@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 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.
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@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 …
@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. 🐚
@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…