well, I don't include all my interests into every character, but i think most of them have at least one of them
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Dominic from "A Dozen Morning Glories" is very into Musicals and concept albums, and likes "Epic: The Musical" which is one of my interests ATM. He also loves reading, cooking and flower arranging. I'd love to be able to do origami, but I've yet to be able to make sense of it, so that's and interest of mine, but not something I do rn lol
Every character reflects an aspect of myself to some extent, so some of my interests and hobbies inevitably slip in. For example, the mascot of The Shapes, Triangle, is a journalist which reflects my credentials in studying international relations (even though he was created way before I even went to college) and Round owns a comic book shop which I use as a catalyst for fandom humor and manifesting my deep interest in the medium.
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Sketchy business is about a woman who wants to be a comic artist, so the whole story is about my interests XD.
The plan is to debut the story this year, if all goes as planned
@leyelle hey i had sent you an message on your wall do reply to it.
Here is me novel...
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I love fairy tales, not sure why, as well as mythology, and this story entirely revolves around those concepts lol
I'm interested in a lot of things, one of which is chemistry.
In case you didn't notice, a lot of the naming conventions I used in my story are based on chemical terms/concepts. Examples from the first chapter:
- The MC's surname, Rubrene, is a type of organic compound mostly made up of aromatic rings. It has a distinct red colour, and I plan to tie his character arc into the concept of rubedo, which in alchemy refers to the final stage of their work.
- The island he's stationed at, Diamane, is a 2D form of diamond.
- The sea surrounding the island, Valent Sea, is derived from valency, i.e. the capacity of an atom to bond with another atom, particularly hydrogen.
- The bay he left from is called Lepton, which is a group of elementary particles that electrons are a part of.
Yooo. I love fairy tales, folklores, and mythology as well. Not sure how much I'd be featuring those elements in my current work, but I did name a dragon after a figure from Celtic mythology, Lugh.
Haha. I enjoy collecting bits and pieces of trivia about almost anything, actually. But I'm currently working at a chemical department of a STEM institute, so I found out a lot of fascinating things about the subject from there, including the history (another thing I really like learning about 
) of the field, and how alchemy developed into chemistry.
My MC has elemental powers, but his abilities are based more on chemical elements and alchemical processes than the typical classic elements of fire, water, wind, earth.
The processes he used in the 2nd chapter battle was:
1. Coloration/tincturation: The changing of a substance's colour using a dye or tincture. In this case, it's nigredo (black). In alchemy, nigredo is the death/putrefaction stage, so it will induce a faster colour change if the object contains more impurities.
2. Inhumation: The process of burying an active substance in a dark, earthy material.
Not sure how clear his powers are in-story without explanation though, haha. 
Hmm… have I? Ooh wait- I’ve always liked the idea of living by myself and cooking whatever I like, which Mev gets to do every day. As for Ian, he can play a Lyre (I’ve always wished I could play an instrument well). Kind of… he’s trying to learn but lacks the motivation often 
just like me with the piano. But unlike me, he actually manages to learn a handful of songs. All I can play is how to save a life and half of Viva La Vida 
We don’t actually see him play until page 90, but he does play the Lyre at least twice in the story.
Ukulele is pretty cheap. Just bought one a few weeks ago.
ATM, I can only play like 5 chords though, since I only practice once in a blue moon, and rarely play more than 15 minutes when I do.
Oh, well, that's unfortunate. Hopefully you can eventually find an instrument you'll enjoy playing though.
I've always loved music (I'm part of my church's choir) and few things makes me happier than discovering a new and interesting instruments.
I used a lot of musical terms in my naming conventions as well.
- The first town the MC went to is called Allegro (fast-paced & cheery music). Fittingly, the people he encountered there is someone who has speed-based powers, and some overly excitable newbie
- The 5 locations of the training bases: Kora (a 21-stringed instrument from West Africa), Andante (musical term, meaning slow-paced), Addaggio (derived from Adagio, also means slow tempo), Tsiftel (derived from Cifteli, an Albanian 2-stringed instrumetn), and Pirri (derived from Piri, a Korean flute)
I'm planning to give the female lead a music/sound-based power as well. That, or art/visual-based stuff.
(This current novel seems to be basically an excuse for me to geek out about things I fancy)
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