A little list of OC questions based on the symbolism of Summertime.
Sunflowers - Growth and Success.
What is the most significant way in which your OC has grown since the start of their journey? Do they acknowledge this? Have others noticed the change?
How does your OC feel about their height? Would they prefer to be taller? Or more petite?
What is your OC's current ambition? Has this always been the same thing? Or has it changed over time?
What does success look like to your OC? Great riches? Fame? Immense power? A happy marriage? Or something else entirely?
What are the main barriers to your OC getting what they want? Whether in terms of their ambitions or simply their personal development?
Butterflies - Freedom and Spontaneity.
Does your OC believe that freedom is the most important value that a society should hold? Or does it rank below things such as security, social harmony or adherence to traditions?
Does your OC like to make decisions on the fly? Or are they more inclined to plan carefully and weigh up every decision before they commit?
Does your OC welcome committed relationships with friends or partners? Or does a sense of mutual obligation feel constraining or even stifling?
Does your OC like to keep a calender, planner or some other way of organising themselves? Or do they prefer to wake up each day with no clear plan?
What is something your OC has always wanted to try, but has yet to do so? What is holding them back?
Swallows - Travel and Adventure.
To where would your OC most like to travel? Assuming that cost, distance and other practicalities were no object…
Is your OC particularly adventurous? Or would they really rather prefer a quiet life, if such a thing were possible?
Does your OC like to travel light? Or do they prefer to take as much luggage as possible? Or even bring as many of the comforts of home as they can manage?
In order for your OC to consider something an adventure does there need to be a level of danger? Or are they happier enjoying risk-free excursions?
What is something your OC always takes with them wherever they go? Is this for purely practical reasons? Or is there an sentimental motivation also?
Picnics - Nourishment and Sharing.
What is your OC's favourite food to eat in hot weather? Or do they not have much of an appetite in the heat?
What foodstuffs might your OC pack for a long journey? What would be their prime consideration in choosing what to bring?
Does your OC willingly share food? Or do they jealously guard it from the wandering fingers of peckish companions?
If your OC were to attend a party or social gathering where they were required to bring food then what would they bring? Would they make it themselves? Or are they more likely to buy it on the way?
What food(s) will your OC eat because they know it is good for them, even if they really don't enjoy it? Or is the health and nourishment aspect of food not really a major concern for them?
Beaches - Warmth and Relaxation.
Does your OC find it easy to relax? Or do they need to be persuaded (or nagged) away from their duties and responsibilities?
What would your OC wear for a day at the beach? Would they chose something practical? Something skimpy and slightly scandalous? Or would they remain fully clothed/armoured at all times and make no concessions to the location whatsoever?
Does your OC enjoy warm climates? If so then is this because they grew up in a hot area? Or because they grew up in a very cold area and are pleased to get away to somewhere hotter? If they dislike warm climates then why is this?
What helps your OC to relax? Gentle music? The sound of softly falling rain? A stiff drink? A massage? Or something else entirely?
What would be your OC's ideal choice of chilled beverage on a hot day? A cold ale? A frothy milkshake? A fizzy lemonade? An outrageous and somewhat campy cocktail, replete with paper umbrellas, curly straws and slices of exotic fruit? Or something else?
🌿 who is your favourite character you've ever written?
Rinnie. Which seems like cheating. So I'll also say Lelia. (I feel that Rinnie is cheating because she was my player character in the long-running pathfinder campaign.) So, Lelia, my sweet crime loving, impulsive child (she's 23) who also has my disability.
🌷 writing achievement you want to brag about
People always compliment me on my dialogue and I will 100% accept that I write fantastic dialogue.
There was a small park/playground near my childhood home that I used to walk or bike to with my bundle of books and writing supplies. In that park there was a single tree with spread-out, low branches, and beneath that tree was a picnic table. I would set my supplies down on the picnic table, climb up on it to get into the tree, and read or write there among the branches. It was actually quite a peaceful place.
🍀 character you would kill off if they were not vital to the plot
Last night a new novel idea materialised in my mind. It's called Clara In Particular, and if not for the other turns I want to take with the plot, Clara would be a ghost - dead from the beginning, dead until the end.
In early drafts of Siege, Rinnie is 100% unmoored for [redacted] reasons. In more recent drafts, her uncle, Kanjo, exists (like literally the character was added.) And while she still is suffering from major PTSD/trauma/what-have-you, she has someone who she knows, who's been through some of the same shit, who helps keep her sane.
My least favorite character is Kaniel. But that's by design. He's supposed to be a slimy asshole that people hate. I just also hate writing for him and he's difficult to write for.
