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#writersCoffeeClub APR-21 Do you agree with Rose Tremain, who says you shouldn't plan a book's ending; it must be earned?

Similar to how I think, that theme is not enough to write a self-contained story, and you need plot for it, knowing the ending in some shape or form is needed to know the direction, which in return lets you gauge whether writing the story makes sense. However, that doesn't necessarily mean, the ending can't change.

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#WritersCoffeeClub APR-09 Do you use a dedicated proofreader, or is one provided by your publisher?

For my German stories that I used to publish at Queerpoint.net, @Arokh did a fantastic job at not only proofreading, but also copy as well as line editing all my stuff 😍

For my English stories, I haven't found a proofreader or editor yet.

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#WritersCoffeeClub APR-04 Do you feature real-world political and social issues in your work?

Social issues play a huge part in most of my story. Since a good part of my stories has #queer topics, my characters deal with #homophobia (including internalized one)/ #transphobia, #heteronormativity/ #cisnormativity/ #allonormativity, you name it.

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#PhantastikPrompts APR-12 Wie viele Geschichten/Projekte sind gleichzeitig in Arbeit bzw. im Kopf? Haben sie miteinander zu tun?

Zusammenhänge Projekte habe ich selten. Ich habe insgesamt einmal einen Crossover-Gastauftritt eingebaut.
Ein anderes zusammenhängendes Projekt ist ein Sequel, den ich aber nur in groben Zügen vorbereitet hatte.

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#PhantastikPrompts APR-10 Teile einen Abschnitt deiner Geschichte zum Thema "Dunkelheit".

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#PhantastikPrompts APR-03 Welche Location aus deiner Geschichte gefällt dir am besten & warum?

#SubconsciousMind spielt in Alaska, was an sich schon mal ziemlich cool ist. Lieblingsort wäre wahrscheinlich das Writer's Block. Die Atmosphäre dort ist einfach sehr herzlich und man kann dort Stunden verbringen.

Und das Lokal gibt es auch in RL:
http://writersblockak.com/

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#WordWeavers APR-08 Are you happy? Why/why not?

#ArkanCotton: "With myself? Absolutely. How couldn't I? With everyone else? Hell no. How could I? This bunch of morons doesn't even acknowledge my genius, besides pretty everything else they do wrong."

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#WordWeavers APR-07 What conflicts (internal and/or external, subtle or grand) are important in your story?

I seldom have antagonists in my stories. Usually, the conflict is within the protagonist or comes from society as a whole.

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#WordWeavers APR-06 Does your MC feel understood? Why/why not?

#ArkanCotton never feels understood because he always feels better and more clever than anyone else and doesn't hold back telling everyone exactly that to their faces.

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#WordWeavers APR-02 What books/resources have you used to improve your writing? Which ones do you recommend?

There's a #YouTube channel called "Hello Future Me" that explains different storytelling and genre aspects:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQMO-YL87u-6Rt8hIVsRjA

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#WritersCoffeeClub MAR-27. How does it feel knowing that strangers will read your work?

I pity them. Nobody should be forced to endure that.

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#WritersCoffeeClub MAR-26 In your opinion, name a book, movie or TV show where the ending spoils the story

I felt, #TheBigBangTheory's finale was quite anticlimactic, too. But after all, it was "just" a sitcom.

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#WritersCoffeeClub MAR-26 In your opinion, name a book, movie or TV show where the ending spoils the story

The series #HalfBad/ #TheBastardSonAndTheDevilHimself built up to the very moment of Nathan Bryne meeting his father, where I expected him to find or realize something to make the world he lives in, a better place. But yeah, nothing of that sort happened. It was quite anticlimactic. Meh 🤷🏻

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#WritersCoffeeClub MAR-26 In your opinion, name a book, movie or TV show where the ending spoils the story

Throughout the seasons of #Warehouse13, an attraction between main character Myka Bering and recurring character H. G. Wells was well established, only to be surprisingly retconned in the series finale.

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#WritersCoffeeClub MAR-22 Are there any books which should be banned, or is book banning always wrong?

That is indeed a difficult question—a two-edged sword, if you will. Of course, book bans are coming into fashion again, targeting queer people and similar marginalized groups. This, of course, is political oppression under the guise of child safety (who would be against children?). That's a truly concerning development.

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#PhantastikPrompts MAR-03 Bekommen bei dir Kapitel/Segmente eigene Überschriften? Wenn ja, wie erstellst du sie? Wenn nicht, warum nicht?

Mein Hauptproblem besteht darin, dass ich für einige Kapitel sicherlich äußerst einfallsreiche Überschriften finden kann – aber was ist mit dem Rest? Über gerade diese Kapitel nachzudenken, kann für mich sehr zeitintensiv werden – Zeit, die ich dann vielleicht doch lieber in deren Inhalt investiere.

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#WritersCoffeeClub MAR-21 Do you ever regret killing a character, or the manner of their death?

Well, my readers did everything to make me regret and eventually take the death of the protagonist's love interest back. However, they are not God and one cannot just cherry-pick. It's the natural course of life. The character's death was more logical to me than his survival—so he had to die. Plain and simple.

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#PennedPossibilities 259 — Sum up your MC in three adjectives

#SoulBearerLegacy/Balia: Brave, curious, open-minded
#FindingMe/Luca: Nerdy, curious, funny
#ArkanCotton: impolite, misogynistic, egocentric

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#PhantastikPrompts MAR-20 Glauben deine Charaktere an ein Leben nach dem Tod?

Balias Volk glaubt, dass man die Seelen von Verstorbenen nach deren Tod in sich aufnehmen kann und sie einem fortan bis zum eigenen Tod Rat geben – allerdings müssen diese Seelen, so der weit verbreitete Glaube, Verwandte sein und es geht auch demzufolge nur mit einer einzigen Seele. So wird man zum*zur "Seelenträger*in".

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#WordWeavers MAR-14 What role does ethnicity play in your world?

Balia's world doesn't mix a lot, but during the course of her journey we meet different ethnic groups with their own language, architecture and beliefs (all loosely modelled after real ones).

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#PhantastikPrompts MAR-10 Hast du schon mal eine kleine Geschichte als Geschenk oder Mitbringsel verfasst?

Einige Freunde, die selbst schreiben, bekommen zu Geburtstagen und so Microfictions mit Charakteren aus ihren Geschichten.

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#WritersCoffeeClub MAR-10: Do you want to write full time or for hobby/hustle?

I currently write in my spare time, and even though, it sounds intriguing to call yourself a "full-blown author", no, honestly, I wouldn't want that for myself, because, in all sincerity, I don't want to starve to death. And that's what my writing would do to me in the long run.

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#PennedPossibilities 243 — Imagine, if you will, an alternate universe… Which of your characters is most likely to attempt karaoke?

That would definitely be Samuel. He might be shy at first, but boy oh boy, does he love to sing karaoke—much to his neighbors' chagrin.

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#WritersCoffeeClub MAR-01 Have you ever based a character on a real person?

I did a self-insert in #ForYou, because I needed a Twitter user to tweet about #ace experiences, my MC could read. But it could have been anyone else to whom that description might apply.

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#PhantastikPrompts MAR-01 Hast du Insider-Gags oder Cameos eingebaut, die nur für dich oder eine kleine Gruppe von Menschen von Bedeutung sind?

Im Krankenhaus bei "Als ob!" begegnet die Hauptfigur Jannis auf dem Krankenhausflur Arkan Cotton, die Hauptfigur aus meiner gleichnamigen Kurzgeschichte, der sich gerade gegen den Rat des Krankenhauspersonals selbst entlässt. Mehr Berührungspunkte haben Jannis und Arkan nicht

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#PennedPossibilities 240 — What inspired the idea for your latest WIP?

When I saw what currently happens in the US in terms of #DontSayGay and other #AntiLgbtLegislation, I felt the need to write about a generation of young #queer people who grew up with #SameSexMarriage and #ComingOut vlogs on #YouTube, who never had to look for emergency exits in gay bars in their lives before

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#PennedPossibilities 231 — Has your MC or SC retained any friendships from their childhood or young adulthood? (Credit: @aperfectsong)

I don't know exactly, when Luca and Marc first met, but it must have been quite some time before the first chapter, since they already know each other inside out. Together, they are seen living through decades and still enjoying shared hobbies at old age.

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#PhantastikPrompts FEB-16 Beschreibe ein kurioses Gerät/Maschine/magischen Gegenstand aus deiner fiktionalen Welt

Die Zeitmaschine in #FindingMe ist inspiriert durch die #Stargate-Episode "Ascension" (5x03), in welcher Orlin ein Miniaturstargate in Samantha Carters Keller mit gerade ausreichend Energie, um ihn auf die andere Seite des durch das Gate erzeugten Wormlochs zu bringen, baut.

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#WritersCoffeeClub FEB-19 Do you give your characters mannerisms? How do you do this?

Luca just can't stand making a nerdy popculture (mostly Science Fiction-related) joke when Marc is around.

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#PhantastikPrompts FEB-10 Was steht bei deiner Geschichte auf dem Spiel? Was würde z.B. geschehen, wenn deine Antagonistenfigur bekommt, was sie will?

Arkan Cotton wäre tot (und könnte nicht in #AsIf auftauchen 😉). Damit würde es wahrlich keinen Unschuldigen treffen, aber ist Rache wirklich der richtige Weg? Auch wenn Arkan Cotton unsympathisch ist, als Autor*innen fügen wir unseren Charakteren ja nur Schmerzen zu, weil sie fiktiv sind

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#PennedPossibilities 35. Does your MC consider themselves an introvert or an extrovert?

Jannis is the textbook example of an introvert, besides being an underdog. He's never invited to parties of "the cool kids" and wouldn't care if there wasn't at least some peer pressure, even he couldn't escape. But when he's finally invited, he feels quite awkward and out of place. Good thing, he has his extrovert best friend Ced with him.

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#PennedPossibilities 42. What does your MC want their retirement to be like?

Sitting on the couch with his best friend Marc, watching science fiction TV shows from their youth and before.

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#TimeTravelAuthors FEB-01 Introduce your #TimeTravel story

#FindingMe starts with Luca, witnessing what seems to be a burglar in his house, who vanishes, but leaves clues that send him on a paper chase for answers, which we'll follow through decades in which he gets closer and closer to a revelation that seems to include some sort of time travel.

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#PennedPossibilities 210 How is your MC typically seen by others? Does it ring true to who they really are?

Jannis is treated as an underdog. When he's invited to Kai's party, he's probably not the only one surprised. But in one thing, they are right: They suspect him to be gay

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#WritersCoffeeClub JAN-29 Describe the saddest moment you've written. Share an excerpt.

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#PennedPossibilities 207 — Does your SC’s reputation matter to them?

Chase cares so much about his #heteronormative #NoHomo image that he wouldn't jeopardize this by being open about his relationship with Gareth.

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#WritersCoffeeClub JAN-27 Hollywood is filming one of your works. Which actors are playing the main roles?

Florentina could be played by Jo Martin (🇬🇧) or CCH Pounder (🇬🇾🇺🇸)

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#PennedPossibilities 200: How does your MC handle grief?

It's incredibly hard to let go of a pet friend you've spend 18 years with. But in the end, that's life. And he's the sum of his experiences. That's what he values in the end.

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#PennedPossibilities 200: How does your MC handle grief?

Barely. He doesn't know how. On top of that, the funeral is held when he's out of town for a day, and nobody told him. He only finds it out after his return. That literally breaks him.

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#WordWeavers JAN-23: If your book were a movie, what would it be rated and why?

#ForYou: FSK 16/X-Rated
Features multiple same-sex sex scenes and people who are uncomfortable with their sexuality

#FindingMe/ #AsIf: FSK 12/PG-Rated
Characters deal with loss and grief

#SoulBearerLegacy: FSK 16/X-Rated
A scene featuring a public execution and characters deal with loss and grief

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#writephant Q2 What changes in your MC’s world to kick off the story?

Jannis couldn't believe it, when he's invited to a party by the school's most popular boy. He could believe it even less when something happens at the party with Kai. Maybe he misinterpreted something—but what if not? As if …

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#writephant Q2 What changes in your MC’s world to kick off the story?

Luca meets a burglar, who turns out to be a time traveler and sends Luca on a treasure hunt.

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