#i always feel vaguely stuck creative wise when a story is in process

[thedeafprophet]

Thinkin on it again and i think one of the reasons i liked Firmament chapter 2 so much, aside from the cool library plot aspect, is that it was so character driven.

Especially with the expansion on Tatterdemelion and the introduction of Summer (im obsessed with her but we knew that), it gave such a fun, chill way to have us bond with the characters well still advancing the plot in an interesting way

I've been so in want of NPC expansion and i really hope that the rest of the story continues along that line

and doesn't fall too far into the specific kind of body horror aspects i cant personally deal with lol

[wittyy-name]

Writer Tag

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I’m in the mood for it, so let’s go! Thanks @dimplesandcurlsss for the tag!! If you guys haven’t checked out their work, you totally should. I love it, and they’re so sweet.

1) How many works do you currently have in progress?

UMMMMMMM...... A LOT, LMAO. Fic-wise, I have Shut up and Dance With Me (which is soon to be over, thank god), The Marks We Make, and Shadow of the Past. I’m excited for these projects to finish so I can start new (and shorter) ones. I have a lot of ideas. Original project wise, I have a novel that I’m in the process of (and stuck) editing, as well as an online illustrated novel that I’m planning with @wolfpainters. And then I usually always have some kind of work project in process. So... yeah, a lot of projects. A lot of writing. This is my life.

2) Do you/ would you write fanfiction?

I write far too much, if I’m being honest. But it makes me happy, and I’ll take any ounce of happiness I can get.

3) Do you prefer paper books or ebooks?

If it’s fanfiction, reading online doesn’t bother me. I read on my phone for those, and I don’t mind. However, when it comes to book-books, I prefer paper books all the way. There’s just something good and wholesome about holding a physical book in your hand. The smell, the feeling of it, the whole atmosphere of it. Love it.

4) When did you start writing?

I think... on some level, I’ve always been writing?? Like, I can’t pinpoint when I started, but I used to start projects all the time with friends throughout my childhood. I planned a novel with a friend of mine when we were, like, eleven or twelve?? However, I wrote my first novel length story fifteen-sixteen. IT’S BAD AND MY WRITING HAS IMPROVED SO MUCH. But I did it, and that’s what matters.

5) Do you have someone you trust that you share your work with?

Yeah! @wolfpainters has become my go-to for reading validation. She reads p much everything I write as I write it, and let’s me know that I’m not crazy and that it’s actually good. Like, idk what I’d do without her. Idk HOW I managed to produce anything before her. I’m so reliant on her tbh, lmAO. But now I’ve also got my whole squad who are willing to read my stuff and give me good feedback, and I’m v comfortable sharing with them, too.

6) Where is your favorite place to write?

In order to write, I HAVE to be in a VERY SPECIFIC position. Like, my laptop has to be on my lap, my arms have to be relaxed and falling naturally on the keys, and I usually like my feet propped up on something. This is just my comfortable position, and for some reason I find it hard to write any other way. As for WHERE. I prefer to write outside. That’s where I get the most done. Outside. Which is why it sucks in the dead of winter or in the height of summer.

7) Favorite childhood book

OH LORD, HERE WE GO. I used to read A LOT when I was younger. So let’s go with just the few that I remember loving and that have stuck with me this long: Harry Potter, Tithe, Hawksong, Dragon Bait, Dealing with Dragons, Seventh Tower, His Dark Materials Trilogy. And just... so much more. But those are the ones I remember, and the ones I’ve read multiple times. And the ones I’d go back and read again still today. Maybe I should... hmmmm...

8) Writing for fun or writing for publication?

Both, in all honesty. I write for fun, but the end game is writing for fun AND publication. 

9) Pen and paper or computer?

I love to and have to outline and plan out ideas by hand. It helps me think and organize better that way. I have a journal for all that. But when it comes to writing, I haVE to write on the computer. By hand is too slow and I get too impatient when it comes to actually writing.

10) Have you ever taken any writing classes?

I majored in English with a double concentration in Creative Writing and Professional Writing, soooo... yeah, yeah I have, lmAO. I’ll tell you this tho: I learned absolutely NOTHING in my creative writing classes. They did NOTHING to develop my writing voice, style, or confidence. Professional writing was infinitely more helpful for pretty much everything. 

11) What inspires you to write?

Honestly... everything. That sounds so vague, but like.... EVERYTHING. The whole REASON that I’m a writer is because I’ve ALWAYS been inspired. I used to spend car rides, the time before I slept, in class, just living through stories in my head. Fantasy stories, making shit up, continuing old plot lines. I had so many stories bouncing around in my head at literally all times, and that’s what made me want to be a writer. To get those ideas OUT and somewhere that I could share with others. I’m still like that to this day. I’m p much ALWAYS thinking about a story. It’s what my brain diverts to if left alone for any length of time. I see art, bam, ideas. I do something, bam, ideas. I hear people talk, bam, ideas. I have dreams, bam, ideas. IT’S A PROBLEM WHEN EVERYTHING INSPIRES YOU.

I’ve also found that like... I have a growing tendency to memorialize my memories in the form of fiction?? Like, some people take pictures, and some people journal, and I turn my experiences into fiction to remember them. The Marks We Make is basically a cornucopia of my college experiences hidden in a soumate au. My family went to New Zealand for my dad’s ironman race, and I spent the whole time figuring out how to turn my experiences into a klance oneshot (What We Make of It). I went to a concert with my brother and spent the whole time memorizing everything to turn into another klance oneshot (Moth and Flame). It’s just... how I remember things. By turning my experiences into writing.

I’ll go ahead and tag some of my writer friends. No pressure, guys. Just if you’re bored and wanna talk about yourselves, lmao. @princedeadend, @wardenalistair, @purpleneutrino, @bowiesnippleantennae, @charmkvark, @marmoraskeith, @zizzani and anyone else who wants to have at it