Writer Ask Game
1 : What age-group do you write?
2 : What genre do you write?
3 : Do you outline according to big ideas or small details?
4 : Which do you prefer--line-editing or plot-revisions?
5 : Do you write better with or without deadlines?
6 : What would be the biggest compliment you could hope to receive on your current WIP?
7 : How long is your current WIP?
8 : What author would you be most excited to be compared to?
9 : What do you struggle most with as a writer?
10 : Do you brain-storm story ideas alone or with others?
11 : Do you base your characters off of real people?
12 : Is your writing space clean or cluttered?
13 : Do you write character-driven or plot-driven stories?
14 : Do you have a favorite writing-related quote?
15 : If you transport your original characters into another author’s world, which world would you choose?
16 : Would your story work better as a movie or tv show? Why?
17 : Do you make soundtracks for each story?
18 : If you could assign your story one song, what would it be?
19 : Would you rather live in your characters’ world, or have your characters come live in our world?
20 : What book would you love to see adapted for the big or small screen?
21 : Do you finish most of the stories you start?
22 : Has your own writing ever made you cry?
23 : Are you proud or anxious to show off your writing?
24 : When did you start considering yourself a writer?
25 : What books are must-reads in your genre?
26 : What would you like to see more of in your genre?
27 : Where do you get inspiration from?
28 : On a scale of 1-10, how much do you stress about choosing character names?
29 : Do you tend to underwrite or overwrite in a first draft?
30 : Does writing calm you down or stress you out?
31 : What trope do you actually like?
32 : Do you give your side-characters extensive backstories?
33 : Do you flesh-out characters before you write, or let their personalities develop over time?
34 : Describe your old writing in one word.
35 : Is it more fun to write villains or heroes?
36 : Do you write with a black and white sense of morality?
37 : What’s one piece of advice you would give to new writers?
38 : What’s one piece of writing advice you try--but fail--to follow?
39 : How important is positive reinforcement to you as a writer?
40 : What would you ask your favorite author if given one question?
41 : Do you find it distracting to read while you’re writing a first draft?
42 : Do critiques motivate or discourage you?
43 : Do you tend to write protagonists like yourself or unlike yourself?
44 : How do you decide what story idea to work on?
45 : Do you find it harder or easier to write when you’re stressed out?
46 : What Hogwarts house would your protagonist(s) be in?
47 : Where do you see yourself as a writer in five years?
48 : Would you ever co-write?
49 : Are you a fast and rushed writer or a slow and deliberate writer?
50 : Would you rather be remembered for your fantastic world-building or your lifelike characters?