Went to #Continuum16#c16Reboot and spent so much time around writers and ideas that I wrote an entire 6,000 word short story over the course of the weekend.
Worth it just for that.
Also, many lovely people and interesting presentations.
@golgaloth It's and its. So many times where I really think there should be an apostrophe because it's possessive but in fact there is not. It is extremely confusing!
#WordWeavers
How did you settle on your MC's appearance?
That's just what they look like in my head. I'll usually have a very strong, visual feel for the character. If I need to describe them more specifically, I'll probably find some sort of image online, but mostly it's a visual feel, a gesture, a sense of their appearance rather than anything too specific. I think the readers deserve to come up with their own ideas about who my characters are.
At #Continuum16, #c16Reboot the Australian science fiction writers con, and the main, constant lament seems to be that it's so difficult to get any traction as a new author, either through small press or self publishing. There are so many books!
It's definitely a problem, and not just for new authors. One of my oldest friends has over 30 books out (disclosure: a few of which I've proofed and/or edited) and has gone from niche publishers (TSR/WOTC) to self-pub and now trying small press again. They're currently very much surviving on Patreon support and an occasional RPG book sale.
(Sidenote: Loving 'Cruel Provocations'! Will say more later - only six chapters in but it's got its hooks - or possibly threads - in me. 😉)