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Writing meme
11 years ago
Direct from the rambling mind of a weird author.
Stole this from 
helixthefallen just because.
1. Why did you start writing?
I've always been a very keen reader, so writing was a bit of a natural progression for me. I originally started though as a challenge to myself. I'd recently finished reading some best-selling fantasy drivel that I shan't mention here *cougheragoncough*, and I told myself I could do better.
2. Was there anything that lead you into writing or did you just start on a kind of impulse? Impulse or a divine lightning bolt.
Aforementioned fantasy drivel, but it took me about a month to get the sudden stroke of genius for the plot of that first book. Wolf's Curse is my next project to complete after Destiny of Dragons.
3. What are some other writers who have inspired you? Are there any artists or other specific mediums that inspired you as well (video games, movies, etc.)?
Oh, where to begin. Homage has to be paid towards the writers who got me reading: Enid Blyton and JRR Tolkien in particular. More recently would be the likes of Neil Gaiman and Maggie Furey.
4. Is there a project you’ve worked on that you absolutely love and would really like to see published?
So many! Wolf's Curse is definitely one, as is Seven Runes (both falling into the world of Farenar). I also want to see Reborn finished and published at some point.
5. Would you like to be published some day? If not, then why?
Axinstone has already been published (go buy it!)
6. What are your favourite genres to write? Are they the same as the genres you like to read? If not, then why?
I adore science fiction and fantasy, so naturally I tend to stick within those genres.
7. Is there a particular subject you find it difficult to write about? What is it and why?
I tend to gloss over sexual details in my stories as I find it hard to write about (hurrhurr hard). Beyond that, I'll try my hand at writing pretty much anything.
8. Is there another medium you really want to try at some point that would make use of your writing skills but also require you learn other forms of art? If so, what is it?
I would love to be able to draw, as when I write I see things visually. It would be amazing if I could turn this into a physical image, but alas, the words are all I can do.
9. How do you solve the problem of ‘writers block’?
I direct your attention to Philip Pullman:
“Writer's block…a lot of howling nonsense would be avoided if, in every sentence containing the word WRITER, that word was taken out and the word PLUMBER substituted; and the result examined for the sense it makes. Do plumbers get plumber's block? What would you think of a plumber who used that as an excuse not to do any work that day?
The fact is that writing is hard work, and sometimes you don't want to do it, and you can't think of what to write next, and you're fed up with the whole damn business. Do you think plumbers don't feel like that about their work from time to time? Of course there will be days when the stuff is not flowing freely. What you do then is MAKE IT UP. I like the reply of the composer Shostakovich to a student who complained that he couldn't find a theme for his second movement. “Never mind the theme! Just write the movement!” he said.
Writer's block is a condition that affects amateurs and people who aren't serious about writing. So is the opposite, namely inspiration, which amateurs are also very fond of. Putting it another way: a professional writer is someone who writes just as well when they're not inspired as when they are.”
Some questions for you guys.
1. What is your favourite work in my gallery and why?
2. Whose your favourite character from my works posted here and why?
helixthefallen just because.1. Why did you start writing?
I've always been a very keen reader, so writing was a bit of a natural progression for me. I originally started though as a challenge to myself. I'd recently finished reading some best-selling fantasy drivel that I shan't mention here *cougheragoncough*, and I told myself I could do better.
2. Was there anything that lead you into writing or did you just start on a kind of impulse? Impulse or a divine lightning bolt.
Aforementioned fantasy drivel, but it took me about a month to get the sudden stroke of genius for the plot of that first book. Wolf's Curse is my next project to complete after Destiny of Dragons.
3. What are some other writers who have inspired you? Are there any artists or other specific mediums that inspired you as well (video games, movies, etc.)?
Oh, where to begin. Homage has to be paid towards the writers who got me reading: Enid Blyton and JRR Tolkien in particular. More recently would be the likes of Neil Gaiman and Maggie Furey.
4. Is there a project you’ve worked on that you absolutely love and would really like to see published?
So many! Wolf's Curse is definitely one, as is Seven Runes (both falling into the world of Farenar). I also want to see Reborn finished and published at some point.
5. Would you like to be published some day? If not, then why?
Axinstone has already been published (go buy it!)
6. What are your favourite genres to write? Are they the same as the genres you like to read? If not, then why?
I adore science fiction and fantasy, so naturally I tend to stick within those genres.
7. Is there a particular subject you find it difficult to write about? What is it and why?
I tend to gloss over sexual details in my stories as I find it hard to write about (hurrhurr hard). Beyond that, I'll try my hand at writing pretty much anything.
8. Is there another medium you really want to try at some point that would make use of your writing skills but also require you learn other forms of art? If so, what is it?
I would love to be able to draw, as when I write I see things visually. It would be amazing if I could turn this into a physical image, but alas, the words are all I can do.
9. How do you solve the problem of ‘writers block’?
I direct your attention to Philip Pullman:
“Writer's block…a lot of howling nonsense would be avoided if, in every sentence containing the word WRITER, that word was taken out and the word PLUMBER substituted; and the result examined for the sense it makes. Do plumbers get plumber's block? What would you think of a plumber who used that as an excuse not to do any work that day?
The fact is that writing is hard work, and sometimes you don't want to do it, and you can't think of what to write next, and you're fed up with the whole damn business. Do you think plumbers don't feel like that about their work from time to time? Of course there will be days when the stuff is not flowing freely. What you do then is MAKE IT UP. I like the reply of the composer Shostakovich to a student who complained that he couldn't find a theme for his second movement. “Never mind the theme! Just write the movement!” he said.
Writer's block is a condition that affects amateurs and people who aren't serious about writing. So is the opposite, namely inspiration, which amateurs are also very fond of. Putting it another way: a professional writer is someone who writes just as well when they're not inspired as when they are.”
Some questions for you guys.
1. What is your favourite work in my gallery and why?
2. Whose your favourite character from my works posted here and why?
Besides what you have on your page and your story summaries on Amazon I really do not have anything to work with. Reborn Chapter 1 as a first chapter takes its place then I suppose as the premise was the most interesting simply for the genetic Mustelids and galactic papacy. The Mustelids take the cake character trait despite only a brief introduction. They steal the show by icons sake and that the named characters don’t have anything on them yet.
I enjoy that Pullman quote. It describes the reality very well.