What's the last thing you wrote?
A poem called Ablaze.
Was it any good?
Most people said so, yeah.

What's the first thing you ever wrote that you still have?
A detective story.

Write poetry?
Yup.

Angsty poetry?
Not usually. Once I did.

Most fun character you ever wrote?
Probably....Makkerdy. From my story.

Most annoying character you ever wrote?
Hm.....probably Makkerdy. But he's only annoying to the other characters in the story.

Best plot you ever wrote?
I dunno....I haven't written that much fiction....I'll say....I don't know that I've written one definitively best plot, actually.

Oh! It was about the birth of language and the development of civilization.


Coolest plot twist you ever wrote?
I haven't wrote any plot twists, really. Not yet, anyway.

How often do you get writer's block?
All the time.

How do you fix it?
I ask somebody for a word.

Do you type or write by hand?
I like both equally.

Do you save everything you write?
I try. Don't always succeed.

Do you ever go back to an old idea long after you abandoned it?
Yup.

What's your favorite thing that you've written?
I don't really have one.

What's everyone else's favorite thing that you've written?
Hugh the Blacksmith.

Do you ever show people your work?
Yup.

Who's your favorite constructive critic?
Hm. Probably....well, known to the general public as ZoLu. Or my creative writing teacher. One of those.

Did you ever write a novel?
No, but that would be a novel idea.

Have you ever written fantasy, sci-fi, or horror?
Yes, Yes, no.

Ever written romance or teen angsty drama?
Not yet.

What's one genre you have never written, and probably never will?
Horror.

How many writing projects are you working on right now?
Three, or thereabouts.

Do you want to write for a living?
It'd be nice, but I'm not good enough.

Have you ever written something for a magazine or newspaper?
Nothing's been even close to good enough.

Have you ever won an award for your writing?
I almost certainly never will.

Ever written something in script or play format?
Yup. I like that format okay.

What is your favorite word?
Punnery.

Do you ever write based on yourself?
I don't base characters on myself. But I do write on my own interests alot.

Which of your characters most resembles you?
Makkerdy, definitley. Which is fun because nobody's read about him yet.

Where do you get ideas for your characters?
Uh, my brain. Where else?

Do you ever write based on your dreams?
Nope.

Do you prefer happy endings, sad endings, or cliff-hangers?
Happy endings, though your definition may be different than mine.

Have you ever written anything based on an artwork you've seen?
Nope. But that would be fun.

Are you concerned with spelling and grammar as you write?
Extremely so.

Ever write something entirely in chatspeak?
That would kill me.

Does music help you write?
It can. Depends on the piece, I think.

Are people surprised and confused when they find out you write well?
I hope so.

Quote something you've written.

“Helping you to fit in-Norm Median. Okay, so that’s probably a prank.” Olive said.
“No, the one below that. Helping you boost your boost your confidence-Dwayne K. Solkir.”
“Okay…,”Olive looked in puzzlement. “You having issues believing in your work?”

“No,” Teller rolled his eyes. “Confidence, as in ‘confidence man’. And “Dwayne K. Solkir is ‘Wilson Makkerdy’ mixed up.”

Even ignoring the likely pointless question of why he was rearranging peoples’ names, Olive still had some questions. “Okay, so, assuming that your extremely contrived logic works out, how can we use this?”