#PennedPossibilities 950 — Can your MC swim?

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#PennedPossibilities 971 — Where does your SC feel the safest? Is there a particular person or object that helps them feel safe?

For Hati, it’s a particular person. Two, in fact. It’s either with Samuel (her husband) or with Alistair (her best friend). She’s easy to pin that way.

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#PennedPossibilities 972 — Do you ever have to deal with “trolls” where your writing is concerned? Do you receive hate?

To be fair, and I'm knocking on wood while I'm saying this, I haven't dealt with any nasty bastards in a *long* time. It used to really bother me, until I realized that it wasn't actually a reflection on me but on them. It's not my problem. Things like that don't bother me anymore. I have bigger fish to fry.

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#PennedPossibilities 973 — How do you select the names of your characters? For you, is there a method?

For me, it’s simple: the names come to me. Sometimes, I might have to open some sites for extremely Scottish first or last names, but hey. I’m sure I won’t be faulted for that.

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#PennedPossibilities 974 — Does your MC become jealous? If so, to what degree? How does their jealousy manifest?

I think I’ll talk about romantic jealousy here for my post. Alistair does, but he would never say a word about it. He’ll keep it all inside. Fenella does, especially nowadays with Alistair, and it might manifest itself in short answers, easy aggravation, and heavy sighs. You know, the telltale signs of being peeved about something...

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#PennedPossibilities 975 — SC POV: What did you get into trouble for the most when you were young?

Hati: Oh, I was always in trouble. I was such a rebellious little thing! I used to sneak out of the house and my mum would scream at me every morning for it! They’re *almost* fond memories now. I miss her, and I always will.

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#PennedPossibilities 975.1 — Author / Artist POV: Sometimes we end up In the Zone. Do you work until you drop? Or to a stopping point? Can you do anything but sleep afterwards?

A great big "thank you" to @sfwrtr for this prompt.

I'm usually pretty good about this. I never "work until I drop," and I always feel like I know the stopping point. Having MS, I've learned to know my body pretty well. I know what I need. But if I still have ideas after I've stopped writing for the day, I'll jot them down on my phone. Sometimes, I'll be writing late at night and then head to bed right afterward. I'll be lying in bed, and I'm suddenly flooded with ideas. I'll just roll over, groan in annoyance, and reach for my phone to scribble things down for the following day or whenever.

There's no better feeling than being in the zone. When the muse comes a'knocking, we can't ignore it!

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#PennedPossibilities 976 — What aspect of your SC’s personality are they most insecure about?

Hati both loves and loathes how outspoken (and brave) she is. It gets her into trouble a lot. Think about it this way… This story takes place in 1890, and she’s a woman. It was a scary combination for the time period, just being a woman who’s filled with courage and has a voice that she’s willing to use.

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#PennedPossibilities 977 — Have your characters ever travelled outside their country of birth? If so, when and where did they go, and why did they go there?

Some answers might be spoilers, but I think I’ll answer this one regardless of that.

Alistair: To everyone’s surprise, yes. I can’t say why or when.
Fenella: Yes, of course. She traveled the world for years.
Caden: Yes, he lived in London decades ago. With his ex-cult.
Isma: Yes. This one is obvious. He travels everywhere.
Duncan: He has. To London. (He was Jack the Ripper.)
Hati: Never.
Samuel: Never.
Jonathan: He hasn’t.
Eleanor: She has, but only to America for a holiday. She was much younger.

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#PennedPossibilities 978 — MC POV: Write about three realistic goals you would like to achieve in your lifetime?

1. To find it within myself to be honest to love those I love. I need courage.
2. To finally admit that I still love Fenella, that I never stopped, and the plain and simple fact is that I always.
3. To keep the cult away from Caden. The Coven of the Guiding Hand is what they call themselves these days. They can go straight back to London and stay there. Or to (a non-existent) hell. Either, or.

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#PennedPossibilities 978 — MC POV: Write about three realistic goals you would like to achieve in your lifetime.

1. To find it within myself to be honest to love those I love. I need courage.
2. To finally confess that I still love Fenella, that I never stopped, and the plain and simple fact is that I always will.
3. To keep the cult away from Caden. The Coven of the Guiding Hand is what they call themselves these days. They can go straight back to London and stay there. Or to (a non-existent) hell. Either, or.

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