01:When did you first start writing?
Around middle school I believe...I can't remember exactly but that sounds about right
02:What was your favorite book growing up?
Harry Potter was the first novel I read ^^ I was about in elementary school when I first noticed it and got hooked instantly
03:Are you an avid reader?
Not right now but as soon as I start reading a book, it seems like I can't stop reading it
04:Have you ever thrown a book across the room?
Heavens no O.O No matter how bad it is I cherish my books ^^
05:Did you take writing courses in school/college?
Well I'm not majoring in college, but I did have a writing class as part of English studies.
06:Have you read any writing-advice books?
Nope
07:Have you ever been part of a critique group?
I'm not a critique so nope.
08:What’s the best piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten?
I remember back on AFF, I wrote my first story that dealt with spousal abuse. The reviewer told me I shouldn't rush with my writing, slow things down a bit and also found my story a bit unrealistic with the abuse. I was a bit confused on that part, but she did help me out as I went along giving me advice on how a person feels and such.
09:What’s the worst piece of feedback you’ve ever gotten?
*laughs* Oh boy you guys are gonna laugh at this one. I wrote my first ever Kurosuji fanfic on Fanfiction.Net back when I was insterested in the series: The characters were OoC now I get that, but this is what the reviewer basically said 'Your story is god awful. And I see you've been using dialogue from that cruddy English dub don't know how you can be a fan of such a thing. I'm going to report you also for making the characters Out of Character.'
It was something close to it like that, not in exact words of course but basically the reviewer went on and on about how I was an 'untrue fan' for using the English dialogue and all that not helping me at all with the OOC part. Apparently, I wasn't the first either she went after other people to in that manner *shakes head*
10:What’s your biggest writer pet-peeve?
When you have a plot in your mind that you're itching to write...but you can't find a way to word it or lack inspiration. In other words: Writers block -__-
11:What’s your favorite book cover?
Don't laugh, but I actually liked the covers for the Twilight Saga series: They really lured me in, becoming curious about the book.
12:Who is your favorite author?
Stephen King, Stephenie Meyer (kind of), JK Rowling, Michael Crichton and that's it for now. Haven't read about any other authors yet
13:What’s your favorite writing quote?
N/A
14:What’s your favorite writing blog?
N/A
15:What would you say has inspired you the most?
Well horror wise it's Stephen King as of now. Whenever I need inspiration for a good psychological or horror story, I'll pick up Carrie, Pet Semetary, Cujo etc and I'll get inspired eventually ^^ Some of his characters are a little plain sounding, but he's really quite good when it comes to horror/thriller stuff.
16:How do you feel about movies based on books?
I think it all depends on the director to be honest. Obviously, you can't fit everything from a book into a movie so a few changes might be done. But some should just be left alone. Take Blood and Chocolate for example: The book was brilliant, but the movie...it was like I was watching something totally unrelated to the events in the book -__- The director made one of the characters, Gabriel all evil and cruel in the movie which he kind of was in the book (I think I haven't read it in a long time so correct me if I'm wrong) but he wasn't that horrible. Ruined his character as far as I saw.
And Dragonball Evolution.
A great manga series/anime, but in the movie Goku was a highschooler and just...no.
So many of the characters were just terrible in that film they really should've left it alone or have another director take over.
17:Would you like your books to be turned into TV shows, movies, video games, or none?
Hmmm....I guess I wouldn't mind that ^^ I'd feel pretty honored actually if someone liked my stuff that much same if you wanted to write fanfics off of my characters. As long as you don't completely butcher them in a movie, I wouldn't mind it at all.
18:How do you feel about love triangles?
I kind of can tolerate love triangles, but I sometimes dislike them. If you're talking about dramas for example: The girl sometimes goes for the guy who's treated her like crap and forgets all about the nice guy who liked her for who she is not how she looks. But, people can do amazing things with that stuff also so it depends for me.
19:Do you prefer writing on a computer or longhand?
Computer
20:What’s your favorite writing program?
Microsoft Word
21:Do you outline?
Sometimes
22:Do you start with characters or plot?
Plot usually and then characters
23:What’s your favorite & least favorite part of making characters?
Favorite: Coming up with personalities and seeing how they interact with other characters in the story
Least Favorite: Trying to make realistic flaws ^^; That's really not easy as it might sound to some: It can be tricky trying to come up with a realistic, likeable character.
24:What’s your favorite & least favorite part of plotting?
Favorite: Coming up with interesting ideas
Least Favorite: Trying to figure out where to go with it and keep the flow nice and easy going
25:What advice would you give to young writers?
Although fame and fortune sounds great, that shouldn't be the only thing that drives you to become an author. Write because you want to and you love writing ^^
26:Which do you enjoy reading the most: physical, ebook, or both?
I can read both honestly.
27:Which is your favorite genre to write?
Horror, angst, thriller and I'd like to try psychological that's something I really like
28:Which do you find hardest: the beginning, the middle, or the end?
The ending. Beginning and middle are a bit easy, but my endings always sound the same so I'm working on that
29:Which do you find easiest: writing or editing?
Editing
30:Have you ever written fan-fiction?
Of course! I love fanfiction, joined a couple sites even like AFF for example.
31:Have you ever been published?
Almost. But after talking to somebody I found out that the company was a fraud so...no luck with that one
32:How do you feel about friends and close relatives reading your work?
Well friends are okay but realitives? Ehhhhh for fanfic wise I don't let them read my stuff X'3 Many of my family members are very religious, not hardcore religious but they don't believe in gay couples which is mainly what my fanfics consist of. Original stories though I don't mind at all if they read them heh ^^;
33:Are you interested in having your work published?
Kind of ^^
34:Describe your writing space.
Just sits at a desk in my bedroom. It's a little clustered but nothing distracting or anything.
35:What’s your favorite time of day for writing?
Night. I often get more ideas at night so I try to write something down before I go to bed for the evening
36:Do you listen to music when you write?
Sometimes
37:What’s your oldest WIP?
None
38:What’s your current WIP?
An Attack on Titan OC fic called 'Broken Wings'
39:What’s the weirdest story idea you’ve ever had?
Um....none that I can remember ^^;
40:Which is your favorite original character, and why?
My rpc and OC for my fic Jackson Kang. In my rp he's kind of quiet, reserved etc but I love him even more in my fanfic where he's completely different. Snarkier, a bit more rebellious, doesn't always follow orders he's really fun to write heh heh.
41:What do you do when characters don’t follow the outline?
Erase them and start over from scratch
42:Do you enjoy making your characters suffer?
Well although it's just fictional I can't help but feel at least a bit bad for putting them through a terrible situation. I don't cry or anything but it is hard sometimes ^^;
43:Have you ever killed a main character?
Not yet anyway
44:What’s the weirdest character concept you’ve ever come up with?
An old, very old Dragonball Z OC I wrote when I was around...eleven maybe? She was way stronger then Goku and Vegeta combined and had a pink kamehameha wave ^^; Plus her and Android 18 hated each other's guts for reasons I don't remember. It was after 18 became a half human.
45:What’s your favorite character name?
Jackson for male wise and female wise Sakura
46:Describe your perfect writing space.
Just in my room, writing at my desk with the lights dimmed a little and no sound but the music playing in my headphones ^^
47:If you could steal one character from another author and make then yours, who would it be and why?
I've never actually thought about this actually since I'd most likely ruin them XD But for me it'd be 'Ginny Weasley'. Ginny is a great character now, but I'd make it to where she wasn't just the girl who got to marry Harry Potter: I'd give her a bigger role in the series then what she had, have her really grow and flourish into something better then what she was in HP or something like that.
48:If you could write the next book of any series, which one would it be, and what would you make the book about?
Well I've always wanted to know what life was like for Harry after the Wizarding war ended: I'd make it about what his married life was like, then move on to his children going off to Hogwarts and dealing with the stuff he had to go through...possibly another war arising maybe with a new Voldemort type I'm not sure.
49:If you could write a collaboration with another author, who would it be and what would you write about?
Hm I'd go with JK Rowling or Stephen King. As for what I'd write about, well, Stephen King wise I'd probably go with a psychological thriller for him and for Rowling I'd write about maybe a mystery/suspense type theme? I'm not sure I've never thought about this.
50:If you could live in any fictional world, which would it be?
Well I would go with Attack on Titan of course...but I wouldn't last one minute in that series XD As much as I love it I wouldn't want to deal with those creepy as hell Titans roaming about *cringes* so my new option is Harry Potter ^^
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