Questionnaire - Kendra

Your Name: Kendra Caesar

What you like to be called: Kendra

Your email: kcaesar@mills.edu                           Your birthday: September 19th

Your genre(s): Mystery, Romance, Horror, Drama, with elements of comedy

Your thesis idea: While the story idea isn't concrete, I know that I want to write three to five short stories that'll be part of one collection with a connecting theme. I keep getting ideas for the story itself, so I've yet to decide (but after this questionnaire it'll be decided).

Why you are a writer: I like to write. But seriously, I love the excitement of creating my own world and creating characters that I like and I want to see in fiction and in movies and television. I've been making things up about my own life since I was 8, so it only makes sense that I continue to make up other worlds and other people (I stopped lying about myself, so we don't have to worry about that).

First thing you ever wrote: A little booklet, a country report on Japan in 1st grade. Fiction-wise, I wrote a brief story about a fake vacation in 2nd grade.

What your writing practices are? How often? How long? Where? With? Etc.: I write anytime something inspires me, or when I'm not doing anything else. I carry around notebooks of different stories because I like writing different things at once to keep me practicing and recognizing what works and doesn't work. I like to write for however long it takes to get my ideas out - if that's an hour, two hours, five minutes, twenty-five minutes; it doesn't matter. I just write! I also write by myself wherever I can; I prefer not to write around people because then I start thinking about what they're writing and if it's better than mine, or how fast/how much they're writing.

Anything else you wan to tell us?: I'm really excited and looking forward to working with everyone :) I want to also express that feedback is the most important element for me in this class, and feedback on necessary/relevant qualities is crucial for my and everyone's success.