Heavens to murgatroid, a meme forsooth!

Heya. Schmeckled this shamelessly from the most marvelous Fawn aka adaveen -- a writer's questionnaire (commonly called a meme but I don't think that's what Dawkins and McKenna had in mind).

What's the last thing you wrote?
The last thing I worked on was an American Revolution reincarnation AU gay romance novel (set in modern day Washington) that'll probably be pro. And that's all I can say about it as of right now. And yes, to a couple of people wondering, it's exactly what you think it is. See, I told you I'd find a way.

Was it any good?
Don't know yet.

What's the first thing you ever wrote that you still have?
Short story for a Dark Shadows zine. I wrote it when I was 18. It's stuck in a drawer somewhere.

Write poetry?
Sometimes

Angsty poetry?
Sometimes

Most fun character you ever wrote?
Most fun original character -- probably Laurie in my Fin/Munch novels. I liked David in my House/Wilson novel, though.

Most annoying character you ever wrote?
Probably Laurie in my Fin/Munch novels. Of the fan fic characters, Cosmo about drove me nuts when he took over the Cure but I forgave him his trespasses.

Best plot you ever wrote?
Maybe my first Fugitive fan novel, the Cure, or maybe my first Blake's 7 novel, the Last, Best Hope. I like the plot of my Smallville novel I'm working on, too.

Coolest plot twist you ever wrote?
My Brokeback Mountain story "The Marrying Kind" maybe ... although the plot twist in the Smallville thing is fun, too.

How often do you get writer's block?
Word incontinence is more of a problem for me than blockage (which should be obvious from reading my blahg).

How do you fix it?
Read poetry. Repeat. Rinse.

Do you type or write by hand?
I now type everything but I used to write the first draft in longhand.

Do you save everything you write?
Good grief no

Do you ever go back to an old idea long after you abandoned it?
Occasionally

What's your favorite thing that you've written?
Usually the last thing I've written.

What's everyone else's favorite thing that you've written?
You'll have to ask them.

Do you ever show people your work?
I always show my work.

Who's your favorite constructive critic?
I'm my own toughest critic.

Did you ever write a novel?
Numerous ones. They never write back though. Ungrateful kids.

Have you ever written fantasy, sci-fi, or horror?
SF and horror ... never fantasy in the fuzzy-footed unicorn sense

Ever written romance or teen angsty drama?
Romance. Teen angsty drama gives me a rash.

What's one genre you have never written, and probably never will?
Westerns

How many writing projects are you working on right now?
Four or five.

Do you want to write for a living?
I do, if you can call it a "living".

Have you ever written something for a magazine or newspaper?
Soap Opera Weekly, Soap Opera Digest, Fate Magazine, and a couple of others.

Have you ever won an award for your writing?
Yes

Ever written something in script or play format?
Yes

What is your favorite word?
Word

Do you ever write based on yourself?
Everything you write is based on yourself however it's more conscious and structured than non-writers may think.

Where do you get ideas for your characters?
I buy them from unsavory-looking fellows on street corners. Seriously, they evolve out of what I'm writing.

Do you ever write based on your dreams?
Not that I know of.

Do you prefer happy endings, sad endings, or cliff-hangers?
I prefer finished endings.

Have you ever written anything based on an artwork you've seen?
Not that I know of.

Are you concerned with spelling and grammar as you write?
No coz that huked on fonicks thang has rally worket out good fir me.

Ever write something entirely in chatspeak?
If I ever do, kindly shoot me.

Does music help you write?
It can help prime the pump, but it gets into the way of the dialog flow sometimes and then I shut it off.

Are people surprised and confused when they find out you write well?
You'd have to ask them.