writing survey

stolen from here

i'm just dying for surveys or better, new music shuffles so i'm just going thru the survey tags n whatever i can grasp......funny how i keep doing writing survey but never really continue writing...hahaha

 


 

'Describe your comfort zone—a “typical you” fic.

 

- fics revolving/set up in the not-so-pretty/genuine reality of idol world
- fics with characters that can end up alone and content with that, mentally strong female characters
- fics that delve into depths of a friendship/relationship, with not much actions but lots of thoughts and feelings of the characters.

 

Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

- Not sure...i mean, of course, but i haven't think of what trope yet

 

Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole?

yeah a lot...but i don't think i wanna share 'em now...

 

How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?

- mostly just continuations of 74589675906856 fics i abandoned but one i'm currently writing is about a goodbye that never was. revolves around disbandment and ex-member. i think you can easily predict it already if you know me.

 

Share one of your strengths.

- some ppl say i'm able to make them feel for the characters. but then again, i don't have that many readers who comment so that's just what the few i have told me.

 

Share one of your weaknesses.

- descriptions/detailing of anything visual. 

 

Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

[spoiler] 

The thought that I could still do something for you, that we could still be connected in a way, made me happy. And because you could no longer draw on your own, I could do it for you, too. I could help you to send the message to myself. That you love me, you still do, and you always do. I love you too, I'm not sure how much you believe it now, but I'm still trying to prove it everyday. I've disappointed you in the past, but this time, I'm not going to leave you again. I'll wait. Until you're ready to give your entire trust and take me back with you so we could grow flowers together there. In the meantime, I'll continue to live doing the things we should be doing together, on my own and on your behalf. It's not hard at all. And don't worry, because I never felt that I missed out on anything even if I'm alone.
 
Because in this world, we're the only ones that matter. And if I can't have you, there's no one else that I want or need either. I was alone in the beginning after all, and eventually in the end, I would leave alone too, just like you did. Just like every other human being, we came to existence alone, and we'd leave alone, too. But because there was you, even my empty life felt fulfilled, because of you, I wasn't lonely. And thanks to you, I met happiness that could come from nowhere else. Now, that I think of it, ...I miss you, again. Thank you for being my only friend from that one Fall day, until forever, and thank you for never stop making it rain flowers in my life. Let's meet again in a place where we don't have to draw pictures or close eyes to see the sky raining flowers, eternally. I'll be waiting.
[Floral Rain]
I think this kind of tragic yet eternal love the main protagonist has n keeps with him is expressed beautifully, in a very calm n serene n innocent way. haha...only Kevin can do that. n it ties well with the tagline i randomly thought of to be inserted in the poster my granddaughter made for me...
 
Also...i think the ending line in [My Bandmate's Wedding Singer] is a very simple yet powerful one to sum up all the turmoils and feelings the protagonist felt so i liked that one too.

 

Which fic has been the hardest to write?

All fics are hard or i would've completed everything wouldn't i? i gave up on Anti bcuz it was too hard, amongst the completed ones, i guess...i had a hard time with After the Rain...Be Happy....trying to make it less cliche n as realistic as i could with that kinda plot n setting.

 

Which fic has been the easiest to write?

Well, Chrysanthemums for My Dimwitted Supernova, Tweet Me, and Why Wouldn't You Tweet Me...basically have no plots, so they're easy...lol, done in few hours. as for long fics, writing n ideas for Mr Romantic & Miss Popular flowed so well that it's completed in abt two months.

 

Is writing your passion or just a fun hobby?

Does it matter?

 

What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever come across?

Sorry but i don't take writing advices...mostly are bs n pretentious. haa.

 

What’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever come across?

 

You should write just for yourself n because you want to n shouldn't be sad if there are no readers/comments. - if that's the case, then there's not a need to post it on a public space online. usually, such advice can be seen coming from writers with army of comments/readers. ironic.

And you should just write plots and idols that appeal to readers - but readers i've seen requesting always req for the same thing done to death....

i know both advices are opposites n i hate both...but hey, i'm ironic like that, leave if you hate it.

 

If you could choose one of your fics to be filmed, which would you choose?

Unlock the Devil Fourever. That'd be fun. i'd like to see the neighbourhood of Mogchoji come to life since i'm bad at describing n i'd like to see all idols from groups i love act in same movie..pleaseee. haha. 

 

If you could only write one pairing for the rest of your life, which pairing would it be?

Oh noooooooooo. sorry but no way i can do that.

 

Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?

 

Start to finish, though sometimes, i'd have scenes for the future saved/installed in my head.

 

Do you use any tools, like worksheets or outlines?

I simply write on a freaking notepad cuz it's the easiest. nope i have no spellchecks or anything to correct my grammar automatically. so don't fuss too much over those stuffs if you depend on tools or just happen to have amazing grammar or a freaking petty detailed person.

 

Stephen King once said that his muse is a man who lives in the basement. Do you have a muse?

 

No.

 

Describe your perfect writing conditions.

Night, rain, no work tomorrow(fat chance)...oh i forgot...most importantly, music that fits the feels.

 

How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

Maybe like...once to check for any typo i can find...

 

Choose a passage from one of your earlier fics and edit it into your current writing style

- too lazy. i'd better use this time to write some updates instead. skip.

 

 

If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?

probly Love Coach Marriage Agency, and After the Rain...Be Happy. (i'm not counting older fics pre-aff)

 

Have you ever deleted one of your published fics?

I want to...so badly...but i'm not strong enough. farthest i'd go is probly just hide them.

 

What do you look for in a beta?

N/A. but a grammar freak would be good perhaps.

 

Do you beta yourself? If so, what kind of beta are you?

No, i have poor grammar, and i don't like meddling with other people's stories. i believe individuality n originality is important in every writer. perfection bedamned.

 

How do you feel about collaborations?

i like it. especially game stories where we continue each others parts(i've done it twice, once in aff for twinnieverse, and before that, in a forum). it won't look perfect since two writers don't easily share same writing characteristics but that's the beauty of collab. to me, if two people would be writing in the same consistent tone and all, there's no need for two in the first place. one is enough.    

                       

 

Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

HoshaTree bcuz she writes fics n characters i'd define as peculiar, unconventional yet rooted n human, glitteryy bcuz i freaking love Soyabean, DeeHudgens94 bcuz i freaking love Persona...actually...i'm not mucha  follower of any writer...if i find a good fic...i'll love the fic instead n the writer for making such a good fic. just bcuz one fic is good doesn't mean i'll end up hardcore fan of the writer cuz i can't possibly judge all their other fics just by my love for one fic.

 

If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

man i dunno bout that...

 

Do you accept prompts?

have yet to...but why not....i'm bored n uninspired by the nothingness...

 

Do you take liberties with canon or are you very strict about your fic being canon compliant?

Kind of strict? but not to the point of extreme....

 

How do you feel about ?

Eh...not a fan.

 

How do you feel about crack?

It all depends on writing. but anything refreshing is fun.

 

What are your thoughts on non-con and dub-con.

What the heck is that? excuse my poor knowledge n english

 

Would you ever kill off a canon character?

- not yet i think but why not? not like i never killed my characters.

 

Which is your favorite site to post fics?

- duh, what u think?

 

Talk about your current WIPs.

- well...other than continuing my 857485974 incomplete abandoned fics, i'm also working on a oneshot tentatively titled 'Dear Friend'....whether it'll be posted or not depends on whether i can complete it or not.

 

Talk about a review that made your day.

- comments? been ages since i had one. lol.

 

Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?

- well, nothing too rude, just annoyed when ppl tell me my stuff is just cliche n typical when it's not even completed and they don't even know what kind of twist i can bring into my story or even my writing style...actually that's one reason i got so demotivated to continue one fic though i know that comenter don't even know what they're talking. i'm demotivated, what can i do? also, ppl telling me how my ending was a disappointment n made the character pathetic just cuz she chose to appreciate her ownself n her friends instead of choosing one guy just for the sake of a standard happily ever after ending. those comments aren't too bothersome, just unfortunate on their part so i'll just reply whatever i feel on my decisions, and move on. i remember before aff time though, a bestfriend-then scolded me bcuz i made the character designed after her to end up with an OC guy who's not one of the idols instead of her fav member so i'm like wtf...a fic is still a fic. i didn't write that fic purely for friendservice. she wasn't even in that forum when i started that fic yet i included her together with my other friend and some OC girls. that incident was just messed up n annoyed me so much that i chose to left the story hanging just one chapter before the ending. haha.

Write an alternative ending to a fic of yours (or just the summary of one).

- Actually, i toyed with this option a lot and was torn for it. In Floral Rain....there were two other options...either Kwanghee didn't really die but became paralyzed or something....or he died, but Kevin meets with his lookalike after some 20 years who's a different person but somehow is interesting in his own way and a new story begins for Kevin after the years of guilt. But then i thought what was so great about Kevin's love that made Floral Rain unlike any other? It's Kevin's pure, certain and everlasting love for just one person. not because of how he looks, but just because he himself. and no lookalikes can replace that. Kevin's loyalty is one of the main charm of that fic n his characteristic. so i decide to keep that even if it means no traditional happy ending for him. i still think it's a happy in heartbreaking way ending for him. but it fits him n the story more.

 

 

here, a song from Floral Rain ost came up so...have it...

the songs usually can tell the tone of my writing...since i depend on music a lot.

i love this song n this guy...his music are always so dreamy...lol.

 

 

i need moreee music shuffle surveys.....T^T...

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estherahn
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Night, rain, music! That sounds likes it was written by a writer! I think what you said about the two bad writing advices is true. Oh no... no wonder we didn't know noncon. It means non-consensual...dubcon is dubious consent.