Keira's World

Let's talk about NANO, our experiences, successes, and failures with this writing tradition.Chatroom: http://keiramarcos.com/chat-room/

Tonight we're going to talk about novels and short stories and how it relates to the Sentinel fandom.And a big discussion about Point of View.Chatroom: http://keiramarcos.com/chat-room/

Topics Discussed:Alternate Universes, Stargate, and Keira's fandom crisis.Challenge environment issuesThe creative impasse and learning to pick your battlesPosting pressure and asshole readersTime managementEmergence & InspirationWriter NarcissismDescriptions in fictionClassical LiteratureDetails and the destruction of paceNatural skills versus learned behavior/skills in the creative processScene StructureReader ExpectationsCharacter Ethics and what it means to turn a characterSentinel Story Cock teaseLInks:Chatroom: http://www.keiramarcos.com/chat-room/

Characterization, unintended consequences, plotting, and the ramifications of not paying attention.http://keiramarcos.com/chat-room/Nulaxy KM12 Keyboard

Desertpoet1 asks: When you have a large fanfic plot how do you know when you should break the idea up into a series and what's the best way to break an idea up into more than one story? PLus a huge conversation about editing.Chatroom: http://keiramarcos.com/chat-room/

Edronhia asks: How do you draw the distinction between the extra details that may not be necessarily relevant to the plot but serve the purpose of rounding out the story and making in richer and fuller and those details that are just extra padding and can be cut to make the story tighter. Chatroom:http://keiramarcos.com/chat-room/

Writing is often stressful, rewarding, frustrating, delightful, exciting and utterly dreadful. Tonight I'm going to talk about it.Five Star Flex Hybrid BinderPresentation CoverMetal RingsChatroom: http://keiramarcos.com/chat-room/

The challenge environment and what it brings out in you can really define as a writer. It'll teach you good and bad things about your work ethic, your craft, and your voice as a writer. Tonight we're going to talk about it.http://www.keiramarcos.com/chat-room/

Boomom12 asks: I had joined rough trade in April, and due to having 7 funerals in the month, I was only able to post about 1,000 words of my story. Recently I was inspired to work on this story, and I was in tears trying because it brought back the memories of that month. What would you do in this situation? Would you try to push through? Or should I just start all over, to distance myself? Any thoughts appreciated! Chatroom: http://keiramarcos.com/chat-room/

Topics Discussed:TownshipTips to prevent distractions during writingDistraction free writing devicesSkipping or replotting scenes that stall you outCharacterization, fandom characters, and original characters -- picking what works best for your storyChaptering (Beginning, Middle, and End)Posting on Rough Trade and the Writer ExperienceOriginal characters, Mary SuesHumanity in your charactersLInks:Fate Protects Fools (Small Children, and Ships Named Valor) by sunryderChapter Blocking/Pacing -The Writer's Table - Episode 12 Chatroom: http://www.keiramarcos.com/chat-room/