#gracefullysaint

1. My girlfriend

2. My partner

3. Waking up in the morning and knowing you have nowhere to be

4. Flipping through a new tarot deck for the first time

2. If you had to give up your keyboard and write your stories exclusively by hand, could you do it? If you already write everything by hand, a) are you a wizard and b) pen or pencil?

Yes. It'd be a pain in the ass but I could do it. I do worldbuilding notes (I dislike the word "worldbuilding" but that's what it is) and some poetry and short stories by hand already, mostly in either mechanical pencil or gel pen. I'll use wood-barrelled pencils if there's something nice or interesting about them--I currently have a bunch with old celestial maps printed on the barrels, which is cool--and I don't like using ballpoints if I can help it.

5. Do you have any writing superstitions? What are they and why are they 100% true?

Not as such.

6. What is your darkest fear about writing?

Irrelevancy, lack of impact, lack of interest from any reading public. I'm afraid of negative feedback too but not as much.

7. What is your deepest joy about writing?

The process itself. I know a lot of people hate this bit but I genuinely love just sitting down and composing lines or sentences.

13. What is a subject matter that is incredibly difficult for you write about? What is easy?

I'm not good at writing sex, in large part due to paucity of experience with it, but I try not to moralize about that; sometimes it does serve whatever is going on narratively (or thematically, like the TERRIBLE Charles/Julia sex scene in Brideshead Revisited, which communicates an enormous amount about these characters and how bad they are for each other. I could say something more positive about a series I'm currently reading here as well but I won't because spoilers; the relevant part isn't out in English yet). I'm also not good at naturalistic dialogue or clear motivations for non-POV characters, both of which reflect the way I see the world as an autistic person. I'm good at stylized dialogue, visual descriptions, and descriptions of non-volitional mental states and propositional attitudes.

19. Tell me a story about your writing journey. When did you start? Why did you start? Were there bumps along the way? Where are you now and where are you going?

I know this is a trite thing to say but I've been telling stories since mid-childhood. I've barely hit any bumps or roadblocks except my deep fear of the traditional publication process and aversion to self-advertising to the extent necessary for successful self-publication. I'm currently trying to overcome one or both of those.

12 & 15 are answered here!

14: Describe your rosary or chotki.

I have several rosaries! The one I use the most has red wooden beads with a silver St Benedict crucifix and St Benedict medal. I also have a decade rosary made from chord that I wear on my wrist (I only take it off if I am praying with it).

26: Describe a Catholic tradition from your culture.

thanks!!!!!

starfish: are there any words that you live by?

i don’t even know?? perseverance maybe?

atlantic: what is your favorite song of all time?

i’m boring it’s if ye love me by thomas tallis

seaside: already answered!

sail: do you have a favorite poem?