A social life? What's that?
Jun. 29th, 2010 10:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
apocalypsosI have another day with extra overtime coming to me tomorrow, and from what I hear there will be overtime on Thursday and Friday as well. I'm probably going to miss the first half of SYTYCD tomorrow night, and it may even have to wait until this weekend, which sort of sucks, but if push comes to shove I can always just hit YouTube and watch the performances I'll miss since I won't get home until nine tomorrow.
Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster I've got a three-day weekend coming up, that's all I've got to say. Y'all, I'm so tired. And I just want to sit down and write like you wouldn't believe.
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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? Everything 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 worldbuilding? 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. Midway 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!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight 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 anyone 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 something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
Well, in terms of weird shit happening to characters, the Books of Boggs is the one that wins. I've got a giant baby demon with a mohawk, when my main character sneezes he shapeshifts cars (among other things), it really does rain cats and dogs (... ew), and there's a magically exploding nine-year-old creating a newborn. And those are the fairly normal things. The Books of Boggs are sort of silly and serious at the same time. ;)
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
Currently, my favorite character to write is Hazel, Vera's ex-girlfriend in Heroine Addiction. She's not a superhero and she's not a particularly nice person even at the best of times, but she's also not afraid to call anybody on their shit and she doesn't really give a damn what anybody else says. She may argue and snap and fight but she's got a good head on her shoulders. Plus, how can you not love someone who'd look at a zombie invasion and her first thought would be along the lines of, "WOOHOO! It's finally happening!"
My least favorite? Hmm. Maybe Everett, Vera's dad? He doesn't have much of a sense of a humor for good reason. His entire life's been basically, "Fill this role and be this hero and live up to this legacy," and he's pretty stoic anyway. So he's not the sort to make a bunch of jokes, and I like a character who can crack a joke. Hazel's not the funniest person in the world, but she can be sarcastic as hell and I definitely know how to work with that, but working with a character who's all serious like Everett is a bit tricky for me.
I know they're both from HA, but since that was the last thing I've gotten a chance to truly concentrate on, it's still on my mind.
Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster I've got a three-day weekend coming up, that's all I've got to say. Y'all, I'm so tired. And I just want to sit down and write like you wouldn't believe.
*
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? Everything 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 worldbuilding? 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. Midway 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!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight 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 anyone 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 something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
Well, in terms of weird shit happening to characters, the Books of Boggs is the one that wins. I've got a giant baby demon with a mohawk, when my main character sneezes he shapeshifts cars (among other things), it really does rain cats and dogs (... ew), and there's a magically exploding nine-year-old creating a newborn. And those are the fairly normal things. The Books of Boggs are sort of silly and serious at the same time. ;)
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
Currently, my favorite character to write is Hazel, Vera's ex-girlfriend in Heroine Addiction. She's not a superhero and she's not a particularly nice person even at the best of times, but she's also not afraid to call anybody on their shit and she doesn't really give a damn what anybody else says. She may argue and snap and fight but she's got a good head on her shoulders. Plus, how can you not love someone who'd look at a zombie invasion and her first thought would be along the lines of, "WOOHOO! It's finally happening!"
My least favorite? Hmm. Maybe Everett, Vera's dad? He doesn't have much of a sense of a humor for good reason. His entire life's been basically, "Fill this role and be this hero and live up to this legacy," and he's pretty stoic anyway. So he's not the sort to make a bunch of jokes, and I like a character who can crack a joke. Hazel's not the funniest person in the world, but she can be sarcastic as hell and I definitely know how to work with that, but working with a character who's all serious like Everett is a bit tricky for me.
I know they're both from HA, but since that was the last thing I've gotten a chance to truly concentrate on, it's still on my mind.
