i waste too much time procrastinating #paperbirdqanda

1. what got you into writing?

initially, my father and a sparkly pink barbie notebook. seven years later, teen angst.

2. outside of wtw/prose, who are your biggest writing influences?

since we’re talking about loopholes, @flowercryptid on instagram. i think that their writing is heavy in the best possible way. i also feel that my writing style changes drastically with each reread of veronica roth’s ‘carve the mark’.

to be honest, my writing is influenced more by specific whats rather than whos. lately, i have been starting a lot of my pieces after looking at moodboards i’ve made on pinterest.

3. what’s the significance behind your profile picture(s)?

i’m very indecisive about my profile picture, but the current one is what the inside of my head looks like right now. i love hot pink and how it works in photographs, so there you are.

4. top fifteen favorite books - go. (if you don’t know what exactly are your favorite fifteen, just name twenty you like.)

um i haven’t read any book in the past five months, so this list might not be very accurate, but i’ll try my best.

in no particular order:

the aforementioned ‘carve the mark’ by veronica roth because i love the complexity of each character,

‘the imaginary’ by a.f. harrold because it was my comfort book when i was a kid,

i can’t deny that the ‘harry potter’ series has been close to my heart even though i will fight jkr,

‘the maze runner’ series by james dashner as the quality of writing left me consistently speechless with each new book and i’m just a huge sucker for sci-fi,

‘the sisterhood of the travelling pants’ series by ann brashares even though i think i’ve grown out of it, because it was the first time i had read about protagonists with character flaws,

‘13 little blue envelopes’ by maureen johnson because it showed me a girl being independent and making her own decisions,

‘i read a lot of fanfiction so this question is giving me a headache’ by me.

5. what’s the significance behind your username?

pandas were my (ex) friend’s favorite animals and she used to call me moti, which means fat in hindi.

6. any particularly stupid quote that you nevertheless love?

‘doh minute rukh mai paanch minute mein aata hoon.’

7. how would you define your current writing style? do you think this is your set style, or are you still evolving?

my current writing style is a lot whimsical; i use experiences and take them out of context to form nice imagery. it’s a lot stream-of-consciousness like and consists of a lot of ranting. i think i am still evolving and always will be. i actively go searching for something new to embody when i’m bored of how i write.

8. favorite song(s)? favorite song(s) to listen to ironically?

*opens spotify* here we go, lads (please don’t judge me for my admittedly bad taste in music)

‘midnight appointments’ by marlenai, ‘partners in crime’ and ‘die alone’ by finneas, ‘fallingforyou’ by the 1975 (basically all of their songs, i started listening to them a couple weeks ago and haven’t stopped), ‘city of stars’ from the ‘la la land’ soundtrack, ‘channel orange in your living room’ by charlie burg, ‘never-ending summer’ by wes reeve, ‘honey’ by coastal club, ‘only the brave’ by louis tomlinson, amongst others.

i also listen to one direction at times, but it’s not ironically.

9. a common writing error or trend that annoys you?

bad grammar. writing like t h i s excessively. improper punctuation while using dialogue.

10. should pineapple be on pizza?

i absolutely despise pineapple even as it is, so a firm no.