Voices Unveiled

• Award Winner Interview : @romancelover_16 •

Hello dear readers,

Welcome back to another episode of Zephyr Interviews, it's me back with another interview.

We have with us today,welcome to the interview!

Without any more late, let's get into the interview!

1) May we know a few words about yourself?

My pen-name is Sunny and I'm a disabled teen writer who writes romantic books of any sub-genre!
I love to create graphics as well and play color by number games.

2) When did you start writing either on this platform or in the normal way?

My first book was written when I was four years old. I don't remember the name, but after that I started to really get into writing, which was a shock to my family since they were all hoping I'd join the science career. I joined Wattpad in middle school but didn't begin writing until much later.

3) What is your motivation to write?

My motivation is my passion. I love to write, and maybe one day I can make a career out of it, but for now I'm happy with just writing and getting all my ideas out. I'm also a staunch advocate for
disability inclusion, so most of my books have a disabled protagonist, either physically or mentally.

4) How did you feel when you got to know that you were the winner?

I was elated when I found out I won. It feels good to get recognition for my writing and I'm also very happy to have participated in an award.

5) Did you ever face criticism? If yes, how did you overcome it?

I have faced multiple criticisms for my books, especially when I get them reviewed. I struggle with accepting criticism because I'm a bit of a perfectionist, but I'm working on slowly accepting that critics are (for the most part) trying to help me improve my book.

6) When did you come across this genre or this fan fiction category?

I came across this genre when I first joined Wattpad. By chance I saw a werewolf book and began to read it. I was tired of the plots, though as they all seemed centered on old loves, so I wanted to change that.

7) What was your opinion about our awards and how we hosted them?

I thought the awards were handled very well! The hosts were very nice as were the judges and it was a really fun award to be a part of!

8) How do you handle writer's block?

Usually I take a break and read some books or I look at my list of story ideas and see if I can expand on any of them.

9) Do you plan on taking writing as a profession? If yes, what are your plans for it?

I plan on taking writing as a profession. I'm an upcoming junior so I'll be in college in a year or so, so hopefully I can major in creative writing to work on my skills.

10)What was your response when you first published this book?

When I first published my book, I had to take part in many read-for-reads to get a response on my book, and most of them were positive with sprinkles of improvement tips.

11) As a writer, what are your biggest strengths and weaknesses?

My strengths are definitely character development and dialogue. My weaknesses would have to be
descriptions, as even I notice that they can get repetitive.

12) Is there any advice you would like to give to teenagers out there?

My advice would be to keep writing. Listen to criticism, but at the end of the day, it's your book, not anyone else's. Let the words flow how you want them to flow; write as long or as short of a chapter as you want. Because nobody can tell the story the way that you are.

13) A few words about our community

I'm not well acquainted with the community, but it was very nice and I didn't have any problems
with them!

14) Would you like to join this community?

If there is a position available, then definitely! I would love to join.

15) How did you feel about giving us the interview? Any suggestions would you like to give?

I enjoyed giving this interview! It was much easier than going back and forth on Instagram or Discord or even Wattpad dms and I don't really have any suggestions.

Thank you so much for giving us your interview! We wish you luck for all your future endeavor and hope and pray all your wishes come true.

And that's a wrap for today!

We'll meet you in next episode soon!

Till then, Adios

- Teen Fix