QnA #2 : blog and fiction
Sunday, August 27, 2017 |
What I look like.... after 5 years.
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Right, I've promised another QnA like a long time ago and some of you were talking
about it AGAIN in the comment section and that reminded me 😂 feeling guilty a lil bit but yeeaaaay it's here
And it
seems more organize and got a better quality than previous QnA. Thank you for being
enthusiastic on this session 😻!
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Q: how
many stories have you written?
Pretty
much all you see in this blog so... maybe around 20? that's a small number of story compared to lots of author out there ㅠㅠ
Q: as an author/reader, is
there any fanfiction that you keep on reading again and again? do you
mind sharing it and why?
1. 'The Reason'
[Naruto x Sasuke ; Indonesian ; rated M ; 2015]
the best narusasu I have ever read. I know, I prefer sasunaru but it's just, unavoidably beautiful. It's cute, also has strong sense of manly Naruto lol even tho I prefer a sub Naruto and manly Sasuke [WHAT?] I believe I've remember every sentence by now lol.
2. 'The Jitters'
[Sasuke x Naruto ; Indonesian ; rated M ; 2017]
HEHEHEH this time it's sasunaru. I really, really love how the author describe happiness ; the ending is still making my heart aches. Theme was survival like hunger games but ya know in narutoverse it's like chunin exams AH I WANT TO READ IT AGAIN NOW SO BAD.
I'm a really picky reader, and there aren't a lot of fanfictions that suit my style nor leave behind a strong aftertaste. Finding a good one is hard so when I have one, I keep it forever in my bookmark lol. I keep on coming back to these two when I'm completely tired of searching and miss reading good ones.
Q: what
kind of story do you find yourself writing about the most? is it because you're
comfortable with it?
angst, obviously? I have
such a sad life so It's easy to imagine sad things. Yes, it is because I'm
comfortable with writing angst. My otp is also in an angsty state so don't blame me. Maybe I'm just weird for
writing angst comfortably.
Q: are
you happy with how your blog looks like right now?
YES.
You guys who are with me since the beginning probably know that the design was
like, totally over. I'm relieved even tho it took me over a year to do it AND STILL COUNTING LIKE I'M SO SORRY I have so much to do plus I'm lazy so it takes me forever to re-design the blog.
Q: are
you really taking fanfiction request?
I know it has been years since you guys ask things around fanfiction request :( it takes me 4 years to officially announce that I do! EVEN THO I'M SLOW, I 100% REALIZE THAT I'M A SLOW WRITER, I do.
I thank you who kindly addressed that post to a lot of readers who asked, and since this is not a thread focusing on ff request, you can read everything [here] for further information!
[p/s: I'm updating that post today too!]
[p/s: I'm updating that post today too!]
Q:
don't you want to write on asianfanfics or wattpad?
nah, I
don't have friends there. And I don't write only stories and I don't update
regularly... so I don't fit that platforms.
Q: do
you have draft story right now?
A LOT! I always do. I like to start a new one even before finishing a chapter lol I promise I'm going to focus on continuing current stories.
Q: do
you write down story ideas or keep them in your head?
definitely
write them down. I have a really, really bad memorizing system especially when it comes to
things I should remember.
I also have a book for fanfiction draft in case I'm not on my phone... because technology isn't everything, remember!
Q: do
you have a favorite blogger?
there's
one called personalself and it updates about life goals; how to be positive; how to have an easy mind; etc from an introvert point of view. I don't
read blog often after I got into high school so yea..... I'm sorry.
Q: what
is your most famous story?
the
Last Message.... do you agree?
[you guys didn't agree lol ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ okay okay, LOOK UP THE SKY it is.]
Q: I'm sorry if this offends you, but what are your fandom now (and you're interested in) and what was your fandom then?
that is not an offending question at all. In fact, I'd like to share it with you and uh maybe you've notice how the blog is changing.
First of all I'm a Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia to the bone. I don't have to explain lol everything was posted already.
I'm also a B.A.B.Y. I'm a little bit sensitive if we're gonna talk about B.A.P even talking about them in daily basis can make me cry. I WANT TO CRY RIGHT NOW. Mancemans, please love and support B.A.P too!
Since late 2016 I've become a nctzen too. Can't resist the rookies ;;;
Anyway I love rapper like crazy. I mean yes I know I brag about it too much on my other accounts while I still don't have time to actually talk about it BUT I PROMISE YOU I WILL ; names in my top list are Sik-K, Hanhae, and Nafla. I'll definitely update a thread on that ok this qna is getting too long.
Other than that I was an exo-l, if you can't tell. I stayed for the longest I could but I do not see the same spark I had once. I left the fandom when I found out Tao wasn't in 'Love Me Right' lol. Listen, it's hard for me to support EXO and you know I was there for EXO-M. Now that all my biases are gone, EXO-M has no future, I still follow the rest of EXO-M member's activities but I'm not calling myself an exo-l anymore.
Q: what music do you listen to when you're writing fanfiction [and in general] ?
my playlist is on soundcloud if you're curious!
for writing, sometimes I like to listen to relaxing songs or trap there's no in between. while listening to k-indie helps creating relaxing vibe it also helps me explore all kinds of underrated artists. You can find a lot on soundcloud but I'm going to recommend some of my favourites:
ideadead - 써
rosy - waiting for you
Mckay - Angel
♫ B JYUN - IN MY
♫ OLNL - Soap
♫ Channel 23 - Cloud
♫ FR:EDEN - Jamsil Tower
♫ Offonoff - Photograph
[p/s: OLNL; rosy; B JYUN always produce my fav kind of songs.]
Also a summary of what kind of trap and khh songs that I like af:
♫ VASCO - All Black
♫ Rap Monster - Joke
♫ Sik-K - Our Night
♫ Ravi - Bomb
♫ MKIT Rain - Weathermen [p/s/s: please listen to mkit rain! their songs are unique]
♫ Nafla - Wu
♫ Jay Park - YACHT
♫ Bang Yongguk - Yamazaki
♫ ZICO - Anti
It turns out to be a long playlist ;;; If you do like some of the songs I mentioned, please support the artist!
Q: do you read a lot of fanfiction? where?
Actually, no? tbh I don't have that much time to read. Maybe some, just enough amount of it to prevent myself from studying HEHEHEH and oh, fanfiction.net it is.
Q: Is
there anything you want to be better at on blog & fictions?
well,
the blog is actually STILL under construction if you can't tell SO
MAYBE, I want this blog to function better; also my ability in replying comment sucks but don't worry I'm trying! For fanfictions, I'm still trying to update more frequently, do you feel the difference?
Q: have
you ever co-authored story somewhere?
No. I'm
bad at collaborating with people because of my style of writing...
Q: do you really operate this blog alone?
I wanted to answer like no we're a five-man squad etc because it seems SAD TO ANSWER YES, I'M ALONE. I have always operate the blog alone so everything you see here is about me lol I don't have beta reader for my fanfictions too so maybe that's also why it takes me some times to upload one [finding excuses].
Q: what do you do when you're stressful?
that's easy! I barely stressless [is this even a word pt. 2] so I am enjoying my everyday-stressful day, lol. But, there are always day when I feel even more stressful than the other day; so of course, taking a break is a first aid.
taking break from whatever it is that makes you feel stressed. Don't forget to talk a lot to your friends but in my case, I write in my journal. Telling someone/something about the burden you have does make me feel lighter, so you guys should try that too!
Q: I want you to read my fanfiction. What do you read and how do I send it to you?
✉ proper grammar; formating; and plot are fatal point; what I'm trying to say is as long as the writing style suits my taste, it's written realistically, have a nice structure [all the words aren't clamped together] and doesn't get boring as the story goes I'm down to read it.
✉ I don't care about choice of words since I'm bad at it too; simple characterisation will do [I'm not a perfectionist.]; OOC and Canon are both accepted!
✉ I'm loyal to my otp(s) hence my top priorities are: yifan x zitao [duh???]; johnny x jaehyun; yuta x everyone will do. As you can see, there are not a lot of choices out there. [If you're on another fandom, don't worry I read sasuke x naruto as well.]
✉ as for OC I'm slightly more picky: I don't like OC who is cute. I don't read GS too.
✉ [if you write other fandom here's your chance] eventho I live for angst, I don't torture myself by reading it too much lol but I'm always down to read a sad ending! and oneshot; I'm not really into long-chapter fics [like 40-ish chaps or 300k words] because I've been stabbed with a lot of authors who discontinued their stories. It will be better to send me a completed story, if not then a threeshot will do.
✉ indonesian & english are both accepted.
✉ last, I'm also willing to help you with plot & storyline, yes. Please send a summary + oneshoot [if yours is chapter, the full story is not necessary] and I'll try my best to give my studious criticisms, lol.
If your story isn't uploaded anywhere or yet then feel free to message me and I'll give my email to you. And if your story is uploaded somewhere, just give me the link!
Q: was
there someone/something who inspired you to write?
not really. I write because I feel like it, and now it feels like it is my daily job. I have a lot going on, in this blog, and I guess it's safe to say that mancemans is inspiring me to continue what I started.
Q: where do you get all of your story ideas?
my brain likes to make scenarios when I'm listening to music and watching movies. Listening to my friends daily conversations can randomly bring an idea to my head, lol, it's crazy.
Any kinds of video/show/photos sometimes made me realize something.
Oh, and dreams too.
Q: do
you plot out your stories or figure it out as you go?
DEFINITELY
plot out the stories, not entirely, but pretty much until the end. I'm
not very good at everything that is 'random' and 'let it flow' because I'm
afraid that it will be out of the line.
I have one on the 'top priorities' list and it is maybe a chapter or oneshot I haven't decide yet AND I'M SORRY IT'S NOT 100th Day YOU GUYS I promise I reaaaaaaaaaally promise I'm going to upload 100th Day before this.
Q: what phone do you use?
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| oppo F1+ ; rosegold |
I got it as a birthday present last year. Some of my fiction drafts are in my phone eventho I always transfer to my book because I prefer writing ideas than typing ideas ;;; and that's why this thing is so precious, lol.
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| Naruto as lockscreen, lol |
Q: do you have a daily writing goal?
no! I
only write when I'm resting.
Q: do
you think you have improved at writing?
yes, of
course. Writing is all about improving maybe at grammar, vocab range, anything;
as long as we keep on writing. Practice makes perfect!
Q: what
is your most & least favorite story that you've written?
fuck.
straight to the point... most fav. is probably Peach Tree because the feels, duh? Tao being an ungrateful lover after everything they did together is the climax of my fantasy, lol. I'M WEIRD, I KNOW.
and
least fav. is probably It Hurts... BECAUSE I STARTED WRITING IT HURTS IN 2010?
and like, it was the beginning era (?) of me writing fictions, so again, I
hated how I made the story. but well, thank you for supporting It Hurts!
Q: how do you design the blog?
I searched themes online and did some things with the code which is pretty confusing – thank God I had a friend that understand coding so he helped me while I'm bossing him around. The original design is from designscrazed but I edited or more like he edited some of the design to fit my style.
Q: what
writing advice do you have for newbie authors?
show,
don't tell!
never let
negative comments bring you down. Writing styles are always different for each
personalities so in writing, there's no telling other people a proper and/or a
wrong way to write. Always be confident on what you're writing and again, show
that you can. We are all
learning as an author.
Q: tips for newbie authors for writing good stories?
are you guys asking about this because you consider mine as good stories?
FUCKING
HELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
Anyway,
just let words by words flow from your fingertips. Don't stop yourself but when
you find things hard to continue, just relax you will be writing again soon.
Never force yourself to write, okay?
Q: what
did you do when you get bad review?
I listen to bad reviews, period. I listen but there's nothing stopping me from
writing.
Q: Is
there a certain type of scene from the stories you made that you have a hard
time writing?
uh not really? I did have a moment where it's hard to write smut but now not anymore lol should I be proud? What do you expect? everything that I write is either based on a true story or something that I see with my own two eyes so it's not like it's really hard to imagine things.
Q: is
there genre(s) that you wanted to write but haven't?
I really want to write action and fantasy because I enjoy reading action & fantasy but it's sad not because I don't have the time to do it but I JUST CAN'T. I'm so bad at fighting scenes, like really I've tried and I'm bad, the end of story.
Q: easiest thing about writing?
Imagining all of the scenarios inside your head.
Imagining all of the scenarios inside your head.
Q: hardest thing about writing?
Making the scenarios into fiction, lol. Oh and sometimes finding the title is hard too.
Q: do
you find yourself still blogging and writing 10 years from now?
I will
be working by then. I will try my best to keep on writing
because, this is the thing that accompany me through bad days so I don't want
to leave it behind. But for sure I won't write too often because time, of
course and I'm a lazyass.
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Guess
that's all. There was someone who asked, do I enjoy answering questions, AND I
DO! It makes me feels like I have someone who wants to know about me. Also,
some of the questions made me think about life, about my future, as well as
reliving memories as I answer.
Right now, when I'm about to post this thread, I'm in the middle of a chaotic situation. I'm packing but things are not here and not there and why am I packing BECAUSE I'LL BE GOING TO MY COLLEGE DORM IN AN HOUR AH ㅠㅠ I hate it, I hate it so much. Going back to college sucks. And I realize I can't upload it tomorrow like what I said because I have no internet access yet so yea... pretty much can't talk to anybody that often. And it will be my very first week of college and I don't think I have the positive energy to be online! ㅠㅠ
Please comment down below if you have some recommendations on what I should post next!
As
always, thank you for giving me questions and I can't answer every single one,
of course, but I hope I've answered pretty much all of your curiosity. MANCEMANS I LOVE YOU ALL! do not miss me ok
-Reyna.
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