Wattpad Interviews

Lilohorse (SPECIAL INTERVIEW!)

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This is a special interview with.... Lilohorse!!!

So, when did you start writing?

When I was a young 'un! I think I was probably about 7? But looking back, all of the things that I wrote were really cringy!

LOL. Why did you join wattpad?

I originally wasn't going to, I accidently came across the site and eventually just thought 'might as well' and joined to put my work up :)

Cool! Well, I'm sure a lot of people are glad you joined. What was your first story?

Including me! ;) and It was one called the forgotten but I deleted it and then Beating You was my first main story :)

First books tend to lose popularity after a while. Is "Beating You" still quite popular? 

Yeah, it's still going up on the reads quite strongly :) Which I'm extremely grateful for

That's interesting. Who was your first real fan?

I can't remember their name, it was petal with a load of numbers that I'm not even sure how they remember! :P

LOL, maybe it was petal 123456789 or something. Did you enter any of your stories in any competitions, like the Watty Awards?

Haha, probably! Would've been very original!;) and yep, two of my stories are entered in the wattys this year :) exciting!

Yeah, good luck with the Watty's. So when did you join wattpad?

Thanks! And I'm too lazy to go back to my profile to check the exact date, but I think it was mid February :)

So, you haven't been on here long yet. Where do you find your inspiration?  

Nope, still a bit of a newbie!:) Most people have really interesting ones, like it came in a dream or they were mowing the lawn and suddenly had some sort of magical thought and had to race inside to get it down on paper. I wish mine were something like that :P but nah, one of them was a line I heard on TV, that sort of started an idea for me :) Others are just sort of there, I guess :)

Well, whether it was because you heard a line on TV or not, your stories have turned out to be quite good - and popular! If you had to choose an author on wattpad that you're good friend with, who would it be?

Thank you :) and it would be my best friend,singawaytheblues :)

How often do you upload, on average?

Everyday :)

Wow. That explains how your books have gotten so long in a such a short amount of time. How do you get rid of your writers block?

I guess so :) There's not much you can do, to be honest :P I wish I could just repeatedly hit my head on my keyboard to spark an idea but most of the time, I just read something and wait for an idea to hit me:)

Yeah, reading usually solves it. So, are you more of a reader or a writer? Why?I'd say that I write more than I read nowadays but I prefer to read actual books. Not because they're any better or anything, because sometimes, they actually aren't! But.. yeah, I seem like a bit of a freak, obssessed with paperback;)

No, I like paperbacks, because you can take them wherever and you don't need internet connection to read them in the car. But I love kindles, as carrying 20 paperbacks like a freak (me!) on holiday gets kinda annoying. Why are you only a fan of six people as you have almost 4000 fans?

Haha, we did that! I needed a massive box to bring them in so they wouldn't crease up ;) and I only fan my friends or people that I really appreciate their work :)

Yeah, that makes sense :) What would be your favourite book (not on wattpad, just a regular book like the hunger games!)?

The Hunger Games is pretty damn amazing! But no, those books, although brilliant, aren't my favourites :) I love the Hush Hush saga and Saving June by Hannah Harrington :)

Never read those books.... :D Who's your favourite author of all time (not wattpad, so like J.K. Rowling or whatever)?

Haha, well, you definitely should!:) oh gosh, that's hard.... I have loads of Jennifer Echols so I would have to say her :)

Again, never heard of her :) So, where do you originally come from?

oh my! Get out from under that rock and discover these amazing things!;D Cornwall in England :) 

Cool, one of my friends went to Cornwall for the summer. What city do you live in now?

It's pretty dull. Full of old people, seagulls and farms ;) I still live there, quite unfortunate, really :P

Yeah, my friend was visiting her grandparents.... :) What's your favourite book and author on wattpad? 

That makes what I just said sound horrible, I do apologise, I didn't mean it like that :P Illegal my ass is my favourite on wattpad:)

No, it's fine. Her grandparents live at a farm, plus they're quite young for old people, only like 50. But I hate seagulls, they're just annoying. So, which of your stories are you most proud of?

That's pretty young and yup, they're absolutely everywhere! I'm quite proud of them all, really, but mostly Beating You :)

Yeah, Beating You seems like a good story to be proud off as it's definitely gotten of on the right foot. Are you planning on getting any of your stories published?

It's definitely the most meaningful out of all of them :) I have been trying with Beating You, but haven't gotten anywhere as of yet :)

Try putting it as an e-book on amazon or something. You'll earn a few quid from each "copy" sold. How did you come up with the username lilohorse?

 Yeah, I wanted to, costs quite a bit :/ and it's really cringy :P My lack of imagination is actually ridiculous so when I was, like, 12, I had a fish called Lilo and absolutely loved horses so I put it together and made the username :)

Yeah, I heard. Never mind then. Aww, that's adorable. What do you rate wattpad out of 100, considering the new changes?

About 90ish, now :) I'm an absolute plonker when it comes to navigation on websites and whatnot, I was so lost when it first updated but the site is still the same and really good :)

Yeah, it's good, but what do you think could be added to make it better?

Umm, yeah,, being able to comment on status' or specific message posts would probably be a good idea:)

Yes, I agree. Is there anything else you want to add?

Not really, apart from a quick thank you to my fans :)

Okay, that wraps up our interview. Thank you!

I would advise evreyone reading this to go check out lilohorse as she is an amazing writer! Please vote for her in the Watty's! 

Dani xx