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So I just came off a hellacious couple of weeks (which I will explain properly sometime soon) and I am feeling FREE AS THE WIND BLOWS. Best part? So many of my mental processes have been freed up, and I've been thinking about writing a lot more than I have been lately. Which feels so, so good.
I was thinking of a simple exercise I used to do with writing partners - I was actually telling![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
moonsheen about it the other day - and I thought I'd put it up here so that we all could play.
Here's how it goes: you ask me a question about a writing project, I answer, and ask a question about yours. Simple as that! It could be about a specific project, or something in general (like, say, "Who is your most ____ character?" or something like that.) And the questions can keep going back and forth for as long as you like.
I've always found that it's easier to get enthusiastic about a project and dive right into it when you can share your enthusiasm with someone else. And there are my ulterior motives, of course - I get to find out about everyone else's writing, too.
Just to remind you all, my big projects are:
Completed:
In Descending Order
Grandmaster Draw
In progress:
Catalyst
The Imperial Guard
The Hungry Ground
Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law
And there are also short stories like "The Mountain Sleeps" (and the not-yet-written universe based around that story), and cowriting and such.
Let's play?
I was thinking of a simple exercise I used to do with writing partners - I was actually telling
moonsheen about it the other day - and I thought I'd put it up here so that we all could play.Here's how it goes: you ask me a question about a writing project, I answer, and ask a question about yours. Simple as that! It could be about a specific project, or something in general (like, say, "Who is your most ____ character?" or something like that.) And the questions can keep going back and forth for as long as you like.
I've always found that it's easier to get enthusiastic about a project and dive right into it when you can share your enthusiasm with someone else. And there are my ulterior motives, of course - I get to find out about everyone else's writing, too.
Just to remind you all, my big projects are:
Completed:
In Descending Order
Grandmaster Draw
In progress:
Catalyst
The Imperial Guard
The Hungry Ground
Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law
And there are also short stories like "The Mountain Sleeps" (and the not-yet-written universe based around that story), and cowriting and such.
Let's play?
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Date: 2010-04-21 12:34 am (UTC)From:Ooooh. Cantata Anwar is the hardest, hands down - I can't say why, she just kills whatever scene I'm writing. Those sorts of cool, collected schemers are always hard: Mrs. Ferris, Radha Kaur, those kids.
And to you: have you ever made yourself cry while writing a scene?
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Date: 2010-04-21 12:44 am (UTC)From:No. I cry talking them out because I am a humungous tool and I talk out my scenes instead of putting them to words (WHILE MUSIC BLASTS LOUDLY SO NOBODY CAN HEAR ME OKAY). >:|;;
Iore on sickbed, Chiinah and the Big Bad, Cass and Rivven at the end of things, Chemin and Merrek at broken Tüknor, blablablabla...............
What's the skeeviest thing you've written/planned to write
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Date: 2010-04-21 02:26 am (UTC)From:Probably the Jester and his mindrape? It's pretty questionable. ;;
Okay okay ummm... most secretly adorable character?
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Date: 2010-04-21 02:31 am (UTC)From:Prince Donovan actually gets rather precious as he starts to learn life isn't all about him. It's very Kuzco-tastic in ways and I would call that adorable?
OKAY SO HOW MANY CHARACTERS DO YOU HAVE SLATED TO DIE AS OF NOW.
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Date: 2010-04-21 02:38 am (UTC)From:Oooh. Um. For major characters... three.
So is Hubie ever going to get some?
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Date: 2010-04-21 02:46 am (UTC)From:I am debating this
I'm a huge sucker for true love and all that cliche crap, and I do have some stuff panned out for a sweet little romance with Yvonna, but idk. It seems kind of too cheesy?? I might not do it. Idk. There's also some fun stuff with Tina the Hawk, but wahey.
So does Cat get a happy ending?
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Date: 2010-04-21 03:47 am (UTC)From:Cat gets a very happy ending! He really has to work for it, but he ends up a lot more well-adjusted than he started out. And he has a hella awesome support system, too. ♥
Do ANY of your characters get happy endings?
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Date: 2010-04-21 01:19 pm (UTC)From:HEY COME ON ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE DOES.........i think. Idk. Chemin, Chiinah and co., Elle and co., the 8th gen Darkovs (most of them c'mon gimme a break)...Their lives do not suck by the end of things. Shit I panned out the most sickeningly happy montage of sequences to BBMak for Tyrannical Alien Ellisha. It's horrific and smiley and gjikldfs
Who are your personal ultimate ships regardless of shippability :V
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Date: 2010-04-22 03:08 am (UTC)From:Welllll...
All of our big cowriting ships, naturally. Anton/Theo, Loki/Lily, Damian/Amara, Casimir/Lev, Gwen/Vic/Rei, Baltus/Celeste Dev/Kalinda, etc. But mostly I do friendships, bromance ships, and unrequited love ships. Hello Lanh/Tuyen/Aurel, Tuyen/Sorin, Cat/Chris, Cat/Kite, Cat/Rakan, Mary/Georgie, Felix/Alex... I could go on!
Same question back at you!