January posting meme

[hedda62]

I'm going to jump into the pool with this, but December just isn't going to work. I don't know why I think I'll have more time in January, but at that distance all I can see is a pretty picture of snow-covered fields and PowerPoint, so why not.

If you would like me to talk (in the sense of "write aimlessly") about any topic, pick a date and tell me what you'd like to hear. Fair game: any book/media fandom I've brushed against, my own books, my fic, and the vast universe of stuff that is not those. With the caveat that I may decide not to talk about some personal topics (but then again, one never knows). Gardening- and food-related questions are certainly up for discussion.

January 1:
January 2:
January 3: enemyofperfect. If you could wish a new fannish custom or genre into being, what would it be?
January 4:
January 5: penwiper26 Talk about water metaphors, and how they came to fascinate you.
January 6: philomytha. Composing prose and choosing words and images.
January 7: yunitsa. What was the original genesis of the Time books? Did you start with the time travel, or the characters, or...?
January 8: philomytha. Birds and how they ambushed me. :)
January 9: eris. Who has been your favourite POV to write (in any canon), and why?
January 10:
January 11:
January 12:
January 13: philomytha. What's the first fiction you ever wrote?
January 14:wendylove. When and how do you write?
January 15: wendylove. Do writing and gardening have anything in common?
January 16:
January 17: enemyofperfect. What's a part of writing that comes easily to you, and what's one that's difficult? (Does it depend how ease and difficulty are defined?)
January 18:
January 19: kivrin. Do you have a favorite narrative trope or theme? In other words, a narrative "bulletproof kink"? If so, discuss. If not, discuss.
January 20:
January 21:
January 22: brewsternorth. Things you like/are looking forward to about Sleepy Hollow.
January 23: brewsternorth. Travel: a place you'd like to go to someday?
January 24: pendrecarc. How do you approach writing short and long fiction differently, if at all?
January 25: yunitsa. If you were in charge of the Vorkosigan books, what would the next one be about?
January 26:
January 27: pendrecarc. Do you ever reread your own work? Why, and what is it like?
January 28: eris. Is there something you wish had a larger fandom?
January 29:
January 30: wendylove. Do your children know anything about fanfiction? At what age do you have The Talk?
January 31: philomytha. Favourite Shakespeare play.

Comments

[philomytha]

I'd love to hear you write aimlessly about composing prose and choosing words and images.

[hedda62]

That will take at least a month to think about, so… I'll stick it in for January 6? Thanks.

[philomytha]

It's what I admire most about your writing, so I want to know how you do it!

If you're after more questions: what's the first fiction you ever wrote? And for another, favourite Shakespeare play? 11th Jan and 31st respectively.

[hedda62]

Since no one else seems to be asking, I'd love to. :)

[enemyofperfect]

January 3 -- if you could wish a new fannish custom or genre into being, what would it be?

January 17 -- what's a part of writing that comes easily to you, and what's one that's difficult? (Does it depend how ease and difficulty are defined?)

[hedda62]

Scheduled! Thank you.

[wendylove]

I will leave the dates up to you, but any or all of --

... when and how do you write? (I am fascinated by other people's writing schedules and habits.)
... do writing and gardening have anything in common?
... do your children know anything about fanfiction? At what age do you have The Talk?

[enemyofperfect]

I'll look forward to reading what you have to say!

[hedda62]

Got 'em, thanks. :)

[brewsternorth]

Things you like/are looking forward to about Sleepy Hollow. (It is a ridiculous show and I love it.)

Travel: a place you'd like to go to someday?

[hedda62]

Thanks! I'll add those in. And I love Sleepy Hollow too, for all its absurdity, and I'm glad there's more tonight!

[kivrin]

Do you have a favorite narrative trope or theme? In other words, a narrative "bulletproof kink"? If so, discuss. If not, discuss.

[hedda62]

Thanks! Putting this in at Jan. 19.

[eris]

Two things!
Who has been your favourite POV to write (in any canon), and why?
Is there something you wish had a larger fandom?

[hedda62]

Got it! Thanks!

[pendrecarc]

If you're still taking questions, I have two! January 24th and 27th, or really whenever's convenient:

* How do you approach writing short and long fiction differently, if at all? (Curious in part to see which aspects show up in the easy or difficult column of this post.)

* Do you ever reread your own work? Why, and what is it like? (I'm used to hearing actors asked about watching their own work, but nobody ever asks that of authors, do they?)

[hedda62]

I'd be happy to add those in!