50 Questions For Writers, Answered By Mira

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1. Q: What's the title of your current WIP? A: "Home Is Where The Heart Is", which I may or may not change in the future. 2. Q: Do you know what the cover will look like? A: No lol 3. Q: Who is your favorite character? A: So far Nevada, the main character, because I'm basing her personality on me. 4. Q: Who is your least favorite character? A: Patrick, because he is a bit annoying. He’s really smart, though. 5. Q: How long did it take to find your writing style? A: Few years. I actually prefer writing in present tense, believe it or not. I like writing Rebirth and Mystery stories, too. 6. Q: Do you like your writing style? A: Yea :) 7. Q: Exposition, dialogue, or worldbuilding? A: Hmm, I usually start off a page with dialogue, something interesting or abrupt that it catches readers' attention, like, "You have five seconds to tell me where she is." Other times, I start off with such an abrupt sentence, the reader has to set the book down and take it all in, like, "The beast rams its twisted head into my chest, its eyes red with fury, the force launching me into the black, murky water that coils around my ankle, pulling me down, down, down." 8. Q: What's your favorite book? A: How could you do this to me?? Aww man, Series Of Unfortunate Events, Holes, There's A Boy In The Girls Bathroom, Hatchet, Wonder, oh the list goes on... 9. Q: Who's your favorite author? A: Louis Sachar or Lemony Snicket. (Ohmygosh I legit just realized they both have the same initials /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\) 10. Q: What's your least favorite book? A: I could say a lot, but of those that I've actually read... Goosebumps. The writing is great, but I just can't do scary stuff, even though most would argue that Goosebumps is not scary at all. That's how much I hate it lol. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 11. Q: Who's your least favorite author? A: I... have no idea. 12. Q: What book/series are you currently reading? A: The I Survived series. 13. Q: What's the last book you read? A: Pie, because I hadn't read it in ages and I wanted to read it again. 14. Q: Writing in the early morning, noon, afternoon, or evening? A: Evening 15. Q: What music do you listen to while you write? A: Lofi, Lofi renditions of 80s music, and Lofi renditions of my favorite videogames /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ 16. Q: Which popular book stole a idea you had when you were ten? A: I'm not sure. Is there already a best-selling book about a girl who gets a new bench in her backyard that changes her mood drastically every time she sits on it, causing chaos in her life? Let me know lol. 17. Q: Angst or fluff? A: Whaa? 18. Q: Favorite genre to read? A: Mystery :D 19. Q: Favorite genre to write? A: Rebirth and Mystery 20. Q: Least favorite genre to read? A: Horror. Definitely. Or Romance >:3 21. Q: Least favorite genre to write? A: Horror because I'd probably scare myself in the process lolol. Or, again, Romance because... cringe lol. 22. Q: Give me a summary of your current WIP's plot A: An orphan named Nevada loses the home she's lived in with six other orphans and a woman named Natalie. They move into a large home they are renting from a man, along with other renters. As the story goes on, each character has big character development. I'm going for a story about hope. :) 23. Q: How do you come up with characters? A: I answer five questions: Are they introverted or extroverted? Big thinkers or in-the-now? Do they go with their head or heart? Organized or spontaneous? Easily stressed or not? Then I look at the 16 Personalities website, find out their type, and learn more about them that way. It tells me their flaws, strengths, and the way they go about life. Super handy, you should try it! 24. Q: How do you come up with character names? A: After I figure out their personality type, I find an adjective that describes them well and look up "Names that mean ___". ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 25. Q: When is your main character's birthday? A: I don't know, I'm still figuring that out!! ㋛ continued...