Ten frequently asked questions about me and my writing · 3:07pm May 5th, 2016
Let's get these out of the way, I'll be going from most asked to least asked.
1. When did you learn you're trans?
In a way, I've kind of always known that I'm trans. I used to play dress up with girls, like, you know, willingly. We would get into frilly dresses and play like we were princesses. I remember one time when my cousin let me wear her cheerleader uniform from her school. I really enjoyed that. I always used to fantasize about being a girl, and I still do that. The rest of what I still do there is kinda personal. And Cam, I swear if you publicize what that part is, your hug might be a few seconds shorter when we meet in person! *glare*
2. What is your past writing experience?
Many people ask me that because my stories seem to have better grammar than a lot of them out there. My actual writing experience of what I've actually wanted to do isn't really very valid. I used to get spiral notebooks just so I could fill them up with short stories I originally wanted to be full length books. I used to have good cursive handwriting too, I guess I let that fall apart seeing as I don't remember the characters there. Though if I want to write decoratively, I have a lot more freedom to chose how it looks.
3. Are you an artist?
I am an artist. I haven't always been, as I used to only be able to draw stick figures, but I would definitely say that I am now.
4. How good were you at art originally?
Like I said in the last answer, I used to only be able to draw stick figures. The only reason I didn't fail art classes was my art teachers being awesome people. Seriously, art was my favorite class because of the teachers. When I got into the brony fandom, I met a lot of people who did a lot of art and I guess that inspired me to pick up a pencil and paper and start drawing. My first pony drawings were butt ugly. They made the original show look amazing. Then I started to learn more techniques and get better. For a while I was only tracing other drawings to never publicize just to get the form down. At this point, I'm doing some decent lineless art and even still getting better. I don't think I'll ever stop getting better. My advice is to keep pushing even if you get discouraged. Being discouraged is the first sign of being about to get better.
5. Are you into video games?
Good God YES! I love video games and have even taken up some video game design using the Blender Game Engine. I haven't quite made anything too interesting, but you can rest assured that once I have, you will not hear the end of it. I'll advertise the everliving crap out of that slightly interesting otherwise generic piece of polished trash.
6. What was your original intent when signing up for FiMFiction?
Surprisingly enough, I wasn't going to write any transgender fiction. That just wasn't on my list. I originally signed up for this site to write some sci-fi rebellion stories. The one I published wasn't well received at all. Hmm, maybe straight up writing out the exposition of a character isn't a good idea, huh? Maybe they need to be explored over time so you feel more like you know them by the time the story ends.
7. What's your favorite show?
That's not nearly as obvious of an answer as you might think. I am very much into sci-fi and so the show Firefly, to me, is a masterpiece. It's kind of like a western in space and it explores a lot of really good themes. It doesn't really follow an overarching story, so it's more of a slice of life type series, but it's a really good slice of life type series. I recommend it to anyone into sci-fi. And if you don't like sci-fi and/or westerns, avoid it like the plague. Or not, maybe Firefly will change your opinion. It is that good, after all.
8. Are you religious?
I'm not religious so much as part of a religion. My part of Christianity recognizes that the bible straight up says that all you have to do is believe in God and accept him as your lord and saviour. That's all you have to do. Well, that and not be an awful person. And yeah, I think you can start believing and/or accepting at any point. There's probably even a part after death where God walks up and he's all like "wazzup brah? Wanna believe in and/or accept me?" Anf have a dead person be all like "ok lol" and then boom. Heaven. And no, I won't try to convert you, as that's kinda douchy. If you're part of a different religion, just leave me alone about it and we're all good. I don't even care if you're a Satanist. As long as you're not pushy about it, we can be friends.
9. What's your favorite of your MLP fanfics?
Aria is my favorite of my MLP fanfics followed by Metalwing, and then of course followed by Dream Come True. My others have been deleted because they weren't very good. You're welcome. I like Aria the most because I took what was best from Metalwing and Dream Come True and threw in my own life to make it a relatable story. And it's apparently not only relatable for transgender people. I have a few friends who aren't that are very much enjoying it so far. Two of them are gay, and one of them is actually something somewhat resembling normal. Good thing he's a nerd, if he weren't, we probably wouldn't be friends. Kidding, obviously, he's a super nice person and I knew him in real life. I dunno whether or not my significant other reads Aria. If he does than he has another reassurance as to how much I love him, because Aria's significant other is basically him only without a female OC.
10. What is your favorite OC of yours?
Sprocket is mu favorite of my OC's. And no, Aria is a ponysona, not an OC. Sprocket has had her character built in multiple universes by her experiences in RP and she has the best design out of my OC's. She has a lot of stories to tell. And she's certainly my most introspective character I have.
And yes, I'll answer questions in the comments until my next blog. That doesn't mean I'll answer all of them though