anderlandbooks

amrunverlag, 3 hours ago to random German

Hat jemand einen Hinweis darauf, dass amrun-verlag.de gehackt sei und auf Werbung weiterleitet? Ich habe einen Leserinnenhinweis darauf, finde aber selber nichts, dass etwas kaputt sei 🤔
Womöglich ist das Problem auf der Melderinnenseite?

anderlandbooks, 3 hours ago to random German

#writerscoffeeclub May 20: When did you first know you wanted to be a writer?

Had to think about this. My first reaction was - did I ever decide I wanted to be a writer?

But I do remember the day I first wanted to write a story for real, and even where I was - roughly ten meters from where I'm sitting right now, at my parents' house. I was 12. I hated the story I had just read. Mom said - well, do better.
I said, ok.
Then I went upstairs and started to write. Haven't truly stopped ever since.

anderlandbooks, 3 hours ago to random German

#wordweavers May 20: How did you settle on your antagonist's appearance?

Roles of antagonists are fluent in this story. But if I'd take Rainald - I wanted him to be beautiful yet somehow distant. It fits with his storyline.

Peeps - I AM DONE!!!

#OdysseyToThePromisedLand

anderlandbooks, 3 hours ago to random German

#pennedpossibilities 320 — What was the worst event of your MC's childhood?

Taking into consideration that in 12th century, a childhood ended way earlier than today - the loss of her parents. First, Katja's mother died in childbed, then her father due to sickness.

#OdysseyToThePromisedLand

anderlandbooks, 3 hours ago to random German

#phantastikprompts 20.05.

Magst und verwendest du Plot-Twists? Wenn ja, planst du sie bewusst ein? Wenn nicht, was stört dich daran?

Ich mag sie, vor allem, wenn sie wirklich unvorhersehbar waren und gängige Klischees über den Haufen werfen.

Manche plane ich bewusst ein, und manche passieren mir ehrlich gesagt einfach auch.

anderlandbooks, 1 day ago to random German

#pennedpossibilities 319 — MC POV: Where did you grow up? What was your childhood like there?

Katja: I grew up in Mainz! A lovely town at the Rhine - it's so beautiful there! My father taught me how to swim and told me stories from his travels, and the house was always filled with sweet smells of spices and foreign goods. But then he died, and my uncle had to take me in, and that was less nice...
But I still love Mainz!

#OdysseyToThePromisedLand

anderlandbooks, 1 day ago to random German

#wordweavers May 19. How did you settle on your MC’s appearance?

I needed Katja to stand out in a way that was attractive yet non-threatening to others. This, she got beautiful thick auburn hair and innocent looking round blue eyes. Plus, depending on whether she's fed or starving, she has nice curves.

She's not a startling beauty but rather a cutie.

caointeoireacht, 1 day ago to random

#writerscoffeeclub 24-05-19. Do you agree with Hillary Mantell, who said the best qualities for writing are self-confidence and a little arrogance?

"The most helpful quality a writer can cultivate is self-confidence - arrogance, if you can manage it. You write to impose yourself on the world, and you have to believe in your own ability when the world shows no sign of agreeing with you."

A little arrogance is ok, be mindful to not become a petunia of pretensionous

She also said something I think is even more fundamental.
"Write a book you'd like to read. If you wouldn't read it, why would anybody else? Don't write for a perceived audience or market. It may well have vanished by the time your book's ready."

anderlandbooks, 2 days ago to random German

So, the family has voted. This is the favorite for the cover of #OdysseyToThePromisedLand

Any thoughts?
#writingcommunity #pennedpossibilities #phantastikprompts #wordweavers ##writerscoffeeclub

anderlandbooks, 2 days ago to random German

#writerscoffeeclub May 18. Have you written sections where the action occurs against the clock? How did you do it?

Quick action and little dialogue. If people talk or think, it's in short sentences or mere fragments.
I keep thinking about the narration, but I believe I also use long sentences - not convoluted, but making spare use of a full stop to give the reader no break either.
I never did any of this consciously, though. This is more of a gut feeling and reflecting.

anderlandbooks, 2 days ago to random German

#pennedpossibilities 318 — What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?

Like others said - solitude/not being interrupted, and a certain kind of quiet. I can write with noise canceling earphones on a full train. I'm having more trouble when I'm sitting in the beautiful sunroom, and someone next to me keeps talking to me at random intervals.

Oh, and time.

anderlandbooks, 2 days ago to random German

#phantastikprompts 18.05. Wenn du Exposition nutzt oder „Was bisher geschah“ Situationen hast, wie machst du das? (prompt gekürzt u geklaut)

Ich versuche meist eine Kombi aus beidem - in Narration und Dialog. Ist nicht immer leicht. Bei der #IrrfahrtInsGelobteLand ist es mir m. E. ganz gut gelungen. Bei andere Geschichten wie dem Prolog von #SpiritCircle ist es im Nachhinein doch ein fanz schöner Infodump geworden.

anderlandbooks, 3 days ago to random German

#TimeTravelAuthors May 15 Snippet "build"

#JulesNVera
#TimeCurves

anderlandbooks, 3 days ago to random German

#fantasyleserprompts 16.05.:
Wie lange brauchst Du ungefähr für ein (richtig dickes) Buch?

Ich denke einen Tag. Und damit meine ich die Dicke von bis zu 200k Wörter.

Für 80k brauche ich ungefähr einen halben. Ich habe schon immer schnell gelesen. Irgendwann habe ich gemerkt, dass ich mir Seiten ansehe und mein Hirn die Schlüsselwörter rauspickt.

Toll zum Entspannen, Mist bei schwierigen, fachlichen Texten.

anderlandbooks, 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random German

#phantastikprompts 17.5.
Wie bist du auf den Titel deiner Geschichte gekommen und was findest du wichtig bei der Wahl eines guten Titels?

Eine Idee entsteht meist beim Schreiben, ein Arbeitstitel. Der wird verfeinert so dass er kurz, eingängig und dennoch repräsentativ ist. Am Ende wird der mit meinen Betas gecheckt und überprüft, ob er verfügbar ist.

#IrrfahrtInsGelobteLand hieß erst nur 'Ins Gelobte Land', was ich besser fand, aber leider auch schon jemand vor mir.

Titel sollen neugierig 1/

anderlandbooks, 3 days ago to random German

#writerscoffeeclub May 17. Other than writing, what's your go-to creative outlet?

Music, esp. singing and dancing, and drawing.

I'm not good at any of these, but I love all of them, and they relax me.