1. You made a quiz telling us who our Hope guy is, how about you? Who is your Hope guy? Not necessarily from the quiz though, which guy do you like best or which guy would you like as a boyfriend?
Lina: I actually didn’t take the quiz, because I knew the answers so I would just rig it. But that’s a difficult question to answer since all the guys are so great, they all hold like the greatest qualities a boyfriend can have. Personally, I’d pick Mr. Perfect: Spencer Wright, even though I would take Nick, Jasper or Mack in a blink of an eye too. But even though Spencer can be emotional (but only because he lost the love of his life, he wasn’t like that before) I still think he is amazing and would pick him for sure.
But as far as the quiz says, since I just took it, I got Mack! Maybe I like complicated guys too xP.
Lucy: I got Mack on the quiz... I'd take him for sure, but I don't think he'd want me... his heart still belongs to Katie and it will for a while, I think. But Mack is adorable and such a sweetheart.... And then there's Nick. Who I just want to hug. He's had a pretty crazy life... it's different from Jasper's, but he's still had his problems... hence why he was in the gang in the first place. Buttttt yes. Sadly, I couldn't take Nick away from Chloe. They like each other too much & they're perfect for each other... buttttt I would say that my Hope guy is definitely Nick or Mack. Love them. =)
2. A lot of writers get ideas for their characters from people they know, have any of your characters been inspired by someone in particular?
Lina: Hmm, interesting question... I’m sure I have done that, not particularly picking someone in my life and basing a character on them, but I know sometimes I take traits from people and put them in my characters.
Lucy: I'm with Lina. Adding traits in from yourself or people you know... but no one is fully anyone from real life.
3. You write from a lot of different POVs, which is your favourite to write/edit? Is there any certain POVs struggle more with writing?
Lina: My favorite, at the moment, is Nicholas’ POV. I have a lot of fun writing his point of view no matter the situation, he is just thinks things straight out, his thoughts are so him, he is just so fun to write! He is a big goof and I love to write him. I bet my beta will agree with me on this one too. Haha
Lucy: I like to write Chloe outtakes... =). Haha. Annnd Nick's POV is amazing for the same reasons as Lina. Absolutely agree with her on that. Alice is fun cause she's so confused... Jasper is fun cause he's struggling with Alice's situation... I'm not as big of a fan as Lina is on writing Spencer, though. And lately we've both been having a hard time with that boy. He's not telling her a lot cause he's really worried about Alice leaving him again... so writing him has been difficult.
Q. mandymallette: lol, it sounds like you really like writing all their point of views..?
Lucy--there're good things about all of them. so yesss =)
Lina: did you just admit there is something good about SPOV, lucy? Lol.
4. You’ve finished Hope now and you are part way through Forgotten Hope, which would you say you prefer writing/editing? Or do you like both equally?
Lina: Oh god, I miss Hope! Not that I have anything against this sequel because I love writing it too, but I think I just was so attached to life in Forks and all the characters there, like the Cullens, Johnny & Mack, it’s just difficult to leave them all behind. Oh! And Greg! I missed that boy like hell. But I think I do like them equally, I just miss Hope.
Lucy: I like them both equally, I think. For different reasons. Hope was awesome because of the plot & cause Mack and Johnny and everyone was there... butttt i like Forgotten Hope cause now Nick has Chloe... annnnd because of all of the craziness that's going on in Alice's head haha. I love the conflict there.
5. Do you struggle with writer’s block often? And when you do how do you deal with it?
Lina: Yes, sometimes, I definitely struggle with writers block sometimes. I think it was easier with Hope because it was summer when we were writing some of it and so I had more time to focus on Hope, but now I have life again because summer is over and I can’t have my mind focused on Hope every minute so I have more trouble sitting down and writing it. Sometimes it’s easy and I can write a bunch in no time but other times I’ll have to sit there for like a whole Saturday pulling my hair out trying to write a chapter. How do I deal? Lucy. Sometimes I’ll just be like “I can’t write!” and she’ll give me some advice on it which helps, every time, other sometimes I’ll just get over it and my mind opens up. It depends on the time.
Lucy: Awe, I'm glad I can help Lina =). And yeahhh I get writer's block... I'm waiting it out right now actually. I work on editing for Lina when I'm blocked and I just ignore my own stories & wait for inspiration to come, pretty much lol. Or I'll write something different til whatever I'm blocked unblocks itself. No specific technique at the moment =).
6. Have you ever gotten frustrated and written something you regretted later?
Lina: LOL! ...i have no idea what you are talking about. I would never write something that I would regret... *nervous laugh* right lucy?
Lucy: Lina never kills off her characters for shit & giggles. Neverrrrr. ;) But in all seriousness, neither of us ever write anything we regret cause we get to know the characters more when we write them. Even if it's writing something that will never happen or isn't important to include in Forgotten Hope/Hope. The more you write a character, the better you get to know them.
7. You have pictures for most of the characters, when you write them do you actually imagine them like that or do you have another picture in your mind?
Lina: I think for most of the characters I imagine them as the person they are in their picture. At first I didn’t so much but now I’ve gotten so used to their faces they kind of just became the image of the characters. Mack is Chace Crawford, Nick is Jonathan Bennett. Jasper and Alice are Ashley and Jackson. The Cullens are the Cullens. It all matches up, I think so.
Lucy: I go off of the pictures that Lina has posted on ffn... I have my own vision of Johnny, since there's no picture of him yet, and I know who I think looks like Chloe in my head... still trying to convince Lina ;)
Q. mandymallette: Speaking of pictures, are you planning on adding one for Chloe?
Lucy: I know what picture(s) I would add... but final decisions are up to Lina =).
Lina: we are planning on adding a picture of Chloe. We are just... in the process of it. We probably will have it up soon though, because I like the person Lucy picked more and more as time goes by.
8. I know Hope is a big part of your lives, but when you’re not working on it what is your favourite thing to do?
Lina: Drinking Coke? Is that an acceptable answer? Lol. Other than that I’d say being with my friends, yes they are behind writing Hope ;). Shh...
Lucy: Writers are usually readers... I read when I have time & absolutely love it... I'm usually super busy with school stuff... I'm involved on campus with a few organizations... umm... yesss...reading, writing, watching movies... dont watch a lot of tv except for Family Guy & The Office... and I own pretty much every season of Gilmore Girls. But my all time favorite thing to do outside of Hope... it changes, but at the moment, hanging out at my apartment with my boyfriend, watching a few good movies, drinking hot chocolate & eating homemade cookies... playing cards, Scrabble, or Apples to Apples... just having your typical night in is my favorite thing to do. [and talking to Lina on Twitter of courseeee]
Lina: Oh! & playing zoo tycoon. Has anyone played that? The children’s game that you create a zoo and crap? Haha if not, do it! Its addicting. Oh and like Lucy, I enjoy our twitter talks. Haha.
9. How did you first get into writing fanfiction?
Lucy: IIII found ffn through Harry Potter message boards when I was like... eleven. lol. And then I wrote some HP stuff under an old pen name. Terrible terrible writing.... I took a break from ffn for a few years and then just recently got back into it for Twilight and started writing A/J fanfiction and I've become addicted/hooked to it once more.
Lina: Oh! It’s weird but my media arts teacher? Haha. In grade eleven media arts we had to learn about all the crazy websites like FictionPress, Fanfiction, and blogger websites, etc. And once we had, she asked us to write a beginning of a fanfiction story so I did, which would be the one chapter story on my profile, I don’t remember its name. But that’s was how. That was how the addiction began.
10. What has been your favourite chapter to write/edit in either Forgotten Hope or Hope?
Lina: Good question. I really liked writing Mack’s story, that was one that stood out in my mind, I absolutely loved that heartbreaking moment. Both times, when Alice had the dream about Mack at the park talking to Katie and when Mack told Alice his story. That was one of my favourites... hmm, lemme think of another. I also liked the chapters at the cottage, which were near the same time period as Mack.
I’m not sure about my favorite from Forgotten Hope... There hasn’t been as many chapters yet. I liked writing Heartless, it was an emotional chapter, Nick has his first date and Alice had to take care of Spencer after his dad let him down once again. That one was a good one to write and I also liked the writing the one where Jasper left, which was a very recent one.
Lucy: No favorite... I love them alllll.
11. You are part way through Forgotten Hope, the sequel to Hope, have you thought much about what you are going to do after you’ve finished? Are there more stories in the works?
Lina: Uhh, if I told you I would have to kill you. Sorry.... haha, no I guess I can tell you a bit. We haven’t spoken much about a sequel to Forgotten Hope. Not at all... which is kind of sad news. Although, my beta and I have spoken about a prequel.
Lucy: I haven't given up hope on writing more for Hope stuff lol. I could see us doing SOMETHING with it in the future... we just have to let it come to us and figure out *what* =).
12. Do you ever feel bad about writing all the horrible stuff that happen to some of the characters in your stories?
Lina: No not really... haha. Sometimes I do, but it seems like the more I like the character the more I make happen to them. So maybe I express my love for them by hurting them? I think that’s what I’m turning lucy into too, a heartless writer, who tortures the characters! Lol
Lucy: Lina writes the horrible stuff, so I blame her :-P lol. I dont feel bad because I know they'll overcome in time. They're strong....
Q. mandymallette: Lol, so it’s like tough love?
Lina: lol. Exactly. We do really love our characters, but everyone has to go through their problems and Hope would not be what it is without drama and pain.
13. Which couple is your favourite to write about, Alice and Jasper, Alice and Spencer or Nick and Chloe?
Lina: Right now? Nick and Chloe! All the way.
Lucy: Nick & Chloe. Hands down. Love them. Alice and Jazz are a close second though.
14. How do you find the songs for your playlist?
Lina: It’s pretty crazy sometimes you are just sitting listening to the radio and the words just describe the exact situation happening in the story, or would match one of the couples so well. It’s pretty crazy. It’s usually random like that but sometimes I go looking for them, like going through bands lyrics and songs trying to find ones that’d match Hope or Forgotten Hope.
Lucy: They come out of nowhere. I'll be listening to something randomly & it'll click that it goes with one of the characters... and then I frantically pm/tweet Lina & tell her all about it haha.
15. Do the songs on the playlist ever help inspire you while writing?
Lina: For sure. I haven’t put together a playlist for forgotten hope yet but for Hope I sometimes did play the Hope playlist to get into my Hope mode.
Lucy: Sometimessss =)
16. Do see any similarities between yourself and the characters in Hope/Forgotten Hope?
Lina: Yes, totally. I am perfect like Spencer Wright. Yep. Haha. But other than that, I’m not sure, maybe a little like Alice in the way she likes to help people. Like the way she had to save Nick and Mack... yeah, the persistence on helping them is something that is a similar to me. AND I LOVE MINTS LIKE SPENCER!
Lucy: Yesss. Umm. I have Alice's eyes. [or she has mine? O.o] :-P lol. Similarity in that they're both green....I can relate to Chloe in some ways... overstudying sometimes. But she'd never procrastinate and I am the queen of procrastination SOO... that's a difference haha. Umm... also, Chloe likes English & writing & so do I... and we both love Nick, but she doesn't know she loves him yet. ;) I'm with Lina & Alice on the liking to help people thing... but in the end I keep coming back to Chloe. I think it'd be awesome to study at NYU & work at a book store, but I don't know if I'd want to live in NYC for semesters at a time and Chloe loves it... so there's a difference tooo. I think I'm reading too much into this haha. I'll stop there ;).
17. Stephenie Meyer has said that Jacob suddenly started taking over and getting a bigger part in Twilight. Do you have any characters that started small but suddenly started taking over and getting a bigger part in the story?
Lucy- Nick, Mack, Chloe... all of our new characters seem to start out small & work their way in haha.
18. Okay this a really random question… Sometimes when I read the same story a lot I started thinking kind of like the book is written. Do you ever find yourself thinking like any of the people in Hope?
Lucy- To work on character development & stuff... sort of... if I'm understanding the question correctly haha. Like sometimes when I have time to just sit and daydream I'll try to think about what one of the characters would do in this or that situation... get into their heads a bit... get to know them more.... So yeah, I guess sometimes I find myself thinking like one of them would. And I'm sure I probably do it sometimes without realizing it :-P haha.
Lina: I think like Greg sometimes... but I think he just takes over my mind when he’s bored. :P...but other than that, no not really. Like Lucy said, I can get into their minds when I wrote or when I am trying to figure out what a situation between people would be like, I try to think like they would so it’ll be written the best it can be.
Thanks for the awesome interview mandymallette! :)
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