#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 27: Recommend a book that had an impact on your prose.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.

I am not joking.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 28: Have you ever edited another's work? Was it harder than editing your own?

No, not really. The closest I've gotten is workshopping with my group, which really isn't editing, so I think perhaps I don't even want to base an educated guess on it. I have nothing but admiration for people who are good at editing and find it fulfilling.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 27: Recommend a book that had an impact on your prose.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.

I am not joking.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 26: How culturally diverse do your casts tend to be?

I go out of my way to make sure my casts reflect the worlds they live in. My Vancouver cast has Chinese and Punjabi characters because that's what Vancouver looks like. My Ancient Greek story has a North African character because they were in that part of the world, too. It's just reality (even if I'm writing SFF).

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#WritersCoffeeClub 25 Oct: Does 'destiny' have a role in modern fiction?

Personally, I prefer subverting it, but yes, of course. Any and every storytelling tool in existence "has a place" in fiction, modern or otherwise.

"Modern" is such an elastic word. People usually mean "current," but it's also a distinct era of art, and separately, an era of history.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 24: How many plot arcs do your finished works tend to have?

One. Tee hee!

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Quite by chance, I stumbled across the good old #zines (still existing/coming back?). I remember them from the 1980s/90s. Are zines really a thing again?

Can you tell me more about them? Is it a new cultural phenomenon, why do you like or make them? I'm super curious and fascinated!

Here some history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine

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#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 23: Have you ever written a story-within-a-story?

Sort of. The protagonist in my novella is a folk hero, and she's subjected to a bard singing her own origin story back at her, but it's *wildly* inaccurate, so hearing the bard get it wrong is the frame, and she recedes into her own memories of what really happened. I had to do that because I'd already written her origin story as a standalone.

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#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 22: What inspiration have you taken from historical figures or events?

This book has a cult-like organization at its centre, and I've learned a little about how cults work, although it's also not like that in other ways. Mostly, it's about Star Wars, so...?

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Do any #writers here use Substack or Medium? I'm looking to move my blog away from HubPages and am keen to grow my audience (and my income) as I write film reviews and articles. If anyone has any other recommendations, I'm be glad to hear what platforms you use and why. Thanks in advance. 🙏

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I think I need to find a replacement for Scrivener. It runs *okay* in Linux, but there are some real issues.

No need to give me links to other Scrivener-like programs. I'm aware of them.

But if you write long-form in Linux, what do you use and *why*? I'm really curious about that.

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I think I need to find a replacement for Scrivener. It runs *okay* in Linux, but there are some real issues.

No need to give me links to other Scrivener-like programs. I'm aware of them.

But if you write long-form in Linux, what do you use and *why*? I'm really curious about that.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2025.10.11 — Have you ever written an unlikable protagonist?

I learned this lesson the hard way. Buying editors won't tolerate an initially unlikable protagonist, no matter how wonderful their transformative arc, or the ending—unless you have a brand name or a fan following, or at least a recently profitable track record. I'm needing to rewrite a trilogy and a standalone novel for penance for my hubris.

[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]

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A friend of mine is running Mindfulness for Neurodivergent Writers on Sunday.
They're AuDHD and chronically ill themselves so won't be teaching you generic bullshit!

Details: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/westword/1834843

Boosts appreciated!

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A friend of mine is running Mindfulness for Neurodivergent Writers on Sunday.
They're AuDHD and chronically ill themselves so won't be teaching you generic bullshit!

Details: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/westword/1834843

Boosts appreciated!

#Neurodivergent #Writers #AuDHD

While I’m not abreast of events at #bluesky, it seems there are #blueskyrefugees joining #mastodon. Welcome! The #fediverse has a wide variety of #creative people, including #musicians and #singers, #artists, #writers, #actors, #composers, and more. Look around, engage, and enjoy!

Photo of a recent gift of #flowers I received as gratitude for my services at a nonprofit event.

While I’m not abreast of events at #bluesky, it seems there are #blueskyrefugees joining #mastodon. Welcome! The #fediverse has a wide variety of #creative people, including #musicians and #singers, #artists, #writers, #actors, #composers, and more. Look around, engage, and enjoy!

Photo of a recent gift of #flowers I received as gratitude for my services at a nonprofit event.

**Anthropic AI Class Action Lawsuit**

AUTHOR FRIENDS: the searchable claims database is up! Make sure you check for your works (and check misspellings of your names, titles, etc, the database is a mess).

TELL YOUR FRIENDS
https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/

The FAQ will answer your questions but I also wrote an editorial about the lawsuit in Sigma (local PGH SFF newsletter): https://parsec-sff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sigma-473-September-2025.pdf

Anyway, check it out!
Sue

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