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Have you ever written for fun?
Yeah, I write for fun all the time.
I write for fun once and a while.
I might have done that once or twice.
Writing...fun? You must be joking!
Does it count if I get payed but still enjoy it?
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| 2. |
Have you ever lost sleep writing?
Yeah...Sometimes I get an inspiration in the middle of the night and just have to wake up and go with it.
Sometimes I get so involved in writing I don't realize how late it is.
I've lost sleep writing term papers.
I've stayed up writing e-mail...does that count?
No, never have.
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| 3. |
Do you try and have paper and writing utensils handy at all times...just in case you get an inspiration?
Yeah...sure do!
Yeah, I've been caught without it and had to write in munchkin script on the back of a receipt!
No, I don't do that.
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| 4. |
Have you ever turned in a piece of poetry or fiction for an assignment in a non-English class (for example, turned in a historical fiction for a reasearch paper in a history class?)
Yes
I've done that many times.
I've risked getting a bad grade to do that!
I've considered doing that, but I've never done it.
Never done that or thought of doing it.
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| 5. |
When you don't know the answers to an essay question, do you make up one anyways, just to pass the time.
Always!
Occasionally.
Only if I'm really bored.
Never thought of doing that.
That's stupid...I wouldn't do that.
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| 6. |
Are you angry, disapointed, or irritated when a teacher or professor hands back a paper with no comments on it, even if you got a good grade?
Yes. I hate that. I want to know WHY someone likes or dislikes my work! Grades tell me nothing.
I only care if it was a bad grade, because I would want to know where I needed to improve.
I don't really care if the teacher writes anything on it or not, as long as I got a good grade.
I know how well I wrote on it, so I'm not concerned about what the teacher thinks about it.
I prefer it that way...every red mark is like a bleeding cut to my work!
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| 7. |
Do you remember things better if they have a plot?
Of course!
No, not really.
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| 8. |
Do you think of your friends in terms of "character"?
Yes, of course!
No, not really.
HUH?
Yes, and I've based charecters off of them.
No, but I have based characters off of my friends anyways.
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| 9. |
Have you ever had a conversation with someone using only extended metaphores?
Yes.
No.
What?! I have no clue what you just asked me.
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| 10. |
Have you ever had a conversation using only puns?
Yes, get thee to a punnery!
Oh peas, I do it all the thyme.
Nope!
Haven't gone there...never will!
Did you know that puns are the absolute lowest form of humor?
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| 11. |
Do you notice irony in current events and/or everyday situations?
All the time!
Every once in a while.
No.
What's irony?
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| 12. |
What are your letters (or e-mail) like?
I don't write letters or e-mail except to coordinate plans or things like that.
Very short and newsy.
Like strait conversation.
Long and full of description.
Poetic.
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| 13. |
have you ever writen somethign from your own experience...while you were experiencing it?
Yes
No
No, but that would be cool. I'll have to try that.
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| 14. |
Have you ever named something after an author or a character in a story or poem?
No, never thought of doing that.
Yes, I've nemed pets (or a pet) after an author or character.
I have a pen, pencil, typewriter or computer I named after a character or author.
I want to name my kids after a character or author!
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| 15. |
Have you ever given poetry or something else you wrote as a gift?
Yes.
No.
No, but it's a good idea. I think I'll try that.
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| 16. |
Do you ever find yourself translating things into 3rd person in your head as they happen?
(As ___(your name) clicks the mouse, she/he wonders "Why am I taking this quiz...I already know I'm a die hard writer.") Yeah...I've done that.
HUH?
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| 17. |
Have you ever considered writing an autobiography?
No
Yes, I've thought about it.
I've started on it.
I've finished it!
I'd rather write about someone else's life than my own.
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| 18. |
When you listen to music, do you consider the poetic value of the lyrics?
Constantly...the words are the most important part of a song for me.
Yes, I do that sometimes.
No, don't do that.
I don't really care about the lyrics.
Most of the music I listen to doesn't have lyrics, but I still consider it poetry.
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| 19. |
Ever read something and thought...I can do better than that?
Yes: a friend's, relative's, or classmate's work.
Yes, something published.
No.
I've read things that made me want to cry because I COULDN'T do better than that.
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| 20. |
Have you ever spent more than ten minutes looking for "the right word."
Yes...sometimes that can make or break a piece of writing.
No.
Yes, on a crossword puzzle.
Yes, on a fill in the blank test.
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| 21. |
Do you have a heated preference for computers, typewriter, or pen and paper?
Yes.
Yes, and I've gotten in arguments over this.
I wouldn't call it a "heated" preference.
No.
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| 22. |
"First person" is...
uh, like the person at the front of the line, right?
hard to write in.
easy to write in.
a point of view.
?
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| 23. |
A kill fee is...
something to keep your piece from never seeing daylight.
payment to have someone murdered.
I have no clue.
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| 24. |
Firsts rights are....
A cause of major conflict in Braveheart.
what we're garunteed in the First Amendment...like freedom of speech.
the right to publish something before anyone else does.
the beginning directions.
You got me!
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| 25. |
Royalty is...
something to do with kings and queens.
a type of payment.
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| 26. |
Syntax is...
a government tax for doing things it doesn't like.
something English teachers use to torment students.
sentence structure.
a paper making company.
I don't know.
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| 27. |
Have you wanted to correct the grammer or thought of better wording for any of these questions?
Yes
No
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| 28. |
Did you think of any other questions I should have included?
Yes.
No.
No, but I'm sure I could think of some if I tried.
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| 29. |
Were you insulted that someone would try to classify writers like this?
Yes.
No, it's just for fun.
No, but I will be if the quiz says I'm not a writer.
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| 30. |
Did you stop at any time during this quiz to write down an idea for a story, poem, or other piece of writing?
Yes.
No.
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