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ciroccojGardened this morning, went to my mom's for lunch, came back and started working on my Property summary. I've only got about 5 pages to go and I really hope a meteor lands on my house and prevents me from having to finish it. Except that wouldn't be fair to my family. Hm. OK, I hope a very small meteor crashes through the study window and obliterates my computer.
So what can you do when you're bored stiff and trying to give yourself incentives to work? A MEME!!
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heathers, I'm following her directions and posting this as a comment to her last entry but I'm also putting it here.
What genre are you best known for writing in?
Dunno. I've written a heck of a lot of long stories or novels, so that's probably what I'm known for. Mostly angsty.
What other genres to you tinker in?
Short stories, meta-fic, drabbles, parody, other odd bits here and there.
Any degrees in relation to writing? (opt. Where did you attend university?)
Sort of. I got a BAH from Queen's in Computing Science and History. For the history part I had to write a whooole heck of a lot. Then I did a B.Ed, and now I'm in law school. I've been told lawyers write. A lot :)
Do you have a job that utlizes your writing and/or degree? If so, what do you do?
Not a job, but yeah, I do have to use my writing skills in law school. I occasionally have to hand in essays, legal memos, etc.
How often do you write if it's not part of your job?
I guess every day, if you consider lj or e-mail to be writing. I used to also write fiction almost every day.
Ever been published?
Nope.
If not, is it a goal of yours?
Heh, no. Don't have the patience, time, or desire to deal with the publishing world.
How long have you been writing?
Long, long time. I wrote a lot of stories when I was in elementary school. My mom still has one done in rhyming couplets about ambassadors from Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, trying to figure out what to do about the Sun expanding. I was a weird kid.
What does writing mean to you?
Don't really know. It's partly hobby, partly form of communication, partly working out of issues that interest or bother me.
Do you ever go through droughts when you can't seem to write anything?
Oh, yeah. Haven't written much fiction in the last... many months. And last year during my final Criminal Law essay I had my first real case of absolute writer's block.
Does it bother you when that happens?
Hell, yeah. The fiction block is slightly troubling and sad, but the essay block was absolutely terrifying.
Is writing a compulsion or a hobby? (ie could you give it up?)
Probably compulsion. Haven't tried to quit, so I don't know if I could ;)
Tell me about your writing process. Do you do anything special to get into 'the zone'?
Nope. Not the first draft, anyway. But when I'm writing fanfic, one of my last steps before posting is trying to 'hear' the characters say my words. I'll put a tape on, have it in the background while I fold laundry, then sit down and read through the dialogue while the voices are fresh in my mind. (Hm. That comes off sounding rather schizophrenic.) Then I change dialogue to better fit the voices.
For example, if I wrote "Twas a jolly good row" coming out of Lennie Briscoe's mouth, hopefully I wouldn't be able to 'hear' him saying that in my head, and would change it to "It was a hell of a fight."
Do you write with pen/pencil and paper or on a computer?
Computer, definitely. Although I do love my fountain pen ::pets it tenderly::
Fiction writers (fan or original): Generally speaking, how long does it take to complete a piece? Do you ever finish something in one sitting?
That really, really varies. "Open Letter to Fanfic Writers" (roughly 7 pages) was written pretty much in one sitting, then editted. If, this summer, I finish the novel I've got on a backburner right now, it'll have been 2 years since I started it.
How important is reading to you?
Vital. Whether books or fics or newspapers, I read voraciously.
What is your favorite read?
Don't go there. I can go on for hours and change my mind daily. Although Tigana, Robinson's Mars series, Pillars of the Earth and The Gate to Women's Country appear fairly frequently in my Top Reads.
Is reading more important than writing?
Of course.
Do other writers inspire you? Do you get excited when you read words put together in a way you never would have thought of yourself?
Oh, yeah. Big time. I could say more... but then I'd be writing all day.
Ideas: When do they come to you?
Whenever.
Do you have to stop what you are doing to write them down or do you trust yourself to remember them?
I have to write them down. Otherwise they're gone in a few days.
Who/what inspired you to start writing in the first place?
Don't know. I wrote stories as a kid, but stopped around age 12. Read fanfic voraciously for years (mostly X-Files) without ever thinking of writing it. Then I wrote some, but never posted it (and X-Files fans should really thank me for that ;). Stopped reading or writing fic for a few years. Then I found the L&O fandom and was prompted to try again.
Any other genre (subject, style or field) you haven't tried but want to start?
Can't think of any. I've never written a play, but don't particularly feel the need to do so. And I don't write poetry, but I consider that a good thing for the literary world in general.
So what can you do when you're bored stiff and trying to give yourself incentives to work? A MEME!!
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heathers, I'm following her directions and posting this as a comment to her last entry but I'm also putting it here.What genre are you best known for writing in?
Dunno. I've written a heck of a lot of long stories or novels, so that's probably what I'm known for. Mostly angsty.
What other genres to you tinker in?
Short stories, meta-fic, drabbles, parody, other odd bits here and there.
Any degrees in relation to writing? (opt. Where did you attend university?)
Sort of. I got a BAH from Queen's in Computing Science and History. For the history part I had to write a whooole heck of a lot. Then I did a B.Ed, and now I'm in law school. I've been told lawyers write. A lot :)
Do you have a job that utlizes your writing and/or degree? If so, what do you do?
Not a job, but yeah, I do have to use my writing skills in law school. I occasionally have to hand in essays, legal memos, etc.
How often do you write if it's not part of your job?
I guess every day, if you consider lj or e-mail to be writing. I used to also write fiction almost every day.
Ever been published?
Nope.
If not, is it a goal of yours?
Heh, no. Don't have the patience, time, or desire to deal with the publishing world.
How long have you been writing?
Long, long time. I wrote a lot of stories when I was in elementary school. My mom still has one done in rhyming couplets about ambassadors from Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, trying to figure out what to do about the Sun expanding. I was a weird kid.
What does writing mean to you?
Don't really know. It's partly hobby, partly form of communication, partly working out of issues that interest or bother me.
Do you ever go through droughts when you can't seem to write anything?
Oh, yeah. Haven't written much fiction in the last... many months. And last year during my final Criminal Law essay I had my first real case of absolute writer's block.
Does it bother you when that happens?
Hell, yeah. The fiction block is slightly troubling and sad, but the essay block was absolutely terrifying.
Is writing a compulsion or a hobby? (ie could you give it up?)
Probably compulsion. Haven't tried to quit, so I don't know if I could ;)
Tell me about your writing process. Do you do anything special to get into 'the zone'?
Nope. Not the first draft, anyway. But when I'm writing fanfic, one of my last steps before posting is trying to 'hear' the characters say my words. I'll put a tape on, have it in the background while I fold laundry, then sit down and read through the dialogue while the voices are fresh in my mind. (Hm. That comes off sounding rather schizophrenic.) Then I change dialogue to better fit the voices.
For example, if I wrote "Twas a jolly good row" coming out of Lennie Briscoe's mouth, hopefully I wouldn't be able to 'hear' him saying that in my head, and would change it to "It was a hell of a fight."
Do you write with pen/pencil and paper or on a computer?
Computer, definitely. Although I do love my fountain pen ::pets it tenderly::
Fiction writers (fan or original): Generally speaking, how long does it take to complete a piece? Do you ever finish something in one sitting?
That really, really varies. "Open Letter to Fanfic Writers" (roughly 7 pages) was written pretty much in one sitting, then editted. If, this summer, I finish the novel I've got on a backburner right now, it'll have been 2 years since I started it.
How important is reading to you?
Vital. Whether books or fics or newspapers, I read voraciously.
What is your favorite read?
Don't go there. I can go on for hours and change my mind daily. Although Tigana, Robinson's Mars series, Pillars of the Earth and The Gate to Women's Country appear fairly frequently in my Top Reads.
Is reading more important than writing?
Of course.
Do other writers inspire you? Do you get excited when you read words put together in a way you never would have thought of yourself?
Oh, yeah. Big time. I could say more... but then I'd be writing all day.
Ideas: When do they come to you?
Whenever.
Do you have to stop what you are doing to write them down or do you trust yourself to remember them?
I have to write them down. Otherwise they're gone in a few days.
Who/what inspired you to start writing in the first place?
Don't know. I wrote stories as a kid, but stopped around age 12. Read fanfic voraciously for years (mostly X-Files) without ever thinking of writing it. Then I wrote some, but never posted it (and X-Files fans should really thank me for that ;). Stopped reading or writing fic for a few years. Then I found the L&O fandom and was prompted to try again.
Any other genre (subject, style or field) you haven't tried but want to start?
Can't think of any. I've never written a play, but don't particularly feel the need to do so. And I don't write poetry, but I consider that a good thing for the literary world in general.
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Date: 2004-04-25 04:36 pm (UTC)I've done versions of these a few times in other ficwriting memes. It's hard to stay away from them, though - they're addictive. It's like, I may not be writing, but at least I'm writing about writing :)