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#TimeTravelAuthors 08/7. If your work was an ice cream flavor, what would it be?

Speaking as an author, black sesame ice creep, dark, sweet, and exotic for Westerners.

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#TimeTravelAuthors 08/7. If your work was an ice cream flavor, what would it be?

Speaking as an author, black sesame ice creep, dark, sweet, and exotic for Westerners.

#nmtta #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 6: If your villain had to spend a day with your hero, what would happen?

This happens off-screen before Bijou returns to the mortal plain.

The Lapin Cabal cut her in half and dumped the parts in two different cemeteries.

The next time it happens, Bijou is in disguise, and the rabbits ignore her.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 6: If your villain had to spend a day with your hero, what would happen?

This happens off-screen before Bijou returns to the mortal plain.

The Lapin Cabal cut her in half and dumped the parts in two different cemeteries.

The next time it happens, Bijou is in disguise, and the rabbits ignore her.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 8.5 — What object in your story has more significance than readers realise?

Like the characters, you would have to read along in the series to find that out.

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#WordWeavers 8.5 — What object in your story has more significance than readers realise?

Like the characters, you would have to read along in the series to find that out.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers »5 What book(s) are you currently reading, or have you finished most recently?

• Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden # 10 Which is an excellent series despite an OP protag. Proof that author and writing make the book, not the tropes.
• The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance. by Rymer et al.: An entertaining penny dreadful.
• Myths and Mysteries of Washington by L.E. Bragg - Potboiler stuff.
• Shadows House Manga: I like this manga series.
• Time & Tied: Destruction: by our @QuasiTemporal *

#NMSAM #NMPrompts #Reading #AmReading

#ScribesAndMakers »5 What book(s) are you currently reading, or have you finished most recently?

• Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden # 10 Which is an excellent series despite an OP protag. Proof that author and writing make the book, not the tropes.
• The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance. by Rymer et al.: An entertaining penny dreadful.
• Myths and Mysteries of Washington by L.E. Bragg - Potboiler stuff.
• Shadows House Manga: I like this manga series.
• Time & Tied: Destruction: by our @QuasiTemporal *

#NMSAM #NMPrompts #Reading #AmReading

#ScribesAndMakers »4 What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word troll?

Normally I would think of internet trolls, but just having written a story that had a troll/oni in it that is what I think of:

McGruff's Bridge:
McGruff's Bridge:

#NMSAM #NMPrompts #Troll

#ScribesAndMakers »4 What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word troll?

Normally I would think of internet trolls, but just having written a story that had a troll/oni in it that is what I think of:

McGruff's Bridge:
McGruff's Bridge:

#NMSAM #NMPrompts #Troll

#PennedPossibilities 1090 — What mystery has gone unsolved for as long as almost anyone can remember?

• The meaning of life.
• Is there a God(s)?
• Why are some people mean?
• The location of Atlantis.

Shall I go on?

#UrbanFantasy #NMPP #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 4. Which supporting character keeps trying to steal the spotlight?

That would be us

#NMWW #NMPrompts #KonbiniIdol

#WordWeavers 4. Which supporting character keeps trying to steal the spotlight?

That would be us

#NMWW #NMPrompts #KonbiniIdol

#WritersCoffeeClub – 4th Aug. Do you consider yourself a writer, an author, an artist, something else? Why?

All of the above, plus poet and photographer. I make no claims about how popular, good, or technically skilled I am.

Why? I do all of the above. Why should I let gatekeepers and judmentalist deny me a description?

#NMWCC #NMPrompts

#WritersCoffeeClub AU 3: Are your narrators a diegetic part of the world which they narrate?

Fiction

I think so. My stories are told in the first person by articulate characters.

I rarely use footnotes or parenthetical inserts.

Poetry / Photos / Hiabun

When I combine poetry and photography (hiabun), the poetry would be non-diegetic if I understand the word correctly.

Below is a sample of a non-diegetic mix from 2022

#NMWCC #NMPrompts #NMPoetry #NMPhoto

#EroticMusings 62. Do power imbalances exist within the romantic or sexual relationships between your characters? Is this a challenge for you? Does it present unique opportunities?

1. All human relationships have some degree of power imbalance.
2. D&S is an important theme in my erotic lit. This dynamic gets settled in different ways but is acknowledged and thoughtfully resolved.

#nmem #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 01 Which of your characters would make the best tour guide, & where would they take us?

Bijou. And where in time would you like to go? Wolrd's Fair of 1900? See Louis Armstrong live? Watch Blondie at CBGB? How about the first showing of Hamlet or "The Scottish Play?" What's your desire?

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#WordWeavers 01 Which of your characters would make the best tour guide, & where would they take us?

Bijou. And where in time would you like to go? Wolrd's Fair of 1900? See Louis Armstrong live? Watch Blondie at CBGB? How about the first showing of Hamlet or "The Scottish Play?" What's your desire?

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers – 2nd Aug. How wholesome do you consider your creative work? What does wholesome mean to you?

Unpopular opinion follows:

I don't use the word except as a rating. Wholesome, PG, M, R18, R18G (As used for writing, it is a misleading term.)

PG with cuteness and nothing to offend the most puritanical reader. That includes a lot of bigots and snowflakes.

I write a few things that fit into that category.

I think it is a misnomer since many wholesome or good things that one shouldn't need to hide make a piece of writing "unwholesome."

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers – 2nd Aug. How wholesome do you consider your creative work? What does wholesome mean to you?

Unpopular opinion follows:

I don't use the word except as a rating. Wholesome, PG, M, R18, R18G (As used for writing, it is a misleading term.)

PG with cuteness and nothing to offend the most puritanical reader. That includes a lot of bigots and snowflakes.

I write a few things that fit into that category.

I think it is a misnomer since many wholesome or good things that one shouldn't need to hide make a piece of writing "unwholesome."

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

#WritersCoffeeClub August 1: What are your goals for the month, writing-wise?

Same as every month keep up with my main serial. Being forced to do one finger typing may make that hard.

#nmwcc #NMPrompts

#WritersCoffeeClub August 1: What are your goals for the month, writing-wise?

Same as every month keep up with my main serial. Being forced to do one finger typing may make that hard.

#nmwcc #NMPrompts

#PennedPossibilities 1087 — Friday Edition: Write or share something from your WIP pertaining to: “struggle.”

#NMPP #NMPrompts #TimeTravelingGhost

#PennedPossibilities 1085 — What is special about your world or universe?

A baroque mixture of creepy and romance; myth, legend, and folklore; and a sprinkling of poetry and metaphorical talk.

#NMPP #NMPrompts #Mythpunk

#WordWeavers 30. Do the people close to you find your writing surprising?

No. Occasionally, they are surprised I do so much of it.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 30. Do the people close to you find your writing surprising?

No. Occasionally, they are surprised I do so much of it.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 2026.07.29 — What’s your MC’s least favorite mode of transportation?

#Airisu: An ambulance. A car is bad enough without that siren and flashing lights. Ack, ack, ack. An ambulance, get it?

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 2026.07.29 — What’s your MC’s least favorite mode of transportation?

#Airisu: An ambulance. A car is bad enough without that siren and flashing lights. Ack, ack, ack. An ambulance, get it?

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers 7/29. From soft to hard, where do your tastes fall on the Science Fiction scale?

So soft that it really should be fantasy. But not "I'm ashamed to write fantasy so I made it SciFi."

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#ScribesAndMakers 7/29. From soft to hard, where do your tastes fall on the Science Fiction scale?

So soft that it really should be fantasy. But not "I'm ashamed to write fantasy so I made it SciFi."

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 7.25 — What wrong assumption do people make about your MC?

Bijou the #TimeTravelingGhost: That she is wacked-out, superstitious, academic. Fact is, she is right.
Emily Pan: That she is a lonely, unhappy spinster. Actually, she is proud of being an independent woman.

#Airisu: She is just a silly bird brain. "Contraywise, I am a brilliant bird brain."
Sumika: She is a bubblehead. She is quite intelligent, only she has learned to hide it as unlady-like.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 7.25 — What wrong assumption do people make about your MC?

Bijou the #TimeTravelingGhost: That she is wacked-out, superstitious, academic. Fact is, she is right.
Emily Pan: That she is a lonely, unhappy spinster. Actually, she is proud of being an independent woman.

#Airisu: She is just a silly bird brain. "Contraywise, I am a brilliant bird brain."
Sumika: She is a bubblehead. She is quite intelligent, only she has learned to hide it as unlady-like.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers 7/28. How difficult is it for you to write characters whose taste in art/books/music/television etc are vastly different from your own?

Writing Urban Fantasy, I don't generally have to have major characters indulge in things I know nothing about. They may have more knowledge than I do, but I know enough to do the necessary research.

Why would I set myself up for failure and embarrassment?

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers 7/28. How difficult is it for you to write characters whose taste in art/books/music/television etc are vastly different from your own?

Writing Urban Fantasy, I don't generally have to have major characters indulge in things I know nothing about. They may have more knowledge than I do, but I know enough to do the necessary research.

Why would I set myself up for failure and embarrassment?

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

#TimeTravelAuthors 07/27. Does your story's time travel ever surprise you?

Surprised? Mildly, when I figure out a ramification of something I have set up, but only mildly. I am less a world builder than a character builder. My characters are more likely to surprise me, though after I had an unpleasant experience with them in my first novel attempt, I keep them under control.

Time-travel mechanics do sometimes wander off in a way I hadn’t anticipated. For example, complications with manifestation caught me off guard, i.e., why are some objects manifestable and others not? (And how can I fix an apparent rule violation?) For example, why can Bijou manifest safari clothes but not an elephant gun or bug spray? Eventually, there will be a side story explaining this apparent breach of my time-particle rules. (But first, the characters must discover and explain the rules. so the side story isn’t a spoiler.)

#NMTTA #NMPrompts #TimeTravel

#ScribesAndMakers 27. Do you feel your creative work leans more towards reflecting life as it is or as you would like it to be?

As it is.

And def. not the way I want it to be. Both in terms of what I reflect and what I add.

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#ScribesAndMakers 27. Do you feel your creative work leans more towards reflecting life as it is or as you would like it to be?

As it is.

And def. not the way I want it to be. Both in terms of what I reflect and what I add.

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

If you were to metaphorically assign your non-culinary creative work a flavor, what would it be? #ScribesAndMakers

Hayashi rice: A vibrant cultural mix. .A wonderful mix of tasty things.

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

If you were to metaphorically assign your non-culinary creative work a flavor, what would it be? #ScribesAndMakers

Hayashi rice: A vibrant cultural mix. .A wonderful mix of tasty things.

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

#Wss366 #Compass #TimeTravelAuthors 07/23. Tip for writing time travel

••⋅☾ #和歌 / #短歌 ☽⋅••

Personal compass
Echo’s through time
Following follow

Time-slip paradox
The rules are for you

••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••

#Poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #TimeTravel #NMTTA #NMPrompts

#Wss366 #Compass #TimeTravelAuthors 07/23. Tip for writing time travel

••⋅☾ #和歌 / #短歌 ☽⋅••

Personal compass
Echo’s through time
Following follow

Time-slip paradox
The rules are for you

••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••

#Poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #TimeTravel #NMTTA #NMPrompts

#TimeTravelAuthors 07/21. Anything your characters time travel to fix?

Emily and Bijou are still trying to figure out what the Lapin Cabel is up to. So far they have not risked any time fixing.
Sumika and Airisu have set off to rescue Okiku in Edo Japan. I'm not sure if this qualifies as fixing since the point they appear at is after the events recorded in “Banchō Sarayashiki.” I suppose it does because they traveled to save her earlier; it's just not the time point Sumika’s spell brought them to.

#NMTTA #NMPrompts

#EroticMusings 60. PoV (any character) What's the dirtiest thing you've ever said, or heard?

Shiro turns bright red. "I think that's between me and my partners."

#nmen #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 21. Do past reviews influence your current writing

I have a horrible confession. The one or two review I have gotten I didn't understand. So obviously they have not influenced my writing.

#nmww #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 21. Do past reviews influence your current writing

I have a horrible confession. The one or two review I have gotten I didn't understand. So obviously they have not influenced my writing.

#nmww #NMPrompts

#WritersCoffeeClub – 21st Jul. Do your works contain erotic elements? How far do you go?

My Girlfriend Almost Got Me Killed: is explicitly/graphically sexual and fetish-oriented. At the same time plot and character-rich.

The other series are fade-to-black.

#NMWCC #NMPrompts #R18 #NSFW #Yuri

#WritersCoffeeClub – 21st Jul. Do your works contain erotic elements? How far do you go?

My Girlfriend Almost Got Me Killed: is explicitly/graphically sexual and fetish-oriented. At the same time plot and character-rich.

The other series are fade-to-black.

#NMWCC #NMPrompts #R18 #NSFW #Yuri

#ScribesAndMakers – 21st Jul. Tell us about a non-fiction book you've enjoyed.

The two non-fiction books that have had the greatest impact on me:

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation by Thich Nhat Hanh

And

Integral Psychology: Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy, presents an integrated theory designed to unify Western developmental psychology and Eastern spiritual traditions under a single framework. by Ken Wilber

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#ScribesAndMakers – 21st Jul. Tell us about a non-fiction book you've enjoyed.

The two non-fiction books that have had the greatest impact on me:

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation by Thich Nhat Hanh

And

Integral Psychology: Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy, presents an integrated theory designed to unify Western developmental psychology and Eastern spiritual traditions under a single framework. by Ken Wilber

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers – 20th Jul. What scented marker do you like best?

I stopped using markers when I realized they made the computer screen hard to read. JK

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#ScribesAndMakers – 20th Jul. What scented marker do you like best?

I stopped using markers when I realized they made the computer screen hard to read.

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

1. #WordWeavers MC POV: What scares you the most about the future of your world?

Sumika: Climate change
Airisu: Not enough snacks. Ack ack ack
Bijou; The Lapin Cabal
Emily: Fascism

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1. #WordWeavers MC POV: What scares you the most about the future of your world?

Sumika: Climate change
Airisu: Not enough snacks. Ack ack ack
Bijou; The Lapin Cabal
Emily: Fascism

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers Jul 18
What is your MC's favorite family tradition?

Sumika: I always loved visiting a shrine on New Year or for that matter any time.

#NNWW #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers Jul 18
What is your MC's favorite family tradition?

Sumika: I always loved visiting a shrine on New Year or for that matter any time.

#NNWW #NMPrompts

Today's Talk to me Day has renaissance woman @SuzyShearer #TTMD #ScribesAndMakers

What are three things you would like us to know about you that we probably don't know?

And two things, as an author, you would like us to know that we probably don't?

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

Today's Talk to me Day has renaissance woman @SuzyShearer #TTMD #ScribesAndMakers

What are three things you would like us to know about you that we probably don't know?

And two things, as an author, you would like us to know that we probably don't?

#NMSAM #NMPrompts

#WordWeavers 16 July: If your MC was a superhero, what would their symbol be?

Airisu: Yatagarasu, the three-legged sun crow. But Mistress wouldn't let me. She says we might upset the kami.

#NMWW #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers 16. Our next featured creator is a baker. Describe a baked good you enjoy.

Every time I go shopping at a European grocery store, I buy a box of good croissants and have them the next morning French-style, i.e., dipped in a warm sweet milk drink.

#NMSAM #NMPrompts