#WordWeavers 03/20/25 - If you could never sell books, but could still share them with readers, would you continue writing? Why?
I'd still continue writing. I want to share my stories/characters with others. Stories have helped me get through rough times in my life and I hope mine could do the same for others.
#WordWeavers 03/19/25 - What role does writing have in your life? Is it for fun, therapeutic, work, or something else?
It's for fun but also therapeutic. My characters have helped get me through a lot of bad days.
Today in Labor History March 19, 1742: Tupac Amaru was born. Tupac Amaru II had led a large Andean uprising against the Spanish. As a result, he became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence and in the indigenous rights movement. The Tupamaros revolutionary movement in Uruguay (1960s-1970s) took their name from him. As did the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary guerrilla group, in Peru, and the Venezuelan Marxist political party Tupamaro. American rapper, Tupac Amaru Shakur, was also named after him. Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, wrote a poem called “Tupac Amaru (1781).” And Clive Cussler’s book, “Inca Gold,” has a villain who claims to be descended from the revolutionary leader.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #indigenous #inca #tupac #conquest #colonialism #uprising #Revolutionary #PabloNeruda #poetry #novel #tupacamaru #peru #fiction #books #author #writer #poetry @bookstadon
#WordWeavers 03/17/25 - How organized are your characters?
Altair, Fenrir, Lyra, and Tara are the most organized.
Gamma is probably my most disorganized. He can never find anything.
Rigel's somewhere in the middle. He organizes his stuff at the beginning of the week, but by the end of the week, everything's a mess again.
#WordWeavers 03/15/25 - If your SC found a wallet full of money, what would they do with it?
Rigel would try to return it.
I finally got round to starting @pluralistic's "Picks & Shovels" last night.
I am hooked, and look forward to reading more later.
For some reason, it also makes me want to re-read "Pirate Cinema".
#WordWeavers 03/14/25 - Antagonist POV: Do you want to be perceived as "good."
Fenrir: It's only important for my crew to see me as competent and reliable. I don't care if anyone thinks I'm morally "good" or not.
Corvus: What do you mean "perceived"? I AM a good guy. Why's everyone always so quick to call me a villain?! I make one little mistake and everyone turns on me! It's not fair! No one ever tries to see the real me! They always want to judge!
#WordWeavers 03/12/25 - Does your MC like the spotlight or try to pass unnoticed?
For Altair, it depends who he's with. He likes being in the spotlight if he's among friends or people he likes. Otherwise, no.
For Gamma, he loves the spotlight in any situation.
I love this article about #writing by @kristiedegaris 
She drew such a fine parallel with carving stones and I recognise myself in these lines. So many people can't understand that writing can be exhausting and that some ideas only hatch when the time is ripe. And very personal writing needs protection on different levels.
@writing @writers @writerscommunity
THE SLOG.
When you're not inspired—you're just stubborn.
I wrote something on what no one told me about writing a book. But really, it’s about anything worth doing.
https://kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/the-slog-what-no-one-told-me-about-writing-a-book/
Today in Labor History March 11, 1850: French anarchist Clément Duval was born. His theory of individual reclamation, which justified theft, and other crimes, as both educational and legitimate ways to redistribute the wealth, influenced the Illegalists of the 1910s, including Jules Bonnot, of the Bonnot Gang. According to Paul Albert, "The story of Clement Duval was lifted and, shorn of all politics, turned into the bestseller Papillon."
#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #illegalism #prison #deportation #wealth #BonnotGang #papillon #individualism #novel #fiction #writer #author #books @bookstadon
#WordWeaves 03/10/25 - What's the most useful skill your SC has?
For Rigel, it would probably be his mechanic skills. He's the one that repairs and keeps the ship (and the robots on the ship) running smoothly.
#WordWeavers 03/09/25 - Could you survive a day in your MC's shoes?
If it was Gamma, definitely. He has an entire crew of space pirates protecting him if something goes wrong.
If it was Altair, it would depend on what's happening that day lol.
Finally, this is my academic editing and proofreading gig:
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I've begun publishing Jigsaw City on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/108234/jigsaw-city
Nicole receives a magical coin for her 20th birthday, but accidentally duplicates its magic into her mind. The enchantment begins to threaten her sanity and she seeks a cure, to save herself.
She searches for those that made the coin, hoping one of them will give her a glimmer of hope, before she loses her mind.
#WordWeavers 03/07/25 - Which one of your characters is in the safest situation?
Probably Phoebe because she's just focusing on getting her college degree instead of adventuring through outer space.
#WordWeavers 03/06/25 - Are any of your characters trying to change the world?
Draco is trying to make the world a safer place for people to live in.
#WordWeavers 03/05/25 - What social classes do your MC and antagonist belong to?
Altair grew up in the middle class. Fenrir also comes from the middle class. Corvus is wealthy.
New blog post: Basic Internet Security for Authors: Better Browsing
Never thought about what you trust your browser with every day? Maybe it's time for some tweaks to make your internet browsing more secure. #Security #InternetSecurity #Browser #Author #Autorenleben #writerslife #Writing #BookBan
https://www.viennawriter.net/blog/basic-internet-security-for-authors-better-browsing/
'Times may be getting tougher but a hell of a lot of people are committed to doing good. And the best of the good is the #nature that makes up our planet.'
My new blog post about #writing in hard times, developing a story, messy mind palace rooms, #accents, and the sweet poison of #passion. @writers @writing
