1. Typed or Handwritten?
Typed. I would show you my handwriting, but that sight is way too horrific for the innocence of the internet. Also... typing is faster and I can do it for longer hours than handwriting. However if I am revising and crafting sentences I do it by hand.
2. Cursive or printed?
Printed. Well... then again not. I have developed my own kind of style. It's a bit of both. A word will start out cursive, but then slightly move into printed. It's weird and ugly.
3. Show us your favorite pen
This is the best pen ever. It's a 0.7mm and the writing is so smooth. I got it from my best friend for my birthday. That and 10 packs of macaroons (you would think I was fat, right? Yeah me too). "And that kids, is the story of why my best friend is awesome".
4. Where do you like to write? (location)
I write in my room. There I am able to lock myself away from the rest of the world, but I do admit that there are a lot of distractions, which is why I have started going to the public library to write. The smell of books makes me productive.
5. Who are your 5 favorite authors in terms of authorial style?
The first one is a danish author, so a lot of you are probably not familiar with him; Kenneth Bøgh Andersen (We share same last name!). His writing is amazing. I love how he is able to create so many pictures in so few words. And he is one of the people who inspired me to write.
Next up is Jonathan Stroud! Do I even have to explain this one? No, but I'm going to anyway. He is so funny! I have only read his Bartimaeus trilogy, but in the first book alone he left an expression on me. It was the first novels I read that had multiple viewpoints and Jonathan is amazing at voices. It made the books far more enjoyable.
J.K Rowling. I am not going to say why. It should be a given.
H.C. Andersen (another shared last name!). I'm danish. I pretty much have to like him! And I grew up with his fairytales. They are what made me love books and stories in general.
The last one is once again danish. Henrik Pontoppidan. And this is just recently. I had to analyze one of his short stories for class and I fell in love with his writing. It is very old fashioned, but yet he writes in a way that was modern for his time.
6. What are your three favorite books on writing?
Confession time! I haven't read any. "I am a natural talent," she said smirking.
7. Have you ever competed in NaNoWriMo?
Hellz yeah! My first year was in 2012 in which I wrote a fantasy novel, and then again here in 2013 where I wrote my first dystopian.
8. Have you ever won NaNoWriMo?
I won both times I competed. In 2012 I managed to write 63k (which then extended to become a 90k novel) and this year I finished my novel at 103k.It calm
9. Have you ever had anything published?
No. But in the second quater of 2014 I am going to get a short story published through my writing course. So I got that going for me.
10. What projects are you working on now?
I am currently in the process of revising my dystopian from this year's NaNoWriMo. I am at chapter 5 so that's 1/5 of the book almost revised, and I am planning on starting my 2nd draft on January 1st. Other than that I need to start thinking of what my short story for my writing course is going to be about. I am completely blank.
11. What is your soundtrack to writing?
Usually something that fits the theme of what I am writing.
12. Do you have a writing pump-up song?
I wouldn't call it a 'pump-up' song, but I can always write to "Down" by Jason Walker. It calms me, and though the song is a bit of a downer, it motivates me... as weird as it may seem.
And that concludes the tag! Oh God... This is when I have to tag people myself... well.... um... I tag you! Everyone who is writing, whether it be professional or just for fun, is welcome to do the tag. If you chose to do so, please let me know via the comments so I can check it out!
Keep Calm and Write On.
- Nanna.
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