Kim Findlay (she/her)
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Romance writer, sailor, avid reader www.kimfindlay.ca
This was great. I used it to think about the next book I'm writing, and it helped me dig deeper into the characters. I'm a pantser, but I think this one will need less revising since I've done some of the work now.
#PlotTober Day 31: Monthly wrap-up
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October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This was great. I used it to think about the next book I'm writing, and it helped me dig deeper into the characters. I'm a pantser, but I think this one will need less revising since I've done some of the work now.
Don't have a song yet but the vibes for the FMC will be like Confident by Demi Lovato.
#PlotTober Day 29: Music inspirations & vibes
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October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Don't have a song yet but the vibes for the FMC will be like Confident by Demi Lovato.
Still contemporary romance, subgenre, hockey, MF
#PlotTober Day 28: Potential genre(s)
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October 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Still contemporary romance, subgenre, hockey, MF
Two hockey players, so I'll need to check in the women and men's teams share an arena or not. And since sex at the arena wouldn't really be that romantic, I'll need where they live. And I believe the initial meet will be at a coach's house for a Thanksgiving for North Americans.
#PlotTober Day 27: Possible locations
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October 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Two hockey players, so I'll need to check in the women and men's teams share an arena or not. And since sex at the arena wouldn't really be that romantic, I'll need where they live. And I believe the initial meet will be at a coach's house for a Thanksgiving for North Americans.
All of Us Murderers by @kjcharleswriter.com just hit the top of my holds, so I've got that on my reader and that's my day booked. Sorry if you wanted me for anything. #romancelandia #reading
October 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
All of Us Murderers by @kjcharleswriter.com just hit the top of my holds, so I've got that on my reader and that's my day booked. Sorry if you wanted me for anything. #romancelandia #reading
Getting back to this after travelling. This book is the first in a series, so the supporting characters HAVE to be interesting enough for people to want to continue. It's a women's hockey series, so mostly the coach and other players. Just have to weave them in.
#PlotTober Day 26: Supporting characters
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October 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Getting back to this after travelling. This book is the first in a series, so the supporting characters HAVE to be interesting enough for people to want to continue. It's a women's hockey series, so mostly the coach and other players. Just have to weave them in.
For the MMC, contact with his father. Phone calls, messages, memories. For FMC, since the PWHL starts later than the French league, constantly checking signings, rosters, hoping for a call. I think.
#PlotTober Day 19: First Pinch Point
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October 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
For the MMC, contact with his father. Phone calls, messages, memories. For FMC, since the PWHL starts later than the French league, constantly checking signings, rosters, hoping for a call. I think.
This one I'm struggling with. I'm more of an intuitive writer - I've read voraciously since I was a kid, so I don't actually know exactly how the Acts line up. Is this what leads them to make some big changes, or what they find out once they've started to change?
#PlotTober Day 18: Act 2 Part 1
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October 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This one I'm struggling with. I'm more of an intuitive writer - I've read voraciously since I was a kid, so I don't actually know exactly how the Acts line up. Is this what leads them to make some big changes, or what they find out once they've started to change?
MMC has to reevaluate his family history with the knowledge he's been the golden child and FMC will be reevaluating hockey play based on being more of a team player. I think. I'm a pantser, so things change as I write.
#PlotTober Day 17: Act 1 to Act 2
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October 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
MMC has to reevaluate his family history with the knowledge he's been the golden child and FMC will be reevaluating hockey play based on being more of a team player. I think. I'm a pantser, so things change as I write.
The inciting incident will be when the MMC and FMC meet. She's going to tell him about his sister, which is going to change a lot of his beliefs, and she's going to see someone who puts team not individual first. Not sure they'll realize anything but attraction though. Hmmm...
#PlotTober Day 16: Inciting Incident
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October 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The inciting incident will be when the MMC and FMC meet. She's going to tell him about his sister, which is going to change a lot of his beliefs, and she's going to see someone who puts team not individual first. Not sure they'll realize anything but attraction though. Hmmm...
With the two characters, I'm doing this twice. Hers will have to do with becoming a team player, acknowledging her dream isn't more vital than someone else's. His is related to his father - he'll have to risk losing his family to follow his own dream for his own happiness.
#PlotTober Day 15: The midpoint
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October 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
With the two characters, I'm doing this twice. Hers will have to do with becoming a team player, acknowledging her dream isn't more vital than someone else's. His is related to his father - he'll have to risk losing his family to follow his own dream for his own happiness.
I write romance, so the ending will be a HFN, or HEA for the two characters. I'm pretty sure with these two he's going to be the one making the sacrifice to keep them together when their careers clash.
#PlotTober Day 14: Story endings
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October 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I write romance, so the ending will be a HFN, or HEA for the two characters. I'm pretty sure with these two he's going to be the one making the sacrifice to keep them together when their careers clash.
Been sick, so trying to catch up.
I need to get a female and male hockey player in Europe together - been thinking the coach of the women's team might have a Thanksgiving for all the North Americans playing hockey in the area.
I need to get a female and male hockey player in Europe together - been thinking the coach of the women's team might have a Thanksgiving for all the North Americans playing hockey in the area.
#PlotTober Day 13: Story beginnings
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October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Been sick, so trying to catch up.
I need to get a female and male hockey player in Europe together - been thinking the coach of the women's team might have a Thanksgiving for all the North Americans playing hockey in the area.
I need to get a female and male hockey player in Europe together - been thinking the coach of the women's team might have a Thanksgiving for all the North Americans playing hockey in the area.
When faced with a setback, FMC could blame others, perhaps risk injury to try to reach her goal at all costs. Or she could face the uncomfortable truth that things are out of her control, and doing her best is enough, and that she's still worthy if she doesn't succeed.
#PlotTober Day 11: MC growth & change
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October 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
When faced with a setback, FMC could blame others, perhaps risk injury to try to reach her goal at all costs. Or she could face the uncomfortable truth that things are out of her control, and doing her best is enough, and that she's still worthy if she doesn't succeed.
For my MMC, it's family stuff that was set up in a different book.
For my FMC, she's an only child, and her parents weren't rich. They sacrificed a lot for her to chase this dream, and to fail makes their sacrifice in vain. Her way to thank them for all they've done is to succeed.
For my FMC, she's an only child, and her parents weren't rich. They sacrificed a lot for her to chase this dream, and to fail makes their sacrifice in vain. Her way to thank them for all they've done is to succeed.
#PlotTober Day 10: MC backstory & traumas
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October 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
For my MMC, it's family stuff that was set up in a different book.
For my FMC, she's an only child, and her parents weren't rich. They sacrificed a lot for her to chase this dream, and to fail makes their sacrifice in vain. Her way to thank them for all they've done is to succeed.
For my FMC, she's an only child, and her parents weren't rich. They sacrificed a lot for her to chase this dream, and to fail makes their sacrifice in vain. Her way to thank them for all they've done is to succeed.
MMC helps others and gets positive feedback after a lifetime of criticism from his father. He's great in the locker room, but avoids conflict.
FMC pushes herself and others to succeed. May not be sympathetic to others falling short of goals, but she'll give her all every game.
FMC pushes herself and others to succeed. May not be sympathetic to others falling short of goals, but she'll give her all every game.
#PlotTober Day 9: MC personality & behaviors
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October 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
MMC helps others and gets positive feedback after a lifetime of criticism from his father. He's great in the locker room, but avoids conflict.
FMC pushes herself and others to succeed. May not be sympathetic to others falling short of goals, but she'll give her all every game.
FMC pushes herself and others to succeed. May not be sympathetic to others falling short of goals, but she'll give her all every game.
FMC hasn't reached her goal yet because she's not one of those super talented hockey players that shoot to the top immediately. And that makes her anxious that she won't make it, which makes her work harder to be sure she's done all she can. So when her chance comes, she can't turn it down.
#PlotTober Day 8: Conflicts for the MC
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October 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
FMC hasn't reached her goal yet because she's not one of those super talented hockey players that shoot to the top immediately. And that makes her anxious that she won't make it, which makes her work harder to be sure she's done all she can. So when her chance comes, she can't turn it down.
If she doesn't succeed in her goal, her parents will have wasted their time and money. She owes them. Her ex will be proven right.
If he doesn't succeed, he'll have to either submit to a future he doesn't want, or stand up to his parents, and either option sounds horrible to him.
If he doesn't succeed, he'll have to either submit to a future he doesn't want, or stand up to his parents, and either option sounds horrible to him.
#PlotTober Day 7: Main character motivations
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October 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If she doesn't succeed in her goal, her parents will have wasted their time and money. She owes them. Her ex will be proven right.
If he doesn't succeed, he'll have to either submit to a future he doesn't want, or stand up to his parents, and either option sounds horrible to him.
If he doesn't succeed, he'll have to either submit to a future he doesn't want, or stand up to his parents, and either option sounds horrible to him.
This helped clarify my MMC, but also started to make the FMC real. She wants to play in the PWHL. Her family sacrificed financially for her to play, and she had to choose between her goal and a relationship with a male hockey player. Specific, actionable, tangible, personal, achievable depends...
#PlotTober Day 6: Main character goals
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October 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This helped clarify my MMC, but also started to make the FMC real. She wants to play in the PWHL. Her family sacrificed financially for her to play, and she had to choose between her goal and a relationship with a male hockey player. Specific, actionable, tangible, personal, achievable depends...
Number of main characters is easy - it's a regular MF romance, so two. He's from another book, but she's a blank slate. I'll need to do some research in women's hockey to fill in her character. I do know she's a good player, but not quite at the top yet.
#PlotTober Day 5: Main character ideas
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October 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Number of main characters is easy - it's a regular MF romance, so two. He's from another book, but she's a blank slate. I'll need to do some research in women's hockey to fill in her character. I do know she's a good player, but not quite at the top yet.
This WIP is to back up my reason to request a visa to stay in France. So it has to be France, and it's supposed to include women hockey players.
I've always written contemporary, so this is the setting I've got. But now I get to explore France and watch hockey as research!
I've always written contemporary, so this is the setting I've got. But now I get to explore France and watch hockey as research!
#PlotTober Day 4: Setting for WIP
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October 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This WIP is to back up my reason to request a visa to stay in France. So it has to be France, and it's supposed to include women hockey players.
I've always written contemporary, so this is the setting I've got. But now I get to explore France and watch hockey as research!
I've always written contemporary, so this is the setting I've got. But now I get to explore France and watch hockey as research!
Not really!
I did come across something online that indicated North America didn't have an AHL system and players for women's hockey, so women went to Europe instead. So I transferred my women's series idea to France, to support my visa app.
I did come across something online that indicated North America didn't have an AHL system and players for women's hockey, so women went to Europe instead. So I transferred my women's series idea to France, to support my visa app.
#PlotTober Day 3: Inspirations from other media
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October 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Not really!
I did come across something online that indicated North America didn't have an AHL system and players for women's hockey, so women went to Europe instead. So I transferred my women's series idea to France, to support my visa app.
I did come across something online that indicated North America didn't have an AHL system and players for women's hockey, so women went to Europe instead. So I transferred my women's series idea to France, to support my visa app.
I want to link this book to my Toronto Blaze hockey series, so the MMC is the brother of the FMC in the first Blaze book. This FMC will be a Canadian hockey player on a French team who gets called to play in North America. He's gotta give up hockey to follow her, but I don't know her story. Yet.
#PlotTober Day 2: Initial ideas
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October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I want to link this book to my Toronto Blaze hockey series, so the MMC is the brother of the FMC in the first Blaze book. This FMC will be a Canadian hockey player on a French team who gets called to play in North America. He's gotta give up hockey to follow her, but I don't know her story. Yet.
I'm a romance author, Canadian currently in France, and I need to plot the first book in the women's European hockey series that was the base for my visa to be here.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I'm a romance author, Canadian currently in France, and I need to plot the first book in the women's European hockey series that was the base for my visa to be here.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Doing a bit of promo here, since the proceeds for this one are going to World Central Kitchen. 12 short hockey romances, all set at a Halloween costume event. Authors were given tropes and costumes AFTER they agreed to sign up. #hockeyromance #charityanthology #romancelandia
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