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Writing Meme Days 23 & 24
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
It varies wildly. My fastest draft was SILVER KISS, which took just over three months. Longest was Wild, which I started in 2007 and finished in 2009, then rewrote a couple of times in early 2010. It depends on a lot of stuff - how bad my arm is, what's going on in Real Life, and whether I have a deadline or not. I tend to be quite lazy if I don't have a deadline to meet, and if I overdo it, I usually have to take a couple of days off to rest my arm anyway, so there's no point trying to speed-write when I don't have to.
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What’s the most interesting way you’ve killed someone?
Very willing, if the plot demands it. I'm against killing characters off just to up the shock value - I'm against doing anything just for shock value; I think it's a cheap way of eliciting reader sympathy. But if it's a natural progression of the plot, then yeah, I'll happily kill people off.
As for interesting ways, I guess without being too spoilery, I like some of the deaths in AFTERLIFE, where men are dragged to hell by a ghostly girl! Huzzahs!
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let’s talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there’s nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
It varies wildly. My fastest draft was SILVER KISS, which took just over three months. Longest was Wild, which I started in 2007 and finished in 2009, then rewrote a couple of times in early 2010. It depends on a lot of stuff - how bad my arm is, what's going on in Real Life, and whether I have a deadline or not. I tend to be quite lazy if I don't have a deadline to meet, and if I overdo it, I usually have to take a couple of days off to rest my arm anyway, so there's no point trying to speed-write when I don't have to.
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What’s the most interesting way you’ve killed someone?
Very willing, if the plot demands it. I'm against killing characters off just to up the shock value - I'm against doing anything just for shock value; I think it's a cheap way of eliciting reader sympathy. But if it's a natural progression of the plot, then yeah, I'll happily kill people off.
As for interesting ways, I guess without being too spoilery, I like some of the deaths in AFTERLIFE, where men are dragged to hell by a ghostly girl! Huzzahs!
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let’s talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there’s nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!