I like writing #SciFi and #fantasy stories. I write for pleasure and probably never will get published.
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Last Notes npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub10d5…vvxa Oh no! I'm glad you are OK. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1k74…dmux I think we all understand. Take care. ❤️ npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 16. How do your characters feel about the ocean? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner **16. Theme**> Is there an overriding theme to your WIP? What is it? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 376. Be honest. How messy is your writing space at the moment? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1ek8…t2en npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 365. 1st Anniversary Edition: How does your MC view their mother? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 359. What part of a story do you have the hardest time writing? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 354. Describe your SC or MC’s relationship with their birthplace or homeland. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 352. What advice would you give to help others create plotlines? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 21. Can one use arcane verbiage in one's prose, or must one's saga embody only elementary text? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 21. What’s the most useless or humorous writing feedback you ever received? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 20. Do you ever write in a cafe or bar? Give a shout out to your favourites. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 19. Do your MCs or antagonists have characteristics you’re uncomfortable writing? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 345. How does your MC respond to silence? Do they take comfort in soundlessness, or seek to fill the void with noise? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 344. Is your SC possessive over people or things that matter a lot to them? How do they express that possessiveness, or lack thereof? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 13. If you weren’t a writer, what other creative avenues would you pursue? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 13. What's your favourite antagonist to write? Villains, anti-heroes, rivals? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 343. How does your MC feel about their appearance? Would they change anything about it? Would they change anything about their personality as well? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 12. Which of your hobbies/interests would your MC find the most boring? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 12. Which social media channels do you use as a writer? Which gives you the best engagement? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 11, Is it okay to use a comma before a dependent clause? Or anywhere else? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 11. Which of your hobbies/interests would appeal to your antagonist? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 342. Does your MC actively seek romantic companionship, or cherish the liberties of being single? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 341. What are some of your SC's other (lesser) fears? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 10. MC POV: if you could wipe something from your memory, would you do it? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 10. Do you revise and add more plot if you feel your story is too short? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1yse…jaay Another dragon? What do Ember and Spark say? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 340. How does your MC or SC feel about love as a concept? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 9. How do you select ideas from all the ones floating around? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 9. Who has the best meals in your story? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner A SF #microfiction for the FridayFictioneers. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 338. How would your MC or SC respond to someone betraying their trust? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 7. What do you do first when you start a new writing project? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 7. What can make your MC cry? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 337. What was the worst job that your MC or SC ever had? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 6. MC POV: When was the last time you laughed? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 336. Would you or have you ever used a mixed metaphor in your writing? We would love to hear some examples. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 5. Do you have fans/people who enjoy your writing? What’s your relationship to them? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 5. Have you ever dreamed about characters in your work? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1yse…jaay Thank you! ❤️ npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner Hi again, missed you all, in a way. In another way I enjoyed just floating around... but that has to end, gotta get back to writing. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1yse…jaay Thank you! ❤️ npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner A #microfiction fantasy for the FridayFictioneers. #WritingCommunity npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner Gebt dem Volksverpetzer die Gemeinnützigkeit zurück! npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1aum…5jx0 I hadn‘t seen the original post. Sending you healing vibes. I hope you have a quick racovery. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 18. How important is social media in promoting your work? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1k24…26zw Oh no. Sending you many hugs. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 287. What were your SC's childhood obsessions? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 17. What genre(s) would you be terrible at writing? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 17. What personal expertise of yours makes it into your books? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner I look at what's left of the store and shudder... Overlooked Treasure, a #Microfiction #Flashficton story for the FridayFictioneers. #writing #WritingCommunity npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1yse…jaay For German-English I've been using dicct.com for years. And then I checked the words in the thesaurus... npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 284. What are common traps for new authors? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 14. Is your MC spontaneous, or a planner? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 14. Do you keep a log of incidental characters (e.g. shop assistants) or forget them once they've featured? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub16uc…k62q I wish you luck in figuring things out without too much stress. Take good care of yourself. We'll be here. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 283. Do you have any advice for “aspiring” authors? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 282. Are there any insignificant memories that stick with your SC to this day? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 12. What communities play a role in your story? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 12. Do you reread things you wrote some time ago? How do they stand up today? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1yse…jaay I meant Ember... sheesh npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner She said that the window'll be my only connection to the world. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 9. Do you use a dedicated proofreader, or is one provided by your publisher? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 279. Does your MC or SC have a favorite type of food? It could be a specific dish, a cuisine in general, etc. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 9. What powers (e.g. political, religious, corporate, magical, natural, etc.) influence your characters’ lives? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub10d5…vvxa npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 8. Do you think of your books as having a particular length? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 5. What's the best thing about being a writer? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 275. If your MC could convey one last message to someone they have lost or left behind, what would it be? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 5. SC POV: Who is your favorite person to be around? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 274. What therapeutic practices help you get into the right headspace for writing? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 4. Is there writing advice you used to follow but changed your mind? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 4. Do you feature real-world political and social issues in your work? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner A #flashfic for the Friday Fictioneers. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 273 — What is something your SC is reluctant to tell people? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 3. Do you use semicolons? Correctly? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 3. Antagonist POV: How do you feel about animals? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 272. What does your MC believe the point of life is? What did their parents believe? How does their parents’ beliefs affect theirs? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 2. What books/resources ...? Which ones do you recommend? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 2. Do you keep a journal? Would you? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 1. What's your favourite easter egg in your own work and/or another work of fiction? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1yse…jaay Thank you! ❤️ npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 1. MC POV: Write a Mastodon introduction post.[email protected] [email protected] npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub15wt…7rek Thank you! ❤️ npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub10d5…vvxa Thank you! 😍 npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner Been sick. Am better. 🤧 npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner I lay on the bottom of the ocean for thousands of years, my advice unheeded, my presence unwanted. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 252. What is a memory that makes your MC swell with pride? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 13. What would the MCs hate the most about our world? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 251. What clothing materials or outfits feel the most comfortable to your MC? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 12. What would your MC enjoy the most about our world? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 12. Do you agree with Ray Bradbury, who said, "Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things you're doomed"? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 23. What was the first story you ever wrote? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub1k74…dmux Happy Mastoversity! and thank you for being such a great host zogether with @npub16uc…k62q for #WordWeavers - it's been great fun participating.💙 💙 npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 167: Who would your SC kiss under the mistletoe? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner @npub10d5…vvxa Hahaha, that was the tune that swam around in my head too when I read the prompt. npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 13. Do you write to a specific word count, or do you let the story dictate the length? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 10. Would any of your characters follow your antagonist on social media? What kind of people would? npub1ru7vevjlk88zxrjvssmc4dey0z5cwyjd3k4d4k97evjs3v04xvxqla8pav Gah Learner 157_ Is there anything in life your MC has changed their mind about (due to becoming more educated on the topic or certain experiences), or that they COULD change their mind about in the future?
