#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 11: Do you use dream sequences in your work? How do you feel about them?

Ooh that's kind of slippery as so much involves the discovery complexity of magical realism and (potential false) memory recall. The characters are manipulators who prefer delusion. They have dreams.

I feel they are tricky and yet necessary for my style of storytelling.

#WordWeavers 6 MC: What would you ask a Genie if you weren't sure how they'd interpret your words & believed they might trick you?

Paint me a picture of love. Touch only me.

#Wordweavers 20 - What would make your MC give up?

Colbie doesn't see it as giving up but rather escaping lost causes because her world is full of manipulators who enjoy playing games to avoid accountability and she's a serious person.

#Wordweavers 27 - At what point during the writing of your WIP do you know what the last line is going to be?

I'm not as picky about the specific last line. Words are trivial compared to the dynamic emotional complexity from deceptive manipulators.

I prefer the last chapter phase to call into question a significant motivation and characterization twist that throws attention back to an earlier part of the book. The signs were there, the truth was not.