@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…
@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…
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social#WordWeavers 10 May: What are the beauty standards like in your world and do they impact any of your characters?
I am writing mostly in a mythical ancient Greece setting, so the beauty standards of the period apply. Many of my characters are gods but even gods can fail to meet certain beauty standards. The biggest impact, since I'm writing erotica, is the ancient Greek beauty stand…