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Day 01 - Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you've worked with and why.
Day 02 - How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
Day 03 - How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you're writing about fictional places)?
Day 04 - Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
Day 05 - By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
Day 06 - Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol' pen and paper?
Day 07 - Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
I do. For most original fic I like to listen to lyricless stuff - whether it be techno, orchestral, classical, or something like Sigur Ros where there are lyrics but they don't catch my brain and distract me from the words I'm trying to find. At the moment I'm listening to a lot of Tangerine Dream, Sigur Ros, and Beirut.
For fanfiction, though, I listen to stuff wuth lyrics and I absolutely apply them to the things I'm writing. zephyrian was kind enough to make me an incredible Akihiko/Shinjiro (P3) fanmix (download it, you know you want to) which I listen to nigh-constantly these days, and a lot of the songs work ridiculously, ridiculously well for the monstrous RPS fic that I am getting SO CLOSE to finishing it's not even funny.
Examples:
Leave by Glen Hansard
Leave, leave,
And free yourself at the same time
Leave, leave,
I don't understand, you've already gone
And I hope you feel better
Now that it's out
What took you so long
And the truth has a habit
Of falling out of your mouth
But now that it's come
If you don't mind
Leave
Somebody Loved by the Weepies
Nights when the heat had gone out
We danced together alone
Cold turned our breath into clouds
We never said what we were dreaming of
But you turned me into somebody loved
Even more appropriately, though not from that fanmix but still from zephyrian , is Jay Brannan's Half-Boyfriend.
i’ve shown up for you
in ways that boy never would
but i know you’ll go back to him and
maybe you should, but
i hope you don’t go backwards
cuz i’m going on ahead and
one day you’ll wish that you had
stuck with me instead
as i wander through union square
i remember when you followed me there
you were the stalker i kinda wanted to have
being your half-boyfriend was only half bad
Day 08 - What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
To write? I used to be terrible at writing anything that didn't have some sort of fantastical element, just because I couldn't find plots that weren't outside of the everyday. I've gotten better at that but my favorite things to write will always be magical or mystical in some way, simply because magic is so much fun to write.
I struggle more with science fiction, but currently I think I enjoy reading it more. I burnt myself out on high fantasy early. I love love love alternate histories and anything that messes with mythology, as long as "messes with" means they do it informedly and with respect for the "original" material, whatever that means, with myth.
Day 09 - How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
Day 10 - What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
Day 11 - Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
Day 12 - In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?
Day 13 - What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
Day 14 - How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
Day 15 - Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
Day 16 - Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
Day 17 - Favorite protagonist and why!
Day 18 - Favorite antagonist and why!
Day 19 - Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
Day 20 - What are your favorite character interactions to write?
Day 21 - Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
Day 22 - Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
Day 23 - How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story-from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
Day 24 - How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
Day 25 - Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
Day 26 - Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
Day 27 - Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
Day 28 - Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
Day 29 - How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
Day 30 - Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
Day 02 - How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
Day 03 - How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you're writing about fictional places)?
Day 04 - Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
Day 05 - By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
Day 06 - Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol' pen and paper?
Day 07 - Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
I do. For most original fic I like to listen to lyricless stuff - whether it be techno, orchestral, classical, or something like Sigur Ros where there are lyrics but they don't catch my brain and distract me from the words I'm trying to find. At the moment I'm listening to a lot of Tangerine Dream, Sigur Ros, and Beirut.
For fanfiction, though, I listen to stuff wuth lyrics and I absolutely apply them to the things I'm writing. zephyrian was kind enough to make me an incredible Akihiko/Shinjiro (P3) fanmix (download it, you know you want to) which I listen to nigh-constantly these days, and a lot of the songs work ridiculously, ridiculously well for the monstrous RPS fic that I am getting SO CLOSE to finishing it's not even funny.
Examples:
Leave by Glen Hansard
Leave, leave,
And free yourself at the same time
Leave, leave,
I don't understand, you've already gone
And I hope you feel better
Now that it's out
What took you so long
And the truth has a habit
Of falling out of your mouth
But now that it's come
If you don't mind
Leave
Somebody Loved by the Weepies
Nights when the heat had gone out
We danced together alone
Cold turned our breath into clouds
We never said what we were dreaming of
But you turned me into somebody loved
Even more appropriately, though not from that fanmix but still from zephyrian , is Jay Brannan's Half-Boyfriend.
i’ve shown up for you
in ways that boy never would
but i know you’ll go back to him and
maybe you should, but
i hope you don’t go backwards
cuz i’m going on ahead and
one day you’ll wish that you had
stuck with me instead
as i wander through union square
i remember when you followed me there
you were the stalker i kinda wanted to have
being your half-boyfriend was only half bad
Day 08 - What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
To write? I used to be terrible at writing anything that didn't have some sort of fantastical element, just because I couldn't find plots that weren't outside of the everyday. I've gotten better at that but my favorite things to write will always be magical or mystical in some way, simply because magic is so much fun to write.
I struggle more with science fiction, but currently I think I enjoy reading it more. I burnt myself out on high fantasy early. I love love love alternate histories and anything that messes with mythology, as long as "messes with" means they do it informedly and with respect for the "original" material, whatever that means, with myth.
Day 09 - How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
Day 10 - What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
Day 11 - Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
Day 12 - In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?
Day 13 - What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
Day 14 - How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
Day 15 - Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
Day 16 - Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
Day 17 - Favorite protagonist and why!
Day 18 - Favorite antagonist and why!
Day 19 - Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
Day 20 - What are your favorite character interactions to write?
Day 21 - Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
Day 22 - Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
Day 23 - How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story-from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
Day 24 - How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
Day 25 - Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
Day 26 - Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
Day 27 - Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
Day 28 - Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
Day 29 - How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
Day 30 - Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!