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#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

There is something. It's beyond global in scale and is all encompassing. It's inscrutable but few people pay much attention to it because it's too familiar and is too hard to fathom in its entirety. It stands as a reminder to the one who remembers stories of The Fall and the few who study the artifact that a civilization greater than theirs… vanished† .

I can't describe it because that would be spoilers.

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† The One Who Remembers made sure all traces of said civilization vanished, except for this "something." Of that she proved unable.

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#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

All eight pyramids in the Holy Empire are reminders of the terrible war that happened centuries ago. They were built to protect the people of the Holy Empire, holding up the magical Veil.

They look like an Aztec pyramid, with stairs on one side and half-orb on top. They are often stained with blood.

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#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

Gulf of Mexico (Not that other name.) Remains of the extinction event that appear on my front cover.

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#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

Elric’s Divination Tower stands as a reminder of the last war that took place and what it cost (and what it cost Elric as well).

I'll leave a snippet down below.

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#PennedPossibilities 1124. MC POV: What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?

#ArkanCotton: "Have I ever *not* heard anyone asking stupid questions?"

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#PennedPossibilities 1129: Choose a genre of music to match current WIP?

I don't really pay attention to music genres. Probably some sort of dance pop. Something not too serious against a backdrop that is incredibly serious.

Anyone seen the Aqua music video for "Cartoon Heroes"? Maybe like that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKJa2ykcIxA

1130. If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

She'd be a master druggist. She is a tyro druggist already and loves the work.

But she wouldn't want a do-over. Her life is dangerous, but she likes it as it is, especially all the new people in her life she'd never have met otherwise.

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#PennedPossibilities 1130: If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

Doc would want a life in which she runs away with her girlfriend as a teenager, and in which she becomes a general practitioner instead of working in R&D at a biotech company.

The same worldwide disaster would probably still happen, and Doc wouldn't be in the right place to help. That would be bad for everyone else.

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#PennedPossibilities 1130: If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

What she did before everything turned out wrong was her choice. It felt good. It validated her existence. It challenged her physically and she could be the best at it. How she handled her frustration when her profession got denied her was what made it all go wrong. As a day angel born into the same circumstance, she'd inevitably make the same mistake because with her personality she'd still be at odds with her family, who wanted her to go to college not become a laborer; she'd have nobody counsel her as to how to overcome her obstacles.

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#PennedPossibilities 1130

If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

Well, since Kessy is still a student her life wouldn't change much by now. But *IF* she could still stay in North Carolina with both her Mom and Dad alive, she definitely tried as hard as she could to pursue her dream to become an astronaut.

#PennedPossibilities 1128: MC have a unique name?

First name, no. Carrie is Stephen King's debut novel, etc. Middle name, absolutely not. Elizabeth lets me use Buffy, Liz, Betty, Beth and more for when Carrie meets herself. Last name... kinda. Not a lot of Watersons.

(Searching now I find DW Waterson, a cheerleader DJ, interesting. And some of my MC on FB.)

So "Carrie Elizabeth Waterson" is unique largely due to her last name. Making the presence of Carey Waterson in the story, curious.

#PennedPossibilities 1130: If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

Zerika would be an entirely different person. For one, mainly, she would never hunt down and kill monsters for coin. She also wouldn’t have followed in the path of what her father wanted, either. He begged her to settle down, marry, and bear children. Instead, she would have chosen a life of freedom for herself. She would have settled down in a small town, perhaps worked at a tavern or pub, and enjoyed her life. She would have had many friends, maybe even a lover of her own choosing, many interesting stories to tell the locals, etc. Alas, it just wasn’t meant to be.

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#PennedPossibilities 1130: If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

Zerika would be an entirely different person. For one, mainly, she would never hunt down and kill monsters for coin. She also wouldn’t have followed in the path of what her father wanted, either. He begged her to settle down, marry, and bear children. Instead, she would have chosen a life of freedom for herself. She would have settled down in a small town, perhaps worked at a tavern or pub, and enjoyed her life. She would have had many friends, maybe even a lover of her own choosing, many interesting stories to tell the locals, etc. Alas, it just wasn’t meant to be.

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#PennedPossibilities 1130: If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

Zerika would be an entirely different person. For one, mainly, she would never hunt down and kill monsters for coin. She also wouldn’t have followed in the path of what her father wanted, either. He begged her to settle down, marry, and bear children. Instead, she would have chosen a life of freedom for herself. She would have settled down in a small town, perhaps worked at a tavern or pub, and enjoyed her life. She would have had many friends, maybe even a lover of her own choosing, many interesting stories to tell the locals, etc. Alas, it just wasn’t meant to be.

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#PennedPossibilities 1130: If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

Zerika would be an entirely different person. For one, mainly, she would never hunt down and kill monsters for coin. She also wouldn’t have followed in the path of what her father wanted, either. He begged her to settle down, marry, and bear children. Instead, she would have chosen a life of freedom for herself. She would have settled down in a small town, perhaps worked at a tavern or pub, and enjoyed her life. She would have had many friends, maybe even a lover of her own choosing, many interesting stories to tell the locals, etc. Alas, it just wasn’t meant to be.

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#PennedPossibilities 1130: If your MC could have a do-over and another life, one of their own choice this time, what would their profession be?

Zerika would be an entirely different person. For one, mainly, she would never hunt down and kill monsters for coin. She also wouldn’t have followed in the path of what her father wanted, either. He begged her to settle down, marry, and bear children. Instead, she would have chosen a life of freedom for herself. She would have settled down in a small town, perhaps worked at a tavern or pub, and enjoyed her life. She would have had many friends, maybe even a lover of her own choosing, many interesting stories to tell the locals, etc. Alas, it just wasn’t meant to be.

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#PennedPossibilities If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music at half speed.

#PennedPossibilities 1124: MC POV: What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?

Finally found one! Bolt narrates this #excerpt.

Rainy Days' idi had resembled fern leaves and sticks at the interstellar gateway [instead of a burst pillow after a pillow fight, now]. What? Was this a twin sister…? Impossible. People would know. I'd have heard. But who had an idi that changed once surfaced?

Stupid question, featherbrain!

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#PennedPossibilities 1124: MC POV: What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?

Finally found one! Bolt narrates this #excerpt.

Rainy Days' idi had resembled fern leaves and sticks at the interstellar gateway [instead of a burst pillow after a pillow fight, now]. What? Was this a twin sister…? Impossible. People would know. I'd have heard. But who had an idi that changed once surfaced?

Stupid question, featherbrain!

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#PennedPossibilities 1124: MC POV: What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?

Finally found one! Bolt narrates this #excerpt.

Rainy Days' idi had resembled fern leaves and sticks at the interstellar gateway [instead of a burst pillow after a pillow fight, now]. What? Was this a twin sister…? Impossible. People would know. I'd have heard. But who had an idi that changed once surfaced?

Stupid question, featherbrain!

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#PennedPossibilities 1124: MC POV: What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?

Finally found one! Bolt narrates this #excerpt.

Rainy Days' idi had resembled fern leaves and sticks at the interstellar gateway [instead of a burst pillow after a pillow fight, now]. What? Was this a twin sister…? Impossible. People would know. I'd have heard. But who had an idi that changed once surfaced?

Stupid question, featherbrain!

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#PennedPossibilities 1124: MC POV: What stupid question have you heard someone ask (or asked yourself)?

Finally found one! Bolt narrates this #excerpt.

Rainy Days' idi had resembled fern leaves and sticks at the interstellar gateway [instead of a burst pillow after a pillow fight, now]. What? Was this a twin sister…? Impossible. People would know. I'd have heard. But who had an idi that changed once surfaced?

Stupid question, featherbrain!

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#PennedPossibilities 1127: Character quirks?

• Bijou: Drinks, gourmet, and dad and other bad jokes.
• Emily: Snarky, independent (rare for her time), secret reader of steamy romances.
• Airisu: Talks to humans, educated. (Her rudeness and humor are not quirks; they are normal for crows.)
• Sumiko: Fascination with shrine maidens.

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#PennedPossibilities 1127: Character quirks?

Carrie hates herself to a degree, which manifests as tugging on her hair.

Heather dislikes society, often not bothering to match socks, or wearing her shirt inside-out.

Chartreuse has hints of a valley girl accent and brings out crystals when troubled.

Peaches doesn't understand emotional intimacy and flirts to fill the void physically.

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#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

Gothic doom metal.

#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

Gothic doom metal.

#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

What genre is the Princess Bride soundtrack? That genre.

1129. If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

Folk, celtic, folk rock. Like Clannad, Jethro Tull... NOT Enya (sorry, overload, not her fault).

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Apart from when the Gothic Dancer, The Mistress Cassandra is performing her act, music doesn’t really feature in my contemporary urban fantasy novels.

Her music is chosen with her audience of mainly Goths in mind.

I’m not sure I can think of a suitable soundtrack to accompany my books.

Any suggestions?

#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

Not a genre, but an artist: Loreena Mckennitt. She fits many of my stories.

#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

It's not a genre, but Chat Pile's new album would do.

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#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

That "modern" jazzy noir sound of old timey PI movies.

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#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

That "modern" jazzy noir sound of old timey PI movies.

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#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

That "modern" jazzy noir sound of old timey PI movies.

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#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

That "modern" jazzy noir sound of old timey PI movies.

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#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

That "modern" jazzy noir sound of old timey PI movies.

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If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

Traditional Irish folk music, especially with fiddles and voices.

#PennedPossibilities 1129: If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

In the first chapter of #TheLadyWithTheGoldenSword , Simón might wonder if he's in Love is a Stranger (Eurythmics), Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics), or Jeanny (Falco).

New wave.

#PennedPossibilities 1129. If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

I hadn't thought of this, but Gwen Stefani immediately came to mind, and then the "Go" soundtrack.

This book of the Problematic Audrey series has a guest MC. I thought I'd built enough character for her, but maybe she also has a dash of Stefani persona.

That might decide the music genre.

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#PennedPossibilities 1129

If you had to choose a genre of music that best matches your current WIP, what would it be?

Can't really tell since I'm not firm in specific music styles, but it would change gradually from tame and nice country music to hippie style throughout the progression of the story.