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If you see this on your dashboard, reblog this, NO MATTER WHAT and all your dreams and wishes will come true.
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There should be a fanfic writing game called the showrunners challenge where someone writes a story and partway through someone else can play things like "actor leaves after 4000 more words" or "topic now too politically sensitive due to unforeseen world events" or "lost rights to that reference"
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Omg wait though… a dnd campaign that takes place in like Wildfire’s world. Or any iteration of post-Stranger Things with monsters and mages. Great. Writing it down.
Starting a new DnD campaign this weekend. First time DMing. I’m gonna make all the players fall in love with my NPCs. It’s fun to flirt with your friends.
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Starting a new DnD campaign this weekend. First time DMing. I’m gonna make all the players fall in love with my NPCs. It’s fun to flirt with your friends.
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I finally got to reading Firetower and you really have no idea how obsessed with your writing I am. You know how to set a scene and paint a picture. I’m already loving this dynamic and how they play off each other. I can’t wait to once again fall in love with another of your stories
This is soooo nice! Thank you so much! I'm really glad you're enjoying it. It's been like two chapters, and I'm obsessed with these too. I like how they can banter and tease one another, but there are still big secrets there to uncover. It's just fun to play with them. I'm glad you're enjoying that dynamic too! xo
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How did your first day at your new job go?!
Thank you so much for asking!
It actually went amazing. I work part-time at a yarn store with a bunch of old biddies, and it's actually a delight. I'm genuinely exhausted from being on my feet for two days, but it's so much fun figuring out color matches and who dropped what stitch where. I love it.
This is so sweet. Thanks, nonny xo
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for the writer ask game: #76 and wildfire! 👀 🔥
Hiiiiiiii! Thanks for asking xoxo
76. Did you have any ideas that didn't make the final cut of Wildfire?
OHMYGOD. Did I!? Yes, absolutely. I had soooo many ideas that didn't make the final cut. Steve and the Reader were initially supposed to have a much more sexual/enemies-to-FWB-to-lovers story arc, but after I started writing, it just didn't fit with them in the slightest.
I had so many more fight scenes planned with them yelling at each other or like destroying buildings to drop on each other. Like volatile and miserable.
But as I was writing, I was like noooo, these people are in love with each other, and they always have been. They're just really hurting right now. So the enemies angle didn't work.
Maybe for another time though because that would be fun! xo
Ask me a Q from this writer's ask game!
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4, 31 and 42 for the writers asks <3
Hello, gorgeous! Thanks for asking! xoxoxo
I answered 4 here.
31. Do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?
Characters, always! The plot kind of comes out of me as I go. I usually have a premise like "these guys are partners but they hate each other" and then as I'm writing, I'm like oooooh that's why they hate each other, etc.
42. What's the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?
OMG honestly it's been chaos around here and I haven't been able to read anything good in SO LONG that I don't even remember! I know that I'm anticipating sitting down to read the newest installment of Torn which I'll always recommend. And the newest installment of Orange Juice too!
As far as other fandoms, I just read this Rust Cohle (from True Detective) fic that like was out of this world on Ao3. If I can find it again, I'll link it. OR I'll actually start that fic rec blog and link it there.
Ask me some Qs from the writer's ask game!
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4, 9, 13, 17 💜💜
Hello, my dear!!! Thanks for the ask! xoxo
4. Where do you find inspiration for new ideas?
I watch a lot of movies and binge a lot of tv shows! So I think I pick some of my favorite shows and try to weasel ideas from them and shape them around the fandom I'm in. Stranger Things works really well as a mould over a lot of things! Marvel, X-Files, Supernatural, like I find I can sort of bend those to work in this setting with these characters. I'm just playing mash-up of all of my favorite things and making it work... I hope.
9. Do you comment on stories you read?
YES! I'm definitely very shy, but I think I'm getting better and better about it. Especially because it feels SO GOOD to get a comment from someone, and I want the writers I read to feel that warm fuzzy goodness! I'm actually thinking of starting a Fic Rec blog for everything I read that's out-of-fandom so I can reblog it and get those writers out there even more, if I can.
13. What's a common writing tip that you almost always follow?
Write for YOU. Don't write to appeal to the masses, or don't write what's trending, etc. Just write the thing that you most would want to read. It works every single time.
17. What do you do when writing becomes difficult? (Maybe a lack of inspiration or writer's block)
See above answer! hahaha! No, usually I really, really struggle. For a long time. And I cry. And it's not until I've finally given up and thought, okay, this story just isn't for me. And I put it away, that's when all the ideas start flowing again. And I'll go look at what I've written, and I'm usually like "Damn, this wasn't actually bad at all..." And I get back to it.
Ask me Q's from the Writer's Ask Game!
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18,39,40 for the ask game!!
Hi, lovey!!!
18. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do come up with titles?
Sometimes during, sometimes after. Usually, the fic will have a stand-in title that's just boring and like the premise? Wildfire was Partner Fic for ages. So boring. I'm so bad at titles, and I hate them. That's why they're usually one to two words. I hate naming characters, too. It's awful. Worst part of writing. hahaha
39. Share a snippet from a WIP
From Hell Hound:
No, the city had never looked as beautiful to him as it had through your lens.
Steve said that to Robin once, and she wretched over the line and made him promise he’d never repeat it to you. He hadn’t, but he’d also never let one of your photos go un-complimented.
He enjoyed the roll of your eyes, the sink of your teeth into your bottom lip as you soaked in the praise and pretended to be shy, to be embarrassed, that you hated your craft.
40. If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see?
GAH. What a good question that is just impossible to answer!!! My first thought was like something in Wildfire. Like something on fire. Steve pulling the ice cream out of the walk-in freezer. Steve trying to pull the reader out of her mind-palace with Bonnie Tyler. But it's just so hard to make fanart with Reader insert fics because the Reader could look like anyone!
Ask me a Q from this writer list. xo
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cozy hoodie’d up and look at his hands… i need to be sedated
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I got a new job and it starts today and I’m shitting myself. Not literally just like… I’m nervous.
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Get to know your fic writer!
Do you prefer writing one-shots or multi-chaptered fics?
Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?
Describe the creative process of writing a chapter/fic
Where do you find inspiration for new ideas?
Do you like constructive criticism?
Do you have your work beta'd? How important is this to your process?
How do you choose which POV to write from?
Do you prefer the beginning, middle, or end of a story?
Do you comment on stories you read?
Cltr+f "blinks" on your WIP & copy paste the first sentence/paragraph that comes up
Link your three favorite fics right now
how does receiving or not receiving feedback/support impact you?
what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?
how do you write emotional scenes? Do you ever feel what the characters feel? Do you draw from personal experiences?
How do you write smut scenes? Do you get very visual or detailed? How important is it to be realistic?
How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Share one of them?
What do you do when writing becomes difficult? (maybe a lack of inspiration or writers block)
Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?
What is the most-used tag on your ao3?
Have you noticed any patterns in your fics? Words/expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc?
Would you ever collaborate with another writer for a story?
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Best writing advice for other writers?
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What fic do you wish you got more of a response on?
Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?
What is your most and least favorite part of writing?
On average, how much writing do you get done in a day?
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Do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?
Name three of your favorite fanfic writers.
Do you want to be published some day?
Five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?
What is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain?
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How do you choose where to end a chapter?
Would you ever write commissions?
Share a snippet from a WIP
If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see?
Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?
What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?
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What mistakes do you keep making no matter how many times your beta corrects you?
Do you want to break your readers‘ heart or make them laugh?
How would you describe your style? (Character/emotion/action-driven, etc)
How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?
What do you look for in a beta?
Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?
How long is your longest fic?
What’s your total AO3 word count?
Do you respond to comments, why or why not?
How do you spend your time when it comes to fanfiction? Are you primarily a fic reader, writer, or a perfect 50/50 split of both?
What’s your favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?
Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones?
What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?
Do you prefer editing as you write, or waiting until it’s finished?
What part of the writing process do you enjoy the most? (Brainstorming, outlining, writing, editing, etc)
Does anyone in your personal life know you write fic? if not, would you tell anyone?
Have you had a writer you admire comment on your fic? What was that like?
Why do you continue writing fics?
Thoughts on cliffhangers?
Something you hate to see in smut.
Something you love to see in smut.
Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project
How do you deal with writing pressure (ie. pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc.)?
Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?
What, if anything, do you do for inspiration?
What work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?
When asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?
When it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.?
What order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?
What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works?
You’ve posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you’d written it?
What scene in [Fanfic Name] took the longest to write? What was difficult about it?
Did you have any ideas that didn’t make the final cut of [Fanfic Name]?
Do you have a favorite scene you’ve written from [Fanfic Name] story/chapter?
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This is my DREAM.
The fire's dulled, and you're laying on his chest, staring up at the stars. Everyone's chatting has mellowed to hiccups and murmurs, the sound of the lake hitting the dock.
You've got a leg hiked up around his middle, and his thumb is circling your thigh, just by your knee, and his whole abdomen bounces with a laugh at something you said.
You're in the cardigan now, by yourself, and it hangs loose over your elbows, and you tease Steve that his lips are turning blue.
"Warm me up then," he challenges, and there's something in his eyes then. Is it firelight? Is it starlight?
He looks so soft in that cozy cardigan ahhhh. baby.
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