I love TV, but books just smell so much better.
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
I write with the intention of these stories being television shows, but I guess that's more of a medium than a genre. As they stand right now, un-polished and un-produced, The Corriander Conspiracies is a serial detective drama with possible sci-fi/supernatural elements, Partners is a detective romance drama, The Historian is half social drama and half historical drama, High Eyes is a high school sitcom, and I suppose that Shoemaker would be a action drama.
I like investigative shows because you can do case-of-the-week episodes, giving you a lot of creative freedom and the opportunity to meet interesting characters. I think detective procedurals work better than medical or legal shows because they have less jargon and are easier to understand. Not every viewer knows what an infarction or injunction is, but they do that murderers are bad and detectives need to catch them.
Historian is a drama, but that doesn't mean there won't be humorous moments here and there. (Think Lost, or maybe Heroes, in terms of tone.) The Corriander Conspiracies and Partners are dramas too, but lighter ones, with lots of comedic elements. (Think Bones or Castle.) They'll probably stop just short of being called "dramedies". High Eyes is a sitcom, but it could have some dramatic moments. (Like The Office.) Shoemaker will most likely be a drama, but not a very heavy one, and it has the potential for a lot of action scenes. (Burn Notice?)
Outside of my series, I enjoy writing short, often experimental comedic pieces. I'm inspired by the stuff they have at McSweeney's, especially the lists.
What I read typically goes into the fantasy/supernatural/sci-fi/definitely-something-out-of-the-ordinary category, but I don't stick to that as a rule. I prefer series to stand-alone novels, but I do read both. I don't read classics recreationally, because I may have to read them for school at some point. I'd hate to read it, not like it, and then have to read it again for a class.
I don't read as much as I used to. I still enjoy it, there's just other things I enjoy more. I watch a lot of television, which I think is good. They say that if you want to be a writer, you read. I want to be a TV writer, so I watch TV. I usually find it more inspiring than books.
My TV shows are mostly dramas, primarily investigative or sci-fi/supernatural. I like smart comedies. There are lots of shows I've let fall by the wayside because I can only follow so many, but I'll always love them and promise to return to them someday.
My favorite book series are Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner and Tamir books, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton (although I've only read the first three, the series is probably very different now that it's on book 17 or whatever), A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, and, of course, Harry Potter. Favorite stand-alone novels are Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow, Watchmen (graphic novel) by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons, and a book I read when I was a kid called Alan Mendelson: The Boy From Mars by Daniel Manus Pinkwater. Favorite "classic" book from high school English class was The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I watch and enjoy a lot of television shows, but right now my top ten shows are The X-Files, Lost, Firefly, Supernatural, Bones, House, Arrested Development, The Simpsons, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and a transition spot. It used to be occupied by Heroes, but I haven't watched it in forever so I don't think I should consider it a favorite anymore. That spot could be taken over by Glee, I'll have to keep watching the series and see where it goes.
While I was cleaning my room over the summer, I did a picspam of my bookshelf, complete with titles and descriptions. I have pictures of my DVD shelf, but dorm internet is too weak to upload big images, and I don't have a writeup for that one anyway.
I write with the intention of these stories being television shows, but I guess that's more of a medium than a genre. As they stand right now, un-polished and un-produced, The Corriander Conspiracies is a serial detective drama with possible sci-fi/supernatural elements, Partners is a detective romance drama, The Historian is half social drama and half historical drama, High Eyes is a high school sitcom, and I suppose that Shoemaker would be a action drama.
I like investigative shows because you can do case-of-the-week episodes, giving you a lot of creative freedom and the opportunity to meet interesting characters. I think detective procedurals work better than medical or legal shows because they have less jargon and are easier to understand. Not every viewer knows what an infarction or injunction is, but they do that murderers are bad and detectives need to catch them.
Historian is a drama, but that doesn't mean there won't be humorous moments here and there. (Think Lost, or maybe Heroes, in terms of tone.) The Corriander Conspiracies and Partners are dramas too, but lighter ones, with lots of comedic elements. (Think Bones or Castle.) They'll probably stop just short of being called "dramedies". High Eyes is a sitcom, but it could have some dramatic moments. (Like The Office.) Shoemaker will most likely be a drama, but not a very heavy one, and it has the potential for a lot of action scenes. (Burn Notice?)
Outside of my series, I enjoy writing short, often experimental comedic pieces. I'm inspired by the stuff they have at McSweeney's, especially the lists.
What I read typically goes into the fantasy/supernatural/sci-fi/definitely-something-out-of-the-ordinary category, but I don't stick to that as a rule. I prefer series to stand-alone novels, but I do read both. I don't read classics recreationally, because I may have to read them for school at some point. I'd hate to read it, not like it, and then have to read it again for a class.
I don't read as much as I used to. I still enjoy it, there's just other things I enjoy more. I watch a lot of television, which I think is good. They say that if you want to be a writer, you read. I want to be a TV writer, so I watch TV. I usually find it more inspiring than books.
My TV shows are mostly dramas, primarily investigative or sci-fi/supernatural. I like smart comedies. There are lots of shows I've let fall by the wayside because I can only follow so many, but I'll always love them and promise to return to them someday.
My favorite book series are Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner and Tamir books, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton (although I've only read the first three, the series is probably very different now that it's on book 17 or whatever), A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, and, of course, Harry Potter. Favorite stand-alone novels are Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow, Watchmen (graphic novel) by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons, and a book I read when I was a kid called Alan Mendelson: The Boy From Mars by Daniel Manus Pinkwater. Favorite "classic" book from high school English class was The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I watch and enjoy a lot of television shows, but right now my top ten shows are The X-Files, Lost, Firefly, Supernatural, Bones, House, Arrested Development, The Simpsons, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and a transition spot. It used to be occupied by Heroes, but I haven't watched it in forever so I don't think I should consider it a favorite anymore. That spot could be taken over by Glee, I'll have to keep watching the series and see where it goes.
While I was cleaning my room over the summer, I did a picspam of my bookshelf, complete with titles and descriptions. I have pictures of my DVD shelf, but dorm internet is too weak to upload big images, and I don't have a writeup for that one anyway.