20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?

Well, the funny parts; the exchange of zingers; pranks of opportunity and cunning feats. My favorite of the feats is when a character has a single, simple solution to a glorious monster of a problem.

19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!That would have to be Reddel. Originally, I made him as an excuse for Siloque's story... but then he started venue-hopping, which is fairly rare for my characters, and then he surprised the hell out of me by volunteering for an RPG. He's turning out to be a fascinatingly ( Read more... )

18. Favorite antagonist and why!Foxworth Lamington II. I really, really suck at writing antagonists/villains, but there is just no foil for Reaucisco more perfect than Foxworth. He just thinks differently--enough to get a commission in the gendarmerie (roughly the imperial/national guard) despite being a pacifist. And because he never actually ( Read more... )

17. Favorite protagonist and why!

Aaaah, I hate having to choose. ;_____;

It will probably be Reaucisco for a while. He's just so complete, dimensionally, and his charisma is comparable to a gravitational force. He's also got the most epic, thoroughly satisfying story in the most vivid & detailed world, and an adversary who gives him a good ( Read more... )

16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)Romances are fairly rare for me, and usually subplots. The most normal one is Falon & Pareo's, I think. When a romance is the main part of the story, there's always going to be something seriously weird going on ( Read more... )

15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!They're all dead. ;___ ( Read more... )

13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?

Oh, New Eleusia. It's like Girl Genius in San Francisco, with giant helpings of Silicon Valley and fabulous. The high percentage of genius types (it's a science/medicine mecca) makes a seriously fun and interesting culture.

14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?Rarely. :D I'm one of those uncommon ladies with a talent for spatial orientation, so it's easy for me to hold a map or a shape in my head ( Read more... )

12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?Huh. This is also hard to say, because some worlds just come to me entirely, some open up gradually, and some I have to fight tooth and nail just to figure out ( Read more... )

11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?At present, my favorite is probably Veles. He's got all the brilliance of Reaucisco & Foxworth, but he's in a much worse situation, and with worse mental problems--yet he's still fantastically easy to write. He makes up his mind pretty fast, for a guy that creative with options ( Read more... )