Mareep. I make you sick? That's reciprocal. (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mareepa) wrote,@ 2004-11-27 12:39:00 |
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What's the last thing you wrote?
I wrote a really long RP letter. Matt to Jeph. It's long and strange.
Is it any good?
I like writing stuff as Matt for the sinned, as his character is cool and the way he writes is very open and coarse. It's exactly the way your thoughts come to you, random but exact. There's no guess work or sitting on the fence. Very up front. I like it. So sure?
What's the first thing you ever wrote that you still have?
That I still have? Um. Second grade, I wrote a book for the writing contest thing and drew all the pictures and stuff. It was about a cat and a dog who were friends when no one wanted them to be? I think it was about differences and how we should all get along.
Was it any good?
I won the contest, got prize money, and got to visit this author at UNCG with the other kids from different schools who had one.
Write poetry?
All the time. It's the only thing I really write by hand any more. Here, I wrote this on a napkin at breakfast this morning:
My words burn like the cheapest
of liquor
but not the weakest
I'm quicker
On my feet this
staying and talking
sucks when
I could be out the door walking
away
But you know I'll stay
I'd never go anywhere
not today
(it'll change)
We'll stick this out
I'm all about
second chances
You say you can't and
I can't stand it
I'm crashing back on my heels
Into the arms of whoever's there
and since I just knocked the salt shaker
with my left elbow
I gotta assume
it's the devil
...or you.
Angsty poetry?
Not like, whoa is me, I slit my wrists. But troublesome, maybe, yes.
Favourite genre of writing?
Is erotica a genre?
Most fun character you ever wrote?
Jeremiah from Six Minutes probably. I also enjoyed Tony from Make Me Strong. I also liked Steve from Make Me Strong.
Most annoying character you ever wrote?
You know what, I hated Jeremiah from Kid Stuff.
Best plot you ever wrote?
My plots pretty much suck. I don't even know if I have a plot by the time I'm half way done. I just hope for the best. Substantial has a good plot, if I ever finish it, and I really like writing The Stacks.
Coolest plot twist you ever wrote?
I can say that in Broken Down Emotions, I keep people guessing, but it's not really a twist. Probably Letter.
How often do you get writer's block?
I don't get writer's block as much as I lose the empathy to actually sit down and write out what I'm thinking.
How do you fix it?
Coffee, cigarettes, and RP.
Write fan fiction?
Yes. Band.
Do you type or write by hand?
I really hate writing stories by hand. But sometimes, I'll write out a really rough idea of what I want, and add side notes while I think about it, and then I type it up and add everything. Most of the time it ends up being like:
Matt walks in. "Hey Jere."
Jere says hi.
My side notes would include things like, the kitchen blinds were open, Matt's feet stick to the kitchen tile, Jeremiah looks distraught, flipping through bills, Matt goes to the fridge.
Matt wanders into the kitchen, his bare feet sticking to the shining tile floor. He assumes Jere must've recently moped. Making a beeline to the fridge for a beer, he shoots a glance towards his bandmate, the afternoon sun making Jeremiah's hair look brown and his face overly angled.
There's a crease in the guitarist's brow, his shoulders hunched with his elbows propped up on the polished surface of the kitchen table, a sheet of typing paper between his fingers.
Matt leans his hip against the fridge foor, searching the insides for something appealing, the low watt bulb flickering shadows over what's left of last night's dinner. "Hey man. What'cha doing?"
Matt addesses Jeremiah nonchalantly, and the frown on the other's face deepens, his dark eyes flicking momentarily to Matt's head ducking down to reach into the fridge.
"Nothing really..." he mumbles, sounding either distracted or elusive, or a mixture of the two.
Do you save everything you write?
It's all on my computer or one of my disks. I can't stand deleting things. I don't post everything though, but I have it.
Do you ever go back to an old idea long after you abandoned it?
yeah, totally. If I don't know what to do with something, I'll put it on the shelf and think about it a bit idly until something comes.
What's your favourite thing that you've written?
When i revised Masqurading. I really like that story.
What's everyone else's favourite thing that you've written?
Probably Kid Stuff, because it was long and chaptered and Matt/Jere. I'd say Broken Down Emotions is second. I don't know if it's close or not.
Do you even show people your work?
My friends ask me for my porn writing a lot? I post.
Who's your favourite constructive critic?
I always take critism very personally, so I tend to ignore them. As all they ever do is say, you spelled this wrong, you have typos, on and on. And I'm like. Hi. Fuck you. I do have my favourite reviewers though. But. Yeah.
Do you have a web site for your writing?
Spearbriteny/benjiatechris hosts me. So does Taz for NSOS. I have a fandomination page and this is my writing journal.
Did you ever write a novel?
Nah, not really.
Have you ever written fantasy, sci-fi, or horror?
I've written fantasy and horror.
Ever written romance or teen angsty drama?
yep.
What's your favourite setting for your characters?
Hm, high school? Most of my stories start off with a conversation of sorts, that lets you know what's going on.
What's one genre you've never written, and probably never will?
Hm. I'll try anything.
How many writing projects are you working on right now, grasshopper?
Sha...hm. I'm not sure. In my head, I have about six different plots. I'd say. Fourteen.
Things in my brain:
Ewww. Okay. Writing wise? It's mostly RP. I'm focused onmalyssaaa.
And I'm revising Matt/Jeph letter. Because. It needs it.
Other then that, personal family issues. Serious problems. there will be scarring. And blood. And tears.
And my dad has five more years to live.
Do you want to write for a living?
I do. It's like the only real talent I have.
Have you ever written something for a magazine or newspaper?
Sure have.
Have you ever won an award for your writing?
yep. nothing very interesting. like state wide. maybe one or two bigger contests.
Ever written something in script or play format?
Sadly, yes. I hate it though. I can write dialouge pretty well though, so people ask me for help sometimes.
What are your five favourite words?
bone, warm, apotheosize, snarl, blood. I have a lot of favourite words though.
Do you ever parody?
I've written two MSTs, and my first Mest fanfic ever was a parody. It was on fanfiction.net. No I will not post it. Ever.
What's your favourite thing to parody?
Probably mest and myself.
Do you actually like that thing, or are you spitefully making fun of it?
I actually like it. It's all in good fun. I'm not that spiteful, I don't think. Well. Sometimes, maybe.
Do you ever write based on yourself?
I try not to. I think I get enough of my real life from living it. I can't remember a time I ever wrote based on me, and I don't think i would like that very much.
Wait, I did when it was between KB and I. But that's different.
What character that you've written most resembles yourself?
Sadly, Jesse Lacey in US History. Most of my characters start off as just me typing, and then they become someone else. I don't usually let them stay as me.
Where do you get ideas for your other characters?
I set a few guidelines as I write. Like I'll decide that Jeremiah doesn't like to cuss. From there on out, I add other things that he does or does not do, all from that one idea. That develops into someone really distinct very quickly. I mostly just write, whatever I feel like. They form themselves, honestly.
Do you ever write based on your dreams?
Yes, occasionally.
Do you favor happy endings, sad endings, or cliff-hangers?
Happy endings. But I probably do more sad and am better at it.
Have you ever written based on a work of art that you've seen?
Um...maybe inspired, let it fester, then come back to it and don't remember that the picture was my muse.
Are you concerned with spelling and grammar as you write?
Yes, sadly. If that red squiggly line shows up, I have to correct it. Syntax always bothers me. Right now, I'm not using spell check and yes, it bothers me, but we all make mistakes.
Ever write something entirely in chatspeak (how r u)?
When KB and I wrote Email, we used some netspeak. Mostly, the way I'm typing now is how I IM. Actually, this keyboard is fucked up, so I make more mistakes on it. I use both hands and don't look at the bored and everything. I do say lmao and omg though.
Entirely in 1337?
I did once with Haleh. We were screwing around. She's the master at it though, I suck at it. Because I have no practice using it.
Was that question completely appalling and un-writer like?
No. Just because I'm a "writer" doesn't mean I'm not allowed to use 1337. \|/3|)\|)
Does music help you write?
oh, yeah, totally. I need music playing to write.
Do you have a weblog or livejournal?
_mareep, mareepa
Are people surprised and confused when they find out you write well?
They seem to be. They read something and they look at me weird and are like, Wow, this ...this is really good. I'm serious. This. Wow. You're good.
Like they're trying to convince me...? Maybe they really think I suck. Meh.
Quote something you've written.
We were drunk off cola and rum when Matt first told me everything, laying out on the hood of his El Camino, passing a cigarette and the thermos back and forth between us. He’d sat up, his Vans against the front fender, head down and looking at the gravel. I’d sat up too, looking up into the night sky and the ominous silhouette of a couple high tension towers. We could see a few stars and the dusty rose hue of the city lights off in the far distance, towards the west.
I could see his face pretty well, with the high beams on, creating an odd cone of light around us that shifted out across the cut rock and hit the high chain link fence about twenty yards off. The blackness was eminent on either side, something deep and all powerful, and the shadow of our legs was sprayed unevenly across the dust, puddles absorbing light in bright, silver pools.
[...]
that was fun. I need to call my mom. I'm hungry and need food. yeah.
I wrote a really long RP letter. Matt to Jeph. It's long and strange.
Is it any good?
I like writing stuff as Matt for the sinned, as his character is cool and the way he writes is very open and coarse. It's exactly the way your thoughts come to you, random but exact. There's no guess work or sitting on the fence. Very up front. I like it. So sure?
What's the first thing you ever wrote that you still have?
That I still have? Um. Second grade, I wrote a book for the writing contest thing and drew all the pictures and stuff. It was about a cat and a dog who were friends when no one wanted them to be? I think it was about differences and how we should all get along.
Was it any good?
I won the contest, got prize money, and got to visit this author at UNCG with the other kids from different schools who had one.
Write poetry?
All the time. It's the only thing I really write by hand any more. Here, I wrote this on a napkin at breakfast this morning:
My words burn like the cheapest
of liquor
but not the weakest
I'm quicker
On my feet this
staying and talking
sucks when
I could be out the door walking
away
But you know I'll stay
I'd never go anywhere
not today
(it'll change)
We'll stick this out
I'm all about
second chances
You say you can't and
I can't stand it
I'm crashing back on my heels
Into the arms of whoever's there
and since I just knocked the salt shaker
with my left elbow
I gotta assume
it's the devil
...or you.
Angsty poetry?
Not like, whoa is me, I slit my wrists. But troublesome, maybe, yes.
Favourite genre of writing?
Is erotica a genre?
Most fun character you ever wrote?
Jeremiah from Six Minutes probably. I also enjoyed Tony from Make Me Strong. I also liked Steve from Make Me Strong.
Most annoying character you ever wrote?
You know what, I hated Jeremiah from Kid Stuff.
Best plot you ever wrote?
My plots pretty much suck. I don't even know if I have a plot by the time I'm half way done. I just hope for the best. Substantial has a good plot, if I ever finish it, and I really like writing The Stacks.
Coolest plot twist you ever wrote?
I can say that in Broken Down Emotions, I keep people guessing, but it's not really a twist. Probably Letter.
How often do you get writer's block?
I don't get writer's block as much as I lose the empathy to actually sit down and write out what I'm thinking.
How do you fix it?
Coffee, cigarettes, and RP.
Write fan fiction?
Yes. Band.
Do you type or write by hand?
I really hate writing stories by hand. But sometimes, I'll write out a really rough idea of what I want, and add side notes while I think about it, and then I type it up and add everything. Most of the time it ends up being like:
Matt walks in. "Hey Jere."
Jere says hi.
My side notes would include things like, the kitchen blinds were open, Matt's feet stick to the kitchen tile, Jeremiah looks distraught, flipping through bills, Matt goes to the fridge.
Matt wanders into the kitchen, his bare feet sticking to the shining tile floor. He assumes Jere must've recently moped. Making a beeline to the fridge for a beer, he shoots a glance towards his bandmate, the afternoon sun making Jeremiah's hair look brown and his face overly angled.
There's a crease in the guitarist's brow, his shoulders hunched with his elbows propped up on the polished surface of the kitchen table, a sheet of typing paper between his fingers.
Matt leans his hip against the fridge foor, searching the insides for something appealing, the low watt bulb flickering shadows over what's left of last night's dinner. "Hey man. What'cha doing?"
Matt addesses Jeremiah nonchalantly, and the frown on the other's face deepens, his dark eyes flicking momentarily to Matt's head ducking down to reach into the fridge.
"Nothing really..." he mumbles, sounding either distracted or elusive, or a mixture of the two.
Do you save everything you write?
It's all on my computer or one of my disks. I can't stand deleting things. I don't post everything though, but I have it.
Do you ever go back to an old idea long after you abandoned it?
yeah, totally. If I don't know what to do with something, I'll put it on the shelf and think about it a bit idly until something comes.
What's your favourite thing that you've written?
When i revised Masqurading. I really like that story.
What's everyone else's favourite thing that you've written?
Probably Kid Stuff, because it was long and chaptered and Matt/Jere. I'd say Broken Down Emotions is second. I don't know if it's close or not.
Do you even show people your work?
My friends ask me for my porn writing a lot? I post.
Who's your favourite constructive critic?
I always take critism very personally, so I tend to ignore them. As all they ever do is say, you spelled this wrong, you have typos, on and on. And I'm like. Hi. Fuck you. I do have my favourite reviewers though. But. Yeah.
Do you have a web site for your writing?
Spearbriteny/benjiatechris hosts me. So does Taz for NSOS. I have a fandomination page and this is my writing journal.
Did you ever write a novel?
Nah, not really.
Have you ever written fantasy, sci-fi, or horror?
I've written fantasy and horror.
Ever written romance or teen angsty drama?
yep.
What's your favourite setting for your characters?
Hm, high school? Most of my stories start off with a conversation of sorts, that lets you know what's going on.
What's one genre you've never written, and probably never will?
Hm. I'll try anything.
How many writing projects are you working on right now, grasshopper?
Sha...hm. I'm not sure. In my head, I have about six different plots. I'd say. Fourteen.
Things in my brain:
Ewww. Okay. Writing wise? It's mostly RP. I'm focused on
malyssaaa. And I'm revising Matt/Jeph letter. Because. It needs it.
Other then that, personal family issues. Serious problems. there will be scarring. And blood. And tears.
And my dad has five more years to live.
Do you want to write for a living?
I do. It's like the only real talent I have.
Have you ever written something for a magazine or newspaper?
Sure have.
Have you ever won an award for your writing?
yep. nothing very interesting. like state wide. maybe one or two bigger contests.
Ever written something in script or play format?
Sadly, yes. I hate it though. I can write dialouge pretty well though, so people ask me for help sometimes.
What are your five favourite words?
bone, warm, apotheosize, snarl, blood. I have a lot of favourite words though.
Do you ever parody?
I've written two MSTs, and my first Mest fanfic ever was a parody. It was on fanfiction.net. No I will not post it. Ever.
What's your favourite thing to parody?
Probably mest and myself.
Do you actually like that thing, or are you spitefully making fun of it?
I actually like it. It's all in good fun. I'm not that spiteful, I don't think. Well. Sometimes, maybe.
Do you ever write based on yourself?
I try not to. I think I get enough of my real life from living it. I can't remember a time I ever wrote based on me, and I don't think i would like that very much.
Wait, I did when it was between KB and I. But that's different.
What character that you've written most resembles yourself?
Sadly, Jesse Lacey in US History. Most of my characters start off as just me typing, and then they become someone else. I don't usually let them stay as me.
Where do you get ideas for your other characters?
I set a few guidelines as I write. Like I'll decide that Jeremiah doesn't like to cuss. From there on out, I add other things that he does or does not do, all from that one idea. That develops into someone really distinct very quickly. I mostly just write, whatever I feel like. They form themselves, honestly.
Do you ever write based on your dreams?
Yes, occasionally.
Do you favor happy endings, sad endings, or cliff-hangers?
Happy endings. But I probably do more sad and am better at it.
Have you ever written based on a work of art that you've seen?
Um...maybe inspired, let it fester, then come back to it and don't remember that the picture was my muse.
Are you concerned with spelling and grammar as you write?
Yes, sadly. If that red squiggly line shows up, I have to correct it. Syntax always bothers me. Right now, I'm not using spell check and yes, it bothers me, but we all make mistakes.
Ever write something entirely in chatspeak (how r u)?
When KB and I wrote Email, we used some netspeak. Mostly, the way I'm typing now is how I IM. Actually, this keyboard is fucked up, so I make more mistakes on it. I use both hands and don't look at the bored and everything. I do say lmao and omg though.
Entirely in 1337?
I did once with Haleh. We were screwing around. She's the master at it though, I suck at it. Because I have no practice using it.
Was that question completely appalling and un-writer like?
No. Just because I'm a "writer" doesn't mean I'm not allowed to use 1337. \|/3|)\|)
Does music help you write?
oh, yeah, totally. I need music playing to write.
Do you have a weblog or livejournal?
_mareep, mareepaAre people surprised and confused when they find out you write well?
They seem to be. They read something and they look at me weird and are like, Wow, this ...this is really good. I'm serious. This. Wow. You're good.
Like they're trying to convince me...? Maybe they really think I suck. Meh.
Quote something you've written.
We were drunk off cola and rum when Matt first told me everything, laying out on the hood of his El Camino, passing a cigarette and the thermos back and forth between us. He’d sat up, his Vans against the front fender, head down and looking at the gravel. I’d sat up too, looking up into the night sky and the ominous silhouette of a couple high tension towers. We could see a few stars and the dusty rose hue of the city lights off in the far distance, towards the west.
I could see his face pretty well, with the high beams on, creating an odd cone of light around us that shifted out across the cut rock and hit the high chain link fence about twenty yards off. The blackness was eminent on either side, something deep and all powerful, and the shadow of our legs was sprayed unevenly across the dust, puddles absorbing light in bright, silver pools.
[...]
that was fun. I need to call my mom. I'm hungry and need food. yeah.
