Their username was coined in a very special way, and their writing skills is exceptional. Please welcome Arveliot. Let's hear from them.

What is your Wattpad username?

arveliot

Is there a story to how you got your username? Tell us about it!

It's an anagram for Voltaire.

What or Who inspired you to write?

Certainly a lot of things did. Stories I've read, particularly ones like The Lord of the Rings, Memory Sorrow & Thorn, The Malazan Book of the Fallen, and others. But a lot of it comes from the world we live in, and trying to understand it.

Share a favorite quote with us!

Next to a battle lost, the saddest thing is a battle won. — Arthur Wellesley

Can you describe your perfect writing area?

Anywhere quiet, reasonably warm, with coffee.

Describe Fantasy as a genre in your own words.

The hardest genre to write; where you have to explain what goes on in your own head to someone else.

Please tell us about your story/stories on Wattpad so that our readers can discover your works.

I have a few series on the go. One fantasy, two 'technically' science fiction ones.

-The Everburning City is a steampunk fantasy about a city besieged by a mist that kills everything that falls inside it. A slight change on the general post-apocalyptic tale in that the apocalypse is ongoing, and they're 400 years into it.

-The Endless Sky is actually hard science-fiction skypunk. The ocean is a sky, there's a lot of islands, and the misfit crew of the Ravens' Child live their lives in it.

-My Bad Boy Werewolf Quadrillionaire Space Lord. It's a parody of love triangles, werewolf and vampire stories, and proof that Wattpad has enough culture to poke fun at.

What's your favorite Fantasy book/books on Wattpad?

The Nightingale of Atlantic City. Short, but it punches hard. (Honourable mentions to The Unseen Hand, How To Not Vampire, and Road Kill)

What Fantasy sub-genre do you prefer to write?

Anything more advanced than medieval. I like to imagine that people would still progress even if there were dragons and wizards.

What does your writing process look like? Are there steps you follow in terms of working on your projects?

Well, my first step is to just write. Then look at the drivel I put out, set it aside, and write it again. Repeat until I don't cringe, and work from there.

What is/are your favorite type/s of characters to write? Why?

Ambitious ones. And not necessarily personal ambition, but the kind of ambition that willingly spits in fate's eye.

What is/are your favorite trope/s to use and see in the media? Why?

My personal favourite trope? Not sure it's codified as a trope, but the idea that good doesn't conquer evil, it just outlives it. The best endings I've ever read, in both fantasy and beyond, are where the good guys don't triumph because they're stronger or better than their enemies, but because they were willing to sacrifice for what mattered to them. They won because they chose to be heroes.

Share some interesting worldbuilding facts from your works.

My Bad Boy Werewolf Quadrillionaire Space Lord starting in a discord as a bit of a lark, during the early days of the Paid Stories program. The crew was pitching the idea of writing werewolf stories, and I volunteered to write something with every bad trope my fellow writers could think of.

How do you come up with the names of your characters?

It varies. If I'm forming someone from scratch, often as not a random name generator until I get a name that sounds right.

Are you a planner or a pantser?

I plan. Meticulously. Then I find my characters disagree with my plan and I have no idea where the story is going.

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Introvert. Very much so.

Favorite food?

A simple pepperoni pizza, done right. (Also, Hawaiian pizza is a travesty and ought to be a crime)

Favorite color?

Green

What is your most used app?

Pages. The Apple version of Microsoft Word.

Name a country or city you would like to visit.

It would be shorter to list the countries/cities I wouldn't like to see.

How do you relax after a long day?

I'm not sure you can call it a long day if you have time to relax after.

Who is your role model?

I have quite a few I try to learn from, but if you need one name I'll put Romeo Dallaire here.

How has the reader community on Wattpad influenced you in writing your stories?

They keep me writing. I rather doubt I'd have a hundredth as many words otherwise.

What are your future plans in writing, whether they be on Wattpad or outside it?

Alas, I don't think Wattpad is the place for my kind of work. And Wattpad has tried hard to see if it was a fit, over the years.

What are your hopes and wishes regarding your journey as a fantasy writer?

To write something awesome enough someone makes a heavy metal album about it.

What would you like to tell up-and-coming writers out there?

Burn brightly.

Notebook or Computer?

Computer

Read a book or watch a movie?

Book

Pop or R&B?

How do I still not know what R&B stands for?

Summer or Winter?

Winter

Series or Standalone?

Series

Music or silence during writing?

Music

Writing same time of the day or any time of the day?

Any. Whenever I can fit it in.

Deadlines or Mood?

Mood

Meet your favorite author or be your favorite character?

Meet. No matter how good I might get, there's always someone better. If I'm my favourite author, I'm not reading enough.

Halloween or Christmas?

Christmas

Read on a couch or read on bed?

Couch. Never read where you sleep.That's a recipe for insomnia.

Spring or Autumn?

Autumn

Kittens or Puppies?

Puppies

Edit during or edit after?

Both. Always edit. Not editing is believing your work is perfect. And perfection means you can't get better.

And there you have it. Quite an interview with Arveliot. Catch us next time as we bring on another amazing Fantasy author. Till then, have a magical week ahead.