[#]PennedPossibilities 565 — What would your MC’s go-to song at a party be? Would they be dancing?
This one's easy... Alexios loves #metal. Here's a good song to mosh to (by one of my favorite bands). He'd love Slipknot. Honorable mention here goes to Lamb of God (another of my favorite bands). 🤘🏻
https://youtu.be/KIzaX4EpapY?si=cadFdrS-x92H1HJJ
https://youtu.be/qUylZ08N_Q4?si=mhOy_xzJSAcPFtiN
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I've been working on a Dracula-related story for AO3. We'll see how it goes.
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Rest in peace, #GarthHudson. Now you're back with The Band again... My heart is so heavy today.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/garth-hudson-the-bands-last-surviving-member-dies-at-87-a-musical-genius/ar-AA1xBB3P?ocid=BingNewsSerp
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Time for a bit of writing, I think. Tomorrow I'll have to start editing my new podcast episode, recording and adding in both an intro and outro, but I've decided I'm just gonna relax for today.
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I made it home. Damn, it's cold outside. ☃️
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I'm up early for bowling. It'll be my last time bowling for the rest of the season, unless I'm needed as a sub. My nana will have to heal from her knee replacement surgery, so I'll be staying home to take care of her. 🥺
Good morning, everyone.
Edit: I'm such a dummy. I actually have one more week of bowling. Next Wednesday is my last day for a while.
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I don't have the patience or attention span for people want to sh*t all over Mastodon. Go argue your points to other people, please and thank you. 🙄
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[#]PennedPossibilities 564 — What are your SC’s views on marriage? Do they believe it’s something strictly for love, or an institution rooted in business and social benefits?
In Junk's eyes, it's only the latter. People only tie the knot for money and social status, or even to prove something for their families. Marriage is silly. It's meaningless. He couldn't care less about that sort of thing.
For Dante, on the other hand, he's a romantic at heart. Even in a futuristic, cyberpunk world, he still believes in the concept of marrying for love.
Some of my other side and secondary characters would have VERY strong opinions on this wild idea as well, but I need to be up early in the morning for bowling. I'll leave it up to your imaginations for now...
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Update: The writers club meeting went so well. I just walked into my house, though, and I feel as if I might just be frozen solid. 7°F just ain't it. Nope. I'm not a fan. The trek home was icy and dangerous, but I only had to play "chicken" with one car, so that's a plus! 🥶
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So, I brought out my Belleville military boots to brave the weather. 0°F is a fricken nightmare, especially when you combine it with ice and tons of snow.
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I'm home from PT. It'll be my last one for 4-6 weeks while my nana is recovering from knee replacement.
In other news, I have writers club in two hours and walking is gonna be the end of me. It's 7°F out, although the reel feel temperature is actually 0°F at the moment, and everything is covered in snow and ice. Wish me luck. I'm praying I won't fall and get hurt. That is, if I don't turn into a panda popsicle first. 😅
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[#]PennedPossibilities 563 — Silly question: Who would your SC want to take goofy photographs with? If cameras exist in your universe, of course.
Astria would want to take photos with her buddies: Alexios, Dante, Junk, Cosmia, Rain, Trick, etc. They're basically all members of the gang. They would be the silliest photos ever taken as well. I can just imagine it now. Honestly meme-able too, I bet. All the goofy faces and cute cheek kisses. And dancing. Of course, there would be dancing. Astria's so funny and I love her.
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I'm going to focus on other things today while all the fascists are busy. Screw it. I can't let myself have a panic attack today or anything.
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[#]PennedPossibilities 562 — Do you have a writing routine?
I do, actually. It usually involves begging my cat to leave me be for a little while (with her eventually settling in her bed at my feet), making coffee or tea, putting some music on, and settling in for the long haul at my desk. And no, pshh, I don't shout, "It's showtime!" As much as I want to, of course, just because I /adore/ Roy Sheider in All That Jazz. I love me some Fosse... But yes, that's the long and short of it. I /need/ background noise or music to help me get into the mood to write and I absolutely have to have something to drink with me. Maybe even a snack, too. I'm easy to please.
As far as time or length of a writing session goes, well... It differs every single time. It depends on what I have to write, how much time I've got on my hands, and when the muse comes to me. It could be three in the afternoon, or two o'clock in the morning. I'm not a creature of habit in that sort of way. It comes when it comes, and I've learned to trust the itch to get the words out.
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Today's a peaceful, lazy day. I'm watching a scary movie and playing The Witcher 3, just because I can. Sundays are meant for laziness and just chillin'.
Edit: Forgot to mention that it's also snowing out at the moment. They're calling for a foot of snow by tomorrow morning. Yay. Not.
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[#]PennedPossibilities 561 — Give us your thoughts on the genre of your WIP. Do you love it, is there not enough stories written within it, are you an avid reader of the genre, etc.?
First off, yes, I love my two genres. No, I wouldn't say that there isn't enough of them. There are some fantastic #cyberpunk stories. #SFF stories as well. And lastly, yes, I'm an avid reader of those two genres.
My thoughts on the genre(s), though?
Well, let me put it to you this way... At the heart of cyberpunk is a simple yet meaningful contrast: high-tech and low-life. The technology in these worlds is incredibly advanced, but it exists in dystopian societies marked by extreme inequality and corruption. It mirrors our world in such a terrifying way. It's therapeutic to write. Beyond that, however, there is a hope for a better future, and even a love for our MCs, SCs, and their own character arcs that naturally occur within stories. It's a genre that I've poured a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into. For years, I've played #CyberpunkRED and #Cyberpunk2020 as well. That says enough. It's definitely on my list of favorite genres. I'll always return to it. I love #hopepunk, #grimdark, and #solarpunk tales as well. This series delves ever so slightly into those subgenres, too.
Generally, I simplify things and say that it's a dark romance series set in a science fiction fantasy (and cyberpunk-inspired) universe.
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[#]PennedPossibilities 560 — Your MC has exactly two hours to do something with a small amount of currency in their world. How are they spending the time and money?
Oh, that's easy. He's taking the love of his life (Trick) and his best choom (Junk) out to a local synth-ramen spot near his home and treating them to a delicious, cheap meal. They're all big foodies and they're only too easy to please.
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Oh, hey. I missed my second anniversary on Mastodon by two days. I'm so happy to be here. A great big thank you to the #WritingCommunity, #WritersCoffeeClub, #WordWeavers, and to my #PennedPossibilities and #MiniMasterpieces groups. There are too many things to list here but thank you for happily accepting me way back when I first joined this awesome place. You're all so wonderful and oh so appreciated. 💜
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New story alert! I started a series for some friends over on Archive of Our Own. It's called The Order of the Burning Coin. The entire premise of it is very Hammer Horror, if I may say so myself.
Part two was just published.
Some related things from Horror Express: https://www.tumblr.com/agoodtuckering/tagged/horror%20express
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After learning about this new discovery and the horror that took place aboard the Trans-Siberian Express, the Royal Geological Society has a proposition for both Dr. Paul Wells and Prof. Alexander Saxton. Will they agree?
Read "A New Beginning" here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/62288815
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Also, I'm about to post something on AO3. I felt inspired last night and did a bit of writing for some friends on the site.
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