Day 01 → Your favorite writing project/universe that you’ve worked with.
Day 02 → How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
Day 03 → How do you come up with character names?
Day 04→ Your first stories/characters.
Day 05→ By age, who are your youngest /oldest characters?
Day 06 → Where are and you most comfortable writing? Use the 5 W’s.
Day 07 → Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? How do you relate music to your writing?
Day 08 → What’s your favorite genre to write? To read?
Day 09 → How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
Day 10 → What are some really weird situations your characters have been in?
Day 11 → Who is your favorite/least favorite character to write?
Day 12 → In what story did you feel you did the best job of world→building?
Day 13 → What’s your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
Day 14 → How do you map out locations, if needed?
Day 15 → A writer you admire, whether professional or not!
Day 16 → Do you write romantic relationships? Are you good with those? Do you write sex scenes?
Day 17 → Favorite protagonist.
Day 18 → Favorite antagonist.
Day 19 → Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight.
Day 20 → What are your favorite character interactions to write?
Day 21 → Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?Day 22 →Tell us about one scene between your characters that you’ve never written.
Day 23 → How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story?
Day 24 → How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it?
Day 25 → Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
Day 26 → Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them?
Day 27 → Do appearances play a big role in your stories? How you go about designing your characters.
Day 28 → Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities?
Day 29 → How often do you think about writing?
Day 30 → Best source of inspiration?
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