Hello Again my fellow Writers! Its LordVanu here with another chapter of The Authors Room. I wanted to say thank you for all of your guy's support, it means a lot to me. so as always please Read and Review.
i want to give a special shout out to You-Could-In-New-Hampshire for taking time out of their day to answer some questions. Please check them out as they write some great stories.
What are some things you avoid while writing?
I try to avoid mentioning places so that the reader can easily picture the story happening near them. It makes the stories seem more realistic.
Are there any problems you as well as other writers come across while writing?
Making the characters our own while still being mostly faithful to canon.
Do you think it better to be original while writing? or appealing to what your readers want?
If my readers give me good ideas, I use 'em! But other than that, I write for myself. So I try to stay original. The moment that I stop enjoying writing, I'm quitting.
Do you think someone could be a writer if they don't feel emotions strongly?
Yeah! If you wanna write, write! I've read some really cool books that are written from completely emotionless, objective points of view. It's fun to read things like that.
Any advice to deal with writer's block?
Walk away. Take a bath, sing along to some songs, talk to your friends, anything to get your creativity flowing.
Should you do research before you start writing any story?
Yes. You NEED to research what you're writing about if you don't already have substantial knowledge about it. Otherwise you sound stupid.
What, in your opinion, is the biggest problem you come across while reading and writing, and how do you avoid it?
Same-face syndrome. It's a problem for artists, but what a lot of people don't know is that it's a problem for writers too. Like, a bunch of my early original heroines all have the same characteristics: willowy, fit, unusually colored hair, big and unusually colored eyes, and some sort of dead parent or parents. To avoid that, I try and start with different personality traits and then magnify them until it affects the character's appearance.
Any other advice for your readers?
If you must criticize, do it politely. No one wants to see a new review and get super happy, and then have their happy feeling crushed by meanness. Please, decrease the world b*** level a bit. Be polite if you can't be nice.
Should you read all of your reviews?
Of course! How will you get better as a writer if you don't have an outsider's view of your writing?
What is the most useful piece of information you could give to a writer if they asked you?
Write a lot, and read even more. You can't develop your own style and get better as a writer if you don't read things and practice.
Have you ever gotten writer's block?
Hell yeah. Writer's block is usually the reason I don't update. Depressive episodes can make it even worse sometimes.
What is your writing Kryptonite?
Cannot write smut. I'm pretty young so I have NO experience whatsoever.
What are common traps for aspiring writers?
Not putting enough conflict into your plot, and having no plot.
What authors did you dislike at first but grew into?
Most of the time, if I don't like something, I'll just not read it. I don't try to make myself like certain authors, but rather the individual stories.
What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a story?
It depends on what and how much I know about what I'm writing about. But I'll research when I need to as I write.
How many hours a day do you write?
It depends on the day. If I don't have writer's block and it's a weekend, I can spend eight hours writing. But if it's a school day, usually about half an hour.
Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones?
I read every single review I get. And I deal with good ones by replying and thanking the person that wrote the review. As for bad reviews, I deal with criticism by taking the person's advice into consideration, and I deal with flames by laughing. After all, I'm not the one who needs to talk s*** about other people to feel better about myself.