Post #2543900
2026-04-23 00:29 UTC
#PennedPossibilities 994 — Did any of your characters have a favorite comfort item as a child? If so, at what age did they stop using it? Do they still have it?
Alistair can’t remember that far back in his past, to be fair. For Hati, it was art. She gave up the habit ages ago, even if Alistair has tried to encourage her to enjoy the creativity and freedom of it again. So, for her, it was her art supplies. It isn’t so much an item as items, plural, but it still counts.
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@floofpaldi@mindly.social 2026-04-24 01:47
#PennedPossibilities 995 — How do you balance making (emotional) demands on the reader with taking care of them? There’s a lot to be said about a comfortable balance and how hard it is to be achieved. We must take care of our readers — all while also putting them through the wringer on occasion, as it were. I’ve never been sure how to approach this or how to fully achieve it. I try to do my best. Apparently, whatever I’m doing is actually working because my readers are always happy, content, and left craving more. I suppose I won’t and can’t question things any more than that. I’m just *really* curious to see what everyone else has to say about this subject. #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon