#perceptions toa

1. Why do you like to write?

(whataboldassumptiontosay-) hA just kidding

To be honest, I’d probably say its because I’m a storyteller at heart. Not to sound cliche or anything but writing’s basically the biggest escapism I can get and getting to escape into these worlds is, just fantastic (even if that means writing only in my head and never putting it to paper oops)

Also, character acting

2. Would you like to meet your characters in real life?

A lot of them... absolutely, absolutely I would love to meet them. Others, not so much. I’ll leave it up to y’all to determine which is which.

3. If your story was getting an adaption, would you like it to be live-action or animated?

I’m an animation guy, so I’d like to say animation (for IWAY, and IRE at least) and an animated version of Arcadia of Avalon would be neat as well but... live action might be better for the tone of the story but hey, you never know

4. What is the hardest part of writing for you?

Putting the pen to paper, and putting the scenes into words. I first got into writing from improv acting, and I’m more of a visual guy so a lot of the time it’s like- how to I describe this particular emotion? How would I accompany this dialogue with supplementary action? How should I craft this passage in a way that the reader sees the exact same visual composition I see in my head?

(It’s also a reason I draw a lot of scenes before I write it, so I have something physical to work off of)

5. Badly explain your WIP in one sentence.

A repressed gay knight living in medieval England is tasked with finding a fancy piece of dinnerware, and alongside a bunch of other inhumanly attractive guys and gals, learns the meaning of love, family, and destiny.

(and)

Goth musician reflects and grapples with the implications of his past, and tries to resolve it if he ever wishes to be prepared for the end of the world.

6. Do you prefer to plot or fly by the seat of your pants?

It depends on the context, to be honest. When it comes to dialogue/character interaction within a single scene, flying by the seat of my pants is way better because I’ve found its ten times harder to write when I’m trying to stick to certain parameters.

However, in terms of long chunks (ie; anything that’s not a oneshot or concept scene), I’ll try my damndest to stick to whatever plot I have outlined or you get scenarios like IWAY where I go on so many tangent from my outline that the plot goes from 7 to 14 chapters

7. Would you live in your story if given the chance?

IWAY/Perceptions, god that would be fantastic because hell, who wouldn’t want to live in Arcadia Oaks? In terms of AoA I don’t know-

Actually. Changed my mind. I’d want to be a knight I’m completely down to live in this fantasy version of the Medieval era

8. Have you laughed or cried while writing?

hA absolutely I’ve laughed so many times at my own bad jokes I’ve stuck in IWAY and Perceptions like I’m a damn comedic genius (Im not this is practically a roast) To be honest, the only time I think I’ve ever cried was writing the prologue to I Remember Everything (which is Mordred in the Battle of Camlann) and... fuck I think IWAY 9

9. What’s a trope that you love to death?

Emotional vulnerability, hands down.Theres nothing that gets to me more then this character, so caught up in everything, repressed emotions everywhere convinced that its them against the world just- finally breaking down those walls, opening their hearts to those who care about them and letting themselves be loved without regret, and realizing they dont have to carry the weight alone

(sorry slowburn enemies to lovers, although thats a close second)

10. Do you have any goals for your WIP?

For IWAY/Perceptions: Definitely, just... find the motivation to write the last chapter for each of them

For IRE: Get the next chapters out! They’re outlined it’s just a matter of writing it out :’)

And for Arcadia of Avalon- Currently my goal is to solidify the storyline- pick which narratives I want to include and which ones to cut (since the outline I had last year isn’t quite what I want to do anymore) so that I can get a final plot lineup done by the end of the year and start actually writing 👌

And my questions for the folks below

1. Why do you write? (ie; what’s your motivation?)

2. Who, of your characters would you want to spend a day with?

3. What’s your favorite part of writing?

4. What is one genre and/or trope you despise writing?

5. Who are your biggest influences?

6. If your work got a film deal- Animated or Live action?

7. Are you more of an outline person or write-as-you go person?

8. What’s the most emotional thing you’ve ever written?

9. Would you want to live in the world(s) of your story?

10. (and, because I’ve seen most do this)- Any goals for your WIP?