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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.26 — Do you have other works waiting in the wings? How many?

Beyond Reluctant Courier? Yes. 13.

Mostly to spur myself on:

Reluctant Moon WIP
Reluctant Fighter WIP
Mars Needed Women Beta
Inklings Hiatus
Zeezahsah Rewrite
Tears Rewrite
Balance I, II, III Rewrite
Trees I, II Rewrite
Motherhood Rewrite
Emeraline Re-publication

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.26 — Do you have other works waiting in the wings? How many?

Beyond Reluctant Courier? Yes. 13.

Mostly to spur myself on:

Reluctant Moon WIP
Reluctant Fighter WIP
Mars Needed Women Beta
Inklings Hiatus
Zeezahsah Rewrite
Tears Rewrite
Balance I, II, III Rewrite
Trees I, II Rewrite
Motherhood Rewrite
Emeraline Re-publication

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#PennedPossibilities 1082 — What is something your SC is reluctant to tell others?

Reluctant to tell? It's not that Steamed Milk and Sugar is a man who figured out very early that he was a girl not a boy. Proving he's in the wrong body was always a hard sell in a society where he's seen as encroaching on breadwinner women's jobs by being an aspiring journalist. Men usually only do physical or low skilled jobs, and certainly not ones where they could express aggression. He proved he has the chops as a journalist running the high school paper and (surprising to everyone) earning a journalism degree. He grew up around women, supporting other women, and gaining their trust and friendship. Still, he's perpetually proving to new people he's not some kook man who thinks too highly of himself, pretending to be a woman for ulterior motives.

What he's reluctant to tell others is that while he's a woman in a wrong body, he's also attracted to them, too.

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#PennedPossibilities 1082 — What is something your SC is reluctant to tell others?

Reluctant to tell? It's not that Steamed Milk and Sugar is a man who figured out very early that he was a girl not a boy. Proving he's in the wrong body was always a hard sell in a society where he's seen as encroaching on breadwinner women's jobs by being an aspiring journalist. Men usually only do physical or low skilled jobs, and certainly not ones where they could express aggression. He proved he has the chops as a journalist running the high school paper and (surprising to everyone) earning a journalism degree. He grew up around women, supporting other women, and gaining their trust and friendship. Still, he's perpetually proving to new people he's not some kook man who thinks too highly of himself, pretending to be a woman for ulterior motives.

What he's reluctant to tell others is that while he's a woman in a wrong body, he's also attracted to them, too.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.26 — If you were to metaphorically assign your non-culinary creative work a flavo(u)r, what would it be?

Salty. With a hint of iodine. With dots of red sauce. Yep, like a freshly shucked oyster laid lovingly upon shaved ice with wedge of fragrant slightly-squeezed lemon on the side, glistening in the sunlight, ready to eat.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.26 — If you were to metaphorically assign your non-culinary creative work a flavo(u)r, what would it be?

Salty. With a hint of iodine. With dots of red sauce. Yep, like a freshly shucked oyster laid lovingly upon shaved ice with wedge of fragrant slightly-squeezed lemon on the side, glistening in the sunlight, ready to eat.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.26 — Do any of your MCs have nicknames? How did they get them?

I have one MC and nobody gives her a nickname. Her name is Bolt. Lightning Bolt.

She does have nicknames for practically the whole cast, though, especially since names are descriptive and sometimes long. Since I figure the SC version of this question will eventually show up, I'll leave those for a later time.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.26 — Do any of your MCs have nicknames? How did they get them?

I have one MC and nobody gives her a nickname. Her name is Bolt. Lightning Bolt.

She does have nicknames for practically the whole cast, though, especially since names are descriptive and sometimes long. Since I figure the SC version of this question will eventually show up, I'll leave those for a later time.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.26 — Do any of your MCs have nicknames? How did they get them?

I have one MC and nobody gives her a nickname. Her name is Bolt. Lightning Bolt.

She does have nicknames for practically the whole cast, though, especially since names are descriptive and sometimes long. Since I figure the SC version of this question will eventually show up, I'll leave those for a later time.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.26 — Do any of your MCs have nicknames? How did they get them?

I have one MC and nobody gives her a nickname. Her name is Bolt. Lightning Bolt.

She does have nicknames for practically the whole cast, though, especially since names are descriptive and sometimes long. Since I figure the SC version of this question will eventually show up, I'll leave those for a later time.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.26 — Do any of your MCs have nicknames? How did they get them?

I have one MC and nobody gives her a nickname. Her name is Bolt. Lightning Bolt.

She does have nicknames for practically the whole cast, though, especially since names are descriptive and sometimes long. Since I figure the SC version of this question will eventually show up, I'll leave those for a later time.

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#PennedPossibilities 1081 — About the MC: If they’ve had any, discuss their mad crushes, first kisses, etc.

Fundamentals of how the culture is constructed makes many of the things asked about in this question way less personally important and therefore much less memorable than in our culture. First times are events that good families ensure go well for their children, with school curricula filling in beyond that, with the aim of raising functional happily human adults. Doesn't always work, of course, which also comes up in the book. Nonetheless, as a result nobody doesn't know what to do or how their bodies work, but what we consider romantic or erotic doesn't hold the same excitement for them that it does for us. Bolt wouldn't remember her first kiss, any more than other firsts at school like the first time she was praised for reading aloud in class, but in the novel she does remember the first time she was needled for not sharing boys.

…Another lost memory surfaced of me at an eatery near school, aftergaming with my track team rowdy behind me, me preening in front of a skeptical cook at a smokey grill: "I can't have too many men; women need to compete better," but now I was thirty [not seventeen]…

Different priorities.

However, I decided to write the current WIP because I realized that Bolt will end up with a crush on someone, which will feel romantic to the reader (despite early consummation) but in her culture will demonstrate a level of attachment that's atypical and frowned upon†. It should evolve from how Bolt's many traumas resolve in the story. Whilst foreshadowed, I haven't written the crush, yet.

=-=-=-=-=-=
† Nobody will care that her crush is a woman. Oddly, the crush would be considered worse were it on a man.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.25 — What wrong assumption do people make about your MC?

There's the intentional impression and the inadvertent.

Intentional

People worry she might be violent.

Bolt is proverbial "the messenger" that worries about being killed. She's a mob courier. Being beaten up once was once too many times. She keeps herself lean and is muscular for a woman. She spikes up her hair, uses hair dye and body paint, wears jewelry that looks like chains, piercings, leather, etc. All for effect. Challenged, she'll run every time.

Inadvertent

First impressions are boastful, shallow, selfish, on the prowl, likely a lower working class boor.

When not working—when not outfitted to look tough—she looks like a former high school jock who has aged extremely well but is not notably beautiful. Men will say yes to her. Well, the libido part is correct, but she's quite vulnerable, values friends, enjoys teaching (especially men), and—despite working for the mob—demonstrates integrity. She agrees when asked that she's stupid, but it's not really so. She's thinking of the mistakes she made in her life. In areas of photography, athletics, and especially flying, she's well studied and practiced.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.25 — What wrong assumption do people make about your MC?

There's the intentional impression and the inadvertent.

Intentional

People worry she might be violent.

Bolt is proverbial "the messenger" that worries about being killed. She's a mob courier. Being beaten up once was once too many times. She keeps herself lean and is muscular for a woman. She spikes up her hair, uses hair dye and body paint, wears jewelry that looks like chains, piercings, leather, etc. All for effect. Challenged, she'll run every time.

Inadvertent

First impressions are boastful, shallow, selfish, on the prowl, likely a lower working class boor.

When not working—when not outfitted to look tough—she looks like a former high school jock who has aged extremely well but is not notably beautiful. Men will say yes to her. Well, the libido part is correct, but she's quite vulnerable, values friends, enjoys teaching (especially men), and—despite working for the mob—demonstrates integrity. She agrees when asked that she's stupid, but it's not really so. She's thinking of the mistakes she made in her life. In areas of photography, athletics, and especially flying, she's well studied and practiced.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.25 — What wrong assumption do people make about your MC?

There's the intentional impression and the inadvertent.

Intentional

People worry she might be violent.

Bolt is proverbial "the messenger" that worries about being killed. She's a mob courier. Being beaten up once was once too many times. She keeps herself lean and is muscular for a woman. She spikes up her hair, uses hair dye and body paint, wears jewelry that looks like chains, piercings, leather, etc. All for effect. Challenged, she'll run every time.

Inadvertent

First impressions are boastful, shallow, selfish, on the prowl, likely a lower working class boor.

When not working—when not outfitted to look tough—she looks like a former high school jock who has aged extremely well but is not notably beautiful. Men will say yes to her. Well, the libido part is correct, but she's quite vulnerable, values friends, enjoys teaching (especially men), and—despite working for the mob—demonstrates integrity. She agrees when asked that she's stupid, but it's not really so. She's thinking of the mistakes she made in her life. In areas of photography, athletics, and especially flying, she's well studied and practiced.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.25 — What wrong assumption do people make about your MC?

There's the intentional impression and the inadvertent.

Intentional

People worry she might be violent.

Bolt is proverbial "the messenger" that worries about being killed. She's a mob courier. Being beaten up once was once too many times. She keeps herself lean and is muscular for a woman. She spikes up her hair, uses hair dye and body paint, wears jewelry that looks like chains, piercings, leather, etc. All for effect. Challenged, she'll run every time.

Inadvertent

First impressions are boastful, shallow, selfish, on the prowl, likely a lower working class boor.

When not working—when not outfitted to look tough—she looks like a former high school jock who has aged extremely well but is not notably beautiful. Men will say yes to her. Well, the libido part is correct, but she's quite vulnerable, values friends, enjoys teaching (especially men), and—despite working for the mob—demonstrates integrity. She agrees when asked that she's stupid, but it's not really so. She's thinking of the mistakes she made in her life. In areas of photography, athletics, and especially flying, she's well studied and practiced.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.25 — What wrong assumption do people make about your MC?

There's the intentional impression and the inadvertent.

Intentional

People worry she might be violent.

Bolt is proverbial "the messenger" that worries about being killed. She's a mob courier. Being beaten up once was once too many times. She keeps herself lean and is muscular for a woman. She spikes up her hair, uses hair dye and body paint, wears jewelry that looks like chains, piercings, leather, etc. All for effect. Challenged, she'll run every time.

Inadvertent

First impressions are boastful, shallow, selfish, on the prowl, likely a lower working class boor.

When not working—when not outfitted to look tough—she looks like a former high school jock who has aged extremely well but is not notably beautiful. Men will say yes to her. Well, the libido part is correct, but she's quite vulnerable, values friends, enjoys teaching (especially men), and—despite working for the mob—demonstrates integrity. She agrees when asked that she's stupid, but it's not really so. She's thinking of the mistakes she made in her life. In areas of photography, athletics, and especially flying, she's well studied and practiced.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.25 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this year?

Yesterday's answer is as much as I'll say.

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RE: https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/116977832504515561

#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.25 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this year?

Yesterday's answer is as much as I'll say.

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RE: https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/116977832504515561

#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.25 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this year?

Yesterday's answer is as much as I'll say.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.25 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this year?

Yesterday's answer is as much as I'll say.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.25 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this year?

Yesterday's answer is as much as I'll say.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.25 — Call &Response: What are your techniques for getting out of having written yourself into a corner. Everyone: Have you tried this? What do you do instead?

1. I find the offending text, move it to scrap if significant, then write it again from scratch. I do that for sections from a few paragraphs to chapter. I've done this four times for the first chapter of the WIP (not serially, but over the year), approaching the same material from different viewpoints, emphasizing different things each time. Bolt has to be a talented photographer in the wrong place at the right time. The current first chapter is now photorealistically vivid, so when she encounters a disaster she's identifiable as capable and dedicated to her craft by those she encounters.

2. For major plot holes—like the current one where in events B, C, D, event D gets mentioned as happening before B and after C—I bite the bullet and outline what I have, including, vaguely, the unwritten parts that ought logically follow if the characters don't pull me elsewhere. When I have a full sense of the story, I realign sections until the timeline is straightened out. I'm a pantser, so I must be vague about the missing parts else I might lose interest in the story.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.25 — Call &Response: What are your techniques for getting out of having written yourself into a corner. Everyone: Have you tried this? What do you do instead?

1. I find the offending text, move it to scrap if significant, then write it again from scratch. I do that for sections from a few paragraphs to chapter. I've done this four times for the first chapter of the WIP (not serially, but over the year), approaching the same material from different viewpoints, emphasizing different things each time. Bolt has to be a talented photographer in the wrong place at the right time. The current first chapter is now photorealistically vivid, so when she encounters a disaster she's identifiable as capable and dedicated to her craft by those she encounters.

2. For major plot holes—like the current one where in events B, C, D, event D gets mentioned as happening before B and after C—I bite the bullet and outline what I have, including, vaguely, the unwritten parts that ought logically follow if the characters don't pull me elsewhere. When I have a full sense of the story, I realign sections until the timeline is straightened out. I'm a pantser, so I must be vague about the missing parts else I might lose interest in the story.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.25 — Call &Response: What are your techniques for getting out of having written yourself into a corner. Everyone: Have you tried this? What do you do instead?

1. I find the offending text, move it to scrap if significant, then write it again from scratch. I do that for sections from a few paragraphs to chapter. I've done this four times for the first chapter of the WIP (not serially, but over the year), approaching the same material from different viewpoints, emphasizing different things each time. Bolt has to be a talented photographer in the wrong place at the right time. The current first chapter is now photorealistically vivid, so when she encounters a disaster she's identifiable as capable and dedicated to her craft by those she encounters.

2. For major plot holes—like the current one where in events B, C, D, event D gets mentioned as happening before B and after C—I bite the bullet and outline what I have, including, vaguely, the unwritten parts that ought logically follow if the characters don't pull me elsewhere. When I have a full sense of the story, I realign sections until the timeline is straightened out. I'm a pantser, so I must be vague about the missing parts else I might lose interest in the story.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.25 — Call &Response: What are your techniques for getting out of having written yourself into a corner. Everyone: Have you tried this? What do you do instead?

1. I find the offending text, move it to scrap if significant, then write it again from scratch. I do that for sections from a few paragraphs to chapter. I've done this four times for the first chapter of the WIP (not serially, but over the year), approaching the same material from different viewpoints, emphasizing different things each time. Bolt has to be a talented photographer in the wrong place at the right time. The current first chapter is now photorealistically vivid, so when she encounters a disaster she's identifiable as capable and dedicated to her craft by those she encounters.

2. For major plot holes—like the current one where in events B, C, D, event D gets mentioned as happening before B and after C—I bite the bullet and outline what I have, including, vaguely, the unwritten parts that ought logically follow if the characters don't pull me elsewhere. When I have a full sense of the story, I realign sections until the timeline is straightened out. I'm a pantser, so I must be vague about the missing parts else I might lose interest in the story.

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#PennedPossibilities 1080 — Do any unseen forces have power within your universe?

Wait. There's a lot of ways to parse that question!

Are there unseen forces? Yes. Earth didn't get to be in it's current state by magic. The story is SF.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. By definition, they are unseen forces. Like gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak forces, they are additional forces unseen but felt by humans.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. The Wildings are annoyed the Domestics (all of us, but specifically farmers) aren't sticking to the Sunny Armistice and conflict may yet erupt. Additionally, another type of human is working behind the scenes. This would be important in sequels.

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#PennedPossibilities 1080 — Do any unseen forces have power within your universe?

Wait. There's a lot of ways to parse that question!

Are there unseen forces? Yes. Earth didn't get to be in it's current state by magic. The story is SF.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. By definition, they are unseen forces. Like gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak forces, they are additional forces unseen but felt by humans.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. The Wildings are annoyed the Domestics (all of us, but specifically farmers) aren't sticking to the Sunny Armistice and conflict may yet erupt. Additionally, another type of human is working behind the scenes. This would be important in sequels.

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#PennedPossibilities 1080 — Do any unseen forces have power within your universe?

Wait. There's a lot of ways to parse that question!

Are there unseen forces? Yes. Earth didn't get to be in it's current state by magic. The story is SF.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. By definition, they are unseen forces. Like gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak forces, they are additional forces unseen but felt by humans.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. The Wildings are annoyed the Domestics (all of us, but specifically farmers) aren't sticking to the Sunny Armistice and conflict may yet erupt. Additionally, another type of human is working behind the scenes. This would be important in sequels.

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#PennedPossibilities 1080 — Do any unseen forces have power within your universe?

Wait. There's a lot of ways to parse that question!

Are there unseen forces? Yes. Earth didn't get to be in it's current state by magic. The story is SF.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. By definition, they are unseen forces. Like gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak forces, they are additional forces unseen but felt by humans.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. The Wildings are annoyed the Domestics (all of us, but specifically farmers) aren't sticking to the Sunny Armistice and conflict may yet erupt. Additionally, another type of human is working behind the scenes. This would be important in sequels.

[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

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#PennedPossibilities 1080 — Do any unseen forces have power within your universe?

Wait. There's a lot of ways to parse that question!

Are there unseen forces? Yes. Earth didn't get to be in it's current state by magic. The story is SF.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. By definition, they are unseen forces. Like gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak forces, they are additional forces unseen but felt by humans.

Are there unseen forces? Yes. The Wildings are annoyed the Domestics (all of us, but specifically farmers) aren't sticking to the Sunny Armistice and conflict may yet erupt. Additionally, another type of human is working behind the scenes. This would be important in sequels.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.24 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this month?

I think I am getting better at hearing myself when I tell myself that a completed story is easier to revise than an incomplete one, and is less likely to make me feel bad about not completing it.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.24 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this month?

I think I am getting better at hearing myself when I tell myself that a completed story is easier to revise than an incomplete one, and is less likely to make me feel bad about not completing it.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.24 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this month?

I think I am getting better at hearing myself when I tell myself that a completed story is easier to revise than an incomplete one, and is less likely to make me feel bad about not completing it.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.24 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this month?

I think I am getting better at hearing myself when I tell myself that a completed story is easier to revise than an incomplete one, and is less likely to make me feel bad about not completing it.

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#ScribesAndMakers π2026.07.24 — What's something you feel you've gotten better at with your creative work this month?

I think I am getting better at hearing myself when I tell myself that a completed story is easier to revise than an incomplete one, and is less likely to make me feel bad about not completing it.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.23 /2 — What’s something no one would guess about your most dangerous character?

Oh, better…

The main series antagonist was born in a deeply patriarchal society. She bought into having a marriage arranged for her, bearing sons, caring for a husband, and wearing head to foot clothing when out of the household. But her mother died. She had to raise her autistic twin brother, learned to read (taboo) and do magic (very special magic) to teach her brother. The town sheriff regrets f-ing with her to force her to marry him, and interfering with her brother; he ends up marrying her anyway, but under very unfavorable circumstances— oops, spoilers.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.23 /2 — What’s something no one would guess about your most dangerous character?

Oh, better…

The main series antagonist was born in a deeply patriarchal society. She bought into having a marriage arranged for her, bearing sons, caring for a husband, and wearing head to foot clothing when out of the household. But her mother died. She had to raise her autistic twin brother, learned to read (taboo) and do magic (very special magic) to teach her brother. The town sheriff regrets f-ing with her to force her to marry him, and interfering with her brother; he ends up marrying her anyway, but under very unfavorable circumstances— oops, spoilers.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.23 /2 — What’s something no one would guess about your most dangerous character?

Oh, better…

The main series antagonist was born in a deeply patriarchal society. She bought into having a marriage arranged for her, bearing sons, caring for a husband, and wearing head to foot clothing when out of the household. But her mother died. She had to raise her autistic twin brother, learned to read (taboo) and do magic (very special magic) to teach her brother. The town sheriff regrets f-ing with her to force her to marry him, and interfering with her brother; he ends up marrying her anyway, but under very unfavorable circumstances— oops, spoilers.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.23 /2 — What’s something no one would guess about your most dangerous character?

Oh, better…

The main series antagonist was born in a deeply patriarchal society. She bought into having a marriage arranged for her, bearing sons, caring for a husband, and wearing head to foot clothing when out of the household. But her mother died. She had to raise her autistic twin brother, learned to read (taboo) and do magic (very special magic) to teach her brother. The town sheriff regrets f-ing with her to force her to marry him, and interfering with her brother; he ends up marrying her anyway, but under very unfavorable circumstances— oops, spoilers.

[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.23 /2 — What’s something no one would guess about your most dangerous character?

Oh, better…

The main series antagonist was born in a deeply patriarchal society. She bought into having a marriage arranged for her, bearing sons, caring for a husband, and wearing head to foot clothing when out of the household. But her mother died. She had to raise her autistic twin brother, learned to read (taboo) and do magic (very special magic) to teach her brother. The town sheriff regrets f-ing with her to force her to marry him, and interfering with her brother; he ends up marrying her anyway, but under very unfavorable circumstances— oops, spoilers.

[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.24 — Should a reader be forewarned about any and all erotic content, no matter how small?

If you have a publisher for your work, they will take care of this. They want to sell through their investment. They will decide. Try not to interfere.

If you self-publish, learn who your audience is, and the tolerance of those that host or print your content. Use this as a guide. Since you will suffer the brunt of your mistakes, I suggest you choose conservatively whether to warn. This means also that, depending on the venue, saying a product is erotic and it isn't sufficiently so could be ruinous.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.24 — Should a reader be forewarned about any and all erotic content, no matter how small?

If you have a publisher for your work, they will take care of this. They want to sell through their investment. They will decide. Try not to interfere.

If you self-publish, learn who your audience is, and the tolerance of those that host or print your content. Use this as a guide. Since you will suffer the brunt of your mistakes, I suggest you choose conservatively whether to warn. This means also that, depending on the venue, saying a product is erotic and it isn't sufficiently so could be ruinous.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.24 — Should a reader be forewarned about any and all erotic content, no matter how small?

If you have a publisher for your work, they will take care of this. They want to sell through their investment. They will decide. Try not to interfere.

If you self-publish, learn who your audience is, and the tolerance of those that host or print your content. Use this as a guide. Since you will suffer the brunt of your mistakes, I suggest you choose conservatively whether to warn. This means also that, depending on the venue, saying a product is erotic and it isn't sufficiently so could be ruinous.

[Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.07.24 — Should a reader be forewarned about any and all erotic content, no matter how small?

If you have a publisher for your work, they will take care of this. They want to sell through their investment. They will decide. Try not to interfere.

If you self-publish, learn who your audience is, and the tolerance of those that host or print your content. Use this as a guide. Since you will suffer the brunt of your mistakes, I suggest you choose conservatively whether to warn. This means also that, depending on the venue, saying a product is erotic and it isn't sufficiently so could be ruinous.

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#WordWeavers 2026.07.24 — Antagonist POV: What has the power to instantly irritate you?

I know everyone will happily find some reason they can say I'm evil. All true, of course; spin doesn't change fact, and nobody cares about the good in my reasons. What really burns, however, is when they (always men) imply I'm failing at something because I'm a woman. I was born in a time when I was breeding stock because of my gender, yet here I am impeding their greedy plans. I'll remind them to review what incidents started the Dragon Wars and how well that ended for the dragons that goaded me.

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