Writers Meme

[potentiality_26]

While I'm here flailing around with my million WIPs, I figured why not do this writers meme frozen_delight is doing?  Give me a number (or more than one) and I'll answer.

1. Describe yourself how you would describe a character you’re introducing.

2. Is there any specific ritual you go through while/before/after your writing?

3. What is your absolute favorite kind of fic to write?

4. Are there any other fic writers you admire? If so, who and why?

5. How many words can you write if you sit down and concentrate intensely for an hour?

6. First fic/pairing you wrote for? (If no pairing, describe the plot)

7. Inspiration, time, or motivation. Choose two.

8. Why do you choose to write?

9. Do you ever have plans to write anything other than fic?

10. What inspires you the most?

11. Weirdest thing you’ve ever written/thought about writing/etc.?

12. A fic you wish you had written better, and why?

13. Favorite fic from another author?

14. Your favorite side pairings to put in?

15. Your guilty writing pleasure?

16. Do you have structured ideas of how your story is supposed to go, or make it up as you write?

17. Would you describe yourself as a fast writer?

18. How old were you when you started writing?

19. Why did you start writing?

20. 4 sentences from your work that you’re proud of?
   

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18. How old were you when you started writing?

Really young. So young I'm not sure I can give you a number. Maybe 6 or 7? My mother still has one of those early stories- I was 7 when I wrote that one, I think. It's called "A Perfect Princess" and it's stunningly bad, but I always wanted to write and I always did it with a lot of enthusiasm.

19. Why did you start writing?

Because I had so many stories in my head and I always wanted to share them. When I was really young I would get anyone I'd known for even a minute to read what I'd written, but then as I got older I started to get really paranoid and protective of my writing, so I started to just sort of hoard unfinished drafts. It was kind of an important step for me when I started writing fanfiction, because it made me start wanting to show off my work again and hear what people thought of it. I really loved the community, how people I would probably never meet might find and enjoy my story, and I started writing fic because it was such a cool idea.