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Oh hi! It’s been a while since I’ve heard from you, I hope you’re also doing well. And the same to you!

💔 which OC frustrated you the most this year?

Most all of them, frankly speaking. Depression hit me hard this year, and between that and school I just didn’t have the energy to do as much writing as I would have liked. 

If I had to pick one, I guess that would be Lydia. Like.. who is she, man? What does she want? The more I wrote her the more I learned about her, but the more I learned the more her intentions and motivations became unclear to me. 

Ah, well. it be like that sometimes. 

💌 which OC did you write about most this year?

1) If your OCs could teach a subject in university, what subjects would they teach and why?

Edisius feels like a Language Arts sort of a professor... Amadea is probably something boring like Economics but she’s like.. always late and always slightly tipsy. Dove, I feel would be teaching Law or Psychology, and Falcon would be History, but like, way specific, like the History of Warfare of something like that. Kenny isn’t a teaching type and I feel like Lydia is far more likely to be skipping class than teaching class. 2) What are some of the current obsessions that your OCs have? What are some of your current obsessions?

Kenny is super into dyed hair, Lydia likes seeing how far she can push her magical abilities, Edisius is a collector (of books, rocks, etc), and Amadea has a lipstick obsession. Dove is kind of obsessed with taking her father’s throne, and Falcon... Falcon just does whatever Dove does, really.

As for me.. I don’t think I have any obsessions, currently. Maybe I have an obsession with having an obsession.  3) Which company would your OCs prefer to work in: a growing company full of young creative individuals who can be frequently seen playing table tennis / darts around the office OR a smaller company with older workers who make sure to cook once a week in the company kitchen? 

I feel Kenny and Falcon would go for the small company, whilst Lydia, Amadea, and Dove would fit right in with the growing company. Edisius would choose neither, he’s more of a start-you-own company sort of guy.

Hey nonny! 

5:  Search for the word "knife" in your WIP. If you find it, paste the line and explain the context.

I don’t have that word... yet. Maybe this is a sign that my characters need to get a little stabby? Hmmm...

11: Which character do you have the most in common with?

I think each of my protagonists are like me in some way, since it helps me relate to them more. Right now I think the character that is most like me would be Galena Tao (Of Dragons and Princes)? But even that doesn’t sound quite right.

Hard to say… it’s probably a toss-up between the fact that most of my characters are Chinese, the fact that Kenny (from Lucidity)  is a gnc girl and her family and friends are not only okay with that but love and support her all the way (I may not identify as a gnc girl right now but that was a part of my identity growing up and I still remember how much it sucked) or that Yanfeng (ODAP) is a handsome prince who is 5'0 and no one makes belittles or fun of him for it or sees his height as detracting from his attractiveness.

Get to Know “Me”: OC Edition

Thanks for the tag @merigreenleaf! I talk a lot about my Lucidity characters, so I thought I’d change it up a bit and formally introduce the main character of Of Dragons and Princes, Lena Jia.

Name: Galena Abigail Jia / Jia Yuying (家育英)

Nickname: Lena, Gabby (Childhood nickname. She’s trying to get rid of it. Only her parents call her Galena.)

Gender: Female

Star Sign: Taurus (Western Zodiac) / Rabbit (Chinese Zodiac)

Height: 5′2

Orientation: Straight

Hogwarts House: Probably a Griffinpuff

Nationality: Chinese-American

Favorite Fruit: Longans

Favorite Flower: Freesia

Favorite Season: Spring!

Favorite Scent: The local drug store sells this cheap, no-name brand perfume that Lena’s worn since she was eight.

Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate: Tea, preferably hot, preferably sweet.

Average Hours of Sleep: I’d say about nine to ten (Lena is rather fond of sleeping), unless it’s one of those nights when Yuhua drags her out to “train”—aka hunt down evil spirits and fight them. Depending on how well Yuhua thinks she does, Lena could get anywhere between four to six hours of sleep.

Dog or Cat Person: Cats, but dogs are alright too.

Favorite Fictional Character: I mean.. this is probably not going to make it into the actual book, since copyright is a thing, but Lena loves superhero movies, especially Marvel movies. Her favourite character would totally be Loki, Thor, or T’Challa. She has a thing for princes.

Number of Blankets They Sleep With: Three—the toastier the better!

Dream Trip: Somewhere a bit chilly, where she can break out all her favourite scarves and jackets. Maybe Europe? 

WIP Game

I swear, some days this game is the only reason I have content to post here 😂 shoutout to @jaykingwrites for hosting these games, and to every writer who sends me asks and tag games. Thanks for supporting me, guys!

Oh look, a __ fell on __’s head!

Hey hey thanks for the ask!

1 -  Do you listen to music when you write?

Sometimes! I have a writing playlist on Spotify that I listen to sometimes, but when I really get into it I tend to switch the music off because it gets in the way of my creative flow.

11 - Books and/or authors who influenced you the most

I think Frances Hodgson Burnett and C.S. Lewis really influenced my writing style, since I read a lot of their stuff when I was growing up.

21 - Who is/are your favourite character(s) to write?

Oh hi there!