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Copy the questions into your blog and answer them. Then tag five other writers to do the same!
Tagging... whoever feels exhibitionist-y at the moment :).
1. Do you outline?
Out-what? No, never ;).
2. Do you write straight through, or do you sometimes tackle the scenes out of order?
I start write straight through, get distracted and start scribbling key scenes/paras on the side, shove sex scenes (should they feature) to the end, and end up with a more or less confusing mess that needs stringing together at the end. Not always, but too often...
3. Do you prefer writing with a pen or using a computer?
Pen - I suck writing directly into the computer, and typing out handwritten notes saves one stage of revision.
4. Do you prefer writing in first person or third?
Second :). But usually whatever the particular story demands, no personal preference of first over third (or vice versa).
5. Do you listen to music while you write?
No! I can't have *any* distractions, more's the pity.
6. How do you come up with the perfect names for your characters?
Does rarely come up with fanfic :).
7. When you're writing, do you ever imagine your story as a television show or movie?
No - I rarely visualise anything (I just don't have a visual mind), very specific key images aside.
8. Have you ever had a character insist on doing something you really didn't want him/her to do?
Mostly Tom Riddle/Voldemort, the awful, over-riding bastard! Won't even listen to screams of "You're totally Out Of Character!", the creep. In one word, yes. Though it's fun when the lesser defined characters do it. Regulus Black was quite a revelation there ;).
9. Do you know how a book is going to end when you start it?
Always - knowing the ending is the crucial thing for me to start writing. Though *very* rarely things went totally off course and I didn't see the twist coming. But usually not.
10. Where do you write?
Mostly on the train, commuting to and from work. Whenever I have time to kill and nothing else to distract me. Sometimes in the middle of the night at the dining room table :).
11. What do you do when you get writer's block?
Do something else, fiddle with other fics, curse, drink coffee, curse more, do other things. Or try and force myself if it's a deadline issue.
12. What size increments do you write in (either in terms of wordcount, or as a percentage of the fic as a whole)?
As long as I have to write, which is about 600-1000 words at once.
13. How many different drafts did you write for your last project?
One?
14. Have you ever changed a character's name midway through a draft?
Even at the very end of the draft... I'm attached to characters/personalities, not names. Well, not often :).
15. Do you let anyone read your story while you're working on it, or do you wait until you've completed a draft before letting someone else see it?
Depends. Whoever wants to see something gets to see something - I'm not fussy about that. But beta emergencies aside, usually fics go out when they're done.
16. What do you do to celebrate when you finish a draft?
Grinning like a silly thing, followed by mad thinking over next piece.
17. One project at a time, or multiple projects at once?
Multiple projects at once, usually with the piece with the most pressing deadline on top.
18. Do your stories grow or shrink in revision?
Usually they shrink, a little.
19. Do you have any writing or critique partners?
hummelchen usually gets to see the tricky fics, and whatever she has time to look at for plot critique. And of course my lovely betas!
20. Do you prefer drafting or revising?
I don't draft and I hate revising ;).
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rfachir and made to fit fic)Copy the questions into your blog and answer them. Then tag five other writers to do the same!
Tagging... whoever feels exhibitionist-y at the moment :).
1. Do you outline?
Out-what? No, never ;).
2. Do you write straight through, or do you sometimes tackle the scenes out of order?
I start write straight through, get distracted and start scribbling key scenes/paras on the side, shove sex scenes (should they feature) to the end, and end up with a more or less confusing mess that needs stringing together at the end. Not always, but too often...
3. Do you prefer writing with a pen or using a computer?
Pen - I suck writing directly into the computer, and typing out handwritten notes saves one stage of revision.
4. Do you prefer writing in first person or third?
Second :). But usually whatever the particular story demands, no personal preference of first over third (or vice versa).
5. Do you listen to music while you write?
No! I can't have *any* distractions, more's the pity.
6. How do you come up with the perfect names for your characters?
Does rarely come up with fanfic :).
7. When you're writing, do you ever imagine your story as a television show or movie?
No - I rarely visualise anything (I just don't have a visual mind), very specific key images aside.
8. Have you ever had a character insist on doing something you really didn't want him/her to do?
Mostly Tom Riddle/Voldemort, the awful, over-riding bastard! Won't even listen to screams of "You're totally Out Of Character!", the creep. In one word, yes. Though it's fun when the lesser defined characters do it. Regulus Black was quite a revelation there ;).
9. Do you know how a book is going to end when you start it?
Always - knowing the ending is the crucial thing for me to start writing. Though *very* rarely things went totally off course and I didn't see the twist coming. But usually not.
10. Where do you write?
Mostly on the train, commuting to and from work. Whenever I have time to kill and nothing else to distract me. Sometimes in the middle of the night at the dining room table :).
11. What do you do when you get writer's block?
Do something else, fiddle with other fics, curse, drink coffee, curse more, do other things. Or try and force myself if it's a deadline issue.
12. What size increments do you write in (either in terms of wordcount, or as a percentage of the fic as a whole)?
As long as I have to write, which is about 600-1000 words at once.
13. How many different drafts did you write for your last project?
One?
14. Have you ever changed a character's name midway through a draft?
Even at the very end of the draft... I'm attached to characters/personalities, not names. Well, not often :).
15. Do you let anyone read your story while you're working on it, or do you wait until you've completed a draft before letting someone else see it?
Depends. Whoever wants to see something gets to see something - I'm not fussy about that. But beta emergencies aside, usually fics go out when they're done.
16. What do you do to celebrate when you finish a draft?
Grinning like a silly thing, followed by mad thinking over next piece.
17. One project at a time, or multiple projects at once?
Multiple projects at once, usually with the piece with the most pressing deadline on top.
18. Do your stories grow or shrink in revision?
Usually they shrink, a little.
19. Do you have any writing or critique partners?
hummelchen usually gets to see the tricky fics, and whatever she has time to look at for plot critique. And of course my lovely betas!20. Do you prefer drafting or revising?
I don't draft and I hate revising ;).
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Date: 2007-05-03 02:21 pm (UTC)Only for college papers ;-)
2. Do you write straight through, or do you sometimes tackle the scenes out of order?
straight through...
3. Do you prefer writing with a pen or using a computer?
Pen - I suck writing directly into the computer, and typing out handwritten notes saves one stage of revision. I agree...
4. Do you prefer writing in first person or third?
first ...
5. Do you listen to music while you write?
No!
6. How do you come up with the perfect names for your characters?
Sure...
7. When you're writing, do you ever imagine your story as a television show or movie?
Yes, I am a very visual thinker.
8. Have you ever had a character insist on doing something you really didn't want him/her to do?
No, I am in charge. They are my creations --
9. Do you know how a book is going to end when you start it?
A general idea -- but it changes during the story. It is a developing process, not one set in stone ;-).
10. Where do you write?
at home
11. What do you do when you get writer's block?
Just start writing, eventually it all comes together. And it has a lot to do with not letting a story unfold itself -- meaning having a specific end in mind and not knowing how to get there ...
12. What size increments do you write in (either in terms of wordcount, or as a percentage of the fic as a whole)?
Until I have nothing more to say....
13. How many different drafts did you write for your last project?
I don't remember :-)
14. Have you ever changed a character's name midway through a draft?
Even at the very end of the draft...
No.
15. Do you let anyone read your story while you're working on it, or do you wait until you've completed a draft before letting someone else see it?
Depends.
16. What do you do to celebrate when you finish a draft?
That's a silly question -- nothing...
17. One project at a time, or multiple projects at once?
One at the time....
18. Do your stories grow or shrink in revision?
Depends....
19. Do you have any writing or critique partners?
Sometimes -- and they know who they are...
20. Do you prefer drafting or revising?
I don't care