Post #2172640

2026-05-04 08:41 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 2: Have you ever written a character making one decision, only to later revise them choosing otherwise? Not that I can think of. Much more common would be planning/expecting the story to go a certain way, only to get there havibg *written* up to that point and realising I'm telling a different story where different decisions would be made. This is why I don't plan much; feeling my way through the story often takes me in unexpected directions. But revisions, less so.

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@vicorva@mastodon.art 2026-05-04 08:44

#WritersCoffeeClub 3: Do you write your works localised to the setting or your background? I write in English with British spelling and punctuation, which is my background. Apart from one fictionalised British setting (in NPC) and one fictionised British character in a fantasy setting (in TOGATA), I haven't written anything set anywhere else. But I'd still use English with British spelling and punctuation if I did. A little confused by this question, tbh. I'm not a translator?

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@SteveClough@metalhead.club 2026-05-04 08:57

@vicorva Yep. Both my Magic Town stories found their own conclusion that i hadn't planned. I just realised that it was obvious where it was going. I think that is why my characters don't have to be revised out of it, because every decision is part of the direction that has been revealed.

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