Think. Feel. Interview. | 2012 edition |

Cataclysm

❖ Name: Liv

❖ Age: 14

❖ How Did You Get Into Writing?: Well, like many writers, I was once only an avid reader, especially in poetry. So when my school classes were doing a lot of poetry, so I got really into that. Somewhere along the way, my poetry obsession sort of morphed into writing real stories, and though I still write poems, I love writing way more.

❖ What Inspired You?: I get inspired by a lot of things. I just love looking around at the world and knowing that each and every little person, place, or thing has a story to it.

❖ What Are Your Thoughts On Wattpad?: I think it's a great place for teens and such, but sometimes I feel like the writing aspect of it isn't really the most important thing, and it's more about fan fiction and obsessing over the latest boy band. But, that's the teenage world for you (which is rather hypocritical for me to say, since I'm just barely a teenager, but oh well).

❖ How DId You Find Wattpad?: My friend told me about it. I used to be on inkpop (which was a nice place, before it moved -__-), and then she told em that Wattpad was much better. I didn't like the stories very much, but I found it much easier to promote my own writing.

❖ Major Turn Offs In Stories: Romance. The bad kind of cliches. Mary Sues and Gary Stus. Cringe-worthy grammar and spelling. Teen fiction. Paranormal romance (it's a whole genre now, ugh). Werewolves portrayed badly. More than half the stories on Wattpad...

❖ What You like In Stories: Well-rounded characters, well-thought out plots, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, a dash of horror, historical fiction, non-Hollywood fight scenes, originality, good SPG, basically everything a story SHOULD be...

❖ Do You Speak or/and write stories in another language? If So, What?: Yeah, actually. Sometimes I write my stories in my first language, Sarcasm, which, in literature, is known as Satire.

❖ Have You entered The Watty Awards before?: I tried, but I have this problem where I can't finish a book.

❖ Are You entering The Watty Awards this year?:Yup. Though I don't like the concept of having it being a popularity contest, but I DO want to get my story read. So I don't care that much.

❖ Favourite genres to write: Fantasy, general fiction, mystery, scifi (sub: steampunk and dystopian), paranormal, short stories, teen fiction (I know I said I hate that last one, but I only hate the annoying, cliche, overused teen fiction stories that have no real point to them. I like writing about real teen problems, which is why drugs, sex, etc. often show up in my stories).

❖ More of an author, reader, graphic designer or critic?: In order: Author, reader, critic, graphic designer. Though I am all of them. I'm just that special.

❖ Favourite Authors On Wattpad?: I don't really read on wattpad that much. All I read here is slash. So, those authors would be MaddyRawr10, blondewitAbrain, Dezzypants, and Immlaaarr.

❖ How Many Books Have You Written So Far On Wattpad?: I've written one short story (emphasis on short, it's 2 pages), and in the process of writing a full-length one. I'm also going to upload a lot of other short stories.

❖ Story You're currently working on?: Deadhouse, a paranormal teen fiction story.

❖ One of Your Stories: (Title, description, cover, link, trailer etc.)

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