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#FantasyIndiesFebruary MC'S best friends Jokull's childhood friends are scattered around the known galaxies so he doesn't see them as often as he'd like. Tezzy's best friend, Robin, has been often referred to as his shadow because the two are nearly inseparable.

#FantasyIndiesFebruary What do your characters think of romance? Some of my characters are very cautious when approaching romance. Others just throw themselves in the deep end and wonder why no one saves them with a life preserver.

#FantasyIndiesFebruary MC's to do list (from both wips) Jokull Find the Lost generation Try not to die Figure out how Malcabe (villian) knows him Tezzy Work through his trauma Try not to die Find a powerful artifact and keep it out of the hands of an evil champion

#FantasyIndiesFebruary Love interest in WIP Jokull does have a love interest. He just doesn't notice it until the end of the book. In Project Phoenix, Tezzy was married once and he takes his time before trusting the new lady friend with his heart.

#FantasyIndiesFebruary Free Friday This week I cut another 400 words from Mielea's Lost. Also wrote a couple pages of a different WIP entirely then the normal two i have been working on.

#FantasyIndiesFebruary What would be the perfect date for your characters? For Jokull, he would make dinner for his date. In Project Phoenix, Tezzy would take them out for dinner, and turn on the charm hoping for a dessert later 😉

#FantasyIndiesFebruary Sweetheart nicknames in WIP There are a few. One character refers to his wife as 'his angel'. Malcabe's wife calls him 'sweet thing' on occasion. There are probably others that I don't remember

#FantasyIndiesFebruary Favorite romance movies and books It's not a genre I normally watch or read so... I got nothing. 😅

#FantasyIndiesFebruary I'm Jade McStar. I'm working on two Wips. Mielea's Lost is book 1 of a Sci-Fi series. Im working on its third draft/edits. Project Phoenix (working title) is a fantasy story tied into the world I made for my D&D campaign.

#FantasyIndiesJanuary Monthly wrap-up - 6 chapters edited of Mielea's Lost - Project Phoenix is at 15k words - digitalized more old WIP notes - found a hidden gem that I forgot I wrote.

#Fantasyindiesjanuary Preferred reading format I perfer paperbacks/hardcovers but ebooks are less space and are easier to travel with for me these days.

#Fantasyindiesjanuary Wip playlist I don't have a set playlist for most of my stories. Recently, metal and classical seem to be the go-tos. Video game soundtracks are a top go-to while drafting.

#FantasyIndiesJanuary Traveling in WIP In later parts of my Sci-Fi series, there will be alot more space travel. But currently in Mielea's Lost, they mostly get around by walking. They know using there teleporters out in the open will frighten the general population.

#FantasyIndiesJanuary How many WIPs do you work on at one time? Currently 2 I'm editing Mielea's Lost, and I'm drafting Project Phoenix. There are several unfinished WIPs as well, but I only go back to them when a fresh idea hits or I'm stuck with the other two.

#FantasyIndiesJanuary Free Friday Slowly plugging along on Mielea's Lost edits and drafting Project Phoenix. Some progress is better than none. 😄

@TimWolffAuthor Since I have the original ebook, would I have to rebuy or will it update? Genuinely curious. 🤔

#FantasyIndiesJanuary Do your characters like to plan or do they make it up as they go? Jokull perfers having a plan but knows in some situations being reactionary is best.

#FantasyIndiesJanuary Religion or spirituality in WIP In Mielea's Lost, most characters have some sort of spiritual beliefs. Most don't openly talk about them.

#FantasyIndiesJanuary Favorite types of scenes to write I love scenes were two snarky characters are having a conversation. It comes down to who's going to drive who crazy first.

#FantasyIndiesJanuary Free Friday What kind of writing programs do you use? I'm highly considering dropping Word all together because I can't tell if Copilot is actually 'off' after uninstalling it. I do use Google Docs but I like having more than one option.