Ddfangirl [GRA TMOFF - The Most Original Fan Fiction - Winner]

Three things you love besides writing/reading?

1) Going on really, really long drives! The longer, the better!

2) Plonking on my piano! I say 'plonk' because that's what it sounds like! But hey, I'm no Beethoven! :P

3) Spending my precious time watching horror stuff- it could be anything - anime, cartoons or movies! As long as it's got ghosts in it, and plenty of unintentional Comedy too!

Three things you hate?

1) Steamed broccoli. I don't care if it's healthy! I hate the smell and would much rather have them raw.

2) Fifty Shades of Grey - Ironically my fanfic that won the prize was based on this.

3) People who deliberately try to make things difficult for you. I've been bombarded with a lot of these asshole lately..:/

Why do you write?

For the pure fun of it! Most of my stories are of the parody/crack genre with Romance and comedy thrown into the mix. And if they can make my readers laugh, I know I'm doing it right. I also do it for that warm, fuzzy feeling I get everytime I receive a comment or any other alert of appreciation from a reader.

Out of all your stories which is your favourite?

Guess that would be Erotic Persuasion. It's the one I spent maximum time on (1 year to be precise). It might be fanfiction but I had had a lot of fun writing it! :P

How do you create your characters?

Hmm, I don't think that would strictly apply to my writing now. I don't own any of the characters in my fanfictions, apart from a couple of minor ones. I Have written a fiction one shot, where the main character is loosely based on me though. As for the few characters I created in my fanfictions, they're partly based on me and partly based on some loonies I know in life. :P

Out of your characters which one are you the most like?

Like I mentioned before, it's the girl in my one shot 'A final goodbye'. I Did have a tendency to get a tad melodramatic when my favourite cartoon show ended!

What do you do when you have writer's block?

I usually end up asking the same question to other writers! :P One of them is a writer here on wattpad - rsdiall. In the end, it's usually forcing myself to continue writing that helps. Even if the first draft is terrible I at least have something to work on! And it may sound weird, but for some reason I find inspiration only when I'm typing it on my old iPod! I don't use it for anything else! So it guess it's another of my writer's block cures!

How do you plan out your stories?

Usually it's just just a tiny idea that pops into my head and I write it down on paper. Then I think of the additional characters I'd need and their roles. Like I said before, for some strange reason, it's only typing on my iPod that helps me flesh out the story. I guess I won't very clear but I really don't have have a definite set of rules to writing my stories. It changes all the time, and I keep trying to improve on my plot planning with every story.