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Have you ever written dialogue so witty, so funny, you actually laughed? Share it with us.

So, it turns out Chat was this month’s fallback host for the Carnival. Whoops.

We’re a bit late with the carnival, so it will run to the end of November, even if another one runs at the same time.

Last month’s was Main Characters.

Tell us about your work in progress

A WIP (work in progress) is the current story, novel, book, or poem that a creative is still working on. Tell us about yours.

Your starting prompts

Here are a bunch of questions we came up with. You only have to answer the ones you want to, and can take things in whatever fresh direction you wish. We’re not the boss of you.

Tell us about your protagonist.

• What got you excited about this work?
• How is your work going? Is it where you thought it would be?
• Did you plan this out or are you winging it?
• What are some of the difficulties you have faced (and hopefully overcome)?
• What keeps you going on this work in progress?

How much of you is in the work?

Some writers put a lot of themselves into the characters, exploring their past experiences, fears, and dreams. Others write to escape. Yet others still don’t fit neatly into either category. Where do you fall in this multifaceted spectrum?

How did you come up with your work?

Were you a writer who was plot first, then setting and finally characters? Perhaps you had a setting before the plot or the characters. Maybe you had a character and made a setting to fit them, finding the plot later.

Of this little list of elements, what came first, what came later, and what are you still figuring out?

What are your struggles and what are your joys, so far, in writing your work?

We all have aspects we struggle with. Dialouge, pace, description, word count, plot holes, specific scenes, consistency, inspiration, and so much more. What were your highs and lows while creating your work in progress?

Now it is all up to you

All that is left is for you to write your post and talk about your work in progress. You can submit via Comment, Reply or WebMention (the latter being the best and easiest, just write it, publish it, and ping us).

Remember to link to this post and then ping us when you are ready. (The ping form is under the comments.)