AK Child

AK Child is a writer of sci-fi/fantasy and editor of many things both mundane and interesting. No random DMs. I will not respond and I may unfollow.

[AK Child @child_ak]

#WritingCommunity, For those of you participating in NaNoWriMo and others, a group of us will be doing a Twitch streaming event, called 100 Hours of Writing (# #100HoursNaNo). We'll be starting the show at 8pm Eastern with https://t.co/y7Wi0gOCFs (more info in Tweet)

[AK Child @child_ak]

@realmattfalcon If you feel you need it, yes, it’s worth it. I recommend Maeghan Jo Kimball, who you can contact at [email protected]. You can find out more about her on https://t.co/shgmq0SweC. She is very thorough, fun to work with, and cheap!

[AK Child @child_ak]

@TheWordNerd__ If it helps any, us white writers depend on BIPOCs to do sensitivity readings to make sure we get it right. In one of my writers groups, a black man asked the white people in the room to do a sensitivity read. We told him if you’re offending us, you probably did something right.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@MarciMarquez06 100 percent possible. Traditional publishing is very hard. You have to find the right agent at the right time. If possible, look into going to conferences. Meeting agents in person helps a lot.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@jverona77 Wood, particularly cedar.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@MtStHelensWA Oh, Rainier will blow one day. When we least expect it.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@MtStHelensWA @VaultDeadling Yeah, but some fish are jerks.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@StckedLibrarian Nope. Never used it. Don’t plan to. Then again, I tend to avoid most AI. I don’t use Siri or Alexa. Never saw any need for them.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@weaverliterary That’s the give and take. So long as the edits don’t fundamentally change the story, it might be worth it. The author always has the option to self publish as well, if they refuse to make any changes. Trad publishing is the goal though. Offer and see what happens. :-)

[AK Child @child_ak]

@MtStHelensWA I grew up in Southcentral WA - I was very young when you blew, and I thought snow was falling outside. I didn't understand it usually didn't snow in May. My mom would not let me go out and play in the "snow."

[AK Child @child_ak]

@weaverliterary I don’t use Google, but I would guess because it’s free and cloud based. Of course, mobile Word is also free and cloud based, but it lacks the functionality of full Word. I prefer full Word, because I’m a super user and I get a discount on the subscription.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@hodsdon_k I don’t like to go to the store any more than I have to, so we do a weekly dinner menu. We generally have things for lunches/breakfasts to choose from, but the dinners are set.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@TheWordNerd__ One reliable one. Others have usually been part of various writers groups which have come and gone. I usually don't have too many though - less than five.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@KensLifeBlog @SoCal_Chemistry I’ve heard Gary Paulson has done some, but I don’t recall titles.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@SoCal_Chemistry Yeah. I did as a challenge for NaNo one year. I got my 50k, then changed the POV to first and that was my first self published book. It’s not great.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@MarciaLynnPaul1 As a writer, I may not write one, but as a reader, I would definitely read it. There may be important information in there. If not, why bother having one? I don't really get prologue hate, but I know it's out there.

[David Payne @TelinArtho]

This Thursday - 7pm EST - I'll be interviewing Lon Varnadore on https://t.co/TamDoW0cVZ - come join us for a fun conversation #WritingCommunity #AuthorInterviews #TwitchAuthors @DragoliteP

[AK Child @child_ak]

@madvisions_pens Most of my stuff has multiple POVs. Generally speaking, one POV per chapter or section, and don't head hop (the one with the POV gets thoughts along with action and dialogue, everyone else only gets what the POV could reasonably observe).

[AK Child @child_ak]

@madvisions_pens I suppose… for me, it’s I’m more productive earlier in the day. Later, I just want to kick back. Unfortunately, I’m the only one in the house who can get things like dinner done too, then it’s nearly bedtime, so after work writing doesn’t happen.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@YasmineMaher17 Taking a break is always the first step. If that doesn't work, I usually find whatever is stopping me probably has something to do with the story - something isn't working right. I go back and try to figure out where it went wrong and fix that, which usually unplugs the clog.

[AK Child @child_ak]

@writingoutlook My aim is to be known and remembered after I'm gone.