challenge 001 ( tuesday, 1st - wednesday, 9th ) :
what are some of your favorite tropes? - 400 POINTS
OKAY SO. Enemies to lovers. I live for the whole love-hate dynamic and people rejecting/denying their feelings and then falling into it. Also, Person A is grumpy, Person B is sunshine incarnate and they just work together. Hmmm, other tropes....Yeah, forbidden love, and making it work. Or not work. I like all the stuff that causes tension and angst and possible personal growth. On a not-relationship level, I like the reluctant hero trope as well. Also unusual friends. Or frenemies where they can insult their friends, but no one else can. Friends made families, and even yes, strong families in themselves.
do you have a favorite character you’ve written, in or outside of shiver? if so, what makes them your fave? - 550 POINTS
Admitting to my nerd here, but I was in the Harry Potter fandom for a long time, and my favourite character that I wrote was Alastor “Mad Eye” Moody. I just find him such an interesting character, and in my mind he was misunderstood. I liked bringing him to life. I also wrote him before he was completely mad, but in such a way that I could see how it would progress down that route, and how he could get to where he was when we meet him in the books. I just love him a lot and have a lot of feels and motivations about him. I really enjoyed writing him. But I enjoy writing all my kids and have way too many feels about all of them, so there is that. I get very attached.
do you prefer writing with small casts of characters or large ones? what are some of the pros and cons? - 400 POINTS
Honestly, it all depends on the dynamic. A small cast can be fun for getting to know people, but it also limits where things can go. It is good for when there is a set plot, and you need certain characters to get there. It is also good for getting to know people. A drawback to it, though is if one person is left out of things, that can create a problem. Additionally, with a limited and set small cast, there is no room for growth or more people. And if it’s the same people taking all the characters, that doesn’t leave things very open for creating new writing relationships.
Big casts are fun because there is always something going on and someone to plot with. But it can be overwhelming to just jump into because there are so many characters, and established writing partners, and relationships already in place. Plus, the lore is already there, and there is just so much to keep track of. They are better for if people are not being as active though, because there should always be someone available or who has done replies.
It also depends on whether you are just going around looking for groups, or whether you are starting one with friends. If it is just supposed to be a fun writing place for a few friends, a small cast is nice because you know what you are getting. If you are looking to get more into writing, and with different people, though, big casts can be the way to go.
what’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever done in the name of outlining/worldbuilding (timelines, research, maps, spreadsheets, etc.)? - 500 POINTS
I have had family trees, and just pages and pages of copied conversations with multiple characters. Nothing super, super crazy, but, yeah just PAGES of things, and broken down into different sections. Write ups about different places, and then connecting it with different people... There may or may not have been colour coding involved. Timelines as well, both in game and for when things needed to be done by, and schedules of who is doing what when. But it’s so much easier than just guessing!
share the last paragraph you wrote you’re most proud of. - 650 POINTS
Ahhhh I can’t find anything right now! It’s been a while. Someone help me change that! ha.
describe your current muse’s physical appearance using only one, over the top sentence. - 400 POINTS
He was a man, but an animalistic one, rugged and handsome, hard planes and angles, with big hands that could take charge, or that could snap a neck, and eyes that flashed a warning, even as they dared you to come test him out.
if you had to write a novel about one of the characters in or outside of shiver, which character would you choose and why? - 600 POINTS
Guys they are ALL SO AMAZING OKAY. Honestly, choosing skeletons to play is like choosing favourite children. Is it unoriginal though, to say that I would write about Bennett? Maybe. But I HC that he was born in the Canadian Wilds almost one hundred and eighty years ago, and with him being Native American, the challenges he had to face along with being a weyr. Also because he is just a terrible person, I’m sure there are plenty of exploits for a book.
I could also write a book about the SUCCUBUS. I know she’s taken now, but having someone with Charmspeak? Just all the different possibilities. Basically they would be endless and you could go in a million different directions with a character like that.