#authorasks

[trinitytrilogy]

Is there a reason your ROs are all gender flippable? Also, thank you so much for the non-binary inclusion, I know it's more work to code <3

There’s not a reason that they’re gender flippable; it’s moreso that I didn’t see a reason to make them a set gender. 

A lot of the decision comes down to personal preference, and what I like in choice games, and that’s romance. Personally, I don’t really read choice games that don’t have multiple ROs that I really enjoy, and for people exclusively attracted to one gender identity, its hard to get that feeling unless there’s either a whole slew of ROs (at least three of each gender identity) or some, if not all, are gender-flippable. If I could talk myself out of giving an RO a set gender, then I would, and I simply managed to talk myself out of all of them.

Also for the second part, a huge shoutout to @hpowellsmith, who was really an inspiration in that regard. Without studying their code in Creme de la Creme, I wouldn’t have known how to do it successfully. That said, it’s really not that hard once you get a hang of it!

Thanks for the ask, and I hope this answers your question :)

[trinitytrilogy]

1 Thank you! And I’m so glad they’re getting some love. For right now, the most popular RO seems to be Mor on here (and Patreon), but I’m ~hoping~ that chapter four (three I couldn’t help but fall in love with Kai, oops) will give those two some love too.

2 I identify as female and use she/her pronouns! 

3 Hi! I tweeked the wording a little so I hope it works better for next update. Thanks for the feedback!

4 She sends you one back :) and asks me when you can see each other again. I laugh evilly.

5 Okay, so I’ve gotten several theories in my inbox, and I do love them (even though I don’t think I gave out enough information for theories). That said, I really wanted to respond to this one in particular because I wanted to promise that the first book, or the major conflict of the first book, will be seen at the end of chapter three and is not what you think. The other stuff you said was on point, though, anon.

Thanks for the asks!

[trinitytrilogy]

If the MC started calling M “Morty” as a joke what are the chances of MC being able to walk away intact?

1 He’d resurrect you just to kill you again <3

2 I’m doing well, thanks for asking! I went out recently (grocery store :)) which was exciting after being home for two weeks. How are you?

3 *sweats in typo*

In all seriousness, the “romance” bars are supposed to start after the lock-in point. But Mor’s brain would 110% be attempting to suppress any and all attraction that’s not purely physical anyways, so you’re not wrong anon!

4 Again, no. I’m just not really one of those creative-type authors. I love coding, so Tumblr themes fascinate me, but other than that all I can really do is put words on a page. Maybe once I get deep enough into the story I might come up with something, but for now I just listen to my “humanities” playlist that I use for school as well when I write (if I listen to anything at all). If anyone has any suggestions, I’ll be happy to compile a list, however!

5 Thank you for the comment! You’re not bothering me at all, and I appreciate both the kind words and the typo corrections. Hope you’re doing well :)

Thanks for the asks everyone!

[trinitytrilogy]

If you had to, which cog world would you wanna live/exist in?

...can I say my own?

In all seriousness, though, this is a tough question, since there’s so many worlds that I find interesting, but only through the perspective of the book. For example, Wayhaven, for me, would be boring if I was the MC’s best friend, or Douglas, or Bobby. I would never want to live in that world. Similarly, Creme de la Creme is fun enough to read, but I already go to boarding school, so I don’t care much for the “going into the world” concept. 

I’m going to have to go with Keeper of the Sun and Moon, just because it meshes my two favourite things: school/college and fantasy, in a way that doesn’t just revolve around the MC. That said, I never got around to buying the full version, so I don’t really know. For WiPs, I think that part of what I enjoy about Mind Blind, is the world-building. I’d love to exist in that world in whatever capacity possible, especially since I might be going to college in Chicago.

Wow, that got long, and way too deep, I’m sorry. Still, I hope this works!

[trinitytrilogy]

If you don’t mind me asking where are you from

Hi! I’m currently in the States (New England, to be precise), but I use British English because I used to live there for a while :)

[nealshustermanreal]

In this edition of Author Asks, I’m eager to hear from you! When it comes to the characters and stories I've written about more recently, which themes or messages have resonated with you most? Drop your insights below.

[arcadios-v]

12, 13, 15 from the author asks?

Thank you! Sorry for taking a bit, I am super busy atm!

12) your weaknesses as an author Plotting! I am so bad at plotting anything over multiple chapters, there are always loose ends and plot-holes and I never know how to fix them so i just leave them and hope no one notices 🤣

13) your strengths as an author Emotion. I've been told i can hit people so hard in the feels that they started crying... I mean that usually is my intention so i do consider it a strength. But i always make an effort to have a happy, or at least acceptable ending.

15) why did you start writing? I actually can't give a real reason. I've always made up stories and I've been writing them down from the moment i could read. I've never stopped and it was something i always loved doing.

[arcadios-v]

Author asks 10, 18, 20, 22

Hoiii thank you! Sorry it took a bit, I am super busy atm 😬

10) write in silence or with background noise? with people or alone? Usually with music and alone. I'm very easily distracted so even the music is either in languages i don't understand or instrumental 18) were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? what were they? There were a few, one in particular is pretty much anything Macx wrote for fandoms i happened to be in as well. Back when i started writing more and more, their work influenced me a lot, especially in the angst department.

20) do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts? All or nothing. I can write 8k in one go, done it multiple times, but if i get distracted i wont touch it again for days, and sometimes never again.

22) are there any subjects that make you uncomfortable to write? Moments where a character would cause second hand embarrassment to the reader. Any sort of graphic violence that involves blood. Death