So I graduated Saturday.  I mean, that really doesn't have much to do with my writing, but I feel uninspired to write here.  Hm.  Critque Circle is going well, I guess.  Really not much to report on the homefront.  Last chapter is solid (finally!).  I gotta spiff up chatpers 1,2, and 6.  I'm feeling better about 6, as though I can actually fix it (thanks to CC).  So those are the major improvements.  Thinking about sending it Jodie's way.  Thinking about editing.  Mostly thinking about how my phone charger is in one of the boxes behind me, and how I don't want to unpack...

Hey Guys! I'm bored, and NOT writing, and so I figured it'd be fun to make up. I haven't found any online, just silly ones to "get to know" your characters. So this one is for you: the writer. Or the Writer Support System. In the header, call it "THE WRITER'S SURVEY (title of your novel). Have fun! Tag 10 people or whoever will most care about this kind of thing.



1.) TITLE OF YOUR NOVEL? 21 Across

2.) GENRE? Literary/Mainstream

3.)DO YOU USE A PEN NAME? Nope

4.)THINGS YOU NEED TO FIX (nessecery):
*Ch. 1 -- Location
*Ch. 1 -- Laura's Job
*Ch. 1 -- Laura's Motivation --> desire for friends
*Ch. 2 -- Location
*Ch. 2 -- Time Constraints
*Ch. 2 -- No Neighborhood Carolling --> move to chuch?
*Ch. 6 -- The Whole Thing
*Ch. 21 -- Crossword Puzzle Ending

5.) THINGS YOU WANT TO FIX (not as nessecery):
*Ch. 17 -- Stronger Plot
*Ch. 15 -- Less Backstory? More?

WHEN WRITING:
6.) Songs For Writing? O.B.C. Wicked Soundtrack

7.) Songs for editing? "Incomplete" CD, Backstreet Boys

8.) Songs for finding agents? "Two Beds and A Coffee Machine", Savage Garden

9.) Songs when you never want to write again? "Flightless Bird, American Mouth", Iron & Wine

10). Songs for when everthing goes right? "Hooked On A Feeling", Blue Swede

11.) Songs for when you get published? n/a

12.) Songs to discribe your novel? Why? "Okay, Alright, You Win", Peggy Lee (song that inspires
major plot point at the end) // "Jack and Diane," John Mellencamp (Jack = Grady; Diane = Penelope) // "Don't Stop Believing," Journey (No good reason, actually) // "Photograph," Nickleback (Grady to Penelope) // "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow," Fleetwood Mac (Grady to Penelope)

CHARACTERS:
13.) Where Do Your Main Characters Names Come From? I needed names that went with their middle names, haha!

14.) Did You Find Pictures Of Your Character? yep -- istockphotos.com

15.) Favorite? Grady Davis.

16.) Least Favorite? Diner Guy (aka Roger)

17.) Most Like YOU? Rebecca Adams

18.) Least Like You? um...I guess Lance

19.) Created First? Grady Davis

20.) Created Last? Joanna

21.) Edited Out? Ashley Jones, Anne, Matt Martin, Benny Babigan, William McGallager, Wally (SO SAD!), some others...

22.) Has The Best/Most Fun To Write Dialect? Grady's Dad? Ron?

23.) Would Share a Taxi With? Chals. Hand's down.

24.) Would Have A One-Nighter With? Also Chals? He's adventerous.

25.) Would Kill? Ron Davis. Or, conversely, Wendy Davis.

26.) Would Save First From A Burning Building? Grady. (oops, sorry Penny)

27.) Try A Weird Food With? Chals.


SETTING:
28.) Where Does Your Novel Take Place? Altanta, apperantly. And Chicago, a little bit. And New York City.

29.) When Does Your Novel Take Place? 1988 -- 2006

30.) What Does The Setting Mean To Your Novel? It's convienient

31.) Could Your Novel Take Place In The Past? Yes

32.) Could Your Novel Take Place In The Future? maybe

33.) Could Your Novel Take Place In The Present? yep

34.) Could Your Novel Take Place In Another Country? no

35.) Where Is Your Favorite Place In Your Novel? Liddy's kitchen!

36.) Where Is Your Least Favorite Place In Your Novel? The Muralist's street


SUPPORT SYSTEM:
37.) Who Is Most Supportive? oo...hm. I guess Jilian [ see below?]

38.) Who Knows The Most About Your Novel? Danielle or my dad

39.) Who Believes In You When You Don't Believe In Yourself? Jilian :) :)

40.) Who Buys You Your Coffee? no one -- Coffee's gross. But I had Chai tea with Tiffany at Gallery Row

41.) Who "Tough Love"s You? Hipchen....sometimes, my mother, who reminds me of my slim odds and not to be suprised/sad with disappointment.

42.) Who Will Read It First? My mom will buy it first. I don't know who will READ it first.

43.) Who Do You Complain To First? EVERYONE! lol -- Jaimi, because she puts up with it!

44.) Who Do You Cheer To First? Jaimi, same reason. Or my dad. Or Heather.

45.) What Authors Have Most Inspired You? Well, literally, Ally Carter. And Jackson Pearce. And Kaleb Nation.

46.) What Quote Has Most Inspired You To Write? "When I start a book, I always think it's patently absurd that I can write one. No one, certainly not me, can write a book 500 pages long. But I know I can write 15 pages, and if I write 15 pages every day, eventually I will have 500 of them." --John Saul

47.) What Quote Should Start Your Novel? Lyrics to "Jack and Diane" AND (now) "Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only half complete as artist and as man." -- James Thurber

48.) What Stores/Resturants/ect. Have You Written In? Barnes and Noble, Gallery Row

49.) Who Is On The Dedication Page? My Parents, Chelsea Wickline, Danielle Davidson

50.) What Does The Dedication Page Say? ooo. it's lame. I need to fix it. :P