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Charlie Stross
@cstross@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 14 hours ago

#PennedPossibilities Have you ever frightened yourself while writing a scary scene?

Sometimes. The scene where Persephone discovers Schiller's spinal injuries unit, in "The Apocalypse Codex", scared the crap out of me and I admit I chickened out of following it where it wanted to go.

But usually? Nah, I'm giggling and rubbing my hands together in glee as I describe another mass-crucifixion of burning clowns ...

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Sandra Bond
@klepsydra@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

#PennedPossibilities 820 — Have you ever frightened yourself while writing a scary scene? If so, what was it about?

No. I've made myself cry occasionally at a sentimental high point, but never frightened myself. I have complete faith that I am in control of my own writing and stories, and that I have nothing to fear from them.

I might wryly add that it's the blank page that authors are supposed to be scared of.

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Charlie Stross
@cstross@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

#PennedPossibilities 818 — Put together a “paranormal investigation team” using your characters. Who’s doing what?

*Eye-roll*

The next Laundry Files novel (The Regicide Report, coming out January 27th) *explicitly* has that as a sub-plot. Let's just say, Bob has reservations …

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Charlie Stross
@cstross@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

#PennedPossibilities 817
Does your universe have any autumnal traditions?

TBH I'm not ever sure about the axial tilt of the super-moon where most of the current WIP's action is set, much less the other worlds in the setting (which covers about 8000 star systems, a tiny corner of the settled extent of the Virgo Supercluster)!

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Charlie Stross
@cstross@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#PennedPossibilities 815—What song comes to mind when you're thinking about your WIP?

It HAS to be "Opportunities (Let's make lots of money)" by the Pet Shop Boys. I mean, it's a heist caper novel ...

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mydaemonisabadger
@mydaemonisabadger@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#PennedPossibilities 815—What song comes to mind when you're thinking about your WIP?

Tifumia - https://youtu.be/ttDhX_kyGzA

ABoMaC - https://youtu.be/Kwe6bZe-8vo This is what plays in my head during Mac's fight scenes!

#ArreArre #TheRezillos#Music#Tunes

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mydaemonisabadger
@mydaemonisabadger@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#PennedPossibilities 815—What song comes to mind when you're thinking about your WIP?

Tifumia - https://youtu.be/ttDhX_kyGzA

ABoMaC - https://youtu.be/Kwe6bZe-8vo This is what plays in my head during Mac's fight scenes!

#ArreArre #TheRezillos#Music#Tunes

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Charlie Stross
@cstross@wandering.shop  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago
#PennedPossibilities 814 — Your MC or SC meets a vampire. What do they do?

(Laundry Files)

If MC is Bob, then it depends on whether or not the PHANG is working for Mhari. If yes, it's okay. If not, well, Bob's been thrown through a wall by a PHANG before and came out on top, so ...

If MC is Mo, then it had better bloody well not be Lecter again.

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