10-23-2015, 08:26 PM
(Was looking for Demetri's Personality thread and found this. I'm just gonna.... yeah.)
Name: :psy: I've used this emoticon so much that it has become who I am.
Characters: Jade Harley and A. J. Crowley.
Writing Experience: Seven years, mostly because seven years ago was when I actually gained any serious interest in writing or reading.
Is there an author that influences you?
Brian Jacques, definitely. I absolutely loved all of his books, especially the parts where he described food. The grand Redwall feasts, man. Jules Verne, somewhat, because most of his writings were detail-packed with interesting back-packing to boot and I enjoyed every single step of the way. A smattering of Neil Gaiman here and there, because I generally like everything that guy writes and sometimes I get emotional if I think about it too much. See, look, there I go, getting emotional. Probably Andrew Hussie, totally by accident.
Is there a genre you emulate?
Probably children's fiction? Like, not even YA fiction. Usually of the fantasy variety. Other times I'm trying too hard to be funny and it's terrible.
What do you feel defines your work?
Scenery. As in, really in-depth, sort of poetic scenery, like I'm trying to paint something and need to make everything come together nicely. Dab a little sky blue there, but not too much so the color of the canvas shows a bit. Lightly brush in some poofy white clouds and let them bleed a little so the whole thing looks flowy and like smoke. Sprinkle some glitter, try to use good word choice and not make myself seem like a total fool.
Also, too many commas. Way too many.
What are your five main rules when you write?
1. Try not to be repetitive-- basically, avoid describing the same scene twice using slightly different words at all costs.
2. Start the sentences or paragraphs that are nearest to each other differently. Anything less is unacceptable.
3. Try to keep sentences from being too difficult to read. No one likes it when they have to re-read over something because it made no sense. Unfortunately, I sometimes skip over this rule and throw caution to the wind.
4. PUNS.
5. Less puns than expected.
Do you have any recurring issues you work on?
AHAH. Ahahahahahaahhaahhaahahahahahahahahdskkajh. I make a lot of beginner's mistakes all the time, and it just keeps happening. Because of that, I have to sit around and grill over my writing for hours before I post anything, but mistakes still crop up. I'm also very bad at keeping things condensed and clear to understand. There are times when I will be writing something that is meant to be short and sweet.... and it just.... continues on into the dreary realm of boring..... until eventually I grow so tired of it that I either delete it entirely or have to rework it several times before I am happy.
Do you have a few posts you're particularly proud of?
A Lullaby for Gods, even if I have only made one post so far. I currently have over twenty five posts planned, most of which I really like, so it'll be a fun thread to write in every once in a while.
Frostbound. I really wanted this thread to go on until around thirty posts, but I am glad it stopped where it did.
Name: :psy: I've used this emoticon so much that it has become who I am.
Characters: Jade Harley and A. J. Crowley.
Writing Experience: Seven years, mostly because seven years ago was when I actually gained any serious interest in writing or reading.
Is there an author that influences you?
Brian Jacques, definitely. I absolutely loved all of his books, especially the parts where he described food. The grand Redwall feasts, man. Jules Verne, somewhat, because most of his writings were detail-packed with interesting back-packing to boot and I enjoyed every single step of the way. A smattering of Neil Gaiman here and there, because I generally like everything that guy writes and sometimes I get emotional if I think about it too much. See, look, there I go, getting emotional. Probably Andrew Hussie, totally by accident.
Is there a genre you emulate?
Probably children's fiction? Like, not even YA fiction. Usually of the fantasy variety. Other times I'm trying too hard to be funny and it's terrible.
What do you feel defines your work?
Scenery. As in, really in-depth, sort of poetic scenery, like I'm trying to paint something and need to make everything come together nicely. Dab a little sky blue there, but not too much so the color of the canvas shows a bit. Lightly brush in some poofy white clouds and let them bleed a little so the whole thing looks flowy and like smoke. Sprinkle some glitter, try to use good word choice and not make myself seem like a total fool.
Also, too many commas. Way too many.
What are your five main rules when you write?
1. Try not to be repetitive-- basically, avoid describing the same scene twice using slightly different words at all costs.
2. Start the sentences or paragraphs that are nearest to each other differently. Anything less is unacceptable.
3. Try to keep sentences from being too difficult to read. No one likes it when they have to re-read over something because it made no sense. Unfortunately, I sometimes skip over this rule and throw caution to the wind.
4. PUNS.
5. Less puns than expected.
Do you have any recurring issues you work on?
AHAH. Ahahahahahaahhaahhaahahahahahahahahdskkajh. I make a lot of beginner's mistakes all the time, and it just keeps happening. Because of that, I have to sit around and grill over my writing for hours before I post anything, but mistakes still crop up. I'm also very bad at keeping things condensed and clear to understand. There are times when I will be writing something that is meant to be short and sweet.... and it just.... continues on into the dreary realm of boring..... until eventually I grow so tired of it that I either delete it entirely or have to rework it several times before I am happy.
Do you have a few posts you're particularly proud of?
A Lullaby for Gods, even if I have only made one post so far. I currently have over twenty five posts planned, most of which I really like, so it'll be a fun thread to write in every once in a while.
Frostbound. I really wanted this thread to go on until around thirty posts, but I am glad it stopped where it did.
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