#WritersCoffeeClub 11/10: What's a turn of phrase you've 'inherited' from someone else?

“This is not food, it’s just McDonald’s,” parodying the M&S ads.

I’ve expanded on this by coming up with the term Drive By restaurant to describe the sort of place purveying the alternatively phrased, “This is just not food, this is McDonald's.”

I’m not sure which version I prefer, any suggestions?

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Well, it's not JUST stuff, it's stuff within stuff within stuff... It's Stuffception 😁

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#WordWeavers Oct. 6: What is considered completely normal in your story's world that would seem bizarre to us?

Geese juggling. There's a whole planet where people just juggle geese for fun. #Joking #IFKYK

More seriously, I don't think any of it should be consider bizarre. Much of it should be normalized in our society (like acceptance, gender expression, sexuality, etc.).

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Today is my share date for this CRIME STORIES promo at Book Funnel. I love these genre-specific promos. You can browse cool book covers, peek behind each one, and see if your next read is right there in front of you. My Appalachian fiction GOOSE CREEK HOLLER is featured, so if you stop by the link, take a peek inside GOOSE CREEK HOLLER by clicking on my cover.

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As an editor, my life is a constant battle between wanting to correct grammar and wanting to have friends.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

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Just like Sisyphus, you have to imagine writers being happy 😜😂

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The Ontology of a Hummingbird
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“ther as the nyght”
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This makes me wonder if this is where Douglas Adams character Drik Gently got his chatchpharse "Everything's connected" from, and not as implied the general interconnectedness of all things 🤔 😂

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#Cooking not #writing today, all ye of the #writersOfMastodon and the #writingCommunity. This is Argentine chicken stew soup. Contains chicken, stock, carrots, leeks, parsnips, napa cabbage, corn, basil, cilantro, and seasoning. About 16 bowls worth. With ingredients and 4 hours of labor, about $12.50 a serving, but deee​lish! We freeze "bricks" for anytime heat-to-eat din-din.

Spouse's recipe, but I wrote it down and will publish it soon.

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Are you preaching to clouds of fire?
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In The Winds Of The August Maladroit Parvenu
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For those who saw my post about 'selling your own ebooks' I now have a shop, check it out here: payhip.com/NickEastIndieWriter 😁

For my readers Part One with images is now available 🎉
And Part Two will be here first.

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I usually prefer the socially unacceptable forms, but I'll allow it 😜😁

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If you're using Word to write a book, I'm surprised you haven't already thrown yourself out a window 😜😂

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A question for the indie authors on Mastadon...

Do you know of a good way to sell your own ebooks? 🤔

Right now I'm using D2D which is a good service, but in some cases they take as much as 60% of a sale.

Simply put is there a good way for me to do the sales myself?

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Disagree 🤔 I mean it would be easier without all that writing but it's alsp the only requirement for being a writer 😁

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I think Ashley has the potential to write some really great revenge fiction 😜😂

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It is great, most of the time 😂

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I’m excited to have re-released my 2010 book, Paddling with a Naturalist. If you’re interested in the natural world I think you’ll enjoy it. Have a look.
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#PennedPossibilities 968 — What’s the current word count for your WIP?

At the moment, I’m only at 42, 354 for “Wings of Quiet Longing,” and that’s alright with me so far. I’m taking my time with it, and I won’t rush the writing process.

(Random but interesting fact about me, just because I saw this not too long ago, and this has been added up since 2017, my AO3 account's word count in general is 636,925. That kinda blew my mind.)

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#PennedPossibilities 969 — Do your stories have happy endings?

I always strive for a happy ending. Whether I achieve that or not is up to the readers and what they wanted said “happy ending” to be. Those two things might not jive.

You could describe my stories as having “angst with a happy ending.”

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#PennedPossibilities 970 — MC POV: Have you ever experienced something that couldn’t be logically explained?

Alistair: I myself cannot be logically explained, so the answer to that one is definitely a resounding yes. The supernatural exists, and I’m immortal.

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#PennedPossibilities 971 — Where does your SC feel the safest? Is there a particular person or object that helps them feel safe?

For Hati, it’s a particular person. Two, in fact. It’s either with Samuel (her husband) or with Alistair (her best friend). She’s easy to pin that way.

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#PennedPossibilities 972 — Do you ever have to deal with “trolls” where your writing is concerned? Do you receive hate?

To be fair, and I'm knocking on wood while I'm saying this, I haven't dealt with any nasty bastards in a *long* time. It used to really bother me, until I realized that it wasn't actually a reflection on me but on them. It's not my problem. Things like that don't bother me anymore. I have bigger fish to fry.

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#PennedPossibilities 973 — How do you select the names of your characters? For you, is there a method?

For me, it’s simple: the names come to me. Sometimes, I might have to open some sites for extremely Scottish first or last names, but hey. I’m sure I won’t be faulted for that.

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#PennedPossibilities 974 — Does your MC become jealous? If so, to what degree? How does their jealousy manifest?

I think I’ll talk about romantic jealousy here for my post. Alistair does, but he would never say a word about it. He’ll keep it all inside. Fenella does, especially nowadays with Alistair, and it might manifest itself in short answers, easy aggravation, and heavy sighs. You know, the telltale signs of being peeved about something...

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#PennedPossibilities 975 — SC POV: What did you get into trouble for the most when you were young?

Hati: Oh, I was always in trouble. I was such a rebellious little thing! I used to sneak out of the house and my mum would scream at me every morning for it! They’re *almost* fond memories now. I miss her, and I always will.

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#PennedPossibilities 975.1 — Author / Artist POV: Sometimes we end up In the Zone. Do you work until you drop? Or to a stopping point? Can you do anything but sleep afterwards?

A great big "thank you" to @sfwrtr for this prompt.

I'm usually pretty good about this. I never "work until I drop," and I always feel like I know the stopping point. Having MS, I've learned to know my body pretty well. I know what I need. But if I still have ideas after I've stopped writing for the day, I'll jot them down on my phone. Sometimes, I'll be writing late at night and then head to sleep right after. I'll be lying in bed, and I'm suddenly flooded with ideas. I'll just roll over, groan in annoyance, and reach for my phone to scribble things down for the following day or whenever.

There's no better feeling than being in the zone. When the muse comes a'knocking, we can't ignore it!

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#PennedPossibilities 976 — What aspect of your SC’s personality are they most insecure about?

Hati both loves and loathes how outspoken (and brave) she is. It gets her into trouble a lot. Think about it this way… This story takes place in 1890, and she’s a woman. It was a scary combination for the time period, just being a woman who’s filled with courage and has a voice that she’s willing to use.

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#PennedPossibilities 977 — Have your characters ever travelled outside their country of birth? If so, when and where did they go, and why did they go there?

Some answers might be spoilers, but I think I’ll answer this one regardless of that.

Alistair: To everyone’s surprise, yes. I can’t say why or when.
Fenella: Yes, of course. She traveled the world for years.
Caden: Yes, he lived in London decades ago. With his ex-cult.
Isma: Yes. This one is obvious. He travels everywhere.
Duncan: He has. To London. (He was Jack the Ripper.)
Hati: Never.
Samuel: Never.
Jonathan: He hasn’t.
Eleanor: She has, but only to America for a holiday. She was much younger.

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#PennedPossibilities 978 — MC POV: Write about three realistic goals you would like to achieve in your lifetime.

1. To find it within myself to be honest to those I love. I need courage.
2. To finally confess that I still love Fenella, that I never stopped, and the plain and simple fact is that I always will.
3. To keep the cult away from Caden. The Coven of the Guiding Hand is what they call themselves these days. They can go straight back to London and stay there. Or to (a non-existent) hell. Either, or.

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#PennedPossibilities 979 — Tell us about something that disgusts your SC.

For Hati, it’s the sight of mortals (women, especially) being “used” for the gain of others. It practically drives her to the brink of insanity. She has a good heart and she cares for the well-being of others.

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#PennedPossibilities 980 — Have you ever had your work plagiarized or stolen?

Believe it or not, I actually have. A few times too, but it’s thankfully been years since any of that happened to me. Let’s hope it never happens again, shall we? There isn’t a worse feeling of helplessness, rage, and fury.

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#PennedPossibilities 981 — If your SC could only eat one specific meal and drink one beverage for the rest of their life, what would they choose?

I think I’m going to break the rules and answer this from her POV.

Hati: Ha. Rabbit, either cooked or raw, if I’m in my wolf form. As for something to drink, well… I’ll go with ale.

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#PennedPossibilities 982 — For characters with a significant other, what is their happiest shared memory?

For Fenella and Alistair, it’s time spent in the library. Wrapped up in one another on the sofa, both of them reading, a fire warming the room from the hearth, et cetera. Memories like those have withstood the test of time for the pair. If they’re lucky, they might end up together again before the end. (As of right now, they’re only friends but were lovers for a long time.)

For Samuel and Hati, it was the day he realized they could be mates. They talk about it now and have a laugh. He caught her scent and they made eye contact at a party on the Winnter Solstice. They drank, talked about anything and everything, realized how similar they were, and became friends. Much later, they became more, once she realized it as well (that they were meant to be mates, that is).

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#PennedPossibilities 983 — MC POV: If you had been able to choose, would you rather have been an only child or part of a very large family?

Alistair: I can’t remember my childhood, not anymore. I don’t know if I was an only child or one of many. It’s a depressing thought. But if I had to choose, and if in this scenario I was still a mortal, I would say that to come from a rather large family sounds comforting and I would lean towards that option. The more, the merrier. In the end, yes, I would rather have siblings aplenty.

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#PennedPossibilities 984 — Where does your MC feel the safest? Is there a particular person or object that helps them feel safe?

Alistair feels his safest when he’s at home ensconced in his castle. That’s his place of refuge. Dorcha Castle will always be the safest place in the world for he and Fenella, for Duncan, Caden, Hati and Samuel, et cetera. They all feel the same way.

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#PennedPossibilities 985 — How long have you been writing or when did you start?

I started writing when I was kiddo. I don’t remember my age, but I just know that I was really young. I always played TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons or DnD, though, and I’ve always adored that sort of thing. Storytelling, acting, ren fairs, etc. My dad loved bringing that out of me as a kid, especially when he was reading to me or encouraging my writing. Going on hikes with a walking stick and pretending we were hobbits on a long journey and all that. Telling stories is just in my blood. I’m a lot like my daddoo.

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#PennedPossibilities 987 — Do any of your characters have an unusual or uncommon pet? What is it? How did they acquire it?

Vampires keep moths. Alistair is no different in this aspect. Moths find their way to vampiric creatures, often lingering nearby and finding comfort with them. I’ve gone into detail about this in the past. They symbolize a great deal in this supernatural universe.

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#PennedPossibilities 988 — Tell us about your MC’s bravest moment.

While I can’t say everything, not yet, I can talk a bit about the scene. It comes later, towards the end of the novel. It’s the moment where Alistair confesses everything to Fenella. She’s the first person he has told (about who and what he is) in ages, and he comes right out and says it, even if it requires a bit of poking and prodding on her end. A confession of that calibre is pure bravery.

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#PennedPossibilities 989 — Is your MC an immigrant or newcomer in the place where they live? If so, where did they emigrate from and where do they currently live?

Alistair is most definitely from exactly where he lives, and where Dorcha Castle is, despite what some of my readers may or may not be guessing. I’ll say it now for everyone. He actually *is* from Scotland, and from the Moray area at that. He was born there, lived there, and still lives there.

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#PennedPossibilities 990 — Have any of your characters ever been in a fight?

Oh, many times, and that goes for all of them. The majority of the cast are immortals. They’re vampires and werewolves. Arguments, fights, and battles have (and will continue to) happen. I love writing scenes like this as well. 👀

(I’m posting this early for me, only because I’ll be busy tonight. I hope no one minds!)

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#PennedPossibilities 991 — Tell us about your WIP. What is the genre or genres?

Genres: Gothic and Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, and Horror.

Addition: For some explanation, this story also takes place during the tail end of the Victorian era, contains werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and witches, and was written with the gloriously eerie spirit of Hammer Horror films in mind.

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