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1. What’s your word count? Aiming for 100K. Haven't quite cut it that much yet.
2. How long until you finish? Depends on when it gets published.
3. If you have finished, how long did it take you? Feels like 400 hours, but less than that, probably.
4. Do you have an outline? I thought I did. That was most of my problem.
5. Do you have a plot? See answer above.
6. How many words do you typically write a day? skip,
7. What was your greatest word count in one day? skip,
8. What was your least impressive word count in one day? skip to my lady...
9. What inspired you to write? This one? Dare I say it? ElfQuest. And some movie involving Maureen O'Hara and Errol Flynn involving shepherds and ranchers.
10. Does your novel have a theme song?
Little John & the Band from the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves soundtrack This is the song running through my head during Dyana's fight with the boarase.
11. Assign each of your major characters a theme song.
Dyana: Annie's Song by Roger Whittaker. I can't believe I found this version! I love it!
Glorya: Love Has a Hold on Me by Amy Grant
Cahnar: I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman. I don't like this version. It's too slow, but, again, it was all I could find on YouTube.
Spidraax She's Like the Wind by Patrick Swayze Yes, this could be Dyana's theme song, but it isn't.
12. Which character is most like you? Glorya.
13. Which character would you most likely be friends with? Glorya.
14. Do you have a Gary-Stu or Mary Sue character? No.
15. Who is your favorite character in your novel? Harimer.
16. Have your characters ever done something completely unexpected? Yes.
17. Have you based any of your novel directly on personal experiences? Not this one. Can't think of a single thing in this one.
18. Do you believe in plot bunnies? Don't know what they are. Sound delicious.
19. Is there magic in your novel? Two kinds.
20. Are any holidays celebrated in your novel? Is marriage a holiday?
21. Does anyone die? Yes.
22. How many cups of coffee/tea have you consumed during your writing experience? 4 per day on average.
23. What is the latest you have stayed up writing? 11 PM.
24. What is the best line? Oh, so many...
"What do you suffer in this arrangement?"
Before Cahnar could speak the word poised on his tongue, Harimer interrupted.
"Hamstring her. Height means nothing if she cannot walk."
"Thank you.That is the kind of help I want."
25. What is the worst line? I suppose all the lines I don't giggle about.
26. Have you dreamed about your novel or its characters? Not these.
27. Does your novel rely heavily on allegory? No.
28. Summarize your novel in under fifteen words. There are worse things than marriage.
29. Do you love all your characters? Yes.
30. Have you done something sadistic or cruel to your characters specifically to increase your word count? No. I like hurting them for no reason.
31. What was the last thing your main character ate? Dyana? Poisoned fruit.
32. Describe your main character in three words.
Dyana: reckless, headstrong, spitfire.
Glorya: cautious, determined, righteous.
33. What would your antagonist dress up as for Halloween? Herself.
34. Does anyone in your story go to a place of worship? Yes.
35. How many romantic relationships take place in your novel? Two.
36. Are there any explosions in your novel? Not this one.
37. Is there an apocalypse in your novel? Not this one.
38. Does your novel take place in a post-apocalyptic world? No.
39. Are there zombies, vampires or werewolves in your novel? No.
40. Are there witches, wizards or mythological creatures/figures in your novel? Witches, yes.
41. Is anyone reincarnated? No.
42. Is anyone physically ailed? Not sure what this means. Disabled...actually, yes.
43. Is anyone mentally ill? So very many.
44. Does anyone have swine flu? No.
45. Who has pets in your novel and what are they? No pets.
46. Are there angels, demons, or any religious references/figures in your novel? Demons, yes. And plenty of religious references.
47. How about political figures? These are princes and princesses, so, yes, I suppose.
48. Is there incessant drinking? A liberal application of potions, yes.
49. Are there board games? If so, which ones? No. Do have some hakisak, though.
50. Are there any dream sequences? No.
51. Is there humor? Boy, I hope so.
52. Is there tragedy? Absolutely.
53. Does anyone have a temper tantrum? So many.
54. How many characters end up single at the end of your novel? Most of them.
55. Is anyone in your novel adopted? Depends. Can in-laws count?
56. Does anyone in your novel wear glasses? Nope. Not invented.
57. Has your novel provided insight about your life? It was no walk in the park, I'll tell ya that.
58. Your personality? Bits of me all over the place.
59. Has your novel inspired anyone? Quick, somebody comment!
60. How many people have asked to read this novel? Nine? I gave it to eight of them. *evil grin*
61. Have you drawn any of your characters? Yep. Check out my website Elementals page for the little sketches. The big drawings won't fit on my scanner.
62. Has anyone drawn your characters for you? Not to my knowledge.
63. Does anyone vomit in your novel? Not in this one. I had enough of that with my first.
64. Does anyone bleed in your novel? Everybody.
65. Do any of your characters watch TV? Doesn't exist.
66. What size shoe does your main character wear? Dyana: 5s. Glorya: 8s.
67. Do any of the characters in your novel use a computer? Don't exist.
68. How would you react if your novel was erased entirely? I'd kill myself. After I killed whoever erased it. With a spoon. It would not be pretty.
69. Did you cry at killing off any of your characters? No.
70. Did you cheer when killing off one of your characters? No.
71. What advice would you give to a fellow writer? Don't pour new wine into old wineskins. You'll end up with a mess.
72. Describe your ending in three words. Happily until sequel.
73. Are there any love triangles, squares, hexagons, etc.? Yes.
74. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the least stressful, 10 being the most) how does your stress rank? I don't understand the question. Where's my spoon?
75. Was it worth it? Totally.
Don't know if this survey was...
2. How long until you finish? Depends on when it gets published.
3. If you have finished, how long did it take you? Feels like 400 hours, but less than that, probably.
4. Do you have an outline? I thought I did. That was most of my problem.
5. Do you have a plot? See answer above.
6. How many words do you typically write a day? skip,
7. What was your greatest word count in one day? skip,
8. What was your least impressive word count in one day? skip to my lady...
9. What inspired you to write? This one? Dare I say it? ElfQuest. And some movie involving Maureen O'Hara and Errol Flynn involving shepherds and ranchers.
10. Does your novel have a theme song?
Little John & the Band from the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves soundtrack This is the song running through my head during Dyana's fight with the boarase.
11. Assign each of your major characters a theme song.
Dyana: Annie's Song by Roger Whittaker. I can't believe I found this version! I love it!
Glorya: Love Has a Hold on Me by Amy Grant
Cahnar: I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman. I don't like this version. It's too slow, but, again, it was all I could find on YouTube.
Spidraax She's Like the Wind by Patrick Swayze Yes, this could be Dyana's theme song, but it isn't.
12. Which character is most like you? Glorya.
13. Which character would you most likely be friends with? Glorya.
14. Do you have a Gary-Stu or Mary Sue character? No.
15. Who is your favorite character in your novel? Harimer.
16. Have your characters ever done something completely unexpected? Yes.
17. Have you based any of your novel directly on personal experiences? Not this one. Can't think of a single thing in this one.
18. Do you believe in plot bunnies? Don't know what they are. Sound delicious.
19. Is there magic in your novel? Two kinds.
20. Are any holidays celebrated in your novel? Is marriage a holiday?
21. Does anyone die? Yes.
22. How many cups of coffee/tea have you consumed during your writing experience? 4 per day on average.
23. What is the latest you have stayed up writing? 11 PM.
24. What is the best line? Oh, so many...
"What do you suffer in this arrangement?"
Before Cahnar could speak the word poised on his tongue, Harimer interrupted.
"Hamstring her. Height means nothing if she cannot walk."
"Thank you.That is the kind of help I want."
25. What is the worst line? I suppose all the lines I don't giggle about.
26. Have you dreamed about your novel or its characters? Not these.
27. Does your novel rely heavily on allegory? No.
28. Summarize your novel in under fifteen words. There are worse things than marriage.
29. Do you love all your characters? Yes.
30. Have you done something sadistic or cruel to your characters specifically to increase your word count? No. I like hurting them for no reason.
31. What was the last thing your main character ate? Dyana? Poisoned fruit.
32. Describe your main character in three words.
Dyana: reckless, headstrong, spitfire.
Glorya: cautious, determined, righteous.
33. What would your antagonist dress up as for Halloween? Herself.
34. Does anyone in your story go to a place of worship? Yes.
35. How many romantic relationships take place in your novel? Two.
36. Are there any explosions in your novel? Not this one.
37. Is there an apocalypse in your novel? Not this one.
38. Does your novel take place in a post-apocalyptic world? No.
39. Are there zombies, vampires or werewolves in your novel? No.
40. Are there witches, wizards or mythological creatures/figures in your novel? Witches, yes.
41. Is anyone reincarnated? No.
42. Is anyone physically ailed? Not sure what this means. Disabled...actually, yes.
43. Is anyone mentally ill? So very many.
44. Does anyone have swine flu? No.
45. Who has pets in your novel and what are they? No pets.
46. Are there angels, demons, or any religious references/figures in your novel? Demons, yes. And plenty of religious references.
47. How about political figures? These are princes and princesses, so, yes, I suppose.
48. Is there incessant drinking? A liberal application of potions, yes.
49. Are there board games? If so, which ones? No. Do have some hakisak, though.
50. Are there any dream sequences? No.
51. Is there humor? Boy, I hope so.
52. Is there tragedy? Absolutely.
53. Does anyone have a temper tantrum? So many.
54. How many characters end up single at the end of your novel? Most of them.
55. Is anyone in your novel adopted? Depends. Can in-laws count?
56. Does anyone in your novel wear glasses? Nope. Not invented.
57. Has your novel provided insight about your life? It was no walk in the park, I'll tell ya that.
58. Your personality? Bits of me all over the place.
59. Has your novel inspired anyone? Quick, somebody comment!
60. How many people have asked to read this novel? Nine? I gave it to eight of them. *evil grin*
61. Have you drawn any of your characters? Yep. Check out my website Elementals page for the little sketches. The big drawings won't fit on my scanner.
62. Has anyone drawn your characters for you? Not to my knowledge.
63. Does anyone vomit in your novel? Not in this one. I had enough of that with my first.
64. Does anyone bleed in your novel? Everybody.
65. Do any of your characters watch TV? Doesn't exist.
66. What size shoe does your main character wear? Dyana: 5s. Glorya: 8s.
67. Do any of the characters in your novel use a computer? Don't exist.
68. How would you react if your novel was erased entirely? I'd kill myself. After I killed whoever erased it. With a spoon. It would not be pretty.
69. Did you cry at killing off any of your characters? No.
70. Did you cheer when killing off one of your characters? No.
71. What advice would you give to a fellow writer? Don't pour new wine into old wineskins. You'll end up with a mess.
72. Describe your ending in three words. Happily until sequel.
73. Are there any love triangles, squares, hexagons, etc.? Yes.
74. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the least stressful, 10 being the most) how does your stress rank? I don't understand the question. Where's my spoon?
75. Was it worth it? Totally.
Don't know if this survey was...
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