Post #3399538
2026-02-26 16:44 UTC
#WritersCoffeeClub day 26: Does your current WIP have an antagonist? Why or why not?
Yeah, it's got 5 of them. As well as 5 heroes. There are 5 heroes because I like the Five-Man Band trope, and the 5 villains just happened to work out to the same number — really, I just thought of villainous types of people I wanted, people who would make sense to be the villains of this story.
And all of that is because I like ensemble casts, not singular heroes and villains.
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@kagan@wandering.shop 2026-02-27 15:40
#WritersCoffeeClub day 27: Do you edit while you write? What are the pros and cons? At least a little, yes. I'm constantly testing and reëvaluating as I write, and I often back up and change things. I can't just spew words onto the page willy-nilly; I need to try to make them at least _somewhat_ decent. (Although if something's really becoming a sticking point, I'll just put a note for myself like FIX_THIS_LATER and move on.) 1/3