30DoW: Day 15

15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!

A professional writer seems too obvious, and really there aren't any I really could say I admire. I respect and wish to emulate, but not quite do what they do.

Easy, I'm gonna go with limiinal. She has one (well, two) of the most interesting stories I've heard/read about in a long time, that I'm constantly bugging her to let me read them. No, I don't care if they're not in beta yet, gimme. She's writing a paranomal romance that actually makes me actually want to read a paranormal romance, and her magum opus is so mind-buggery that I'm going to have to read it twice just to understand it once.

And I love her style; that helps, you know. The characters are the main focus of the story, and if that seems obvious, what I mean is that her characterization is what actually drives the story. There isn't a lot of focus on the surroundings or useless objects that may look cool but have no function. It's total, and very quick, immerision into the world with foriegn concepts used very casually. You may not know what they're immediately talking about (early Bone Grind had that with me and imptech, but it was a very early draft, and I figured it out after a few pages anyway) but the way they talk about things, these wonders are no longer wonders, just everyday occurances that don't need to be explained as some big event, because really that's old news and something else is happening right now.

Also, she can bang out words like no one else I know. The rate she can put words to page is staggering.

I'll admit I'm not a little jealous; I'm a lot jealous.