MY FIFTIETH INTERVIEW !!!! WOW!

About myself? Oh, okay. Well this is pretty common knowledge but I'm a student (University) and I'm studying a degree in science (Biochem) and so I'm practically doing nothing to do with writing, journalism or even much creativity. That means that this is kind of my creative output. I'm a shít artist and not musically talented at all but writing is my jam. I've always felt like this is my own creative thing I am not so terrible at.

As for something not many people know...Well, this is difficult because I'm a pretty open person except one or two things which would take way too long to get into on here. So I guess I'm just going to leave it.

Power. We can't mold the world around us to what we want but if we create our own then we can. Although now as a 'better' writer I would say that I sort of give my characters life and they dictate to me where they want to go, the same principle sort of applies. Similar for the reader, for the writer too it is a form of escapism and I think like for a lot of people when you can't control the events around you, you hold onto what you can control. For me that was my writing. And so for years and years, I didn't tell anyone about it in my real life because for me it was something that was entirely mine. And something that was completely personal to me. It still is but a few more people know about it know is all.

you remind me of a spy. A secret writer!

Haha, well.... I've been on Wattpad a while and I started writing just when I was nearing the end of my teens and therefore when I was picking out my username, knowing I wanted to write 'sexy' stories, I wanted that to be reflected. Now, I do not think it's 'sexy' at all but I also don't know what I'd change it to if I did.

If you ever met me I don't know. I don't know the type of person you imagine from my username, profile and writing so I don't know if I'd be a complete 180 for you or not. I can only tell you what my friends and those who know me have said about me, so here it is: I'm an overachiever (or rather I am quite academic), I can be extroverted but I do like my own space a lot of the time, I'm sassy as hell (the more I like you, the sassier I'll be to you), I'm organized to the n-th degree and need everything scheduled. Physically, I don't have a crazy dress sense, but I do like my tight jeans, I love dresses that I rarely wear, I love heels I can't walk in and I have an obsession with jewelry.

so damn relatable girl! especially heels I cant walk in ...:)

Unfortunately, there's no grand theatrics for this one. It's pretty dull. I had a friend who was writing on here and she let me have a read of her story (something she actually-like never did) so I read it and she'd got up to an end making-up scene and she confessed to me that she really wanted to write in a love-making chapter. But since this was really uncomfortable for her, I volunteered to write it for her and then she could tweak it if she wanted. She used it, loved it and I loved writing it. So I decided to create my own account and start writing myself. Unfortunately, my friend decided to focus on her studies and left Wattpad but I was too hooked and couldn't leave. So here I am now, trapped forever.

trapped forever! i don't think anyone is complaining !! and me personally is so glad!!

I think I've sort of answered this before in first question but I can certainly elaborate. If I go way back, then I know I used to write in a diary as a kid. And I mean very basic things like, my dad did this, I did this, blah blah blah. But that was my way of getting out whatever frustrating thing was in my life. Later, I started doing this less and less but reading more and more. I loved reading and the way I was transported. But as I grew older I wanted to be the one to control something I suppose. Then there was my teenage angst phase where I think, like most teens I was lost too and writing was my anchor. I had my own issues but that time I took writing characters and storylines which I knew the endings to and I could alter, always seemed to calm me down. So yeah, not exactly cute but that's how I really 'entered' writing.

It's the usual thing really. I like to think that I have a pretty good intuition about people. So I know the kind of people that would seriously píss me off and I avoid them like hell. But if we want to get specific...

Turn on's (and I mean in terms of any relationship, friendship or otherwise): being genuine, being able to listen, having a sense of humor (this is subjective but I think it's something that's on most people's list), generally being a positive person, drive, ambition, heart, respect and of course, knowing when to call your BS. Oh and loving TV shows and chocolate in general. I don't trust anyone who doesn't love chocolate (unless you're lactose intolerant, in which case I understand).

Turn off's: complaining way too much (I mean like, all the time), criticizing everything, being too dependent, needing something or someone to validate your own self-worth, being self-destructive, completely lazy, completely slobish, being condescending. Oh and of course, being homophobic, racist, sexist etc.

huge round of applause to her for being so awesome!!!

1) Anxious. I'm probably the one already thinking about what I have to do next or where I have to be next.

2) Smiling. My friends tried to pinch my cheeks as hard as they could once and I barely felt a thing. My cheek muscles are so strong from smiling pretty much all the time.

3) If I'm in a huge crowd then I'm also probably annoyed. I hate big crowds and so I would probably be quite frustrated and annoyed that I can't just be where I need to be.

Hobbies: I love dancing, even if it's just throwing on some music, dragging my house mate and having our own little crazy dance party. I also like reading, writing (obviously), TV (for sure) and hiking (I love to go on long walks in the Dales with my mum).

to brighten everyone's day up :

Hates: I don't hate much. Unpredictability is something I can't do. I don't know what else I really hate. Not much. I don't hate a lot of stuff that's unusual.

Strengths: Pretty solid gal (I would say). Again, maybe it's the cancer thing but once you're in with me that's it. No escaping. I would say I'm a pretty good friend and listener. I'm also very honest, but not to the point of being mean but you can bet that I won't give you fake compliments, comments or advice.

Weaknesses: Convincing me to let loose and throw caution to the wind is difficult. That's not to say that I can't occasionally enjoy the whole 'being in the moment' but that is usually rare. Other weaknesses, as confident as I am, I'm also always very nervous about first impressions and I remember my best friend actually said to me when we met that she thought I was so sweet, lovely and innocent, and then as she got to know me she found I was the exact opposite.

Pet peeves: I don't know. Rudeness. Always nagging or complaining. Sometimes as well if I'm feeling ultra-ornery I get annoyed with people who always manage to look flawless (like how is that even possible?!).

Passions: Apart from science in general. I do love psychological thrillers and weird psychological stuff in general.

Dreams: All over the place. Sometimes weird, sometimes normal and most of the time, I can't even remember.

Desires: Honestly, I just want to get by. In my life, I don't expect I will achieve anything extraordinary but I do hope to lead a happy, healthy, loving life filled with more ups than downs and more happiness than sadness.

I don't really have a name for my fans-cherrypoppers, maybe?

To my readers/fans and the entire Wattpad community I would like to say this:

Treat Wattpad for the place it is meant to be-a safe haven for book lovers. Help those writers grow and writers allow your readers to entire a world where they can forget all their worries. Be lost in the world of writing and find yourself there too. Make friends, connections and memories. And remember, that behind every story is someone who real who put time, effort and hopefully, passion into it so be mindful but truthful about your words and actions.

Holy moly-25?! Okay....Let's see if I can even reach 25 (but I'll do it on my characters since I've done facts about me before):

1) Dane and Emery's story really made it onto Wattpad when I was in the later years of high-school my friend told me about her friend who lost her virginity to her long-time boyfriend. This boyfriend actually tied her hands to the headboard of the bed and gave her an experience of a lifetime so obviously, I was overwhelmed by the fact that essentially, teenagers (though this was more late teens/early 20s) actually participated in bondage so I thought, maybe it's not so unrealistic.

2) For Sam I wanted someone who would really be an opposite to what Adrian thinks he wants in a woman. Starting with her name, I wanted one that could be seen as slightly more masculine or at least gender neutral.

3) Also for Mason and Eli because they're twins I wanted them rather than being quite similar to each other to be totally opposing. So I wanted Mason to be the dark (haired), sensitive, brooding type and Eli to be the chirpy, light-hearted type.

4)Writing the domestic abuse scenes in for Katy's character was just as painful and cringy for me to write as I've been told it was to read. Regardless though, I had a compulsive need to write it in to do the story justice.

5) I almost exclusively write before I go to bed which is probably why I can never write a lot because I'm already nodding off! But for some reason, I find that I am more motivated to write and find it easier to write at the end of the day than at the start. Probably because I know that writing is my leisure time and so at the end of the day, I know I've done all the things I needed to do and it's time to unwind.

6) I purposefully wanted to leave the ethnicity of Katy up to the readers because I feel that just because a character is dark-skinned, doesn't necessarily mean that they're a mix of Caucasian and African.

7) I also didn't feel like defining Katy's ethnicity was important at all. Her skin colour is part of her appearance so of course I needed to describe that but for Katy's character her ethnicity doesn't really make her who she is. (Though I know that this isn't always the case in real life).

8) I like to think about my storylines as I'm drifting off in bed and imagining the 'what if this happened?' and 'what if they then did this?' to prompt me along. I find that I get some of my best ideas like that since I'm not forcing it.

9) On that note, I hate to use detailed storyboards. I have a general gist always of where I want the story to go and usually a few scenes that I most definitely want in the story but I like to organically get my way there and sometimes that does mean that those 'set' scenes have to be altered.

10) Usually with names, I like to use an online name generator and just go through it until I find a name that I like for a certain character. Rarely, if ever, have I picked a character's name because of the meaning of the name. While that's sometimes cool, to me, that feels like it's ruining the story, because it's a little bit of foreshadowing. Also if the name is a little too on the nose for the traits of the character, it ruins the realism for me because it would be very rare that the parent manages to get their child's characteristics when they're older right at birth and names them accordingly.

(Is 10 good enough? Yeah...I think I'm going to stop at 10).

haha thats definitely enough :)

Favourite movie: 10 Things I Hate About You (for chick-flick) and for when I'm feeling a bit more energized-Shutter Island.

Favourite TV show: I watch a fair amount of TV shows but my current favourite is definitely Luke Cage (though I am also a big fan of The Flash).'

Favourite Quote: 'This too shall pass'

Favourite Book: (One of my favourite books is) Lolita

Favourite Author: I used to LOVE Meg Cabot (sometimes I still sneakily read it even though I'm not exactly in the age demographic) but nowadays I kind of read whatever catches my eye.

Favourite Food: (Dark) Chocolate (is that even a necessary question?)

Favourite Accessories: Earrings for sure.

Favourite Actor: I don't know? Um...let's go with....Henry Cavill

Favourite Actress: Again, I don't know, maybe...the lady of comedy Tina Fey.

Favourite villain: The Joker

damn....

Favourite hero: Batman (duh.)

Favourite dessert: Black Forest Gateaux (the proper German one).

Favourite song: Again, I don't have one but at the moment I'm really into 'Could Have Been Me' by The Struts (they've got a kick-ass 80s rock sort of vibe).

Favourite artist: *Whispers* Taylor Swift (I know, so basic, whatever. She writes and performs good music)

Favourite sport: Tennis (but really it's more like TV Marathons).

Favourite Subject: Biology

Favourite pet: I've only ever had goldfish (and other fish) as pet so yeah...goldfish.

Favourite city: I have yet to go to a lot of places but one city I would love to visit is Rome.

Favourite country: Don't have one.