#her name is carrotgirl btw

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made an 8eyes oc

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11/11/11

ok i got tagged in two of these, one from @shit-she-wrote and another from @carrotgirl-1 (thanks to you both!) so time to answer some questions

1. What’s the first story you remember writing?

i was kinda late to the writing game, and the first big venture into creative writing i remember was running a hunger games roleplay blog, so i had to write the updates on those lol there was also a book i started writing in a similar genre around that time, but i don’t remember much about it

2. How has your taste in books changed since childhood?

umm i mean it’s matured somewhat i suppose, but i’ve always enjoyed a good fantasy or mystery

3. Do you see any similarities to your favorite books in your work? If yes, what are they?

i love a found family, so i like to write about those when i can

4. What sort of music inspires you?

to inspire ideas/creativity, i like music that sounds like it could be used in a movie or trailer, kinda big and epic or with emotional shifts. for actually writing, i need music i don’t know or without lyrics, otherwise i’ll start singing along and get distracted

5. Favorite book?

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

6. Favorite mythology (Greek, Norse, etc.)?

greek is the one i know best, so i’d have to say that. but anything with mythological/religious basis interests me

actually if we’re including “religions” (whatever the distinction between religion/mythology may be), christianity/catholicism is what i was raised on, so i know and like to play off of a lot of that usually

7. Dream vacation?

one someone else is paying for lol

um if i’m going with something new, i’ve always wanted to visit japan

i will also always accept a trip to Disney World

8. Favorite writing snack?

i can’t eat, i need both hands on the keyboard lol (something not super messy i suppose, like blueberries)

9. What tea do you drink the most while writing?

i don’t drink tea whoops

10. Do you have a special writing cup, that you drink tea out of specifically when writing to fill you up with inspiration?

i have this very large mickey mouse mug that i would probably use if i was drinking something hot like that, but again, not a tea (or coffee!) drinker

11. Write your favorite quote from your recent wip!!

*~~warnings for sexual language not great for work or minors probably lol~~*

RYVER: Don’t you pretend to be their boyfriend? MAX: Not like this! Usually I just tell them how special they are to me while pounding their brains out. RYVER: Huh. I would’ve pegged you as a bottom. KAT: You would’ve pegged him as a bottom? RYVER: I stand by my word choice.

and on that note, on to round two!

1. How do you pick character names?

through a long struggle. i hate naming things. honestly it depends on what i’m working on, so sometimes it’s just what sounds good, sometimes it’s to fit a personality, sometimes it’s just keysmashing until something vaguely pronounceable appears

2. Which OC would you like to meet irl?

probably Toph from where things may lie unseen for ~secret~ (spoiler) reasons

3. Sunset or sunrise?

sunset for the colors, but i do enjoy a good sunrise (tho i detest waking up that early)

4. Would you rather explore the deep space or the deep seas?

*chanting* deep space! deep space!

5. What inspired your latest WIP?

so i’m actually currently revamping an old script of mine, and for the life of me i cannot remember what sparked the initial concept for it. but what made me want to go back and rework it was watching Fleabag (which is amazing btw)

6. Happy endings or sad endings?

a mix? i guess. i’m good with either as long as whatever it is is done well

in my own writing i tend to mix them a bit, just because i think life and stories are never quite that simple (at least the stories i tell) so there’s usually some satisfaction amidst devastation

7. Do you believe in ghosts?

i grew up watching Ghost Whisperer (it was like the first Adult™ show i watched) and now i can’t not believe in ghosts

8. What’s the first line from your favorite WIP?

you’re asking me to choose a favorite child?!

for scripts, it’s probably Small Ponds which starts:

EXT. LAKE KINGFISHER - DAY - 2010

The lake is relatively still in the summer afternoon. A bird arcs out of the sky to skirt over its surface.

currently The Vestige of an Unwonted Wind is my favorite novel wip, since it’s the one i’m working on lol. it starts:

The beginning of the end was gentle, a dipping of the toe into a spring of boiling water.

Which, should you come across a pool of bubbling liquid, do proceed with caution, for it is either very hot water or not water at all, and neither offer a pleasant swim.

9. If you could shapeshift into any animal, which would it be?

ohhh this is so tough. probably into some type of bird so i could fly

10. So if you’re heading to a lovely garden buffet, with every cuisine imaginable, and you had free-flowing drinks and a chocolate fountain and desserts galore, and you’re wearing a nice dress or suit, right, and there’s a line in front of the roasted meats area, but you’re drooling and you just can’t wait to bite into that juicy steak so you go–you go to the seafood section, and then you see this person, this person who’s hogging all the lobster, just smiling at you as they keep piling on lobster after lobster, they can’t hold it anymore, they don’t have enough hands or plates, so you help them out, and after you help them out they smile sweetly and ask if you’d care for some lobster.

Who is this person?

first of all i’m obsessed with this question

second of all, i have absolutely no idea lmao i don’t know if i know anyone this into lobster. is anyone this into lobster? are they okay? do they like need to bring 99 lobster to a troll guarding a bridge in order to pass? are they on a quest? can i join them?

11. What’s your favorite line from your favorite OC?

you’re really testing me here, aren’t you?

hmm Ben and Monique from Small Ponds are the children i never stop thinking about so i’ll do a line from each of them

Monique’s:

Any actress worth her salt makes her presence felt long after she’s gone.

Ben’s (with context, but the last line specifically):

DYLAN: If I’m lurking, what do they think you’re doing? BEN: Trying to seduce you. DYLAN: At a funeral? BEN: There’s worse they think I’ve done.

ok from what i’ve heard, this cycle has gone on for too long so i’m not gonna make questions or tag anyone because i think the people i would tag have done this at least once

however! if you haven’t been tagged and are like aw man i wanna answer some of these cool questions, feel free to pick 11 of them and just say i tagged you. i’ll take the fall, that’s a sacrifice i’m willing to make

[raevenlywrites]

15 for 15

Tagged by @mercury-sappho in this lovely little get to know you game

Answer 15 questions, then tag 15 mutuals you’d like to get to know better.

I’m tagging back @converginglives @cirianne @chaos-reign @carrotgirl-weeb @singergurl91 @forlornraven @indecentpause @writer-zero @writer-bat @dreamywritingdragon @oceanwriter @thegrimlyreaper @marniewrite @yvesdot and @cohldhands

Are you named after someone? Yep. My mom and I both share a name with our great-grandmother. Well, my great-grandmother, not hers :P Her mom’s mom. (And before you ask, no, I will not tell you what it is cause it’s gendered as hell. I’m into the legacy, but it’s like it belongs to someone I used to be, if that makes any sense. I’d be honored if one of my siblings named a daughter after us though. That’d be hella rad.)

When was the last time you cried? Last night. Falling asleep was a bitch. :/

Do you have kids? Two furbabes, and a snoodle. And a couple dozen OCs lol

Do you use sarcasm a lot? Only on days that end in Y

What is the first thing you notice about people? How likely they are to invade my personal space/talk to me--not a big one for IRL socializing.

What’s your eye colour? Hazel, brown with green and gold rings.

Scary movies or happy endings? How are these apples and oranges things you expect me to compare?

Any special talents? I can play piano by ear, if you give me long enough

Where were you born? Southern California

What are your hobbies? Other than writing? Let’s see, I sketch/paint a little, knit and spin my own yarn, baking tasty things, sing at the top of my lungs

Do you have any pets? See above under children :P

How tall are you? Amazonian. I’m 6′2″

What sports do you play/ have played? Ugh, strap in, I’m a dabbler, so it’s quite a list: basketball, volleyball, karate (tae kwan do, but I was like, 7) dance of many types (ballet, tap, jazz, ATS belly dance), a round of roller derby boot camp (which was AWESOME, btw)

Favourite subject at school? Comp classes, creative or otherwise. I really wished I’d taken more earlier so I knew how into it I was before my senior freakin year.

Dream job? Internet personality. I want fans, damn it.

[raevenlywrites]

OC Interview: Zig

Thanks for the tag @converginglives Zig is on my mind since filling out his questionnaire for @carrotgirl-weeb, so why don’t we pester him today?

1. Hi Zig! How are you doing today?

Peachy keen, monkey spleen! (Monkey spleen, Zig, really? Why are you like this?)

2. You ready to answer some questions?

Always! Fire away :D

3. How do you feel about your name? Your surname?

Seeing as I picked both, pretty darn good. (Btw, Zig took his wife’s surname when they got married. So he is now David Zigbert Benedict. Just FYI)

4. Is there anything you’d like to thank your author for?

Making me awesome? B)

5. You can only eat three foods for the rest of your life, what are they?

Tacos, coffee, aaaaand…. my wife’s baking. C’mon, you gotta give me that one. Pleeeeease :)

6. Have you ever done or said anything that surprised your author?

(All these freakin emojis sure are suprisingly me let me just say) *shrugs* I dunno. I try not to pay too much attention to her. I’m a method actor. B) (you’re a complete dork is what you are)

7. You have limitless funds, what kind of party are you going to have?

A 17 course fancy dress up dinner, followed by mini golf and/or laser tag.

8. Tell us a quick story about something that’s happened to you that not even your author knows about… yet.

I mean, I’ve hinted that I went through some pretty gnarly stuff back West. And some not so stellar stuff when I first got here… A lot of it I’m not proud of. A lot of it, Chris would never forgive me for. A lot of it should have by rights killed me.

Let’s just say I found out real quick what the local master vamp does and doesn’t prefer in a snack. How’s that?

9. Do you have a favorite hero?

Is it too corny to say my little brother? He’s seriously got his shit together man.

10. What do you plan to do after this?

PTA meeting? Sounds about right.

Tagging back @chaos-reign @cohldhands and @sleepy-and-anxious