Writer's Profile

[Demetri Malius]

Name: Domonick. As far as you know.
Characters: Demetri Malius, Crash muthafucking Bandicoot
Writing Experience:On and off for about five years

Is there an author that influences you?
ALL OF YOU GUYS

Seriously, I actually haven't read a good book in so long. Plus, it was reading a few posts when I first found this site that I actually felt the need to write again. Every so often I click on one of those links in chat and just read, doesn't matter who it is. Most of the time, I have no fucking idea what is going on, but IT'S GOOD. I mostly skim through, honestly, a bad habit I have developed somehow, probably from wanting to get as much info in as little time as possible. However, there are a few writers who force me to stop and actually read each word for them juicy details. :roll:

Is there a genre you emulate?
I have no fucking idea. I just make character and send them off into god knows what. If I was god them man would the people I am supposed to guide be fucked. seems like most characters I throw out there just stumble and fight their way through the world I put them in and they go from there. I have to say though, I believe I lean more towards humorous fantasy and horror, depending on the character.

What do you feel defines your work?
My character and their actions. Before I write, I always need to get the point of view for my character, to see the world through the eyes of Crash, Demetri, or any other character that I am writing. But it's hard, and takes practice. There have been times where I post and realize that I forced a small detail in there about my character or I added in something they shouldn't know, but I think I do pretty well overall.

What are your five main rules when you write?

1. See through the eyes of your character. This is number one for me. If you aren't describing the scene before you like your character would see it, you are doing something wrong. If they are a happy-go-lucky character and you show everything as dark and hopeless, the reader isn't going to understand the character. You have to step away from yourself sometimes and dig deep, as your character's thoughts become your own and you become them. Maybe I am kinda crazy for doing this but that's what I do. :frog:

2.Add a touch of humor having a bit of humor in your writing is great. I mean, don't have puns in every sentence(unless that's who your character is), but add a little joke that plays on your character's personality.

3. Word choice. Again, back to the character. With Demetri I tend to use medieval comparisons and references to his past(which are a part of his astral posts) and with Crash I compare enemies he sees to enemies he has fought already(tiny tiger :awesome. This helps establish a character's perspective.

4. Don't get repetitive.I try to not use the same word over and over again in my posts, although sometimes I find it hard when trying to describe Demetri or a reoccurring person. Each unique description adds to the qualities of the character, and the reader doesn't get burnt out on the same words.

5.COMMAS. I love commas. A bit too much. This one is more of a subconscious rule than one i implemented myself. In fact, I think, that perhaps, I sometimes use a bit, or maybe a lot, of extra commas, or I use unnecessary ones.(maybe i tried to hard making a point there :roll But still, I love my commas.

Extra: Also(and I'm pretty sure this is because I may be partially insane), but i sometimes get super inspired and get chills in order to put energy into something creative. With this I NEED TO WRITE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. If i don't do something creative I get really antsy, can't focus on anything, and then ramble a lot. Seriously, I get into this hyperactive mode where I can completely see the world through my characters' eyes and IT'S FUCKING AMAZING. Closest thing to a visual Omniverse that I can get to. That's probably as much as I will reveal about my insanity and weird things I do, until further notice.


Do you have any recurring issues you work on?

Rule number 5. :frog:

Do you have a few posts you're particularly proud of?
Hmm..
It would probably be my most recent posts, since I had one of my creativity sparks. But, I really enjoyed writing the summoning of IRIS for Demetri back in the Vasty Deeps.

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