@AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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I want to thank my co-host @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange for the warm, creative and peaceful cooperation we've had over the years. And of course, I want to thank all of you, the #WordWeavers players for your wit, humor, wisdom and sincerity, for sharing your stories and your characters, for contributing community questions. Without all of you, there would be no WordWeavers. I'm happy that I got to do it and that I met all of you 🧡 Keep writing those amazing stories!

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 7mo ago

March 2026 #WordWeavers — all the questions are in the thread below 😊

Start anytime, answer any questions you want, skip as many as you feel like. Use the #, talk to other writers and have fun!

The only rules: be respectful to others and use CWs (content warnings) when necessary.

Everyone is welcome to participate 🧡

Created by @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange and me.

#WordWeaversQs — this # is only to find questions. Don't use it in your answers. Use space (# WordWeaversQs) when sharing to keep it tidy 🙏

wandering.shop

The Wandering Shop

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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#WordWeavers This month community questions are brought to you by our wonderful player @wonderbink@sunny.garden — thank you so much! 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Dear #WordWeavers players! We are late with our questions this month, so for now, I'll just post question 1 for May:
1. How long have you been working on your WIP?

We'll do our best to have the questions and card ready tomorrow 🧡

wandering.shop

The Wandering Shop

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 8mo ago

February 2026 #WordWeavers — all the questions are in the thread below 😊 Start anytime, answer any questions you want, skip as many as you feel like. Use the #, talk to other writers and have fun! The only rules: be respectful to others and use CWs (content warnings) when necessary. Everyone is welcome to participate 🧡 Created by @BranwenOShea@writing.exchange and me. #WordWeaversQs — this # is only to find questions. Don't use it in your answers. Use space (# WordWeaversQs) when sharing to keep it tidy 🙏

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@DavidBridger@writing.exchange Thank you so much for being a part of the community — I'm really happy it's going to continue, too 🧡 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@ElyseMGrasso@wandering.shop Thank you for being a part of the community 🧡 I'll be around.

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@gahlearner@sunny.garden Thank you for playing! 🧡 It's not that I want to move on because I've had enough, but more because my life has changed a lot since we started, and I feel like I don't have the time and bandwidth anymore. I barely have time to play, and lately I've been doing things last minute which sometimes resulted in us being late. I feel like letting go is the right thing at this point, but I'll always think of the game and the players fondly 🥰

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@Ardeija@literatur.social Thank you too! Hugs 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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#WordWeavers #WordWeaversQs 22. If your MC came with a warning label, what would it be? 23. If your antagonist came with a warning label, what would it be? 24. If your characters were pets, what would they be and how would they react? 25. What one event defines your MC? 26. What is your antagonist’s earliest memory? 27. What does victory mean for your antagonist? 28. What is your MC's relationship to nature?

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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#WordWeavers #WordWeaversQs You'll find all these questions in the text form here: https:// docs.google.com/document/d/1mDd0mWHFxdMNBdQ2-kL4PDcq_J0U660_GG8ioZIMfkE/edit?usp=sharing It's an archive of all the WordWeavers questions updated monthly, so feel free to save the link.

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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#WordWeavers #WordWeaversQs 29. What would your antagonist do if they were given a bouquet of flowers? 30. Is it possible for someone in your world to make a living as a writer or artist? 31. Does your MC have any recurring nightmares?

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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#WordWeavers #WordWeaversQs 16. Would your WIP still work if you changed the gender of your MC? 17. How would your MC react to being handed a kitten? 18. If your antagonist had to arrange a contest they knew they could win, what would it be? 19. What % of your typical day involves writing|writing-adjacent activities (including thinking about it, lol). 20. Does your MC enjoy haircuts or hair styling? 21. How do you make your MC likable or relatable to in the first chapter?

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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#WordWeavers #WordWeaversQs 10. What are the beauty standards like in your world and do they impact any of your characters? 11. Antagonist POV: Tell us about a fun time you recently had. 12. What role does romantic love play in your story? 13. What role does non-romantic love play in your story? 14. Which of all the characters you’ve ever written are you most proud of? 15. What type of writing (novels, shorts, poetry, etc) comes more naturally for you?

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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#WordWeavers #WordWeaversQs

How long have you been working on your WIP?
How much longer do you think it’ll take you to finish your WIP?
Tell us one thing you love about your story.
What’s your MC’s critical flaw?
Is your MC aware of their flaw?
What writing-related challenges have you encountered recently?
Does your antagonist have any redeeming qualities?
MC POV: Describe your neighborhood.
Are there any unusual societal norms in your world?

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@skribe@aus.social Thank you for playing 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@BranwenOShea@writing.exchange I loved working with you, too 😊 🧡 You made it very easy and fun. And honestly, I'm happy and relieved that you want to continue because it would be such a burden to feel responsible for the end of the game. It's nice to know I'm leaving it in good hands 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@Firlefanz@writing.exchange Thank you so much for the kind words, and for playing the game 🧡 It's been running since September 2023, so almost 4 years. I was surprised tbh lol I think I'll pop in once in a while. The truth is I've been barely playing lately because of the lack of time, but I'll occasionally do that or look through the posts of others 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@CA_Hawthorne@writing.exchange Thank you so much! And I'll keep reading your books 🥰

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@Bern@aus.social Thank you for the kind words and for playing! I'm so happy to hear that the game has been helpful and fun 🧡 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@crcollins@writing.exchange I know, right? I couldn't believe it was so long when I looked through the archive of all the questions. Thank you so much! This community is the best 🥰 Yes, I'll still be on Mastodon, I just won't be cohosting the game, but we can still stay it touch 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@youseeatortoise@wandering.shop That’s ambitious, and sounds like lots of fun (well, maybe not necessarily the prepping part 😁)

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@robparsons@bookstodon.com Too relatable 🥲

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@internutter Isn't bad? I think it's great!

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@AnnaSaultron@nerdculture.de Awww I'm so happy our game helped with that 🧡 🧡 🧡 It kind of did the same for me. I was so lost in the Fediverse before we started the first one, which was Writing Wonders, and then it magically turned into this friendly, nerdy place with lots of people discussing writing, and characters, and world-building. So much fun!

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@AnnaSaultron@nerdculture.de Thank you so much for the kind words, and being a part of the community 😊 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@aurora@zirk.us Thank you for playing, it doesn't matter that you haven't done it for a while 🧡 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@QuasiTemporal@wandering.shop Thank you and wishing you all the best too 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@kagan@wandering.shop And thank you for being a part of the community 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@willelm@indieauthors.social I'm so happy to hear it's helped with your stories, thank you for sharing that 🧡 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@AlexCorby@indieauthors.social Too many ideas, too little time. That’s so real 🥲 Got to prioritize somehow.

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@AlexCorby@indieauthors.social It’s easy to overestimate what we can do with the time we have (at least that surely happens to me a lot) 😅 Especially with creative things, where you can’t expect a constant, steady flow but have to work with constantly changing capacity. I hope you can give yourself some grace 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@internutter@blahaj.zone Sounds like a lot! Good for you for stepping away from the toxic group, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for the rest of the challenges for you 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@robparsons@bookstodon.com Oh, I get it, writing always takes much longer than I want it to, and now, there is even more "life" in the way than ever 😅 You do as much as you can, step by step until it's done eventually. Good luck!

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@robparsons@bookstodon.com That's a lot of work! Must feel great to be so close to finishing it 🧡

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 41mo ago

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@fringemagnet@mstdn.social That's definitely not Ursula Le Guin's fault, she had to work with whatever was possible at the time, and she managed to write a progressive book despite that. I'd personally prefer a made-up pronoun since "they" wasn't an option, but I respect her opinion that she "couldn't do it to English" even though I disagree 😁 Having used "she" instead of "he" as a default would have been cooler too, though still not right.

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Alina Leonova @AlinaLeonova@wandering.shop

· 41mo ago

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@fringemagnet@mstdn.social I'm reading Left Hand of Darkness now, and "he" keeps confusing me because I can't stop myself from imagining a man when I read that, even though I know these people are genderless. It makes sense that it's because of when it was written, but it's still annoying 😅

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