2026-08-29T00:37:47Z https://nostr.ae AM Pennyfeather 🩷💜💙 https://nostr.ae/npub1kw5vya4as4rmq9rg2vnkkpps76y8t68j2vvl4dykak4mjfxr93jqjyhe3r https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/113/381/260/912/403/438/original/146a05104854d1f0.png https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/113/381/260/912/403/438/original/146a05104854d1f0.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2g60x2ujq5qgzwrdfr2dfu6lff4u7j5mg5z00up4qpw7ysu4pcgszyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxg69epxz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszs3m3lwqddm4q5vzxfqczd0263m07g8v0p3cgznqtmvfmv606nxsvtxe29'>nevent1q…xe29</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I published through D2D and used their free ISBNs.<br/><br/>Honestly, if I could have afforded it, I would have liked to buy my own, but I had no extra funds for doing so. I am extremely grateful that I was still able to publish when I did and do not begrudge D2D at all.<br/><br/>However - because I have a D2D ISBN, there are places I would have liked to have my books that I can&#39;t, because they don&#39;t have a partnership with D2D. If I had my own ISBN, I would have been able to publish wider than I do currently.<br/><br/>This is something I can and possibly will change in the future. But my book is offered by quite a few retailers, including library options. So if funds are an obstacle, a D2D ISBN is a good solution.<br/><br/>But if you have the funds and want no restrictions on where you can put your book, my advice is to buy your own. 2026-08-25T20:26:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd74smu3t2v3cpuxf9gpftmfx3r06j3qfhkvxk53zpwmlnkf2p7agzyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgesrgdc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8h6vrkmxnlmtrgeksyecg74vkvcsttvg70mlaxvw8qhvl3zfe3gwysclm'>nevent1q…sclm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I want to as well. I saw it so long ago, but it stuck in my mind. 2026-02-05T10:53:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq58vhlswre9jrk2vqnd3gxs3kxnmxykm25yew8rp2pdhr3np488szyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgpsn4mj #WordWeavers 2/5. If you found out that someone had to live your MC&#39;s life (like in the &#34;Stranger than Fiction&#34; movie), would you change the story?<br/><br/>Oh man, nobody ever knows this movie. But it was so good! And as a writer, so gripping!<br/>If you are one of those who doesn&#39;t know it, watch it! Seriously, so intriguing.<br/><br/>Anyway, to the actual question...No. Partially because I always give my MCs happy endings, anyway, so I wouldn&#39;t have to worry too much.<br/><br/>But also *spoilers for the movie ahead* : 2026-02-05T10:09:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd08xseqm8zslrm00p4dpmfa8sfyj609kw2realegrumyna8ttz0qzyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgkc9njy #WritersCoffeeClub 1/5 How do you choose the POV for a new story?<br/><br/>The story comes to me with this more or less decided.<br/>I see everything through my character&#39;s eyes...although, even that&#39;s not quite right.<br/><br/>It&#39;s like the character is telling me their story. Sometimes a secondary character becomes more important that I originally realized and I have to adjust things, but still. <br/><br/>I just write down the story as my characters open up to me. Who and how they choose to tell it is up to them. 2026-01-05T10:08:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2497ec8g2aqcw3uktm7r7c7l2vf74sxqe2fmdt0n7j9f7fa9hddqzyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgeugxgx #WordWeavers 12/15 How much profanity do you include in your stories, and why?<br/><br/>Earth profanity - none. <br/><br/>I do, however, enjoy making up curses that are connected to a world&#39;s lore for my characters to use. And they do use them to varying degrees based on the character (Winlow is a potty mouth lol)<br/><br/>Why? Mainly because I don&#39;t really curse. Occasionally one will slip out, but I work with kids. It&#39;s just easier to not have certain words in my vocabulary so I don&#39;t say them around a child. 2025-12-15T10:13:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0tkpeqee5mtltlktn8x7000zz89q6l8tytcadtfk9kqasna70pqgzyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgwph3u6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswe5uc3pmmlnmmsdvfswdwzamckmxua3gmzqlclmhnk25f3k2w72szwdy62'>nevent1q…dy62</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s so cool! Congrats! 🎉 2025-06-20T17:38:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv8gkrqgesullefld0cukmtvj6euugfx5nlfv8n3afjq8tjdlazkszyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgzs0hrq #WritersCoffeeClub 6/11. Who sees your WIP before it&#39;s done?<br/><br/>My husband. He gets a finished first draft, but that&#39;s the earliest point I let any other eyes on the whole thing. <br/><br/>I might share a snippet here or there while drafting with one of my writing groups. But no more than a chapter if I&#39;m having trouble and want their help with something.<br/><br/>But if you mean done-done, then my beta readers would count. 2025-06-11T12:40:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvj5kkgp5zcrcrzq6qzv8mkrz35dkrk5fxspl3zz0f2ddz3j50g7szyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgtvwjkr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gucelgtvld0u5pyp0lq7g5s62w72w2zaw4u98q7mvm7pms57xpcf3dc9a'>nevent1q…dc9a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s spectacular! Congratulations 🎉 <br/><br/>I hope to one day be able to read your book. That review certainly makes me want to check it out 😘 2025-05-13T12:21:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszamw72agq4hef46anl2n93zmdpkh3cd843n7r4fpwrrgfgsfw36szyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgzgs5d5 #WritersCoffeeClub 11/24. What&#39;s the most challenging part of the writing process for you?<br/><br/>Probably world building. <br/><br/>My stories are intensely character driven, so they&#39;re my whole focus the first couple drafts, and I build their story without much concern for the setting of their story. So they usually end up in a very flat world. I have to put a lot of effort into making the setting for my story feel real, interesting and diverse.<br/><br/>I think I do a good job once I put in the effort, though. 2024-11-24T13:58:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr6zqx9c2h24289xr2ee8anzfxj3gulcf8l2jt3vcchfupncl8epczyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxgssnlke #WordWeavers 11/10. If your MC were an animal, which one?<br/><br/>Beckett would be a dog. But very specifically one like my dog. <br/><br/>Friendly, fun, smart, loyal.<br/>But with trauma from his past that comes out at unexpected times, causing him to react with fear at things that may make people think he&#39;s a coward or broken. <br/><br/>But with love and compassion, he can learn that those things that once hurt him can be safe. He just needs to trust the hand that wields the stick.<br/><br/>(picture, because my dog&#39;s cute lol)<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/459/195/851/004/360/original/12e78a840ca74c36.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-10T14:47:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs06s7auar9s7exextx7dyvvpj9h6r5842fquvjt3mh7cna2qrxzkgzyze63snkhkz50vq5dpfjw6cyxrmgsa0g7ff3n745jmk6hwfycvkxge8u079 Ugh. The server I was on went down without warning. I&#39;m back! <br/>But I lost all my follows 😭<br/><br/>I need to build it back up, starting with my #WritersCoffeeClub and #WordWeavers peeps.<br/><br/>Hopefully no one will think I&#39;m suspicious for following a bunch of people all at once. I promise I&#39;m not a spam bot or something...I just want my feed back 🥺 2024-10-27T20:46:04Z