We’re so excited to publish your piece in The Lumiere Review. For our readers to know a little more about you and your work, we invite you to answer 3-5 questions below. You may choose whichever questions you feel comfortable answering or you can come up with questions of your own. Your responses should be around 2-4 sentences per question and we will publish them alongside your piece!
- What inspired you to write [your piece]?
- Why did you start writing?
- What does your revision process look like?
- What writing projects are you currently working on or interested in?
- Who are your favorite writers?
- What’s the best advice you’ve received from another writer?
- Does writing exhaust or revitalize you? Why?
- What’s the most gratifying and frustrating part of writing?
- What’s your writing routine like?
- What’s your favorite season to write in?
- Where do you write and why?
- What’s your favorite writing prompt?
- Should all writers read “the classics?” Why or why not?
- Do you know the ending of your poem/story/essay/flash when you start writing?
- Do you spend more time writing or thinking about writing?
- Do you like reading your work out loud in front of an audience? Why or why not?
- What’s your favorite word/quote and why?
- What are your top 5 book recommendations?
- What are your favorite movies/ TV shows?
- Who are your favorite music artists?
- Who are your favorite visual artists?
- What inspires you (writing or otherwise)?
- What do you do outside of writing?
- What does your ideal day look like?
- What was the best purchase you’ve made?
- What’s your favorite restaurant and what do you order there?
- What is your favorite drink and why?
- What’s your favorite childhood memory?
- What is your very first memory?
- Are you an optimist, a realist, or a pessimist? Why?
- What’s your personal motto?
- What’s your spirit animal?
- Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?
- What are some of your hidden talents?
- What’s a skill or talent you wish you had?
- What’s the best dream you’ve had?
- When have you felt most proud of yourself?
- What are 3 things you’re grateful for?
- What’s something surprising about yourself?
- Create and answer your own question!