Original fiction meme - Day 8
8. What’s your favorite genre to write? To read?
I like writing stories that mix magic and technology/science/the modern world. Although I used to read a lot of LOTR-like fantasy and Dune-like science-fiction when I was younger, my tastes have changed over the years, at least as far as fantasy is concerned, and now I tend to be way more drawn towards, let's say, urban fantasy, or what might be called science-fantasy. When I look at my stories, it's always the same dynamics:
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you’ve worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you’re writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol’ pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Every thing from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of world building? Any side-notes on it you’d like to share?
13. What’s your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Mid way question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove him self into the spot light and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you’ve never written or told any one about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story-from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
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?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
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!
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.
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.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across some thing IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag some one! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
I like writing stories that mix magic and technology/science/the modern world. Although I used to read a lot of LOTR-like fantasy and Dune-like science-fiction when I was younger, my tastes have changed over the years, at least as far as fantasy is concerned, and now I tend to be way more drawn towards, let's say, urban fantasy, or what might be called science-fantasy. When I look at my stories, it's always the same dynamics:
- Eien may look like typical fantasy at first, but in fact, it's laced with psychic powers obtained through genetic mix-up; "elves" that aren't elves, but humans with a slightly different genotype due to the influence of external factors; old technology considered as 'magic', from the world before it got destroyed a first time (I guess you could say Eien is some kind of post-ap setting... long, long past the apocalyptic part ^^). The Kazaris are pretty much scientists rather than sorcerers, viewing the world through concepts of atoms and energies, and the stones they use to enhance their powers are life forms based on silicone instead of amino-acids. As for the people from Mornen, they're heirs to the Old World's technology more than anything else. And the Wall of Silence is all but magical.
- Was is urban fantasy very much inspired by my regular RPG games set in WiWo's World of Darkness. Honestly. People who rewrite the code of Reality using computers and mobile phones. Crazed immortals that keep smiling even when they're torn to pieces, or tear someone to pieces, and then puts themselves back togeter. Cab drivers who try to understand what it is to be human, and how to become one. Necromancers with a daily job as forensic scientists at Scotland Yard. And an organization of mages who use Glock 17 guns loaded with spell-bullets. Not to mention ghosts trying to punch a hole between both worlds right in the heart of London. Yeah. Not urban at all. ;)
- Our Darker Purpose is closer to a foray into steampunkish fantasy, but a lot of elements are still influenced by science. While the mages use their blood to cast most of their spells, they also mix that with scientific research: chemistry to produce the 'moon powder' to make people dream; airships flying thanks to the specific properties of hydroquintessence-hydrogen laced with energy from ley lines; or the Impulsion/Leech weapon loaded into the HMS Edinburgh airship. Same goes for the thanatic rifles, powered by the Chosen Ones' blood, in order to be able to destroy ghosts rather than physical targets.
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you’ve worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you’re writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol’ pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Every thing from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of world building? Any side-notes on it you’d like to share?
13. What’s your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Mid way question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove him self into the spot light and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you’ve never written or told any one about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story-from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
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?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
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!
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.
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.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across some thing IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag some one! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!