I am not a journalist, and I'm not going to pretend to be interested in becoming one. I did a three day course in journalism back in 2010 and I found out just how much I didn't want to pursue it as a career. At all. Like, ever.
But now that I've got that out of the way, I humbly present my little interview with a budding writer-in-training, Daniel. I thought it would be nice to spice up my blog with the voice of someone who wants to write (like me), but is still at the beginning stages (also like me). I now present to you what we talked about. Daniel's responses are in blue.
How long have you been writing for, and what made you start?
Hmm. I would say I've always written something, you know? Since I could start writing - not that I was any good at it when I was like five or whatever. But I really really really really really became interested in writing probably around year ten, because I had the most amazing English teacher. She was Canadian, like six feet tall and massive, but she was absolutely hilarious 'cause you know, she just made the most snide comments about everyone in the class, and how their work was rubbish - but in a funny way that didn't hurt people's feelings of course. And you know, she was probably the person who made me want to study English.
Ah, the project I am most dedicated to is a series that I'm planning to write called 'An Immortal World'. It's about a girl who's an orphan in London in the far future, and the whole of the world has regressed sort of back in time although it's set in the future because of lack of resources and stuff. This girl is a weapon of mass destruction. [mock gasp] Shock, horror! And basically lots of people try to kidnap her and use her for their own evil deeds against her will.
Sounds interesting. How long have you been working on it for?
Three years maybe? But it's not finished.
Aww. So do you prefer prose or poetry, and why?
Oh no! Erm, I don't know.
[long pause]
[giggling] Is that it?
[despairingly] Oh I don't know.
You can say you like both, and then say why.
I like poetry because, for me when I write poetry, it's a good outlet for my emotions and ramblings and stuff. I like reading because I find it interesting, like looking at other people's ramblings and stuff. I like prose; I like reading it and writing it but usually I'll start something off and I won't pursue it that much and that irritates me. So yeah, it doesn't make me want to write it more so it means it never gets written. They're probably sort of equal, for me.
Okay. Have you entered any writing competitions?
No I haven't, 'cause I'm an idiot.
Why not?
Because I'm an idiot!
Okay, fair enough!
[we laugh]
No, no. I am an idiot, but also, I've never actually gotten round to looking for them. So you know, I just haven't bothered to search for one or anything like that. And yeah I'm an idiot.
Who would you say has had the biggest influence on your writing?
Hmm. [he thinks] Probably my friends; a lot of my friends know that I write stuff, and therefore they bully me into writing them into some of my work. Like one of my friends, she did make sure I wrote her into 'An Immortal World' and she's now been incorporated into the major plot point of the whole thing. So you know, friends definitely are an inspiration and I do put a lot of them into my work.
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