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@cstross@wandering.shop · 7h ago
#WritersCoffeeClub 4 May: Is there a scene or a character or even a plot you regret adding to a finished work? It's not finished until I'm happy with it, which means no regrettable scenes. (There may be stuff *missing* which I couldn't quite figure out how to cram in while under deadline pressure, but I don't leave stuff in that I don't like.) EDIT: there are characters/scenes I regret, with 20/20 hindsight, *many years later*, because authorial minds change over time.
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@dnkboston@apobangpo.space · 18h ago
#WritersCoffeeClub May 3: Do you write your works locali(s)zed to the setting or your background? Both. My first series is set in Boston. I didn't spend a lot of time on descriptions of the area, so I was pleasantly surprised when readers said they got a good sense of place from it. Some of it may be familiarity on their part; might need more detail in a lesser known municipality. The current WIP is more about my background than locality. But there's a lot of coastal, so...maybe?
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@AlexCorby@indieauthors.social · 1d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub 5/3 Do you write your works locali(s)zed to the setting or your background? Locali(z)sed? I use language appropriate for the setting, but not always conciously. My background is half Welsh so my spelling sometimes overlaps. But I’m not writing about a kid from Long Island, otherwise I’d put in more bagels and Billy Joel music in ancient Wales.
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@Carryl@babka.social · 1d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub 3/5: Do you write your works localised to the setting or to your background? A mix of both. I just added descriptions of flowers without naming them or checking whether California much has dandelions, bluebells and catkins. I use British spellings except for words like “mom” and often use other Americanisms. Thinking it makes it easier for the wider online audience, but the obviously British stuff might then be more jarring, idk. I use what I can if I know enough. The beach is one, but it’s just a beach, nothing obviously Californian about what I wrote.
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@sophiajanehayden_author@indieauthors.social · 2d ago
Anyone ever included a prologue to a novel? I'm doing it for the first time. I never thought I'd consider it, but there's a piece of critical information about a character that needs a setup, and there's no place in the book that feels right. The old saying, "Past is prologue." totally resonates. I guess I'll see when it's published. No dates yet. #writing #writer #writers #writersCoffeeClub #author #authors #writingCommunity #writingTips #writingPrompt #prologue #novel #novels #bookstodon #book #books #bookTok #booksky
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@MariaCalendula@mementomori.social · 2d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub May 2. Have you ever written a character making one decision, only to later revise them choosing otherwise? En muista, todennäköisesti kyllä. Sen sijaan muistan erinomaisesti sen sivuhenkilön, jonka tapoin. Ja sitten vietin kaksi viikkoa miettien, miten kuoleman olisi voinut välttää. Menetys nakertaa yhä näin viitisentoista vuotta myöhemmin. #kirjoittajamastodon
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@pretensesoup@indieauthors.social · 2d ago
#writersCoffeeClub May 2: Have you ever written a character making one decision, only to later revise them choosing otherwise? Yeah, sometimes. During the course of writing a book, you kind of think through all the different alternatives that a character can take. Sometimes, later down the line, you realize that it would be a lot better if the character had said/done something different at an earlier point--it sets up the tension better or whatever. So you change it, and change all the little ripples and whatnot. And just hope this only happens once or twice in 80k words.
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@willelm@indieauthors.social · 2d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub May 2. Have you ever written a character making one decision, only to later revise them choosing otherwise? I'm sure I've done this with minor decisions, but never on something that impacts the plot a great deal. Usually once, I've written them, I stick with the decision or completely remove the scene.
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@Klepsis@indieauthors.social · 3d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub May 1: Workers' Day — What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? I think buying books as directly as possible, giving as little as possible to extractive platforms. Second would be supporting libraries. #Writing #ActivistAuthors
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@lovemakeshare@sunny.garden · 3d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub for May 1: Workers' Day: What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? There are so many amazing answers here, so I'll just add: Instill the joy of reading in your kids. Model using the library. Model reading both physical books and ebooks instead of being on your phone. Read together, often. Try books that are new to both you and your kiddo. Give books as gifts. Write together. A love of reading and books is a learned attribute, and it has to be taught.
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@JediSoth@chirp.enworld.org · 3d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub May 1: Workers' Day: What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? Support libraries. Avoid Generative AI. Fight censorship. Remember, other writers are your peers not your competition. #Books #Writing #WritersOfMastodon #WritingCommunity
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@farbel@mas.to · 3d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub May 1: Workers' Day: What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? Buy each other's books. Not just for ourselves, but for other people, especially the youngsters in our lives.
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@pretensesoup@indieauthors.social · 3d ago
#writersCoffeeClub May 1: What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? Read their stuff and tell people about it. Ask your local library to get the books. Give them to friends. Also, tell *the authors* how much you enjoy it, because I guarantee they interpret your silence as a "not that into it."
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@willelm@indieauthors.social · 3d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub May 1. Workers' Day: What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? Write and read and promote real, human-created art
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · 3d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub 5/1. Workers' Day: What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? I just joined the Society of Authors in the UK which describes itself as the union for writers. So backing an organisation which actually works for writers rights (and is 100% opposed to AI). In comparison the Alliance of Independent Authors have a "relaxed" attitude to AI, which I find appalling. ("Oh we can't be too strident because we don't want to upset the authors that use it.") Grrrrr. #writing #writingCommunity
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@tiefling@bardicperspiration.club · 3d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub May 1: Workers' Day: What can we do to support and protect other writers, not only now, but in the future as well? Take the time to like, read their writing, offer encouragement. Ppl forget that writers put a lot of themselves into what they do. It's super demoralizing to spend w/e time on something they love, only to find that no one really bothers to read it. I'd say to do this for other creatives too. Just a little bit of feedback can be the diff between someone keeping themselves motivated and giving up. #writing
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@paranoiapen@mas.to · 4d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub 30/4: How was this month for you, in terms of writing? It was all going pretty well to start with. I got going again on my book in the Easter hols and was doing a bit of daily writing. I managed to keep going when back at work (weekends) but then I got this stupid kidney stone which messed me up somewhat and so now I need to get back into it again...
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@Klepsis@indieauthors.social · 4d ago
#WritersCoffeeClub April 29: Share the best sentence you wrote this month. "Orcs are just regular people with funny teeth." #Writing
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@adaddinsane@mastodonapp.uk · 4d ago

#WritersCoffeeClub 4/29. Share the best sentence you wrote this month.

(I thought I’d posted a response to this because I did write it, but it turns out I didn’t post it, and then I deleted it to make way for tomorrow’s answer. This is more or less what I wrote before.)

I’ve been cranking out words at high speed, so I don’t really have a best, anyway you can have this:

The power of the miralin was tremendous just when Maylees thought they couldn’t go any faster, Khu would flex more and send them shooting across the waves like a boat with a hurricane filling its sails.

Miralin is the in-world name for mer-folk.

For context, imagine this is like the scene in the 1978 Superman where he’s taking Lois for that romantic flight. But with water. And nudity.

#writing #writingCommunity

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@Firlefanz@writing.exchange · Apr 27, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub 4/27. Share a possibly unpopular opinion. 👀 (Be kind!) Every time I see an author striving for being trad published, I wince inside. Trad publishing is a cruel mill, crushing dreams, crushing books. It is run by investment companies who couldn't care less about stories, and they certainly no longer build up authors. I do understand the yearning for recognition and a slice of fame, but trad... trad is crushing people. So ask me anything about being indie. #WritingCommunity
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