Questions to Ask Nora and Zoe

NORA:


Have you checked out Alison Rumfitt's stuff yet, out of curiosity? Stuff like Tell Me I'm Worthless and Brainwyrms? ANSWERED
What's a personality you just love to see on a fat transfemme character? ANSWERED
What's your favorite art movement? ANSWERED
How do you feel about surrealism?
What would you say your clothing/fashion style is? ANSWERED
Not a question, but I saw one of your clothing fit selfies on this blog and may I just say? You look damn hot, my brain exploded like a bomb. ANSWERED
Do you have any particular food you'd love to feed someone? Doesn't have to be a lover, can be a friend. ANSWERED
Have you ever commissioned someone else for art? ANSWERED
Hope you're enjoying your long weekend! ANSWERED
Any RAD and UNDERRATED artists you know who need some more attention?
Are there any characters you're shocked by their popularity because you didn't plan them to be that way your first sketch? ANSWERED
What clothing brands do you usually buy from? I know you'd probably have to be more exclusive, given the finite nature of plus-sized clothing, but curious. ANSWERED
You wouldn't happen to remember your first serious bra-fitting session, would you? Just asking, because I just had mine and OOF, it hit me in the gender euphoria like a runaway traaaaaaaaaaaain. 😊 ANSWERED
Do textures on clothes affect how you feel? If so, what's your favorite fabric material?
What are some dishes you'd love to cook up, but you either haven't had the opportunity or practice to attempt? ANSWERED
This might be a little left-field question, but have you checked out Carol And The End Of The World? ANSWERED
Who among your fat characters has the most different-from-your-tastes palate?
This might be an off-beat question, but how much do you consider the socioeconomic status of your characters?
Is there a monster design from a commercial property that you're just half-so mad that someone but you already did it and half-wow, this will imprint into my brain forever??? ANSWERED
Would you messily make out with transfemme Robin Hood or trans Queen Arthur? ANSWERED
Out of curiosity, are you a Muppets fan? ANSWERED
What's the best memory you had at a buffet? ANSWERED
Do you prefer movies or tv shows, in terms of viewing experience? ANSWERED
I can't remember if you've shown them in a selfie, but have you ever nail polished before? ANSWERED
Okay, but you very much rock that shirt and belly. 😎
Is Utora taken? 💍
Would you have any recs for prose/comics outside of your own works?



ZOE:

Are there any characters you're shocked by their popularity because you didn't plan them to be that way your first notes? ANSWERED
What's the most fun part of character-building that's never going to be in the main text itself for you? ANSWERED
What are your favorite fantasy films? Any you'd love to check out in the future?
Would you make out with female Robin Hood or Queen Arthur?
What's your usual gift of choice to friends?
Did you have a pleasant first bra fitting session? I ask because I just had one and OOF, that gender euphoria hit like a runaway traaaaaaaain. ANSWERED
Do you prefer quality or quantity with your food?
What's the best lasagna you've ever had? Like "haunt your dreams" best?
Have you ever read any sports comics/manga?
How tall's your TBR list right now? ANSWERED
Would you say the stuff you want to check out consists more of comics than prose? ANSWERED
Is there a comics character who'd nominally be a slam-dunk for you, but does nothing in execution for you?
Any comics you're checking out in the Direct Market?
What's the current Blade Maidens' favorite dishes to eat/cook? (I mean, I wouldn't mind knowing Eldridge's, but maybe too early?)
What's your personal favorite page of BLADE MAIDENS, from a purely colorist standpoint, that Valentine's done? ANSWERED
Have you and Valentine ever discussed a potential novelization of BLADE MAIDENS, or would it exclusively be a thing of the comics format? ANSWERED
This might be a weird ask, but have you ever checked out CAROL AND THE END OF THE WORLD? ANSWERED
Do you do sketches in your free time? ANSWERED
Who's your favorite trans character you've written that wasn't a protagonist? ANSWERED
What are some potential trans names you've put on your TTRPG/story characters?
Would you prefer fictional herbal HRT or magic if you worked in a fantastical setting? Or both? ANSWERED
How do you feel about theatre plays? ANSWERED
What's a historical time period you'd love to write fantasy in, just anthropologically? ANSWERED
Do you and Valentine have a forum or comments section for remarking on BLADE MAIDENS pages? ANSWERED
I don't entirely know how to phrase this as a fellow trans writer... but what's the best execution of how a textually-written deadname was situated in a trans story? Because I feel the presence of one would be inescapable in a coming-of-age trans pre-egg story, but also, ugh, deadnaming. ANSWERED
What was the hardest part of working at a hotel? Best part?
WAIT HOLD UP THERE'S TRANS CHARACTERS IN YOUR GODZILLA SPECIAL HOW DID THIS SLIP BY ME *RUSHES TO GET THREE COPIES*
What would be your favorite part of how transness can interact with the fantasy genre?
What's the most underrated thing that more non-trans people writing trans characters could serve to be aware of, in your opinion? ANSWERED
How would you go about showcasing a trans supporting/background character that you can't afford to spend a lot of words on without going a more blunt "THEY'RE TRANS" dialogue either in-text or in interviews?
Why vampires, out of curiosity? ANSWERED
Have you ever dropped your cell phone in the toilet?
I'm... surprised Mel is that good a fighter to take down Eldridge. Was it a sucker-punch or was Eldridge just drunk enough?
Have your TTRPG characters come out as trans mid-campaign by any chance?
Oooh, favorite playwright, then?
Would you happen to know the situation of whether your single oneshot would maybe be collected in a trade someday or will it stay an oneshot? I know a trans friend who collects comics, and I usually prefer getting her trades, but I might be willing to make an exception this time. ANSWERED.
Can you ever psych yourself up by giving yourself a self-imposed deadline or does it have to be an ACTUAL deadline? ANSWERED.
What's your favorite form of body-shaping, either of the self or from another, in fantasy that's Gender™️? ANSWERED
Any trans or lesbian comics you looking forward to this year? ANSWERED
Do you go out of your way to find new stuff or does it come naturally to you?
How much of a faux-pas is sliding into someone's DMs, usually? ANSWERED
Do Hawaiian shirts count as floral print clothes?
What's your favorite of the main meats? Like, chicken, pork, beef, lamb, etc.
Have you ever been gender-policed by a rando at a change/washroom?
Who's the ideal lesbian couple in STAR WARS?
When you write, do you write daily for a certain period of time, then clock out, or do you write until you start to fizzle out? ANSWERED
Have you watched LEGALLY BLONDE before? Just curious. ANSWERED
Got any to-check-out 2024 movies beyond LOVE LIES BLEEDING? ANSWERED
What's the best execution of second-person narration you've read? And was it HARROW THE NINTH?
Are... compliments to artists commonplace nowadays? Just had a recent discussion with a friend, and I wonder what it's like for most non-household artist names. ANSWERED.
How does one get better at complimenting art?
What's the most violent, R-rated film you love and would sic onto most people willing? ANSWERED.
Who are some female directors who are making the best work you want to inject into your veins? ANSWERED.
PAST LIVES? No, m'am, spare yourself and the tissue box expense!
Are there any writers who you think are just fantastic at writing female friend groups? Like a plurality of women in their casts, not just a few fantastically written isolated women. ANSWERED.
What's a creative work that lingers/hovers like a spectre around all, if not most, of your creative output in the process?
Do you have any tips on how to write female friend groups? As a trans person, I... didn't get those until maybe adulthood, so. ANSWERED.
What would you say is the most off-kilter bit of world-building in BLADE MAIDENS? Like, out of the bounds of what we consider traditional fantasy?
DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON's take on orcs? ANSWERED.
OH, we can ask Delicious in Dungeon questions? Groovy. Is Marcille gay or turbo-gay for Falin? ANSWERED.
What's your remedy for a sore throat/developing cold?
How romanticizing are you about the act of cooking itself? ANSWERED.
What's your favorite way to prepare eggs? ANSWERED.
How do you like your coffee? ANSWERED.
How much do you think about cuisine and food in your works, worldbuilding-wise?
Have you given away your pre-transition clothes for donation before?
What'd you think of DUNE the book?
Any comics you're following on Webtoons?
How far do you make plans for the weekend? Or are you more a blow-with-the-breeze lady?
Is the dog cute?
Who's your favorite DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON character?