@nemorosa@mastodon.nu#WordWeavers Sept 13: Share a line of dialogue that sounds innocent without context but absolutely isn’t.
Plenty of conversations in my books are not what they seem, but I will let the readers themselves decide where they want to be, what interpretation they would like to believe.
This is from my upcoming book “Management Apologises for the Inconvenience”.
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social#WordWeavers July 7: What writing or publishing resource do you think everyone should know about?
I'm one of those people who write in a text editor. I'm using UltraEdit without AI bullshit. I create eBooks using LibreOffice and Calibre. It's not a particularly mind-blowing process but it works well for me and it is free except for the UltraEdit license if you don't pay…
@nemorosa@mastodon.nu#WordWeavers 12 Sep: If you removed one supporting character from your story, whose absence would change the plot the most?
The Librarian, for sure. The entire plot would fail without them. There would be no story.
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot#WordWeavers 8/7 What part of your world-building came together almost effortlessly?
(Talking about fantasy novels, here: real world novels, world building is just checking maps, news reports, weather records, history)
The shape of the world came pretty quickly from the idea that (in the fictional world) there really is a real god, who has at least significantly shaped the geograph…
@nemorosa@mastodon.nu#WordWeavers Sep 11: What does your MC believe about themself at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong?
That they are the boss around The Mansion.
They will learn... Oh, they will learn.
@nemorosa@mastodon.nu#WordWeavers 10/9: Share a description from your WIP that establishes atmosphere without explicitly naming the emotion.
This is a passage from my upcoming book, “The Management Apologises for the Inconvenience”.
Welcome to #TheMentalMansion
@nemorosa@mastodon.nu#WordWeavers Day 9. What secret would cause the most damage if it were revealed in your story right now?
Considering that the story of my WIP operates on the premises that the damage is caused by misunderstandings and being wrong, not secrets as such ...Or do you mean a secret about my WIP, not inside the story?
I don't think I understand the question?
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social#WordWeavers June 26: If you had to rewrite your WIP into another genre, what would you choose and why?
If I take away the sex, it becomes an adventure story about sea goddess Amphitrite searching for a way to turn her brother Nerites back to his original form after Helios cursed him by transforming him into a shellfish. 🐚
@nemorosa@mastodon.nu#WordWeavers SE 08: "Which character would be the worst person to get trapped in an elevator with?"
The security office in The Mansion, for sure. She's hypervigilant and suspicious of everything, even shadows, and she's not very nice about it either.
@nemorosa@mastodon.nu#WordWeavers Sept 7: Describe a moment when one of your characters realizes they’ve made a terrible mistake.
The protagonist is so afraid of making things worse, of ‘rocking the boat’ or disturbing anything, that their refusal to act almost brings the whole house down on their heads. Problems do not go away just because you want them to. You can't solve things by ignoring them.
T…
@nemorosa@mastodon.nu#WordWeavers Sep 6: What is your protagonist hilariously bad at?
Making the right call.
Being passive didn't help, but taking action worsened it because they didn't stop to consider what was the correct course of action — buying into the lie that any action is better than none. That can backfire spectacularly. When they take action, it looks right at the moment because they …