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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 9h

Day 8 of #SFFChat

I'm currently reading:

1. Dallergut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-ye, Sandy Joosun Lee

2. Becoming Supernatural by Joe Dispenza

3. Devotions by Mary Oliver (nighttime five-minute read since August 9th)

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 17h

Day 8 of #PlotTober

I Lucid You

Grief is the only obstruction that doesn't let Pirai Nila achieve her goals easily. But everything unfolds naturally as she starts to believe and trust in the unknown by deconstructing her grief and finding the core of unconditional love she has for Isaivalan.

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 1d

#PlotTober Day 8: Conflicts for the MC

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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8. What are some potential reasons the main character(s) haven't, couldn't, and/or can't pursue these goals yet? Consider other characters, backstory events, circumstances, environmental factors, etc.

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 18h

The playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/2Wd...

Maya Krishnamurthy

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 18h

My MC, Maya Krishnamurthy, has a playlist of her own. If I have to say one theme song for her (she's an actor btw), it's the song Ladio from I (2015, Tamil).

It's a cool song. You can listen to it here even if you don't get the language: open.spotify.com/track/1LlFJK...

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 1d

Something orange in an ultramarine-blue story 🧡💙 #SFFChat

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He paused, his gaze shifting to the window that overlooked the airfield. The sun was setting, bathing the sky in an orange hue. It was a far cry from the vague blue he had come to dread subconsciously. His thoughts went to the families of the passengers who were still in the dark.

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 1d

Tough, but worth it. She discovers astral projection and eventually gets connected to Isai's soul in the afterlife. But she still has to live a life on the physical plane while she is awake. She cannot keep sleeping to dream or project, right? So she heals and learns through her journey.

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7 of #PlotTober

Pirai Nila's only motivation is to stay connected with her deceased lover Isaivalan through lucid dreaming and looking out for signs from him. While many choose moving on as a way to grow around grief, Pirai chooses the unconventional.

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Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 2d

#PlotTober Day 7: Main character motivations

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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7. Now that you've come up with some goals for your main character, ask yourself: why do they care? What are some potential motivations for pursuing these goals, even against their better judgment or self-interest?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 1d

Haha, it's a real condition in the universe of BTaG 😁

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7 of #TimeTravelAuthors

Maya

Odd/weird, you ask? What's weirder than a renowned actor going about her daily life starts time-travelling with a device lent by her scientist friend? And heck, everything is so odd in the altered timeline. Myself included.

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody wants Chronolosis 😮‍💨 #WIPSnips

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‘But just because they are our team does not mean they were lax with testing vaccines – because we had to use them ourselves, after all. We were both the developers and the testers. So, no need to worry, Maya. You are safe as long as Zeitella exists and you continue to have it regularly to compensate for the extensive strain you are putting your body through by repeated time-travelling.’

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 2d

In short, the three of them have to grow around their respective grief and yearning with metaphysics and esotericism as their guides.

Mic drop 🤭

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 2d

Isaivalan has goals too. But he is a soul and he lives as Caspian in the afterlife. When he is not descending to the astral realm & spending time with Pirai Nila's astral-self, he has lots to learn, do, and accomplish before his next life (which will be hundreds of years later).

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 2d

Amrit Swaroop's goals:

1. Find out more about the strange woman lurking in his dreams.

2. Learn lucid dreaming and help the woman go back to her dreamscape.

3. Find the woman in real life and maybe, fall in love with her.

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 2d

Pirai Nila's dream-self's goals:

1. Find a way back to her dreamscape with the help of Amrit Swaroop's dream-self who still doesn't know how to navigate his dreamscape or control his dreams.

2. Try not to get romantically involved with Amrit's dream-self.

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 2d

Day 6 of #PlotTober

Pirai Nila's goal:

Master astral projection because her dream-self has disappeared from her dreamscape and she is unable to lucid dream with which she had been conjuring her deceased lover Isaivalan. So, she wants to project her astral body to that realm to meet his soul.

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Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 3d

#PlotTober Day 6: Main character goals

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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6. Main characters are driven by actionable goals, but not every goal is created equal. For your MC, they should be specific, tangible, personal, achievable, and urgent. Can you think of some goals for your MC that meet this criteria?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 2d

Researching, outlining, daydreaming about the scenes and dialogues (ahem ahem), making playlists, and talking about the characters with my writer friends 😀
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Tracey Lee @traceyleewrites.bsky.social · 3d

📚 #WritingLifeMonthly October Day 06 📚

There are always parts of a job we love more than others. What's your fav part of the process?

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October #writinglifemonthly Day 06 What's your favourite part of the writing process - drafting, editing, or researching?
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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 2d

Double the missing 🥹 #WIPSnips

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‘Wow! Really? I miss you so much, you know? I wish this pandemic had never happened… I could have been there with you!’ Maya’s voice trailed.
‘I miss you too, my sunshine,’ he replied and sat on a stone bench in what looked like a park. ‘What’s up with you? Time-travelling again?’ he asked.

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 3d

Day 5 of #TimeTravelAuthors

Ugh! You are talking to Maya Krishnamurthy, in case you have forgotten. What question is this? I'm the fuel on which the story runs 😂. I'm important because I bend time and space to ruin my life, and indirectly, I ruin my friend Jessica's life too.

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 3d

Day 5 of #PlotTober

So, for I Lucid You, I have decided to have three main characters - Pirai Nila, Isaivalan, and Amrit Swaroop. The story will be narrated from Pirai and Amrit's POVs. I have not decided upon adding more characters as of now.

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Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 4d

#PlotTober Day 5: Main character ideas

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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5. How many main characters would suit your WIP? What are your initial ideas for them? What are some inspirations for them that you can draw on from existing media you enjoy?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 3d

Living in reverse? Sounds intriguing!

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 3d

And then it all goes downhill 😁 #WIPSnips

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Leela hung up as the boarding call blared from the speakers around them.
A fleeting thought passed her mind. ‘Oh, Maya! You have no idea what’s in store for you once I come back from Sydney.’
With a lopsided grin, she stood up.

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you 🙌🏾😀

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 4d

Sounds cool!

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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 4d

In 'Bid Time a Goodbye', the fear appears after Maya changes one tiny thing in the past and finds herself in a horrific altered timeline. However, the fear soon gives way to curiosity. Then it switches back to fear once she realises she is helpless.

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Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.bsky.social · 5d

Hello #pretendpanel! I've been on the road all day so I have a bunch to catch up on from yesterday, but here's the next question...

October 4th: How have you explored fear in your writing?

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October 4th: How have you explored fear in your writing?
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Kavya Janani. U @kavyajanani.bsky.social · 4d

Day 4 of #PlotTober

I Lucid You will be set in the contemporary world, mostly in 2024 and 2025. Then there's the astral realm and the afterlife where time doesn't exist. There's the dreamscape too which exists in the subconscious-land.

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Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 5d

#PlotTober Day 4: Setting for WIP

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

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#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

4. Is there a specific setting you'd like to use for your WIP? Would it work better in a contemporary world, secondary world, or a blend of the two? What characteristics of the setting are important for your ideas?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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