writing meme

[kindkit]

I am, believe it or not, trying to be Cheerful and Positive, fannishly and in other aspects of life. *laughs* Yeah, not one of my natural talents, but it's worth a try occasionally. So, in the spirit of cheerful positivity, a meme.

Ask me any of these questions:

1. Of the fic you’ve written, of which are you most proud?
2. Favorite tense
3. Favorite POV
4. What are some themes you love writing about?
5. What inspires you to write?
6. Thoughts on critique
7. Create a character on the spot... NOW!
8. Is there a character you love writing for the most? The least? Why?
9. A passage from a WIP
10. What are your strengths in writing?
11. What are your weaknesses in writing?
12. Anything else that you want to know... (otherwise known as Fill in the Blank)


ETA: Because this is crossposted, some of my responses are on DW and some are on LJ.

Comments

[lilliburlero]

Thank you: I often fear seeking beta help because I think it'll try to steer me in the direction of transparency, and while I admire people who can write plainly and compellingly, I am actually interested in making the prose something in itself. But also it probably comes off as needlessly elaborate.

It does vary from school to school, too; I think 'new man' might be a term used at some public schools, but 'senior man' rang wrong, I agree. Though why it should, in an AU with magic, I'm not quite sure! I've read quite a bit of public school memoir (Orwell, C.S. Lewis, Louis MacNeice, Auden) and fiction, but I'd be incredibly hesitant writing in a public school setting simply because there are so many shibboleths and the great variance of them. You've just reminded me that I want to re-read The Senior Commoner: do you know it? I think you might enjoy it.