Dec. 8, 2008 - Author Tag
I have seen this tag floating about, and as it looked like fun, I decided to do it.
Do you have a pen/pencil collection? How many of those are chewed? I have a collection of both that I don't use. They sit very nicely in my little tin on my dresser and look very jealously at the green mechanical pencil that has an honoured position by my notebook, sitting on my hope chest, next to my bed.
None of them have chew marks because I hardly ever pick them up, and it is really nasty and uncomfortable to chew on a mechanical pencil.
Do you prefer handwriting or typing furiously? Right now I would say handwriting. Just because it's uncomfortable for me to sit at the computer desk for hours on end while trying to write. When I get a laptop, the answer to this question will most likely change.
How often do you get inspiration? All the time. When I read a good book, when I read a horrible book, when I see a good movie, when I see a horrible movie, when I see interesting people at the store. When the wind is blowing through the trees.... the list goes on.
Are you blogging this on a computer or laptop? A desktop computer.
Do you get inspiration more in the early morning or late at night? Morning, afternoon, late at night! It flows in at all times.
Do certain movies/books/music inspire you? Um... I think I just answered this two questions ago.
How do you incorporate God into your stories? I normally don't. I admit, it is not easy for me to write about my faith, and my God in books. Short stories are a different thing.
Do you kill off your villains or make them repent? Well... the one book I have finished really did not have a villain. It was not that great.
The book I am writing right now, he is going to survive at the end to come back as even worse in the second book, but I can't decide what to do with him after that. I can't stand the though of killing him!
Is the majority of your characters magical beings, humans or halflings? Or something else? Humans.
What genre of writing are you most comfortable in? If you were to step out of your comfort zone, what would you write? Fantasy. I don't have to just stick with the facts. I can do what ever I want.
If I stepped out... I really have no idea what I would write. I think the one I would have to most trouble with is historical fiction.
Do you work better alone or with someone else? I can do both.
Do your stories make sense, or do they ramble wildly? I think every writer hopes their books make sense.
Are your characters mostly Renegades, Peacekeepers or a mish-mash? mish-mash.
Are you a sucker for good grammar? Grammar? What's Grammar? Oh yeah, that think I really can not do?
How is your handwriting? It could be better, but it's not that bad if I really try to write nicely.
How evil are your villains? Um well... in the book I am writer the villain is really a nice guy with the wrong ideas on who should be in the seat of power. In the book I am writer with a good friend of mine, he is really evil. Really.
Are you long-winded or succinct? Well, I'm not really sure. I think probably a little of both.
Do you have typical writer traits such as ink stains on your fingers or a pencil behind your ear? Um, I can't think of anything, unless taking what would be a normal sentence and changing the words to mean the same thing, but having every one around me in tears.... No I don't go that far. Every once in awhile I spout a rather dramatic sentence, but not that often.
Would someone walking past you on the street consider you normal? Um... um... I would hope so. I guess that depends on who I am with, and how I feel.
Do you write mostly poetry, stories, novels or a mixture? Well, I write mostly novels, but I also write a lot of short stories.
Do your characters vary in accents, appearance and attitude or are they mostly the same? My biggest challenge as a writer is making my characters different. They are all the same, describing them in a nutshell, perfect.
I have started to get better at it though and they now look as well as act a little differently. Most of my female mainish characters have green eyes though.
Do real people and/or places inspire your writing? The answer to this one would be yes.
How many blogs/websites/internet haunts do you have? A lot.
What is your favorite character? Or do you choose to remain unbiased in case of a revolt? Well Heskith may beat me over the head for it (he really is a nice guy) I would have to say Dugan. The villain of sorts in the book I am writing right now. I think he will turn into my biggest challenge as well.
Do you talk to your characters? Do they talk back? I always talk to my characters. They always talk back.
Are you more comfortable with girl or boy main characters? Boy. Did not even have to think for this one. I have always had trouble with my girl main characters. They either turn out perfect, or little brats.
Do you follow basic overused plot lines with new twists thrown in or do you depart from the norm all the time? Almost every writer uses the basic plot line, Good vs. Evil. Other then that, I wouldn't know.
Do you feel God has called you to be a writer/poet? Will you grasp the power of the pen? God has given be the gift of writing. If he wants me to develop that talent into becoming a published author, I don't know.
Feel free to grab it.
