Writers' Coffee Club
October 2023
Chapter 2: A Haunting in Oxford
1. Intro: Shameless self-promotion. What's your WIP? What's it about?
2. How often do you write in a typical week? How do you find the time?
3. Should a writer have a face shot on their book cover or within their book?
4. How do you write the time? In text or numbers? Both? Why?
5. What are your writing project goals?
6. Are you self-published or trad-published? How's it going?
7. Have you ever seen a TV show or movie so close to one of your ideas you wished you'd written it?
8. Rough, complete or not at all. How do you plan your writing?
9. Is there a recurring theme in your body of work?
10. Did you learn cursive/joined-up writing in elementary/primary school?
11. What sounds are present when you're writing?
12. How do you research real-world locations? Do you visit them?
13. Do you use beta readers? How's it working out?
14. Many writers own cats. Is pet ownership essential for your writing?
15. Should writers be honest about their politics online or keep quiet to avoid controversy?
16. How do you feel about flashbacks? Do you use them?
17. What is the biggest inspiration for your writing?
18. How do you combat writer's block?
19. As a writer, do you always apply the three-act structure? Why/why not?
20. If you read over a quarter of a book and decide you don't like it, do you bail or complete it?
21. How do you write an internal monologue and/or telepathy in your work?
22. Stephen King portrays writers in his stories. Which actor should play you in the story of your life?
23. Is it okay to use short-form conversational text, i.e. contractions, in a novel?
24. Are you a book hoarder, or do you sell them / give them away once read?
25. Oxford comma, no Oxford comma, or I don't live in Oxford?
26. How many drafts do you go through before the final manuscript?
27. Hollywood has optioned your work for a movie. Do you disown it if they change things?
28. Table of contents or no table of contents? Discuss.
29. Have you ever left an autographed copy of your work in a hotel or guest house?
30. Did the education system inspire you or put you off writing?
31. Does your work include any horror elements? What's the most frightening thing you've written?
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