31, Will you be writing today? How do you feel about your writing journey over the last year?
No, I won't write today, too busy.
The last year was better than any writing year I ever had, and that's thanks to the hashtags I play with. I got to know my characters really well, I got ideas, I saw other people's struggles and just felt good in this community. Which, in turn, was a great motivation for writing.
What are your thoughts on using real brand names in your writing?
In my writing, SF and Fantasy, I hardly use any. I hate it when people throw around luxury brand names or oodles of localized pop culture references. Common brands in contemporary fic are fine with me.
Do you have a favourite letter of the alphabet? How does it feature in your work?
They don't teach me but they make me think thoughts and have insights that without them may not have been there.
Can your MC/SC easily tell if someone is a good or a bad person?
Their world isn't that black and white. They give the benefit of the doubt at first meeting and judge by people's actions and what they say. There are means to find out though.
This wasn't really a deliberate decision or a plan. At some point I got tired of playing in other people's worlds and always having to think about copyright and book canon and stuff. So I decided to do it my own way, write my own worlds and canons. How difficult can it be, right?
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168: Your MC has to go for a hike in the snow. Do they object?
Stevie has been traveling in the winter with snow on the ground. She would enjoy a hike in the snow, especially if the right people hike with her.
Robin wouldn't object either.
Do you name or number chapters? If you name them, how do you decide on a name?
I name chapters, but that's not final. The names give a brief idea what the chapter is about. It helps in case I want to shuffle something around. Also: I really like named chapters in books. IIf they have a table of contents it's easier to find the way if you don't read in one go.
And yes, I number them too. But only if I ever get to something resembling a finished draft.
Betrayal, especially from loved ones. And overwhelming exterior forces. It depens on the 'inner giving up' and the 'outer giving up' -- it also depends on the danger giving up presents. If giving up means death penalty, they will fight to the death. Otherwise they would lick their wounds and very likely start rebelling/plotting/fighting again. I don't know what it would take to destroy their spirit for good.
Given the magical people's general attitude towards flirting, kissing et al., they'd happily kiss everyone who stands under a mistletoe.
Connor, the only SC so far from our world, would fit right in.
Do you write sympathetic antagonists? Why or why not?
Not really, at least not in this WIP. They often have reasons for the way they act but that doesn't automatically make them sympathetic. I like a at least semi-evil antagonist my MCs can hate. 😁
If you could remove one rule of grammar, which would you choose?
English isn't my native language hence it'd feel presumptuous to consider changing grammar rules.
That said, language is a living, changing construct. These rules aren't set in stone and will change through (lack of) use over time or by some language keepers deciding on changed rules (as happened for German grammar during my lifetime). So, these rules may be there for a reason, but not forever.
Although I do like the idea of some mystical language keepers...
There are three of them, one for spelling, who holds the key to the secret of the order of letters.
The second is responsible for grammar, who watches over who the subject and object are and how they are verbally connected.
The third is for semantics, and is frowned upon by the others for occasionally playing around with meanings.
Do you intend to read a book over Christmas/the holidays? What will you choose?
I have rediscovered the joy in binge reading again, mostly thanks to you all here, and your interesting books. I've started several series from writers here and will continue with them, really looking forward to it. I'll also read the free books that were so generously provided by writers here. I'll be busy. I'm not telling whose books. They'll get my reviews but not under this name.
Does your MC look more toward the future or the past?
They're both young, their focus is on the future. Since their Mum died and their old home and life are lost to them, at least for now, they do think about the past a lot too. Perhaps more than they'd normally do at their age.
165: If your MC has a love interest ... cuddling up in front of the fireplace on a snowy night with that special someone?
Stevie has a love interest now and they'd both love to do that, and will do that although likely off-screen.
Robin doesn't feel like romance atm, but if he had a love interest, he'd be into that as well. Romantic or not, cuddling up in front of a fireplace with a friend, a pet, or a warm blanket smply feels good too.