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ladyofleithian9. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
To be honest, I really don't know. I mean, I know that I'll be a writer, but other than that, it's not exactly what you call sketched out for me. Will I be succcessful? Will I be a failure? Will I be a full time writer or another job (e.g. psychologist. My mom once said that if I didn't end up being a writer, I'd be a great psychologist) where I'm just writing on the side? What will I be most successful for (considering I seem to be suffering from a severe case of Attention Deficit Creator's Disorder. I mean, I start on one project and then go bouncing off to another. I have an idea, and then I get distracted by another idea. Which I guess might be all well and good for now -- keeps the muse fruitful, really -- but it's not going to serve me well if, say, I'm on a deadline)? Will people be turned off by my excessive use of "really" and "if nothing else"? (I think that's probably a no-brainer. Readers can be very picky about that stuff) Will people think my stuff is too dark (especially considering how some of it got produced when I was having massive amounts of frustration about what was expected for me in the writing world. I mean, some great stuff can come of being frustrated, but other times, readers will go, "Oh, fuck this. I didn't come here to get an insight into the writer's personal problems." And really, I can sort of understand that)? I guess it doesn't help that I've been having my share of self-doubts thanks to remembering certain things I heard; for example, the matter of some people thinking that villains should really just be characters to be defeated (one review of Ascension, for example. It otherwise made some good points about the book, e.g. some of the problematic content, but in hindsight, the thing about the villains being bad for being sympathetic...yeah, why would we want to have the evil guys have character development and redeeming qualities and regrets and human things and shit like that? That stuff is for wimps! /sarcasm. *) instead of fully fleshed out characters (never mind that the former is...well, to put it kindly, it's Sturgeon's Law). So it's kind of stuff like that that I kind of have my doubts over. That and will I succeed in college? Will I get out of college? Is everything going to turn out okay in the end? What's the future going to be like? Et cetera et cetera. Just a lot of uncertainty there.
* And yeah, I think sometimes the purely evil villain can work, such as with stuff like when the villain's supposed to be more of an idea in a way than a person (such as Michael Myers from the Halloween films, Sauron from Lord of the Rings, Palpatine from Star Wars), or when it's played for comedy (I swear I could think of examples, but they're not exactly coming to mind at the moment), and I'm sure people can think of more, but I think you'd need a hell of a lot of skill to pull that off. So I'd say in regards to the purely evil thing...yeah, I don't recommend it for beginners.
10. Did you have a good day or a bad day? Where do you think that defining line was?
11. Do you feel protective over someone?
12. If you could trade places with anyone for one week, who would it be and why?
13. Where do you see your best friend in 10 years?
14. When you are stressed, what can you use as an outlet? Why do you think it helps you?
15. What do you believe in? And not just God or atheism.
16. What are you passionate about?
17. Who was the last person you kissed? (If you are still with them now, pick the person before them.) What would they say if they saw you now?
18. Talk about your extended family. Why do you think they are the way they are?
19. If you could be anywhere in the world, but you had to be there for a certain cause, where would you be and why?
20. Again, pick a song that projects the mood of your week or day.
21. Look back. Why did you choose this challenge? Do you think it says anything about you?
22. How do you think people see you? Be a little negative and a little positive.
23. Explain your life plan for the next month, then the next year, then three years, then five years.
24. Are you more social or independent? Why do you think that is?
25. What do you think it means to be a good parent?
26. Talk about a moment where you were truly happy. What was happening? Who were you with?
27. Is there a friend you are worried about? Why do they have you concerned? Do you think they’ll be okay?
28. Would you rather someone tell you the truth up front but gently, or be lied to to spare your feelings?
29. If you could be doing the same things you do now, only in your own way, how would a normal day in your life go?
30. Look back on this last month and talk about it.
To be honest, I really don't know. I mean, I know that I'll be a writer, but other than that, it's not exactly what you call sketched out for me. Will I be succcessful? Will I be a failure? Will I be a full time writer or another job (e.g. psychologist. My mom once said that if I didn't end up being a writer, I'd be a great psychologist) where I'm just writing on the side? What will I be most successful for (considering I seem to be suffering from a severe case of Attention Deficit Creator's Disorder. I mean, I start on one project and then go bouncing off to another. I have an idea, and then I get distracted by another idea. Which I guess might be all well and good for now -- keeps the muse fruitful, really -- but it's not going to serve me well if, say, I'm on a deadline)? Will people be turned off by my excessive use of "really" and "if nothing else"? (I think that's probably a no-brainer. Readers can be very picky about that stuff) Will people think my stuff is too dark (especially considering how some of it got produced when I was having massive amounts of frustration about what was expected for me in the writing world. I mean, some great stuff can come of being frustrated, but other times, readers will go, "Oh, fuck this. I didn't come here to get an insight into the writer's personal problems." And really, I can sort of understand that)? I guess it doesn't help that I've been having my share of self-doubts thanks to remembering certain things I heard; for example, the matter of some people thinking that villains should really just be characters to be defeated (one review of Ascension, for example. It otherwise made some good points about the book, e.g. some of the problematic content, but in hindsight, the thing about the villains being bad for being sympathetic...yeah, why would we want to have the evil guys have character development and redeeming qualities and regrets and human things and shit like that? That stuff is for wimps! /sarcasm. *) instead of fully fleshed out characters (never mind that the former is...well, to put it kindly, it's Sturgeon's Law). So it's kind of stuff like that that I kind of have my doubts over. That and will I succeed in college? Will I get out of college? Is everything going to turn out okay in the end? What's the future going to be like? Et cetera et cetera. Just a lot of uncertainty there.
* And yeah, I think sometimes the purely evil villain can work, such as with stuff like when the villain's supposed to be more of an idea in a way than a person (such as Michael Myers from the Halloween films, Sauron from Lord of the Rings, Palpatine from Star Wars), or when it's played for comedy (I swear I could think of examples, but they're not exactly coming to mind at the moment), and I'm sure people can think of more, but I think you'd need a hell of a lot of skill to pull that off. So I'd say in regards to the purely evil thing...yeah, I don't recommend it for beginners.
10. Did you have a good day or a bad day? Where do you think that defining line was?
11. Do you feel protective over someone?
12. If you could trade places with anyone for one week, who would it be and why?
13. Where do you see your best friend in 10 years?
14. When you are stressed, what can you use as an outlet? Why do you think it helps you?
15. What do you believe in? And not just God or atheism.
16. What are you passionate about?
17. Who was the last person you kissed? (If you are still with them now, pick the person before them.) What would they say if they saw you now?
18. Talk about your extended family. Why do you think they are the way they are?
19. If you could be anywhere in the world, but you had to be there for a certain cause, where would you be and why?
20. Again, pick a song that projects the mood of your week or day.
21. Look back. Why did you choose this challenge? Do you think it says anything about you?
22. How do you think people see you? Be a little negative and a little positive.
23. Explain your life plan for the next month, then the next year, then three years, then five years.
24. Are you more social or independent? Why do you think that is?
25. What do you think it means to be a good parent?
26. Talk about a moment where you were truly happy. What was happening? Who were you with?
27. Is there a friend you are worried about? Why do they have you concerned? Do you think they’ll be okay?
28. Would you rather someone tell you the truth up front but gently, or be lied to to spare your feelings?
29. If you could be doing the same things you do now, only in your own way, how would a normal day in your life go?
30. Look back on this last month and talk about it.
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Date: 2013-12-28 01:43 pm (UTC)