#liebster award tag

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Liebster Award

Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever gotten any kind of aware for my writing, so thank you @adelinemwriting :D

These are the questions that were posed:

1. The best advice you'd have to offer for any writer? 

Bum in seat, words on page; fix it later. Honestly, the act of getting any words down is challenging enough, but too many of us fixate on them being perfect from the get-go (myself included!). So the best advice I can give is putting in the hours to get the words on the page to start with, then edit later.

2. Favorite songs, artists, genre, etc to listen to when writing?

My go-to's are soundtracks and movie scores, but I listen to a mix of genres depending on the mood I’m creating in the story at that time. I do like fast music as well; it makes me type faster! 

3. How many WIPs do you have?

About 84 right now (they vary from one-shots to novels - I’m not writing 84 novels!).

4. Are you emotionally attached to your characters?

Oh, gods, yes. Some I love more than others, but they’re all my babies, even the mean ones.

5. Have you ever entered a piece of your writing in a contest? 

Nope. Never had the courage, or I’ve seen the call for works too late to write anything new or fix something that might be close to the prompt.

6. Favorite book(s)? 

Ah... Let’s see

The Shining Princess, a book of Japanese legends I’ve had since I was very small still carries a special place in my heart.

The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting is such a perfectly wrought tragedy.

The Baby Bestiary, a TTRPG book, because it was the first book I was published in.

A Spy by Nature by Charles Cumming is what got me really interested in Espionage as a genre

7. What is your typical target reader (age, etc)? 

Adult people who like fantasy (I don’t think too hard about it TBH)

8. Favorite trope of all time, no matter how cheesy? 

Coffee Shop AU. I love the idea of two people finding themselves across universes like this, in situations were these two types of people wouldn’t otherwise meet unless their lives crossed in some unique happenstance.

9. Who in your WIP would tuck you in at night and kiss your forehead? 

I’m currently focusing on The Ruby Falls, so that would be Baurus I think.

10. Who is the nerd, the muscle, the hero in your story? 

Again for The Ruby Falls, that would be Martin, Baurus, and Aderyn, respectively.

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I've Been Nominated for an Award?!

Today, Jack received an award? Yes! #blog #writing #anime #TheJCO

Welcome, weebs, to Animated Observations It would appear I have been nominated for an award…a blogging award that is. I am nonetheless grateful to have been tagged by the amazingly wonderful Moya of The Moyatorium for the Liebster Award. It has been a while since I have done one of these, but I sometimes like answering oddly specific questions about myself. So, the Rules: Thank the blogger who…

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thank you so much @rhyaxxyn for the nomination! I’m sorry this is late but I’m so honoured!! ❤️ 

rules: thank the blogger that nominated you. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you. nominate 11 bloggers. ask your nominees 11 questions. notify your 11 nominees. let’s begin!!!

1. If you could be anything or anyone in your story, what would you be?

oof. I think I’d enjoy being one of the Hurricane women... because lady pirates with a lovely found family bond. and they fight old rich white men who have more money than they need. sign me up. (realistically I would be landlubber Theo... but a girl can dream.) 

2. Has your writing made you want to explore another culture or heritage more in depth?

um. somewhat? I haven’t done a lot of this, honestly, but I think it would be quite nice to! 

3. How excited do you get about a new wip idea when it comes to you? How long does that excitement last for?

very excited. the last one was my dragon/knight WIP, about two months ago... the excitement has only just started to wear off. and I’m still excited about Hurricane. I love learning about my characters, writing, posting about it... all that jazz. I just love it. 

4. If you could tell your fledgling writer self anything about the journey has brought you on, what would you tell them?

uhh don’t outline in too much detail but plan out each scene not every line of dialogue. and practice really does make perfect — Hurricane is gonna turn out better than you can imagine and you’ll find even more fun WIP ideas! 

5. What is the most random thing in your everyday life that has inspired you? (could be something like a cat, a text, etc.)

the dragon WIP was inspired by a stuffed dragon and a conversation that occurred while I was too half-asleep to have even opened my eyes yet. that’s pretty random. 

6. What was the moment where writing just clicked for you? Was it a continuous thing, or was their a single big moment that has brought you thus far?

there was a beautiful moment one time where I figured out the change I needed to make to fix literally every single problem I’d been having with Hurricane up to that point. that sparked draft 2 and I haven’t looked back since. 

7. If your characters had the ability to shift into any animal, what animal would they be? This could be creatures you’ve created in your stories too!

hmm. I think Aella would be a really jumpy social dog, like a golden retriever, and I can also imagine her as a mermaid! Theo is more like a cat curling up in the sunlight, and Tempest is probably like a bear (fierce but very protective of her kids). 

8. Who’s the mom friend of your characters/the voice of reason that keeps everyone else from dying?

Aria. Also Theo but Aria is more insistent; Theo is more likely to back down if ignored. if Aria seriously thinks something is a bad idea it is not happening. 

9. Who’s the dad friend that agrees with the mom friend right up until they turn away and they’re taking all the other characters to do the dangerous thing?

probably Tempest, tbh, depending on the dangerous thing. if something dangerous has to be happening, Tempest will do it. better her than the rest of her crew, too. 

10. What is the character duo that has to stay in the “get along shirt” for the entire day after a fight?

the crew of the Hurricane don’t really fight a lot, tbh. maybe Sequoia and Emmy? they’re probably among the more volatile. I really don’t know though. 

11. Which of your characters do you think would give you the best hug? Like the sort of hug that almost makes you feel like you could cry nice?

Theo gives good hugs because he’s Tol and runs warm, but I think Tempest’s hugs would be the BEST. she’s not as tall as Theo but she’s broader and stronger, and I think her hugs would just be super firm and strong and just make you feel so so so safe 🥺

like Theo’s hugs are good for a feeling of safety too because he’s really chill and kind but Tempest’s hugs make you feel like nothing can touch you because she will fight it. and just. 

hold on a second. I need a moment. 

okay now that I’ve collected myself: 

my nominees (questions under the cut) 

@zmlorenz @writingbyjillian @isherwoodj @klywrites @writeremma @lottieiswriting @writingonesdreams @quilloftheclouds @viawrites-andacts @ravens-and-rivers @ardawyn !! you all are great!! 

questions for my nominees: 

what is your favourite thing to write about? characters? world? plot? something else? why? 

do you prefer to work on one WIP at a time or multiple? 

what is your favourite music to listen to while you write? 

is there a character from your WIP/s that you think you’d be besties with? who? 

how do you come up with titles for your WIPs? 

where do you do your writing? particular software? notebooks? 

is there a particular place you need to be to write? any other caveats like music, tea, etc.? 

do you categorise your characters? hogwarts houses, mbti (not imdb which I wanted to type just now...), cinnamon roll meme... etc. 

who’s your favourite of your characters? 

do you prefer to focus more on character aesthetic/appearance or more internal stuff? 

do you write AUs of your characters? 

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Liebster Award

The ever-wonderful @ettawritesnstudies nominated me for this! Thank you so much, it means so much to me that you would consider me for it! I always love any way to spread some positivity and encouragement through the community :D

Etta explained the award as “similar to a writeblr tag game meant to introduce you to new blogs and get to know the authors behind them!” She was the one who brought it to tumblr, since it originated in blogs/writer’s websites.

Rules: 1. Thank the blogger that nominated you 2. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you 3. Nominate 11 bloggers 4. Ask your nominees 11 questions 5. Notify your 11 nominees

Questions: 1. What’s your favourite part about the writing community?

I love the support everyone always gives to everyone else! Everyone I’ve seen has given nothing but support and enthusiasm for both their writing and others writing, and it really makes me happy to see such a wonderful community. 

2. Do you prefer writing dialogue or description, and why?

I prefer description because I love the whimsy I can add to it. Being able to concoct a scene and describe things in ways other than “the sky was blue, the grass was green” is lots of fun. I’m also kind of bad at conversations irl (between my ADD and my minor stutter, I don’t tend to finish a lot of sentences lol) and I think that rolls over into my writing a little bit and makes dialogue a bit harder for me to figure out.

3. Do you have any creative hobbies outside of writing, and how did you get into them?

I am a self-proclaimed proud jack of all trades because I see a craft or activity and MUST try it out. My brain sees a tactile hobby and goes feral. I just really enjoy learning new things :D The recurring hobbies are drawing and very minor animations, but I also have been into embroidery, polymer clay, woodworking (miniatures eeeyyy) and cake decorating? 

4. When was the last time you had a good night’s sleep?

Two nights ago? I usually get 7.5-8.5 hours of sleep because I just can’t function without sleep. Idk if you can call it a good nights sleep because I tend to wake up several times during the night (how many times is too many?) but I don’t usually have trouble falling asleep.

5. Are you reading/watching/listening to anything right now that you’re excited about?

I’m watching Ann with an E with my mom right now and it’s delightful! it’s a very very lovely show and it’s made me want to re-read the book.

I’m also keeping up with the Dream SMP minecraft series, and lemme tell you I have not been this emotionally invested in a story for a LONG time. Sure, I’ve been excited about some things in the last few months, but I don’t think I’ve really been attached to a story and characters like this for a while. (Plus, every single fanart and fan animation I’ve seen has been tremendously well done and more often than not gets me emotional lmao)

6. What’s your favourite YouTube channel?

I don’t know if I have a favourite? Because I hop around between interests so often I tend to change up my subscriptions a lot, too. Currently, I really like Cheyenne Barton, Technoblade, GeminiTay, and Annika’s leaf

7. What writing advice would you give your younger self?

DO WRITING SPRINTS! This is one of my favourite things now and it’s helped break the habit of “write one sentence, edit it, write another sentence, edit it, delete the first and re-write it” habit. Plus, it’s just a really good exercise to stretch your creativity.

8. What’s your opinion on color coding?

top notch! I think sometimes it can be overdone (throwback to jr. high me color coding everything in my notes to the extent that it was detrimental to my studying) but it really helps me out with things. I color-code vocab words and important persons in my class notes now :D

9. Is there a specific theme or aesthetic that underlies all your stories?

If there is, I haven’t seen it. I think it’s funny that Odds & Ends and The Paths That Bind are actually kind of similar (so far) except one is lighthearted feel-good comedy, and one is corruption and angst and trauma :’) Maybe there will be similar themes, but they’re both in the beginning stages so it hasn’t shown up yet.

10. How many WIPs do you have?

I actually only have two WIPs! I have a few other concepts I’d like to explore in the future, but they’re currently sitting as one-sentence explanations in my notes folder and will probably stay that way until I figure out a more solid plan for Odds & Ends and The Paths That Bind. My irl schedule is very hectic and I’m an inherently tired person, so I’m trying to be more intentional with creative projects and realistic on which ones I want to be able to dedicate my time to.

11. What’s your wildest dream as a creator? (For example, do you want to see fanart of your ocs, have a movie made of your book, etc.)

I adore the idea of someone making an animatic or one of those lyric comic things (idk what they’re called) for The Paths That Bind. So much of it is inspired by music and I’d love to see other people’s takes on the history and events of the story and which songs they would associate with it.

Questions for my wonderful nominees!

1. What’s the earliest story you remember writing? How old were you? 2. Are any of your characters “comfort characters” for yourself? 3. What’s your go-to snack? 4. How do you visualize your wips? Movie-format? Animatic? Comic? 5. What’s your favorite part of each season? 6. Would you rather one (or all) of your wips be made into a movie/tv show or a graphic novel series? 7. Is there a particular form of imagery or symbolism that recurs a lot in your stories? 8. What’s a book (or book series) that you absolutely adore and wish everyone would read? 9. Tell us about your favorite video game and why you love it! (If you don’t game, tell us about another hobby you adore!) 10. What’s the last dream you remember having? 11. How has your writing changed from when you first started? (We all get better, but have you noticed any distinct changes? More/less dialogue, different kind of descriptions, different narrative styles?)

Here are 11 wonderful, talented writers I’ve met here, and everyone should absolutely check out their blogs!

@aelenko 

@uraniumwriting

@hueynomure

@writingamongthecoloredroses

@musings-and-writings

@stardustspiral

@druidx73

@eurydice-is-gone 

@atomic-insomnia 

@chloeswords 

@hannahs-creations

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Liebster Award <3

Liebster Award

I was tagged (nominated?) for this one by Brittany at PerfectlyTolerable. Thank yoooou!! 😀

Rules:

Answer the 11 questions you’ve been asked

Nominate 11 other bloggers

Ask your nominees 11 questions

Let them know you’ve nominated them!

Brittany’s Questions: What other hobbies do you have other than blogging?

I am so boring oh my gosh. Okay, can I say waiting ages and then…

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The Liebster award 🎈

Thank you @Fanatality for the tag ! I tag @bookworm_blue, @Bookish_Athena, @gigisreads

Thank you so much @Fanna to have tagged me last week! ❤ (pin point last monday ! hahah neat) Here the rules; Answer the 11 questions that you’ve been asked. Nominate 11 other bloggers. Ask your nominees 11 questions. Let them know you nominated them. (more…)

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The Liebster Blogger Award

Apparently I'm deserving of the Liebster Blogger Award! ~~ #Bloggerloveshare #bookblogger #book #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #liebsterbloggeraward #blogaward ~~

For some reason, I didn’t see I was tagged in this Blogger Award! It flew under my radar and I found out about it only when I checked Marta’s post out of curiosity. So, thank you, Marta, for tagging me and I’m sorry it took me so long to join in on the fun!

Rules

Acknowledge the blog who nominated you and display the award.

Answer the 11 questions the blogger gives you (in this case, I’ll…

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Liebster Award

Rules: Thank the blogger that nominated you. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you. Nominate 11 bloggers. Ask your nominees 11 questions. Notify your 11 nominees. 

This was fun! I only hope my questions are half as good as @storyhole's. Thanks for the tag btw.

What inspires you to work on writing? Music sometimes gets me in the mood, but not always. Listening to chatter, or watching my family just sit around can, in a weird way, inspire me to write. Pictures also inspire me on occasion.

Weirdest rabbit hole of research: Is there such a thing as a rabbit hole when you're researching? Lol. Probably that time where I was trying to figure out at what dropping height might make a landing in water fatal. At a certain speed, hitting water will feel like a cement wall, because you are going too fast for the water to get out of your way. . .anywho

Favorite trope: hmmmm. . . two characters acting like their 'together' but not? The fake relationship that naturally becomes a real relationship. Honestly, I have too many favorite tropes.

3 songs that embody the vibes of my WIP:

1. The Lighthouse Keeper by Sam Smith

2. The Impossible Dream by Josh Groban (Brave, too)

3. I Was Made For Loving You by Tori Kelly (feat. Ed Sheeran)

How do I perform combat with writer's block? I've never been much of a fighter, you know lol. Seriously though, I generally pick up a book instead and start reading. My imagination begins to run wild again, and I can 'feel' my story, so I write while it lasts, etcetera.

What place would I want to go to in my WIP? The ruins of Alondra's childhood home. Love the melancholy history feel of the place.

Would I date any of my characters? PLEEEASSSE, is this really a question? Duh! Of course I would

Who in my WIP is most comfortable at a party? The least comfortable? Dyan would be an awesome partier. Then I'd say Atlas would be least comfortable - though, Alondra is close to being like that

Who embodies "Be Gay, do crimes"? Idk actually

Who knows how to cook? Who doesn't? Alondra knows how to cook. Atlas does not.

The colors of my main characters? Alondra; dark blue, scarlet, gray, dusty-dark brown. Eoseph; pine green, yellow, blue, and chocolate.

Tagging: @anamikaa @dutifullyloudmilkshake @musicalkeys @the-tsar-unanswerable @pretend-im-normal @shadowlight-inkedthoughts @starlightandnightbreeze @druidx @happyorogeny @word-nerds-united @elysianyou

Questions:

1. The best advice you'd have to offer for any writer? 2. Favorite songs, artists, genre, etc to listen to when writing? 3. How many WIPs do you have? 4. Are you emotionally attached to your characters? 5. Have you ever entered a piece of your writing in a contest? 6. Favorite book(s)? 7. What is your typical target reader (age, etc)? 8. Favorite trope of all time, no matter how cheesy? 9. Who in your WIP would tuck you in at night and kiss your forehead? 10. Who is the nerd, the muscle, the hero in your story? 11. Can you use your fingers to count all the things you like about your story? Or can you go far beyond the count of 10?

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The Liebster Award 2019 | 2nd Nomination

I am both humbled and honored to be nominated for The Liebster Award by my dear friend Purple Rose.

This friendship began when we started following each other on Twitter and has come to mean so much to me. Not only is she blogging but she has stepped out in faith and has shared a part of her story in her Mr. Godfather series. I am blessed to call this woman of God my friend and fellow blogger!

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liebster award

thanks so much to the very lovely @pamsdrabbles and @makeitmonstrous for the tags! sorry this took so long. Instead of tagging 22 people I’m going to answer all of the questions here and tag 11 other people <3

Rules: Answer the 11 questions asked of you, make 11 more questions for others to answer, and tag 11 people to join in and answer your questions, if you want :)

Pam’s questions:

1. What’s the first step of planning a project for you?

This really depends on the project. I’ll have some projects that are motivated by just a starting incident, so I’ll jump straight into writing that opening scene. Or maybe it’s motivated by the idea of a particular character, so I might start by writing out a bit about the different characters! With improv, which is probably my most serious wip right now, I had the general idea of a romance about famous musicians and drew out a very vague outline of the plot first.

2. Are there any genres you absolutely adore?

Historical fiction and cozy mysteries are my absolute favorites to read!

3. Are there any genres that you’d probably never write for?

Horror, probably! I have a rather overactive imagination and very vivid dreams so horror and I don’t get along very well.

4. If you could drabble into another medium (screenplay, stained glass, video game, etc) to tell a story, what would it be?

I’ve been toying with the idea of someday writing a musical! Any kind of script takes away some of your ability to directly show emotion because the audience is always on the outside looking in. On the other hand, you have the extra dimension of music to show emotion, which is cool. I have basically no experience with composition, though, so. Probably in the very distant future.

5. Is there a piece of writing that’s changed your life or how you view your own work?

I don’t know if there’s one particular piece of writing that has influenced me? I think there are a lot of books I loved reading as a kid that made me dream of being a writer (and thinking back on them, and their impact on me, is really motivating on me now!). A couple: Charlotte’s Web, Walk Two Moons, The Phantom Tollbooth.

6. Why do you write?

As someone who’s pretty quiet and shy in real life, I think writing is a way of indirectly saying things that sometimes I’m not really able to say. This sounds kind of cliche/too artsy, but it’s just an easier way to ~express myself~.

7. What’s your favorite character you’ve ever written? (or current favorite)

Right now, I’m really loving Kyla from improv. She seems like such a grounded person and yet she has so much really fascinating internal conflict. There are so many aspects of her that are intensely relatable and that keep taking on a life of their own as I write.

8. What are you most proud about in regards to your writing? (character creation, description, world building, etc)

I’m proud of...my ability to write in dry jokes even when the subject matter is very serious. I mention this because they pretty much never make it past the editing stage so no one knows about it. (Is that an ability? Still proud tho)

9. When did you realize you wanted to write?

Not sure if I can pinpoint an exact moment, but I’ve always loved reading, so I think starting to write was a little inevitable. I also wrote so much Nancy Drew fanfiction in my head as a kid before I really knew what fanfiction was. (It stemmed from my displeasure reading those Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys crossovers where Nancy becomes an incompetent buffoon who has to be saved by the Hardy boys. I dreamt up fics where the boys were incompetent buffoons that Nancy had to keep saving with her extreme athleticism, unrivaled intelligence, and undying wit.)

10. Thoughts on English/writing/lit classes in school?

I actually like them! I think I’ve been really lucky to have supportive teachers who are truly passionate about reading, writing, mentoring students, fostering discussion. (and also classmates who are pretty awesome!)

11. What’s something positive you’ve learned about yourself or your writing this year?

That I can commit to longer projects! improv’s currently at around 10k words and I’ve got a fanfic going that’s at around 20k. Honestly, as a *very* slow writer who is terrible at commitment, I never thought I’d see this day.

Lili’s questions:

1. what’s the best critique (positive or negative) you’ve gotten on your writing?

My creative writing teacher once said that “every character is the protagonist of their own story,” as part of a critique and I think about that advice a lot, especially when developing side characters!

2. do you write fanfiction? if so, what’s your favorite characters to write for?

Yes! I’m a big Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson fan.

3. what are your thoughts on whump?

I don’t write much of it because I have a hard time personally getting in that headspace. I read it though I wouldn’t say it’s one of my favorites to read? Like - I think that tragic things appear more tragic when they’re put against hopeful things. When one tragedy just follows another to a dramatic degree, I feel like sometimes the emotion is actually less effective.

4. how old were you when you started writing?

5 or 6, I think? My first grade teacher put me in a creative writing ‘competition’ because I loved reading, so I’d stay after class to write stories with her in preparation. I got 3rd place and was v proud

5. do have a(n) writing playlist(s)? if so, drop five of your favorite songs.

ooh! i’ve got a playlist called ‘low key pop’ which i love to listen to while writing! my favorite songs on it change quite frequently but here’s a couple of my current faves:

Over-the-Ocean Call (Lizzy McAlpine)

Flying (Cody Fry)

A Little More (Catie Turner)

Cool Girl (dodie)

You, Dear (Eloise)

6. which of your characters would get in fights before first period in high school?

Maybe Jana from improv, but it wouldn’t be a physical fight. She can be kind of abrasive/opinionated so I could see her starting a disagreement!

7. what symbol would you give your characters?

I’ll do half of the main crew from improv:

Jana: an arrow? she’s razor-focused on her goals but sometimes this causes her to lose sight of what’s important. sort of like if you’re hunting a moving animal - even after the animal has moved away, the arrow still moves straight towards where it used to be.

Jon: the damper pedal on a piano? he’s gentle and quiet - and has that effect on others. on the other hand, you sometimes need that percussive edge when playing piano, and Jon often lacks that.

Kyla: maybe a sheet of paper? she’s extremely creative and determined enough to make anything out of herself, and she may seem soft, but she can def cut you when necessary!

8. do you have a group name for the main characters in your wip? if you only have one main character, what nickname do you think they would give their friend group?

Jana and Jon have a ship name (Jona!) if that counts?

9. do you have a common theme throughout your wips or characters? what is it?

I love the innocence of childhood (and the perspective that brings as people grow - is worldly pessimism actually more mature?), so that’s a pretty common theme!

10. what’s one thing you will NEVER write? bonus points if there’s a funny story why.

I guess I kind of answered this one above (horror)? The funny story is...that sometimes my brain is able to scare itself? (That’s not really a funny story, is it? No bonus points for me.)

11. what’s your favorite thing about the first story you remember writing?

The sheer absurdity. The first story I remember writing was about a penguin who turned into a hamburger. Not like a penguin burger, but like a sentient patty with the mind of a penguin under a heat lamp at McDonald’s. I miss that complete abandon for common sense sometimes. (I actually wrote my college app essays about creative writing with this as the hook, so that’s another favorite thing!)

my questions!

1. Do you find it comforting or difficult to be vulnerably personal in your writing?

2. What's your ideal writing setup? Location, music, medium (paper/keyboard)?

3. Who are your greatest writing inspirations?

4. What motivates you to write/how do you overcome writer's block?

5. What’s the best compliment about your writing that someone could give you?

6. What’s a tip you would give your younger self about writing?

7. Do you have any writing bucket-list items?

8. What personality traits of your characters do you admire?

9. What’s your favorite thing to write? Dialogue? Description? Action scenes?

10. What’s your least favorite thing to write?

11. Are there any genres you love to read but would likely never write?

tagging: @ren-c-leyn, @teriwrites, @thescatteredscribbles, @austrohungarianwriteblr, @a-smol-biblophile, @dazed-night-lights, @wryn-alexandria-thrives, @lightrhetoric, @rushing-whispers, @lottieiswriting, @the-writers-bookshelf

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liebster award !

rules: thank the blogger that nominated you. answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you. nominate 11 bloggers. ask your nominees 11 questions. notify your 11 nominees

thank u @storyhole !! ur honestly such a treasure, thank u sm for the tag <33 (original post here). i have. so many tag games that r sitting in my drafts (and an ask im so sorry) and i promise i am working on them god bless

1. what inspires you to work on writing most?

dreams and thots. ideas ambush me all the time. thinking about how i can develop different characters or storylines; writing is kind of a way of venting to me, i guess? like yeah publishing is technically the ultimate goal but a big, big portion of writing is self-fulfillment. i like being able to remember things and the idea of being remembered 

2. what's the weirdest rabbit hole of research you've gone down?

uh... i don’t research a lot because the majority of my approach is ‘fuck around and find out’ but i do vividly remember researching oil rigs and oil mining towns for a short horror story i wrote... last year i think? and by the way, yeah, oil rigs themselves are creepy as fuck and the sound they make is very eerie, 0/10 would not recommend

3. what's your favorite trope to read? is it also your favorite to write?

read?? probably uhhh found family. it’s also one of my favorite to write but another good one is enemies to lovers. i don’t like reading it tho bc a lot of times bc the author often doesn’t develop the relationship properly

4. what 3 songs best embody your story's vibes?

UH. with demon eyes, it’s the end of the world as we know it (rem), homemade dynamite (lorde, sza, post malone, khalid), and boxing gloves (dbmk)

5. what do you do to combat writer's block?

i don’t really get writer’s block? i enjoy writing as a process, like typing itself is inherently soothing to me, so a lot of the time i’ll just throw gibberish onto the page or brainstorming and see what sticks. sometimes if motivation is feeling low, certain media helps - jon bellion acoustics, old killers / u2 songs, skating videos (specifically ivett toth, evgenia medvedeva, johnny weir, and kevin reynolds!), superhero or spy movies, or re-reading old writing

6. where would you want to live / visit most in your world / story?

there’s a tower in the center of anehaven that’s a massive skyscraper, one of the tallest buildings in new york. ira neda and alan sometimes hang around it and i. really love heights so i’d love to visit there u know

7. would you date any of your characters?

yyyyy,,,,, in theory yes, the majority of them. i only write the sexiest of characters, naturally

8. who is least comfortable at a party? most comfortable?

least - nixie. she hates crowds and socializing so she’d say her hellos and melt away after a few minutes. most comfortable, probably her older sister, danika

9. who most embodies "be gay, do crimes"?

definitely roman. not a home of sexual (pan) but yeah ... probably one of my most criminal ocs (but not in a murder-y way, just in a “in contempt of the government” kinda way). he has authority issues

10. who knows how to cook like a pro? who can't even make toast?

mmmmmmmost of mine know how to cook i think but the entirety of the cadre (ira neda, danika, rian, neri, etryn, The Deceased Yet Honorable adrian nemat) have cooking nights once a month where they all get together and cook up a bunch of shit and it’s pretty much never gone wrong. i bet noah harper can’t cook. little bitch boy

11. what color do you associate with your main character(s)?

ira neda - deep, velvety blue

cori - glass green 

noah - silver-blue

alec - golden-umber

alan - black*

okok and here we have questions :

1. do you have an oldest oc? a favorite oc?

2. what do you listen to while writing?

3. if you could give yourself of five years ago some writing advice, what would it be? specific to an idea / wip or nonspecific

4. is there anyone in your current wip cast that can bake a souffle?

5. are there any pieces of media (shows, books, movies, albums) that have inspired a specific oc or wip?

6. who’s your tallest oc? shortest?

7. do you have a found family group in your writing? who is it?

8. favorite genre to read? is it the same as your favorite to write? (can be specific like “high fantasy steampunk” or non-specific like “sci-fi)

9. where (what place; home, coffee shop, library) do you write the most? is it the same as were you want to write the most?

10. playlists or moodboards?

11. do you listen to white noise while writing? music? ambient noise? all three?

i. am so sorry if i am bothering u please let me know if i do (for future reference so i don’t bother u again please lmk please i am Begging) but uhhh tagging @andiwriteunderthemoon ,  @clownbasedintrigue ,  @adie-dee ,  @rhyaxxyn ,  @vitrichor ,  @radiomacbeth ,  @quilloftheclouds ,  @estrella-writings ,  @dustylovelyrun ,  @tamoria ,  @crowandmoonwriting  i’m actually. flabbergasted ik this many writeblrs wow kudos to Me many pats on the back all around i hope everyone is doing fantastic on this fine friday (friday????) evening. also kennedy i am fairly sure u already did this since u were the one to tag storyhole but ... if u wanted to do it again ... and same goes for u roman since storyhole. also tagged u

[hayleyxmartin]

LIEBSTER AWARD: 1 & 2

LIEBSTER AWARD: 1 & 2

I was recently nominated twice for the Liebster Award. I love the idea behind this tag/award, you get to find out a bit more about me and discover new blogs. I was nominated by: Samantha @ wakeupnglow.com Chloe @ marblebeauty.co.uk Thanks so much for tagging me! The Rules: Recognise the blogger who tagged you Answer the questions Write 11 new ones Tag 11 bloggers who have less than 200 Twitter…

[hyba]

Hi Hyba! Hope you're doing well :) Another wordpress blog nominated me for the Libester Award which is kind of like a shout-out tag game for positive bloggers. Do you mind if I tag you?

Wow!!! Congratulations on being nominated! I just read up a bit about the Liebster Award (hope I got the right one!) and it sounds lovely, so big congrats on getting nominated 😊

And I'd be honoured to be tagged, thank you for thinking of me! 😄 But is it alright even though I'm not a Wordpress blogger? If it is, then that's awesome! If not, then that's awesome too 😊 The thought goes a long way for me and I'm thrilled you thought of me 💙

[bookishluna]

Tag | The Liebster Award Vol. 5

Tag | The Liebster Award Vol. 5

I was tagged by Kim over at Bookish Kimberly, her blog is a lot of fun to read. She is very kind and her reading taste is wonderful and her reviews are done very well. I highly suggest you checking her blog out.

Previous installments: The Liebster Award | 2018, TAG|The Liebster Award #2, Tag | The Liebster Award #3, and Liebster Award | Vol. 4.

Rules

Answer the 11 questions you’ve been asked

Nom…

[mmy-friends-call-me-meg-blog]

After a short(-ish) break from my blog, My Friends Call Me Meg is BACK! 

A while back, I was tagged in the Liebster Award, and I finally got around to it! Now that I'm back in college and back to a routine, expect a lot more activity on this page! I have so much planned for the future so stay tuned!

[magicalwildlifeknittingthing]

The Liebster Award pt.2

The Liebster Award!

Hello everyone, I hope you’re having a lovely morning, afternoon, or evening! I was recently tagged in another post for The Liebster Award by Laughs & Literature! Many thanks to them. I did this once last year (you can view the older post here) and am super excited to do it again! Now, sadly, I don’t really have any blogger mutuals that I can tag, but, if you are a blogger and you see this post,…