Writer Ask Game
1 : What age-group do you write?
2 : What genre do you write?
3 : Do you outline according to big ideas or small details?
4 : Which do you prefer–line-editing or plot-revisions?
5 : Do you write better with or without deadlines?
6 : What would be the biggest compliment you could hope to receive on your current WIP?
7 : How long is your current WIP?
8 : What author would you be most excited to be compared to?
9 : What do you struggle most with as a writer?
10 : Do you brain-storm story ideas alone or with others?
11 : Do you base your characters off of real people?
12 : Is your writing space clean or cluttered?
13 : Do you write character-driven or plot-driven stories?
14 : Do you have a favorite writing-related quote?
15 : If you transport your original characters into another author’s world, which world would you choose?
16 : Would your story work better as a movie or tv show? Why?
17 : Do you make soundtracks for each story?
18 : If you could assign your story one song, what would it be?
19 : Would you rather live in your characters’ world, or have your characters come live in our world?
20 : What book would you love to see adapted for the big or small screen?
21 : Do you finish most of the stories you start?
22 : Has your own writing ever made you cry?
23 : Are you proud or anxious to show off your writing?
24 : When did you start considering yourself a writer?
25 : What books are must-reads in your genre?
26 : What would you like to see more of in your genre?
27 : Where do you get inspiration from?
28 : On a scale of 1-10, how much do you stress about choosing character names?
29 : Do you tend to underwrite or overwrite in a first draft?
30 : Does writing calm you down or stress you out?
31 : What trope do you actually like?
32 : Do you give your side-characters extensive backstories?
33 : Do you flesh-out characters before you write, or let their personalities develop over time?
34 : Describe your old writing in one word.
35 : Is it more fun to write villains or heroes?
36 : Do you write with a black and white sense of morality?
37 : What’s one piece of advice you would give to new writers?
38 : What’s one piece of writing advice you try–but fail–to follow?
39 : How important is positive reinforcement to you as a writer?
40 : What would you ask your favorite author if given one question?
41 : Do you find it distracting to read while you’re writing a first draft?
42 : Do critiques motivate or discourage you?
43 : Do you tend to write protagonists like yourself or unlike yourself?
44 : How do you decide what story idea to work on?
45 : Do you find it harder or easier to write when you’re stressed out?
46 : What Hogwarts house would your protagonist(s) be in?
47 : Where do you see yourself as a writer in five years?
48 : Would you ever co-write?
49 : Are you a fast and rushed writer or a slow and deliberate writer?
50 : Would you rather be remembered for your fantastic world-building or your lifelike characters?
(via ifridiot)
Asks for Writers
Put one of these in my ask box, and receive an answer.
1. Of all of the original characters you have written, do you have a favorite?
2. Is there a ship/show for whom/which you are interested in writing yet are intimidated to try?
3. Have you ever written a chapter/scene that made you cry? Which one(s)?
4. Which of your stories would you most like to see made into a movie?
5. Is there a character you find particularly difficult to write? Which one? On the flip-side, which character flows most easily for you when writing?
6. Are there writers from other fandoms whom you admire? If so, whom?
7. Do you have a favorite story among your body of work?
8. Do you have a story that consistently challenges you? (or has challenged you in the past?)
9. Have any of your multi-chaptered fics grown out of prompts submitted on tumblr? Do you enjoy receiving prompts, anonymous or otherwise?
10. Do you have an idea for a story that intrigues you but haven’t been able to piece together? What would it take to inspire you to actually write it?
11. Have you ever created alternate versions of your own stories? Are there any you are tempted to write?
12. Do you sneak personal references into any of your stories? Would you care to share some examples?
OOH. ASK ME. I’M WORKING ON A TOUGH SCENE. DISTRACT ME.
Ask me these. Become part of the inner circle.
(via pancake-angst)