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Have you ever written something which later turned out to be a little too on the nose?
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I wanted to push the villain of my Desolation books into a place of parody so I could poke fun at him. As I pushed him into villainy, he became more and more believable. In a really creepy way.

Instead, I got to dig down into that kind of person. How they deceive and manipulate. How pathetic their underlying behaviours are.

Fun.

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Have your characters found the body of a dead troll, hiding a secret? Or is it just a pile of rocks?

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Do you avoid idioms, colloquialisms, or embrace them?

I'll often take them from other cultures and seed them in. I'm writing about the Austro- Hungarian Empire at the moment. Sort of. Alternate history.

Some Hungarian idioms for fun and profit:

Bad Quality: "Below the arse of a frog."
Judgement: "A bird by its feathers a Man by his friends."
Moderation: "Stretch as far as your blanket reaches."

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#WordWeavers Who is your most visually stunning character?

Arla from my magic sword thingy (working title): Beleiter Arla Liché was not a young lady who strolled, or wandered, or meandered. She swept into a stride that forced the rest of the world into a run to catch up. A terrifying force in green silk: breeches, long waistcoat, cape and hat.

Although soon it will be Behsaa, but there're spoilers attached to his appearance.

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How do you write about places you've never been?

I'm mostly writing about an alien planet at the moment. I sketch maps to keep it all straight in my head., and usually make lots of reference sketches or use reference drawings of flora and fauna, important locations, etc. I like to sketch, but that's about as far as my drawing skills go. For instance, these are pre-fab structures in a compound created on an alien planet.

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It's time for the big fight! Scrawled out a quick battle map for the next Desolation book. The big finale. I find these help a lot with keeping track of what's happening, even in a complex scene, not necessarily a fight. Do any of you use them?

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