#my tertiary answer for ''which oc do i think is most like myself'' is b. kingdom from cw? but that feels like a weird answer to make

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8 & 11 for the fic ask game!!

i have two (general) types of ocs. the first type (song type) 's development goes like this:

1. i listen to a song and think "hey there's sort of a plot or personality in here" 2. i try to piece together the plot and/or personality behind it into something more cohesive. this is when a character usually emerges, to either interact with the world or be represented by the song. 3. now there's a character. it either surpasses the limits of the song & starts doing its own thing in a world of my own creation or doesn't.

type two (self-insert) goes as follows:

1. i encounter some media i like (kingdom hearts, fire emblem, persona, etc) and think to myself "god there's so many things i wish i could tell these characters/ways i wish i could interact with the world/aspects of the lore i'd like to explore/etc" 2. i create a self-insert character to do exactly that (i. e. character is effectively part of the main cast, can interact with those characters; character ends up in an environment with possibilities not explored in the canon text; etc) 3. i decide this character needs a bit of backstory, further development, a more self-contained storyline, etc, and start kinda writing that. 4. this emerging plotline lives rent free in my head for weeks, months, years. depends, really. anyway they're developed now & probably don't have any more resemblance to me other than in base appearance.

based on that whole spiel i think the first easy answer to the next question is just. my least-developed self insert oc, which would probably be some nameless person from fire emblem or pokemon or something if it weren't for the fact that those ocs probably represent my 13-10 year old self better than my current one. the most recent self insert i've devised is fog but that feels like even more of a cop-out. hm. i should also say that i don't think i see my ocs (or myself i guess) on clear enough terms to decide what about them makes them like or unlike myself. my answers are kaguya, my persona oc, and steven from standing tally.

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11/11 (Make a Wish) Tag

Thanks @mischiefiswritten for tagging me!!

To play: Answer the 11 questions asked by the person who tagged you, then ask 11 more for the people you tag.

1. Who has been the biggest supporter(s) of your writing? How have they supported you? My boyfriend has been supporting me since we’ve started dating. He’s always asking how my book is, and if I’m not writing why not. He’s told his friends about it, and I guessed he’s hyped me and the book so much, his own friends want to read it. Which is cool, yet totally nerve-wracking.

2. If you’ve written multiple pieces or worked on multiple projects, what are some common elements you find in several of them? N/A

3. What are your go-to sources for writing advice/references/tips? I typically google that stuff, but lately I’ve been going to @adeleiswriting authortube because she gives great advice and references. 

4. What are your favorite tropes to read and write? Enemies to lovers. Sometimes best friends to lovers. I’m currently in the middle of those two tropes for my main female and male lead, and it’s a struggle to better the situation, to get it from point a to point b.

5. If you were going to be known of a single great book, in what genre would you most want it to be in? Fantasy of course!

6. Fans of what currently published books (or other works of fiction) would most enjoy your WIP? Definitely the Shadowhunter books by Cassie Clare. Legend is loosely based off City of Bones. It has its similarities that I struggle to defuse. 

7. Honesty hour: Have you given pretend interviews in your head about your widely successful novels? What topics did you talk about most in your “interview”? Actually I have not done this, but I saw @adeleiswriting write a fan letter to herself, and that’s actually pretty cool. I lowkey want to do that myself.

8. If your WIP were going to be adapted into another form of media (TV, film, audio drama, comic, video game, stage play, etc.) which do you think would fit it best? Which would you most like to see happen? Personally, where I currently am with Legend, movie would be best. Personally, TV shows are better for books, but I don’t think Legend is at the point to be good enough for a show contract.

9. How well do your tastes in reading align with your tastes in writing? Spot on. I mostly read fantasy, and I mostly write fantasy. I’ve dabbled in historical fiction before, and I don’t mind reading historical fiction either. But fantasy is where it is for me on both platforms. 

10. Do you read or write fanfiction? If so, for what fandoms, and how do you think this has influenced your writing? I did have a wattpad back in high school that I revived for a minute this past year. But I quickly shut that down. I wrote about Niall Horan from One Direction, Andy Biersack from Black Veil Brides, and Bucky Barnes from the Marvel Universe. I don’t think it influenced my writing in anyway though.

11. Asking who your favorite OC is like asking about someone’s favorite child. But come on, you know you have favorites. Who are they? Well, you’d think it’d be my main lead, but I think it’s actually a toss up between a secondary character, and a tertiary character. Secondary being Akemi O’Rourke, an introverted female werewolf. Tertiary being Arizona Brandi, an introverted who no one shows appreciation to (she has my appreciation.) I can’t even decide between the two of them which is my ultimate favorite!

I’ll tag: @adeleiswriting @dove-actually @aquiniawrites

Questions for my fellow tagged writers!

1. At what age were you when you realized writing was your passion?

2. How do you get past writer’s block?

3. What influenced your current WIP?

4. What’s been the easiest and hardest thing you’ve come across when writing your current WIP?

5. Besides reading and writing, what are other hobbies you participate in?

6. Favorite place to write in/at, and why?

7. Do you have a specific aesthetic for your current WIP? What is it?

8. If you could travel anywhere in the world for the sake of you WIP, where would you go?

9. What does success look like for you as a writer?

10. What’s your least favorite/ favorite scene in your current WIP?

11. When you grew, was being a writer ever a career choice for you? If not, what did you want to be growing up?