WATTPAD INTERVIEW

Interview with TheFoxMcCloud

How did you discovered Wattpad?

I was at work at a local mini golf course and I was working on typing one of my stories. One of my customers noticed I was writing and told me about Wattpad since his daughter used the site, and said that people could post books and get reviews here. So I made a profile and started posting chapters of my book now that I am getting editing done.

What inspired you to write?

I've been writing Star Fox fan fiction for years. I guess my love for the game really influenced that. Especially since a new Star Fox game hasn't come out in nearly 10 years, I've resorted to writing my own stories about the team instead. My brother @thefoehammers helped inspire me to actually write my book on Wattpad, Star Fox: Eclipse.

Have you ever published books that aren't about Star Fox?

No, not yet anyway. I've always wanted to do a Warriors fanfic, and I'm planning to write a short piece for a competition soon. Call me a one trick pony, but I just love writing Star Fox XD

What made you like Star Fox so much?

I've loved the game ever since I first played a demo for Star Fox Adventures in a local Best Buy. After playing the first level as Krystal, I knew I wanted the game. I played through Adventures and Assault and just fell in love with the characters and the universe. I am invested in the characters, and I feel so attached to their stories. I love writing about each and every character, going into their minds and into their worlds. It's hard to describe really, it's hard to explain why I am so passionate about Star Fox when I've played so many other games and read so many other books. Why Star Fox above all the others? I guess the games and characters were such a big part of my childhood that I never want to let go.

Do you ever get writer's block? If so, how do you overcome it?

Yes, I got writer's block several times while writing Star Fox: Eclipse... Overcoming it isn't easy. Usually it's best (for me at least) not to fight it. If I'm having a bad writing day, then I just put everything down and take a break. Maybe go listen to some music and try to free up my mind some, and if that doesn't work, just leave it all and come back to it tomorrow or whenever I have time to write next.

What do you think is the best/worst features on Wattpad?

Best feature(s) of Wattpad: Wattpad has many users, with large communities of readers and writers of a multitude of subjects. Almost every reader can find something of interest on this site, and writers are very well supported by these readers. The community is great overall, and I enjoy interacting with you guys :D I also really like the writer analytics. It is nice to know how many new and returning viewers I have on my books every day, as well as tracking comments/votes etc.

Worst feature(s): Trying to upload pictures at the start of a chapter/section of a story is annoying on the computer version. I can make it work by using photos on my phone, but it is annoying having to switch back and forth between the two. I also had problems fitting an image as my background, so really just having problems with using images. Other than that, I don't have too many complaints.

What's your favourite book and who's your favourite author?

My favorite book: It's hard to just pick one book... I would have to go with The Hobbit by Tolkien, since I haven't read any of the Lord Of the Rings Yet but I'm really hoping to someday...

Favorite author has to go to Erin Hunter, author of the Warriors series (Erin is actually several people under one name but I won't list them all...) I love the Warriors series, I own and have read every book to date, and Warriors partially contributes to my love of writing. The only reason I didn't list a Warriors book as my favorite is because there are so many and they are all so good! XD