20 Questions for Writers! (To Make You Think Hard) WARNING: Several of these questions will make you think. If, for any reason, you are not able to think hard, please do not attempt to answer them. You will only injure yourself. I disclaim all responsibility for these injuries. 1. Q: What got you interested in writing? A: Um, ngl Harry Potter. I wrote my first fanfic in third grade. Even though I didn't know it at the time. 2. Q: Did you always like writing? A: Yeah, always 3: Q: What is the story that has just been sitting around in your brain, waiting to come to life? Is it just a vague idea that catches your heart, or is it already an elaborate story? A: A girl has been in a n orphanage since she was 4 years old and her parents died in a fire. Now shes 15 and today is the day she may get adopted. She ends up getting adopted to a rich family and leaves her best friend behind. 4. Q: What makes a story catch your heart? A: If it has cute fluff in it or a plot twist that just makes me mad! 5. Q: Do you think that there's a pattern that all good stories follow, or are they all different? A: I think they're all different. 6. Q: Did you ever cry over your own writing? Laugh over it? Shiver over it? A: OMG YES I HAVE! I wanna write a book and this one part is gonna make me cry. And I cried over a poem I wrote. 7. Q: What do you despise in stories? A: When I think 'Hey your a good person. you didn't kill her family and your gonna help her!' about a character. Then the author just laughs in my face and is like 'LOL NOPE!' and has the character be the one who killed her family and tries to kill her. 8. Q: What makes a story bad (in your opinion)? A: IDK non fiction? 9. Q: Which is more important in a story: emotional depth, or an interesting plot? A: Its the best if it has both. And hopefully it has emotional depth. 10. Q: Is there a specific thing your stories tend to center around? (Ex: setting, personality of character, genre, ect.) A: Romance 11. Q: Do you plan to become an author someday? A: Maybe? 12. Q: If so, how do you think authors can influence the world for good by their writing? A: I think they can write story's not about the common things people know about, but what we don't really know about. 13. Q: What are your favorite themes (morals or messages) in stories? A: Friendship is important, Love can conqure hate, You are beautiful the way you are. 14. Q: What are the cliches you hate the most? A: Ug, typical bullying stuff. Give me more unique drama! 15. Q: Is there a way to make those cliches not so bad? Do you think you could do it if you set out to try? A: Make. New. Drama!!!!1 16. Q: What is the genre you hate the most? A: NONFICTION 17. Q: What if you tried to write it? What would happen? A: I can. I physically cannot bring myself to do it. 18. Q: What makes a character lovable? A: Sad backstory, then a person who loves them despite their flaws. 19. Q: Is it possible for a non-lovable character to make you care deeply about them? A: Yes. Luke T-T 20. Q: How can you make your story touch your reader and impact their life? A: make their past tragic but something people can relate to. Thank you!! Music by
