Original fiction meme - Day 19
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spot light and why!
Ewan Doyle! Who didn't even have that name at first. Who didn't even have a name at all, come to think of it, he was just some random geek-technomancer type in the middle of a group picture (I drew that one when I first started thinking about the story that would become Was, back in the spring of 2008; only later did I dub that guy "Echoes"). Then, when I started writing that story, on Nov. 1st, 2009, I needed some Anima Mundi fellow to discover a corpse, and I thought, OK, why not him? Basically, he had no predefined role in the story, except to unearth that red herring of a corpse, and somehow be the "youg'un" who doesn't know much to the world of Spirits, and thus needs Ring to explain a few things to him... and to the reader at the same time, ha ha.
And then he started dipping Brie cheese in a Nutella jar. And using "fuck" just like some people use punctuation, at least when he was under pressure. And he developed funny quirks and geeky-snarky inner commentary. And he bloody knew his shit, too. Besides, I just love geek characters. Before I knew it, I was truly, sincerely liking that guy, and having real fun writing scenes which he was part of. Not to mention that he's also an interesting bridge between "seasoned" Anima Mundi agents, like Ring and Zerstörer, and "real rookie types" like Lou (and Lyle, too, to a certain extent). And did I forget to say that he also has a deeper backstory than it seems at first?
By the way, he did exactly the same thing to me when I adapted him for Mage: the Ascension! "Oh, let's put some existing character to recycling... Hey, why not Echoes, he'd make a fine Virtual Adept, there's probably not much meat for development in him, but it's only for 2 or 3 games, so he should last me long enough..." Yeah. Right. And he absolutely did not fuel me with more ideas for Was in turn. Not at all.
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?
8. What’s your favorite genre to write? To read?
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!
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!
Ewan Doyle! Who didn't even have that name at first. Who didn't even have a name at all, come to think of it, he was just some random geek-technomancer type in the middle of a group picture (I drew that one when I first started thinking about the story that would become Was, back in the spring of 2008; only later did I dub that guy "Echoes"). Then, when I started writing that story, on Nov. 1st, 2009, I needed some Anima Mundi fellow to discover a corpse, and I thought, OK, why not him? Basically, he had no predefined role in the story, except to unearth that red herring of a corpse, and somehow be the "youg'un" who doesn't know much to the world of Spirits, and thus needs Ring to explain a few things to him... and to the reader at the same time, ha ha.
And then he started dipping Brie cheese in a Nutella jar. And using "fuck" just like some people use punctuation, at least when he was under pressure. And he developed funny quirks and geeky-snarky inner commentary. And he bloody knew his shit, too. Besides, I just love geek characters. Before I knew it, I was truly, sincerely liking that guy, and having real fun writing scenes which he was part of. Not to mention that he's also an interesting bridge between "seasoned" Anima Mundi agents, like Ring and Zerstörer, and "real rookie types" like Lou (and Lyle, too, to a certain extent). And did I forget to say that he also has a deeper backstory than it seems at first?
By the way, he did exactly the same thing to me when I adapted him for Mage: the Ascension! "Oh, let's put some existing character to recycling... Hey, why not Echoes, he'd make a fine Virtual Adept, there's probably not much meat for development in him, but it's only for 2 or 3 games, so he should last me long enough..." Yeah. Right. And he absolutely did not fuel me with more ideas for Was in turn. Not at all.
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?
8. What’s your favorite genre to write? To read?
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!
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!