#WordWeavers Day 18 - What kind of dragon (behavior or looks) would your MC be?
Alfie would be very much an Elliot (from Pete's Dragon).
And John would like to point out that they already have a crocodile greataunt with a basilisk glare in the story, so they really don't need any dragon, thank you very much.
Alfie, brightening up: We've got a statue of St. George and the dragon in the maze at home.
John: Are you talking about the house with the sheep bone terrace?
#WordWeavers 2024-05-17 Have you ever written for other age groups?
I don't write for children, but preventing children from reading my stuff isn't my problem; that's their parents' job.
Besides, when I was 10 my idea of light reading was Stephen King, Anne Rice, Michael Moorcock, and Clive Barker. I sure as hell wasn't reading what passed for #YA fiction in the 1980s and 1990s; once you got past Judy Blume & Beverly Cleary YA was nothing but the print equivalent of ABC AfterSchool Specials. 🤮
#WordWeavers: If your characters were in a museum, how would they act?
Marissa would be interested, but she’d want to touch everything and probably get herself in trouble.
Dante likely would be bored to tears unless it were a museum of natural history. He likes ancient predators.
Caylor would be thrilled to magically be out of his house and would probably run around and test his limits as a ghost. He’d also be tempted to pull a few pranks on the other visitors.
So, I'm traveling a lot over Pentecost and will have time on the train. I can't quite decide which project to tackle first.
Whadda you think?
Final check of the translation of #OdysseyToThePromisedLand so that it gets done?
Start translating #TheMindOnFire?
Edit #TimeCurves in which those books will feature?
Or screw it and just read the books of the author I rediscovered on Patreon yesterday?
#wordweavers May 16: If your characters were in a museum, how would they act?
Depends on the type, I suppose. But everything that is further advanced than their knowledge in 1149 would have both Max and Katja gaping.
If it's technology of some kind, make sure to watch Max because he would so try to get into the exhibitions.
#wordweavers#Writing 16. If your characters were in a museum, how would they act?
Collections of wonders in 1700 did not usually have labels or placards explaining things, so Franz-Karl asks lots of questions and gets into long conversations with the custodians. Fritzel joins in.
(In a modern museum, Franz-Karl would be like me and my brother and annoy the rest of the party by reading ALL the information provided. Audio-tour headsets would be Heaven, but he would still read EVERYTHING.)
#WordWeavers: Who are your most and least gullible characters?
I haven’t thought of my characters in these terms. Caylor, being a somewhat isolated ghost might be the most gullible, with human Marissa as the least gullible. I’d put Dante in the middle, but more less gullible than gullible. However, Caylor is the one doing the pranks, so what do I know?😂😂
Hello everyone. I'm back from the almost dead. Follow my advice and avoid getting a throat/stomach infection plus a fall from the stairs combo because you might not like the wonderful things something like that can do to your body. Cool things like feeling so weak that you can't even sign something at the bank, or hallucinate with an "AI filter" =-|
Now, I'm not sure if being back is a good thing…>=)
#WordWeavers 14May- What role do other writers have in your writing life?
A huge one. Brainstorming and crowdsourcing, beta reading, commiseration, cross-marketing, advice, etc. With more established writers, they've blurbed me and given me a leg up, which was invaluable.
#WordWeavers 14May- What role do other writers have in your writing life?
They shaped me and my writing. My inspirations and shining examples are Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. Also Ray Bradbury made a huge impact on me with his book "Zen in the Art of Writing". I love that one.
#WordWeavers 14May- What role do other writers have in your writing life?
Well, that depends.
Sometimes as Inspiration and aspiration. Other times they offer encouragement and emotional support. Occasionally, there's a mutual interest in offering advice on technical aspects of the craft.
Those things aside, I admire every single writer. Writing is quite personal, and sharing it with the world takes a ridiculous amount of courage. You're all amazing. 💚
#WordWeavers Who is the best friend in your story?
It's so nice when I can answer these questions easily: Amy is the best friend. Sarcastic, lovely to Imogene but not letting anything slide. Her expression deadpan except for her red-lipsticked mouth, which squirmed like an earthworm on a fishhook. That's Amy.
#wordweavers 12MAY2024: It is Luna, ever the vigilant guardian, unwaveringly shadows Lyria, who, in turn, chafes under such devoted scrutiny. Yet, it is in Luna’s presence that Lyria’s spirit soars into realms of untamed adventure.
Alas, a grim future looms for this entwined pair, a shadow that darkens their doorsteps, and I am left to ponder the cruel hand of fate. Shall Luna’s demise come prematurely, a harrowing harbinger of the misfortunes that awaits these souls? Or shall it tarry, allowing the anguish to ferment, deepening the sting of the ultimate demise? A dreadful decision lies before me, one that shall shape the contours of their tale in the most poignant of ways.
#wordweavers May 12. Who is the best friend in your story?
Although it does not start out this way, Max will become Katja's best friend. They go through so much together, and they always have each other's back (although Max doesn't know that Katja has his until much later...)
#wordweavers 24-05-12. Who is the best friend in your story?
Kairii.
Her and Parthia grew up together and were occasionally lovers over the years.
They have a granite solid love for each other but never that certain ember that blossoms into the fire of passion and heat of romance.
#wordweavers May 11. Who is the best leader in your story?
Hmmm, difficult. Maybe it's Friedrich of Swabia, the future Emperor Barbarossa. Yusuf bin Ayyub, the future Saladin, is still a little boy.
Max and Katja both only take over leadership when there's no one they can rely on. It's the way they were raised.
#wordweavers May 10 - Antagonist POV: What do you like the most about yourself?
Who is the antagonist? As in many of my stories, these roles are fluent.
But let's take Rainald:
"People claim that I'm the most handsome man in Jerusalem. My family is well off. But none of this is as important as that I am kind and honest - which can't be said of everyone." meaningful glance at Max
(Of course, he lies about a certain aspect of himself, but that is understandable...)
#WordWeavers 5/9 - Does your MC agree with #7&8? [Encouraged/discouraged behaviors in society.]
Gavin Rownt is a practicing Catholic and would agree with most of what the Church teaches, although he does not always abide by it (especially as regards sexual behavior). And he pushes the boundaries in terms of social class again and again.
#wordweavers May 09 Does your MC agree with 7&8? (meaning the encouraged and discouraged behavior of society).
Yes. Katja is a normal girl of her time, no rebel. She's thrown into circumstances that make her question certain things, and she does develop a quite liberal view after a while - but on the whole, she’s fine with the rules.
If push came to shove, she might challenge them more because of her empathic nature.