wrecked-anon:

Inspiration

1. Where do you get story ideas?

2. Once you have a story idea, how do you record it (e.g. write furious notes on your phone, write key words or phrases on a piece of paper to stash away for later)?

3. Do you keep a list or notebook or document of ideas?

4. Do you use prompt lists or memes to get you started?

Planning

5. How do you choose your next writing project?

6. Do you have multiple WIPs going at once, or do you wait to finish one before starting another?

7. Do you use outlines to plan your writing?

8. Do you graph your writing?

9. Do you use jotting or freewriting?

10. Do you start writing with your plot fully formed, or do you tend to write your way toward it?

Writing

11. Where do you do most of your writing (e.g. coffee shop, quiet room, park bench)?

12. How do physically write your story? Do you use a computer? Hand write, then type it up?

13. When writing, do you start with the beginning? Or do you jump around the story as you work?

14. Do you use music when you write?

15. Do you do research as you need it, or do you do most of your research ahead of time?

16. Do you write all in one go, or write in smaller bursts over time?

17. How do you get past difficult sections or writers’ block?

18. What are your writing rituals?

19. How do you deal with distraction when writing?

20. Do you use any writing resources as you write? (blogs, books, character development tools/advice)

21. At what point do you share what you’re working on? Do you share as you go, or wait until you are done writing?

22. Do you set wordcount goals as you write?

Editing Process

23. Do you edit while you write?

24. How would you describe your personal editing process?

25. Where do you focus most of your editing efforts?

26. Does your editing tend to involve more smaller changes or major rewrites?

27. Do you use a beta? One or multiple betas?

28. If yes, what is your process for working with your beta(s)? 

29. How long do you wait until you start editing/having someone else edit?

30. Do you use editing communities?