Get to Know the Writer

Tagged by @rowofstars

Where do you publish your work? AO3 mainly.  I have a livejournal writing blog notlove and FFN mainly for my pre-DW works.

What medium/application/etc. do you write in or with? Word almost always.

Do you collaborate with others? Years ago I was part of a group of writers that traded ideas and did ficathons together (geekfiction I am looking at you). Right now I primarily bounce ideas off @rowofstars  and my friend Kara. I may be doing my first collaboration later this week (fingers crossed)!

How much editing do you do before you publish? I send all my work to be beta read by Kara. I throw snippets to @rowofstars and I always sit on a story for a day or two. I read and re read a million times. I always read it out loud, like it’s a play to make sure it makes sense as dialect. 

Do you listen to music when you write?  Rarely. But that is not to say that I don’t have a song in mind when I am writing. I wrote 1K words last week to Adele’s Water Under The Bridge but the song was in my head and not playing. I am so weird like that. 🙂

How do you decide what to write about? I have vague ideas all the time. Right now I have four things going on and I can’t seem to settle on one thing. 90% of the time I only know what I am going to write when I sit down to write. 

When do you write? I never feel compelled to write. I only write when I am fully and mentally prepared to and that is usually in my office at home.

How often do you write? I am not very prolific so I usually write on weekends and that is only sometimes. 

Do you take requests? Why/why not? I do but not at the moment. I think once i get through the holidays and this last bit of schooling, I will feel more creative and write more. 

Is there any genre or type of story you want to write but are hesitant to? I would love to write a dystopian version  or AU of my favourite characters. I have never summoned the courage to do it but I would love it. 

Any inspirational quotes, videos, tricks, articles, etc. that help you stay motivated? Thank you to everyone who reads, reblogs, likes, comments, does a drive by hi anything. I think there is an abundance of talent out there, and by taking that small bit of time, we are doing a lot of good. That motivates me. 

Tagging: @twelveclara, @c1araoswa1d, @longjackets, @lornesgoldenhair, @twelveisagoodone, @nehswritesstuffs, @perfectlyrose

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