#WordWeavers 2405.17 — Have you ever written for other age groups? (MG, YA, A)
My publisher pegged me as a YA writer. Lately, I've been pushing the envelope to adult in general, and in particular writing an erotic fantasy as one of the WiPs. It can all change in revision, of course...
I don't consciously write for any age group. Certainly, nothing is aimed at children. Most of what I write has mature themes. So the answer is probably no, I write for a mature audience.
#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.
#WordWeavers, 17 Have you ever written for other age groups? /2
I am becoming increasingly annoyed by the references and attitudes to age groups in this thread. By the time I was 10 I had read the Butler prose translations of the Iliad and Odyssey and the complete, unabridged Robinson Crusoe. And some Dickens, and unabridged Ivanhoe. And a lot of other things my parents might have been surprised by if they had known what was between the covers.
#WordWeavers 5/16: If your characters were in a museum, how would they act?
Sun actually gets to experience something like that in his story.
He's stunned, impressed and shocked. Learning about the true history of his country is eye-opening. It takes him quite some time to come to terms with it.
Laisal is less surprised but also very shaken. (I'll have fun writing that!)
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 2405.16 — If your characters were in a museum, how would they act?
It would depend on how they ended up in the museum. If the devil-girl were put on display, it would end badly for whomever put her there. Were she a patron, she'd be indistinguishable from the crowd. Once she got herself into a sealed vault without breaking in or using the vault door; the interior turned out to be somewhat of a museum (it had family pictures), but she didn't steal anything. It did help her solve a kidnapping, however.
#WordWeavers 2405.15 — Who are your most and least gullible characters?
Of the MC's in the two current WiPs, it's exactly the opposite of what you might think.
The devil-girl had been very successful in most all her endeavors, but she'd never gotten to where she was if she wasn't used by someone every... single... time. Mind you, it doesn't always end well for those who gulled her!
Wintereyes comes across as an ingénue and innocent enough that you'll fear she'll get used like a tissue and thrown away dirtied. Not the case. She mediated between a dragon and a farmer whose silo got burnt down. The dragon apologized! (So did the farmer.) She's observant, quiet. Around people she's shy, but says what she sees and sets misunderstandings straight. Kind and helpful, everyone—humans, dragons, wolves, even cats—ends up doing what she sees is best for them and they like it, despite plans they might have had for her. Because she understands what she doesn't know, her skepticism and guilelessness plays havoc on those trying to use her.
#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…>=)
Tomo: "Ume. I had to talk her out of investing in a maid cafe in Hanno and not paying some scam publisher to look at her stories.."
Ume: "All true. But least gullible sounds like a good thing. Tomo wouldn't believe me about Mikawa being a ghost even after she tried to kill me and Shiomi several times. Mikawa literally had to knock on our door before he would believe me."
#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?
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?
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 May 14. What role do other writers have in your writing life?
Inspiration, help, encouragement, understanding, critique, beta reading - and yes! They also provide me with a ton of wonderful stories to read and relax my brain!
#WordWeavers 2405.12 — Who is the best friend in your story?
The MC is incapable of seeing that it is her.
For most of her story arc, she's suspicious of making friends having been a prizefighter and then working in the mob. She's also somewhat autistic, but trained to deal with people. The problem is that when she's amongst people, working with them, even the baddies, she's the type that gets the job done, teaches those that need teaching how to get the job done, and will always protect her teammates and subordinates, taking responsibility. You don't get in her face, however; certainly only once, anyway. Strangely or not so strangely, those in her orbit see her as a leader and personable. (All she wants is to go home to be alone with her books, but she'd never complain.) She goes along with it when others are friendly with her, not really knowing how to say no and understanding this was what she was trained to do.
To say she's well liked is an understatement. Not many people support you as she does, or will straighten you out and make you fly right when things are bad for you. She saves one marriage by punching the husband in the nose. She's there for others. She'll enjoy a meal with you if that's what you need and listen to you vent. At least one guy has a crush on her. Others fight for her. Some will risk their life for her...
Dear #WordWeavers players! Time flies, and half of the month is already behind us. It's time to suggest your questions if you want them to appear in the June edition. Have a question you want the community to answer? Please write it below 😊 @BranwenOShea and I will choose a few to include and might edit them for brevity/clarity.
#wordweavers 01/05/2024 Introduce your setting as if it's a character in your story.
The McAlistair mansion POV: “I’m currently the host of Esther and her strange little maid. Before I belonged to Esther’s husband, but he wasn’t with them when they came back from the colonies. Something has happened there, I don’t know what, but it makes Esther ill. The little strange maid tries her best to help.”