Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Mar 16, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
March 16: What's the largest cast you've ever written? What made it challenging?
I think my #WIP has the most personae of any work so far. The biggest challenge I'm seeing is remembering who is in the room in a given scene and what they should be doing.
#Writing #WritingCommunity
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Mar 10, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
March 9: Do you prefer to write complex, intricate plots, or more straightforward ones?
I prefer to write complex, indicate plots, but usually all I can actually manage is something simple and straightforward.
#Writing
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Mar 08, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
March 7: What have you given up in order to write?
I don't take on apprentices anymore. Which generally means that I have to cook, clean, and feed the monsters myself.
#Writing #WritingCommunity
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Mar 06, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
March 7: Is there a local writing community near you? Do you participate in it?
The closest regularly convening in-person writing community requires planar travel for me to attend. I show up every now and then.
#Writing
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Mar 05, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
March 5: How do you make sure you don’t leave plot holes?
The easiest way I have found is to avoid anything resembling a plot.
#Writing #WritingCommunity
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Mar 02, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
March 2: Does your overall goal differ from project to project?
I certainly have a different, and different kind, of story to tell. Sometimes I have other goals as well.
But just as often important parts of the project grow organically, not from initial goals.
#Writing #WritingCommunity
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Mar 01, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
March 1: What is the fundamental goal you seek to achieve with your current WIP?
I have important plot, world, and character arcs to close off.
#Writing
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Feb 27, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 27: Do you edit while you write? What are the pros and cons?
No, editing is a separate task that requires a different mindset. Besides, scraping ink off of paper manually is very tiresome and laborious.
#Writing #WritingCommunity #handwriting
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Feb 26, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 26: Does your current WIP have an antagonist? Why or why not?
My last work did not have an antagonist, so I feel like I owe my readers one. Maybe more than one. However, it probably won't be who they think it is.
#Writing #WritingCommunity
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Feb 24, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 24: What’s your greatest challenge in fleshing out your setting?
I like to give readers a flavor of regional culture, cuisine, and mores. It is sometimes difficult to do so while keeping it relevant to the narrative.
#Writing #WritingCommunity
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
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Feb 22, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 22: Are there types of settings you avoid writing? Why?
I haven't yet had a reason to visit an underwater setting. I think describing the movements of surface-dwellers in the unfamiliar environment would be tough to pull off without it just being slow motion.
#Writing
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
·
Feb 17, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 17: How do you write about ecstacy, in a spiritual, artistic, or sensual context?
I try to focus on people's physical/physiological responses. Heartbeats, breath, muscle tightness or relaxation, that sort of feeling.
#Writing #WritingCommunity
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Charlie Stross
@cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop
Scottish resident SF/F author (he/him/they/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy! Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people. @cstross.bsky.social on Bluesky blog at: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/ FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and/or no tooting history.
wandering.shop
Charlie Stross
@cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop
Scottish resident SF/F author (he/him/they/them). Three times Hugo Award winner, 30+ novels in print. Does not play well with Nazis. Abolish the monarchy! Born in a world with 320ppm atmospheric CO2, 3.3 billion people. @cstross.bsky.social on Bluesky blog at: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/ FOLLOW REQUESTS: don't expect a reciprocal follow. And I will reject requests from folks with no profile and/or no tooting history.
wandering.shop
@cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop
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Feb 15, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 15: How big are your settings?
Current WIP is a far future space opera. FTL via wormhole has led to human descended species expanding throughout the Virgo supercluster of galaxies (the local group is just one small corner). Over 10 million star systems on the wormhole grid and 10x to 100x that connected via (rare) STL ship.
Current setting is a "tiny" empire of some 8000 star systems (so 10,000-30,000 planets and 10x that many moons/large habitats).
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
·
Feb 12, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 12: How unique is the setting of your current #WIP?
Not unique at all. Book # 3 of a series, and we're not even exploring new lands, but revisiting places from 1 and 2.
#Writing
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
·
Feb 12, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 11: What time of day is most productive for you? Why?
For #magic, first thing in the morning. Everything is sharp and ready.
For #Writing, just after sunset. Things are calmer then and more conducive to flow.
#WritingCommunity
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
·
Feb 09, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 8: How imperfect is your pacing? Do you consider imperfection a sign of your humanity?
My pacing is borderline inhuman.
Not that it's a good thing.
#Writing
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
·
Feb 05, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 5: What’s a trait of other written works you admire, but don’t seek to incorporate in your own works?
I think that every trait of writing that I admire I wish to emulate in some fashion.
#Writing
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
·
Feb 02, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 2: How satisfied are you with the rhythm of your works?
I think I've achieved a pleasant ebb and flow so far. This will be harder to achieve in the current WIP.
#Writing
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Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
Klepsis
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
R. A. Klepsis, author and Wizard Extraordinaire, spends most of his time at his residence outside of Ilium, where he writes and tends his collection of tiny monsters. He insists that the stories that blame him for inciting the Dragon Wars are very much exaggerated.
indieauthors.social
@Klepsis@indieauthors.social
·
Feb 01, 2026
#WritersCoffeeClub
#WCC
February 1: How satisfied are you with your current writerly ‘voice’?
I would say that I am perfectly satisfied. My readers, on the other hand ...
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