Most chapters of this novel are averaging about four to six thousand words, but somehow I decided this one needed to be ten thousand words. Ten thousand words starting with a character navelgazing about her feelings.

Have I mentioned I adore characters who dig deep into their emotions and ruminate on them? Adore it.

Maybe a little too much sometimes ( Read more... )

We were discussing That Guy in the crit group, because. Well. He is That Guy and honest to fuck, I've had one run-in with him already, but I was being nice with my first crit. I've already warned her the gloves are coming off for future crits. (Does every. single. place. have That Fucking Guy?) He's only one That Guy, at least, instead of a table ( Read more... )

Unusual Governments to Take Inspiration From by Eleanor Konik over at SFWA

Oh, hey, here are the reference links for posterity, but I do recommend reading the post too. and Eleanor Konik's own webpage seems interesting!

( Reference links are not spoilers, but to involve divine kingship, chiefdoms, African civilizations (yes I know it's not a country that's the reference title tho), I quote 'An Iberian Jeanne d'Arc,' and age-set coordination )

I would send you a message if I remembered, but since I don't, I'll post it here: Clarion West has a five hour online workshop about Twine and IF games with Lily Yu.

Writing interactive Fiction with E. Lily Yu

In this seminar and workshop with award-winning author and narrative designer E. Lily Yu, you'll discuss the intricacies, opportunities, ( Read more... )

So I'm reading this series where the lead character can influence the minds of others, by forcing them to see things that aren't there, or believe things that aren't true. There's a scene that's explicitly set up for her to explain to a tertiary character how it's not really immoral, because it's short-term, and has no lasting effects, and it's not ( Read more... )

Like. Okay. I have a character who likes guns way more than I do. Who would definitely refer to them by brand name way more. This happens a lot to me and I've been lazy about it for YEARS. I learned the bare minimum for Stargate fandom and let it slide. I'm so bad for someone who loves military science fiction, but the minutia of weaponry is not ( Read more... )

Okay, I see why everyone who is reccing Becca Syme's books and YouTube channel (and everything else) is doing so. She has some really thoughtful and smart things to say about writing productivity, and I'm going to go and buy her first book, though I do want the writer's block book too. I do hate that it's book four, not book one. I'll get through ( Read more... )

Namely the chunk of time travel text I said I'd write when I finished my research. I have 3-4 books on Anglo-Saxon England and Renaissance Italy to finish first, plus an optional (for this story) book on British battles of the Dark Ages that mostly just looks fun and I picked it up because I like that sort of thing ( Read more... )

Like how the woman you were going to turn into a vampire is actually a witch, so she can't be a vampire ( Read more... )

I think the worse things get at work, the more terrible things my fictional characters get up to.

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