Tagged by @belphegor1982, Name 10 favorite female characters from 10 different fandoms (different fandoms? Oof, time to dig deep into old fandoms from long ago…)–
Peach Toadstool (Super Mario)
Anya/Anastasia Romanov (Anastasia the musical)
Veran, Sorceress of Shadows (Legend of Zelda)
Misty (Pokémon, anime-verse)
Leaf (Pokémon, game-verse)
Palutena, Goddess of Light (Kid Icarus)
Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)
Carmen Sandiego (Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?)
Christine Daaé (The Phantom of the Opera)
Eilonwy (Prydain Chronicles)
Not tagging anyone, but anyone who wants to can do so.
Tagged by @belphegor1982 for the “last thing you’ve written” thing–
Strothers’s former partner was more than a bit confident
about getting accepted as Beldon’s replacement, and so, on his way to meet with
Waverly, found Napoleon in the hall and dragged him to the nearest dimly-lit
room.
“Just listen to me now, Solo,” he hissed. “I don’t care if you were found innocent or
not; when I become head of U.N.C.L.E. Berlin, I will see to it that you are
ousted from your position with as much pain and humiliation as I can see you
get!”
He left immediately, and Napoleon stood in stunned confusion—so
stunned, that he was completely unware that the dimly-lit room that the
unpleasant fellow had dragged him to was none other than the U.N.C.L.E. autopsy
room, and that Illya had been putting things away in a darkened corner of the
room—and had heard and seen the entire thing.
Short stories, novels, or poems? All of them, but short stories are the easiest foe me to write.
What genre do you prefer reading? Adventure, thriller/mystery
What genre do you prefer writing? Also adventure/thriller/mystery, though slice-of-life is the easiest to write.
Are you a planner or a write-as-I-go kind of person? For oneshots, I just wing it, but anything longer than a oneshot, I plan out a full outline.
What music do you listen to while writing? I have a writing playlist with assorted things from my ipod list, which is a mishmash of Rockapella, 80s music, and video game soundtrack music.
Fave books/movies?
Robert Vaughn’s books, Clive Cussler novels, MFU books and movies, Adventures of Tintin…
Any current WIPs? Ha. Haha. Hahahah. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Lost count a looooooong time ago…
If someone were to make a cartoon out of you, what would your standard outfit be?
Blouse + skirt; my cartoon self would basically be my PoGo avvie–
Create a character description for yourself: A US-born woman of South Indian descent, aspiring writer, and Pokémon-training bird keeper.
Do you like incorporating people you actually know into your writing? I do on occasion–but 9 out of 10 times, though, it’s an unflattering portrayal of someone who wronged me, and my petty self getting satisfaction for it.
Are you kill-happy with characters? Absolutely not!
Coffee or tea while writing? Nope
Slow or fast writer? When I get the time to write, I can write quickly, but the time I have to write is limited, so both fast and slow. 😅
Where/who/what do you find inspiration from? Oh, gosh, from everything–songs, random events, offhand quotes and prompts, discussions about tossing ideas around…
If you were put into a fantasy world, what would you be? Some sort of scribe. Or magic bird tamer. Or both. Both is good…
Most fave book cliche? Least fave book cliche?
Favorite: Undying Loyalty, True Companions, Power of Love/Friendship, Earn Your Happy Ending
Least favorite: Downer Endings
Fave scenes to write? Scenes where you can see just how much two characters mean to each other and how loyal they are to each other.
Most productive time of day for writing? Evenings
Reason for writing: I love strong character relationships and all the associated tropes
with them–Undying Loyalty, True Companions, etc. And so, I almost
always want to explore these relationships, whether in fandom or my own OCs, and so I write.
Unofficially tagged by @ladynorbert: post a gif from your 10 favorite movies meme–
Under a cut because this got long…
1. The Helicopter Spies
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. The Lord of the Rings
4. Transylvania Twist
5. Spell of the Unown
6. The Lion King
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
9. Main Hoon Na
10. The Adventures of Tintin
So I tried that “plan a romance novel and see what kind of muse you have” quiz thing for my Lionheart & Kid novel (as best as I could–not all of the questions worked, but I answered to the best of my abilities) and…
“The more drama, the more heartbreak, the more satisfying the eventual happy ending will be.”
BOY OH BOY, IF THAT AIN’T ME…
I’ve seen that tag thing for “If you could only watch 5 shows for the rest of your life, what you they be?” going around, but rather than just add mine to the tags, here they are…
The rules are as follows: Go to page seven of your WIP, go to the
seventh line, share seven sentences, and tag seven more writer-bloggers
to continue the challenge.
The most recent WIP I have longer than 7 pages is my Lionheart & Kid novel, so, page seven, line seven (their first meeting…)–
“I just tried to rob you, and you’re
inviting me to travel with you?” the thief scoffed. “You would have me in the hands of the law
before the day ended.”
“Now, that ain’t true,” Lionheart
said. He drew his weapon. “This here is loaded, and I know how to use
it. If I’d wanted to bring you in, I’d
have done it.” He holstered the weapon
again. “If you harbor suspicions against
me, well, that’s your affair; I’m not going to force you to go anywhere. I was just trying to be friendly.”
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