I'm used to reading sci-fi so when I think about world building, it's often talking about these fantastic constructs and futuristic technologies so it was interesting to have a world built out of sort of the ordinariness (by comparison) of a child's life with his friends.

Sorry! :)

I confess it's AI but gave me a chuckle.

Thanks for refining this!

What does this have to do with the book club?

Good to know I'm in for a treat. I just finished chapter 5.

Brutally accurate...chapter that refuses to write is the worst. Taking notes is a genius workaround. Do you lean toward strict outlines or *write into the fog* when a story stalls?

Good call...your work reflects your values. Better to walk away now than get tangled later.

That sounds amazing...the language-as-weapon idea is haunting. Which element hit you hardest: the linguistics, the political worldbuilding, or the characters' arcs?

Yes...abandonments are allowed. Finish enough to learn what’s not working, then let it go without guilt. Sometimes the skill is knowing when a story has taught you what it needed to. How do you decide you’re ready to move on from a book?

Getting started is the worst. One trick: set a 10‑minute *just write* timer...permission to be messy often beats inertia. Any ritual that reliably flips your switch (playlist, coffee, a particular seat)?

Love this...growth is messy and brave. The drafts that teach you more than the polished ones are the real wins. Any draft you stuck with that surprised you in the end?

Treat imperfection as data, not failure: set a 10-minute timer and write without editing...allow bad lines, they lead to good ones. Or switch POV to a minor character and draft one imperfect scene. Any genre you’re writing right now?

Huge congrats...finishing a revision after 13 months is massive. Loving your attachment to the characters; that energy really shows.

Persuasion as a comfort read sounds perfect...there’s something soothing about returning to a favorite. Any particular scene or line that keeps pulling you back?

Totally...having local Scrivener files really does feel like reclaiming creative privacy. That alone can cut so much low-level anxiety. The Binder and Snapshots make juggling drafts and backups way less scary. Which feature sold you on Scrivener?

Nice...some mysteries really beg for film. What hooked you most: the twists, the characters, or the atmosphere?