Question and Answer Series
Session Twenty – Monica Abigail, poet
and short story author
Q
As a writer do you prefer using a pen name or real name?
Why?
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| Author, Monica Abigail |
A
I'd
have to say both. I often use the name Monica Abigail. It's sort of
a joke between some friends of mine but I feel it has a nice ring to it.
Occasionally I use Monica Adams but I try to stay away from that so my
family doesn't read what I have written.
Q
Which genre do you normally write? Are you comfortable
going out of your comfort zone?
A
I
don't really know what I would call my genre of poetry. It changes every
day depending on my mood or what events have occurred recently. I feel
like putting your self into one genre limits your creativity so I try to
explore new things in writing.
Q
How old are you? Male or female?
A
I'm
a female and I'm 21.
Q
Do you like cats or dogs?
A
Animals.
I just love all animals. Cats, dogs, snakes, frogs, horses,
turtles... I find animals very intriguing.
Q
Tell me something about you that no one else knows.
A
If I told you, then someone would
know.
Q
Are you married, dating, or single? If you’re married or
dating; have you ever cheated on your spouse or significant other? If you’re
single; do you like to play the field?
A
I'm
currently dating someone and we've been together for 11 months. I haven't
cheated in this relationship, but I have in past ones. I think a lot of
people make that mistake at some point when they're young.
Q
Have you ever contemplated suicide? If so, why did you
feel that was your only option?
A
I’ve never
really sat there and thought, “This is it. I’m over this.” But I do find myself
thinking about the act of suicide a lot and the people that do it. It slips
into my head from time to time, but that’s when I just start writing instead.
Q
Have you ever been in trouble in school? At work? At home?
A
Oh
my. I was quite the problem child in my parents eyes. I have a huge
problem with authority figures. I don't like when people talk down to me
just because they hold a different position of power so I was always one to let
my teachers know that I didn't like them. My mother and I never really
got along the way we thought we should. We both had a lot of different
ideas about things. I have gotten in trouble in the work place maybe once
or twice but that goes back to the authority figure thing.
Q
Did you have siblings growing up? If so, how many?
A
No.
Q
Did you have siblings later in life? If so, how many and
at what age did you get them? Were they adopted?
A
My
mother married my step dad which brought in a step sister. I think I was
about 13 or 14 when they got married and I believe my step sister was around 21
or 22. We never really got to know each other.
Q
Where do you get your inspiration?
A
My
surroundings. I find myself observing people a lot and that's where most
of my writings come from. I go to music festivals a lot and always come
back home with hundreds of ideas for poems.
Q
How do your approach your writing? Are more OCD? Plan
everything out with outlines and what amounts to storyboards? Or do you just
fly by the seat of your pants and work everything out as it comes?
A
When
I write, it usually comes rushing out of me. My hands usually can't keep
up with my brain. It just comes pouring out of me and whatever ends up on
the paper is usually how it stays. I rarely edit or revise my work.
I feel like revising it takes away from the emotion that was there when
you wrote it.
Q
Do you like horror movies? Comedy? Pick your poison.
A
I like them both but I think I'd have
to say comedy because there are never any good horror movies released anymore.
Horror definitely used to be my favorite but now I feel like they're a
waste of time. You always know when something scary is about to happen
and it's always the same thing over and over again.
Q
Do you enjoy certain types of books, but like to write in
another genre? If so, why?
A
I
like books about drugs, sex, and crazy people. I feel like I cover those
topics in my writing.
Q
What are you currently working on? Do you have any novels?
A
I
am actually working on a novel about my ex-girlfriend. She passed
away 5 years ago so the book is sort of closure for me.
Q
Anything else that you would like to say before we end?
A
"If
you have to wait for it to roar out of you, wait patiently." -
Charles Bukowski
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