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article written by mintedstar/fur

First post- Note to Readers and Directory

Second post- Articles

Third post- Author of the Month and About the W.R.F.U.

Fourth post- Author Interviews

Fifth post- Featured Review

Sixth post- Featured Short Story

Seventh post- Featured Fan Fiction

Eighth post- Games and Puzzles

Ninth post- Adds

Tenth post- Staff and Helpers list

New Blood - Born of Smoke & Fire

The Worst Nightmare Scenario: New Blood's New Start

_{On April 16th, 2016, Phantomstar5759 posted a topic on the Warriors Fan-Fiction board pleading for help. The worst possible nightmare had come true: her story had been deleted. Without warning, all her hard work, all her writing, all her fans comments had been erased. Any author who looses such a vital part of their being without warning would react like a mother who had lost their child. In denial. In disbelief. In horror. In heart-break. But unlike a mother, an author has a chance to resurrect their lost child.}

_{We cannot be mad at the mods who run this website, or anyone else, despite the stress this has caused. Whatever reason New Blood was deleted seemed to be purely accidental. It is unfair, and unjust. Yet, we must let go of the negative, and move onto the positive.}

_{This article is a call to action for our friend Phantom and for her precious story, New Blood. Before it was deleted, it was one of the most liked, and most fanned stories on the site. It’s story was a spin on the genetics of the warriors universe, while holding onto the familiarity of the characters Erin Hunter had created. Fans came to read about Kye, the fiery, determined, and very large red she-cat with a goal of her own: protect her loved ones at any cost. She is thrown into the warriors life and accepts both her new role and the clan as her new home along with a set of kits who now have a very different future ahead of them than she had intended. Readers found New Blood, and they couldn't tear themselves away.}

_{New Blood now has a chance to start over. Thankfully, Phantom has the story saved and backed up, so she is slowly re-posting the story chapter by chapter. As her friends and fellow WFF'ers, we must support her, and come back to the story that was taken from us. If you have a chance, stop by her thread. Give her the support that you would want if this happened to you. Leave a like, leave a comment, and if you happen to have time to read the epic tale of Kye, then make sure to ask to be fanned.}

article written by ☣Sнα∂σωƒα¢є☣

Being a new author on the forums

Starting a name for yourself in the fan-fiction section can be very difficult. Everyone tends to flock to the writers they are used to. I think the best thing to do as a new author is to ask friends to read it. Friends will often be your most loyal readers. Another difficult thing is too many people are either too busy to read it or just aren't the reading type. Think, when you see a new fan-fiction pop up, do you read them? If that was you, would you want people to read yours? Most people that read fan-fictions are those that make them as well. The best way to get others to read yours, is to read theirs. Exchange fan-fics and give each other tips. As a new writer on the forums, I have these problems. It’s a difficult, time consuming job and it’s so easy to give up. But even one person can make me keep writing. Just one post, one comment, one thing to show you are reading really does matter.

Interview with Firehaze on Mistclan's Journey:

Blueheart22- What was your inspiration for writing Mistclan's journey?

Firehaze- Actually I stared writing about Coonstar and his journey with the former Mountainclan cats to the forest. Most the cats were based off strays and house cats in my neighborhood. (Nightberry, Emberspeckle, Juniperfoot, Coonstar, Duskflame, and Jaystar are all the cats in my neighborhood) . Then one day when I got stuck on that story I just started writing like he had finally settled the clan down, and the first six kits born to the clan were apprentices and three of them were his, and I decided to follow their stories as Mistclan faces yet another enemy that threatens their peace in the forest. 

Blueheart22- What kind of readers are you trying to attract? Whos your target?

Firehaze- If I could I would get everyone to read haha! But I'm looking for readers who like a complex plot, and keep up with my twists and turns. Readers who enjoy characters that are complicated and constantly developing. I also love readers that continue to stay active and I know they are reading, and aren't afraid to point out grammar or spelling errors and give me their opinions on what I'm doing well and what I can improve. 

Blueheart22- What kind of genre would you say Mistclan's Journey is?

Firehaze- I would say it's a mix of some action, romance, thriller (in the way that it has a lot of cliff hangers and sudden plot twists). I feel it's all the best parts of stories that I like and I hope others enjoy it as well

Blueheart22- Why did you choose the story to be told from Acornpaw, Rainpaw, and Mudpaw's view? Why not someone else like Coonstar or Littleskip?

Firehaze- Like I said earlier, I had already tried writing from Coonstar's point of view. I love him, don't get me wrong but I just didn't connect with writing so much in his point of view. So when I thought of writing about his kits, at first I was only going to do Acornpaw but as I developed the plot more there was so much going on with Rainpaw and Mudpaw that I just had to write from their point of view as well. Any other character in the clan has their own things going on yes, but these three have choices they will make and events in their lives that will change things in the clan and either lead them down really dark paths or lead them to help save their clan. Not going to lie though occasionally I like to write from other character's point of views, so in the story I may occasionally write from Coonstar's point of view or Littleskip's and possibly even someone from Hazeclan to give everyone just a tiny glimpse of what goes on across the borders. 

Blueheart22- Last question, Are there any writers you look up to offline and/or on the forums?

Firehaze- One of my absolute favorite writers is David Clemet-Davis. He wrote some oft favorite books from my pre-teen phase. There are a lot more that I just love their writing styles. On here The Wolf's Shadow has been one of my buggiest supporters and I enjoy all of their writing as well. I also enjoy Shadowface's writing. Sapphire and Mosspool are also some awesome authors on here that I love reading their writing and talking to them (: 

 interviewed and written by Blueheart22

April Fool's Contest

A new contest was held at the beginning of April that involved a very funny holiday. Hosted by Shadowface, the challenge was to create a humorous piece of writing based off of her fanfiction Curse. One of the Curse characters had to appear and it had to be light-hearted as well.

Three contestants entered with creative works featuring humour, poetry, and spoofs. It was a close contest, but ultimately Shadowface chose a winner. Mintedstar/fur was victor, followed by Mosspool and Dingoleap. All three contestants get the opportunity to have a character made by them appear in Curse, Mint and Moss received a spoiler, and the first place winner won mentoring time with Shadowface. It was a very fun contest, one that will hopefully be seen again in the future!

article written by Mosspool

_{The second Author of the month award goes to DragonBiscuit.When Shadowface told me about this fan fiction I was hesitant. I already had a lot of fan fictions on my plate. But Don't Let Go was amazing and well worth the time. DragonBiscuit's writing was fresh and creative, like a clean breeze. I love the characters and the setting and I'm really looking forward to seeing where it will go.}

_{Check out Dᴏɴ·ᴛ Lᴇᴛ Gᴏ}

article written by mintedstar/fur

Banner made by Shadowface, it is also a link to the homepage of the organization.

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Shadowface interview of *Brownfur* Author of

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When and how did the first idea for "Darkest at Midnight" come to you? Well the story itself came a few days after the thread was first put up. It was really just a test as part of Etta's screenname:click ratio thing (of which I was in charge of the brokenstar rain avvie, hence why that was my avvie for a time after that despite my fursona being most like the crag avvie). I put up the thread, and a few days later my ramblings lead to the little summary. Then Moss was born, and the story continued in a very unofficial and relaxed fashion for the next week, where a chapter would be written and released every single day. This only occurred up to chapter six or seven, and later chapters have been coming much slower as the fanbase (and my time) left, though this is my longest (by chapter, not by word) fanfic here, and holds a special place in my heart.

How long did it take you to go from ideas to posting "Darkest at Midnight" on the forums? Were you scared? Excited? 

Pretty much #1. It took no time at all, and it felt great compared to the relitive planning that everything else had taken thus far.

After the first few chapters were posted, how did you feel about the responses you were getting?

 I was honestly surprised at the feedback it was getting. A few people stopped by every day (<33 Pebble, Flo and Brave), which was new for me. I even got replies from Etta invi and skyfi, which was a surprise as that was before the 'golden age' truly broke up, I think. I wish other new authors could have had this reception, as I mostly squandered this head start by disappearing for over three months... oops. I never did get that many people to comment after the first flood.

Which character is your favorite from "Darkest at Midnight" and why? Is this character both your personal favorite and the most fun/interesting to write?

I always give different characters the title of 'favorite' on these, but there's one little cutie who's always made the list: Gorsefox. He's just so hidden a character -- especially to Moss, who doesn't understand him at all -- and it's entertaining to write him from Moss's perspective. He's really just a defensive dude (much like Moss herself, really) and it entertains me to think how similar they are, yet how much Moss doesn't want to admit that to herself and so thinks of him as creepy and weird. His character provides the most comedy -- at least to me -- in his actions (and Moss's interpretation of them) and is just generally a fun character to write. Besides, he's just so huggable.

What was the easiest part of writing "Darkest at Midnight"? What was the hardest?

Easiest by far are the fight scenes. Chapter 9, 11 and 14 specifically came to me quickly. What I count as 'filler' -- basically anything non-action related -- was significantly harder and these were the places I would get stuck and take months procrastinating on as I never liked the 50 drafts when they came out. 17 is a good example of this, as well as . . . 8 I think? It's been a while. xp

What advice would you give to new, budding authors trying to write their own stories?

I'm going to start cheesy and just say never give up. You have to write for yourself, and you have to love writing. If you're missing either of these things, sit it out and wait, your writing won't be good until you find both of 'em. Figure out something you enjoy writing, find a plot or a genre or a prompt and just write what comes to mind. Practice often, when you're in the mood, and don't let a bad day (or a bad person) stop you.

Thank you for your time, *Brownfur*/ѕнαттєяє∂ ѕтαяℓιgнт. It was a pleasure! Is there anyone you would like to give a shout out to or express your gratitude to for "Darkest at Midnight"?

There's a bunch of people that made DaN possible and kept it on its feet this long. Invi, Skyla, Etta, Mir, Firfi, and Night who all showed me writing a novel wasn't just for old/dead people. Skittles, Swift, Reb and Mal who were there since the very beginning. To Sand, Fira, and Tucker for keeping me on the forums even when everything else was gone. To Tues, Dingo, Shadz, Phantom, Flo and all the others who keep the wff a warm place for everyone who comes. And to everyone who helped -- willing or not -- write the story that DaN is now.

Interviewed by Shadowface

Infinity’s Interview with The Wolf’s Shadow:

How long have you been writing? --- Since I was quite little. xD I remember my mom typing out little stories for me that I'd come up with in like, kindergarten, and she'd print them out and I could illustrate them and have my own "book." I also remember writing and illustrating my first "real" book, which was 3 chapters long and about a girl and her horses. c'x so I've always enjoyed writing since I was quite little, I guess.

Who is your favorite author(s) of the forums? ( if any ) --- Oh man Dx there are a bunch of fantastic writers here. Kayla1097 has been my long-time forum friend and writing pal, and her works are great. c: I do like some of the others here as well, like Firehaze, Brownfur, mintedfur/star.... I guess I might not have a particular favorite, because I like a lot of people's writing here. ^^

How many stories/fan-fictions have you published? ( whether deleted or still-standing ) --- My old fanfic, Hearts Set Ablaze, is still around here somewhere. I've recently started a new fic, Ricochet. Besides those two, I have a poem or two and a one-shot or two. I plan to put more writing up in the future. c:

Out of your stories, which is your favorite? --- Oh dear c''x currently, it might be Ricochet... I recently came up with a new fanfic idea though and I'm kinda loving it. Then again, an idea for a fic I might never write has some very emotional concepts and characters in it, and just... that one may have to be my favorite. ;n;

Out of all the characters in all of your stories, who is your favorite/who can you relate to most? --- My favorite would probably have to be Finn, one of the cats from that unwritten fanfic mentioned above. I'm actually quite attached to all the characters in that story. :3 There is also an upcoming character in Ricochet that I feel like I'll end up moving a lot. As for most relatable? I'm not sure. There are bits and pieces of me in several of my characters.

Besides Warriors, what book/series do you recommend? --- *screeches* All of W. Bruce Cameron's books, starting with A Dog's Purpose and its sequel A Dog's Journey. I would also recommend the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky for Warriors fans. Wonder by R.J. Palacio is also an A+ book. And the book I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan. And I shall now stop because I could ramble about books forever. c'x

And lastly, what inspired you to become a writer/start writing? ( whether a forumer, or a person/situation in real life ) --- I'm not sure what the initial inspiration was, as I've been writing since I was very young. But Warriors was what inspired me to like, REALLY start writing. I discovered Warriors when I was in 5th grade, and very soon afterwards I started writing fanfics; I did one with horses (*cringes*) and with dogs (and actually finished that one. cx) Eventually I wrote Hearts Set Ablaze. And after a few more years, here we are, with me still writing. ^^

Interviewed by Infinity

Review for Curse

★★★★/★★★★★ { - - The first chapter had me hooked! I like how you took a risk with narration. Most fan-fictions with narration end up being cliché, or cheesy. I love the diversity of characters, and the vivid descriptions; I could almost perfectly picture it. I can't wait to read more. Four out of five stars because I haven't read it all yet. - - } Cinderpelt590

review written by Cinderpelt590

Review for New Blood-Born of Smoke & Fire

★★★★★/★★★★★ { - - For many years on the forum I have read fan fictions. But none of them were quite like this one. Where I usually read the fantasy related fan fictions on here I suddenly came across a different kind of fan fiction. It had me hooked from the beginning. It was amazing to read about Kye’s changing life and the pace of the story was perfect. I give this five out of five stars and it deserves every one of them. I can’t wait to see what Phantomstar5759 throws into her fan fiction next.  - - } mintedstar/fur

review written by mintedstar/fur

Dingoleap author of A Game of Shadows and other fan fictions and one-shots

"Round and round it goes

And oh don't you know

This is the game that we came here for

Round and round it goes

Ah oh don't you know..."

She was dying. 

He was alive.

She was a peasant.

He was a king.

There were rules. And they existed for a reason. They existed so the strong could stay strong and the weak would stay weak. There were rules. And the condemned her to death.

He should have obeyed. He should have followed orders. The others had moved on, their mission completed. The rebels were dead.

Only this time, one of the rebels was a mother.

Only this time, one of the rebels had a daughter.

Barely two moons old, the little she-cat, a soot-coloured she-cat, would die.

The third snow was falling. The third snow was the one that stuck. The third snow was the one that killed.

The little she-cat huddled by the body of her mother. Pitiful. Cold. For the first time in his long career, his heart twisted in his chest.

The others were impatient. The others were restless. The others shouted at him to come on! Leave it be!

He was a murderer.

An assassin.

But he would not leave an innocent kit to die. 

He pulled her away. He lifted her by the scruff of her neck. She protested, then hung. Limp. Defeated.

He had saved one life. He had saved one life out of the dozens he had killed. One small and fragile life.

His superiors didn't understand.

But he was never any trouble.

And he was an asset. A soldier. A fighter. Perhaps the greatest to ever enforce their tyrants' rule.

He watched.

She grew.

Time passed.

 — — —

She was in limbo.

He was in abeyance.

She was a student.

He was a teacher.

She became one of them. One of the hated. One of the wolves.

She was trained to hunt and fight and kill. He was a good teacher. The best of the best. Gruff. Intimidating. Legendary.

She knew nothing of her former life. Her world was before and after. The before was bad. But the after was good. Before was fire and famine and flood. After was riches and royalty. All she had to do was serve.

She would lie and kill in the service of liars and killers.

All she had to do was offer her service.

All she had to do was offer her sanity.

It was a game, she decided. We fight to live, she decided. The others threaten our way of life, she decided.

She trained harder than the others, until she was bigger, better, faster, stronger.

She became an enforcer before the others. She could live. She could serve. She could protect.

She had purpose again.

She had ambition again.

She would be feared, a legend in her own right. Even more of a legend then her teacher had been. In the back of her mind it sat, a poisoned idea. If she could kill the city's most feared cat... She would be a legend.

Time passed.

 — — —

She was a renegade.

He was a veteran.

She was refractory.

He was proud.

She was slowly taking his place on the streets. Their tyrant was pleased with her. The rebels, the peasants, the opposition feared her. More so, perhaps, than they had feared him.

He wandered the city, the snow, the underground network. She was young and strong. He was ageing, passing his prime. 

He would not be jealous.

He would not spend the rest of his life hidden away, beneath the city, all that remained of a once fearsome legacy. 

He was loyal. She was not.

Opposition lurked. It was real, and in the shadows it grew. They came from the forest, proud and rebellious, seeking to overthrow the tyrant. A new system would emerge. The old one would fall.

It was a game.

The shadows whispered to her. As they'd once whispered to her.

It was a game and he was loosing.

It was a game and he was winning.

She left. He stayed.

Time passed.

 — — —

She was a hunter.

He was a target.

She was a victor.

He was a loser.

A new power had arisen. A new tide washed through the city. Pushing and pulling. Wearing away the edges of the old one.

A new player had emerged. And she was their most lethal weapon. An instrument of death.

She was feared. She was bold. She had more power than she'd ever dreamed of. 

She tried to ignore the part of her that still felt alive.

There was no room for remorse. 

Not in her line of work.

Not now.

She would hunt him, as he taught her to hunt. After she'd left, he had reclaimed his throne. A throne of rock. A throne of shadows. A throne of blood.

He was her mission.

He was her target.

She would not fail, no matter what she felt for her father-figure. For her brother. Her her teacher.

Sorrow, pain, regret battled for a place inside her soul.

She was not weak.

Anger, rage, determination found a place inside her soul.

Time passed.

 — — —

She was alive.

He was dying.

She was a queen.

He was a peasant.

After months of evasion, he had been found. He knew she hunted him. He knew she would find him.

He had taught her well.

She had followed him to the edge of the city. She had ambushed him on the edge of the city.

He was fiercely proud. She had shattered that pride.

In a game of shadows, he had lost. In a game of shadows, she had won.

She had left him to die, oozing red, oozing blood. She had left him to die, stranded on the edge of the city.

For two nights, he lay there. For two nights, he waited to die. 

She had taken everything from him. His pride, his strength, his reputation.

In a game of shadows, the city would burn.

For two nights, he thought. Of love, of hate, of the one life he had chosen to save. For the first time in two nights, he stirred his sluggish body. He stirred his great red bulk. 

He staggered through the city, through the snow, through the underground network. He would not die today. He would not die by her doing.

She had taken everything he was. 

She had been crowned the winner.

No matter.

A second game would begin.

Time passed.

Interview with Dingoleap:

1. How did you get the idea for A Game of Shadows? When you got the idea when was the point when you wrote it down? 'A Game of Shadows' started as an entry for Tuesday Challenges. It was part of a bigger concept that I'd been stewing on for a while. The initial idea was born from my love of crime fiction, really, and the topics I studied in history last year, the key topic being 'revolution'. So the idea of revolutions was sitting in the back of my head for a while, and eventually it just sort of developed into a war between cat 'gangs'.

When I write it down, it was simply a setting - Moscow - two characters - Viktor and Mishka - and the idea that, despite owing him her life, she eventually betrays him. The story just grew fro there.

1. What or who got you interested in writing? Writing has always been something I've been interested in. My primary school teachers always told me I was rather good at it. My first story was actually about foxes and was written for my year 6 major work (it was only 94 pages long, but hey), and so I was bitten by the writing bug. Stories have been jotted down in notebooks ever since, but honestly, the forums have played a huge part in my development as a writer. People like Shadowface, Tuesday, Skyfall and Sweetshine, through direct advice or contests, encouraged me to keep writing, so I think I really have the forums to thank for where I am today. They were always such a huge source of inspiration.
   
   
2. When you made the title for A Game of Shadows, did you play around with any other titles or did that one fit from the beginning? Why did the title fit? Originally, it was supposed to be the lead-in to a new fanfiction called 'Wolves in the City'. For a while, the working title of the one-shot was 'Russian Roulette', but I eventually settled on 'A Game of Shadows', because throughout the story, the 'interactions' between Viktor and Mishka are constantly likened to a game, and the story takes place in the shadows, so to speak.
   
   
3. How long did it take for you to write the story? It took about three days. I already knew what I wanted to write the story about, it was just a matter of finding a good place to begin. Tuesday's Challenges are always particulalrly helpful when it comes to that.
   
   
4. Which, if any, authors or books have inspired you? Shadowface has always been a huge inspiration for my works on the forums. Off the forums, I seem to be going through a webcoic-obsessed phase, so the 'internet greats' may have had a hand in shaping some ideas. I'm talking 'Off White', 'Lackadaisy', 'Chakra' etc. In real life, crime fiction writers such as Lee Child, Nora Roberts and Harlan Coben have become literary idols of mine.
   
   
5. What part of the story was the hardest to write? The easiest? Oh boy... Uh, probably the emotion. Canonically, Viktor and Mishka once were very, very close, almost a father-daughter relationship, so writing the emotional side of her betrayal was very difficult. As for the easiest part... well, probably Viktor's characterisation. I have a real passion for perpetually grumpy characters. Most of his personality was borrowed from another character of mine (of the same name, of course), then slightly modified to fit the situation.
   
   
6. If you were reading the story instead of writing it, would it be the type of story you would read? Why? It would definitely be the type of story I would read. I love crime fiction (and cats, of course) so I would naturally be drawn to anything involving crime, or a feline gang war, as shown in 'A Game of Shadows'. And grumpy characters are a weak spot of mine, I guess. I get really attached to them, really fast. Maybe that's why most of my characters become absolute fur-brains. The word I'm looking for I can't say on the forums.
   
   
7. What is the most surprising thing a fan has ever said to you? It would probably be someone telling me they wanted to make a graphic novel to post on the art forum. It was back when 'Return to Dust' was on the forums. I was so surprised, because I wasn't sure if I was worthy of the honour. Unfortunately, the story was discontinued, and so no GN.
   
   
8. If your characters were human and they went to school which would be the poplar kid? The loner? The one that tells all the jokes? This is a difficult question, mostly because there are so few characters. Uh... Viktor would be the weird kid who hangs out behind the school with questionable associates, partaking in questionable activities. Mishka is is much happier friend (although no-one can work out why they're friends in the first place) who tries to be friends with everyone, but ultimately fails. Everyone knows not to mess with her, because she can really pack a punch - and Viktor would probably hunt you down if anything ever happened to her. The tyrant character referenced would be the kid who has connections to almost everybody and somehow successfully bribes the teachers. The newcomer who later becomes Mishka's employer is the school bully.
   
   
9. Which song would be the one that reflects your story the most? Well, the song used in the one-shot is 'Round and Round' by Spandau Ballet, but 'Time of Dying' by 3 Days Grace is very well-suited as well. It can be Viktor's theme song. As for Mishka... 'Bring me to Life' by Evanescence.

If you're interested in the one-shot, check out my new collection of one-shots, 'North', which is essentially a reboot.

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Interviewed by mintedstar/fur

❂є๓๒єгรยภร❂ author of -{ ωıтħeяıиg εϊз ραяαđıše }-  and other fan fictions and one-shots

Embersuns's Interview for Withering Paradise:

1. How did you get the idea for Withering Paradise? When you got the idea when was the point when you wrote it down?

Hooo, this is a long answer. Basically, it happened like this: in fifth grade, my friend and I used to really love warriors and we were really obsessed with it. Sometime at the end of March 2012, before the Last Hope came out, we decided that we wanted to write post-TLH stories based on what we thought would happen in the books. Both of our stories were very bad, and we just wrote on the whim the first things we thought of. I don't remember what her story was about (I think it involved the secret leader of StarClan going insane), but mine had to with a forgotten place that held an ancient evil, as well as a few other things but I can't mention them or else I'll spoil the story. It was called the Lost World. Anyway about a month later in May I decided to rewrite the story and post it to the forums, this time under the title The Forgotten World. It still had mostly the same ideas, I just actually cared about the story this time so it's actually not that badly written. I got about three chapters in before abandoning it in July, and then a year later when I was more active on the wff I revisited the idea and rewrote it again under the title Withering Paradise. During the middle of that, I got the brilliant idea to begin humanizing the story because I loved it so much. That's what really changed it and made it into this story: all the ideas that I thought of while writing and brainstorming the human version (which is also, incidentally, very different from what it used to be) really fine tuned the idea and now it is what it is today. Wow. That was a lot to say.

1. What or who got you interested in writing?

This is kind of a funny story too, actually. I've always just naturally liked writing, I guess. I really enjoyed writing fantasy things and letting my imagination roam, so I always wrote the longest stories in class whenever we got prompts in second-third grade. However, in fourth grade and such we stopped writing less made-up stories and more things based on real-life experiences (now we barely write at all). All things being said, I was not happy with this as a nine-year-old. I wanted to write stories about adventure and magic but instead I we had to write stories about things that made us laugh or the best gift we ever received (which I found really boring. I still do.) And then, in the middle of the year, a weird trend went around the classroom of kids who decided to write stories in their free time (which for some reason I'd never thought of before). So I jumped on the bandwagon and started writing a story that I was completely convinced I would get published one day, and I've pretty much been writing ever since.

1. When you made the title for Withering Paradise, did you play around with any other titles or did that one fit from the beginning? Why did the title fit?

 Originally the title was The Lost World, and then it was The Forgotten World. I eventually settled on Withering Paradise when I rewrote this the second time, sticking with the theme that it was named after the place in the prologue. The title is basically what that place is: a once paradise that withered and died. I also chose it become I really like oxymorons.

1. How long does it take for you to write a chapter?

 It depends on how much free time I have, how motivated I am, and how long the chapter is. Sometimes it takes me two days, other times it takes me upwards of two months.

1. Which, if any, authors or books have inspired you?

 JK Rowling, of course. I think anyone in this generation is inspired by JK Rowling. Rick Riordan, too, as well as Cassandra Clare, Michael Grant's GONE series, and Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. Also Warriors, obviously.

1. What part of the story so far was the hardest to write? The easiest?

 Hmm...the second half of the gathering when everything descended into chaos was a bit hard to write.

1. If you were reading the story instead of writing it, would it be the type of story you would read? Why?

 Yes. I generally only write things that I would read, that being fantasy stories with a lot of mystery/suspense.

1. What is the most surprising thing a fan has ever said to you?

 Well a really long time ago, one of my first fan-fictions ever (What Do You Mean I'm Crazy?) won first place in Sweetshine's contest, got nearly full marks for description (I used to think my description was awful), I got third place in the semi finals and she later told me that it was my best story. Since Sweetshine's contest was a big deal back in 2012-2013 (and so was Sweetshine herself) and I was 11 and really looked up to her it was one of the best things that ever happened.

1. If your characters were human and they went to school which would be the poplar kid? The loner? The one that tells all the jokes?

 Moonpaw is hands down the loner. There's really no question there. I feel like the popular kid is a tie between Breezepaw, Nightpaw and Lightningpaw. They'd probably be the "popular group". I don't know who would tell all the jokes though...there's only one character that I feel would fit this and it would be a character who's not introduced yet.

1. Which song would be the one that reflects your story the most?

"Brick by Boring Brick" by Paramore or "Nothing Left to Say" by Imagine Dragons. I can't chose.

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