Interviews With Our Favorite Authors

Firecat057

This is my interview with Firecat057. Writer of;

Son of Hermes

Secrets of Fire

And most famously; The Horse in the Prince's Stables

Name: Danielle F.

Age: 18

Location: Oregon

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Song: I love tons and tons of songs. It's super hard to pick one. I like Remember the Name by Fort Minor, Fall for You by Secondhand Serenade, and Always Dirty but Never Clean by Anarbor, to name a few. 

1:How did you discover Wattpad?

I wanted to find a book app from the app store to read some novels for school, an app where I wouldn't have to pay for each book. Wattpad showed up as a gloriously free app so I downloaded it. And badda-bing-badda-boom.

2: What do you do when you aren't on Wattpad?

I love to draw and create art pieces on photoshop and adobe illustrator. I also spend a lot of time hanging out with my friends and going to youth group.

3: What inspires you to keep writing?

The ideas of how I can make an epic or wonderful ending. When I think of a story, I always imagine the ending first. That makes me want to get from point A to B.

4: Have you ever just wanted to give up on a book?

When I was younger, whatever I started I never finished them. I never posted them anywhere, or really showed them to anybody, so I didn't receive any encouragement to continue. So I have given up on books, but now the three that I have started, I am really liking, and I want to get to the end.

5: Is there any advice that you can tell our reader's about continuing a book?

Fall in love with your characters. All of them, the good, the bad, the weak, the strong... Just make them into someone you feel excited to write about. If you have good characters that you feel passionate about, even if they have small roles, then you will want to finish the journey that you decide to take them on.



6: What genre of books do you like to read/write?

Fantasy and Adventure. I love making the impossible or mystical become a reality in my stories, and I love reading almost anything. But writing fantasy and adventure are my writing strengths.

7: How/Where did you get the idea for The Horse in the Prince's Stables?

The beach. I visited it one day and just thought about how cool it would be to ride a horse on a beach in full gallop. Then that turned into an escape scene, and then it just bloomed into the idea of a cursed girl and a handsome prince.

8: How did you come up with your name?

A long time ago... when I was a little freshman... I drew a cat. On fire. And back then I pretty much thought it was the coolest thing. And I liked it so much it pretty much became my username for a lot of things like wattpad, kongregate, gmail, etc. :)

9: How long have you been writing?

7th grade... 8th grade... Somewhere around there. I took a break from story writing during my sophomore and junior year though. During that time I thought of stories, but never took the time to sit down and write them. Until now...

10: Do you have any pets?

I have a cat named Wallace and a rat named Maya :)

11: What is your favorite Wattpad story?

Oh well, there are a lot of good stories that I like. The first story that pops into mind though is called 'Their Pride'.



12: What is your favorite published book?

 That's a harder question then the favorite wattpad story. I love the Maximum Ride series, the Bartimaeus trilogy, the Gemma Doyle trilogy, and the Mortal Instruments trilogy... just to name a few. ;)



13: What do you think about the What's Hot list?

I think it's really hard to stay 'hot'. I haven't posted in a few days and already my story which had gotten really high, now is pretty far down. I also think it's really fun to see how popular your story can be, but it can also somewhat of a downer to watch it fall back down on the list. So, it's cool and bumming at the same time.



14: What books are you following on Wattpad right now?

Too many. People have asked me to read their stories so I add them to my library, but I haven't had time to read most of them. :(



15: Have you entered anything in the Watty Awards?

 I have not entered anything into the watty awards. Perhaps I should?



16: What makes you want to write? What is your inspiration?

I just want to get ideas out of my head before they disappear into the void of nothingness. Ideas and inspiration are like dreams, you never really know where they come from, but you should try to catch them before you forget about them. My inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere, where it's an object, an animal, a color, or a place. That's what I like best about inspiration. You don't necessarily have to look for it. It just shows up when it needs to. :)