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#scribesandmakers 3/4. My creative work is an essential part of who I am, true or false?

I have always been creating something, not always writing. So the statement would appear true. #nmsam
March 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#scribesandmakers 8/23. How many pixies can fit on the end of a paintbrush? Does it matter which end?

There are no pixies in my world, so zero, no matter which side.

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August 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#scribesandmakers 16 How would you describe your creative process to an alien?

I would do this a human with shared cultural references, so I definitely wouldn't try with an alien.

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November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#scribesandmakers 06/11—Do you give any of your work away for free?

Lol it all on AO3, PIXIV, or here. You don't get any freer than that.
June 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
#scribesandmakers Aug 1/Alt: Word?

I use LibreOffice and Obsidian, depending on whether I am on my computer or tablet.

@kaimaru put that one in my head. Maybe I'll do something else more original later.

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August 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
#scribesandmakers 5/16 New creative activity

I am happy with my current selection. It would be nice if I could compose my poetry in Japanese as well as English.

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May 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#scribesandmakers 29. Why do you like your genre(s)/style(s)?

It is affirming to see women in mutual romantic relationships.

I like cute.

I also like dark, thus Dark Magical Realism x Yuri

I'm ace but alloromantic, so I like the lower-key sexual aspects of Yuri—low sex-high romance.

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July 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#scribesandmakers 3/12. Do you play games? If so, do they influence your creativity?

I used to. I was a big modder in my day, Dragon Age, Skyrim, Witcher, Baldur's Gate. Also lots of VNs. But writing took over my life and I have no time. #nmsam
March 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
**# scribesandmakers 6/29** Proudest moment of the month.

It isn't happen yet. The last chapter of #konbiniidol vol. 3 will post Monday.

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June 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
#scribesandmakers 5/26. Describe your creative workspace(s).

In one word: Cute

In multiple words: Messy desk in a room full of anime, manga, and idol merch.

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May 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
#scribesandmakers April 16. What one thing would you tell your older or younger creative self if you could time travel?

Stop messing around, you'll love doing it. Find some good fanzines and write for them. But don't quit your day job.

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April 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#scribesandmakers 3/9. What would your best creative life look like, keeping it realistic?

A partner who dealt with most of the executive tasks of the household. AND a publisher who held and didn't bother me much.

Seem realist if unlikely.

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March 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#scribesandmakers 4/4. Can you handle praise well, or do you get embarrassed and play your achievement down?

I have a saying: "Accept a compliment whether earned or not. They are too rare to pass up."

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April 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
#scribesandmakers 10 Sept: Do you consider reading a creative activity? Why or why not?

Yes, your mind creates how the words would look. Same passage, and no two people will see it the same way.

The evidence is that movies and TV fill in that piece. Demanding less creativity.

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September 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
#scribesandmakers 2025.09.05 — What would be a major accomplishment on your current project if you could complete it this month?

Reach Kitisagi station.

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September 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#scribesandmakers 03: Would you like to form a writers/creative group?

Depends on how big and what it does. I don't do well with large groups. They are over-stimulating, and I overload

So if it is useful and not overwhelming yes.

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April 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
#scribesandmakers 2025-08-28 You're a bored ghost talking to an aspiring author through a ouija board. Who would you pretend to be?

Depends on the person. If I wish to destroy them, probably Tolkien.

If I wanted to mess with them, Hemingway.
August 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
#scribesandmakers 2025-08-22 Do you have a favorite texture? If so, can you describe it?

The texture of raw silk. Smooth with a natural satiny feel. Slight plush.

Silky is so often used in descriptions that it was hard to avoid, satin was the closest I could come.

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August 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
ScribesAndMakers 8/8. Do you like baking? If so, what do you usually bake?

I like freshly baked stuff: cakes, bread, biscuits, and lightly sweetened pastries. But I do not bake anything except myself in the summer heat.

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August 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
#pennedpossibilities 641 How do you relax and recharge when the muse is depleted?

Read

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April 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#scribesandmakers - 18 Sep. If you write novels, do you strive to have your chapters a consistent length?

Yes, between 1.5K and 2K words. This is a good length for commuter readers. (My novels are serialized on posted to a platform used by commuter readers.)

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September 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#scribesandmakers 2025-04-21 Do you create for a certain niche or do you hope to have as broad an appeal as possible?

#yuri is a pretty niche genre. It has grown in recent years, but that doesn't make it big. Add horror-adjacent to the mix, and it is a very selective market.

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April 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
#ttmd. Today our questions go to our fellow SAM moderator @willelm

Is your dystopian world visually based on any real places? Is so, where and how are the same and different from each other.

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May 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#scribesandmakers 15: How's your creativity going?

Overly active. It's not letting do my normal writing.

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October 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM