Author Interviews

Interview with @tea-enthusiast

1)How did you find out about Wattpad?
I found out about wattpad in 2012 from a friend but the music i was into at the time didn't really have many stories about them (I did like 5sos then but I just didn't wanna read their fanfics for some reason idk) so i used to just read teen fiction but somewhere along the way in 2013 I forgot about wattpad because of stuff in my life so I left for a bit but I made this account in 2014 because a few girls at my school had it (including my best friend at the time) and they were always talking about stories and I wanted to be more involved and now here I am

2)At what age did you start to take a liking to writing?
I've loved writing ever since I learnt how to write and my whole life I've been writing little stories and poems and you know, just little snippets. I won a writing competition when I was six and that was when I realised that I really really liked writing because I was so proud

3)Do you feel pressure to update due to the amount of readers you have?
OH MY GOD YES AND ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE MESSAGES ME ABOUT THE STORY BECAUSE THEN I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO UPDATE RIGHT AWAY. when this happens i usually do update asap but like my life's difficult and sometimes i can't and then I feel guilty

4)Who would you say is your biggest inspiration as a writer?
one of my biggest inspirations is (silly as it sounds) enid blyton. when i was growing up i loVED her stories and i remember wanting to be a talented writer like her. music also inspires me greatly. bands like greenday and the messages their lyrics convey really effect, inspire and influence my writing

5)Do you have a favorite out of the books you've written?
lol no i'm a terrible writer 99% of the time but if i HAD to pick it would be stormclouds (even though i'm about to rewrite that)

6)What is your greatest challenge as a writer?
my greatest challenge is probably writing something that i'm 100% happy with. sometimes it's difficult for me to write exactly what i want to. usually i'm not entirely satisfied with my writing and i often somewhat disappoint myself with my writing. i try to capture emotion and fragments of the truth of my life in my writing and that's quite hard

7)What is your inspiration for writing?
my inspiration for writing is mostly music and the problems i see all around me like poverty, racism, mentalillness and it's glorification. also things that have happened in my life and the struggles and problems i face. i think just about anything can be inspiring if you just take the time to look at it properly so it's important to write about these things and capture their beauty (maybe that doesn't make sense to any one but me idk)

8)How do you cope with your rising popularity?
lol am i even popular? i'm not very popular but i sometimes get anxious about my writing when more people start reading them and following me like and i begin to feel more pressured when more people find me

9)Do you have any tips for aspiring writers?
write about what you like and what makes you happy. let it be your outlet. write your heart out. BUT ONLY IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY. write about whatever you want if writing is what makes you happy. don't do it for everyone else though, do it for you. if you like it then it's perfect

10)Is there anything you would like to say to your fans/ supporters?
I would like to say thank you for reading my works and talking to me and supporting me and just being nice to me because i've become good friends with a lot of my readers and i think that's a very good things and i honestly love you all like mUCH LUV Y'ALL THE REAL DEALS

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Thank you so much to tea-enthusiast for taking time to answer my questions so go follow her and check out her fanfics bc they're amazing. BYEE,

Bella xx