Tamara

#WritersCoffeeClub 19/10: How do you keep track of dates and events in a WIP?
I have a master spreadsheet and an additional word file that basically acts as my personal Wiki.

Cattle drive in the Allgäu region to bring the cattle back down into the valley. Four men in traditional lederhosen walk ahead

'Tradition / Brauchtum'

Viehscheid in Rubi

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I do a lot of editing and rewriting throughout the actual writing process, so I rarely have to do any major rewrites in the completed work

Initial feedback from my trusted alpha reader: she wanted to read one more chapter before heading to bed. Two hours later, she was still reading. I take that as a good sign!

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Thank you 😊

Can't say I'm surprised...

Close-up of a red poppy flower

'Rote Blumen oder Blätter'

Up close and personal

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This is just a tiny country road outside my home village in Middle Franconia, Germany

Finished editing Book 2, now it's off to my trusted Alpha Reader for initial feedback. The question remains, what the heck am I supposed to do with all that free time I suddenly have on my hands? I guess I can always start writing Book 3 🤷‍♀️

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I usually have a working title by the time I start drafting, though it might change and evolve as the story grows and I get a better feeling for it.

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Small country road leading through a forest of yellow leaves

I love this time of the year 🥰

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#WordWeavers 13/10: Who among your characters is the biggest risk-taker?

I should probably say one of my MCs, but the truth is, Yelena is the biggest risk-taker of them all. She stakes everything on one card, consequence be dammed.

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The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

#WritersCoffeeClub 10/12. Do you prefer to use real-world settings or to invent new ones?

I generally prefer real-world settings, though I'm not above making up places to better suit the story. My current WIP features two villages that do not exist in real life.

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Landscap shot from a sunset sky that fades from bright orange and yellow to pastel pink and dark blues. Fog rises from the forest with only the tree tops peaking out

'Farbe: Orange'

Abendhimmel mit aufsteigendem Nebel

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Mostly paperbacks and hardcovers. If Audible has a good deal, I listen to the occasional audio book as well. And if hyperfixation for a certain fandom hits, you'll likely find me on AO3

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Definitely enjoyed Thunderbolts more than Cap4. Not only were the special effects considerably better but so was the storytelling. Also, this must have been the first movie since Endgame that brought tears to my eyes

I almost didn't recognise him at first 🙈

Dug over field on a slope with reddish brown soil. A single tree stands in the middle of it, already losing its leaves. The green canopy of two other trees frames the upper left and right corner. The weather is overcast, the sky a white-ish grey

Further testing my theory that prolonged exercise outdoors might have a positive influence on my strange cough

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Star trails visualising the Earth's rotation

'Das Unsichtbare sichtbar machen'

Visualisierung der Erdrotation durch Star Trails (Strichspuraufnahme)

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Agent Carter was also one of my favourites—I'm generally a sucker for anything period and her dynamic with Jarvis was simply hilarious. Truly a shame they never continued it...

Same, that's why I'm such a slow writer. My first draft is other writers third or fourth draft

I stopped following the MCU too closely after Endgame. Frankly, the main reason I wanted to watch Cap4 was because I loved The Falcon & The Winter Soldier. One of their best works aside from Cap2, in my opinion.

Finally got around to watching the latest Captain America movie. My biggest gripe with it is probably how bad some of the special effects look... Also, I haven't kept up with all of the latest Marvel releases, but has there ever been an explanation of how Bucky from TFATWS got into politics 🤨

Wonderful news!

Feels kinda weird that it's already autumn again. Didn't summer start just a couple of weeks ago? Before you know it, another year's passed.

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I've been dealing with some weird respiratory issues likely linked to my elusive allergy ever since I came back from Oberstdorf. Ironically, walking outside is the one time I'm not coughing out my lungs.

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Deer with large antlers looking straight into the camera

'Dinge die mit "H" beginnen ...'
Hirsch

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Research and drafting are my favourite parts. I could very well do without editing, but I recognise that it's a necessary evil..

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Thank you!