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Klepsis

@Klepsis@mastodonbooks.net

R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.

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#WritersCoffeeClub
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"Travelers like you stay here and share their stories with me.
I've been all over the world, participated in great battles,
hunted dragons, uncovered precious treasures and rare
artifacts, and seen wondrous magic, all without leaving
home." - Willie

  1. Have you ever written a section and subconsciously plagiarised another work?

I hope not. I know I have deliberately referenced other works in a non-infringing sort of way.

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"The ideal spell to use depends upon the situation. Don't always just cast the most powerful one at your disposal." — Lanthanum

  1. When older novels use outdated or racist language, should they be edited for the modern world or left alone and viewed in context?

Who has time to go back and edit old books? Don't we have enough to do just getting the new ones edited and published?

#WritingCommunity

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"I often wonder whether it is bravery or stupidity that leads us to do the things we do." — Lord Samtor of Loerhold

  1. What genres would your work fall into if you could make up new genres? Fun answers only.

I would so situational magic comedy, where the characters get themselves into comical situations due to misunderstandings and miscommunication, and have to use magic to put things right. The spells always work, but never how you expect them to.

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"What you really like the most about me is my smile!" — Rizo Malkin

  1. How important is social media in promoting your work?

Probably some sample bias in the answers to this question, given the venue, but oh well.

Yes, social media is the linchpin, the material component if you will, of my entire marketing strategy. I use it to promote book sales (like the one going on right now!), drive visits to my web site, get subscribers to my newsletter, etc.

Klepsis, to fantasy
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Today is the last big day for the #Narratess #IndieApril sale.
Don't miss this chance to grow your #Fantasy and #ScienceFiction TBR!

https://indiebook.sale/

skaeth, to indieauthors
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These might be nachos...

...but these amazing indie books can BE YOURS!

Overwhelmed? Filter by genre (fantasy, sci-fi, or horror), store, price (Free to $1.99), & LGBTQ+ Representation!

https://indiebook.sale

@bookstodon @sffbookclub @fantasy @scifi @horrorbooks

A grid of 24 books with 8 columns and 3 rows, with a blue banner over top in the center saying Indie Sale fantasy, sci-fi, & horror April 13-15. 2024

Klepsis,
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@skaeth @bookstodon @sffbookclub @fantasy @scifi @horrorbooks those are most definitely nachos.

dgar, to random
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Them: I’m not going to the nudist beach!

Me: You’re so clothes-minded.

Klepsis,
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@dgar I should boost this to give it more exposure

Klepsis, to random
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#writerscoffeeclub
10. Do you have favourite words you like to use?

I try not to play favorites. All the other words get upset and then I can never get any work out of them.

#amWriting
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#words

GayDeceiver, to random
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Remember when all these movies were coming out in the ‘80s about ‘50s and early ‘60s? That was 20 to 30 years removed, depending on the era of the movie.

Now we are getting moves set in the ‘80s … which was either last week or 40 years ago.

Klepsis,
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@GayDeceiver Taylor Swift released 1989 in 2014

NaraMoore, to random
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NewMast Report

> Conversations are driven by a small number of regular posters. 18% of users post once a week or more, making up 83% of the posts per month.

Oh, dear. I post just under 20 posts a day and that doesn't include my two pixelfed accounts. A small portion of it shit posting, but still.

Klepsis,
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@nautilebleu @NaraMoore @chikorita157 @nillyrobot Those stats are starting to look like a power law

Klepsis,
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@NaraMoore @nautilebleu @chikorita157 @nillyrobot @QuasiTemporal @Gravewyck double your number of daily toots, 1/4 your percentile ranking

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4. Is there writing advice you used to follow but changed your mind?
I also did the no adverbs thing - but it just isn't me - I love a sparingly used adverb! The other thing was the 'said is dead' advice about dialogue tags. I don't agree! Said is almost always the best tag to use - invisible, unobtrusive. The reader glides past it, without being distracted by tags such as expounded, explained, all those perfectly okay verbs that ruin the reading process by being so loud and proud.

Klepsis,
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@gahlearner @crcollins @AlinaLeonova @caronallan I have heard from readers of audiobooks that "said" can be annoyingly repetitive when read aloud.

NaraMoore, to writing
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#WordWeavers #Writing 4. Is there writing advice you used to follow but changed your mind?

I'm not much for following advice.

Or maybe it's because I'm even worse at asking for advice. I just don't want to bother anyone.

Klepsis,
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@ixtlidekami @NaraMoore
I do the opposite. I control computers with magic!

#WizardLife

Klepsis,
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@ixtlidekami @NaraMoore I may have visited there (or somewhere similar). Still have the scars from that adventure ...

sfwrtr, (edited ) to 13thFloor
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#WritersCoffeeClub Ch 8 Nbr 03 — Do you use semicolons? Correctly?

So... I checked out the usage; I do. 😊​

I mostly use them to coordinate two closely related sentences that could be coordinated as clauses with simple conjunctions and commas. There are plenty of people who string "and" and "but" together when talking, however, there are plenty who state things, slightly pause, then continue with another whole sentence without conjunctive coordination. Not a full stop. The dialogue some characters in my stories spout use semicolons because they speak that way. They are often well-educated, self-confident, or authoritative; they're unlikely to use "uh" or "you know" when speaking extemporaneously. My narration includes semicolons when it is natural to do so; it eschews semicolons when not.

I rarely use semicolons to indicate a series because series that require them /feel/ stylistically technical. Narrative fiction shouldn't feel technical. I rewrite lists where the items in the list need their own clauses.

As you can see from the first paragraph, I don't use semicolons to set off complex conjunctions like "however." I will admit I keep forgetting that's what you're supposed to do, but that's likely because doing so makes the writing feel too formal.

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Klepsis,
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@sfwrtr best use of "eschew" on Mastodon today

Klepsis, to random
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#writerscoffeeclub
3. Do you use semicolons? Correctly?

I have been advised to use semicolons sparingly, and never in dialog. I have not successfully heeded that advice despite some effort.

Nevertheless, I believe my usage is stylistically and grammatically correct.

#WritingCommunity

Klepsis, to random
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You know, my books are nearly as entertaining as my Mastodon posts, and they are longer than 500 characters!

mcc, to random
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Was looking through my Twitter archives trying to find a post I made about proving the correctness of C programs, and instead got smashed in the face by this post from 2016 I did not remember making https://twitter.runhello.com/mcclure111/status/721450048261857280

Klepsis,
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@mcc that's a neat way to host the Twitter archive. Do you know of a good one for ActivityPub archives?

dgar, to random
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Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of Spartacus included Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the cast.

Klepsis,
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@dgar OMG Fish?

Klepsis, to HashtagGames
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#treeaSongorPoem
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Quoth the Raven, "Sycamore."

Klepsis, to random
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#writerscoffeeclub
21. Do you ever regret killing a character, or the manner of their death?

I've had a few characters that I wish I had killed.

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Klepsis, to writing
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#writerscoffeeclub
17. Have you taken high school or college courses in Creative Writing? Were the classes useful?

No classes. When it comes to creative writing I'm a complete autodidact.

You could tell, couldn't you?

#Writing

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#writerscoffeeclub
14. Should you avoid sentence fragments? Or, should you. Simply not care?

Probably best to avoid them unless you really know what you're doing. There are always exceptional situations where they are the right choice.

What you really want to avoid is spell fragments, which can have unpredictable results. I had an apprentice once who tried casting Find Familiar, and a long-lost brother showed up.

#WizardLife
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Binder, to random
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Who can forget that seminal line from the movie Network, “I’m Mad as Hell & I’m not going to packet anymore!”

Klepsis,
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@Binder I thought Goldie Hawn said that in Protocol

Binder, to random
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I’ve been drinking coffee since I was 19 & only recently have I started to wonder who keeps refilling my mug.

Klepsis,
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@Binder It's probably enchanted

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