Name: Ace Astren, More of an alias than a name, Lochie if you want the real one though.
Story Name: When On Mars
--Quirk Questions--
What’s your almost name?
-James, Probably
What’s your least favourite book of all time and what was your favourite character in it?
-The Hobbit (Though still not bad, I don't read anything unless it interests me) Bilbo Baggins
If you could be an animal what sort of animal would you be?
-Some sort of insect, like a dragonfly
You meet One Direction—what’s the first thing you say?
- Hello
Favourite movie and worst part of it?
- Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, The bits where Steven Fry isn't narrating
Which colour describes your day today best?
- Cyan
What is the worst natural or manmade disaster, in your opinion?
- Fukushima
List all the magazines you read often
- I don't read magazines...
If you could make one famous person more appreciated and more famous, who would it be and why?
- Matt Smith, Because he gets all the slack about not being so good just because he followed David Tennant
What location in the world suits your personality the best?
-London, The epicentre of a whole bunch of things and incredibly busy.
Toast, Cereal or Porridge?
-Porridge, just with heaps of sugar
If your book was adapted would you prefer a TV show, a movie, a play, or something else?
-Oooh, that one's hard, Probably TV Show, because, you could get a fair bit out of space detectives, maybe a bit like sherlock or something.
Choose TWO of these things that you can have complete control over in the adaption (movie, TV show, etc) of your book (and explain what you would do with them): soundtrack/ score, cast, director and producers, screenplay, set and costumes, marketing (i.e. posters, taglines, merchandise), cinematography, official website design, special effects, editing, set locations
-Screenplay, Because there are so many things that go wrong with adaptations, just try and keep it to the original story, and special effects, just to make sure no one goes overboard with CGI and everything looks nice.
Would you rather take a Vampire or a Werewolf in a fight?
-Depends on the day, is it a full moon, because then i'd go vampire, but anything else i'd go werewolf.
Which celebrity would you want to go to the formal/ prom/ end of year dance/ party with?
-I have no clue, someone interesting, so i could talk to them and stuff without it being all awkward.
Which celebrity would you like to be pen pals with?
- Matt Smith, so I could learn what it's like to work with great writers and on one of the best Sci Fi shows ever.
Baking or cooking?
-Baking, it's just easier
Which genre do you absolutely HATE? And what would the title of a story of this genre be if you were forced to write it?
- Probably fantasy or something, but some older fantasies are good, it would probably be called "The Long While" or something equally as vague, it would also feature the word "Kings" What do you want to/did you major in, in university? -Journalism/Media or Literature
Would you rather go to the Grammys or the Academy Awards?
-Academy Awards
You have to set your story in a country that isn’t your own, and isn’t the US or the UK. Where would you set it?
-Probably Russia, or something secretive like that.
Would you rather be an extra in a huge, blockbuster movie or have a character named after you in a self-published, unpopular book?
- Extra, though I wouldn't mind the other
What time period/place (e.g. middle ages, 12th century China, Ancient Egypt) would you like to live in and why?
- The Eighties, because I’d fit in
Are you an old soul or a young soul?
- Young soul, if you're talking age, still pretty young in beliefs too
What song annoys you more than anything else?
- Eye of the Tiger, because it is actually stuck in my head on repeat over and over
Pick your favourite movie character. Now recast them and explain why.
-Recast them in another movie or Recast them with a different actor? I'll do both, The character is Steve Rodgers, AKA Captain America, He'd fit in nicely in Spiderman probably, being like a mentor and stuff. As for the other actor, he'd probably be played by someone like a Young Mickey Rourke or something.
Pick your favourite book character. Now put them in a different book entirely (and explain why you would put them there).
Skullduggery Pleasant in Artemis Fowl, Just because they are my two favourite book series' and I’d like to see a crossover happen.
In the movie of your life, who would play you? - Brandon Routh
Quick: What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you read the word ‘Swamp’?
-Swamps
What is something that you do not understand AT ALL and you don’t think you ever will understand it?
- Nothing, if I put my mind to it I can understand a lot of things if I put my mind to it. Except girls, it's physically impossible for me to understand them fully
Have you ever been to Scandinavia?
-No, but I want too
Which is your favourite letter of the alphabet and why?
-Q, because it can't be without it's friend
Lucky number?
33, Because of my birthday.
What’s the physical feature people comment on the most?
- Shoulders probably, but glasses win over them.
Which of the ancient pantheons—Greek Mythology, Egyptian mythology etc.— do you find the most interesting?
-Norse, because of Frost Giants and stuff
What, in your opinion, is the most unrealistic thing about zombie movies?
-The actual zombies, they wouldn't run like that…
Insert a fandom:
‘Fans of Doctor Who would love my story!’
On a scale of one to ten, how bad is the world in your book? (Ten being a world that is completely horrible, one being a utopian heaven).
7-8
List a song that fits with the beginning third of your book, a song that fits the middle and a song that fits the end. (Basically, a three song playlist that sums up your book). –
Not having a middle or end I’d have to say something classical, to pan over earth and stuff (Triv’s Note: Like 2001: A Space Odyssey? Epic!)
One of your characters can come to life; who is it and why?
Apollo, because he's basically the only one who is completely not based on someone I know
If you had to write the book from another character’s perspective (or from a character’s perspective full stop, if 3rd person) whose would it be and why?
- Apollo, being the title character, well, sub-title character
Paste your favourite quote from your story and explain why you love it.
"SERIOUSLY?! What was that?!" "I think you dislocated my wrist!" Because she clearly dislocated his wrist
Did you/are you writing this in correct order or just whatever scene you feel like should be written next?
- The book or these questions? Correct order both though
Guesstimate how many hours of planning you did before beginning to write this story.
Hours? 30 minutes tops, I’m a do-er, not a planner
Who, or what, is the main antagonist? Explain them. Are they evil, misunderstood or something else?
The main antagonist is Samuel. L . Jackson, like I’m going to give the antagonist away
Describe the most attractive character in the series: features, clothing and personality.
Attractive so far, Jack maybe, but only because I’ve written him in such a good light. Mykayla comes a close second though, even if she is a bit on the annoying side.
Which is the strongest in your story: setting, characters or plot?
Plot, but the characters are mostly real.
Who is the best couple in your story?
Apollo and Mykayla, though not in a love way, more in a working together kind of way
If you had to cut one main or main supporting character from your story, who would it be?
Jason, sorry, he's just the fourth wheel on the tricycle
Every character in the story comes over for a cocktail party at your house. What would happen?
My house would have a crazy man in it, and like 4 brain bots. There'd probably be a small fight, with lasers
Who would you want to play your main character, your main villain and your favourite character?
- Young Jeremy Renner (Hawk-eye from the Avengers), Samuel L Jackson and Young Jeremy Renner.