I hope you all are having a wonderful day. Kim Chance a writer I admire participated in writers tag and tag all writers she tag every writer so I decided to participate since I hardly ever let people know what I am truly thinking unless I am responding to something I like or dislike or I am venting every now and then or I am in the mood for self expression intimate public way a good example would be my anthology Lyrical Heart. So this is another way you can explore my mind a bit. 😉
Enjoy!
What kind of writer are you?
I talk about this in my upcoming new release Lyrical Heart under 'writer's dream to improve'.
I am the type of writer that writes what I want to read and what I enjoy reading. In the 'writer's dream to improve' section of Lyrical Heart I also talk about why I love writing YAF (young adult fiction). I also feel that when I am writing fiction I think about how I view and perceive others and how they will view me after what I have written.
How that is perceived through each other’s eyes. It is one of the major reasons that most of my open current projects have a coming of age element as one of the bases that in enveloped throughout my fiction pieces. It one of the important stages of real life. Characters learning their personal history, deciding how the characters explore who and what they are and what happens as they come into knowledge. Will the characters let the knowledge they discover define them, or are they defining that knowledge and how they choose to use the knowledge they learn throughout the story I think it is very important so I enjoy writing with this particular element in all my stories.
When did you start writing and what made you want to try it?
I started writing quotes and song lyrics in middle school and in my late teens early 20 I wrote short stories for contest on figment that I discovered through author Lisi Harrison. I really enjoyed the stories I came up with for the contest and I enjoyed swapping with other writers many of them have a real gift if they can perfect their writing craft. Rise of the Legacy (formerly Entrapment) I began back in 2010 while attending art school when I was about 21. I didn't get serious about my writing until 24 or 25 while attending my Alma Mater TWU.
I wanted to know every aspect of the industry. I did alot of research before I published the first time, but I am continually learning more. I know alot more than when I first started so I share them through Indie Way blog that is geared toward all things writing. The CP/beta reader thing is new to me, but as soon as I learned about and gather info I created a post to help other writers that came in like I did no matter if they are self-publishing or traditional. I just call it the Indie Way because I chose the the title Indie Way myself so giving info and helping in that way is personal to me. Just like all the post on Indie Way I learned about them and gathered enough info that will help other authors as well as myself.
What inspires your stories?
Various things from places around the world I want to visit, a dream I had, riding public transportation, one of my temp jobs, a movie I saw, song lyrics, my ideas can literally come from anywhere.
What themes do you explore in your writing?
I explore coming of age, hope, courage, fear, sacrifice, war, secrets, wisdom I don't like love/romance alot in my stories...let me correct that I don't like to overly use romance in my stories, but I like to dabble in it...I don't want it to be the main focus however if a story ends up to be a juicy because of that minor romance/love plot point I am ok with that is what I am actually saying, erotica on the other hand you might never catch me writing an erotic novel that is for personal reasons, but you may catch me reading one...lol 😉 which is a contradictory to me writing what I want to read erotica is the one exception. 😄
Are you a plotter, pantser, planters?
I guess some one invented a new one I have not heard about planter? I am curious about the answer to that one...😄😏 but seriously though I am about half and half I am different with each story.
Shhh... #authorconfession I pulled a panster on my current WIP the second time around with alot of the new chapters, but I knew the story for the most part and a rough idea of how I wanted the new chapters to play out, so I only had hurdles every now and then. I am about half an half I will do an outline for every story but not an overly detailed one, but a full one and panster the chapter as I write.
However I think I may swing to being a heavy plotter and than panster for if not for any reason than I can probably get through the first draft much faster. I might take while to plan out my who story thoroughly and do a very detailed profile on my main cast of characters, but I think I can go a bit faster. I am a fast writer when I am flowing, but I run into trouble I slow down and get very irritable.
Where are you in your writing journey?
Lyrical Heart manuscript is finished I just have to do two more rounds of edits before I send it to a professional publisher. Rise of the Legacy I have one chapter to finish and one chapter to tweak and then I can do my second round of full edits because I have been editing the second half as I am completing it. As far as beta reading and CP goes. I will let my CP look over it and then I will do a couple more rounds of edits myself. I have trust issues and it is very hard for me to trust people. So when I see authors bashing authors and beta readers that are authors doing it on social media I question even considering beta readers for my book manuscript I treasure everything I write and when people ask me to read their work I have to be unbias and bias at the same time. I am bias in knowing I know that person worked hard on that book as much as I did mine so I take it into consideration. I am unbias in knowing I don't know the author that's asking me to do it that well and I am one of those people who like to be personal so I can trust and feel at ease, but if I don't I am ok with reading a great story and one that I find interesting with a good plot that I like.
Have you entered any writing contests? Did you win any?
Majority of the contest I did on figment was for fun and to explore my writing limitations and get to know others who enjoying writing. Only one or two I did with the thought of actually winning, but no I didn't win and that's ok. When I entered an art competition in high school and didn't win until my third year. It did something to me. I don't care about winning and I loathe competing against other people, because I don't want to entertain the idea of becoming jealous. It is why I will not do vlogs that alot of authors are doing. I feel like the vlogs they seem fun, but not for me. I love watching them though. I will have to compete, but I did find two purposes in which I can use vlogs one is for my radio station and announcements and the other is story ideas to play around with in movie form.
Ironically though by me publishing books I am in a way competing with others to get my book read by readers, but in away I am not because they read my book as well as another authors and that is the only kind of competing I can actually live with other than auditioning for a movie, TV, or commercial role. I know I will be compared to others because it comes with the territory in both industries its a little annoying to.😛😏
Who are your writing heroes?
I don't have writing heroes. I have writers I admire for the types of books they write and what they accomplished with their writing and it inspired me to consider the idea of a writing career but that's about it, heroes is a bit extreme. 😊😄😏
Have you been to a writing conference?
No, I want to go to atleast two a year, but I haven't the only thing I have been to is film festivals.
What are your top 3 writing tips?
*I know it says 3 I gave you 4.😊😉*
- Never give up on your writing when it gets hard keep going its okay. It is even ok to take a day or two to regroup and come back at it with fresh perspective.
- Don't let anyone tell you can't do anything related to writing only you yourself know what you can and cannot do. You will not know for sure until you try and give it your all.
- Don't rush pace yourself.
- Above all else don't let fear rule your heart and keep you from moving forward.
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TTYS
~ P.S. I know this is not Friday my usual scheduled writing day, but it's ok to change things up every now and then.😊😉 ~
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