Writing Survey, Because I Should Be Writing and I'm Not.

1. What is your author-pen name? (If you have one, if you don't your name will suffice or your Mibba name.)
I don't think I'd actually use a pen name if I was writing for real. But I go by Rebell on here. Or Haley. You can just call me Haley.

2. When did you start writing?
first or second grade that I can remember. It may have been earlier.

3. Where did you start writing?
Note books in indecipherable grade school-er scrawl.

4. What was the first story you ever posted?
On Mibba? a contest entry. Anywhere? Probably LOTR fan fiction on Fanfiction.net.

5. What is your favorite story you've ever posted?
On here? I love Contention, but I'll probably never finish it. But right now I'm really digging The Elite. Because it's fun to write.

6. What inspires you to write?
I don't know. I just write. It's what I do. Positive feedback ALWAYS helps but the actual inspiration/ideas can come from literally anywhere. I'm nearly always thinking about writing.

7. Do you want to be published?
Yes, terribly.

8. Which author inspires you most and why? (Mibba-wise or published author)
Green. King. Gaiman. Tolkien. Poe. Twain. Bradbury.

9. What genre do you like to write most?
Either something with fantastic elements (either total fantasy or paranormal stuff).
Or painfully realistic fiction.
Also romance, I love me some romance.

10. How many stories have you finished?
Oh gosh. I'm terrible at finishing. A handful. I finished a lot of short stuff in school, but long stuff is harder, and it's rare that I finish. I'm trying to fix that though.

Stories

1. What story are you currently working on?
The Elite (mainly). Alvarta (kind of). Lia (which is not on here). Ace of Spades (Kind of).

2. What is your biggest story pet peeve?
Unrealistic dialogue/character actions.
God I hate when you're reading and the characters just keep saying things people would never ever say.

3. What is a story turn on?
Romances that blossom between characters that start of arguing, because sexual tension is awesome. Action. When life is on the line. Beautiful descriptions.

4. Favorite genre?
Everything. Except classic mystery. I just can't get into it.

5. Original, fanfiction, or true stories?
I prefer original, because I don't usually know anything about people in fan fiction. But I'm never adverse to amazingly written fanfics. I write original. Except that one a7x fanfic.

6. Preferred chapter length.
Depends on the story. Some stories need long chapters. Some need short.

7. How do you like your titles?
I'm terrible at titles. I like ones that make me go "oh I wonder what that's about". But I'm really bad at picking good ones.

8. How do you come up with characters?
They just sort of happen? They kind of develop themselves as I write. They start out skeletal and I give them flesh.

9. Do you get attached to your characters?
Horribly. I think I want to marry Nathaniel Rygaard from The Elite. I don't think my actual boyfriend would like that much.

10. Have an opinion on self-inserts?
Eh.
I don't know why I'm not a fan, I'm just not.

Poems

1. How often do you write poetry?
Pretty much never. I used to a lot, but eh.

2. Most popular poem on Mibba?
I have no clue. None of them.

3. Favorite poem you've ever wrote?
Waves. Agony of Defeat (which may have been the first poem I wrote).

4. What's your style?
Free verse. Always.

5. What kind of poems do you usually write?
A scramble of whatever I want.

6. Ever write a love poem for a significant other?
I've written plenty of love poems. Not for anyone though. About the boy, but he's not a poetry person, so he didn't see them.

7. Do you have a favorite type of poem?
Images and emotion that make me see/feel. Also anything Emily Dickinson or Poe wrote. Those two, all day.

8. How about a least favorite?
Ones that lack flow.

9. Poem turn-off?
Poetry for the sake of poetry. The reason I don't write it is because I'm not a poet. I'm not going to pretend to be just to look cool.

10. Poem turn-on?
If you can make me emotional. If the emotion it is is palpable. If you describe something beautifully. I'm in.