Jared Leys

@jaredleys.bsky.social

Ducks | Books | Hibiscus

Part of me wants to get off social media until at least after the midterm elections. But I worry I will return to a land of self-immolating guerilla warriors. Assuming that doesn’t also happen in real life.

Forget likes, you’re going to have to repost to get my answers. And I’m doing it in reverse order. And you don’t have to repost, I’m just saying that. I’m going to do as many as I feel like regardless.

1. What's your favorite part of writing?
2. What's the scariest thing you've ever written?
3. Do you usually write happy, sad, or other kinds of endings?
4. Who is your favorite author?
5. What's your favorite type of scene to write?
6. What's your favorite type of symbolism?
7. What's your least favorite part of writing?
8. Where do your ideas come from?
9. What're your favorite themes?
10. What's the most wholesome thing you've written?
11. Have you ever had writer's block?
12. Do you have a favorite character?
13. What drives you to write?
14. What's your favorite part of your current WIP?
15. Do you have a favorite of your writing projects?
16. Do you enjoy editing?
17. What's the saddest thing you've ever written?
18. Do you like long or short form writing better?
19. What's the hardest thing to write?
20. What song(s) inspire you to write?
21. Do you have a specific type of reader in mind when you write?
22. Is your prose more purple or beige?
23. Do you have any monsterous characters, metaphorically or literally?
24. What're your favorite books?
25. Do you usually write with specific themes in mind, or find them during writing?
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A Writer Ask Game!
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26. Does being a writer impact how you see the world?
27. What's the weirdest thing you've ever written? The shortest?
28. Would you say you love writing?
29. Is there a specific author you want to be like?
30. What's the most annoying task in writing?
31. What's your biggest grammar pet peeve?
32. Which of your characters do you find yourself thinking of the most?
33. Do you have other passions besides writing?
34. What's the most romantic thing you've ever written?
35. How do you establish setting in your writing?
36. Do you enjoy writing dialogue?
37. How much time do you spend inventing background lore for your writing?
38. What's the longest thing you've ever written?
39. Do you have a favorite genre to write in?
40. What part of your writing do you think about the mo…

Social media is like standing on the sidewalk joking around with your friends and occasionally a stranger walks by and shouts “Shut up you fucking bastard” but it’s okay because you’re used to it.

I made the decision a few years ago to treat writing as a hobby. But sometimes I get so torn about it. I earnestly believe I could do a great job as a professional author. Whether trad or indie publishing. But then I remember how lucky I’d have to be…

Okay, fine brain, I’ll sketch out the basics for this new fantasy trilogy I came up with. But just the basics! I don’t have time for this. I’m supposed to be editing.

I just read Nicked, a historical fiction novel that reads like a fantasy adventure. Incredibly fun book. Somewhere between the dog man, the gay romance, the heist of a corpse, and the fiery naval battle, you realize you’ve actually learned a great deal about the 11th-century Mediterraean.

Nicked by M.T. Anderson paperback cover