#WordWeavers 24. Have you ever created an imaginary animal? What is it like?

Mostly they are based off of JP lore or other creepy stuff. This is an early one:

<snip> #FanFiction #IAmInLoveWithTheVillieness
I gingerly opened the door. The insides were brightly lit. I had to squint to keep from being blinded. Inside was a row of four bottles with a slowly undulating worm inside each. They were nondescript, a grayish color with black stripes running down their length. Each one had a gaping red mouth at one end of its 4 5-inch length.

My mouth became dry, and a thrill of fear ran through me. Where had I seen something like this? A vague memory came back to me, it was something I’d seen in an American TV show.”
<end snip>

Most things I make up, though, are supernatural and sentient., Depends on how you want to define animal.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32664031/chapters/81031645

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#WordWeavers 22/06 wants to know what a typical dinner/last meal looks like for our MC.

Ume: Whatever Tomo or Shiahi decide to cook. They know my taste, and it usually is basic fare with lots of rice.

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#WordWeavers 21. What does a typical breakfast/first meal of the day look like for your MC?

Ume: Fresh rice, miso soup, and a bit of broiled fish or onigiri from the konbini. Depends on whether Tomo or Shishi wakes up before I do or not.

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#WordWeavers 20. If you could write a tie-in novel for any movie, tv show or game, what would it be?

I already did for Bloom into You: Regarding Saeki Sayaka.

Would I do it officially? Darn right I would.
Why wouldn't I? I'm a prolific fanfic writer as well as OG serial writer.

(There are a few others I could think of but that tops the list.)

https://www.pixiv.net/novel/series/8068643
https://archiveofourown.org/works/33963838

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#WordWeavers 2025.06.17 — Are there any midsummer traditions in your world?

Traditional Japanese holidays. Obon would be the biggest. In my stories it and Tanabata are the biggest summer holidays mentioned.,

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#WordWeavers 18. If you could have written any other author's book, what would it be?

As an artist, none. But on other grounds, "Harry Potter" to steal that vile woman's platform. And the money.

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#WordWeavers 15. If your MC found a clean, sealed, unlabelled box, would they open it? Why or why not?

Ume: "You have to be kidding. After everything I've been through, I'm not opening what might be a cursed box. Not tempted AT ALL."

#NMWW #NMPrompts #KonbiniIdol #Cursed

#WordWeavers 14. What real song would be your antagonist’s favorite?

I am not familiar enough with 10th-century Heian music to say.

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#WordWeavers 13. If your MC magically became a dog, what breed would fit them best?

Ume -> Shikoku Inu (Shikoku-ken)

* Temperament: Intelligent, energetic, loyal, and alert
* Activity level: High
* Trainability: Smart and responsive, though independent.
* Appearance: Medium-sized spitz-type dog, with erect ears, a curled tail, and a wolfish, expressive face.
* Loyalty: Deeply attached to their families, often forming a close bond with one person.

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#WordWeavers 11. What color do you associate with your current story?

Black: I write Horror-adjacent work with leanings to gothic and noir.

Pink: I write romance set in the milieu.
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#WordWeavers 10: How many POV characters does your story have? Is that your preferred approach in general?

Four in the main story. So far, two more inside stories. Generally, I stick to the one character unless they are not present. POV switching in JP romances is not done the way it is in Western Romances. Technically, even the other three POV are related by Ume. However, this mechanical device doesn't affect the POV in actuality.

My preference is for a multi-threaded non-linear plot where different events are told by the characters involved.

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#wordweavers 7 Antag POV what animal.

Since this antagonistic POV not mine most of my antagonistic are unsuitable. They could never understand the question. So we go with Takiyasha-tenno.

Peregrine Falcon. Regal, long sighted, merciless, an ultimate predator. Yes I think that suits me.

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#WordWeavers 6. What object would you use to represent the sensory feel of your story?

Full moon peering out of clould-cover.

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#WordWeavers 5. What would your first chapter smell like? Part b.

The smell of my back-burner secondary story would be"

Chalk, elegant cologne, and fresh spilled blood.

The working title is "Time Traveling Sarah," but that's not going to last. The adventures of a time-traveling demonologist. How about "The Adventures of a Time Traveling Demonologist: Sarah Perkins."

I'll keep working on it and may put it up for a vote.

#TimeTravelAuthors #NMTTW #NMWW #NMPrompts #SarahPerkins

#WordWeavers 5. What would your first chapter smell like?

The heavy smell of river bottom fog mixed with the smell of corruption, stale cheap beer, and cigarettes.

#nmww #NMPrompts #KonbiniIdol

#wordweavers 5th mood 1st paragraph

Creepy
Haunted
Indulge

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#WordWeavers 3. Is your MC a good cook? Any special dishes?

Tomo: We don't know. When's the last time you cooked Ume?

Ume: The day before you moved in. I tried once when your back was out, and you tried to kill me for violating your kitchen.

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#wordweavers 05/02 biggest challenge ahead

Timing the closing arcs of the story so they close cleanly at the right word count.

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#WordWeavers 2. What’s the biggest challenge you’re facing with your current project?

For a while, I lost a good characterization of the LI. She was built in my head as a dysfunctional individual coming into the story. Once the character arc reached a point where most of that had been polished or muted, I didn't have a well-rounded picture of her in health.

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#WordWeavers 31. If everyone doing WordWeavers met for a party, what favorite food would you bring to share and why?

if I know and trust the people, I usually bring quality cheese (not party tray garbage.) But I don't know you all well enough, and have learned non-drinkers get short shrift. So I would bring something nice to drink that wasn't pop, alcoholic, or that dreadful sparkling apple juice.

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