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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2504.22 — Earth Day! Who’s your most traveled character? Your least traveled?

The main Reluctance Series antagonist has probably been everywhere in the world and been most every profession, with mother having been her most repeated job. Immortality and always being 24 has its up and down sides.

Wintereyes has traveled all over the Fell Forest with the wolf pack that adopted her, but it's still a just a forest despite the size of the territory. Her parents' farm is just outside its border. Now that she's earned magical fame for befriending a wyvern (and arbitrating a dispute between a farmer, a sneezy so-called red dragon, and an exploded grain silo that had undergone undiscovered fermentation), she now attends a university in a Township—but she's two shy to explore the place because, well, all the people.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2504.23 — World Book Day! Share a prompt or the first few lines of a story you wish you could read.

I hate that I can't write this steampunk story of redemption and betrayal myself. It requires expertise in how the military works, and the navy specifically. Have at it. I'd consider a collaboration.

She's horribly scarred and people can't bear to look at her, but she was the 1st in her class at the academy. A midshipman now an ensign is passed over for further promotions is given notice of discharge after her putting in her four years, despite serving as the crown's chief siege strategist. She's been called inhuman within earshot often enough that she doesn't believe she deserves recognition or friends, let alone the love she's read men in her position could find as misunderstood or looking piratical. She's planned to roam the world as an ascetic, planing sieges of cities she'll visit for the fun of it. As a final insult, she's given a last minute first command that delays the start of her new life, given a museum piece airship frigate—with a motley crew of screwups and green cadets along with a drunkard former top gun XO—that would fail to fight any engagement, given a mission that requires only the presence of a warship in the sky and zero prowess. All fine and good until the capital city she's "guarding" really does come under attack and hers is the only ship available.

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#WordWeavers 2504.23 — Do you plan your themes or do they arise from your writing and then get tweaked in edits?

My themes are pretty much the same from story to story: feminist with a dose of gender politics. Regardless, they do arise from my writing because I don't know the plot until I write it, and I definitely tweak the theme during revision. Thus, my answer is Yes.

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#WordWeavers 2504.22 — Would your story work in a vastly different setting?

Hehehe.

I tell stories about characters with rather universal issues. The story is a plot line and transmogrified characters from an earlier work in a vastly different setting. Shhhh!

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Veronica Sullivan, director of the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival, returns to 5AM StoryTalk for a podcast bonus episode in which she breaks down a seminal piece of art from her life - C.S. Lewis's 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' prequel novel!

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5AM StoryTalk · Bonus Podcast: Veronica Sullivan, Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, Talks 'The Magician's Nephew'Par Cole Haddon
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#PennedPossibilities 651 — Name one person that would willingly hold your MC back if they were ever in the “raving lunacy” stage of anger.

Mi and Mau, May Ri's twins Miriam and Maurine, do this for their mother in Mars Needed Women. The overwhelming rage they moderate is very reasonable for their mother to feel, but the emotion wrapped up in it could ruin what the woman needs to do about it. It's Mau who succeeds in averting Armageddon.

Streak Carryingaton starts Reluctant Moon by trying to stop Thorn Rose from doing something very much in her character but which common sense says she should not. It's the catalyst for the story. He fails in stopping her since she's the mission commander. At the end of the novel, it's him who tries to stop the main series antagonist who he knew intimately. It's his lot in life to moderate the women in his life.

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#PennedPossibilities 650 — What profession would you have if you lived within the world of your WIP?

Were I female, I'd probably still end up a programmer. Thaumaturgy is actually a science of semantics and coded imagination, and relies on arranging ideas grammatically. Not everyone with horns is good at logic as well as mathematics, so there's room for collaboration. I could definitely do the logic programming, though it's nothing like JavaScript. I could be college educated and I could find white collar jobs. I wouldn't look forward to having children since I've no brothers to raise them while I work. Fortunately, it's possible to find men who go into childcare whether they have sisters or not, but it's expensive. I doubt I'd be willing to abstain to prevent children, not in their society.

Were I male, I'd have much more limited prospects, programmer not being one of them. The era is a lot like the 1960s with defined gender roles. While there are plenty of things I could do in our world, they are not considered men's work in theirs. I'd face prejudice and likely be barred. Since I'm not good with math, even work as a computer (look up the origins of the word) would be unlikely. That means either manual labor—factories, construction, or waiting tables—or attending to women's "needs." Since I have no sisters, I wouldn't be able to look forward to raising her children, either. Writing is an option, but I'd likely need a patron for that as it wouldn't support me, and favors would be implied. No, RS is not suited for that world.

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#ScribesAndMakers 2504.21 — Do you create for a certain niche or do you hope to have as broad an appeal as possible?

"Creating for" and "generally writing in" are two different things. I have an aversion to heavily researching things (bore-ing), which means I can't write historical, detective, military, modern settings, or hard sf. Too many things I can get wrong, and will! A story for me always needs be set in a place and time where I, as was once said so eloquently, "…We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical…"

This generally means I'm writing soft or social SF or I am writing fantasy that had more in kin with Theodore Sturgeon than Tolkien. If you can say I write to a particular niche, my stories will appeal to readers who enjoy female protagonists and feminist messages where the effect of gender roles play an important role. I don't consider that to be a "broad" appeal, but I think my writing ought appeal to SF and Fantasy readers, though maybe not hard SF fans.

As for my photography, I go for eye contact, dramatic color, and/or stateliness. I have no idea whether any of it is appealing. What do you think of the attached picture?

As for my cooking creations, I appeal to an audience of one, though sometimes two. My spouse approves. Check out my media tab on my profile for photos.

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A photo of a leopard on the prowl making eye contact with you and not looking very impressed by what it sees. The image states copyright(c) 2025 by RS, so please don't repost or use.
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#ScribesAndMakers 2504.20 — Is there a movie that inspires your creative work?

Not in general, but I did write a very emotionally difficult story after watching The Edge of Tommorrow: Live, Die, Repeat, based on a manga, and if you are well read in SF you'll know its not an original plot devise either, but the movie is extremely well done Hollywood SF, possibly one of the best for sticking to the SF premise and not mucking it up to dumb it down or make it more artistic.

Anyway. I wrote a story about a teenage girl (maybe 13) who could literally cut off her past with scissors and relive it, and does so repeatedly to save lives, and shows evidence of PTSD when explaining it to her friend. It might have been titled, Cuts Deeply. The story was well received. I have an idea for a more epic version of the story, which I may write at a later date.

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The latest episode of the 5AM STORYTALK PODCAST has dropped early on Substack! Veronica Sullivan, Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, discusses curation as an act of creation, uncomfortable cultural conversations, and how literary fests will have to evolve because of publishing platforms like Substack!

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2504.21 — In honor of @johnhowesauthor who doesn’t really like coffee: what “established” writerly traits don’t really apply to you?

Forgive me for inverting this question. I like positivity.

  1. Drinks whiskey and whisky and bourbon. Check. See photo.
  2. Has a pet cat. Not currently. Historically, tho.
  3. Drinks gallons of coffee. Decaf cappuccino please, and only a cup or two. Extra credit: I've only written in a coffee shop a few times; I prefer the tables outside because drinking with a N95 mask is difficult.
  4. Depressed and melancholy. I was depressed, then I realized I held the illusion that I was in control of events in my life. (Thank you Wayne Dyer.) When I gave up on the illusion, literally became disillusioned, I kicked the depression. Let's give that trait a half-point for historical reasons.
  5. Is eccentric. I feel rather symmetrical, even if I was always a square and never a rounder. If this means hyperbolic, count me in! Maybe I should ask my spouse? Um, maybe not.
  6. Has a god complex. That's kind of a sexist question. What about goddesses? Not answering.
  7. Is reclusive. Does shy count?
  8. Unkempt. Not describing my current state of clothing, current lack thereof, grooming, or smell status. Nope.
  9. Broke. I had a day job. Not stupid.
  10. Chain smokes. The only time you smell smoke around me is when I tend a barbecue. My mum was the chain smoker, which I think accounts for my asthma.
  11. Writes longhand. Are you flapping nuts? I was obviously destined to be a doctor if you believe that about bad pen craft. I learned on a mechanical typewriter, progressed to a Smith-Corona, then an Apple ][ and haven't looked back since. (11½. Writes with a fountain pen. My writing greatly improves with a nibbed pen; I studied calligraphy. Still, I think faster than I can talk, let alone type on a keyboard, so why would I do something so cripplingly ridiculous to my productivity?)
  12. Procrastinates. Um. Here I am replying to an Internet prompt. Again.
  13. In a state of continual angst. Maybe. Depends on the day, or whether what I am writing might contradict the conservative social climate fomenting in my country of origin. Okay, likely. Very likely. Oh noes!
  14. Eschews adverbs. I definitely use adverbs. Whether they survive revision is another matter.
  15. Is a literary snob. Whiskey snob, maybe. Okay. I confess it! I love Charles Dickens. The rest of them, never read 'em. I'm not well-read literally. [Is that the right word?] Even in my genre(s), I like what I like not what other readers hold up as the best. Another good reason to be shy. I can't even carry on small talk about literature!
  16. Writes under various noms de plume. Yes.
  17. Cuts a dashing figure. That kind of implies a gender, doesn't it? Nobody can accuse me of being pretty or rugged. Average. Which may explain why I write about average looking people. In any case, I do know a few things about clothing and fabrics; I can put together a nice ensemble, with accessories and shoes. I even own a turtleneck. Hats are good. I can package well. Maybe true.
  18. Swears and curses a lot. Ask my computer. The people in my life would say, "Incapable." I'm reputed to be "delicate." I use my computer when nobody is around, and self-censor when they are.
  19. Has a giant vocabulary. Word choice counts and I will use the exact word. See item 14.
  20. Is a grammarian par excellence. Me! Ha! I often write in grammar B and perpetrate grammaricide with glorious glee, enough so that any self-respecting high school English teacher would not only fail my purple prose ass, but send my sorry hind-part to the principal's office on principle for a paddling!

Enough fun. Forgive me. Please!

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This is a photo of my whiskey cabinet. There are plenty of brands, most of them good. I've kept the empty Pappy Van Winkle because I'll never be able to afford that delight again. Uncle Nearst is a standout. Is RS an alcoholic? I drink a tsp in a Glen Carne glass. I don't like feeling inebriated. Some of this collection is decades old.
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Irish, Trinidadian-Scottish, Irish, and US writers are among the 2025 laureates of the annual Windham-Campbell Prizes, worth $175,000 each.
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