file (0)0-53-000: writer questionnaire
thank you @the-golden-comet for the tag! this one's a writer questionnaire, super fun to do as well :)
how long have you had your writing tumblr/writeblr? a fast and loose estimate is fine!
coming up on two months now!
what led you to create it?
i wanted a place to share stories that i felt wouldn’t become novels, and i just wanted to share my stuff regardless.
what’s your favourite thing about the writeblr community?
how nice everyone is, and how fun the discussions are! i love talking about my characters/wips, and i love hearing about my mutuals wips as well! it’s just a great place to do everything writing-related!
what’s one thing you’d like your mutuals to know about you?
PLEASE talk to me i love being talked to, love sharing about my stories, and i’m a pretty good listener so it doesn’t have to be one-sided either. either way, love having those conversations!
is there anything you’d like to see more of on your dash?
admittedly i don’t browse my dash often, but what i do see is great! writing, positivity, some memes and fandom content, wouldn’t wish for anything different.
which wips or writing projects are you noodling about, lately?
i’ve actually been considering a brand new story to the archives, but from my released content i have to say sunny (school rules) is rotating in my mind right now, as well as the dumaresq kids (the dumaresq poems)! of course, all of my wips are always rattling around in my brain all the time.
how long have you been working on them?
all the stories have been released at stagnated times, i think the first was the prologue of tales from a dying heart and prologue of the rockdove promise, about 2 months ago, and the most recent is the dumaresq poems, the first edition (set of 5) released a couple days ago.
do you remember what inspired them/what got you started?
inspiration comes from anywhere for me, i just tend to get an idea, write it without thinking, then plan it from there. hindsight is 20/20, but it tends to go ignored for me haha
how much time, in your best estimation, do you spend thinking about them?
all the time. there is never a moment one story or another is not in my brain.
when someone asks the dreaded, “what do you write about,” question, what do you usually say?
that’s tough, because i don’t exactly stick to genres; but i guess i would say i write speculative fiction, with themes of family, purpose, and society, to put it very generally.
name any characters you created. side characters, protagonists, antagonists, characters who’ve never been written, the first original abomination you ever pulled from your ass; whomever you’d like!
i’m gonna stick to characters that have been featured/mentioned in the archives, to keep this list somewhat short;
(tales from a dying heart) lady, sweetheart, crow, winter, pyre, dancer, rook, vex, chalice, hunter, hornet, dove, maestro, muse, opal, aegis, mouse, seeker,
(the rockdove promise) laszlo kriska, danareth, yaromyr kriska, knox penderghast, ezune penderghast, andrei,
(insincere.) ven, sissy, sinon,
(on kingston alley) faye o’callahan, daphne kanelos, missy o’callahan, crayton “old man” bell, arthur blackwood, eleanor blackwood, beau blackwood, gwen blackwood,
(school rules) sunny finch, darcy spencer, johnnie rhodes, angel salvatore, viola alderman, sasha dmitriev, eloise dolores, katherine “kath” fairchild, marion lorraine, imogen parker-blanche,
(dulcinea is dead) sasha beatrix, dulcinea beatrix,
(the dumaresq poems) alistair dumaresq, willow dumaresq, eira dumaresq, austine dumaresq, theophania dumaresq.
who’s the most unhinged?
i think they all are, at least a bit.
… but the answer’s faye.
who comes the most naturally for you to write?
sunny. that evil creature has infected my brain. it doesn’t help we have a very similar sense of humour.
do you ever cringe at them?
i don’t think i cringe at any of them. sure, sometimes the events of the story or their actions upset/annoy/disappoint me, but that’s for the sake of the narrative, and i don’t find that cringe-worthy.
how much control do you feel you have over your characters? do they ever “write themselves,” refuse to cooperate, or do things you didn’t expect? to what degree? are some less cooperative than others?
it depends, i take parts of myself for each aspect of myself for characters, so when those parts of the given character shine through, it’s much easier to write, and much easier for them to ‘write themselves.’ however, my writing style usually feels like the characters writing themselves regardless. so yeah, stuff can get off the rails in that way, but i wouldn't call that disobedience or uncooperativeness on the character's part.
do you enjoy people asking questions about your characters? and do you have a preferred means of receiving said questions? for example, as asks, as replies, as reblogs, as tag notes, as comments on ao3, etc.
YES GIVE ME ANY QUESTION ANYWHERE THEY ARE MY LIFEBLOOD IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY (pardon my rabid dog mentality here, i am very passionate)
what makes you want to follow another writeblr account? do you follow ‘em as you see ‘em, or take time scoping out the blog to make sure you align with its content? do you follow based on wips, or vibes?
when the archives first opened, i followed anyone who liked any of my posts. nowadays, i’m a bit more stingy because sometimes being involved in such a big circle (120 mutuals strong now, i think) can be overwhelming. but generally, i check out blogs that have interacted with my posts or are often tagged in my mutuals stuff, and decide to follow based on that (factors within the blog are usually what wips they do, if they participate in tag games or chat about their characters/wips, and vibes). i also proudly follow-back anyone who follows me.
what makes you decide against following?
people who discriminate/are hateful to minorities/etc., certain political ideologies, and factors like that. i don’t want to judge, but i tend to get weary due to experiences with hate speech and other discriminatory things in my real life. and human rights aren’t up for negotiation, people don’t deserve hatred because of a fundamental part of them, like nationality / gender / sexuality / age / poverty / neurodiversity / etc. i’m a queer, neurodiverse(coded), youth, and that plus my general demeanour can attract the wrong crowd. luckily that hasn’t happened on writeblr.
do you interact with non-mutuals often?
not really, but that isn’t on purpose. i tend to get distracted with archival work, so i don’t check things i’m not tagged in or otherwise privy of, which really is a shame, i should interact with more of writeblr.
do your mutuals’ characters occupy space in your noodle?
yes, sammy. @ominous-feychild knows that bastard is too squishable for my psyche to handle.
tagging @introchasingstars, @honeybewrites, @paeliae-occasionally,
@noxxytocin, @moltenwrites, @tc-doherty, @the-ellia-west, @theverumproject,
@thecrazyalchemist, @laylathewordwitch, @dragonedged-if, @leitereads, @autism-purgatory,
@gioiaalbanoart, @drchenquill, @fenmere, @leahnardo-da-veggie, @melpomene-grey,
@yourpenpaldee, @corinneglass, @agirlandherquill, @willtheweaver, @nczaversnick,
@davycoquette, @glassfrogforest, @princeofhags, @wyked-ao3, @fantasy-things-and-such, + open tag!
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I'm passing on the curse do multiples of 5.
dash commentary
//I love Dash comm when crazy shits happening. It sparks interactions that often times turn into long lasting mutuals. It's genuinely so funny and fun to do.
anons
//Curious anons are amazing! And I leave it on for people who're too shy to interact face to face. Personally I use Anon when I wanna bombard someone with memes and not blow up my own notifications in the process. I'll send one off anon too, though.
That said, I enjoy Anons in my inbox- I want more Anon questions and such!!
animated icons
//I mean if people really wanna put in the time and effort to make animated icons, more power to them. I use gif's occasionally in my posts when I wanna convey an epic moment- or just her pokemon talking, but I couldn't possibly drive myself that crazy to make all my icons animated.
violent threads
//ABSOLUTELY. Any time someone's willing to be the villain to my hero is always a treat. Be it physically fighting her or pokemon battles. I've always been a fan of the way PokeSpe handles its world, too, the raw reality of pokemon can be terrifying, and I seek to explore that when I can.
your character (Also asked by @orrerunaway )
//The only character that has given me a genuine Bisexual panic moment. Saw her appear in the gym and went ":000!!! Cute boy! Cute boy trainer!! Is he an elite too?!" And then Hassel introduced her and I went
"EXFUCKINGSCUSE ME?"
Then I grabbed my lesbian co-mod and we gushed about her for maybe like an hour lol. For what little we know about her, though, i do love her a lot, and I pray that she has even a tiny part in the DLC. AT LEAST LET ME FIGHT HER AGAIN, GAMFREAK!! GOD!! I DONT EVEN NEED THE INTERVIEW JUST LET ME FIGHT HER!!!
your choice!
//This community has genuinely grown so much from when I left it back in 2018 and im??? idk what to say about it other then that im so happy to be here. I love all my mutuals, everyone's so sweet and kind, y'all have made me cry out of joy on a couple occasions now and I just gfsdkj
I love it here;;
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