#junypr berries

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I have a website now???

so my friend helped me create a website on github, I dumped a lot of writing that I've been hoarding (been writing a lot of poetry to cope but haven't posted most of it and I'm just realizing...), and here it is! yippee!!

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Writer Questions Tag

Thanks for the tags, @eccaiia and @saltysupercomputer!

Tagging (softly) @dogmomwrites, @blind-the-winds, @timetobuttonmash, @aloeverawrites, and @mayonnaisepudding!

Questions:

What is your absolute all-time favourite idea you've ever had?

Is there a question you've been asked in the past that really stands out to you and you still think about sometimes?

What is your favourite part of being a writer? What parts could you take or leave?

What is your greatest motivation to write/create?

What is the best piece of advice you've ever read or been given as a writer?

What do you wish you knew when you were first starting out writing?

What is your favourite story you've written TO COMPLETION? Link it if you'd like and can!

What is your favourite out-of-the-box quote?

Which of your characters would you say has the most controversial mindset? Why do you say so and how do you personally feel about their ideals?

If you when you first started writing met you now, what would younger you think?

1. What is your absolute all-time favourite idea you've ever had?

This is pretty hard, but I think maybe the scene with the animate mannequins in The Great Mall Mirage. Because I managed to creep everyone out with the thought of plastic mannequins chasing them to the edge of an elevator shaft.

2. Is there a question you've been asked in the past that really stands out to you and you still think about sometimes?

A friend and I have always been the kind of people others go to for help (him more than me because I have harder limits than he does). I remember asking him "Do you feel that you're the one everyone goes to for help..." and he finished my thought exactly with "but when you need help there's no one to go to?" That felt like it summed up a lot of my life.

3. What is your favourite part of being a writer? What parts could you take or leave?

I love coming up with ideas, sharing them with people, and seeing how they interpret the worlds I create. I would perhaps leave the actual writing of things like info dump conversations because they can get somewhat boring.

4. What is your greatest motivation to write/create?

To explore. I realize more about myself and about the world with a pencil in my hand than anytime else.

5. What is the best piece of advice you've ever read or been given as a writer?

You can't revise a blank page. First drafts are always horrendous, but they make second drafts so much better and so much easier, because now you know what you want to say, and you can lift out the good stuff and rework everything else.

6. What do you wish you knew when you were first starting out writing?

The pacing of sentences plays a big part in conveying emotion. I used to think that I could craft the perfect scene by just choosing a few good adjectives, maybe a bit of figurative language, but it's so much more than that. It's what you say and when you say it, and also what you don't say.

7. What is your favourite story you've written TO COMPLETION? Link it if you'd like and can!

To completion? Nah.

8. What is your favourite out-of-the-box quote?

"Don't be lasagna." (I'm going to be really happy if anyone recognizes that.

9. Which of your characters would you say has the most controversial mindset? Why do you say so and how do you personally feel about their ideals?

Terry Silver. She's somewhat single-minded and a bit idealistic: she believes there's hope for a utopia and will do anything --- even letting loved ones die --- for it. Considering Seranid's about the price of change, Terry was meant to be an exploration of how far someone would be willing to go to create the world they wanted. It's up to the reader to decide if they think she's justified, but personally I think she makes her choices having weighed all the possibilities and deciding to take the risk.

10. If you when you first started writing met you now, what would younger you think?

"What the hell happened to you?" (affectionate but concerned)

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100 followers!

Thank you all! I'm a little dumbfounded that this has happened but also very happy :) I have a little surprise...

I haven't had the chance to do some hand lettering in a while, so why not do that to celebrate?

Send me an ask with a word or phrase (or your url) and I'll hand letter it for you! Feel free to request colors / styles.

Some of the things I've done (but by no means the only things I can do):

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hehe

I am very close to 100 followers, so when that happens I think I'll do something special

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First Stories Tag

What's the first thing you ever remember writing? If we're talking writing as in just putting down words, then those notebooks that I got in kindergarten where you were supposed to write down a few sentences and draw some pictures every day. I'm sure I randomly came up with very cliche stories when I was little. I remember something about a magic kingdom and having to turn twice to get out... who knows.

What's one piece of advice you wish you could give yourself for writing it? Words are words and progress is progress... but also some things need to be shoved in a folder that will never be opened again.

Tagging: @timetobuttonmash, @primroseprime2019, @regalserpent, @rexxles, @themarcspector-hasmovedblogs!

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Get to Know Me Tag

I was tagged a long time ago by umm... a lot of people... including @blind-the-winds and @kyofsonder.

I'll leave this as an open tag!

Rules: After answering, tag (10) people who you want to get to know better

Relationship Status: Single & happy

Favorite Color: Crimson. Also chartreuse

Sweet/Savory/Spicy: Sweet, but the others are good too.

Three Favorite Foods: Ramen (and any kind of noodle soup -- udon and pho are great too). Chocolate.

Song Stuck in my Head: The Imitation Game Theme

Last Song I Listened to: I'm not sure, but I think So Good by Halsey?

Last Thing I Googled: 'Mooney crow hop' and it's not as weird as it sounds.

actually, it is.

but who am I to judge one of the fastest GA aircraft.

Last Series I Watched: La Casa De Papel, I think

Last Movie I Watched: Jurassic Park: World Dominion

Currently Reading: Precludes & Nocturnes, by Neil Gaiman

Currently Working On: Physics

Time: 5:32 pm

Dream Trip: A tour of the entirety of Europe.

Anything I Really Want Right Now: A chocolate croissant

Last Thing You Read: There, There by Tommy Orange

Last Book You Enjoyed Reading: There, There was good, but if I'm really going to pick, then What If? 2 by Randall Munroe

Favorite Thing to Cook/Bake: Lava Cakes (https://www.dessertfortwo.com/molten-chocolate-cakes-video/). I love all the Dessert for Two recipes because they let me make things without having to eat the cold leftovers for a week afterward.

Favorite Craft to do in Your Freetime: Reading, because I can do it anywhere and it doesn't take up so much of my brainspace.

Most Niche Dislike: I hate the smell of most cleaning wipes / sprays / soaps.

Opinion on Circuses: I've never been to one, so I don't really have an opinion.

Do You Have Any Sense of Direction: Enough that I can walk around without getting lost. The weird thing is though, I only understand directions if I'm walking around myself. If someone's showing me around, I'd definitely get lost.

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And I'm back!

Training's done, the experiment's shipped, and I've cleaned up the few other things that have piled up because of that, so now it's time to get back into writing ᕕ( ᐕ )ᕗ

The question is: do I do NaNoWriMo with the idea that's been lingering in the back of my head (I think I'll call it The Great Mall Mirage), or do I finish Seranid?

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Picrew Deity Game

I wasn't tagged by anyone, but I saw this going around and it looked pretty cool!

Rules: Use the picrew here. To make yourself as a deity. (Or whatever calls out to you if you don't want to do yourself)

I'll leave it as an open tag!