Interview with Marysa Writes

Question 1: "Why is writing so important to you?"

Oh, jeeze, okay. It used to be my only outlet. Still kind of is, but it would be the only way I could get all these bottled up emotions somewhere other than inside of my head. It came to me during a time I needed it the most, when I had absolutely no one, and it still acts as that outlet. It's a much healthier way of venting and since then has become not only my go to, but a genuine interest that I enjoy. I can't foresee myself quitting, it was like I got on a train and now I never want to get off. Or an addict that doesn't want to come down from the high.

Question 2: “What are some things you do in real life to help come up with inspiration?”

Honestly, I don't really do anything. I read a lot, and listen to music and sometimes a word or phrase can spark inspiration. I've read a lot of poetry, which has helped bring me towards my style of writing, and sometimes a word or phrase in a poem triggers an idea for a poem. But mostly, my poems are taken from real experiences. I'm not always sure what brings them about, because they're not always recent events. Sometimes a dream or a memory, and sometimes I just write. It's pretty natural most of the time, the poems write themselves. 

Question 3: “How do you go about designing a character (protagonist or antagonist) for a story?"

I don't xD. I usually come up with a name and develop them as I go along. I like to favor sarcastic humor though, so the protagonist is usually that. It's pretty random at first and the character creates itself in the first prologue/chapter. Sometimes I'll plan to have another character ahead of time, but never really decide the personality ahead, just the name and appearance (even this isn't consistent though). 

Question 4: "If you could go back and change one moment in your past, and have a different present/future, would you use that opportunity, or would you allow things to move the same way they have?"

Oh, wow, this one is a really hard one. See, if I say yes, I'd be living a completely different life, I would never have met you for example. My goals would be completely different, I more than likely would have never started writing. Wow...this is hard lol. I've made a lot of huge, horrible mistakes and there's a lot I could make different, but then again I never would have been able to recognize things I needed to change...so....No, I don't think I would. If I did, I could be improving huge aspects of my situation but not my character, so no, I wouldn't.