Keira's World

Lizfic asked, "Can a fusion count with a fix-it, or would it need to be canon divergence?"

Bad habits, stagnation and YOU.

Recording of a Live Q&A on Discord

Tonight we're going to talk about dialogue, but we spend the first 45 minutes talking about other stuff, the tone, the mechanics, and the word choices we make as authors.

Tonight we're going to discuss the trope "friends to lovers" in fandom and it's journey into popular fiction. When does a trope become a genre?

Sentinels and Guides. Rough Trade Next YearCanon DivergenceFavorite S/G StoryFandom JourneyDark Mode for websitesSentinel CrossoversSentinels and Guides are KnownPSA about DiabetesMore discussion about Rough Trade next year.

Topics:My dogPoint of view and animal charactersOmniscient POVGrammar and word choices -- common mistakesUnsolicited AdviceSex Toys, condoms, and lube (warnings about rigid toys)Scene pacing and how events can drag down the narrativeWord economics & a clean narrativeChapter lengthScene BreaksPlotting an episode seriesYour Writer Tool BoxOut of Character actionsBad character choicesWanda Maximoff is a terrible personHow offensive is a character?A perspective on Steve Rogers in the MCU

Tonight we're going to plot drift Tony DiNozzo straight in the SGC.

We talk a lot about plotting and the planning that we put into our work. Last night we discussed ripples and ramifications that come from plot decisions. Tonight we're going to talk about the author's vision and the path that can take for your novel.

When your plot choices make characterization decisions that your readers can't live with -- your hero becomes a villian.