Gracefully She Dreamed Him Free

[redbrunja]

gacked from despairinbeauty :

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."

2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.

3. You will post the answers to the questions (and the questions themselves) on your blog or journal.

4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.

5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions. And thus the endless cycle of the meme goes on and on and on and on ...

1) If you were to write and publish a first novel, what sort of story would it be?

I can't tell you. Sorry. I actually have two novels that I'm working on at the moment but for emotional, legal and professional reasons, I can't get into specifics, in case someone who reads my lj now reads comes across my book in two years and connects redbrunja  with my real name. Race!fail taught me several things but the most immediate was that I need to be WAY more paranoid about keeping my fandom life and my real one separate.

I can promise that there will be badass ladies and a dash of romance, though.

2) What characters do you tend to gravitate towards in general, and why?

There is a Japanese proverb that goes, "fall down seven times, get up eight" which I think fits every character I've ever really, really loved. They're the characters who keep trying, who have a goal and attempt it, even if it seems impossible. Also, they have a core of steel inside, regardless of how tough the rest of the world views them.

3) What subjects are you most interested in reading?

Academically or for pleasure? Academically, I'm loving all my course reading - it's developmental psychology and gothic literature aka the interesting lit.

For pleasure, I'm a sci-fi/fantasy girl, although I branch out a lot into mystery and romance.

4) How would you go about in writing out a fanfic, particularly when you feel uninspired?

That depends. If I have story ideas that I want to write but I'm just not feeling inspired, I'll write out all the details I can think of, and worry about making it flow and be interesting to read when I'm feeling more creative. When I don't know what I want to read, I meme.

5) What would be your current top ten favorite books?

Kitty and the Midnight Hour, Alanna: The First Adventure, Glass Houses, Tramps Like Us, War For The Oaks, Just Listen, Dime Store Magic, Faking It, Into The Storm, Blood & Chocolate.

Comments

[sarolynne.livejournal.com]

Clearly, we should know each other better. Or something.

By which I mean, ask away.

[angel-2606.livejournal.com]

YAY for badass! ladies. *grins* gotta love those!

Interview me.

[ryanitenebrae.livejournal.com]

Characters that try and try and try are some of my favorites, as well - that's how I feel about Shinji, and about Noriko. Struggling and struggling despite adversity until you finally achieve what you're trying to get is utterly beautiful so long as it's done correctly.


. . .Ever since Will Shetterly acted like such a jerk, it. . .sort of comforts me to imagine Emma Bull glaring at her husband and going, "You idiot!" That was a totally uncalled for remark except that you mentioned both that and War for the Oaks. ^^;


Interview me?

[tobu-ishi.livejournal.com]

Have you read Sunshine by Robin McKinley? Or the original book version of Practical Magic? Because, if not, I strongly recommend them. Knowing you, there's a good chance of you loving them. XD

[digthenym.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with your number two, especially in cases where it seems as if the creator hates them and they come out on top anyways Sakura.

I love Sci-Fi/Fantasy too :o) Definitely my favorite genre of media.

It's a shame about those pesky legal ramifications, because I would LOVE to read a book about badass ladies <3 There are so few of them /cries forever

[the-sun-is-up.livejournal.com]

I can promise that there will be badass ladies and a dash of romance, though.

A+ ideas!

I'll have to check out some of those books, seeing as I've only read one. (And that was Alanna, and I think I might have read those too late in life to enjoy them properly.)

Interview me? :3

[despairinbeauty.livejournal.com]

but for emotional, legal and professional reasons, I can't get into specifics, in case someone who reads my lj now reads comes across my book in two years and connects [info]redbrunja with my real name. Race!fail taught me several things but the most immediate was that I need to be WAY more paranoid about keeping my fandom life and my real one separate.

Ah. Understandable. :-) That said...maybe I should stay quiet about some aspects of myself from time to time as well. ^^;;; It's difficult for me to keep certain details of my life away. Good point.

There is a Japanese proverb that goes, "fall down seven times, get up eight" which I think fits every character I've ever really, really loved. They're the characters who keep trying, who have a goal and attempt it, even if it seems impossible. Also, they have a core of steel inside, regardless of how tough the rest of the world views them.

Those are wonderful characters, alright. <333 They're also the ones that have the best potential in terms of development, which I find especially interesting to look at.

For pleasure, I'm a sci-fi/fantasy girl, although I branch out a lot into mystery and romance.

Sci-fi and Fantasy! :DDDDD Yay!

That depends. If I have story ideas that I want to write but I'm just not feeling inspired, I'll write out all the details I can think of, and worry about making it flow and be interesting to read when I'm feeling more creative. When I don't know what I want to read, I meme.

Ah, got it. :-) Maybe it's because I tend to force myself to write things out way too often that I end up getting in a writer's block and all...XDDD

Kitty and the Midnight Hour, Alanna: The First Adventure, Glass Houses, Tramps Like Us, War For The Oaks, Just Listen, Dime Store Magic, Faking It, Into The Storm, Blood & Chocolate

-immediately goes to look for those particular books, since she so desperately needs to read more this summer-

[lynnxlady.livejournal.com]

Hey, interview me - I don't talk to people on LJ nearly as much as I used to, and this meme will be a way to fix that a bit.

[goldengrimoire.livejournal.com]

The world needs more badass ladies! It's a pity that you can't share more details, but I understand perfectly, since I also make an effort to keep my fandom activities disconnected from my real life.

There is a Japanese proverb that goes, "fall down seven times, get up eight" which I think fits every character I've ever really, really loved. They're the characters who keep trying, who have a goal and attempt it, even if it seems impossible. Also, they have a core of steel inside, regardless of how tough the rest of the world views them.

They're some of my favorites as well, and some of the most inspirational.

Interview me. :)

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

See, now for the next ten years or so, whenever I read a newly published novel with badass ladiez in it, I'm going to freak otu, wondering, "Did Red write this? Has she made it in the cutthroat world of fiction? I HOPE SO EEEEEEEE~" -_-

Interview me if you are absolutly dying to, lol, otherwise idc.

[iki-teru.livejournal.com]

Would "Just Listen" be by Sarah Dessen? That "Just Listen"?

[a-lifestyle.livejournal.com]

Race!fail taught me several things but the most immediate was that I need to be WAY more paranoid about keeping my fandom life and my real one separate.

YESSSS. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way years ago, which is why I've stayed away from the fandom as long as I have. Ugh, man, I don't wish that upon anybody.

And, I'll bite, if you're allowing. Interview me?

[grimorie.livejournal.com]

Ooh. I'd like a try on this, hit me:D