#WritersCoffeeClub 12 August: How does the morality of the characters you write differ from your own?

I wrote a supervillain who enjoys burning people to death. And a Mad Scientist supervillain who is quite happy to experiment on people until they die, as long as it advances his research.

I do not support either of these positions.

#WritersCoffeeClub 26 May: In your work, how much of an active character is your setting?

I hope this cautionary tale will encourage everyone to make really, really sure they've cleaned out ALL the death traps before repurposing that captured supervillain lair as a school for teenage superheroes.

#WritersCoffeeClub 27 April: What does a session of writing look like for you?

*Writes ridiculous satirical plot point*

*Checks online to see if any writer has written this before*

*Finds satirical plot point is actually today's news headline*

*Writes even more ridiculous satirical plot point*

*Checks online...*

Dear #Microsoft

When I open a new blank document in Word, I want to open a new blank document.

I don't want a document with "Select the icon or press Alt + i to draft with Copilot" in large unfriendly letters across the top of the page.

This is not a blank document.

I don't want #Copilot

I've tried to uninstall #Copilot

#Copilot no longer shows up in the list of apps, but it still keeps butting in while I'm trying to write.