Ask the Author: Wathanya Souvanna
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Wathanya Souvanna
I quite like Divinclus Isles, the imaginary country in which my stories take place in. It's like any normal island, but almost everyone there is poly.
I'd start my vacation by joining other people's orgies.
I'd start my vacation by joining other people's orgies.
Wathanya Souvanna
"Get out of my head!" I gasped, both hands clenched on my pounding heart.
"In your dreams," were the last words I heard before I was awoken by a literal pain in my chest--the eggs have hatched.
"In your dreams," were the last words I heard before I was awoken by a literal pain in my chest--the eggs have hatched.
Wathanya Souvanna
I actually don't read that many published books.
I prefer to read the writings of fellow writers and give them feedback (read: constructive criticism) on the spot; some of them might end up being published, but I won't know.
I read and move on to the next fellow writer I could help.
The current books I'm following are Phoenix, The Adventures of Jade and Erk, and A Hungry Heart (I'm on a writer's website where people post their writings chapter by chapter), but I doubt the authors will publish it on Amazon or anything like that.
I prefer to read the writings of fellow writers and give them feedback (read: constructive criticism) on the spot; some of them might end up being published, but I won't know.
I read and move on to the next fellow writer I could help.
The current books I'm following are Phoenix, The Adventures of Jade and Erk, and A Hungry Heart (I'm on a writer's website where people post their writings chapter by chapter), but I doubt the authors will publish it on Amazon or anything like that.
Wathanya Souvanna
The Presence of a Yes started off as a random thought in my head.
Franklin Veaux's writing style is starting off with a scene, then exploring the characters in that scene: Who are they? Why were they doing what they were doing? etc.
My "planning" style was heavily influenced by that since planning out plots isn't my forte. It's kind of ironic because I write crime/mystery/investigation with plots often too complex for the average person to keep track of without planning or notes.
To be fair, I do use notes. I would draw a relationship map, and use it for a few days or until my heart learns it. I would also draw my characters the way I envision them, then write their details down next to the portrait.
I often change characters' details slightly as the story moves on and I learn more about them (there's this thing called character growth), but I almost never touch the relationship map again.
Franklin Veaux's writing style is starting off with a scene, then exploring the characters in that scene: Who are they? Why were they doing what they were doing? etc.
My "planning" style was heavily influenced by that since planning out plots isn't my forte. It's kind of ironic because I write crime/mystery/investigation with plots often too complex for the average person to keep track of without planning or notes.
To be fair, I do use notes. I would draw a relationship map, and use it for a few days or until my heart learns it. I would also draw my characters the way I envision them, then write their details down next to the portrait.
I often change characters' details slightly as the story moves on and I learn more about them (there's this thing called character growth), but I almost never touch the relationship map again.
Wathanya Souvanna
I've always loved writing and storytelling (among other things, like reading).
My first story was a badly written YA romance novelette back in high school. It was written in Thai and posted on the popular-with-teens Thai website, Dek-D. It's probably buried under 3 million other stories by now.
I remember writing as a way to cope with my undiagnosed depression+anxiety and stress of high schoolers.
I stopped writing for many years before being inspired by a writer I admire, Franklin Veaux. I knew him from Quora (he's a very active user), and made a lot of self-discovery from his answers.
One of the things that he writes about is, well, writing, and that was arguably one of the main things that inspired me to start seriously writing.
My first story was a badly written YA romance novelette back in high school. It was written in Thai and posted on the popular-with-teens Thai website, Dek-D. It's probably buried under 3 million other stories by now.
I remember writing as a way to cope with my undiagnosed depression+anxiety and stress of high schoolers.
I stopped writing for many years before being inspired by a writer I admire, Franklin Veaux. I knew him from Quora (he's a very active user), and made a lot of self-discovery from his answers.
One of the things that he writes about is, well, writing, and that was arguably one of the main things that inspired me to start seriously writing.
Wathanya Souvanna
Write. Write! Write!!
Also, find a supportive person and/or community. A good place to start is writer websites like Scribophile.
You might find yourself a critique partner! Those are people who give your writing constructive criticism and vice versa.
Also, find a supportive person and/or community. A good place to start is writer websites like Scribophile.
You might find yourself a critique partner! Those are people who give your writing constructive criticism and vice versa.
Wathanya Souvanna
I can write!
Also, I can, to an extent, speak for the people that cannot speak for themselves or gets ignored.
Also, I can, to an extent, speak for the people that cannot speak for themselves or gets ignored.
Wathanya Souvanna
I provide fellow writers with constructive criticism.
Wathanya Souvanna
I'm currently working on the second book of Stories of Divinclus!
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