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Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> 6 May - usual workspace</p><p>I drink my tea black, and so do 99% of the characters in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a></p><p>milk is a luxury</p><p>sugar is unnecessary and is frowned upon, except for little kids</p><p>you want to taste the actual tea</p><p>in 2450AD there is water, natural fruit juice, black tea and black coffee (and wine etc)</p><p>you can get goat's milk almost everywhere, but cow's milk is special</p><p>tea leaves &amp; coffee beans &amp; cocoa are all grown in Ireland</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wolves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 30 Apr - How and when does your material make use of alliteration? </p><p>It's not common, but sometimes it pops up and it looks right</p><p>pesky pilfering pirates!</p><p>if it helps me reinforce a point I might use it</p><p>stand still stupid!</p><p>and it slips in subtly sometimes . . . and then I notice it</p><p>she tried ten times to tell this twit that the thing is broken</p><p>that's a record . . .</p><p>10 x t </p><p>. . . all lined up properly (and it actually makes sense)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wordweavers</span></a> Day 23 - Do you plan your themes or do they arise from your writing and then get tweaked in edits?</p><p>Sadly, yes, I plan!</p><p>The themes part of my brain can work a lot faster than the 'write a novel' part of my brain.</p><p>I have already mapped out story lines for five novels in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> series, and a further five novels in a semi related series.</p><p>That's 10 years of work ahead of me !</p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 19 Apr 'How do you feel about using real people as lookalikes for your characters?'</p><p>You want an honest answer?</p><p>I would have thought that this Venn diagram was true for most of us, most of the time?</p><p>Speaking for myself, and in relation to a character, I might (for example) prompt myself:</p><p>What would Fred Flintstone do?<br>What would Winston Churchill say?<br>What would [my school teacher] ask?<br>How would I react?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKeduChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKeduChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>'Barmy Waffle'</p><p>This is regular British English to me. I am trying to translate it into Japanese. Google Translate does not recognise it, nor do the search results on Google, DDG or Bing.</p><p>Nor does my adult son!</p><p>What does 'Barmy Waffle' mean?</p><p>BTW, BarmyWaffle is the newest character in my novel</p><p>Please boost for a wider sample</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> 16 Apr How present is music</p><p>400 years from now there is barely any electricity, so no radio, no TV, no internet</p><p>Throughout Wolfland it’s a tradition to have a night out on a Saturday.</p><p>In Lancaster, OpenMike runs the Variety Show. Music, dance, songs, comedy skits, etc.</p><p>The book is often punctuated with music and song.</p><p>The Orchestra of Miss Fortune appears regularly.<br> <br>Even aboard ship, things stop for 'Saturday night fun night'.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ships</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 15 Apr 'How does your SC respond to the quiet'</p><p>HayWire likes tranquillity. It allows him to concentrate on the fine detail of his work as a watchmaker, or his hobby as an inventor.</p><p>The paradox is that he is trying to use gunpowder or hydrogen or any explosives to invent new munitions.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wolfland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wolfland</span></a> in 2450AD has 19th century weaponry. Bows, arrows, crossbows, cannons. No rifles, no pistols.</p><p>see also Alt Text</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/battles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survival</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> Apr 10. Antagonist POV: How do you feel about the government? </p><p>ThunderCloud: "I am the government."</p><p>(Worringfolk in 2450AD)</p><p><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com/banderisate/reporter.php?bundle=r46200202662004016722310224" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">copper-wolf.com/banderisate/re</span><span class="invisible">porter.php?bundle=r46200202662004016722310224</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PennedPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PennedPossibilities</span></a> 639 — Does your MC have any pets?</p><p>MC KristalClear has ready access to many horses at The Garrison (where she works part time) so no pets of her own.</p><p>SCs, Franklin and Faraday who run the regional newspaper have a German Shepherd Dog called Scooby</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wordweavers</span></a> 8 Apr 'MC POV What are the 3 most important things you always take with you?'</p><p>Sense of humour<br> <br>Compassion</p><p>A genuine willingness to listen</p><p>KristalClear says, she thinks she picked up those traits from the author!</p><p><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">copper-wolf.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wolves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKeduChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKeduChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GCSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCSE</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>looking at a bit of Ancient Greece to see how bits of Wolfland might operate in 2450AD</p><p>Maxim 146</p><p>146. When you reach old age, be sensible – Πρεσβύτης εὔλογος</p><p><a href="https://realgreekexperiences.com/delphic-maxims" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">realgreekexperiences.com/delph</span><span class="invisible">ic-maxims</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientGreece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientGreece</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maxim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maxim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldAge</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 3 Apr</p><p>please watch 90 seconds of this</p><p>from 21secs to 1min54</p><p>"Also sprach Zarathustra"</p><p>This is the opening of the Talent Show on a Saturday night - The Orchestra of Miss Fortune - with 12 year old AngryBard on KettleDrums - doing 90 seconds of uplifting classical music</p><p>Somehow I have to convey this in words in chapter 9!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfwAPg4rQQE&amp;t=21s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=GfwAPg4rQQ</span><span class="invisible">E&amp;t=21s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orchestra</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KettleDrums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KettleDrums</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 3 Apr 'How do you navigate scenes with many characters'</p><p>The narrator dominates scenes with many people. In this extract OpenMike has broken the 4th wall and is talking to the reader as if they are a volunteer helper.</p><p>Usually, dialogue is just 2 people. If there are 4, then the text alternates between the first 2 talking, then the second 2.</p><p>I'm writing for teenagers. Too much complexity is unwelcome.</p><p>see Alt Text for more</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKeduChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKeduChat</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pennedpossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pennedpossibilities</span></a> 2 Apr 'What originally inspired your plot'</p><p>On 2 Jan 2025 I woke up from a weird dream - modern day central London with no motor vehicles, only horses. I have pen and paper at my bedside and started writing.<br> <br>The idea developed. I went to my desk at home and started typing lots.<br> <br>Climate Change. No oil, no cars, no aircraft, no internet.</p><p>The British Isles 400 years from now.<br> <br><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com/banderisate/reporter.php?bundle=r71200203693004015032310249" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">copper-wolf.com/banderisate/re</span><span class="invisible">porter.php?bundle=r71200203693004015032310249</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ships</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 1, Describe your story using only 5 nouns.</p><p>pirates</p><p>wolves</p><p>horses</p><p>ships</p><p>friends</p><p>community</p><p>(yes, non-conformist Scott did six!)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.scottrochester.com/copperwolf_novel_2450ad_great_famine_climate_change_sustainability_darwin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scottrochester.com/copperwolf_</span><span class="invisible">novel_2450ad_great_famine_climate_change_sustainability_darwin</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@liverpoolrichard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>liverpoolrichard</span></a></span> Hi Richard, thanks for the insights. Just after Easter I'm visiting the Isle of Man for a few days, staying in Laxey!</p><p>I'm currently writing a novel which features the Isle of Man, and have already made inroads with getting some authentic Manx language into it.</p><p>"You can also get port and sherry from Mannan"</p><p>Who can I contact at their Tourist Board to see how many of their boxes I can help them tick?</p><p><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com/banderisate/reporter.php?bundle=r41200202362004014422310222" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">copper-wolf.com/banderisate/re</span><span class="invisible">porter.php?bundle=r41200202362004014422310222</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CuppaTea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CuppaTea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 21 Mar 'World Poetry Day'</p><p>The Back Row Boys in their final year at school have agreed to perform in the end of term Variety Show.<br> <br>The sort of lads you'd find on the back row of the bus on any school outing!<br> <br>They have rewritten the words to TubThumping by Chumbawamba.<br> <br>Purely for educational purposes obviously! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoeticLicence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoeticLicence</span></a> <br> <br>see Alt Text for more</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 18: Is there a connection between how you write (plotter vs pantser) and how your MCs deal with their goals?</p><p>I have never before seen the word 'pantser' so I looked it up</p><p>clearly I am a plotter (and I did all my published non-fiction that way, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copperwolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copperwolf</span></a> is my first incomplete novel) </p><p>BTW, the twin MCs in CopperWolf are both plotters </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/getting-published/what-is-a-pantser-in-writing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">writersdigest.com/getting-publ</span><span class="invisible">ished/what-is-a-pantser-in-writing</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordweavers</span></a> 17 Mar 'How organized are your characters?'</p><p>Everybody is organised. The Goodies, the baddies, everybody.</p><p>If they weren't organised in 2450AD they'd be dead!</p><p>After The Great Famine everything is scarce. Climate change caused the increased demand for energy, which had led to the oil and gas running out, which led to the failure of large scale agriculture.</p><p>Rising sea levels, changed coastline, and that meant:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordweavers</span></a> 15 Mar 'a wallet full of money'</p><p>Everybody in<br> <br>Wolfland,<br>Mannan,<br>Meirionnydd, and<br>Laighin<br> <br>. . . would return it to the rightful owner.<br> <br>Irrespective of their high or low status, everybody in Worringfolk would be saying:</p><p>"Wallet? What wallet?"<br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pirates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a></p>
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