vamirault

6. How do you come up with names and story titles?
I have no set way to come up with names and titles. I just... go with what sounds good.

7. Do you use beta reader(s)? If so, what do you look for in a beta reader? What specialties would your ideal beta have?
I don't think I've ever used a beta reader. If I ever do, I'll probably be looking for someone with a strong grasp of fanon, canon, and writerly conventions (plot, world building, grammar and syntax, POV, etc.).

4. How much of the story do you know before you start writing it? Do you use outlines?
When I start working on a story, I usually know how it begins and how it ends and a vague plot description for what happens in between, with usually a few of the scenes already complete in my head and just waiting to be written down. That's really about it. After that, it's all just winged.
Do I use outlines? I try to, sometimes, and then I fail epically and just start writing. I guess I don't like feeling like I'm writing the story twice; I'm really bad at using point form, so my outlines are generally in full sentences and then, I don't know, it feels like I may as well just write the whole thing with all the details. However yesterday I finally remembered to buy myself some sticky notes, and I will be sure to use them for organizing my notes.

2. What piece of writing are you most proud of?
The piece of writing that I am most proud of is an unfinished piece of original fiction that I wrote for my Writer's Craft course in 2010. Word tells me it's 1129 words long, but it's really the first 350-ish words that I love the most:

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I love the imagery that I put in here, I love the difference between the dream and reality, and I love the characters, although not much is really known about either of them at this point. When I opened up this file six or so months after having written it, I barely recognized it as my own writing and I felt actually dizzy with pride that that had come from my pen.