Author Interviews

Interview with @hemoreo

1.At what age did you start writing?
Oh, God. Wow it's been a long time! I started when I was roughly three or four, I cannot remember. I do vaguely remember sitting on my linoleum flooring of my parents' home and thinking about what it was like to be on the moon. It was ingeniously a silly idea to me so I drew picture with words like "moon," "Mi Mom LOvs OpraH," and "Assnaut," and as you can tell, spelling needed a lot of work! I wrote and wrote, at one point it was all I did because I really had no friends growing up. A lot of people thought I was odd and just weird; those were my nicknames throughout my middle school career. So of course, I wrote about how I felt and I had to be eight years old.

2.What challenges do you face as a writer?
It would have to be too much detail or not enough detail. I'm an off-on person and it can really kick my ass until I scream. It makes you livid, but also, once you're angry I can write a billion words in minutes and kick my foes ass in mention to what happened before. It doesn't come easy, at all. I've also been rudely critiqued about adding too much detail or my stories because terrified, well, excuse me. I can take criticism well, it's just if it's on personal view points it really makes you wonder if you are a good writer. I know it's also really depressing to see better writers than myself, but I'm always improving, I'm pretty young too so those challenges seem minuscule when you put them into Hein sight.

3.What started your passion for writing?
My grandmother was a key supporter. I remember telling her I wanted to write a book and she said exactly this, "You are young, do what you feel makes you, you, if it's not who you are, try something new." And she always thought I was amazing no matter what. It really gave me a flare for writing, especially her personality. In my highest ranked novel I have online 'The Phoenix', I based Miss. Honey after her, as well as the funeral scene. It was all about her, because she coaxed me a wonderful poison drink for a life of writing. It's all I do, It's all I love, it's what I yearn to do every day after school.

4.Who is your biggest inspiration as an author?
Edgar Allan Poe, and my favourite poem is The Raven that shows true darkness of a man's soul. Of course you can interpret it differently than me, I always have a darker sense of perception than most kids my age. Edgar Allan Poe is a proficient writer who was ahead of his time era for sure, the 1800's aren't so boring once you get on his level. I have been told countless times I am his late due child, or I had somehow absorbed his soul after reading his stories. It's interesting on the feedback I get back, especially when it's about my favourite author. Another inspiration would have to be S.E Hinton, author of 'The Outsiders' which has inspired me as a writer but also gave meaning to my dull life after a tragic hurricane of terrible events hit my life.

5.How has writing affected your life?
Following up on the last question, it has swirled my heart into utter darkness to say the least. Not in a bad way, but in a descriptive way. Two days before my birthday, my best friend had passed away, my grandmother. Now it's kind of weird but we were very close and it was just so hard for me to comprehend that she was drowning in death and I was suffocating in Oxygen and Sadness. I used to sit beside her with her oxygen tank buzzing away as I read 'The Outsiders' which was her favourite story of all times. I looked at her when Johnny Cade died, and tears and tears streamed down my face and a sat next to her and she told me to stay Gold. That was the last time I saw her, and we'd have telephone conversations two more times until she turned into dust. I remember coming home from school, and telling my mother about how awful my day was and what had happened and how I needed to phone grandma to tell her about my story idea and how she should stop smoking. Long story short, I never got to. After she died, or I found out, I learned to write the true meaning behind sadness. People tell me every time that my eternal darkness is illiterate and romanticizing death when really, it is what it is. I don't "stay gold" as romanticization but as characterization and relating to someone so dear to me to a story and it makes something so much more. It means something not only to me but to a reader and they are reading genuine. That feeling of death in my heart surely improved my writing skills as a dark-soul writer.

6.What do you think caused your fame on wattpad?
Honestly, I think it was my way of wording perception and feeling. I knew what death was, I felt it. I could describe the darkest of nihilistic personalities and feel content with my works. I've been told I have made people cry and sulk all night because they were scared there would be a gun next to their head. My darlings, don't take me as an insanity driven mad-woman but it worked. Plus, I don't bask in this "fame", but I do enjoy the comments I get and the little private messages you guys send me! They are all so cute and I am just so elated and content when there's a new message. I made so many friends on here and that's what my fame is, the friends and creation of online readers. It's amazing and really makes you feel good about yourself.

7.How did you discover wattpad?
I was ten. It was a dark, dark place apparently. I started reading this fanfiction and moved onto the next but felt utterly disgusted with everything I read. Fanfiction has certainly come a long way (haha) and I'm glad to be a part of it. And could you imagine, a ten-year old hemoreo reading poorly written smut, holy Jesus Christ.

8.Do you think in the future you'll pursue writing as a career?
Yes, of course you can never depend on writing as your main career policy, you always need your back up plan. Mine is to be a social worker and then get my PhD, of course that's eight years of schooling but hey, I can write on the side to soothe my nerves. I'm working on my own novel right now and that explains my lack of activity within wattpad.

9.Due to all of your readers, do you ever feel pressured to change anything in your writing to please them?
Everyday! Oh Gosh, I remember learning French for this book I wrote and this French persona did comment and gave me sh*t for my language barrier. I kind of got mad because I was learning the shit Canadian version in school and you need to give me credit for trying and the expense I put into that; it doesn't come easy. I know, I shouldn't be mad about it and I'm really over it, but comments that degrade your writing rather than construct it is hard and you feel like you need to rewrite the bible. Yet, I have fifty thousand other readers that cheer me on and still ask for that stupid, damned sequel which is still in the works because I'm an utter Zombie from my school work, theatre and song writing.

10.Do you have any tips for aspiring writers?
Research, research, research! Not a lot of writers will tell you to do this but I am. If you are ever planning to base your novel or mini-fic off of mental illness you better f*cking know what you are talking about. Even with self-harm, people take the subject too lightly and make it seem like a romantic gesture when the boy throws the blade. I have a secret; it's not. I'm sorry for expressing my unkindly nature in profanity but it is the earnest truth. I used Bipolar disorder, but I had taken my time to research and understand and take into consideration of my reader's feelings on this topic. That's why I didn't drag on the whole "mental illness is a stigma" or "it's cute that Luke gets angry" because really, it isn't. That was the point of the novel, to realize how stupid romantics has gotten.
And I love all of you guys, I have read a lot of your stuff and I am so proud of it! Whatever I can do, you can do 10X better, so push yourselves, make yourself squirm in your chair, feel that hot sensation on your thighs that tingle to your ribcage... give yourself Goosebumps and don't be afraid to reveal your talent. And don't get discouraged if you don't like what you wrote, I had to delete my book over ten times before I got the beginning right. I changed and rewrote every chapter about two to three times, so don't be afraid to delete two thousand words, it's worth it in the long run.
No matter what you write, you can do it! I believe in you!

Is there anything else you would like to say to your supporters?
You guys are my night sky. You are all shining stars and when I look up I see the fifty thousand readers. I cannot express my gratitude because I as a write, young and sheltered, can tell you enough how much I enjoy your comments and love. If I have ever scared you or made you cry with my book please talk to me so I can apologise, I love you all so much! My heart is prodigious when I mention you all, and I'm so happy, ah!
I really do want to talk to you all so please mention me, talk to me about your favourite books, tell me about your favourite parts in my fanfiction and always ask me for help when you need it. On math, science, health, English, social, history, and so many more I can expand my knowledge just for you guys! I am truly here for you every the step of the way, and even if you need to talk about issues you inflict with yourself, I am an advocate for talking about these kinds of things. I'm available on kik, Instagram, and on here just text me and I will get to you as soon as I can.

Sorry it's so late @hemoreo , but don't worry the answers are perfect.