Will Elm / is on Nostr

Writer of speculative fiction. Reader of everything.

Last Notes

2024-06-21 16:20:33

- reply

@npub15wt…7rek Maybe just me but that response comes off as so condescending. If you don't like something, fine, but you don't have to be a snob about it. You probably dodged a bullet there

2024-06-02 11:39:55

#writerscoffeeclub June2. Do you have any regrets as a writer, or do you never look back?
I wish I had started earlier and didn't let some bad experiences early on put me off from trying for so long. There's a lot of bad writing in my past but I don't regret it. A lot of that was necessary and a good chance to learn how to do things better.

2024-05-30 01:03:31

- reply

@npub15wt…7rek Yeah, with fantasy worlds there always has to be a delay between the idea and writing.
I can't even imagine keeping 8 books worth of stuff in my mind. That's impressive work!

2024-05-29 20:29:11

- reply

@npub15wt…7rek Did you think up the whole world before the first book or did you add in a lot of things as you wrote?

2024-05-28 15:28:44

#wordweavers May28. Did your MCs have comfort objects they carried as a child? Now?
This actually reminded me of something I have to add to revisions for my book. Affine has a dagger that her father gave her when she was a kid. I'm not sure it's a comfort item other than reminding her of her father. But it serves an important purpose and she still carries it to this day

2024-05-27 17:06:46

- reply

@npub16uc…k62q Right? My experience with groups and classes is there are too many of these people and they drown out everyone else. Makes for an unpleasant time

2024-05-27 12:43:23

#wordweavers May 27. What would your ideal writing group be like?
I didn't really enjoy writing groups of any kind. But if I had to do one, it would be a bunch of people I know who don't take themselves seriously

2024-05-21 12:53:18

#wordweavers May21. Do you consider how your MC's appearance may contribute to stereotypes?
Yes and no. Certainly I'm careful with how appearances and characters are perceived by readers. I always think of the women and refrigerators trope with this and make sure to avoid reinforcing stereotypes.
At the same time, it's a fantasy world and what may be normal there should not necessarily be thought of as normal here.

2024-05-20 02:25:26

- reply

@npub1aum…5jx0 further and farther. I will never remember the difference

2024-04-05 12:07:31

#writerscoffeeclub Apr5. What's the best thing about being a writer?
That you can create entire worlds and lives in your head and share them with someone else. There is someone very powerful about taking a blank sheet of paper and giving it life.

2024-03-31 13:09:17

#wordweavers Mar31. For a giveaway, what swag would you love to offer with your book?
I would do shirts with the different nations' colors and sigils. Same thing with bookmarks. And, as a silly gift, the seeds for certain plants since they feature prominently in the story

2024-03-24 11:37:27

#writerscoffeeclub 24. What websites do you rely on most to help you with your writing?
Really just Wikipedia and Google. That usually brings me to a lot of different sites for synonyms or descriptions or general information but I don't know what specific sites they are.

2023-10-13 13:32:19

- reply

@npub16uc…k62q That cover is amazing!! Congratulations! I'm looking forward to checking it out.

2023-09-16 14:55:46

- reply

@npub10d5…vvxa Yeah, I think this is interesting because I use it primarily to introduce the reader to a plot that will intersect with the MC but it's not the focus of the story. I can totally see why that would turn some folks off but at the same time I think it adds a lot to the story to know it before you meet the MC

2023-08-06 23:30:16

- reply

@npub1gvl…8ag7 I'll go through looking to cut words and come out with a higher word count. Like, hey that's not what was supposed to happen!

2023-08-06 23:14:28

- reply

@npub1gvl…8ag7 I love this. Revising is such a slog that I think I tend to just rewrite things I don't like. But then I'm left revising things all over again