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gelbes_gilatierFirst question was:
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you’ve worked with and why.
And this is how it continues:
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
Short answer: TOO FUCKING MANY!
Long answers: Can I skip the counting? Because, yes, I do have accumulated a lot of characters during almost 15 years of writing and almost ten years of publishing. There are Evan Lorne and Laura Cadman as canon characters, Thomas Moore, Laura Greenspan, Maureen Reece and Simon DeLisle as original characters, along with Joe Simmons, Robert McPherson, Will Meyers, Matthias Morsberg and several other original characters in my Stargate stories, there are Jenna Melara and Xanas Farrayn as original characters in my Star Wars stories, there's Lavinia McNeil in my Harry Potter story, there are Kara Thrace and Lee Adama in my BSG stories, Eliot Spencer and Parker in my Leverage stories, Kate McAffee and Matthew Spears in my WWII orginal story... and that's really only a small part of the characters I have written or still write.
As for preferences... it may look like I prefer writing males (since they outweigh the female characters in the count) but the truth is that I usally write stories that are set in male dominated environments like the military which makes it nearly inevitable to have more male characters than female characters. But I generally prefer to have female characters as protagonists. I can and do write male characters but I feel more at ease with female characters. And since I started writing mainly because it was the best way to ensure that I get to read exactly the stories I want to read, all my stories include strong (if always flawed) female leads.
That is to say, a lot my stories are more or less ensemble stories or duets but in my head, the leading character is usually a female character, simply because I feel more at ease with writing women and because I still think that this world needs female leads in fiction badly. I admit that not only other people's female characters are role models for me but also my own female characters (mainly Laura Cadman (um, yes, I know, preposterous, but I do consider the Laura Cadman I write to be my character), Jenna Melara and Lavinia McNeil) and I hope to contribute to the range of female role models girls all over the world have with them. Yes, I really, really do. What do you mean, delusions of grandeur?
Anyway, regardless of whether I like to write females or males better, I hope people like all my characters (at least those they're supposed to like ;)) and will continue liking them. Because, you know, I do... even if Iusually sometimes do terrible things to them.
~*~
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you’re writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol’ pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What’s your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you’d like to share?
13. What’s your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing?
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you’ve never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What’s the most interesting way you’ve killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let’s talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there’s nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you’ve worked with and why.
And this is how it continues:
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
Short answer: TOO FUCKING MANY!
Long answers: Can I skip the counting? Because, yes, I do have accumulated a lot of characters during almost 15 years of writing and almost ten years of publishing. There are Evan Lorne and Laura Cadman as canon characters, Thomas Moore, Laura Greenspan, Maureen Reece and Simon DeLisle as original characters, along with Joe Simmons, Robert McPherson, Will Meyers, Matthias Morsberg and several other original characters in my Stargate stories, there are Jenna Melara and Xanas Farrayn as original characters in my Star Wars stories, there's Lavinia McNeil in my Harry Potter story, there are Kara Thrace and Lee Adama in my BSG stories, Eliot Spencer and Parker in my Leverage stories, Kate McAffee and Matthew Spears in my WWII orginal story... and that's really only a small part of the characters I have written or still write.
As for preferences... it may look like I prefer writing males (since they outweigh the female characters in the count) but the truth is that I usally write stories that are set in male dominated environments like the military which makes it nearly inevitable to have more male characters than female characters. But I generally prefer to have female characters as protagonists. I can and do write male characters but I feel more at ease with female characters. And since I started writing mainly because it was the best way to ensure that I get to read exactly the stories I want to read, all my stories include strong (if always flawed) female leads.
That is to say, a lot my stories are more or less ensemble stories or duets but in my head, the leading character is usually a female character, simply because I feel more at ease with writing women and because I still think that this world needs female leads in fiction badly. I admit that not only other people's female characters are role models for me but also my own female characters (mainly Laura Cadman (um, yes, I know, preposterous, but I do consider the Laura Cadman I write to be my character), Jenna Melara and Lavinia McNeil) and I hope to contribute to the range of female role models girls all over the world have with them. Yes, I really, really do. What do you mean, delusions of grandeur?
Anyway, regardless of whether I like to write females or males better, I hope people like all my characters (at least those they're supposed to like ;)) and will continue liking them. Because, you know, I do... even if I
~*~
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you’re writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol’ pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What’s your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you’d like to share?
13. What’s your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing?
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you’ve never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What’s the most interesting way you’ve killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let’s talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there’s nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
