Writer's Club: Ask a question and tag your story

[MelancholicOtaku]

A scene that came out of left field for me would have to be my characters Elias and Tholdir already knowing each other. I wanted them to bump into each other by accident but they already had a slight growing friendship

[clementina]

Yes!

Or maybe, it can also be interpreted as "What scene in your book didn't fit into the genre you were writing?"

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[Tubacabra]

@BreeBaxter Mancer might just end my existence because I know too much. He's a little obsessive. 🫠

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[Leyelle]

Ohh, I think most of my scenes fit genre-wise cuz they're usually a combination in the first place, but for Crystal Blue it would still be "Phantosmia" because that's the first psyche-thriller like scene of the novel

[MelancholicOtaku]

I would 100% be the lovable sidekick.
Also I am their creator so they’re stuck with me

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[Cheekybee07]

My question: Would you survive and/or thrive if you ended up in your current story?

I think I would end up flailing around in the towers and ask to be moved to a desk job instead managing the hunters

Here's my story if anyone's curious to try reading it! ^^
https://tapas.io/series/Sovereign-Hunter/info

[Leyelle]

I would thrive. My life would probably be better actually because there are a lot of companies in the shared world of "A Dozen Morning Glories" and "Damsel in the Red Dress" that focus on hiring pocs and especially female pocs writers and artists, so I'd be doing stellar

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[MelancholicOtaku]

If I became a guardian ( living soul reaper) then I would make some pretty good money. Yeah I’d definitely be thriving.

[MelancholicOtaku]

Here’s my question what can you improve on writing wise.

One thing that I can work on is dialogue. Making sure that the conversations flow smoothly,trying to find that balance of show and tell.

[Leyelle]

Here’s my question what can you improve on writing wise.

I can improve at pacing. Sometimes I take too long to get to relevant scenes and sometimes I put them too close together lol

[mohdadeebace]

DO YOU ALL THINK THE WORLD WILL BE THE SAME AS IT IS TODAY AFTER A 100 YEARS FROM NOW??? OR WILL IT CHANGE FOR BETTER OR WORST?

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[outgoingCall]

As long as my work in life makes an impact, I don't care if I get credit. It would be nice - so would being paid for doing what I love - but that's not why I write! I write because I'm compelled to and so I might be able to impact and inspire people.

My question is: "How would you approach writing a character that is the polar opposite of you, i.e someone you can't relate to in any way?"

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[MelancholicOtaku]

Hmm good question I could be optimistic and say that the world will get better in 100 years but I don’t think that it will. Although I don’t think it’s going to get worse either, I think it will be like a roller coaster where some years are better than others and vice versa

[Leyelle]

DO YOU ALL THINK THE WORLD WILL BE THE SAME AS IT IS TODAY AFTER A 100 YEARS FROM NOW??? OR WILL IT CHANGE FOR BETTER OR WORST?

I think it will be different. in some ways it'll probably be changed for the better, like better prosthetics and accessibility tools for the disabled, and in other ways it will probably be worse

[Leyelle]

My question is: "How would you approach writing a character that is the polar opposite of you, i.e someone you can't relate to in any way?"

Everyone has something in common I think, so even if the character looks nothing like me at first glance, I would pick out what parts of their character I can relate too. This might just be what drives their mindsets and behavior. I would make a specific effort to figure out their mindset and why they like the things they like and do what they do so I can write them as realistically and consistently as possible

[MelancholicOtaku]

I would probably write said character how I would any other character. Figuring out their flaws and strengths. Getting to know the best and worst sides of them. Also if you think about it there’s still one thing that you guys can have in common.

[Leyelle]

Which of your characters would you most want to be friends with if you could befriend one?

i have too many stories to answer this easily, but i think it would be awesome to be friends with my oc Chili Cruz because he's fun and silly, but would always push me to become the best version of myself

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