Most of the writer ask posts I come across are only like ten or so questions long so I thought I’d try to make a longer one because we like talking about our writing! Feel free to reblog!
1) How old were you when you first starting writing fanfiction?
2) What fandoms do you write for and do you have a particular favourite if you write for more than one?
3) Do you prefer writing OC’s or reader inserts? Explain your answer.
4) What is your favourite genre to write for?
5) If you had to choose a favourite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?
6) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?
7) When is your preferred time to write?
8) Where do you take your inspiration from?
9) In your xxx fic, what’s your favourite scene that you wrote?
10) In your xxx fic, why did you decide to end it like that? Did you have an alternative ending in mind?
11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?
12) Who is your favourite character to write for? Why?
13) Who is your least favourite character to write for? Why?
14) How did you come up with the title for the xxx? – You can ask about multiple stories.
15) If you write OC’s, how do you decide on their names?
16) How did you come up with the idea for xxx?
17) Post a line from a WIP that you’re working on.
18) Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?
19) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?
20) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?
21) Tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? What is it about them that you admire?
22) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?
23) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?
24) How do you feel about writing smutty scenes?
25) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?
26) Which part of your xxx fic was the hardest to write?
27) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?
28) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fanfiction?
29) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?
30) In contrast to 29 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?
31) Send me a fic recommendation and I’ll post it for my followers to see! (The asker is to send the rec not the answerer)
32) Are any of your characters based on real people?
33) What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?
34) What’s the harshest criticism you’ve gotten?
35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?
36) Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?
37) What’s the funniest story you’ve written?
38) If you could collab with any other writer on here, who would it be? (Perhaps this question will inspire some collabs!) If you’re shy, don’t tag the blog, just name it.
39) Do you prefer first, second or third person?
40) Do people know you write fanfiction?
41) What’s you favourite minor character you’ve written?
42) Song fic – What made you decide to use the song xxx for xxx.
43) Has anyone ever guessed the plot twist of one of your fics before you posted it?
44) What is the last line you wrote?
45) What spurs you on during the writing process?
46) I really loved your xxx fic. If you were ever to do a sequel, what do you think might happen in it?
47) Here’s a fic title – insert a made up title. What would this story be about?
48) What’s your favourite trope to write?
49) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?
50) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?
Tag: ooh i like this
You are in a café with me, what tea do you order?
1. Rosehip tea: Which book did you love when you were younger?
2. Oolong tea: Which book series could you read again?
3. Rooibos: What is one of you favourite books?
4. Strawberry tea: Tell me about your first kiss, if you had one.
5. Apple tea: Tell me about your first break up, if you had one.
6. Earl Grey: Which countries have you visited?
7. Chai: Where do you want to travel next?
8. Darjeeling: What languages do you speak?
9. Hop tea: Do you have a favourite tea? Which one?
10. Herbal tea: Which person would you chose to travel the world with?
11. Nettle tea: Are you jealous on a person? Why?
12. Ice tea: Do you miss somebody? Why?
13. Yellow tea: What shampoo do you use?
14. Peppermint tea: What is your favourite gif at the moment?
15. Ceylon tea: Do you have a song you like, but have bad memories with?
16. Hibiscus tea: What is a song you can always hear?
17. Flowering tea: What is a movie you can always watch?
18. Pu-erh tea: What is a book you can recommend to others?
19. Turkish tea: What is your favourite cake?
20. Green tea: What was the first movie you saw in a cinema?
21. Blueberry-Muffin tea: Tell me a memory, which makes you smile.
22. Panda tea: Do you have pets? Which one?
23. Butter tea: Show / Tell me about one thing i your room you find awesome.
24. Hot chocolate: Do you have (a) stuffed animal(s) sitting in your room? Which one(s)?
25. 24 flavors: What is your favourite word?
26. Jasmin tea: Can you draw / paint? Wanna show me something?
27. Kombucha: What do you order on a pizza?
28. Cloud tea: Which movie do you want to watch next?
29. Gunpowder tea: If you had the chance: would you go to space?
30. Matcha: Bonus question of you choice! I might answer…
Wizarding schools
Writer Ask Game
1 : What age-group do you write?
2 : What genre do you write?
3 : Do you outline according to big ideas or small details?
4 : Which do you prefer–line-editing or plot-revisions?
5 : Do you write better with or without deadlines?
6 : What would be the biggest compliment you could hope to receive on your current WIP?
7 : How long is your current WIP?
8 : What author would you be most excited to be compared to?
9 : What do you struggle most with as a writer?
10 : Do you brain-storm story ideas alone or with others?
11 : Do you base your characters off of real people?
12 : Is your writing space clean or cluttered?
13 : Do you write character-driven or plot-driven stories?
14 : Do you have a favorite writing-related quote?
15 : If you transport your original characters into another author’s world, which world would you choose?
16 : Would your story work better as a movie or tv show? Why?
17 : Do you make soundtracks for each story?
18 : If you could assign your story one song, what would it be?
19 : Would you rather live in your characters’ world, or have your characters come live in our world?
20 : What book would you love to see adapted for the big or small screen?
21 : Do you finish most of the stories you start?
22 : Has your own writing ever made you cry?
23 : Are you proud or anxious to show off your writing?
24 : When did you start considering yourself a writer?
25 : What books are must-reads in your genre?
26 : What would you like to see more of in your genre?
27 : Where do you get inspiration from?
28 : On a scale of 1-10, how much do you stress about choosing character names?
29 : Do you tend to underwrite or overwrite in a first draft?
30 : Does writing calm you down or stress you out?
31 : What trope do you actually like?
32 : Do you give your side-characters extensive backstories?
33 : Do you flesh-out characters before you write, or let their personalities develop over time?
34 : Describe your old writing in one word.
35 : Is it more fun to write villains or heroes?
36 : Do you write with a black and white sense of morality?
37 : What’s one piece of advice you would give to new writers?
38 : What’s one piece of writing advice you try–but fail–to follow?
39 : How important is positive reinforcement to you as a writer?
40 : What would you ask your favorite author if given one question?
41 : Do you find it distracting to read while you’re writing a first draft?
42 : Do critiques motivate or discourage you?
43 : Do you tend to write protagonists like yourself or unlike yourself?
44 : How do you decide what story idea to work on?
45 : Do you find it harder or easier to write when you’re stressed out?
46 : What Hogwarts house would your protagonist(s) be in?
47 : Where do you see yourself as a writer in five years?
48 : Would you ever co-write?
49 : Are you a fast and rushed writer or a slow and deliberate writer?
50 : Would you rather be remembered for your fantastic world-building or your lifelike characters?
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