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note: I wrote this post in April of 2019 (pre-COVID). It's been sitting in my drafts for quite a while, but I think it's time for it to see the light of day. It's been helpful for me to reread over the past few months, especially as I continue to try to make an effort to write, and I hope it can be helpful to you, too. i got an invite to a writers' group a few months ago, and i had never felt like more of a fraud in my life. it had been months, if not years, since i'd felt like a writer. the proverbial well of words in my heart had dried up, it seemed, and i wasn't sure if it was ever coming back. i agreed to go out of a sense of helplessness—i'd identified as a writer ever since i could remember. if i'm not a writer, who am i?  i told myself that it was important to show up and act like a writer even when i didn't feel like one, because even though i hadn't been writing, i reassured myself, i still was a writer. but sometimes the words f
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Beautiful People: Valentine Edition



This is our second Beautiful People after our break to do Beautiful Books, and it's wonderful to be back! 

Beautiful People is a monthly blog meme hosted by Cait @ Paper Fury and myself. Every month we post 10 questions for you to answer about your characters. 

Last month we focused on authors, though. So this month is the first month we return to our semi-normal programming.

We're doing characters, but we're actually doing fictional couples. It's Valentine's Day--why not?! So pick your favorite pairing from your novel and saddle up!

A quick note: Some of these questions may not be applicable to your characters. That's okay! We can't make questions to fit everybody to a tee, though we may try. If a question doesn't fit, skip it. We won't mind.

Please link back to us using our blog names or one of these fancy blog buttons:





And now the questions.
  1. How long have they been a couple?
  2. How did they first meet?
  3. What were their first thoughts of each other? (Love at first sight or “you’re freakishly annoying”?)
  4. What do they do that most annoys each other?
  5. Are their personalities opposite or similar?
  6. How would their lives be different without each other?
  7. Are they ever embarrassed of each other?
  8. Does anyone disapprove of their relationship?
  9. Do they see their relationship as long-term/leading to marriage?
  10. If they could plan the “perfect outing” together, where would they go?
Take those questions, copy and paste 'em, and head on over to post them on your blog! And don't forget to check out the links of the other participants. It's a great way to make new friends!



It's the month of loooove. Tell us all about yours. Well, your fictional characters' love, that is. 


What developments have occurred in the love life of your characters recently?
Also, what do you think of the new blog design?
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  1. Ashana LianFebruary 5, 2015 at 1:28 PM

    Oh, I forgot to comment on this blog! I left my link. I forgot to do the last Beautiful People! I could do it anyway now but... -sigh- so much to do and so little time. =o Anyway, I liked the questions this time round.

    I love your new blog design! A lottt of bloggers I'm following are switching to this central-aligned, white-themed blog. It should be 'samey', but actually everybody does it in their own way and I really like it. I stick with purple though, because... purple <3 Will you be doing the meme too, Sky? I remember I was reading about your story in the last BP. (I'm sorry, I've forgotten what it was about! I'll recap before I read.)

    IT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY THAT YOU USED A FRINGE SHIP. I MEAN, GIF. o_o

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    1. Sky DestrianFebruary 5, 2015 at 1:55 PM

      No worries! Ah, yes, I feel you. Thank you! I'm glad you liked them.

      Thank you so much! Yes, I've noticed the same thing. Oh my goodness, I love purple. Good choice. <3

      I will be doing it! Thanks for asking! I haven't decided which couple of mine I'll do, but I think I will feature my couple from Lost Girls, my Beautiful Books novel! (Don't worry about forgetting about it! I would have forgotten as well! You are so sweet.)

      OH I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS FROM FRINGE! I need to watch it!

      Thanks for the comment!

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    2. Ashana LianFebruary 5, 2015 at 4:07 PM

      OMG yes that was it!! Lost Girls! Sooo maaany giiirls XD I remember now. Jem. That was it.
      I'm a huge Cortexi-fan. If you like mind-blowing science and FBI/crime scene investigations and complicated romances and awesome special effects and alternate universes(?!), that is the show for you.

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    3. Sky DestrianFebruary 5, 2015 at 4:11 PM

      Lost Girls, yes! There WERE so many girls. XD I'm really happy with Jem, though. She's one of my favorite main characters that I've written.

      Nice! Yes, that sounds right up my alley. I'm going to check it out. B)

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2015 at 7:34 PM

    Just found out about your meme - and your site - from Grace and Steele. I'm a writer myself, and I'd love to join in (and meet more writers). Is there a deadline for completing the meme, or could do I it in the next week or so?

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2015 at 5:47 AM

    Thanks for hosting this meme! I discovered it thanks to Grace & Steele's blog, and it's so welcome and refreshing to see a writing meme for once.

    I have to admit, I've been shy and only lurked around most people's answers so far, but I hope to be a little more "outgoing" next time around. :)

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  4. JamieFebruary 21, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    Hi Sky; I've loved your blog since finding back in November, so today I awarded you the Blogger Recognition Award on my blog with several of my other favorite blogging people! <3

    ~Jamie

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