Interview Questions:1. What do you mostly write about?
2. How do you come up with ideas to write about?
3. Why did you join wattpad?
4. Is there one thing you hate when writing?
5. What kind of books do you like to read?
6. Any advice for beginners for writing?
7. Favorite place to write?
8. Hobby?
9. Favorite quotes from any books?10. What inspire you to keep on writing?
Answers:
1. What do you mostly write about?At the moment I only have one book on Wattpad this is called Distant Stars this is a teen fiction book. However growing up I was part of a writing club in which I enjoyed writing many types of stories most of them being either action and adventure, unfortunately, I am unable to find these stories as I would love to see how much my writing has improved. Nowadays I mainly write teen fiction and cliche romance as these are genres that I have fallen in love with.
2. How do you come up with ideas to write about? My ideas often come from dreams or sleepless night. One short story that I wrote at around the age of thirteen so before I was on Wattpad actually came from a dream and I remember waking up in the morning and thinking this would make a great story. My idea for Distant Stars came from a restless night sleep in which I wondered what would happen if someone had a fear of humans and therefore my story Distant Stars was formed.
3. Why did you join Wattpad? I have known about Wattpad since the age of ten ( I am now sixteen) but growing up it never seemed to interest me I had read one or two books and then deleted the app, I wish I could still remember the password for that account. However last summer this all changed, I was at a summer camp with some of my friends and I noticed one of them was constantly on her phone reading. When I then proceeded to ask her what she was reading she told me she was reading a book on Wattpad. I didn't think much about it until later on in the week when I had finished the books I had brought with me. I then downloaded Wattpad and soon became engrossed and literally since then I have always read something on Wattpad at least once a day.
4. Is there one thing you hate when writing? Yes! The one thing I hate when writing is writer's block. When this happens I struggle to update as I am unmotivated and unable to think of how to develop my work. Over my time writing, I have developed tricks to help unblock my writer's block and I thought I might share a couple. Firstly, read, read, read! This might obvious but I personally believe that reading can help to increase your creativity, therefore, giving you the author more ideas. Please note that reading books for ideas does not mean copying other peoples books. Another tip is to go for a walk or even a journey anywhere, this should relax you and make you feel more at ease when writing. It could even give you ideas. For example, on time I had writer's block and I decided to take a train to one of the main cities in my country (England ) this then inspired me to add aspects of the city into my writing. And finally another tip for writer's block is to not give up. It may seem hard or tedious when you can literally only write two words but something will always click and before you know it you will be back to your old self.
5. What kind of books do you like to read? Before I started on Wattpad I mainly read action and adventure books for example Slated by Teri Terry and The Hybrid Chronicles By Kat Zhang. These books are still my favourite books to this day. When I started on Wattpad my first couple of books that I read fitted into this genre but then I got engrossed in what I would like to call the deep black hole of teen fiction and ever so cliche romance. Over the summer I must have read at least 150 teen fiction and romance stories and have much more since. I am still just as obsessed with Teen fiction and romance as these have now become my favourite genres. However I also still enjoy action and adventure as well as also enjoying werewolf and superhero stories.
6. Any advice for beginners for writing? Start now! That is my key advice if you have an idea go for it. To be honest, I'm not going to lie it isn't going to be the best, but that is how you get better and through practice, you will continue to succeed and improve dramatically. I would also say don't write a story for views. Write it because you love the concept and because you are devoted to the characters and want to show through writing these characters experience. Finally, have fun. If a story you are writing is no longer fun make it more fun for you to write and more interesting for the readers. For example, you could kill a character off. You could have everything perfect and then have a sudden dilemma. This will not only encourage the readers to want to read on but also encourage you the author to continue writing.
7. Favourite place to write? I enjoy writing in many places and write whenever and wherever I am this can sometimes include literally writing in the queue when shopping. One of my favourite places to write is in my bed. This is usually because most of my ideas come to me as I am trying to get to sleep and I enjoy the comfort of being able to lie down in bed, stick in my headphones and write till I fall asleep. Another place I enjoy writing is on public transport I love travelling and seeing different places around the country and sitting on a train or bus is a great place to write. I always find it relaxing and inspiring and you never know you might find inspiration for your next main character while on the bus or train.
8. Hobby? I am a busy bee and I am constantly busy doing something whether it is working in my local retail store, volunteering at a care home or even performing on stage, I always like to keep busy. My main hobby apart from reading and writing is probably drama and singing. I enjoy both of these very much and enjoy the opportunities I gain such as acting on big stages in front of hundreds of people and travelling around the country.
9. Favourite quotes from any books? My favourite all time quite has to be from the book The Library Agreement by in which Hailey says to Charlie "Go have an adventure for me, okay?" I love this quote as it sends these two amazing characters on an amazing journey which all lead back to this one quote. This quote always inspires me to go on adventures of my own and to explore the world around me.
10. What inspires you to keep writing? Most definitely my readers. They always leave votes and lovely comments which encourage me to write more. Also the feeling of reward once I have completed a chapter also encourages me to keep writing. And finally the idea that at least one person in this world has read my stories apart from me and that I have managed to affect them in some way or another.
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