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#SFFChat 2nd of August

I’m not sure i am intimidated by genres, my issue is i gravitate towards a few and haven’t really dipped my toes into others.

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I guess I’m intimidated by contemporary fiction because I don’t have anything to say about the present day that isn’t obvious and couldn’t be said better by someone else.

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I wouldn't say I'm intimidated by any. I can read basically anything (though pure romance bores me), and I write exclusively fantasy because that's the only one I'm interested in writing. That's it

Reading this exchange was a delight!

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Genres I'm intimidated by:
-Historical fiction
-Hard sci-fi
-Epic fantasy spanning more than 1 novel
-Police/legal procedurals
-Anything heavy on military rank/function

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I'm intimidated by science-fiction, like, all of it but especially hard scifi. It feels so thinky. Let me make shit up.

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Mystery. Intrigue in general. I -think- the trick is to outline what actually happens and then reverse engineer the twists and reveals? But I'm a discovery writer, and that sounds like A LOT. And I don't think I'm smart enough to make any of the characters smart enough...

I feel you on this one, haha. I think I could do "silly" time travel where the science is so soft to be non-existent (Bill & Ted type stuff, maybe!), but anything more complex and I'd worry I was fucking it up.

#SFFChat 2 — genre I’m intimidated by: time travel. I have multiple time travel concepts I have yet to fully crack, though I’m about to dive back into one this month. Intimidated yes. Giving up? No.

August 1

Niamh: good boundaries, always has gossip
Sebastian: excellent communicator, insanely good cook
Penny: extremely intelligent, blowjob queen
Thomas: can lift a car, blowjob king

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August 2

I'm intimidated by people who can make litfic interesting. Capturing the spectacular variety of ordinary life is a rare and amazing talent.

Also mysteries, theyre so fun and so hard to make it all snap together at the end!

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Non-fiction novels/memoirs about War are big intimidating. The big tomes. Phew.

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I'm intimidated by science fiction! I mean, I wrote a whole space opera when I was 16, but haven't really attempted the genre in years. Tech definitely intimidates me! And yet I still write steampunk and dieselpunk!

August 1. Sab: a frankly terrifying ability to hold two conflicting viewpoints without a shred of self-doubt.

Jack: A gun.

#SFFChat August 2: Genre you're intimidated by

Mystery. It's not just that I struggle to write it, but that I struggle to read it. It frustrates me to not know something a character knows, whereas I love knowing something the characters don't, like the miscommunication trope I can't get enough of.

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If I try to keep up w/this it might help me dive back into my WIP

1. Alstair would say it's his genius, his ability to understand light, & other forces, & develop new ways to manipulate them. Bast would say it's Al's staunch integrity & insistence on being himself despite anxiety &/or pain

That's good company to be in!

It's such a common one, but courage is Enaka's greatest strength. They admit often that they're scared when things look bad (also: PTSD), but they're driven by duty & compassion & can't let bad things go unchecked, even if it seems hopeless. The spiritual heir to Nausicaa & Frodo.

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DETERMINATION
Mina transforms from a scientist into a determined leader as she changes her research company into a corporation challenging the Big Six commercial space industries.

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#agents #publishers #Sci-Fi

#SFFChat my MC’s greatest strength is his confidence in his own abilities to survive and figure out any situation he’s thrown into. He doesn’t know how to give up.

Due to thesising, I didn't even do most of July, so no worries, ahaha

Alright, let's see how long I last.

#SFFChat 1 - MC's greatest strength

Damien - His creativity. He is a tattoo artist and the lead singer of a rock band.

Ben - His loyalty, I think. To his family, to the people he loves. He took up business after his father's death to keep it alive.

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Toini would probably have said that her greatest strength is her faith, but since her god rejected her, that might no longer be the case.

Me, I'd say Toini's greatest strength is her stubbornness and her refusal to give up.

Borias: His family. It’s his main drive. Those he loves are very important to him.
Djamin: his compassion
He always looks out for others feelings before his own.

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Bloodmaster: Lina is practically incapable of giving up on something as long as she thinks it's the best thing for her

New WIP: The MC has seen the worst of humanity and is usually ready for whatever other people can pull on her

#SFFChat The Ten Worlds book III:

Thorolf is unbreakable. Life bends him to the ground, kicks him while he’s down, but he always gets back on his feet, even when he doesn’t believe he can.

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Hana's idealism. She really does believe in a better world and sees the best in people. She will put herself through hell to help the world. Even in terrifying and deadly situations, she will never stop trying to help others.

Yay!!! (and me too, ahaha)

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In #WaterMeWIP Halaat & Lama discover their magick. But I think it's their individual resilience & shared curiosity that buoy them through the aftershocks of what they've gone through, opening new possibilities for them.

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Kai’s greatest strength (aside from the fact that he could tackle a building and win, is his good nature. It manages to break down the icy walls of even some of the more unfriendly people in his life