Hi loves! I consider myself very lucky and fortunate to have scored an interview with the talented AllTimeNutella, the author of "I Will Survive...With Louis Tomlinson?"; "I'm Not Your Average Girl, Harry Styles"; "The Girl Next Door.-Harry Styles"; "Under a Paper Moon with Jack Barakat"; "Harry Styles and the Potato"; and "One Shot to One Direction." They're fantastic books, and if you haven't read them, go ahead! I hope you enjoy!
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Q: You say you started writing fan fictions for your friend. Did you ever, at some point, begin wiring them without her asking you to?
A: Well funny thing is she actually never asked me to start writing them. My friend who I originally started writing for lives in Spain and we met through twitter and fun140 if anyone even remembers that website. Her birthday was coming up and I couldn't get her anything so as a surprise I wrote 'The Girl Next Door' for her. I continued to write more after that because I loved the feedback and since I'm not a fan of 1D I enjoy writing about them more, I used to write Justin Bieber and All Time Low fanfictions on other websites but since I was a fan I always felt more creepy haha. Unfortunately I don't speak to her very often anymore but I've met lots of lovely people on Wattpad and now they ask me to write more, so I do! :)
Q: I know you're an All Time Low fan, but if you had to chose, which of the 1D boys would be your favourite?
A: Ohmygawd D: I need to think of a good answer for this since I'm being asked this question for my 'Shout' magazine...I honestly don't know. I've heard some things about Harry's music taste which appeals to me but I think I'll have to say Niall because I am an absolute sucker for the Irish accent, always have been, always will be.
Q: Do you ever write stories other than fan fics? What type/genre of story is your favourite to write?
A: The only time I've written stories other than fanfiction was at school 3 years ago and I used to write zombie/horror/creepy stories, which is quite a big difference to what I write now. I very much enjoy writing fan fiction, there's not really any limits as to what you can do and there's bound to be someone out there who will take time to read it.
Q: Were you surprised when your stories became so popular? How do you respond to your internet fame now?
A: Yes, incredibly surprised. I can't even remember how it happened. I remember looking at other fanfictions and seeing ten thousands reads and being extremely envy of their success. It's so crazy now to have millions of reads. I don't personally think I have any sort of internet fame, I'm literally a girl sat at my laptop like the rest of you. I have a small number of readers/fans compared to other people. When people 'fangirl' I literally go 'WHY?', I'm seriously nothing special, but it makes me feel all asdhjdhgfdsg and I appreciate it! <33
Q: For how long have you been writing, whether it be short stories, fan fictions, or really any other pieces of work?
A: Of course I did story writing at school like anybody else, so I guess that's when I first started but it's been almost three years since I finished school and took an English lesson. I used to write really really, and I mean really bad fan fiction about two years ago, luckily they were deleted and were never seen again. I started writing properly, well I say properly I just mean more mature fanfiction last summer (2011), I started writing All Time Low fanfictions, some I have on my computer which I've never posted. But last October is when I started writing One Direction fanfiction and I'm still here today! :P
Q: When do you plan on releasing "I Will Survive....With Louis Tomlinson? Part 2"?
A: As soon as possible! I've got it planned out in my mind, just need to get it on paper. I've made the cover and already decided on my first danisnotonfire gif to go on the side of chapter 1 haha! I want to release it tomorrow, 30th September because I'm so excited to write it. I just want to get the beginning to write. They say you can tell how good something will be from the first sentence so I want to make a good impact. I hope they react well, I did say I wasn't writing another fanfiction let alone a sequel so it's probably a surprise. Lots of people asked for a sequel so I hope they're pleased, others like where it ended but I hope they'll continue to read the story. It'll make me very happy.
Q: How did you come to join Wattpad?
A: One July night time I was lying in bed wondering where I could read Harry Potter online so I searched in the app store on my phone for a book app and wattpad was the number, and I downloaded and searched Harry Potter, the first thing that came up was a Draco fanfiction and I guess that's what got me hooked... not the most usual way of finding wattpad haha
Q: Who are some of your favourite Wattpad authors?
A: This will probably sound really bad but I don't read on Wattpad anymore. I used to all the time but I get headaches from reading from a screen so I only read books now. Oops..
Q: Do you have any tips for aspiring fan fiction writers?
A: Make sure your spelling and grammar is as best as you can get it. Make sure you proof read your work, don't be lazy! Make the plot unique and different, no one likes to read the same story over and over again. Try and create original characters, something that the readers can relate to, so it feels like they're reading about themselves. I guarantee it'll make them stay for more. Make the reader feel emotion. For example if there is a conversation going on, imagine the conversation and what would actually be said in the situation, and put emotion into it, the character has feelings, they are not a plank of wood. Although don't go over board, I doubt many people like reading second hand embarrassment in a story. Update regularly. Don't put a massive authors note on every chapter, be honest here, who actually reads them all? Make sure the chapters aren't really short, it'll put people off reading it. Don't put an authors note in the middle of a sentence... it stops the flow of the sentence and then the story. And lastly, DON'T get Harry Styles' eye colour wrong, their fans really don't like that. ahahah ;) I'm no expert but I really hope this helps people who want to write or are writing a fanfiction! Same goes with most story writing though. :P
Thank you so much for your time!
I really enjoyed this interview, the questions were different than most. Thank you! :} <3
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