Writer Survey
Dear Writer Bloggers,
Here is a quick survey for you.
Please respond here or at contests@authorservicesinc.com
1) What or who inspired you to be a writer?
2) How much time per week do you devote to writing?
Best, Joni
Here is a quick survey for you.
Please respond here or at contests@authorservicesinc.com
1) What or who inspired you to be a writer?
2) How much time per week do you devote to writing?
Best, Joni
posted by Joni Labaqui @ 6:38 PM
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5 Comments:
At July 16, 2007 at 9:21 PM ,
Anonymous said...
About 10-15 hours a week.
How did I get inspired? Well, I suppose it's a little like religion. When people get born again they get a kind of high that makes them want to save everyone else, just to spread all that positive energy around. For me, writing was the same way. I was moved by the stories I read, and I, in turn, wanted to move others.
At July 17, 2007 at 10:38 AM ,
Anonymous said...
What and Who?
Watching Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back for the first time and Mark Russo. I was about seven at the time that I wrote my first story. Mr. Russo was a teacher who turned me from being a C student to straight As. He pushed me to try new things when I was bored in class.
One of those new things was creating a fanfic piece where Luke and Darth Vader fought as they ran through a city floating on water. Unfortunately the story is lost forever thanks to the military and more moves than I have fingers to count. I remember reading a Star Wars Comic book later which was strikingly similar to my story.
How long do I write each week?
Varies tremendously. Usually about 10 hours, although it can be as little as 5 hours and as many as 30 hours. I try to consistently write 2 hours a day on weekdays and then as I have time on weekends.
Dacula Hopeful
At July 17, 2007 at 10:42 AM ,
Christopher Scott Owens said...
1) What or who inspired you to be a writer?
Of course, I don't count myself as an official writer yet.
Short Answer: Roger Zelazny
Long Answer:
Authors{Roger Zelazny, Orson Scott Card, Tolkien, Philip José Farmer, Gentry Lee}
Movies{Back to the Future, Unbreakable, Signs, LOTR, Spider-man}
TV{Quantum Leap, Magnum PI, The Twilight Zone, The Incredible Hulk}
Music{Yes, Gentle Giant, early Genesis, ELP, Marillion, Magma, PFM, Univers Zero, Jean Michel Jarre}
2) How much time per week do you devote to writing?
Short answer: Never enough.
Long answer: If the inspirational winds are good, anywhere 5 to 10 hours, not counting time editing, proofing, reading, being dragged to the grocery store, vegetating, and finding other ways to procrastinate or goof off.
At July 17, 2007 at 5:31 PM ,
Anonymous said...
The stories themself inspired me to be a writer. An hour a week, I devote to writing.
At August 18, 2007 at 6:25 PM ,
Sushi said...
I don't even remember what inspired me, though I suspect "The Last Unicorn" may have had something to do with it when I was maybe four. J. K. Rowling kicked me into writing novels. With luck, I may actually publish one before long.
As for how much time I spend writing, let's just say I'm looking forward to being able to quit my full-time day job. I'll be nice to cut back to 40- or 60-hour weeks.
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