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cairistiona) wrote2016-08-12 07:18 am
cairistiona) wrote2016-08-12 07:18 am
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Writing meme
Gacked from, erm, myself? LOL And also ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nath . I did this over at tumblr and had some fun, but I have more writer friends here, so have at it if you're interested.
Give me three numbers...
1) is there a story you're holding off on writing for some reason?
2) what work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?
3) what order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?
4) favorite character you've written
5) character you were most surprised to end up writing
6) something you would go back and change in your writing that it's too late/complicated to change now
7) when asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?
8) favorite genre to write
9) what, if anything, do you do for inspiration?
10) write in silence or with background noise? with people or alone?
11) what aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing?
12) your weaknesses as an author
13) your strengths as an author
14) do you make playlists for your current wips?
15) why did you start writing?
16) are there any characters who haunt you?
17) if you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be?
18) were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? what were they?
19) when it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, etc.?
20) do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts?
21) what do you think when you read over your older work?
22) are there any subjects that make you uncomfortable to write?
23) any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing?
24) have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about, in order to better a scene or a story?
25) copy/paste a few sentences or a short paragraph that you’re particularly proud of
nath . I did this over at tumblr and had some fun, but I have more writer friends here, so have at it if you're interested.Give me three numbers...
1) is there a story you're holding off on writing for some reason?
2) what work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?
3) what order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?
4) favorite character you've written
5) character you were most surprised to end up writing
6) something you would go back and change in your writing that it's too late/complicated to change now
7) when asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?
8) favorite genre to write
9) what, if anything, do you do for inspiration?
10) write in silence or with background noise? with people or alone?
11) what aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing?
12) your weaknesses as an author
13) your strengths as an author
14) do you make playlists for your current wips?
15) why did you start writing?
16) are there any characters who haunt you?
17) if you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be?
18) were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? what were they?
19) when it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, etc.?
20) do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts?
21) what do you think when you read over your older work?
22) are there any subjects that make you uncomfortable to write?
23) any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing?
24) have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about, in order to better a scene or a story?
25) copy/paste a few sentences or a short paragraph that you’re particularly proud of
no subject
no subject
Lack of organization. I end up wasting time going back and rereading chapters to keep track of details. I think if I were better organized and used a nice notecard system or what have you, I'd do better!
17) if you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be?
Write the story YOU want to tell and don't worry quite so much about pleasing readers and don't worry about the readers who choose not to give your stuff a go. If you write the story well, you'll find readers for it, and face it, you don't read every single type of fiction out there, either, so it's nothing personal if someone doesn't give yours a try!
23) any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing?
Hmm. In general, I think my family's bent toward gallows humor as a coping mechanism has informed some of the comic elements in my writing. As for specific events... I wrote an Adam-12 fic centuries ago that I used my fear of railroad bridges to help create a sense of dread and tension for a scene where the police officers had to chase a suspect into a railroad tunnel. That was both fun and mildly terrifying to write (and in no way cathartic... I still have a fear of being on a railroad bridge or tunnel with no way to get out of the way of an oncoming train). The specific incident I based the story on was when I was in police training and we were looking for a missing senior citizen. My group was assigned an area along railroad tracks and at one point I had to choose whether to scurry across a railroad trestle or go down and then back up an icy, rock-lined ravine. :/ I chose the bridge but YIKES that was scary (even though I knew for certain there wasn't a train coming).
My palms are sweating even now as I type this. LOL