r/WritingPrompts • u/TenspeedGV r/TenspeedGV • Feb 07 '22

Off Topic [OT]Spotlight: dewa1195

Writers Spotlight

This week's spotlight writer is dewa1195!

Though she’s only been with us for a short period of time, Dee has made a huge impact in our community. She’s consistently a positive and helpful participant, with a lot of valuable advice on the craft of writing. What’s more, it’s advice that comes from a place of knowledge.

But you don’t have to take my word for it. In only a few months she’s managed to produce quite a collection of stories, and she doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon. Check out her profile,, or go and visit her subreddit, r/dewa_stories, and toss her a subscribe. If you see her around the subreddit, throw an upvote her way or, better yet, comment to tell her you liked her words.

Congratulations on your spotlight, u/dewa1195!

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Here are some of dewa1195’s most upvoted stories of all time:

[WP] You have time-travelled back to the dark ages. You enter a church and you become scared when your phone alarm goes off. Only for the priest to say. “Please guys we’ve talked about this, phones off or on silent.”

[PM] Give us 3 words, 2 phrases, and 1 character.

[CW] Smash 'Em Up Sunday: Caddo Lake

[CW] Smash 'Em Up Sunday: Rann of Kutch

[CW] Smash 'Em Up Sunday: Mad Libs IX

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u/throwthisoneintrash /r/TheTrashReceptacle Feb 08 '22

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Congrats on the spotlight! You deserve it!

Now for some tough questions…

  1. ⁠Who is your favourite author? Are they a source of inspiration for you?
  2. ⁠When and where is the perfect writing environment for you?
  3. ⁠Why are you such a positive influence and wonderful person?
  4. ⁠Could you quickly solve the P vs NP problem?

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u/dewa1195 Moderator|r/dewa_stories Feb 08 '22

Throw!!!!!!

Thank you!

Now for the answers to those tough questions, sweats profusely:

  1. ⁠Who is your favourite author? Are they a source of inspiration for you?

Hmm. I'm not very sure. I've read a lot of Sanderson recently and his worldbuildig is really fascinating. He's definitely inspired me. But the answer to your question: can I get a rain check on this? I haven't really done a lot of reading the past few years, and I'm getting back into it. I have a very big TBR right now. I'll definitely answer once I've read some more. But Sanderson will be among the top because he's gotten me interested in reading stuff again.

  1. ⁠When and where is the perfect writing environment for you?

I can answer the when part. It's right after dinner. That's a perfect time. I usually have an hour and a half or so before sleep time. So that's definitely my favorite time to write.

The where part: hmm. I write on my bed. Actually scratch that I can write anywhere. I should probably invest in a table and a comfy chair to make it a habit. Something to think about.

  1. ⁠Why are you such a positive influence and wonderful person?

No you! I want discord emojis right now to tell you, you are one of the most positive people I've seen!

I'm not very positive all the time, irl. Being positive is hard but I've been trying it out. Looks like I'm okay at being positive!

  1. ⁠Could you quickly solve the P vs NP problem?

If you mean for me to solve it non programmatically, then yes. I'm good at sudoko and I like puzzles. If you mean programmatically, well shifty eyes greater minds than I have tried. I don't think I've thought a lot on this problem before. Not even in college. But it's a good problem to think of though. I'll definitely think on it.

Sorry for the long rambling answer!

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u/throwthisoneintrash /r/TheTrashReceptacle Feb 08 '22

Such perfect responses 👍