︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵︵ Q1: What's your favourite genre/genres? A: Realistic Fantasy (ex. Harry Potter), Mystery (ex. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder) Q2: Have you ever finished writing a story? A: Yes - I wrote a fanfiction during Covid when I was 8 or 9, and I did finish it. It wasn't very good :P but it was fully completed :) Q3: First person POV, second person POV, or third person POV? A: I enjoy third person when I'm reading, first person when I'm writing, and i find reading second person creepy or just a bit patronising. Q4: Do you have a favourite author? If so, who? A: I love JK Rowling she is an amazing author (btw i do know that she is trans/homophobic, i am not talking about her as a person but as a writer.) Q5: Do you want to be a writer when you're older? A: Yes ofc! It's my dream to become a writer, actress or artist when I'm older. Q6: Do you have any advice for writers? If so, what is it? A: Don't give up on your stories if you don't like them at first - lots of editing will make them amazing :DDD Q7: When it comes to writing, are you a perfectionist? A: Oh yes.. the advice above? I need to follow it more often, since I hardly ever do lol :( If I find it boring, even just the first paragraph, I delete it and forget about it :<) Q8: Have you shared a story on scratch before? A: No, but I love the projects of young writer's stories <3 Q9: What's your favourite plot structure? (7 point plot structure, hero's journey plot structure, etc) A: Probably hero's journey plot structure, since my favourite books (as you have probably guessed) are Harry Potter - i know, call me basic idc - and that is very much that. Q10: What's your inspiration? A: Currently, nothing. I am completely in writer's block. Q11: Do you like making graphic novels/comics? A: I enjoy making them, but they are very hard to make and the most I've ever done is one page (by now you're probably thinking "how lazy is she???" the answer is very.) I have a friend who loves making them and is great at is as well :D Q12: Poetry, or story writing? A: Story writing FOR SURE!!!!! I hate writing poetry, it means you have to modify your words to rhyme them (i know that some poems don't rhyme, but... still) Q13: Fiction or non-fiction? A: Fiction Q14: What's your favourite book/series? A: Already answered this, but Harry Potter <3 Q15: Do you believe in writers block? A: Absolutely, I have it right now. Q16: What about reader's block? A: No if you could read before, you can always read, just as you can always sleep or watch TV. Q17: Do you like putting references in your stories? (references to other books, a movie, songs, etc) A: weeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllll.... tbh I've never thought of it before. But yeah, i guess? Q18: Do you like writing chapter books? A: I like it because it helps section up the book while writing it to make it more organised and simpler. Q19: Realistic fiction or unrealistic fiction? A: Unrealistic Q20: Have you ever written a character based on someone in real life? A: Yes, actually. At the beginning of Year 7, I met someone who was SOOOO nice in my class and I wanted to write a book with a character based on her. Unfortunately, I didn't follow my own advice and... ya know, I quit after 2 pages... Q21: Do you give MBTI personality types to your characters? A: Yes, it's easier for the reader to relate if their personality is simpler to understand. Q22: Writing in a notebook or writing on google docs? A: Both :DD Q23: What do you think is the best thing for someone to do when they get writers block? A: IDK I NEED THAT ADVICE NOT VICE VERSA!!!!!!!!! (sorry that was a bit aggressive lol) Q24: When did you realize you wanted to be a writer? A: When I first was allowed to use Word Document. Actually, a few weeks before I had finally realised that all the books and stories I was reading was exactly what I wanted to do as a job :D Q25: Do you have a lot of OCs? A: No. Honestly I have none, since the only characters I've ever written about are either childish as heck or copied from other books.
Q26: Do you have a lot of stories you are writing? A: ARGHH NOOO!!! I feel like, personally targeted in this Q&A ngl Q27: What's the most difficult part of planning a story? A: Everything?? No, probably the plot and how to make it all work together without sounding stupid. Q28: Do you do journaling? A: Yeeessssssort of. I have a diary, but it's full of angry complaints about my life, not cute aesthetic pages >:DDD Q29: Do you write in one specific way/theme, or lots of different ways/themes? e.g. fantasy, third person, non-fiction, first person, second person, fiction, etc A: Umm, my "best works" were probably exams in creative writing in school, so yes, they are quite varied. Q30: Do you find it hard to write the first chapter/ prologue? A: OH YES. IT'S THE HAAAAAAARDEST PART, HONESTLY. I can hardly ever even get past that part most of the time XD Q31: Have you drawn your characters before? A: Yeah, all the time! It's part of my planning. Q32: Have you roleplayed with your characters before? A: Yup! Sometimes I act out scenes that I'm thinking of writing in the mirror. It sounds weird, but it does help. Q33: Do you think you take way too long planning what to write instead of actually writing? A: Mhm! Sometimes I get bored just planning and never start writing. Q34: What's your favourite part when editing? A: I never get to that stage XDXDXDXD Q35: What's your least favourite part when editing? A: Must I answer again ?!?!?!?! Q36: How long have you been writing? A: Since just before Coronavirus, I think. Q37: Have you tried writing in a new way before? A: No, not really. I like my writing style. Q38: What, in your opinion, is the most fun theme to write about? (not genre. A theme is like war, coming of age, good vs evil, family, etc) A: School dramas, fantasy adventures, school fantasy adventure dramas - you get the gist. Q39: Have you written characters with sad backstories? A: OHHHH YEESSSS... trust me, I have written a story of the apocalypse. Everyone had a sad backstory. Q40: Have you ever written yourself in a story? A: No, unless you count a story I wrote when I was 3. Q41: Do you usually unintentionally make a side character more interesting than a main character? A: No, I always make the main character the most emotionally developed. (Or at least I try to lol) Q42: Have you ever written a character as something other than a human? A: Yes! I've written cats, elves, fairies - that's pretty much it. Q43: Have you ever written the main character as the villain before? A: No, but that's a good idea! Q44: What's your favourite things to put in stories? (things you personally find entertaining to read/write) A: Schools for gifted/magical students, magical, beautiful settings, things like that. Q45: Have you written romance before? A: No, but I love reading it and I am sort of planning to write some light romance. Q46: Do you put life lessons in your stories? A: Yes, but it's not really the main focus, it's just... subtly there. Q47: What's your favourite character from a book? A: Hermione Granger, Pip Fitz-Amobi and Luna Lovegood. Q48: Writing or drawing? A: Writing, but I enjoy both. Q49: Writing or reading? A: R-w-e-r-a-i-d-t-i-i-n-n-g-g?!??!! IDK I CAN'T PICK. Q50: Have you written a main character as the complete opposite of you before? A: No, I find it really hard. ︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶
