Writing Questions
20 Questions About Writing
1. Describe yourself how you would describe a character you’re introducing.
Oh god, I never describe my characters oh no this is a bad start to this....
2. Is there any specific ritual you go through while/before/after your writing?
Not too much. When I worked, I would set out my laptop, turn on my music and speaker, open up my doc (have the wi-fi off), and start writing. I guess that's kind of its own ritual.
3. What is your absolute favorite kind of fic to write?
Sweet romance, very Thin Man-esque love, and fluff.
So, of course, I write mostly porn.
4. Are there any other fic writers you admire? If so, who and why?
Oh gosh, yes! So many! The only problem is, most of them aren't writing anymore.
5. How many words can you write if you sit down and concentrate intensely for an hour?
Generally, I write somewhere between 500-750 words in one sitting.
6. First fic/pairing you wrote for? (If no pairing, describe the plot)
Pretty sure it was for LOST and it was an OFC with Sawyer. Either that, or Touya/Yuki in Cardcaptor Sakura.
7. Inspiration, time, or motivation. Choose two.
Motivation and Time. I can always force myself to write with motivation and time, but without one of those, I'm stuck.
8. Why do you choose to write?
I find this an odd question. I guess it's choice in that I could be doing something else instead? But, really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I didn't write.
9. Do you ever have plans to write anything other than fic?
I've written a lot of original fic, but I'm not at a stage where I want to publish it yet. Most of the presses I would've submitted to shut down within the past few years, so....
10. What inspires you the most?
I do? IDK, I use a lot of prompts sometimes. Things I read inspire me to fix them to make them better (read: queerer).
11. Weirdest thing you’ve ever written/thought about writing/etc.?
Um, I have a secret AO3 account just for my weirdest shit, and it's...not something I'm gonna share, lol.
12. A fic you wish you had written better, and why?
Family Sacrifices, my newest DCBB fic. FS is just so old that it needs updating. My DCBB just needs a lot of work that I wasn't able to give it.
13. Favorite fic from another author?
I'm not sure. My favorites change so frequently. Most of them are by people no longer writing in the same fandoms.
14. Your favorite side pairings to put in?
Batfandom: Jason/Cass
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Yugi/Anzu, Honda/Otogi
15. Your guilty writing pleasure?
I don't know that I have them. I never feel guilty about my pleasures. I guess the biggest one right now is Omegaverse, because I generally hate it, but I can't seem to get it out of my mind.
16. Do you have structured ideas of how your story is supposed to go, or do you make it up as you write?
95% of the time, I'm making it up as I go along. The longer the fic, the more I have to plan it out and make outlines.
17. Would you describe yourself as a fast writer?
Oh, heaven's no. I'm a very slow writer, whether it's between updates or between sentences. I'm a very fast typist, but a slow writer.
18. How old were you when you started writing?
Very young. Basically, as soon as I was able to write, I started telling stories.
19. Why did you start writing?
Needed something to do, I guess.
20. Four sentences from your work that you’re proud of.
This is from a new original story I'm working on about a robot replacing the president of a country, with the president's mind inside the robot while the president's in a coma.
Setting his arm back on the table, she leaned in to listen to the gears in his chest. “Are you experiencing any clicks or hiccups?”
“Only when I think about you, Doctor Lyle.”
She bit her lip, trying to prevent her own heart from fluttering. Straightening, she picked up her penlight and checked his eyes. “Something must be causing these tics.”
“Perhaps he is recovering,” R-1 said. There was no inflection in his words, yet she felt a hesitance in his voice. “After all, one mind cannot live in two bodies.”
1. Describe yourself how you would describe a character you’re introducing.
Oh god, I never describe my characters oh no this is a bad start to this....
2. Is there any specific ritual you go through while/before/after your writing?
Not too much. When I worked, I would set out my laptop, turn on my music and speaker, open up my doc (have the wi-fi off), and start writing. I guess that's kind of its own ritual.
3. What is your absolute favorite kind of fic to write?
Sweet romance, very Thin Man-esque love, and fluff.
So, of course, I write mostly porn.
4. Are there any other fic writers you admire? If so, who and why?
Oh gosh, yes! So many! The only problem is, most of them aren't writing anymore.
5. How many words can you write if you sit down and concentrate intensely for an hour?
Generally, I write somewhere between 500-750 words in one sitting.
6. First fic/pairing you wrote for? (If no pairing, describe the plot)
Pretty sure it was for LOST and it was an OFC with Sawyer. Either that, or Touya/Yuki in Cardcaptor Sakura.
7. Inspiration, time, or motivation. Choose two.
Motivation and Time. I can always force myself to write with motivation and time, but without one of those, I'm stuck.
8. Why do you choose to write?
I find this an odd question. I guess it's choice in that I could be doing something else instead? But, really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I didn't write.
9. Do you ever have plans to write anything other than fic?
I've written a lot of original fic, but I'm not at a stage where I want to publish it yet. Most of the presses I would've submitted to shut down within the past few years, so....
10. What inspires you the most?
I do? IDK, I use a lot of prompts sometimes. Things I read inspire me to fix them to make them better (read: queerer).
11. Weirdest thing you’ve ever written/thought about writing/etc.?
Um, I have a secret AO3 account just for my weirdest shit, and it's...not something I'm gonna share, lol.
12. A fic you wish you had written better, and why?
Family Sacrifices, my newest DCBB fic. FS is just so old that it needs updating. My DCBB just needs a lot of work that I wasn't able to give it.
13. Favorite fic from another author?
I'm not sure. My favorites change so frequently. Most of them are by people no longer writing in the same fandoms.
14. Your favorite side pairings to put in?
Batfandom: Jason/Cass
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Yugi/Anzu, Honda/Otogi
15. Your guilty writing pleasure?
I don't know that I have them. I never feel guilty about my pleasures. I guess the biggest one right now is Omegaverse, because I generally hate it, but I can't seem to get it out of my mind.
16. Do you have structured ideas of how your story is supposed to go, or do you make it up as you write?
95% of the time, I'm making it up as I go along. The longer the fic, the more I have to plan it out and make outlines.
17. Would you describe yourself as a fast writer?
Oh, heaven's no. I'm a very slow writer, whether it's between updates or between sentences. I'm a very fast typist, but a slow writer.
18. How old were you when you started writing?
Very young. Basically, as soon as I was able to write, I started telling stories.
19. Why did you start writing?
Needed something to do, I guess.
20. Four sentences from your work that you’re proud of.
This is from a new original story I'm working on about a robot replacing the president of a country, with the president's mind inside the robot while the president's in a coma.
Setting his arm back on the table, she leaned in to listen to the gears in his chest. “Are you experiencing any clicks or hiccups?”
“Only when I think about you, Doctor Lyle.”
She bit her lip, trying to prevent her own heart from fluttering. Straightening, she picked up her penlight and checked his eyes. “Something must be causing these tics.”
“Perhaps he is recovering,” R-1 said. There was no inflection in his words, yet she felt a hesitance in his voice. “After all, one mind cannot live in two bodies.”