![]() ![]() Do you refer to the original material often to help you when writing? Occasionally, I latch onto a certain song for a one-shot or a chapter, though, because it helps to set the mood and I might put that song or songs on repeat, but that’s about it.ġ0. Do you have a special ritual or certain things that you do when you write? Keeping those different tones and nuances in line can be a challenge.ĩ. Every piece of fiction you write should be unique and have a different voice from one that came before it. It can become really difficult to get back into something I temporarily fell out of and finding the voice and muse for it is sometimes a rough, teeth-pulling process. Not particularly, no-unless I lose inspiration for one or more of them. ![]() Do you find it difficult to work on several stories at once? Yes, I do, but I haven’t for about two and a half years now.Ĩ. Do you write original work, other than fanfiction? While action flows from my fingertips, dialogue just kind of trickles out slowly.ħ. I mean, that’s a lot to consider in making realistic and truthful dialogue. I have to think more about dialogue as I’m creating and writing it because I have to think about so many factors: 1) is this in character for them to say, 2) if it’s not, why am I having them say this in first place and does it serve a purpose or is this just the characterization I want to give them for this story, 3) how does the character normally speak, 4) what kind of slang does the character normally use, 5) how educated is the character and how big or small is their vocabulary, 6) do they have an accent, 7) what sort of tone of voice do they like to use, 8) how do they react verbally to people, etc. ![]() The way people move, the flow of the physical world within a piece, even the scenery and how it affects the characters, all of that is very easy for me to capture in words and describe in a way that I can picture in my mind perfectly.Īlternately, I believe my biggest weakness is dialogue. Action is the easiest thing in the world for me to write. What do you think is your biggest strength and biggest weakness in your writing? Let Hel hold what she has.” So, Helholden basically means “held by Hell.” Given that I have a penchant for darkness in my stories, I figured it was a nice concept for a username.Ħ. When Baldr was murdered, there was a quote said by Loki in disguise as a giantess, and it was, “The old man’s son was no use to me alive or dead. What’s the story/meaning behind your username? I had a lot of other writers be very helpful.ĥ. I was nervous, but it was up on my own website, so I had complete control over the content and feedback, but fandom was smaller in those days than it is now and people were overall extremely nice and if they were constructive, they were very polite about it. How did you feel when you posted your first fanfiction? I always have stories and worlds bouncing around in my head, and writing is a method of giving them life and telling that story in a concrete way that isn’t just snippets and flashes in my thoughts.Ĥ. I loved writing exercises in school, and I kept a writing journal, so I dived into fanfiction myself as another writing hobby. So, that was the first thing I ever saw.Ģ. In those days there was a ton of RPF and RPS for them, or Real Person Fanfic and Real Person Slash. I searched the internet for stuff on them, and I just stumbled upon fanfiction by accident. Since I love her work, I’ve asked her some questions: Helholden has also written for Jaime x Brienne and in the 100 fandom, several fics for Bellarke I especially love Sepulchral. She’s written several fics and one-shots for the Sansan pairing, one of them is Her Liquor’s Top Shelf which I absolutely love and have reviewed on this blog, you’ve probably heard about it. I can’t really talk about all her work but I highly recommend you check out. ![]() Helholden is a really talented writer who joined Archive of Our Own in January 2013 and has written 60 stories for A Song of Ice and Fire, Harry Potter, The 100, Reign and Teen Wolf. ![]()
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