@C. R. Collins 🌳 🐸
Tree-hugging indie fantasy author
Currently located in the SoCal desert
https://crcollins.org
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Relays (1)
- wss://relay.ditto.pub – read & write
Recent Notes
#WordWeavers Jul 29
What’s your MC’s least favorite mode of transportation?
Traveling by ship is the slowest save for walking &, for much of the timeline, one has no communication while on board. Some people find it a restful pause, but Maggie gets annoyed.
What’s your MC’s least favorite mode of transportation?
Traveling by ship is the slowest save for walking &, for much of the timeline, one has no communication while on board. Some people find it a restful pause, but Maggie gets annoyed.
#PennedPossibilities 1084
In your universe, what happens to people when they die?
Mages don't have to die: they have the re-emergence ceremony they can make use of as many times as they like. Human societies have regular deaths. The dominant religion in the north speaks about heaven & hell, with no evidence. Mages are equally clueless as to where their dead go. They speak of other worlds & spirits rising or falling according to their level. Maggie might have found evidence of that.
In your universe, what happens to people when they die?
Mages don't have to die: they have the re-emergence ceremony they can make use of as many times as they like. Human societies have regular deaths. The dominant religion in the north speaks about heaven & hell, with no evidence. Mages are equally clueless as to where their dead go. They speak of other worlds & spirits rising or falling according to their level. Maggie might have found evidence of that.
#ScribesAndMakers Jul 29
From soft to hard, where do your tastes fall on the Science Fiction scale?
I'm fine with either. Soft is fun, hard can be interesting & thought provoking. However, if you're going to write hard scifi, you need to take extra care to write clearly & NOT jump around the timeline (unless it's time travel, of course) so readers can follow. Also, honestly, dozens of POV characters in a hard science series is one way to lose me faster--I have enough to keep track of.
From soft to hard, where do your tastes fall on the Science Fiction scale?
I'm fine with either. Soft is fun, hard can be interesting & thought provoking. However, if you're going to write hard scifi, you need to take extra care to write clearly & NOT jump around the timeline (unless it's time travel, of course) so readers can follow. Also, honestly, dozens of POV characters in a hard science series is one way to lose me faster--I have enough to keep track of.
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Probably. There are a lot of harps about, more than you see in musical groups in our culture, simply because I love harps. 😆 I even invented a new harp for a short mention in some book's passage.
Probably. There are a lot of harps about, more than you see in musical groups in our culture, simply because I love harps. 😆 I even invented a new harp for a short mention in some book's passage.
#PennedPossibilities 1083
Are you pleased with the way the various relationships between the cast of characters are developing throughout your WIP?
I am & have been. I love writing about various relations & interactions.
Are you pleased with the way the various relationships between the cast of characters are developing throughout your WIP?
I am & have been. I love writing about various relations & interactions.
#ScribesAndMakers Jul 28
How difficult is it for you to write characters whose taste in art/books/music/television etc are vastly different from your own?
None of my characters have given an in-depth review of any of these things mentioned. 😆 My stories are set in a different world so everyone's taste is vastly different from my own, since they don't have the same art, books, music, etc.
How difficult is it for you to write characters whose taste in art/books/music/television etc are vastly different from your own?
None of my characters have given an in-depth review of any of these things mentioned. 😆 My stories are set in a different world so everyone's taste is vastly different from my own, since they don't have the same art, books, music, etc.
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#Today
Harvested my first limes. Small but smell sooo good.
#Gardening
Harvested my first limes. Small but smell sooo good.
#Gardening
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I did one Kobo Plus add which earned back double what I'd paid. I'll probably do that again when I publish my next book there.
I did one Kobo Plus add which earned back double what I'd paid. I'll probably do that again when I publish my next book there.
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I'm not sure there's any firm "shoulds" in our book biz. Seems like I see all sorts of different advice, some of which contradicts. I *should* focus more on marketing, but most of my energy goes into writing. When I think about promoting, I usually do what's comfortable & not what "experts" tell me. But, then, my work is no where near a best seller. 😆 Suppose, if I cared more about that aspect, I'd do more.
I'm not sure there's any firm "shoulds" in our book biz. Seems like I see all sorts of different advice, some of which contradicts. I *should* focus more on marketing, but most of my energy goes into writing. When I think about promoting, I usually do what's comfortable & not what "experts" tell me. But, then, my work is no where near a best seller. 😆 Suppose, if I cared more about that aspect, I'd do more.
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#WritersCoffeeClub 27Jul—What's a writerly growing pain you're experiencing right now?
I've worked on multiple projects before, but they've always been in different phases (drafting, editing, pre-p...
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I'm like you with the different phases which I revisit in a loop, put one down for a time at a stopping point, go to the next, etc. I can edit multiple works in turn but my brain would hate drafting 2 books at once. 🤣
I'm like you with the different phases which I revisit in a loop, put one down for a time at a stopping point, go to the next, etc. I can edit multiple works in turn but my brain would hate drafting 2 books at once. 🤣
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#ScribesAndMakers Jul 27
Do you feel your creative work leans more towards reflecting life as it is or as you'd like it to be?
I write alternate world fantasy, so nothing's exactly the same as life in our real world. Things can be extremely different. The characters deal with situations that are similar, including issues with family & friends, issues with governments, etc. People are people. But there is a better chance of living well on my world, so I'd say it's more as I'd like it to be.
Do you feel your creative work leans more towards reflecting life as it is or as you'd like it to be?
I write alternate world fantasy, so nothing's exactly the same as life in our real world. Things can be extremely different. The characters deal with situations that are similar, including issues with family & friends, issues with governments, etc. People are people. But there is a better chance of living well on my world, so I'd say it's more as I'd like it to be.