1. What do you, as the writer of your works, like about your book (placed) the most?
A. Hmm, I'd say that my favourite part of 'The W.A.I.T.' are the characters and the mega-dragged-on plot.
2. What inspired you to write your book (placed)?
A. I don't know what exactly, but I do remember getting the idea of the plot in a dream
3. How many books have you written, including the ones you have not completed?
A. I guess...three? LMAO, I don't know. I have been writing since elementary school so, if I had to count those crappy stories, then I don't know what the number is.
4. What inspired/inspires you to write?
A. The storyline in itself. That, along with the works of amazing authors like Cassandra Clare, Richelle Mead J.K. Rowling, Tolkien and I could go on and on.
5. What was the first thing that drove you to start writing?
A. I don't remember that vividly. I have been told that as a kid, when I didn't write, I would only babble and narrate stories if I opened my mouth (which wasn't that often). My mother's a journalist, so whenever she would sit to write articles, I would imitate her, and write stories- this was when I was in the second grade. I started taking writing seriously in the fourth grade, when I placed first in a district-level creative writing contest for kids; It made me realize I had potential.
6. Are there any Wattpad authors who inspired you to write? If so, list their pseudonyms.
A. Yes, there are! The first has to be Chloe (ChloeLeia561), then there is AndreaVonReding , and LaurelineDucros. They are all really gifted authors.
7. Do you get writer's block frequently? If so, what do you do to combat it?
A. I can't really say. Most of the time, I am busy with school and violin and piano lessons, so I hardly find the time to write. But when 'writer's block' decides to show its ugly head... I don't have a particular method of dealing with it. I leave the writing for later and focus on other things, hoping that distraction might help. Or I read others' works, or edit my old chapters.
8. How long have you been writing?
A. Since I was seven... so, that makes it nine years as I am sixteen now.
9. Does your writing reflect your own thoughts intimately, or are you detached to some extent?
A. It does! I am a terrible orator and conversationalist, but, I belive that through writing, I am able to express everything (or at least most of) what I want to.
10. What was the name of your first work?
A. Outside of Wattpad, it is 'Black Hearts', a Red Riding Hood retelling I wrote in the sixth grade. I am planning to publish it soon.
11. Do you have any thoughts, any comments you wish to say upon winning in the Ace Awards?
A. I cannot believe it so, one word- AAAAHHHH!!! 😱😱😱
12. At what time are you usually more productive? Why so?
A. Nighttime, and I don't know why 😅
13. What would you like to say to your readers as a token of appreciation for reading your book?
A. You have no idea how grateful I am. I cannot believe it.
Thank you, so, so, so, so, so.... much 💕💕💕💕
14. What do you like the most about writing? Why do you like it?
A. This is simple. I love how writing is a way of sharing the messed up world built in my imagination.
15. Are there any books that you've read, that have impacted your writing? If so, how have they influenced your writing?
A. I guess all of Cassandra Clare's books- The Shadowhunter Chronicles. I have noticed that y descriptions are guided by hers, though I am nowhere near her level.
16. What, according to you, are the disadvantages of writing (if, according to you, there are any)?
A. It's time-consuming. When I sit to write, I don't realize how much time passes with me in front of my laptop. I am barely left with time to do my school work. I don't see it as a disadvantage of writing though. More like, it is a disadvantage of school 😜
17. What are your hobbies, besides writing? Why are they so?
A. Reading, because it's the cheapest mode of travelling. Then there is music- I am a classical musician (I have been playing the violin and piano since I was four), a vocalist (I have been training for twelve years) and a guitarist. I also enjoy visual arts 🤗.
18. Do the protagonists in your book reflect upon you to some extent, or are they the protagonists you would like to be?
A. They are a bit of both. I have designed my male MC, Colwyn's character based on mine. I have included the changes I would like to see in myself in his personality. But, that does not take away what makes Cole Cole.
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ACE AWARD SUPREME - INTERVIEWS
De TodoA record of interviews for the talented winners, interviewed by the sole host of the Ace Awards.
