#WritersCoffeeClub 21/10. How do you write an internal monologue and/or telepathy in your work?
I don’t do telepathy because I’m writing about the real world (albeit an imagined version). I do tend to write internal monologue as a mix of reported and direct ‘speech’. It seems to chime with the way I experience my own internal monologue. #writingCommunity#ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#books
#WritersCoffeeClub 20/10. If you don't like a book, do you bail or complete it?
Bail, absolutely. Life's too short too waste time on books I'm not enjoying. And the beauty of using our local library for most of my reading is that I haven't wasted money; which also means I can afford to try all sorts of things that I may not like. (Relax, I do buy books, when I'm confident I'll read them more than once.) #writingCommunity#ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#books
#WordWeavers 20/10. Are your MCs good at fixing mechanical things or house maintenance?
Jerya developed fair skills in her tasks when young, mostly so she could finish sooner and go wandering. She’s good at sewing and knows how to manage beehives, for instance. As a slave, in Book 2, she’s had to learn a few new skills to add to her list. She’s naturally analytical, which helps. #writingCommunity#ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#books
#WritersCoffeeClub 19/10. As a writer, do you always apply the three-act structure? Why/why not?
Absolutely not. I have a deep suspicion of simplistic formulae in any form of art. In the same way I abhor the so-called 'rule of thirds' in photography; I used to teach photography and I had to spend considerable effort getting some students to unlearn it. #writingCommunity#ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#books
#WritersCoffeeClub 13/10. Do you use beta readers? How's it working out?
So far my only beta reader has been my partner. I know you’re often advised not to use friends and family but we’ve been reading each other’s work for many years (non-fiction of different kinds long before my fiction). She’s a skilled professional, reads widely, and won’t sugar-coat bad news if I need to hear it. #writingCommunity#ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#books
#WordWeavers 13/10. Antagonist POV: What would a perfect day be like for you?
Perriad: My personal desires are of no account. I seek only to further the best interests of the Guild of Dawnsingers. A perfect day, therefore, requires nothing more than that no one impede me in my pursuit of that end. If only all my Sisters could see it so clearly. #writingCommunity#ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#books
#WordWeavers 28/9. Side character POV: Describe the MC’s sense of humour.
Railu: Jerya’s quite a serious person, not a joker. I don’t want to make her sound dour or dull, because she’s not. She’s as ready as anyone to laugh at the absurdities of life. Of course, most of the time I’ve known her, life hasn’t given us a great deal to laugh about. I think we’re both ready for that to change. #writingCommunity#ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#book
Très heureux de vous annoncer la parution de l’anthologie Malpertuis XIV au sommaire de laquelle je suis, avec ma nouvelle “De l’autre côté de la rue” : l’histoire d’un homme qui s’interroge sur la présence, en face de chez lui, d’un étrange chantier aux dimensions de sa maison.
Y no porque tenga imágenes explícitas, si no por el contenido y el uso que se le dió en el pasado
El Malleus Maleficarum, o Martillo de Brujas fue utilizado entre los siglos XV y XVII en Europa para detectar prácticas de brujería y hechicería y fue la guía práctica para obtener confesión bajo torturas terroríficas
#WritersCoffeeClub 10/9. What are your thoughts on em dashes?
Probably third on my list, after semi-colons and ellipses, but I like them, especially in dialogue. All these things help to get closer to the really rhythms of speech. But I groan when writers use em-dashes instead of inverted commas to denote direct speech. That’s just the ‘I’m doing this differently so I must be cleverer than you’ fallacy. #writingCommunity#ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#books
Today in the 77th birth Anniversary of Freddy Mercury, i bring you this amazing book with awesome pics and the full history of Queen from the beginning to the death of the best rock singer of our time
Tras el anuncio del teaser veraniego de Paula Salcés, preguntamos en IG qué temática os parecía que podía ser la del #HULQ2023 el próximo SÁBADO 14 de OCTUBRE.
As I write my next book about my experience of having worked 17 years in retail and the PTSD effects from it, I'm shocked to see the number of people online who describe the exact same weekly nightmare I have that I open the book with.
I just had to share this amazing cushion I got as a (slightly belated) birthday present from my sister-in-law. The 'bookshelf' contains all my published fiction, plus a couple of the other things I've done, and there's room for the volumes yet to come. Looks great on my usual writing chair. #ThreeKindsofNorth#TheSunderingWall#TheShatteredMoon#writing#amwriting#mastobooks#books
For years I took English books from a book-box near home, wondering who could be reading English there. My English books were taken too. I first thought of a tourist, living near the beach. But it kept going. One day I found a plane ticket with a direction and full name in the book. I kept it. It felt like unraveling some forbidden knowledge.
My foray into contemporary Japanese fiction continues with this charming novel by Sosuke Natsukawa, about a young boy who inherits a secondhand bookshop from his grandfather and, with the help of a talking cat, begins a voyage of self-discovery. It has the same enchanting, magical lightness so many Japanese novels seem to possess, and is highly recommended. #mastobooks#books#JapaneseFiction#fiction
Anunciábamos hace diez días que ya tenemos fecha para el próximo #HULQ2023 y lo rescatamos de nuevo porque es importante que el 14 de octubre estéis en Alcalá de Henares para devorar libros, fanzines y hostias :dance_cool_doge:
Quand j'habitais dans le Sud et que je lisais des contes de fées qui habitaient dans les arc-en-ciel, les arc-en-ciel étaient aussi fictionnels que les fées.
Quelque chose qu'on voyait uniquement dessiné dans les livres.
Quand exceptionnellement, un arceau irisé brillait dans le ciel, tout le monde s'arrêtait dans la rue pour le regarder.
Maintenant j'habite en Bretagne et la pluie et le soleil peignent le ciel en alternance presque tous les jours. Dans son sac il faut avoir un parapluie et des lunettes noires. Ça, il m'arrive encore de l'oublier.
Mais je m'arrête toujours pour regarder les arc-en-ciel.