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Say_Im_Ugly OP t1_iy4zmw0 wrote

Congrats u/ApocalypseOwl! I have some questions!

  1. Do you have any tropes, wether reading or writing, that you are particularly drawn to?

  2. What story from r/WritingPrompts are you most proud of/is your favorite?

  3. How long have you been writing and what got you started?

I look forward to all your answers!

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ApocalypseOwl t1_iy55oia wrote

Thank you kindly(how did this happen though???), I shall answer forthwith.

1: Well, I have to say that I am quite fond of xenofiction, as in stories that have the unique perspective of a non-human POV. They are much harder to writer, and thus provide a far greater challenge(and possibility for improvement in terms of writing). In terms of reading such stories, I find that they are nearly universally interesting, though also harder to understand, in comparison to your average human POV story. There is just something inherently fascinating in seeing the world through the eyes of a robot, an animal, or an alien.

2: Hard to tell, there are a lot of good stories, from a lot of good writers on here. (I like Lady_Oh, but she doesn't post much anymore, sadly) My favourites, as in those I personally liked writing the most, are those like the Sunrise City where I can just go absolutely feral and write something nuts, but I am also quite fond of the more emotional stories; Like Risen Angel or a more recent one, about a sweet bioweapon. Gives me some delightful feelings.

3: Hard to say just how long I've been writing. Under the ''ApocalypseOwl'' name, I have written for about 8 or 9 years, but I've been active on various sites since I was quite young; I guess since about 2004 or 2005, that was when I started. It was naturally not great, and like many people in our age, I got my start in fanfiction along with original writing. Good thing that the hard drive from back then has been completely destroyed. It definitely isn't up to mine or anyone's' standards.

I guess I just started because I felt like it? Due to a variety of complex reasons, I was a bit of a lonely kid who read a metric tonne of books. And I was constantly running out of books. I wanted to see if I could write some stories to increase the possible amount of fiction in my vicinity while I waited for books, and it turns out the answer was yes. Still, took a lot of training to get half-way decent. And I've still got some way to go.

Hope that answered your questions.

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Lady_Oh t1_iy82mq6 wrote

Owl T_T <3 that's so sweet of you! And now I feel guilty for not writing as much anymore on WP haha, but also motivated to get back in the game here, you are a treasure, congrats on the spotlight, and know that I still lurk;) when I have more free time again I will definitely come back!!! Until then I will count on you to write and will continue to read your stories:) [Now with the right profile lol, sorryXD]

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Say_Im_Ugly OP t1_iy86r88 wrote

Awesome! I'll have to come back and read the stories you linked. And as to how this happened, you were nominated by a person on the subreddit who has enjoyed your stories and you got the Spotlight! I've read through a handful of them too and equally enjoyed them. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.

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