So I guess this is a thing going around the ol' Internet; I was tagged by a friend who did it on her blog (see her responses here). Funsies! And away we go:
Pride; share a line or small scene you're really proud to have written. Just one?! Seriously, though: that moment where you write something...you sit back and look at it...and you know it's good. Happens about once every thousandth chapter or so. But it's worth waiting for. Like most writers, I've got several. Some are great, meaningful lines; some are wonderful scenes with all the threads coming together just right. But I'm too impatient to search those down right now, so I'm settling for this fun little scene from a work in progress. At least, I think it's fun; for whatever reason, language barrier humor never fails to crack me up: The Norwegian enters SL. Chelie: Oh. Hello again. (she eyes him up and down once more) …I’m glad you weren’t a dream, at least. The Norwegian does not answer. Chelie: (gesturing) Cigarette? (he stands impassive; she shrugs) Just as well. Filthy habit. I should quit. (beat) So you don’t speak any English? (she stands and walks slowly toward him) Maybe you just need a good teacher. We could…ah, educate each other. I’ve always wanted to learn… (she pauses)uh.…Swedish? …Russian? ... Sorry, I can’t remember what you are. Norwegian: Norsk. Chelie: Well, I’ll figure it out. (she comes closer, looking up at him seductively) I enjoy a good mystery. Norwegian: Hvor er du kaffe? Chelie: (shivering with excitement) I agree. Who needs language? I think we understand each other just fine. Norwegian: Frokost, kanskje? Chelie: Oh, you’re so right! She throws her arms around him and kisses him passionately. Surprised, he gives a little shrug and puts his arms around her in turn. Envy; tell about a story you wish you had written. Ooh, hands down Carol Berg's Flesh and Spirit. That woman crafts sentences like a super-cool crafty sentency-type person. And in movies, which count because I write scripts (not movie scripts, but, well, I just love movies), definitely Predestination. Love me some twists, and that one... yeah. That one broke my brain. Wrath; tell about a trope or cliche that makes you furious. Furious is a strong word. Let's say Supremely Annoyed, and tack on a mega-frowny emoji wearing a crown. They make those, right? For me, it's probably Post-Apocalyptica. Ironically, my husband loves such tales. They drive me nuts. Mainly because the apocalypse so often happens because humans were idiots, and then the survivors of the rubble (just the fact that most of humanity has died horribly is enough of a downer for me) have to struggle, and usually split into factions and fight each other because it's a cautionary tale and when will humanity ever learn and all that crap. I just...I have more optimism than that. I don't want to read about us fighting each other because that's supremely depressing. What about working together? What about coming together in times of hardship? And so our technology's gone (Revolution TV show, I'm looking at you). So?? How do we just fall apart without our cell phones? No. No, I don't think so. Not from the beings who made the pyramids. Not from the people who figured out irrigation. Not from the folks who (finally) understand what DNA is!! We can do more than survive. We can thrive. And if we're confused how to start, we can just ask the Amish. :) Gluttony; tell about a trope you can't get enough of. Ooh. I wouldn't necessarily say "get enough of". You can get enough of anything. Fairly quickly, in fact. But that said...steampunk. Oh, yeah, steampunk. This drives my husband nuts (ah, love!). Just the "goggles and top hat uniform" aspect of it. I loves me some goggles and top hats. Even so, I believe there's a point about wearing goggles and top hats only if your character calls for it. If there's no reason for it, don't use it as part of your costume. Anyhoo. Steampunk, stories and otherwise, is a thing I always loved, I just never knew there was a name for it. When I found out, the heavens opened, sunlight cascaded toward me, an angel choir sang... yeah, pretty much. Iron! Brass! Dirigibles! LOVE. I also enjoy time travel. The paradoxical the better. Lust; tell about a character you'd do unspeakable things to. One of my characters? Or someone else's? I'll go with someone else's, that seems more appropriate. Let's see, it's gotta be either Valen from the aforementioned Flesh and Spirit; or Simon from Angie Sage's Flyte. Being a kid's book, this last might seem an unusual choice to some people (including the author, who I met a a book signing. She seemed VERY taken aback when I told her he was my favorite character. It got awkward.). But who can fathom the ways of the bookworm heart? Anyway, he's more than old enough. ...And imaginary. Er. Oh, and Maledict from Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment. But he turned out to really be female, which for me kind of quenched that one right there. Oh, well. More for the lesbians, I guess. Luckies. Sloth; tell about your favorite form of procrastination. Pretending I'm going over a written work for editing purposes when I'm really just taking the excuse to read it aloud again. Then Twitter; then Facebook; then looking up words in the thesaurus; then getting up to do an antsy monkey dance; then household chores. Greed; tell which author is at the top of your auto-buy list. Sadly, financial constraints make this a wish list. Right now it's anything by Carol Berg. Used to be Terry Pratchett, but he put out so much that his works got a bit diluted and he started to repeat himself. *sad* Tra la, this was fun! Anyone else out there get the itchies to try this, let me know. Fun to see the different things for different people! If you don't appreciate others' differences... well, you're probably not a writer.
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