Writing Style Meme

I read Janie’s Writing Style Meme Post and decided to give it a go.

The results:

1.  Do you write fiction or non-fiction? Or both?

Mostly non-fiction. Lately I’ve been very lax in updating my creative writing blog.  Hopefully I will get my butt hand moving soon.

2.  Do you keep a journal or a writing notebook?

There is always a notebook and pens in my bag.  Right now I’m using a very thick bound journal from Barnes & Noble a couple of months back.  It has a flexible shiny black cover, and the pages are graph style.  About half the pages are filled so far.

3.  If you write fiction, do you know your characters’ goals, motivations, and conflicts before you start writing or is that something else you discover only after you start writing? Do you find books on plotting useful or harmful?

During NaBloPoMo last year I created a teen-age character named Bianca Fuenzalida.  Shortly after her birth I created a file that included her physical description,  immediate family members, close friends, clothing preferences and interests.

4.  Are you a procrastinator or does the itch to write keep at you until you sit down and work?

I am a notorious creative writing procrastinator, paper journaling is a different story.  When the need to vent on paper arises I must find some time and a place.

5.  Do you write in short bursts of creative energy, or can you sit down and write for hours at a time?

Both. Creative writing comes in bursts while paper journaling can go on for hours.

6.  Are you a morning or afternoon writer?

Late night actually.

7.  Do you write with music/the noise of children/in a cafe or other public setting, or do you need complete silence to concentrate?

I could write on Fifth Avenue in the rain during the St. Patricks Day Parade.

8.  Computer or longhand? (or typewriter?)

Everything with the exception of blogging starts off with longhand.

9.  Do you know the ending before you type Chapter One? Or do you let the story evolve as you write?

The story evolves as I write.

10.  Does what’s selling in the market influence how and what you write?

I’m sure I’m inspired with what’s out there.

11.  Editing/Revision – love it or hate it?

I love revising my own work, and working with others on their projects.