Interviews With Wattpad Authors

Interview With Lisa4521

How did you discover Wattpad?

Loads of people at my school had it and told me about it.

When and how did you start writing stories?

When I was really little, maybe 7/8? my grandma gave me this little orange notebook and told me to write stories in it. So I did, they were really short, silly, childish stories, but at least they were something. I've been writing stories in random notebooks on and off ever since.

Do you base your characters off of real life people?

I don't know to be honest. I don't have  any characters which are exactly like people in real life but they have certain characteristics and traits from people I know. Also, since my stories are all influenced by my life every one of my characters has a little bit of me in them.

What are your current projects?

I'm going to finish of "Nothing" and I have an idea for a story which I'm really looking forward to writing. I also keep updating "Untitled" which is a kind of collection of my thoughts/poem things.

In any of your stories, which character would you switch places with for a week?

Ooh, this is a hard one, since most of my characters end up dying/have really horrible lives, but probably N47 (Sophie) from "The Bubble" (currently on hold).

Do you have a motto? If so, what is it?

it's not technically a motto, but I always loved "I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone, Honey if you stay I'll be forgiven, Nothing you could say can stop me going home." from Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance.

Who is your favorite Wattpad author?

MadFrak, DistantDreamer, Bonefish and MightyMeCreative92

Do you have a role model who you look up to? If so, who? (Celebrities, siblings, parents, teachers, family relatives, friends, etc...)

There are loads of people that inspire me, but if I had to narrow it down I'd probably say My Chemical Romance, La Dispute, Kevin Brooks, Brian O'Reilly, Myles Dyer, my parents, certain teachers and my friends.

Tell us something about your story that you are currently writing so far.

My story "Nothing" is about Ollie who is part of a terrorist group. His world starts to crumble as he begins to doubt his cause. Basically it's about murdering people and not feeling guilty about it, loss and "doing the right thing". I recommend you read it ;). My new story (which I haven't written yet) is told by two siblings (a girl and a boy) the boy's girlfriend dies and he slowly turns insane. The girl tries to help/stop him while struggling with depression. "Untitled" is a collection of one page...things. I don't really know how to describe them, I guess they are kind of like poems but not really, since none (Apart from It's not a Fashion Statement, It's A F*cking Death Wish) have a poem structure and none of them rhyme. I guess you have to find out for yourself :)

If any of your characters came to life, who would you pick to be your soulmate and best friend?

I don't know since most of my characters are a few years older than me but I think Rob from "Nothing" would have made a good boyfriend (If I was his age)

If you could add one thing to Wattpad, what would it be?

This is a tricky one, it's more that I'd like to take things away such as the Help thing on the side since I always accidentally click it when I'm scrolling down. It would be great if it was generally a bit quicker but that might just be my laptop...A who's reading thing would be nice so you could see who has read your story even if they haven't added it to their library.

Do you prefer reading or writing and why?

Depends what kind of mood I'm in, but generally I think I prefer reading a bit more, since it doesn't require that much effort.

Describe three words about yourself.

Oh gosh I always hate these kind of questions...quiet, nice, arty??

Random Question: Do you have any pet peeves?

I guess it's a bit of a bigger thing than a pet peeve, but I really hate close mindedness, ignorance and hypocrites. Oh and a pet peeve is if people write lyk dis coz their lyk sooo Kooool, especially in wattpad stories.

Random Question: Favorite and least favorite subject at school?

I don't really have any favorites but I like Art, English, Biology and History. My least favorite subjects are PE and Physics. I really hate Physics.

Random Question: When life gives you lemons, what would you do with them?

"If life gives you lemons, ask for the receipt so you can exchange them for oranges." :)

Do you see yourself as an author when you're older or sometime in the future?

I honestly don't know. It's certainly something I'd love to do, but we'll see.

Do you have any shout outs you would like to say to your fans out there?

My friends will kill me if I don't give them shoutouts so please all fan CDwizzle15, Adele015 and missDarrenCriss :D and thank you to my few fans out there, it really means the world to me!

Lastly, do you have any advice for other writers?

Write because you want to write, write about what you want to write about and read lots. :)