sffwrtcht: 35 min to #sffwrtcht with @HarperVoyager author @BethCato as our last weekly guest. Returning in 2015 biweekly. A few specials in between. (Thu Sep 04 00:23:34 +0000 2014)
BryanThomasS: RT @sffwrtcht: 35 min to #sffwrtcht with @HarperVoyager author @BethCato as our last weekly guest. Returning in 2015 biweekly. A few specia... (Thu Sep 04 00:23:42 +0000 2014)
mikemartinez72: RT @sffwrtcht: 35 min to #sffwrtcht with @HarperVoyager author @BethCato as our last weekly guest. Returning in 2015 biweekly. A few specia... (Thu Sep 04 00:24:24 +0000 2014)
MikeRUnderwood: RT @sffwrtcht: 35 min to #sffwrtcht with @HarperVoyager author @BethCato as our last weekly guest. Returning in 2015 biweekly. A few specia... (Thu Sep 04 00:24:45 +0000 2014)
BethCato: RT @sffwrtcht: 20 min to #sffwrtcht with @HarperVoyager author @BethCato as our last weekly guest. Returning in 2015 biweekly. (Thu Sep 04 00:42:35 +0000 2014)
BethCato: @sffwrtcht I think Leaf favors my other great love--hard cheese. He's more about savory than sweet. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 00:58:54 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: Our format is round table interview. Please restrict ?s to writing craft, business of writing & the specific works of the guest. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 00:59:22 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: Please wait until your question gets answered to ask another & use the hashtag #sffwrtcht for all questions and comments. (Thu Sep 04 01:00:20 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: Her works have appeared in venues like Daily Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, IGMS and Nature ½ #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:01:34 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht As a baby, my first words were "mom" then "Star Wars." Really. I was destined to be a geek! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:03:29 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Laura Ingalls Wilder & Patricia Beatty for hist fiction, then really into Dragonlance & other fantasy as teen. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:05:52 +0000 2014)
HarperVoyagerUS: RT @BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Laura Ingalls Wilder & Patricia Beatty for hist fiction, then really into Dragonlance & other fantasy as teen. #s... (Thu Sep 04 01:06:29 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht From age 4, wanted to be author. Wrote privately as teen, gave up at 18. Told writing too dark, I'd burn in hell. 1/2 #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:08:04 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht 10 yrs later, my husband was deployed, I was home w/ baby. Very unfulfilled. Wanted to rediscover my dream! 2/2 #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:08:55 +0000 2014)
HarperVoyagerUS: RT @BethCato: .@sffwrtcht 10 yrs later, my husband was deployed, I was home w/ baby. Very unfulfilled. Wanted to rediscover my dream! 2/2 #... (Thu Sep 04 01:09:46 +0000 2014)
BethCato: @sffwrtcht Awesome! I'd love to visit all the major places from the series someday. Childhood dream. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:10:08 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht 2 years. Long time to build nerve to submit. First big sale was nonfiction cat story to ULTIMATE CAT LOVER antho. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:11:19 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Novels foremost goal, then realized my novels **sucked**, so started on short stories/poems to learn technique. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:13:29 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: .@BethCato You've had some interesting tales, including one about Toilet Gnomes. Where do you get your ideas? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:13:54 +0000 2014)
kodermike: Going on right now - @bethcato on #sffwrtcht with @sffwrtcht. Talk writing. Drink tea. Eat cookies. Give me cookies. Win/Win! (Thu Sep 04 01:15:17 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht As my family can attest, I have a weird, twisted mind. I see ideas everywhere & ask, "What if...?" #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:15:25 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: @BethCato @HarperVoyagerUS Just so happens this is our first HV author guest. Hope it won't be the last #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:15:47 +0000 2014)
BethCato: RT @HarperVoyagerUS: Come join @BethCato for a fun #sffwrtcht! If you dig Things of an Extremely Awesome Nature, you won't want to miss it!... (Thu Sep 04 01:16:00 +0000 2014)
kodermike: @bethcato Did writing short fiction help your novel writing, or just the writing process? (wording sounds awkward. bah.) #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:16:48 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Yes. Seriously, baking is very therapeutic. The key is to NOT eat everything. Took me a long time to learn that. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:18:19 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: @BethCato I'd be happy to give some of it a home...and I imagine @HarperVoyagerUS would as well ;) #sffwrtcht #beggingforcookies (Thu Sep 04 01:19:08 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@kodermike #sffwrtcht Short stories, esp flash fiction, taught me plot & tight wording to build characters. @sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:19:37 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: @BethCato @kodermike Her use of a flashback at one point was so tight and spot on perfect I was damned impressed by the craft #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:20:18 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Wanted to write a new take on healers. I love steampunk. Hit on idea of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, on airship. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:20:23 +0000 2014)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @BethCato @sffwrtcht I understood you to say that practicing on short stories helped you with novels; care to expand on that? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:20:45 +0000 2014)
HarperVoyagerUS: Baking is 1 of the best coping mechanism right up there w/ writing, & also probably racing unicorns. Because unicorns. @BethCato @sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:21:07 +0000 2014)
HarperVoyagerUS: RT @BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Wanted to write a new take on healers. I love steampunk. Hit on idea of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, on airship.... (Thu Sep 04 01:21:34 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@Wyld_Dandelyon #sffwrtcht Word constraints of flash taught me what words matter. In novel writing, it's all about using the delete key. (Thu Sep 04 01:23:40 +0000 2014)
chibischala: .@BethCato's debut novel "Clockwork Dagger" out 9/16! Chat on now! MT @harpervoyagerus: Come join @BethCato for a fun #sffwrtcht! @sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:23:58 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Healer on airship. Murder, spies, poison, cute gremlins & world tree that plays favorites. Epic fantasy x #steampunk! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:24:32 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@HarperVoyagerUS Pretty sure homemade cookies are premium fuel for racing unicorns. Snickerdoodles for the power boost! @sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:26:05 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Knew I needed a female healer heroine, built up the plot around her. Characters evolved w/ outline. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:26:45 +0000 2014)
CarolinePerny: @BethCato @sffwrtcht snickerdoodles = unicorn mana. Shortbread is also accepted, but only by the most discriminating of unicorns. (Thu Sep 04 01:27:40 +0000 2014)
BethCato: RT @chibischala: .@BethCato's debut novel "Clockwork Dagger" out 9/16! Chat on now! MT @harpervoyagerus: Come join @BethCato for a fun #sff... (Thu Sep 04 01:28:28 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Outliner for sure! But always get surprised along the way, subplots grow. Also, I never outline to the very end. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:29:27 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: @CarolinePerny @BethCato For the love of God, can we please stop talking about Snickerdoodles, I am salivating... #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:30:23 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht For the sequel novel, VERY detailed. Color-coded subplots & all. I outline up to the climax; rough idea of after. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:32:02 +0000 2014)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @sffwrtcht @BethCato It's good to talk recipes: take one femme healer, a villain with poison, mischievous gremlins, & mix well... #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:32:57 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Octavia is 22, an unusually gifted healing magi/doctor called a medician. Served in field hospitals in war. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:34:49 +0000 2014)
HarperVoyagerUS: RT @BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Octavia is 22, an unusually gifted healing magi/doctor called a medician. Served in field hospitals in war. #sffw... (Thu Sep 04 01:35:12 +0000 2014)
kellyoc5: RT @HarperVoyagerUS: Come join @BethCato for a fun #sffwrtcht! If you dig Things of an Extremely Awesome Nature, you won't want to miss it!... (Thu Sep 04 01:36:16 +0000 2014)
chibischala: I approve as a Christie fan MT @BethCato: Wanted new take on healers; love steampunk. Idea of MURDER ON ORIENT EXPRESS on airship #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:37:17 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Healing magic power is drawn from a world tree known as the Lady. Octavia has an especially strong connection. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:37:40 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@chibischala @sffwrtcht There's a very strong Christie influence on the book. I thank my mom for years of Miss Marple & Poirot! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:39:04 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Leaf is a green-skinned baby gremlin, like a naked cat w/ bat wings. Surprises me how much people adore him! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:39:55 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: .@BethCato SO gremlins, airships, what other interesting creatures and such can we expect in your world? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:40:42 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Helicopter-like small crafts called buzzers, mechanical creatures, war mechs. Even gremlins are bio constructs. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:43:34 +0000 2014)
HarperVoyagerUS: RT @BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Helicopter-like small crafts called buzzers, mechanical creatures, war mechs. Even gremlins are bio constructs. #... (Thu Sep 04 01:44:46 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Agatha Christie & a lot of Civil War & early 20th-cent set lit. Based a lot on WW1 decade. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:49:05 +0000 2014)
BethCato: RT @kodermike: Going on right now - @bethcato on #sffwrtcht with @sffwrtcht. Talk writing. Drink tea. Eat cookies. Give me cookies. Win/Win! (Thu Sep 04 01:49:57 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Loved #steampunk before it had name. Final Fantasy VI for Super Nintendo used it w/ magic--wow! Blew my mind at 14. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:51:00 +0000 2014)
Wyld_Dandelyon: I'm eager to hear @BethCato answer my favorite #sffwrtcht question - what is the best and worst writing advice you've received? (Thu Sep 04 01:51:15 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@Wyld_Dandelyon Best advice: "write whatever you want." Told to me by 4th/5th grade teacher, Mrs. Quist @ Lee Richmond Elem. 1/2 #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:53:19 +0000 2014)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @sffwrtcht Patience is a useful tool, but sometimes impatience is a better tool. Kindness is a virtue, not patience. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:53:39 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@Wyld_Dandelyon Worst writing advice: "You write too darkly. Write NICE THINGS instead." From well-meaning family. 2/2 #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:53:58 +0000 2014)
talekyn: @sffwrtcht @BethCato I know, and I'm sorry. I was out to dinner at a friend's house, and kept thinking it was Tuesday. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:55:05 +0000 2014)
talekyn: @BethCato Has anyone asked my usual question yet? If you write short stories, is your approach different from working on a novel? #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:57:12 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Scrivener for my rough draft novels, use Word rest of time. Love Mumford & Sons music for writing #steampunk! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:57:24 +0000 2014)
debbiebyrd901: RT @BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Octavia is 22, an unusually gifted healing magi/doctor called a medician. Served in field hospitals in war. #sffw... (Thu Sep 04 01:57:52 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: On 9/24 @Clarkesworld joins us to discuss the zine and the robot anthology UPGRADED. It's awesome. Tune in at 9 pm ET live #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:58:11 +0000 2014)
debbiebyrd901: RT @BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Wanted to write a new take on healers. I love steampunk. Hit on idea of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, on airship.... (Thu Sep 04 01:58:21 +0000 2014)
debbiebyrd901: RT @HarperVoyagerUS: Baking is 1 of the best coping mechanism right up there w/ writing, & also probably racing unicorns. Because unicorns.... (Thu Sep 04 01:58:32 +0000 2014)
debbiebyrd901: RT @HarperVoyagerUS: RT Toilet Gnomes FTW! @sffwrtcht: .@BethCato You've had some interesting tales, including 1 about Toilet Gnomes. #sffw... (Thu Sep 04 01:58:39 +0000 2014)
debbiebyrd901: RT @HarperVoyagerUS: Come join @BethCato for a fun #sffwrtcht! If you dig Things of an Extremely Awesome Nature, you won't want to miss it!... (Thu Sep 04 01:58:47 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Working on new steampunk series that's set on Earth! Fingers crossed. Also, CLOCKWORN CROWN out next year! #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:58:56 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: THE CLOCKWORK DAGGER by @BethCato is out in paperback and ebook from @HarperVoyagerUS & available everywhere #sffwrtcht #Steampunk #fantasy (Thu Sep 04 01:59:13 +0000 2014)
chibischala: #ClockworkDagger influences: MT @BethCato: .@sffwrtcht Agatha Christie; Civil War & early 20th-cen lit. Based a lot on WW1 decade #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:59:22 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: .@BethCato @HarperVoyagerUS Wel welcome to our whirlwind hour. Thanks for making time to chat with us. I am enjoying the book. #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 01:59:52 +0000 2014)
BethCato: RT @sffwrtcht: THE CLOCKWORK DAGGER by @BethCato is out in paperback and ebook from @HarperVoyagerUS & available everywhere #sffwrtcht #Ste... (Thu Sep 04 02:00:39 +0000 2014)
BethCato: .@sffwrtcht @HarperVoyagerUS Thanks for inviting me! This was fabulous. You've earned some cookies, @BryanThomasS. (Thu Sep 04 02:01:27 +0000 2014)
sffwrtcht: @kodermike @Wyld_Dandelyon @talekyn We will do our anni in December, 9/24 chat and perhaps 1 a month. Working on it #sffwrtcht (Thu Sep 04 02:01:57 +0000 2014)