Raymond is currently writing Generation 8: Karissa Dunair. Let me just say that this is a really unique story! I’ll let Raymond tell us more about the premise itself in the interview, but I can definitely say that from the first moment of reading, I was hooked!
Shall we get started?
Raymond, how long have you been playing The Sims and what got you into it?
Why did you begin blogging your Sims story?
I’m actually not sure about this one haha. I first started a blog a long time ago when I still played The Sims Pet Stories, but that blog was positively awful and I deleted it a month after I began. XD I guess I truly started blogging when I stumbled upon some other people who wrote stories and supplemented them with pictures from The Sims. It was an interesting i
How do you come up with your story ideas?
Random bursts of inspiration. I’ll be sitting in class, or in bed just about to fall asleep, when suddenly a thousand ideas come rushing into my head. I always try to write them down as soon as possible or else I forget. I also get ideas from movies and books. When I find a character I’m really interested in or a plot that strikes me as different, I try to break it down and figure out what I truly like about it. Then I try to incorporate a little element like that into my own story, just for the fun of it 🙂
Sometimes when I pause the game I find a Sim doing something that looks cool, which definitely changes up my story a bit. But as far as going in a different direction entirely? No, I tend to stick to my own premade plot line.
Which is your favorite character and why?
What chapter has been the most difficult to write so far and why?
Is there anything you wish was different about your story?
All of generations 2-4? Haha, I wish I’d had a better plot for those generations, especially generation 4. Willow had potential for a great character but she never really developed throughout the story. The chapters were really short and choppy back then too. Yikes :/
Do you have any advice for other writers who may just be starting out?
Making sure every character has both good and bad qualities. No one is perfect, but no one is fully evil either. Writing realistic romance is also something that’s hard for me, especially when in The Sims they just kiss, get married, and end up with a billion kids in the blink of an eye. Romance is something I am trying to write better this generation with Karissa.
Would you like to share an excerpt from your story or a summary of your story (or both)?
Synopsis:
Set Apart has definitely changed since I started out, but it is a Difference in the Family Tree (DITFT) challenge. You basically follow one family’s descendants throughout their lives, and ea
Excerpt:
“What’s going on?” I rolled off the plank and shuddered as my bare feet hit the ground.
Elubarin turned, his jaw clenched unusually tight. “They want our blood.”
I knew this was inevitable. Those bloodsuckers would use me until my dad came looking, or until I died. I didn’t want either of those to happen, but I couldn’t think of any way to avoid them. For now, it was best to play along.
“I’ll go first,” I said. My feet had edged halfway to the bars before Elubarin protested.
“Are you sure? Maybe I should go first.”
“But they want me. I’m the reason they attacked us in the first place. We might as well give them what they want and save ourselves some time.” I winced at the sound of my own words. They were weak. They made it seem like I was giving up.
Elubarin shrugged nonchalantly, but I noted the flicker of guilt that crossed his face. “I was only trying to protect you, Karissa.”
“If you wanted to protect me you could have stopped them back at the garden!” I spun on my heel and stomped to where Treznor had quietly been waiting, belatedly realizing what Matt had said about the magic ring. Sure enough, an emerald-studded ring sat on the head vampire’s finger.
He ushered me out the door and into a small room that held two chairs and a blazing fireplace. “Sit or stand, your choice,” Treznor said. He beckoned down the hall to someone out of my sight.
I chose to stand. Another vampire entered the room and my heart gave a sudden jolt. He was the one who tried to kidnap me when I was twelve. The whole group from then was almost in this room, except for the female vampire and the mysterious Vox.
You know, Vox, if you want to jump out and save my ass again, now would be a great time…
Intrigued? I know I’m anxiously awaiting the next installment!
Thank you again for stopping by and sharing with us, Raymond!
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Author’s Note: If you are a blog author (it does not necessarily have to be The Sims related) and would like to be featured in an interview, please send me an email using my contact form! I would love to interview you, too!
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I love Set Apart, Raymond Santi has an excellent sense of humor! <3 And I can't wait to read the next generations, I see major developments there!! 🙂 But I really have to catch up (still reading gen.4)!
I love Set Apart, too, and totally agree with you about Raymond having a terrific sense of humor! I just read the latest chapter yesterday and am so excited about this story!
I hope I’ll catch up soon! Great job on the interview by the way (I was silly not to mention it)! 🙂
LOL! You’re fine. 😀 I’m glad you liked it.
I really enjoy your featured artist interviews. You should do more of them.
Let me know when you have the time to answer some questions, Lil 😀
LOL I didn’t mean me you sill all the other great bloggers and their stories
Why not you? 🙂 You write a blog. Just let me know. 🙂
Also interesting! Why people write stories and how they get their ideas are always intriguing subjects!
I think so, too! 😀
Thanks again for the interview!! I love how this turned out <3
Thank you so much for participating! I really enjoyed your answers! 😀
Raymond is one of my favourite authors too! I love this idea~
As soon as I started reading Set Apart, I couldn’t stop! It’s so imaginative and the suspense is awesome! 😀 I would love to interview you, too, Lila, if you have time. 🙂 I’ve been sending questions out to different authors and they just send them back when they have time, but I don’t have a way to get a hold of so many of you that I read. 🙂 If you’d like to be interviewed, drop me a line in my contact form. 😀
I’ll see! 🙂