Author Interviews

Interview with @revenants

1) How did you find out about Wattpad?
I found out about Wattpad through Tumblr, this girl kept promoting herself saying that her story is wonderful so I thought why not create an account, turns out the girl's story was pretty good, sadly I can't find it anymore.

2)At what age did you start to pertain an interest in writing?
I think since I was able to read and write, I fell in love with the way you could write about anything, it being realistic or not, it was fascinating to me. Plus, my uncle would constantly write and let me read so I was exposed to writing from a young age.

3)Do you feel pressure to update due to the amount of readers you have?
Not really, no. I think people that read my books understand that I take time to write so I'm pretty comfortable with my updating system. Though when I don't update for a while, I feel bad so I try to write.

4)Who would you say is your biggest inspiration?
Professional writers: Rainbow Rowell (her books Eleanor & Park and Fangirl are absolutely beautiful and one day I hope to write as good) and Sylvia Plath, and many more. My English teacher, who is absolutely amazing, constantly tells things that I could write about and it helps me gain inspiration. Plus my English teacher is an amazing writer, though he dislikes many of the things he writes, so inspire to hopefully write as good as him. Music is also a huge inspiration but I think this answer is far too long for me to continue.

5)Do you have a favorite out of the books you've written?
Considering I have only one story currently published (I am currently working on a second story along with many others) I would have to say French Braids is something I am kind of proud to write. I am quite proud of the certain aspects of the concepts I added into the book.

6)Are you easily influenced to write/ what influences you to write?
I would say I get influenced easily because I (or people constantly tell me) have quite an imagination, so I find it easy creating scenes behind something. Almost everything influences me: people (could be random strangers, could be family members telling a story they experienced during their youth), music (that plays a role in me writing, it helps me draw more accurate feelings into a scene).

7)In what ways has writing affected your life?
Every single way, I tend to try to try to be a better person through my writing. For example if I add a character that was bitter who had a very tragic past, I would try to see past the exterior of people in real life. And writing has helped me analyze things more in real life.

8)How do you cope with your up and coming popularity?
I have nothing to cope with, I am not popular, nor will I ever be. I can never see my followers as followers I think of them as friends or people who support me. People reading my books and voting and commenting are friends. I can never think of me being popular, I would freak out every time I would know I am popular. I'm freaking out right now thinking about this question, this actually has me thinking if people actually think I'm popular.

9)Do you have any tips for aspiring writers?
Rewrite, rewrite the rewrite. You'll constantly get better, and please don't give up. Believe it or not, no one really starts off as an amazing author. Every author or writer constantly write to improve their skills. So if you think you're bad, give it time, continue writing, then suddenly you will find yourself with an amazing piece of writing you can call yours.

10)Is there anything you would like to say to your fans/ supporters?
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. You probably have no idea how much you mean to me but you guys mean the world. You guys are amazing and continue to motivate me, I love you amazing people and I'm always here for you.

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Big thanks to Nix, revenants for answering my questions, follow and fan her bc she's super nice