The ^>v Game

[wolfyone]

Half a dozen or more, but they are ancient ideas from the days of the dinosaurs when I was young. So I probably should just have them buried with me. At least a dozen new ideas that I hope I will get to work on down the road. But I don't have time to think about them until I'm done with my current project and then NaNo next month.

What made you realize you were meant to be a writer, not just wanting to write, cause everybody says they want to write a book. But what was the pivotal moment when you just knew that it was in the blood and not to be denied?

[Rabbit]

(Answer) ^ Oh, wow. Realising it was in the blood not just the brain was a weird and surreal moment. I was writing like I normally did - I think it started out as a fan story at first - but then I realised I wasn't really seeing it as them, I was seeing new characters. So I went back and changed a few names and characteristics and kept writing. Pretty soon I would loose track of time in the new world that was emerging the more I was typing. That little story became my first novel-length work, a crime/drama piece that is still waiting for the final re-working and editing. (I think I'll take December off and get my work cleaned up a little more.)

(Random) > I just counted my ideas up. There are over seventy and some of those are series ideas that I'm counting as one. 0.o (Also, no real reason for the labels in front of the ^>v; I'm just weird today.)

(Question) v What is your favourite story - that you've written - right now?

[marielaurent2223]

^My favorite story that i written right now is A Twisted Night.

>Because this one and Beyond The Dark Call is pretty good Gothno novels. I have read and written. Besides my Scifi ones called Alone In Time, The Earth Of The Crown, and Mine before, Mine Forever. Which works out pretty well too.

V What's your favorite book you finished written?

[Siana Blackwood]

^ I love Night Without Stars, a kind of "Big Brother meets Theseus and the Minotaur" story I wrote in April/May this year. It's weird and pointless and I stuffed the ending, but all that can be fixed.

> Next year I'm going to concentrate on rewriting and editing a couple of my favourites from this year.

v I have no idea what to ask next. Er... what's your favourite genre to write?

[marielaurent2223]

^My favorite genre to write will be Scifi or Gothic genre mixed in with romance and dark themes.

>Though i tend to combine the genres i write into one genre out of each novel i am writing.

V What's your favorite music to listen to?

[Rabbit]

^ I'm all over the map in terms of style really but favourite artists are usually Skillet, The Birthday Massacre, Son of Rust, Simon Curtis, Obsidian Shell and Evanescence.

> I have 'The Name of The Star' /readinggeek

v What genre would you like to try to write (maybe one that you like to read but is out of your comfort zone for writing)?

[marielaurent2223]

^I like to try for either western or erotic fiction since its my first time writing an erotic scifi story that is GLBTQ. I think maybe i should try western romance and see how that goes.

> However, i hope to at least figure out ideas by researching western history or maybe historical history of the Scottish or Irish. Maybe even England descended in what can happen more then western.

V How are you doing with your word count?

[Siana Blackwood]

^ Panicking because I'm way behind on my NaNoFiMo project right now. Happily very close to my 1kk yearly goal, though.

> Reviving old threads instead of writing! #procrastination

v Do you have any writing-related plans for 2012 yet?

[Silvia Grace]

^ Yup. I fully intend to do a writing challenge every month in 2012, if I can manage it. Also, I have a few story ideas I'd like to have fully finished and edited before 2013.

> Wow, procrastination is fun. Must. Stop.

v What is the hardest thing for you to resist doing when you should be working on something?

[Siana Blackwood]

^ Going on the internet and playing games on forums... which I'm doing right now, aren't I? I hope those aren't guilt monkeys I can see flying towards me.

> I'm less than 20k away from writing a million words this year. Aside from an idea for JanNo, I'm utterly unable to think ahead of the moment when I write that millionth word. That could make finishing my last story of the year pretty hard, because there's still 37k to go on it. Hey, only 37k? I feel less alarmed than before.

v Do you like the Year of Hypergraphia skin?

[marielaurent2223]

^Yes, i think its an awesome skin
>Though i cannot wait to put a new progress thread for 2012 and do more challenges.
V What are you going to do in 2012?

[Siana Blackwood]

^ I'll figure out 2012 after I've died of trying to write a million words and been brought back to life by the muse who's studying necromancy. No, in all seriousness my 2012 plan is to get something ready and start submitting it to publishers. I'm going to spend January doing a serious assessment of everything I've written in 2011 and then go on from there.

> I don't know what to put here.

v Are you doing JanNoWriMo?

[Silvia Grace]

^ Planning on it. ^_^

> Are those french fries done yet? (Shush -- I know they're not healthy. At least I'm eating. )

v Have you ever been laughed at for staring blankly at a wall while imagining the next scene in your novel?

[marielaurent2223]

^No i have not, though i have been laughed at when my cell phone rings while i am taking a test.

>Though it also happened when i opened a bottle of soda and it fizzed on the table.

V Have you ever watched the Scooby Doo prequel movies?

[Siana Blackwood]

^ No.

> I just downloaded and installed LibreOffice today and now my spreadsheet system for 2012 actually works . (What a nerdy thing to be happy about...)

v Are you ready for the start of the new writing year?