Writing Survey :D
1. Are you a “pantser” or a “plotter?”
I go into a story with a vague idea of what I want to happen but--oh, okay, let's be honest. I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. Nope. Not a clue.
2. Detailed character sketches or “their character will be revealed to me as a I write”?
Getting too detailed can be a mistake. I think it can lead to Mary Sues and Marty Stus. Don't fall into the pitfall of vanity and obsess over your creations. Sometimes it's just better to approach a story as a blank slate.
3. Do you know your characters’ goals, motivations, and conflicts before you start writing or is that something else you discover only after you start writing?
Again, I kind of go in with a vague idea and develop it more as the story goes on.
4. Books on plotting – useful or harmful?
I always wonder about those. If the person who writes them is so good at plotting, why aren't they a best-seller? (*realizes the irony of saying this when she's also published a writing guide* >_>)
5. Are you a procrastinator or does the itch to write keep at you until you sit down and work?
Both. It's cyclical. I write pretty fast, though, so I think I'm entitled to the odd bout of procrastination. :D
*eyes readers, especially Alisa* *backs away slowly*
6. Do you write in short bursts of creative energy, or can you sit down and write for hours at a time?
One time I started writing around 11 A.M. and then around 6 P.M. I realized I hadn't eaten anything all day.
7. Are you a morning or afternoon writer?
Night. Always night. Although apparently this is not healthy so I'm going to try to go to bed earlier.
8. Do you write with music/the noise of children/in a cafe or other public setting, or do you need complete silence to concentrate?
Quiet, please.
9. Computer or longhand? (Or typewriter?)
JUST SUCK THE IDEAS STRAIGHT OUT OF MY VEINS.
10. Do you know the ending before you type Chapter One?
Hahahaha. I wish.
11. Does what’s selling in the market influence how and what you write?
I could say something really snarky here but I won't. No, I just write what I love. Or what I'm interested in or passionate about.
12. Editing – love it or hate it?
-__________-
Bonus questions
13. Why do you want to write?
Because it's painful not to.
14. Do you want to publish your work? Why?
I already self-publish, but I'd love to be able to do this professionally. I think I have a shot. It's a long-shot but hey, a shot's a shot. I'll take it!
15. Do like to write alone or do you like to work with other? Why?
I've never done a collab before. I think it would be very weird for me. Maybe someday, but not until I've refined my own style.
I go into a story with a vague idea of what I want to happen but--oh, okay, let's be honest. I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. Nope. Not a clue.
2. Detailed character sketches or “their character will be revealed to me as a I write”?
Getting too detailed can be a mistake. I think it can lead to Mary Sues and Marty Stus. Don't fall into the pitfall of vanity and obsess over your creations. Sometimes it's just better to approach a story as a blank slate.
3. Do you know your characters’ goals, motivations, and conflicts before you start writing or is that something else you discover only after you start writing?
Again, I kind of go in with a vague idea and develop it more as the story goes on.
4. Books on plotting – useful or harmful?
I always wonder about those. If the person who writes them is so good at plotting, why aren't they a best-seller? (*realizes the irony of saying this when she's also published a writing guide* >_>)
5. Are you a procrastinator or does the itch to write keep at you until you sit down and work?
Both. It's cyclical. I write pretty fast, though, so I think I'm entitled to the odd bout of procrastination. :D
*eyes readers, especially Alisa* *backs away slowly*
6. Do you write in short bursts of creative energy, or can you sit down and write for hours at a time?
One time I started writing around 11 A.M. and then around 6 P.M. I realized I hadn't eaten anything all day.
7. Are you a morning or afternoon writer?
Night. Always night. Although apparently this is not healthy so I'm going to try to go to bed earlier.
8. Do you write with music/the noise of children/in a cafe or other public setting, or do you need complete silence to concentrate?
Quiet, please.
9. Computer or longhand? (Or typewriter?)
JUST SUCK THE IDEAS STRAIGHT OUT OF MY VEINS.
10. Do you know the ending before you type Chapter One?
Hahahaha. I wish.
11. Does what’s selling in the market influence how and what you write?
I could say something really snarky here but I won't. No, I just write what I love. Or what I'm interested in or passionate about.
12. Editing – love it or hate it?
-__________-
Bonus questions
13. Why do you want to write?
Because it's painful not to.
14. Do you want to publish your work? Why?
I already self-publish, but I'd love to be able to do this professionally. I think I have a shot. It's a long-shot but hey, a shot's a shot. I'll take it!
15. Do like to write alone or do you like to work with other? Why?
I've never done a collab before. I think it would be very weird for me. Maybe someday, but not until I've refined my own style.
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Apr 12, 2014 12:51PM
Interesting. Thanks, Nenia.
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Awesome! I was curious about these questions too :D
You forgot to mention be as vague as u can lol you do that and that way readers go mad with imaginations and you still have enough tricks left in your hat lol
@audrey: Yay!@Sonia: Hahahaha. But I didn't have to...because my omitting it made you use your imagination!
Ahaha! See? See what I did there? ;)
@Kyle: Aww, thanks! ^____^
