Ask Meme
[Questions 1 - 50]01: When did you first start writing?
- I first started seriously writing when I was ten. (short stories, etc.)
- I don't have one.
- Yes, I get antsy when I don't have a book close by.
04: Have you ever thrown a book across the room?
- Probably. I have faint memories of throwing books at spiders.
05: Did you take writing courses in school/college?
- No
06: Have you read any writing-advice books?
- Some
07: Have you ever been part of a critique group?
- For about a week I was, it was difficult, however, as they were all a bunch of elitists and were constantly sticking their noses up at things.
08: What’s the best piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten?
- That my story had originality and substance.
09: What’s the worst piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten?
- You should quit writing.
10: What’s your biggest writer pet-peeve?
- Double negatives.
11: What’s your favorite book cover?
- N/A
12: Who is your favorite author?
- I don't have one.
13: What’s your favorite writing quote?
- “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
- “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”
― Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
- “If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
“The first draft of anything is shit.”
― Ernest Hemingway
14: What’s your favorite writing blog?
- At the moment, it's maxkirin.
15: What would you say has inspired you the most?
- People
16: How do you feel about movies based on books?
- It depends.
17: Would you like your books to be turned into TV shows, movies, video games, or none?
- Sometimes, I would like for them to, if only to just to see the book through another's perspective. Other times, however, when a book has the words just right, I want people to just leave it alone. It's perfect as it is.
18: How do you feel about love triangles?
- It depends on the characters involved.
19: Do you prefer writing on a computer or longhand?
- I prefer writing on the computer. I'm able to type out the words as my thoughts come, and I can't do that by longhand.
20: What’s your favorite writing program?
- I don't have a favorite. I'm still trying out different softwares.
21: Do you outline?
- When I find a story too massive
22: Do you start with characters or plot?
- Plot
23: What’s your favorite & least favorite part of making characters?
- My favorite part is giving depth to the characters; my least favorite is giving them names.
24: What’s your favorite & least favorite part of plotting?
- I hate plotting out the beginning. Other than that, I love brainstorming everything else.
25: What advice would you give to young writers?
- I am a young writer.
26: Which do you enjoy reading the most: physical, ebook, or both?
- Both, but if I had to choose, it'd be a physical book. Nothing beats holding a book in your hands and flipping the pages as you go.
27: Which is your favorite genre to write?
- Science Fiction
28: Which do you find hardest: the beginning, the middle, or the end?
- The Beginning
29: Which do you find easiest: writing or editing?
- Writing
30: Have you ever written fan-fiction?
- All the time
31: Have you ever been published?
- Nope
32: How do you feel about friends and close relatives reading your work?
- It's a bittersweet feeling. I enjoy having people read my stories, but when somebody close to me treats it with little siginificance, I can't help but feel slighted.
33: Are you interested in having your work published?
- No
34: Describe your writing space.
- It's not the way I want it to be at the moment.
35: What’s your favorite time of day for writing?
- 3 - 7 AM
36: Do you listen to music when you write?
- Sometimes.
37: What’s your oldest WIP?
- Rain's Peak
38: What’s your current WIP?
- There's Comes a Point.
39: What’s the weirdest story idea you’ve ever had?
- My story ideas tend to be weird as a whole.
40: Which is your favorite original character, and why?
- Cim, no reason.
41: What do you do when characters don’t follow the outline?
- I improvise.
42: Do you enjoy making your characters suffer?
- Yes
43: Have you ever killed a main character?
- Yes
44: What’s the weirdest character concept you’ve ever come up with?
- Too many to choose
45: What’s your favorite character name?
- I don't know.
46: Describe your perfect writing space.
- I don't have one.
47: If you could steal one character from another author and make then yours, who would it be and why?
- No idea.
48: If you could write the next book of any series, which one would it be, and what would you make the book about?
- I don't really want to.
49: If you could write a collaboration with another author, who would it be and what would you write about?
- No, thank you.
50: If you could live in any fictional world, which would it be?
- I want to live in a fictional world where I have a choice to be in any fictional world I'd like.