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I rearranged my desk area again tonight. Now that I have a small screen, it's much easier! The problem has been that when I'm sitting on the couch and want to watch Netflix, the screen is too high and I get that negative feedback where black should be. Now I have a place to put the screen so that it's at the right level. I've been watching Stargate: SG-1 lately, trying in vain to catch up with all my friends at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
stargateland and sgoc. Right now I'm watching Season 1, Episode 12 - The Nox. I really like Episode 10 The Torments of Tantalus (and need to make myself an icon of some sort that says "Kathryn agrees" because that phrase just tickled me) and Episode 8 Cold Lazarus (because it was interesting watching O'Neill being very O'Neill-like.
And now on with the Daily Writing Meme:
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
The above quote in the cut is from the author of the most wonderful SciFi book that I've read. I got Solitaire from the library almost by mistake. At the time, I didn't know it was a SciFi book but loved it so much that I bought a copy. I still don't read much SciFi but there are a few books here and there that I've read that I enjoy.
I really love Paranormal, a subset of SciFi/Fantasy that centers on werewolves and vampires and fairies and lovely talking/intelligent animals. Right now, I'm in the midst of the Allie Beckstrom novels by Devon Monk. I also enjoy the Kate Daniel books (talk about intelligent animals!) by Ilona Andrews.
I also enjoy history books because I like to know why people do what they do. This summer I've been reading through The Isles: A History and I've learned a lot of reasons for different events. Most of them are about men or women who wanted power. Imagine that! But it's just interesting. I know some people don't like reading dry history but it's something odd about me.
I'm also not adverse to reading mysteries or romance or anything else that's well written.
I like to write whatever comes in my head. Why be bound by the rules of any one genre? People who aren't set in one genre can help create new ones. For instance, I can remember a time when Paranormal didn't exist. There were only a few werewolves and even fewer vampires in fiction. Now look at the writing industry - full of werewolves and vampires! Good stories can create genres because people read them. I just want people to read what I write.
The coming questions
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!
stargateland and sgoc. Right now I'm watching Season 1, Episode 12 - The Nox. I really like Episode 10 The Torments of Tantalus (and need to make myself an icon of some sort that says "Kathryn agrees" because that phrase just tickled me) and Episode 8 Cold Lazarus (because it was interesting watching O'Neill being very O'Neill-like.And now on with the Daily Writing Meme:
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
The above quote in the cut is from the author of the most wonderful SciFi book that I've read. I got Solitaire from the library almost by mistake. At the time, I didn't know it was a SciFi book but loved it so much that I bought a copy. I still don't read much SciFi but there are a few books here and there that I've read that I enjoy.
I really love Paranormal, a subset of SciFi/Fantasy that centers on werewolves and vampires and fairies and lovely talking/intelligent animals. Right now, I'm in the midst of the Allie Beckstrom novels by Devon Monk. I also enjoy the Kate Daniel books (talk about intelligent animals!) by Ilona Andrews.
I also enjoy history books because I like to know why people do what they do. This summer I've been reading through The Isles: A History and I've learned a lot of reasons for different events. Most of them are about men or women who wanted power. Imagine that! But it's just interesting. I know some people don't like reading dry history but it's something odd about me.
I'm also not adverse to reading mysteries or romance or anything else that's well written.
I like to write whatever comes in my head. Why be bound by the rules of any one genre? People who aren't set in one genre can help create new ones. For instance, I can remember a time when Paranormal didn't exist. There were only a few werewolves and even fewer vampires in fiction. Now look at the writing industry - full of werewolves and vampires! Good stories can create genres because people read them. I just want people to read what I write.
The coming questions
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!
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Date: 2010-08-25 07:29 am (UTC)From:The Nox was a solid ep. :D
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