#TimeTravelAuthors 23 Apr POST-SIZED snippet: flower
Now, Jules was openly smirking.
“You would never stop at simply making a man slip in the mud,” he teased.
Cai flushed and shrugged.
“Yeah, maybe not. Anyways, you good again?”
“If you please try not to treat me like a fragile flower anymore?”
“Ok. Next time you go under, I won’t be any delicate about it. Now come. Angel has ordered Chinese food, and I’m really hungry.”
“Oh.” Jules sighed. “So am I. So am I.”
#WordWeavers 22 Apr. Would your story work in a vastly different setting?
When I first had the idea about the dying boy who travels, I thought about this, contemplated making it high fantasy.
But the way it is set up now, with time travel etc, would not work in a different world anymore. It is our past, after all.
#PennedPossibilities 650 — What profession would you have if you lived within the world of your WIP?
I would so apply for a position at the center of time. I'd be content with watching.
Oh... I wouldn't know about it since there was this revolution... Guess I'd stay boring old me.
#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 22. Earth Day! Who’s your most traveled character? Your least traveled?
Most is Cousin Diana, hands down. She has seen the world. Unfortunately, she went missing when Vera was still a baby.
Least is Barb, Vera's older sister. She had to take over legal guardianship of her younger sister and work on supporting them. That put a damper on any traveling plans.
Also, she doesn't time travel...
#PennedPossibilities 649 — What research did you conduct for your WIP, and did you uncover anything surprising or fascinating?
I learned about the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the way Europe screwed with the Middle East.
It was more revolting than fascinating, though.
#PhantastikPrompts 20.4. Frage an den Schreibenden: Wie wählst du das Cover für dein Buch?
Egal, ob ich es selbst gestalte oder in Auftrag gebe, es muss eine Beziehung zum Inhalt haben. Es sollte auch zum Genre passen - also z.B. keine scifi Schrift für Fantasy.
Dann muss es mir gefallen.
Und es muss nicht nur mir gefallen. Ich teste alle meine Cover - bei Familie, Freunden, hier.
Das wird das Cover für #JulesNVera - Deutsch und englisch werden sich nur durch die Farben unterscheiden.
ALT s.u.
#PennedPossibilities 648 — MC POV: Tell us about your home.
Jules: I haven't had a real home for four years. Just a place where I keep my stuff, sleep, and live with my siblings. We are constantly moving due to ... me.
Vera: Our parents build a nice house in a small town, which is still where Barb and I live. It's got only one story, unlike the neighboring mansion, but it's in a very nice neighborhood. We wouldn't move unless forced.
#TimeTravelAuthors 19.4. Saturday excerpt: special
(It doesn't say post-sized, so I'm going all out!)
Yup, time travel can be dangerous for a 16 year old.
(There's a typos in the screenshot - goodness, I fixed it right away, but I'm too lazy to screenshot again)
#TimeTravelAuthors Apr 18 whatever
Beta feedback came in, much sooner than I had hoped - and it's much better than I had hoped! The issues are fixed, she loves it, and I am... so, so happy!
(I usually don't post on 'whatever days', but you cannot imagine my joy right now)
#3GoodThings on Apr 18 will be all about books!
1. Beta feedback for #JulesNVera came late last night, and not only are the issues fixed, but my beta loves it! Read it in a couple of days! So - yay, yay, yay!
2. After getting rid of my KU subscription and searching for new books, I found a series by @Firlefanz on Smashwords, which I not only devour but also makes me smile again!
3. The covers for both the English and German versions of #JulesNVera are done!
#PennedPossibilities 646 — How would you describe your MC’s job or occupation? (You can be comedic about it, if you like.)
Driving your older siblings, aka legal guardians, nuts.
In other words, they're teenagers.
#WordWeavers 18 Apr: What would it take for your MC to become violent?
Self-defense or defense of loved ones.
They do that, too, both of them. But apart from that, they're not conditioned to resort to violence.
#TimeTravelAuthors 17 Apr Doors or portals in your story?
Yes! There's a portal at the center of time that allows true time travel. Two caveats: Tonton needs to fix it, and Jules and Vera have to combine their energies to activate it.
Since only they have TE levels high enough for the portal, they are the only ones who can time travel,very much to the dismay of Jules' older siblings.
#PhantastikPrompts 17.4. Frage an die Hauptfigur: Wie stellt sich dein Schreibender an, wenn er Szenen streichen muss?
Jammert erst ein bisschen rum und tröstet sich dann damit, die gestrichene Szene als Bonus auf der Homepage zu veröffentlichen.
(Tatsächlich wurde bei #JulesNVera nix gestrichen, aber das ging für andere Geschichten)
#PennedPossibilities 645 — What was the most unexpected challenge you encountered while writing your WIP?
In this case, that something I thought was genius made one of my betas really furious 
Ok. I saw her point. She's reading my correction right now and hopefully will be happy.
#WordWeavers 17. Apr Is your antagonist high maintenance?
Nope. In fact, such low maintenance that it takes a while to identify the antagonist.
#WordWeavers 16 apr. If your MC wasn’t involved with the story, what would they do with their life?
Lead the super normal (stressful) life of an average teenager.
Honestly, they both kinda hope they will one day again.
#WritersCoffeeClub 16 Apr
How present is music in your work?
Not at all in #JulesNVera
However, music played a big role in #TheMindOnFire aka #DerGeistInBrand and a huge one in my fun project #Kyznon.
Super, mega, monster huge.
#PennedPossibilities 644 — Does your MC’s current actions reflect their past experiences?
Yes. Jules has grown so used to this terrible fear of death that he even ignores it when he better should not.
#TimeTravelAuthors 15: Taxes in your story
...are not an issue since both MCs are minors and have other problems.
