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  #ScribesAndMakers October 19th Are there any jingles you remember from your younger days? Well, here in Germany they weren't such a thing. Only catchphrases like "Does wash whiter than white" (which is stupid) or "Hallo, Herr Kaiser!" ["Hello, Mr. Kaiser!"] (of which there is a comedy version that is hilarious BTW), but no whole jingles.

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  #ScribesAndMakers October 20th Is there anything that helps you get into a creative mood? No, it just happens. There's no trigger. If there was one I would use that all the time, believe you me…

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  #WritersCoffeeClub October 20th What's the shortest work you've ever finished? I have some shorts on Wattpad, but the possibly shortest ever was an answer to a prompt: I run from a lake Chased by a goose It stepped on a rake Truce

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  #WordWeavers October 20th Which two characters in your story understand each other the least? Rosa and her aunt. Rosa's gay, her aunt thinks the devil is involved. Do you want to know more?

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  #PennedPossibilities 1161 Do you have any mythology around the afterlife in your universe? Only what is known to all of you since it's the same universe we live in.

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  #PhantastikPrompts 20. Oktober Hast du Anspielungen auf andere Werke in deinen Büchern? Erzähle! Einen ganzen Haufen. Bücher von meiner Mama, Bücher von anderen Autoren, Filmzitate, berühmte Leute die ich interessant finde usw. etc. pp.

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  #Work Here's one for you. I stacked multiple items in one container, each layer was separated by cardboard. On the side that is facing towards the person in need of those items was a sheet of paper that contains the symbols shown in the picture below with a certain combination of letters next to them. After I delivered the container to the station it belonged to, I got bollocked by the supervisor because allegedly "nobody knows what is what." Guess which sex that sup...

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  #PennedPossibilities 1162 If your MC or SC were to carve a Jack-o’-lantern, what would it look like? Kessy's lantern would look very rudimentary since she never carved one herself, no need to if everything is provided by someone at the base. The Colonel wouldn't carve one either, he has no holiday feelings whatsoever…

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  #WordWeavers October 21st Your MC wakes up with the ability to read minds for 24 hours. Whose thoughts do they most want to hear? Whose thoughts do they least want to hear? I don't know if that's a good idea. Anyway… I guess Kessy would try to read a few people for fun. But as she definitely would encounter folks that have very weird thoughts she probably will stay at home as long as it lasts, and never try again.

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  #WritersCoffeeClub October 21st How do you make your works approachable? I had to think about that for a moment because "approachable" can mean different things. But I will go with a more light thinking than a deeper one, so… The cover must be appealing. The text on the back should make the possible reader curious. The first pages have to be light hearted to not repell. After, I tend to give some explanations, and then the story really starts with characters that are somehow...

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  #ScribesAndMakers October 21st How cerebral do you consider your creative work? A little bit, but not too much. I see the readers as intelligent enough to figure some things out themselves without having to get into too much detail, but sometimes I will get them a slight nudge in the right direction. All my works depend on how a person can feel the story's emotions, and if they don't…

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  #MicroFiction It's stunning. I never had such a view in all my journeys. The sunrise, the sea, the cliffs — it takes your breath away. The shutter clicks as I take a picture, and I have to look at the result on the screen. The waves breaking, leaving sparkling mist. The pointy rock with the lonely surfer on it, somehow waving. The majestic seagulls, spreading their…wait, WHAT!? Oh boy, that leg doesn't look natural. I take out my flashlight, and signal back with my fingers alrea...

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  #PhantastikPrompts 21. Oktober Groschenromane, eine Story unter 100 Seiten – wäre das ein Format für dich? Ich teile mal auf. 1. Eine Story unter 100 Seiten? Kein Problem, habe ich schon gemacht; sogar weniger. 2. Ein "Groschenroman"? Da fehlt mir immer zu viel, nur das Allernötigste steht drin und deswegen sind zu viele Gedankensprünge nötig. Nicht meins, weder lesen und erst recht nicht schreiben.

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  #MicroFiction I shouldn't have eaten it. But I did. Everyone does something stupid from time to time. My stomach hurts a little. It will be okay in a few hours. Do my joints hurt more than usual? Maybe, but I was looking for food the whole day. So, probably that. I can't really concentrate, but that's also normal in light of my exhaustion. A few sips water, and I'll be better. That was good. But now I'm tired. Really tired. I need to rest. Not even dusk,...

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  #PhantastikPrompts 15. September Wie blickt Deine Hauptfigur 10 Jahre später auf die Geschichte zurück? Schwer zu sagen, aber wahrscheinlich mit einer Mischung aus Wehmut, Trauer, Wut, und Freude zugleich.

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  #PennedPossibilities 1125 SC POV: Give your city (or town or region) a new name that reflects what type of place it is and explain why you chose that name. Boredom Pop. 85 Elev. 3201 "In the middle of the desert, five streets, a general store, a small diner, a scrapyard, a regional school, nothing else. Perfectly suited for a covert Army operation." EDIT (Had read the question as "MC" first. MY BAD!🤗)

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  #WordWeavers September 11th What does your MC believe about themselves at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong? It's not really about herself, but Kessy thinks that the town they've moved into at the beginning of the story is finally the place to settle down. Boy, is she wrong…

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  #PennedPossibilities 1121 What would your MC say their personal strengths are? Would other characters agree? Kessy wouldn't brag in any way, she tries to be as mousey as possible so others leave her alone for the better.

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  #WordWeavers August 31st What's one thing you hope readers remember long after they finish your story? That life is always worth living. Our "first world problems" aren't that hard so someone has to set an end to themselves. Talk to someone. Anyone. Bus driver, milkman, me, a cop, call a hotline if you can or go to your nearest fire station, it doesn't matter. Every life is precious, even when one sometimes can't see why.

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  #WordWeavers August 28th Ketchup What's one question you're still trying to answer about your story? How do I implement things out of a story from another author without making it look obviously stolen? I won't allow myself to plagiarize, so… 😬 (Don't judge me, we all do it some way…)

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  #ScribesAndMakers August 24th Salient? Pardon? Outstanding is everything from me, also me myself. Partially, that is… So, it's hard to give a consequential answer.

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  #PhantastikPrompts 23. August Wie hältst du es mit Sexszenen, Abblenden, sowie die Figuren sich küssen, oder jedes Detail schildern? Oy vey… Sagen wir mal so: Es gibt Bücher von mir in denen wird abgeblendet und es gibt welche, die sehr deutlich werden. In einigen von den "deutlichen" geht's teilweise auch so weit das man das Beschriebene tatsächlich nachmachen könnte, wenn man denn wollte…

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  #ScribesAndMakers August 21st Ketchup So, half of you got it right since there's no Peter Stanton who's a fire chief. There's a Pete in "Sam" but no Peter, sorry. Barbara "Barbie" Johnson is mentioned in two subsequently stories, "Romea" and "AlexA" as is Dr. Robert Green. Hope you enjoyed! https://mastodon.world/@TheAuthorVivian/117132356394294245

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  #Writer #Novel #Writing #Story Excerpt from "Frozen Moon", a lesbian romance novella by Vivian Schey (me…), ©2018 V-Ltier Verlag It’s Christmas Day. The sun is about to shine in my room. Which means it’s nearly noon, yet I have no desire to get up. I don’t want to open my eyes; this moment is too good. That warm, soft feeling at my back. Hair tickling my nose, stirred by gentle breaths. The steady pulse in the hand embracing my stomach—waking up could hardly be lovelier. …👇

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  #WordWeavers August 10th Does your writing playlist change depending on the scene you're writing? No, since there's no playlist at all. Certainly there's a soundtrack, but…

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  #ScribesAndMakers August 10th How willing are you to take risks with your creative work? My works are in general intended for an audience still considered teenagers but without their parents knowing. So, I think "Risky" should be my middle name instead of…whatever, doesn't matter. 😁

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  #ScribesAndMakers August 9th Have you ever switched perspective (1st, 2nd, 3rd person, 3rd close, cinematic, etc) mid-chapter/story? Was it successful in your opinion? I think I did that only once with "Romea" as it from the perspective of the MC to the narrator for the SC, chapter wise until they met. Was it successful? I don't know…

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  #WordWeavers August 9th What's the smallest detail you've researched for a story? One of the smallest details I've done research over must be the different protein's roles in the formation of a human genome during fertilization. It's a literally small detail, not only a figurative one.

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  #PhantastikPrompts 09. August Wenn deine Hauptperson ein Baum wäre, welcher Baum wäre sie? Ein Riesenmammutbaum weil sie nach ihren bisherigen Erfahrungen keine Lust hat zu sterben.

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  #PennedPossibilities 1092 Do others get frightened when your SC is angry? Unfortunately, no. See, I've given Kessy the same treat as a special person in my life and that's that some people become so damn cute when angry you could die…🥹