a joy to be a part of it.

#WritingCommunity

#WritersCoffeeClub 1/25: How do you feel about writers who write outside of their gender/sexuality/race?

I write in a fictionalized version of the real world, a real world that should look and feel like the one we inhabit. And it's my responsibility to research, do the work & listen.

One of the best explanations I've seen on this topic was this snapshot of Marginalized *characters* vs. marginalized *stories*.

For other resources, check out Writing The Other: https://writingtheother.com/the-book

#WritersCoffeeClub 21: Do you know the ending before you start writing?

It depends. I'll sometimes start a thing with a vague notion.With the WIP, it came to me while working on the 1st chapter. Saw it like a movie scene. I outlined toward it.

I find my openings can shift more than my endings. I seem to stick endings like Mary Lou Retton and Simone Biles stick a landing.

#WordWeavers Jan 10
Why is your MC the way they are?

Why is anyone the way they are? Family, environment, running from family environment. Relationships, "home" underscores the whole premise of the WIP.