#cataclysmic-writer

From my October 9th post here; Shipwrecked for @zyrafowe-sny, @cataclysmic-writer, and @stonemaskedtaliesin, thanks!

Hello and thank you for asking! I have a few prompts that I hold near and dear:

“My phone’s almost dead and I don’t know the way home, so I really need you to stay awake right now.”

“Can I sleep over tonight? My house is kind of a war zone right now and I don’t particularly want to be there.” 

“I feel like I got hit by a train. And then all the cars that were waiting for it to pass, too.”

Happy STS to you too! (I had to look it up)

I’ve probably created hundreds of vaguely-defined “OCs” for my stories by this point, so I’m not sure why you’d be asking me this question of all people!

Aw thank you for the unexpected ask!

Ohhh, what a question! This is definitely something I’ve thought about before, no matter how unlikely things like it are to happen. To be honest, I’d say the depiction of diversity. UNLESS it’s to make it better and/or more respectful, though I think we all know that’s just a tad bit unrealistic. ^^’

But seriously! The LGBTQ+ and cultural identities, the disabilities and neurodivergence of the characters! That is essential to the plot at some parts, and definitely crucial to the characters themselves! Getting rid of that would also get rid of so much representation, which was probably one of the main reasons I’m writing OSS in the first place!

I have an editor! I ask her for advice or editing of my stories whenever I can. She usually points out inconsistency's, plot errors, and ways to improve characters

I will also sometimes ask my sister for advice for an idea, or have my aunt or someone read stories before they come out. 

Outside of irl people I will sometimes read Medium articles about writing, watch writing videos (I like Ellen Brock videos quiet a bit), and I used to do stuff like get lost in TV tropes and other silly media sites a lot!

I hope that helps, I also pick up writing tips from reading books

Oh my gosh congratulations that’s awesome!!! What a fantastic way to end the year, I’m so happy for you!!! What are you plans for it now that the first draft is done? Are you going to let it rest for a while and do something else, or are you already working on it again?

The holiday season was a bit hectic for me because I was working. I work at a 24/7 residential facility that doesn’t have any days off, so that kind of sucked. But I only work part-time so I still had time to do holiday-like stuff. I decorated our house for Christmas this year, and my long distance boyfriend was in town for a couple weeks so that was really fun! He actually left for his place earlier today. I spent Christmas Eve with my boyfriend since my parents were both working, Christmas day with my parents, I was alone on New Year’s Eve, and I worked on New Year’s day. We did do our traditional New Year celebration before I left for work though.