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tempestuously) wrote2010-07-19 09:27 pm
tempestuously) wrote2010-07-19 09:27 pm
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Do you like National Security? Do like knowing what your government is doing with your money? Do you enjoy having your mind BLOWN by the reality of this answer? Then 'Top Secret America' is for you.
Seriously, the sheer scope of this project is amazing on every level and the revelations are even more stunning. I love this stuff! Warning, this is long, complex and demands your attention to take it all in. But if you care anything about what's involved in keeping our country safe, you should read it. The writer is well-known and worked on the expose about the horrible condition of the Walter Reed military hospitals several years ago.
I am reading "The Way of Shadows" upon insistence by Graham. So far, I like. The characters are interesting and the world-building doesn't make me want to pick up any ice picks. My one complaint is that the book is LONG. Thankfully, it reads fairly fast and seems to have gotten some good reviews when it first came out.
My power went out last night for three hours and I was stuck with roomie, who thought my decision to watch "The Road to El Dorado" on her laptop was her invitation to tell me all about her romantic life. And cry about it. Why god why?
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you've worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you're writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol' pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?
13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if \not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
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19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
Hello, Tavores Destin. Tavores is Lucian's previous incarnation, a prince from a bygone age that was transformed into a demon. His entire purpose in the story is to generate chaos in Lucian's life by wanting to forge his own existence outside of what Lucian desires. His presence also gives Lucian demonic traits, a constant cause of pain and hatred. I love writing Tavores and Lucian's relationship. Sometimes they hate each other, sometimes Tavores is protective and sometimes Lucian protects Tavores. They are the ultimate in split personas. And with Tavores' blossoming friendship with Kat and occasional conversation with Dominic, he has taken on a much larger role than I anticipated. I only wish I could do the same with his twin sister, Reyna.
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
I love Dominic and Ty since it's one of the few times I enjoy writing Ty. Their relationship fits into my preference for knight/prince motifs. Dominic is the protector and Ty is the protectee who wants to do the same for his guardian. It's nice. As is Ty's bizarre relationship with Dominic's wolf form, preferring it over the human for much of the story. Ty's gradual opening up to Dominic and the almost brotherly relationship the two develop is what makes them especially fun. Ty is the person that Dominic needs to trust him the most since Ty represents his promise. Ty becoming more than just that promise is a major movement for Dominic's character.
I also love Erik and Dominic because they are such terrible frenemies, constantly distrusting each other, constantly trying to one up the other and constantly saving each other's asses. They're just delightful.
But in general, yes, I like writing my slash pairings, especially in RP. I also enjoy antagonistic relationships more than friendships most of the time.
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
I have written dumb AUs about Dom/Lucian's kids. One is a half-blind boy that Dominic adopts and the other is a girl for whom Erik acts as a surrogate mother. I think their names are Ayden and Kendall(Kendrick? i dunno) Since I was half-assing it, I won't say I did very well. None of my other characters ever have kids. Well, except for one but that's only for one scene.
Seriously, the sheer scope of this project is amazing on every level and the revelations are even more stunning. I love this stuff! Warning, this is long, complex and demands your attention to take it all in. But if you care anything about what's involved in keeping our country safe, you should read it. The writer is well-known and worked on the expose about the horrible condition of the Walter Reed military hospitals several years ago.
I am reading "The Way of Shadows" upon insistence by Graham. So far, I like. The characters are interesting and the world-building doesn't make me want to pick up any ice picks. My one complaint is that the book is LONG. Thankfully, it reads fairly fast and seems to have gotten some good reviews when it first came out.
My power went out last night for three hours and I was stuck with roomie, who thought my decision to watch "The Road to El Dorado" on her laptop was her invitation to tell me all about her romantic life. And cry about it. Why god why?
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you've worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you're writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol' pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?
13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if \not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
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19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
Hello, Tavores Destin. Tavores is Lucian's previous incarnation, a prince from a bygone age that was transformed into a demon. His entire purpose in the story is to generate chaos in Lucian's life by wanting to forge his own existence outside of what Lucian desires. His presence also gives Lucian demonic traits, a constant cause of pain and hatred. I love writing Tavores and Lucian's relationship. Sometimes they hate each other, sometimes Tavores is protective and sometimes Lucian protects Tavores. They are the ultimate in split personas. And with Tavores' blossoming friendship with Kat and occasional conversation with Dominic, he has taken on a much larger role than I anticipated. I only wish I could do the same with his twin sister, Reyna.
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
I love Dominic and Ty since it's one of the few times I enjoy writing Ty. Their relationship fits into my preference for knight/prince motifs. Dominic is the protector and Ty is the protectee who wants to do the same for his guardian. It's nice. As is Ty's bizarre relationship with Dominic's wolf form, preferring it over the human for much of the story. Ty's gradual opening up to Dominic and the almost brotherly relationship the two develop is what makes them especially fun. Ty is the person that Dominic needs to trust him the most since Ty represents his promise. Ty becoming more than just that promise is a major movement for Dominic's character.
I also love Erik and Dominic because they are such terrible frenemies, constantly distrusting each other, constantly trying to one up the other and constantly saving each other's asses. They're just delightful.
But in general, yes, I like writing my slash pairings, especially in RP. I also enjoy antagonistic relationships more than friendships most of the time.
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
I have written dumb AUs about Dom/Lucian's kids. One is a half-blind boy that Dominic adopts and the other is a girl for whom Erik acts as a surrogate mother. I think their names are Ayden and Kendall(Kendrick? i dunno) Since I was half-assing it, I won't say I did very well. None of my other characters ever have kids. Well, except for one but that's only for one scene.
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For those keeping count, that's the closest to a compliment I've gotten from the crazy lady
Of course, I can see both sides of this. On the pro side, there's the fact that we really don't want to miss any vital piece of information, so having more than one agency working on a problem shrinks that.
On the other hand, we have so many of them producing the same thing that, as the article states, no one can sift through all of that. It's disheartening and really should be trimmed down, but I highly doubt that will ever happen.