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63 Questions Writers Love to Answer

Here are 63 Questions Writers Love to Answer. How do I know they love to answer them? I asked them on Twitter! About once a day I’ll ask a question to writers that addresses some issues in writing. The questions are never meant to be too serious, they just ask writers their opinions on certain tops. Many of these questions were constructed from taking famous advice on writing, and turning into a question. For example, Hemmingway said the first draft of everything is crap (paraphrasing), so that question is on this list.

You get the idea. The numbers after the question are of course, the number of comments, retweets and likes. I tweet these from @realeverywriter It’s my official editor’s account, my editorial team kicked me off the official Every Writer account. @everywriter Both accounts are worth a follow, but @realeverywriter is where all the fun is (don’t tell the other editors I said this).

Anyway, I hope you enjoy these questions. Feel free to change them up and use them in your own tweets if you like, of course. I love the writing community on twitter #WritingCommunity for one of the most supportive writing communities on the web.

Please, leave me a comment below. Suggestions on future questions would be great.

1. Do you ever hide secrets or Easter eggs in your books that you hope only devoted fans will find? 48 11 135

2. Do you view writing as a therapeutic or spiritual process? 120 28 175

3. Do you think watching movies helps in writing a novel? 140 29 256

Do you think watching movies helps in writing a novel?

— Richard EveryWriter (@realeverywriter) May 13, 2020

4. Do you view writing as a therapeutic or spiritual process? 120 28 173

5. Do you ever base the characters in your stories or novel on people you know? 172 27 242

6. Have you ever written a scene that was very emotional for you? 98 16 199

7. Do you keep a notebook with you all the time to jot down ideas about your WIP or will a napkin do? 124 15 134

8. When you read your own writing, do you see pictures of the scenes and characters in your head? 153 17 314 xxx

9. Do you often sacrifice sleep for writing? 93 16 146

10. Do you ruin movies for others by pointing out plot holes, poor character development or dialogue problems? 151 26 218

11. Do you ever handwrite your WIPs? 108 19 126

12. Does it make you angry that there are very “poorly” written novels that have been tremendously successful? 218 19 126

13. Is it important for a writer to read the “classics?” 136 11 172

14. Where did you get the idea for your first book? 141 2 124

15. Do find you “get along with” other writers in real life? 104 11 128

16. Do you ever daydream about the fame an fortune of becoming a successful well-paid author? 112 17 226

17. Are you a night owl? It seems like many writers are. 72 18 151

18. What book have you read more than 1 time? 213 45 152

19. Do you ever write your WIP on your phone? 239 16 296

20. Do you feel that writing is an art form or craft? 245 61 332

21. Are you ok with getting rid of your books after you read them? 298 36 225

22. If a novel has glaring problems, like ill constructed characters or plot holes, can you still like it? 79 17 104

23. Do you feel like writing is “fun?” 166 34 290

24. Do you always know the ending of the story you are writing? 307 59 339

25. Do you think writing and alcoholism is connected? 205 26 216

26. Do you think someone can be taught to write/be a writer? 103 14 124

27. When you write a Tweet with typos in it, and people comment, and you can’t delete the tweet, do you feel dumb? 100 19 193

28. Be honest please, do you really preheat your oven? 808 194 943

29. Does it make you nervous when someone reads your work? 280 58 486

30. Are you afraid that when they make your WIP into a movie or tv series, that movie or series will suck? 105 14 155

31. Are you ever afraid you will not “make it” as a writer? 282 58 549

32. Please be honest, if the container (box, bottle or carton) is empty, do you put it back in the fridge? 82 8 56

33. Be honest, have you ever felt jealous of another writer’s success? (Meaning a writer you know or from the community).91 12 114

34. Does it bother you if a writer promotes their book often on twitter? 112 17 132

35. Do you struggle with feeling like a writer? (imposter syndrome) 53 12 135

36. What is your favorite sentence or line from a novel, short story or poem? 110 28 102

37. Have you ever looked back at your older writing and realized it was terrible? 152 36 391

38. How old were you when you knew you were a writer? 192 28 177

39. What is the difference between a writer and an author? 102 16 116

40. Do you think that twitter is about expressing your opinions or about hearing other people’s opinions being expressed? 83 14 106

41. Do you feel like writing changed and or saved your life? 73 20 146

42. Do you ever feel depressed after you complete a novel, short story or poem? 93 17 183

43. When they make a movie out of your book will they need a stunt person? 153 22 185

44. When your editor tells you, you have to change your MCs name, what will you do? 179 15 129

45. Do you write better while inebriated? 112 7 108

46. When they make your book into a movie is there any chance they can make a PG-13 rating without butchering the story? 204 30 206

47. When they make your book into TV show, will you have enough story to make it run 10 seasons? 82 12 122

48. Are you worried about becoming too famous as an author? 286 48 259

49. Do you think someone with poor grammar and spelling skills can still become a successful author? 457 55 566

50. Do you think a first draft of a novel can be successful with no major editorial changes? 291 25 248

51. Does your speaking match your writing? 189 28 232

52. Do you have a burning desire to write something “great” before you die? 147 35 316

53. Is writing “anything” better than writing nothing? 169 29 260

54. Should you read your writing out load to yourself? 234 43 292

55. Should you take the criticism of your writing by your peers seriously? 190 28 241

56. Do you have to have a good/sophisticated vocabulary to be a great writer? 273 39 288

57. Do you ever have dreams about your characters? 117 18 200

58. Do you often use your personal stories in your writing? 198 31 335

59. Do you feel like you write what you want to read? 184 46 387

60. Have you ever written anything that was so painful, you couldn’t read it without crying? 116 29 267

61. Is your first draft always crap? 207 25 238

62. I know writers should have a thick skin, but do some critiques of your writing still hurt? 113 11 206

63. Is it worth it to write a short story? 209 44 339

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  1. Aeryn Watts says

    December 19, 2020 at 5:13 am

    I really liked this post.
    Thanks for sharing!

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  2. val says

    April 19, 2021 at 10:58 pm

    Good to know this info. I can be prepared for them while doing my blog! Thank you

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  3. Kirby Guzman says

    April 15, 2022 at 4:42 am

    What if we stuck on something? What is your go to strategy for that?

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