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Ok kids have we got some fun stuff comin’ up on the wacky weed ramble for the next few weeks.... We all had a chat one night not to long ago and it was asked for us to do more writers interviews.... We have a saying at the SandBox Yahoo Group list...BECARFUL OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!!!!” So with that in mind I have been pickin’ a few at a time to answer some questions for us. I sent out the first batch this last week and picked on poor ole Tap to answer her first.
I left it up to the writer if they wanted to answer them all of just pick a few; most of the ones I have gotten back have answered them all. I think this will give you an insight as to what our writers do for fun, techniques an such when writing. I left the names of those who helped compile the questions it is out own writers and a few fans who made these up...I take no blame for the one question that keeps popping up! Heheheheee,
So first up is Tap the Wizard, AKA Pat Winterburn...........
www.thesandbox101.com/winterburn_links.htm
Wizz an Nancy.......
1.) How long have you been writing creative fiction?
Since 2001. I didn't like the way Xena ended so I rewrote one that I did like.
2.) What is your favourite fan fiction story you have written and why?
It would have to be The Amanda Ellis Series. Amanda and the gang are just so easy to write.
They are wonderful friends, not only to each other, but me as well. <g>
3.) What got you interested in Xena and writing fan fiction?
Well watching the show was a start, and then I discovered fan fiction on the internet.
After reading a lot of stories on the web, I thought "Hey I could write this as well."
3.) How has Xena changed your life?
Xena means everything to me. She gave me back a sense of pride and back bone, that I had lost somewhere along life's obstacle course.
4.) What colors ur tooth brush?
Blue and white
5.) If you could be any super hero who would you be and why?
Well, I am my own super hero....tap, the wizard.
And she can do some pretty amazing things in my fantasy world
6.) Do you wipe with your right hand or left or do you use toilet paper
Toilet paper, but am left handed
7.) Why and when did you start writing?
See answer #1
8.) What’s ur bra size?
38B
9.) How do you have time to write so many stories at once?
My house is a mess. lol
10.) How do you get your inspiration?
That can come from anywhere. A TV show, a song, or just something will hit me and I have to write about it.
11.) What kind of underoo's do you wear?
Hanes for Her......white....ok, I'm boring
12.) How long have you been writing?
Since 2001
13.) What story/series are you most proud of?
The Detective Amanda Ellis Series
14.) Do you get hate mail and how do you handle those?
I've been very lucky and have never received much hate mail. Mostly just suggestions or ideas from readers about my characters
15.) How about do you get any HATE mail from Wizzy?
If I get one more penis enlargement e-mail Wizzy.....................
16.) What's the best piece of advice you got when you were starting out as a writer?
Go with what you know about, or feel strongly about. It's your story and your characters.
17.) How do you lay out your stories?
I just start typing the thoughts that are running around in my head and just go from there. I don't have any specific layout at all.
18.) Do you have an ending before you start writing, or does it reveal itself to you as you write?
Sometimes I have an ending and sometimes a whole incredible idea will whack me across the head and I'll just run with it.
19.) How do you get beyond just an idea?
I let my imaginations soar and start from there.
20.) How does an idea become a story?
Mostly with characters running around my brain, talking to me. LoL It’s scary in there.
21.) What suggestions do you have for creating self-discipline at writing?
Glue your ass to your computer chair, have coffee around, tell everyone to piss off and just write.
22.) Which story/series has gotten the most response from fans?
Again it would have to The Detective Amanda Ellis series
23.) Do you like to write X&G stories or uber/original stories better?
I like Xena and Gabrielle stories, but find Uber easier.
24.) Do you envision a story before you write it, or does the story just un-fold as you write it?
I envision the story at first, but sometimes it does unfold as I go along. I never argue with the muse.
25.) When you've finished with the story/book do you miss those characters that you've written about?
Oh yes.....I'm so glad I did the Amanda specials. I love those 4 women.
26.) Do you or do you not wear underwear? If so what kind?
Jesus Wizzy! Hanes for Her.
27.) If you could have dinner with anyone who would it be and why?
If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be with God, and he better have some pretty damn good answers for my questions.
Who is your favourite Xmen???
don't have one
Who is your favourite super hero of all times?...IE...batman, superman, wonder woman??
Xena
Years from now, how would you want to be remembered?
I came, I saw, and like everyone else......I left.
What is your pet peeve?
Mean people....they should be shipped off to a far away island and then blow it up.
What advice can you give to future writers?
Stick with it, if only for fun. Doesn't matter what other people think, explore your creativity.
What has the show Xena meant to you?
Xena has been kind to me. She's introduced me to a wonder world of fan fiction and new friends. People I've never met, I consider dear friends and am happy and blessed to have talked with them.
What are your dreams? Hopes? Wishes?
You know in this world of yours, world peace wouldn't be a bad idea. But for me personally, my health for myself and my family means a lot. I just want them to be happy and well as myself.
What is a necessity for every writer in your opinion?
Imagination and the freedom to think and feel with your heart as well as your mind.
What's your favourite quote? Why and how does it affect you?
"A kiss is but an autograph into love."
It reminds me that no matter how many relationships I have in this world, that each kiss with them is special.
What makes your best friend your best friend?
The mere fact that she puts up with my insanities is a good start. lol. She listens to me and laughs with me. Makes all the bad days seem better.
Who is your real life hero and why?
At the moment it's a certain soldier in the Middle East. I'm very proud to call her a friend and am so proud of her and what she is trying to accomplish over there.
Why do fools fall in love?
Because we just have no control over our hearts sometimes.
When did you first know you wanted to be a writer?
I guess in this last year, I've gotten better at it and enjoy it so much.
What significance, if any, is there in the title?
It's a peek into the story's soul and very important
Can you see the book as a feature film?
Please!!!
BT (strongsouljah)......
What vices or rituals, if any, do you have and how do they affect your writing?
none
Are you easily distracted by big breastesses?????
yes
Have you ever had a serious case of writer's block?
yes
How do you get over it?
Just gave my brain a rest for a while until the muse came back
What’s your bra size???
38B Did Wizzy put you up to this?
Tammy....I'm assuming I have the right idea (I think) maybe???? (A Sandbox101 Reader....)
1. What writer do you most compare yourself too or whom do you model yourself after?
No one.
2. What writer influenced you the most?
Missy Good
3. What is essential to you in your surroundings when you are writing? i.e.: music playing, incense, candles lit, food/drink, smoke pot???
Absolute quiet, so my brain can hear itself.
4. Is your aim when writing to keep it strictly as literature or do you have goals for screenplays/motion pictures?
Strictly fan fiction
5. What is the best laid plan when writers block hits?
Go out and see a movie, go party, whatever....just forget about the story for a while and have fun.
6. If you could interview/talk to any author (dead or alive) who would it be and why?
Missy Good. I honestly want to know if the voices running around in her head, drive her as crazy as mine do. lol.
7. What are your other artistic interests?
None
8. Are you easily distracted when writing?
Very much so
9. Do you prefer to be alone when writing.
Yes, my story is private until finished
10. Do you have a set time that you write (a.m. or p.m.) or when time permits?
When ever time permits
Tina Stratton.....
At what age did you start?
47
What is your best inspiration?
Don’t really have one
What is inspiration for you?
Quiet times, usually when I'm doing something mindless at work.
Where do you get your ideas?
Just something will hit me from a TV show or a song
Do they just pop up or do you hear something or see something and think.... hey that would work?
"Hey, that would work.” lol.
Annemaart...
"What would you never ever ever write about?" to keep the link with the whole bard thing.
I honestly don't know.
"If you had the to bring Xena back from the dead AGAIN, how would you do it?"
Give her ashes to Aphrodite and say "here you deal with this."
"What's the most original way in which you ever killed a red shirt?"
??????????
"If you could any kind of vegetable, what would you be?"
Any kind that would eaten. <g>
Tap The Wizard...."Would you like to have dinner with me?"
Heck, I'm buying.
A.HAWK....
One question would be where do they get the inspiration (for your stories) for all of that when writing a sex scene?
Ah the sex scene......well past practice helps. lol. How about fantasies, I'm great for that, and wishful thinking.
Ask them what made them first begin to write and not exactly how they felt about it, but what keeps them going?
What keeps me writing is the fact that I like it. It helps me to keep my sanity and write about things to keep me focussed in this world. I also like to see what this old brain of mine can come up with, sometimes it's pretty cool.
JLNICKY....USE THESE AT YOUR DISCRETION........
1. Do you wear silk stockings?
Rolls eyes......Nicky!! NO
2. Do you prefer cucumbers to finger cookies?
I am a Wizard...I have a magical wand.
3. Are you hooked up right now? Tied up? Twisted up? (All of which are becoming I might add)
Drinking coffee with Baileys and sorry I'm boring. lol
4. Do you prefer standard nipple clamps to those new ones that vibrate?
Nicky!!! neither
5. Were you the bartender or the Dancer? (A Shadylady story...)
Always the Bartender. lol.
6. Do you own a Jag or a Honda?
‘03’ Pontiac Grand Am
7. In your opinion is Popeye equivalent to Hercules? Does the myth/legend over lap...is that where Hercules came from....the Popeye Sailor?
I haven't a clue
8. Is Hercules better than Sampson? You know...Delilah's Sampson?
Sorry Nicky I don't know
9. What is your bra size?
Wizzy!!! This is your fault......38B
10. What’s your favourite color?
Green
11. Ever used any of those lil ole accents in ya'lls lil ole stories?
Not really
12. Here is a tame one...WHAT is your favorite Ice Cream Flavour? (There is more than 31 you know).
All 31 lol.
13. Have you ever gotten the shits from eating too much cheesecake?
Nicky!!!!!!!!!! No
14. Have you ever had Wild Turkey AND Bourbon in the same night? If so, who held your head over the porcelain goddess?
Um no.....but when I drink a little too much, I hold my own head......thanks
15. Did you ever think there were people out in the world just as twisted as you?
Since meeting you Nicky..........Yes. <g>
16. Who is YOUR favourite author?
Missy Good.
17. Do you ever think, by the far stretch of the imagination, there possibly, somewhere out there, could probably, maybe be people out in the world just as twisted as you?
The only more twisted person then me is J.L. Nicky
18. Boxers or briefs?
Hanes her Way......briefs
19. How do you (the writer) deal with the feedback you receive?
I always reply to the reader and thank them by giving them a few insights into the story.
20. Is the genre that you write most in, such as mystery, romance Etc...
Mostly romance I guess.
21. The genre that you read most in?
I read anything.
22. Have you ever written outside your comfort zone?
Yes......it was shall we say interesting
23. Were you happy with the result?
Peeks head out.........yes.
DJ BELT.....
---Do they write spontaneously or plot the story out in intricate detail before writing?
I sit, I write, I conquer.
---How much of the bard's own personal life experiences and worldview enter their characters and story?
A lot is there, but mostly fantasy in my writing
---when one gets 'stuck' on a storyline, how does one get out of the rut?
Go out and get laid. <g>
---what got them started writing fiction?
Reading fan fiction good and bad and thinking..."wow I could write this bad too."
---When they write, are they moved by what they create, or do they view it dispassionately?
DJ, I am a very passionate person. I feel every emotion each of my characters has.
---is there a particular time of day or environment in which they feel most creative?
Oddly in the afternoon, before I go into work.
---is (are) there a particular work of fiction which had a profound impact upon them as a youngster? Whom do they particularly admire?
Not this girl, got the bug late in life.
---how crazy or unrestrained do they allow themselves to get when writing? Do they discipline themselves, or just 'let go'?
I just "let it ride", and let the muse go where it wants to.
---is there a particular piece of work that they cringe at having posted, or had totally bomb (often, much to their surprise)?
My first 2 fan fictions were really bad, but you have to start somewhere.
---is there anything that they'd never write?
Child porn, hurting of animals.
---have they written a story that got an unexpected response from readers either for good or, er, bad?
Part 2 of the Detective Amanda Ellis series got a few e-mails, but one said it all......"more please."
They should be careful what they wish for. lol.
Ri The Bard
When you write do you go with the flow or do you have it outlined?
I go with the flow.
This one is for Wizzy imagination, what do you wear when you’re working on your writing (VBG)
Wizzy!!!!!!!!! Clothes ya perv!!!
PHAIR....(Mullaney) Hope that helps or at least made you smile.
Suggestions for interview questions:
1. Topics you won't write about?
What ever hits my fancy.
2. Writing rituals?
None
3. Favourite writing instrument (i.e. pen, pencil, typewriter, computer)
Computer
4. Worst book you ever read?
Anything I read in school...
5. Pen or keyboard?
Keyboard
6. Favourite ice cream flavour?
All 31. lol.
7. Favourite reading format: hardcover, paperback, book on tape, or online?
On line
8. When you're not writing what do you do with yourself?
lol....XXXXXXXX!!! <g>
9. Favourite comfort food?
Alcohol. lol.
Debbie Dee, I hoped this helped and is the kind of questions you wanted....
What does being published mean to you?
I would like to be published, but then again writing fan fiction and being on line leaves it open for everyone to read.
What do you expect to receive from the process?
Your un-dying love DD. <g>
What state do you live in?
Ontario which is a province. <g>
What do you like to read?
Those new PWP’s by Debbie Dee....I hear they're pretty hot. <g>
What made you want to write?
It was fun and filled a void in my life at the time.
Where do you see yourself in the future?
That's a hard question. Where ever my destiny lies I guess. Should make for an interesting road trip. lol.
Do you have any pets & family?
1 cat Xenan, my mother and two daughters.
1 is married and expecting in July.
What story that you have written do you like the best
Anything I have written about the Amanda Ellis series, but Immortality and Greek Wizardry was fun too.
Do you have a story that was hard for you to write?
My first pwp was hard to write.....I was so embarrassed. lol
Do you put a little bit of yourself in each story something that might of happen in your life to you?
Defiantly. There's a little piece of me in each character....good , bad or ugly. lol
What stories do you like to read?
Xena / Uber stories. I like to read on line.
What shows do you like and who is your favourite stars?
Cold Case...Desperate Housewives....Sue Thomas FBI...Lost....and Crossing Jordon
What are you writing on now?
A computer....<smirk> a story about a foreign correspondent and a soldier.
Do you have any stories published or hope to get any published?
Amanda....if I ever get the time to re-write it. lol
If you had to tell anyone about yourself on what type a person you are what would you say?
Hi my name is tap, the wizard.....that really should sum things up. lol.
If some one asked you a question on how they could get stated writing what would you tell them?
Have friends that you can sit back and chat with. Lots of times I have talked with my on-line friends and they have inspired me or kick started me into writing something. Shadylady challenged me to a story one day. <beg> Had it done in hours. lol.
Jude...Beta reader for the SB101
Some serious stuff I would love to hear about is how often do the authors write? Daily or?
Whenever the muse hits, I jump at it. Never argue with your muse.
Where or what were some of the funniest things to happen that gave them inspiration for their stores and what was it?
Nothing funny.....but in a serious mode, Immortality and Greek Wizardry was written when I was having a bad time at work. I got to kick my bosses’ ass, since he was the bad guy in the story.
Are they pet lovers?
I am
If so what kind of pets do they have?
At the moment 1 cat.
DOT....(another Sandbox reader...)
Author’s of a story wants feed back but 5 out of 10 never bother’s to write u back. Why?
They're idiots. lol. I always write back.
Why don't folks finish there stories?
Groan.....Avery and Alice......I'm on part 3 and stuck in quick sand. I just can't seem to finish that story for some reason and have left it for now.
Say someone has an idea for a story but they can't write worth a damned would one of you writer’s consider writing it, where u get the credit for the writing but give credit to the person who sent u the idea?
Sure.....most certainly....I've never done that for anyone, but would at least try.
From Koda Graystone....
1. What does feedback mean to you as a writer and how does it influence how you write?
Feed me.....please feed me.....I love to hear from readers
2. Do you use outlines?
I'm a scary writer, Koda....I just let loose on the computer and God help what gets finished.
3. How do you choose your characters?
Names? Out of thin air. The characters I choose......well they choose me. I get a idea in my head and the little voices just start yelling.
4. How do you handle it when a reader asks why you used a certain plot device?
A plot device.....well is that anything like the Wizards wand? lol.
5. What is the primary reason you post stories to the internet?
For people to read and enjoy. I am very thankful to all of the bards out there who have given me hours of reading pleasure.
6. Have you ever thought about writing outside your comfort zone? If so what?
I've done a couple of PWP’s outside of my comfort zone. I really try to suppress that nasty person, but she likes to visit on occasion.
Ok...don’t forget to stop and see Taps stories listed under Pat Winterburn!!!!!!!
www.thesandbox101.com/winterburn_links.htm
Or send her some hate mail beggin’ for more stories!!!!!
And Tap my sexy dear friend, thank you for playing along, you’re a good sport! LMAO...an I’ll buy ya a drink this summer!
Feb 27, 2005
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