Für die englische Ausgabe meiner Cosy-Krimireihe wurden die Cover ganz leicht verändert. Welches gefällt euch besser?
Übrigens: Buch 18 (deutsch) erscheint am 1.4. als ebook und Hörbuch.
The covers of my mystery series were slightly changed for the English edition. Which one do you like better?
There are six books in English now 🙂 - e-books and audiobooks
#WritersCoffeeClub Feb 1: How satisfied are you with your current writerly ‘voice’?
I adjust my narrator voice for every project. To me, the narrator is a character, the one readers will spend the largest amount of their time with, so I need to be conscious of how it sounds. I noticed Cat Valente does that, and it's super effective.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Feb 1: How satisfied are you with your current writerly ‘voice’?
I adjust my narrator voice for every project. To me, the narrator is a character, the one readers will spend the largest amount of their time with, so I need to be conscious of how it sounds. I noticed Cat Valente does that, and it's super effective.
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#ScribesAndMakers Jan 24: What's a work of science fiction that you love? What do you love about it?
So many. Most recently, Cat Valente's SPACE OPERA is brilliant. If someone wanted to understand my sensibilities as a full human being, I'd hand them that book. It's silly as hell, and sexy, and so very sincere. It proudly wears its heart on its sleeve. "This is my heart," it says. "Do you like it?"
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#ScribesAndMakers Jan 25: What's the most important thing you need to bring with you on a creative retreat?
My laptop. It's what I write on.
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#ScribesAndMakers 22 Jan: Do you have a blanket or article of clothing that someone made for you that you could tell us about?
When I was little, my mother came home with an open-weave blanket with a saw-tooth stripe pattern of yellow, light orange, dark orange, and brown. There is *one* in the wrong order, so they gave it to my mom for free. That blanket was on my bed for approximately 25 years. I retired it eventually, but I still have it. You don't throw something like that away.
#ScribesAndMakers Jan 24: What's a work of science fiction that you love? What do you love about it?
So many. Most recently, Cat Valente's SPACE OPERA is brilliant. If someone wanted to understand my sensibilities as a full human being, I'd hand them that book. It's silly as hell, and sexy, and so very sincere. It proudly wears its heart on its sleeve. "This is my heart," it says. "Do you like it?"
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Bolt works for the mob. A primary motivator for how she deals with the civilians trying to enter her life is not letting them get hurt by her employers. Discovering a child needing care, but whom has no parents she can find, would send her into a tail spin (figuratively only, since she's a day angel that can fly). Becoming attached would be catastrophic for her and the kid. There are few things she would go to the constabulary to deal with, but she'd risk the coppers for the sake of a child. No way is she keeping it; no way would she walk away, leaving it on the pavement either.
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Bolt works for the mob. A primary motivator for how she deals with the civilians trying to enter her life is not letting them get hurt by her employers. Discovering a child needing care, but whom has no parents she can find, would send her into a tail spin (figuratively only, since she's a day angel that can fly). Becoming attached would be catastrophic for her and the kid. There are few things she would go to the constabulary to deal with, but she'd risk the coppers for the sake of a child. No way is she keeping it; no way would she walk away, leaving it on the pavement either.
[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]
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#ScribesAndMakers Jan 19. Have you ever experienced interactive art? If so, can you tell us about it?
A lifetime of D&D. Loads of theatre sports in high school. Frankly, any performance is interactive since you're in the room with the audience, and their mood *matters* to the show.
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#ScribesAndMakers Jan 20: When it comes to theatre, do your prefer tragedy or comedy?
I don't really prefer one over the other, but if it's a "that's all you get for the rest of your life" situation, then I choose comedy because I can always use a laugh, but I have to be In A Mood to watch the hero slowly destroy himself (occasionally herself).
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#ScribesAndMakers Jan 19. Have you ever experienced interactive art? If so, can you tell us about it?
A lifetime of D&D. Loads of theatre sports in high school. Frankly, any performance is interactive since you're in the room with the audience, and their mood *matters* to the show.
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Did you hear that?
That high pitched squeal of excitement floating through the air?
Yeah, I'm sorry to disturb your peace, but that was me...
BECAUSE I GOT THE PROOF COPY OF MY BOOK!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I'm holding my book! I
SNIFFED it! MY words!
It's so beautiful. 😍🥲
Anyway, you can pre-order my book here: https://books2read.com/fatesalight
Also, if anyone would like to be an #ARCReader, let me know.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Did you hear that?
That high pitched squeal of excitement floating through the air?
Yeah, I'm sorry to disturb your peace, but that was me...
BECAUSE I GOT THE PROOF COPY OF MY BOOK!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I'm holding my book! I
SNIFFED it! MY words!
It's so beautiful. 😍🥲
Anyway, you can pre-order my book here: https://books2read.com/fatesalight
Also, if anyone would like to be an #ARCReader, let me know.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
#FatesAlight #FiresOfFaldon #Fantasy #Romance #Bookstadon #WritersOfMastodon
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 12. How do you get to know your characters before you start writing?
I get to know my characters *by* writing them. That's just how it works for me.
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My latest newsletter:
The rage cycle sucks.
Here's how to break free.
https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/the-rage-cycle-sucks/
1/9
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#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 11 Name a poem (or poet) which has influenced you.
There are so many. I mean, Shakespeare's Sonnet Cycle is huge. So is Ginsberg's "Howl." Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" and Caroll's "Jabberwocky" live in my brain. They're all in me all the time.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 12. How do you get to know your characters before you start writing?
I get to know my characters *by* writing them. That's just how it works for me.
#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace
My latest newsletter:
The rage cycle sucks.
Here's how to break free.
https://buttondown.com/impureleftist/archive/the-rage-cycle-sucks/
1/9
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#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 10: How do you steer a reader’s emotional journey?
I show them the story, and then they react as they'll react. I don't think I can "steer" them.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 11 Name a poem (or poet) which has influenced you.
There are so many. I mean, Shakespeare's Sonnet Cycle is huge. So is Ginsberg's "Howl." Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" and Caroll's "Jabberwocky" live in my brain. They're all in me all the time.
#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 9: What's your top tip for writing authentic dialogue?
Consciously decide how different characters talk, how they use language differently than each other, and then imagine their voice, audible in your head. Put them in conversations. Listen to them. Write down what you hear. (It's still you. You're playing a character.)
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#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 10: How do you steer a reader’s emotional journey?
I show them the story, and then they react as they'll react. I don't think I can "steer" them.
#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 8: While editing, what most clearly signals a pacing issue?
Stuff just sorta happens. I keep thinking to myself, "Oh, we're doing this now?" I've learned to recognize that as an alarm bell.
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#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 9: What's your top tip for writing authentic dialogue?
Consciously decide how different characters talk, how they use language differently than each other, and then imagine their voice, audible in your head. Put them in conversations. Listen to them. Write down what you hear. (It's still you. You're playing a character.)
#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace
