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I stole this from ladyiapetus. Quite the thief, aren't I? ;)
1. You're a handsome devil. What’s your name?
Cynthia, Ruby of the Rose. Or just Cynthia. I recognize the name rather easily.
2. Ever write under any other name?
Yes. Don't expect me to list them all, but I have.
3. Look around you. How did you end up here?
I seem to remember signing up before codes. It took a while before I started posting even semi-regularly, though.
4. Favourite line from the song you're listening to right now, or last listened to?
Don't really have one.
5. What's the last movie you saw that inspired something ficcish in you?
Movie? Mmm...I'd have to say Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It merged with the book version in my head and spurted out Telling Those Spiders.
6. Is there a character you'd like to write, but can't-- and why the hell can't you?
Mmm...Oikawa, really. He's an extremely pivotal character to 02 but I just can't write him properly. I'm not entirely positive on why. Just one of those things.
7. We all hate favourite questions, I know, but-- who's your favourite character (a) to read? (b) to write?
If he's written well enough, my favorite to read is Daisuke. To write, I'd have to say Yamato. All that untapped potential that just screams out to be tapped...
8. Who's your least favourite character (a) to read? (b) to write?
Least favorite to read...it's hard to say, because if something's written well, I can enjoy it completely, no matter who it is. Quality writing outranks character use in my mind. If you pinned me down, I'd have to say Iori, though. Love the character, hate the way he's written when he gets written in the first place. To write...to be honest, Zack Taylor of Power Rangers. I just cannot get into his head. I'm going to try, though.
9. Is there a story you'd like to write, but can't-- and why can't you?
I'd love to rewrite the first two seasons of Digimon using my breed-theories. But I can't because of two reasons: It would take forever and ten days, and because I have six miles of other fanfics I want to write.
10. What's a title you've always wanted to use, but haven't had the opportunity yet?
Nothing really comes to mind right away.
11. What was the first story you ever completed, and what do you think of it now?
Silver Rising, first story in the Silver Flame series, listed under myself and Kahva now. What do I think of it? Even though it got me started in fanfic and helped unite me with some of the best friends I've ever had...if I could go back in time and stop myself, I'd do it. And hit myself upside the head with a thick copy of Mary Sues and Why Writing Them Is Bad.
12. What was the last story you completed, and what do you think of it now?
Taste of Darkness, a vampiric friendship. I could have done it better. Though the main limitations on it are that I was telling it from only one point of view, and it would've been richer and fuller with multiple ones. An error I intend to fix at some undefined point in the future, when I write the companion stories.
13. Where do you do most of your writing?
At my computer desk, on my computer. I work better and faster if I can correct errors right away, or get something written down then instead of waiting til I have paper and pencil.
14. Do you have any fic taboos?
Original characters can be good. Mary Sues are unholy spawn of evil that should be shot in the face with a bazooka. Or two. Write the characters as much in character as you can, and if you can't, find a way so they can't be there. Bashing just makes no sense to me. I write for the love of the characters, not hate of them. Why would I want to hurt them? (Well, actually I do hurt the characters I like. Just not in a mean way...um, that didn't make any sense, I think...)
15. What made you start writing fic? Were you filled with creative juices, or was it a random act of plot correction?
Actually, it was, I admit it, a shameless act of self-insertion. I was really into Power Rangers at the time, at the height of my "loving Billy" phase. Before I got my online access, I would tell myself stories wherein I was a Ranger and dated Billy. Then when I came online and found out fanfic existed...it just seemed natural to write it. I should've waited and learned more. Oh, well, we all learn from our mistakes.
16. Who has influenced your style the most?
Any and all critics, not just of my work, but of others. Myself, by spending more and more time writing and then looking back on previous works and thinking "Oh, I can do so much better." All the really good authors, of fanfic and otherwise, that I've read. All the bad ones, too. Nothing like learning what not to do.
17. What is the sexiest word?
Leather.
18. What is the least sexy word?
Bathroom.
19. What's the word you use too much/often?
I don't know. I must've used it so often I can't even comprehend how often I use it. ;)
20. You're a writer. By definition you are plagued and pursued by images. So what image is burned into your brain right now?
Bakura Ryou falling down a set of stairs, breaking a leg, and how the spirit of the Ring deals with this. Oh, and dripping blood. (Not Bakura's, someone else's, different fandom.)
Hey, you asked.
21. If you were going to write professionally under an assumed name, what would that name be?
I don't know. I haven't really thought of what I'd call myself. Something that has nothing to do with 'me', though.
22. If you'd made out this survey, what question would you have asked that I didn't?
What is the character you see written badly the most, and how do you feel about seeing it done so often?
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