July 2012
30-Day Writing Meme →
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30- Day Writing Meme
- Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you’ve worked with and why.
- How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you’re writing about fictional places)?
Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol’ pen and paper?
Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
What’s your favorite genre to write? To read?
How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you’d like to share?
What’s your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
Favorite protagonist and why!
Favorite antagonist and why!
Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
What are your favorite character interactions to write?
Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
Tell us about one scene between your characters that you’ve never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What’s the most interesting way you’ve killed someone?
Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
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!
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.
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.
How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his or her characters!If you guys do this, link me to it! I want to include some of the answers you have on here.
I’ll be doing it too.
The Excessively Detailed Headcanon Tumblr Meme
Send me some numbers, and I will tell you:
- What does their bedroom look like?
- Do they have any daily rituals?
- Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?
- What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?
- Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)
- Eating habits and sample daily menu
- Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time
- Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging
- Makeup?
- Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?
- Intellectual pursuits?
- Favorite book genre?
- Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?
- Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)
- Biggest and smallest short term goal?
- Biggest and smallest long term goal?
- Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress
- Favorite beverage?
- What do they think about before falling asleep at night?
- Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?
- Turn-ons? Turn-offs?
- Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?
- How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?
- Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?
- How do they see themselves 5 years from today?
- Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?
- What is their biggest regret?
- Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?
- Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)
- Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)
- Most prized possession?
- Thoughts on material possessions in general?
- Concept of home and family?
- Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?)
- What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?
- What makes them feel guilty?
- Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?
- Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality?
- What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?
- Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?
- How misanthropic are they?
- Hobbies?
- How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?
- Religion?
- Superstitions or views on the occult?
- Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?
- If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?
- How do they express love?
- If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?
- Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?
omg please. specify which idiot you are asking about… I’M BORED AS ALL HELL.
Water Water Everywhere
The method I use is pretty simple. It’s just an extension of the lasso-and-airbrush technique I use to render other objects. But here is a short demo in case it helps:
