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May 24, 2012

when guilt is too much.

I really do adore some of you, you know that? Especially you: Alicia, Maddison, Cynthia, Jacqueline — thank you all for being there unconditionally, frequently, selflessly. I’m sorry about a lot of things, but especially that I, too, cannot be as good as the people that you are.

♡

red: when and how did you first realize you loved writing?

There was never anything exciting about it, just one day — when I was around ten — I started writing and the love for it came naturally.

orange: who is your greatest literary inspiration, and why?

none; if I had one I’d know the answer instantly but I don’t.

yellow: what is your favourite style?

I like metaphorical and poetic styles. I also like styles that are as a simple as they are poetic. Poeticisms that are modest yet invoke very great imagery.

green: whose style do you imitate the most?

I’m not sure. That’s a question someone other than me should answer; who do you think my style imitates most?

blue: what is your favourite genre/subject on which to write?

I don’t particularly have a favourite genre to write with. But I’ve noticed I tend to write a lot of pieces connected — if only loosely — with self and self-reflection.

indigo: what do you think is the greatest flaw in your writing?

The writer. While this sounds overly pessimistic on the surface, I’ll explain. Being an introvert through-and-through my life experiences aren’t what they should be, also because I’m still young. But, being introverted (read: anti-social) has affected my written dialogue, and also the realism and detail in the scenes that I describe.

violet: what is your favourite thing about your writing?

I don’t have a favourite thing. I think the strongest point of my writing at the moment, however, is the flow (which is something that, funnily enough, I’ve always disliked).

pink: what attracts you to writing in general? why do you love it?

I don’t like reality. I like creating literary worlds and playing with them; writing is escapism in its greatest form (at least, from my perspective) and that’s a very attractive thing. There’s no great reason why I love writing, I just do. Could I live a life without sculpting sentences from wisps of my imagination? Yes, but that’s neither a life I would like to live, nor a life I would have a good time living.

silver: top three sources of inspiration

Music, photographs, happiness

black: your dreams! be published, be a critical success? what?

I don’t know. Publishing a book would be a dream-come-true, but it’s not a dream I’m counting on. For me, just writing and having a few people like it is enough, I think.

lemon: do you write fanfiction? if so, what genre? otp?

Yes. Mainly romance with the odd other genre thrown in the mix. I have three otps: Colonnello/Lal Mirch (Reborn!), Ichigo/Rukia (Bleach), every character/every character (Homestuck).

lime: what are some of the most prevalent themes in your work?

Love, loss, self

brown: three favourite novels

The Historian – Elizabeth Kostova, Hokkaido Highway Blues – Will Ferguson, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World – Haruki Murakami

rainbow: three favourite authors

Haruki Murakami, Elizabeth Kostova, none have claimed the third spot yet.

white: weirdest thing you’ve ever written BE HONEST

Not sure, most things I write are pretty weird, one way or another. Define weird.

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