True Blue (Shakarian childhood friends AU) - Ch 8

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From: Jane Shepard

You won’t believe what happened this week. We get a new shipment of food in, right, but the seal was broken on the quarian stuff. They tried to make Saesa eat the turian rations, but a. they aren’t 100% sterile, so she’s still at risk and b. she’s vegan, so eating meat would’ve made her sick anyway.

I know you don’t think quarians should have rights –

(That was so unfair, Metina told her about that one thing he’d said when he was fourteen and drunk and stupid and Shepard would never let him forget it.)

-- But I’m pretty sure that’s illegal. I’d ask Castis, but you know what he’d say.

Anyway, so I –

“Another letter from your Citadel girl?”

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True Blue (Shakarian childhood friends AU) - Ch 8

2172

From: Jane Shepard

You won’t believe what happened this week. We get a new shipment of food in, right, but the seal was broken on the quarian stuff. They tried to make Saesa eat the turian rations, but a. they aren’t 100% sterile, so she’s still at risk and b. she’s vegan, so eating meat would’ve made her sick anyway.

I know you don’t think quarians should have rights –

(That was so unfair, Metina told her about that one thing he’d said when he was fourteen and drunk and stupid and Shepard would never let him forget it.)

-- But I’m pretty sure that’s illegal. I’d ask Castis, but you know what he’d say.

Anyway, so I –

“Another letter from your Citadel girl?”

Read more

True Blue (Shakarian childhood friends AU) - Ch 8

2172

From: Jane Shepard

You won’t believe what happened this week. We get a new shipment of food in, right, but the seal was broken on the quarian stuff. They tried to make Saesa eat the turian rations, but a. they aren’t 100% sterile, so she’s still at risk and b. she’s vegan, so eating meat would’ve made her sick anyway.

I know you don’t think quarians should have rights –

(That was so unfair, Metina told her about that one thing he’d said when he was fourteen and drunk and stupid and Shepard would never let him forget it.)

-- But I’m pretty sure that’s illegal. I’d ask Castis, but you know what he’d say.

Anyway, so I –

“Another letter from your Citadel girl?”

Read more

Some day I want to see a show that does the “no filler episodes” thing from the opposite direction. Just a whole season worth of low-stakes character pieces that seem to move the overall story absolutely nowhere, then episode 26 pulls all the triggers at once and this massive Rube Goldberg machine of a plot the show’s been quietly setting up in the background the whole time hits you like a truck.

i want 60 thousand votes by next thursday

Just checking.... We all pronounce Miette like My-TAY in our heads, right?

so I’m looking at short story publishers (fantasy)

Tor, cream of the crop. 25 cents a word. Stories can be read for free (YES). Slowish response time at ~3 months. Prefer under 12k, absolute maximum is 17.5k. Don’t bother if it’s not highly professional quality. SFWA qualifying.

Crossed Genres. 6 cents a word. Different theme each month (this month’s is “failure”). Submissions must combine either sci-fi or fantasy with the theme. Response time 1 month. 1k-6k, no exceptions. SFWA qualifying.

Long Hidden, anthology from CG. 6 cents a word. 2k-8k, no exceptions. Must take place before 1935. Protagonist(s) must be under 18 and marginalized in their time and place. Must be sci-fi/fantasy/horror. Deadline 30 April. Response by 1 October.

Queers Destroy Science Fiction. Sci-fi only right now, author must identify as queer (gay, lesbian, bi, ace, pan, trans, genderfluid, etc, just not cishet). 7.5k max. Deadline 15 February. Responses by 1 March. You can submit one flash fiction and one short story at the same time. (My network blocks the Lightspeed site for some reason, so I can’t get all the submission details. >_>) Probably SFWA qualifying?

Women in Practical Armor. 6 cents a word. 2k-5k. Must be about 1) a female warrior who 2) is already empowered and 3) wears sensible armour. Deadline 1 April. Response within three months.

Fiction Vortex. $10 per story, with $20 and $30 for editor’s and readers’ choice stories (hoping to improve). Speculative fiction only. Imaginative but non-florid stories. 7.5k maximum, preference for 5k and under. (I kind of want to support them on general principle.)

Urban Fantasy Magazine. 6 cents a word. 8k max, under 4k preferred. Must be urban fantasy (aka, the modern world, doesn’t need to be a literal city). 

Nightmare. 6 cents a word. 1.5-7.5k, preference for under 5k. Horror and dark fantasy. Response time up to two weeks. SFWA and HWA qualifying.

Apex Magazine. 6 cents a word. 7.5k max, no exceptions. Dark sci-fi/fantasy/horror. SFWA qualifying.

Asimov’s Science Fiction. 8-10 cents a word. 20k max, 1k minimum. Sci-fi; borderline fantasy is ok, but not S&S. Prefer character focused. Response time 5 weeks; query at 3 months. SFWA qualifying, ofc.

Buzzy Mag. 10 cents a word. 10k max. Should be acceptable for anyone 15+. Response time 6-8 weeks. SFWA qualifying.

Strange Horizons. 8 cents a word. Speculative fiction. 10k max, prefers under 5k. Response time 40 days. Particularly interested in diverse perspectives, nuanced approahces to political issues, and hypertexts. SFWA qualifying. 

Fantasy and Science Fiction. 7-12 cents a word. Speculative fiction, preference for character focus, would like more science-fiction or humour. 25k maximum. Prefers Courier. Response time 15 days.

Scigentasy. 3 cents a word. .5-5k. Science-fiction and fantasy, progressive/feminist emphasis. Fantastic Stories of the Imagination. 15 cents a word. 3k maximum. Any sci-fi/fantasy, they like a literary bent. (psst, steinbecks!) They also like to see both traditional and experimental approaches. Response time two weeks. 

Beneath Ceaseless Skies. 6 cents a word. 10k maximum. Fantasy in secondary worlds only (it can be Earth, but drastically different—alternate history or whatever). Character focus, prefer styles that are lush yet clear, limited first or third person narration. Response time usually 2-4 weeks, can be 5-7 weeks. SFWA qualifying.

Clarkesworld. 10 cents a word up to 4000, 7 afterwards. 1-8k, preferred is 4k. Science-fiction and fantasy. Needs to be well-written and convenient to read on-screen. Appreciates rigour. No talking cats. Response time 2 days. SFWA qualifying.

Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. 6 cents a word. Any length. Science-fiction and fantasy (along with fantastic horror). Good world-building and characterization. Clear straightforward prose. Response time three months. Yes, OSC is editor-in-chief. SFWA qualifying.

Interzone. Sub-pro rates if anything (but highly respected). 10k max. Short cover letter. Science-fiction and fantasy.

Yes. Have YOU considered that sometimes working on hard things is both necessary and worthwhile?

The Wasteland Golden Rule - courtesy of Cooper Howard

people will really come into kink spaces and say you can't forcefem women like there wasn't a feature length movie about an elderly gay man forcefemming a woman as part of scheme to thwart an elaborate assassination attempt before the killer even determined their target

your incubus story is incredibly hot

Thank you, horny stranger!

just curious as they're always things i've never questioned just doing but people in my life are often surprised that i don't mind doing them alone

🔁 pls reblog for sample size

Music Shuffle Tag Game

Tagged by @serendipitys-teapot - I love sharing music, so this is going to be fun 😁

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals

This is just my Spotify likes, which is my generic "I don't know what to listen to" playlist

And just gonna leave this one open to anyone who wants to play 😊

a lovely, lovely turian!femshep for @otemporanerys

🪲 if you want to ^^

🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here

Thanks for the impetus 😁 some species swap Vakarian parents

“It’s been a madhouse,” Castor said. He walked so tall and straight that it made Tegan feel downright wobbly by comparison. “Once we were airlifted off of Shanxi, I had a million debriefs, and then there was the press, and the diplomatic work, and the paperwork, and –” He looked down at her. “This was honestly the first spare minute I had.”

Writer Truth or Dare Ask Meme

Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game

🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats  🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?  🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now?  🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both?  🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time?  🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?  🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh  🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately  🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?  🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

I love u angry female characters. I love u deeply misunderstood and problematic female characters. I love u cold hearted and sharp female characters. I love you prideful and reckless female characters. I love u unbeautifly destructive female characters. I love u prickly and snarky female characters. not everyone understands u but I do and I'm listening