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altraviolet · 9 months

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Hi! I have been a fan of the story since the first chapter release. I don't have a AO3 (but will get one) or twitter (they took away my ability to look without an account, rude), and was waiting to be anonymous on Tumblr to say, as sad as it will be when it ends, I cannot wait to see what other stories you will create! You are an amazing writer and I wish you nothing but the best! I would also pay money for a signed copy of the story when its completed, it's one of my favorites fics of all time. Would you even consider doing that?

Hi! Thanks so much for the very kind message! And thanks for sticking around! Chapter one was more than 3 years ago... O_O

Okay anyway re: other stories, I do have a lot of other stories! Since you don't have an AO3 account, you are unable to access the locked stories. (They are locked because they are rated E, cuz that's what I'm comfortable with) But there's other stuff there to check out in between chapter uploads :)

re other stories to be created: to be honest... I was kiiiiiiiiind of thinking of retiring from TF fic after Echo Garden. Because. I feel like there's just. No way I could ever have another fic this successful after TEG xD I base this on the fact that there isn't much interest in the past fics I've done. And. I just dunno what I would do next. It's kinda daunting to have a fic with so many readers. And it sucks that the parts of the franchise that inspired me most ended years ago. So long ago, in fact, that many TEG readers say they've never read the comics or watched the show :U Some of the new stuff coming out is great, but it doesn't have the worldbuildy/character stuff that inspires long stories in my brain. So. We'll see. I've always wanted to do a sequel for Face The Past. But again. Who's gonna read it? So yeah, I'm not saying I'm leaving after TEG is done, but if I do, don't be mad xD I wanna work on original stuff. Maybe if it's good enough, I can quit my job and be happy writing, because that's what I really would like to do, and unfortunately I can't make a living off fic.

re printing: .......................

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ok so to be very clear, getting fanfic professionally printed is illegal. print on demand companies are very clear about this fact, and if they catch you, your account will be deleted. I totally don't know this from personal experience. and I totally have never ever ever thought of professionally printing a fic. not once. but if I were to do so, the hurdle would be that I have no idea how to easily collect money and distribute. buying just 50 books up front would cost around $850 (you can tell I've never looked into this, not once). and like. pay/pal is not a friend. so...

I have thought of printing and binding it myself and not selling that cuz that would be illegal as well 👀 but that would literally take me months to do and cost me a ton of money and probably look like an amateur product

so you can see my predicament :'D

GOD I AM ABSOLUTELY DYING TO PRINT IT AND GET IT OUT INTO THE WORLD BUT I AM BOUND BY THE SHIT COPYRIGHT CONSEQUENCES OF ANNE RICE'S BITCHY ANTI FANFIC ACTIONS

I am planning to have a free ebook version of the fic available when it's done! Properly formatted for every kind of ebook, with author's notes and maybe some fan art if the artists are cool with it. I'll leave links when that happens.

But as for print... unless someone out there has access to a printer who's totally cool with this... I'm not sure how it would happen :c

But thank you so much for your interest, that truly warms my heart and I wish I could be on your bookshelf ❤️

#ask #anonymous #fanfic #writing related #echo garden related

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omaano · 2 years

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Would you be up for 6, 8 and 11 for the ask game? 💜🐺

Let's see if I am... Thanks for asking! <3

6. Anything that might inspire you subconsciously (i.e. this horse wasn’t supposed to look like the Last Unicorn but I see it)

I honestly have no idea about this - maybe because I only draw fanart this isn't so obvious if I do it otherwise... I dunno, you tell me, and I might fully agree XD I'm very bad at recognizing such stuff ^^;

8. What’s an old project idea that you’ve lost interest in

I'm very good at not carrying through with my little projects, sadly. And while it pains me to admit it, there is only a very very slight chance that I will finish this one... Even though I just swore up and down to someone on instagram that I haven't yet given up on it TnT It's not that old, but.... it's still a major grief for me. I was so damn proud of this one, and this project taught me to add not only red but blue to certain parts of the hand. Plus, for the first time in my life I finally got Dettlaff's face right after months, very carefully stuck to my comfort colour palette... The pain is real here, okay? I can't think past it to pick any older scrapped project.

11. Do you listen to anything while drawing? If so, what

Yes! I need noise to be able to work! It's either some of my playlists (loud music is always a safe bet), but I recently found that I find a flow-like expreience much better with an audiobook. So I'm on a second listen through of Terry Pratchett's Watch series (while I'm reading through Monstrous Regiment in actual book form.... I'm a pathetically slow reader ^^;) It causes me great joy, honestly, Sam Vimes is one of the best things that's happened to me this year for sure. 10 hours per book, one book per week, it's perfect. 12/10 would recommend!

Weirdly specific artist asks :)

#my art #justhereforeskel #dettlaff x geralt #geralt/dettlaff #it's very annoying that I fell headfirst into another fandom right when I only needed a single panel there to finish TnT #asks games #answers #it's still in my wip folder but....#I'm still in the denial phase okay?

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thelastspeecher · 5 years

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Hello! If you are still accepting Halloween prompts, what about 2. Apple Orchard for the Reverse Portal Stanley AU? (I'm picturing what starts out as a cute bonding opportunity with Stan and his kids but turns into a fight against a shriveled apple monster XD Or just whatever your muse inspires you to write~) Or, possibly, 9. Hiking in the woods with the Pheonix Stan AU? Thank you for sharing your wonderful writing with us!

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8. Hiking in the woods

Here you go! As you requested, some Phoenix Stan AU (different from the Phoenix Enchantment AU, bc in this case, only Stan gets turned phoenix, and it’s temporary), walking in the woods. While trying to decide what to write for this, I stumbled across an ask I got, asking about if Ford would ever get turned into a phoenix. And right then and there, I knew what this ficlet had to be about. Enjoy.

Word count: 1353

Send me a number for a fall-themed prompt!

“Are yousure we’re going the right way?” Ford asked. Stan rolled his eyes and shoved aside a tree branch.

“No. I’m not. I’m just tryin’ to look for somethin’ I recognize.” They were wandering through the woods, tryingto find the magical object that had turned Stan into a phoenix a few monthsago. Today was Stan’s last day inGravity Falls, before he went back to Gumption to take up his farmhand jobagain.

“You ledme to believe that you knew where the magical item was. But we’ve been searching for hours, and youcan’t even remember what the magical item looked like!” Ford said. Stan coughed. A few red feathers flew out of his mouth and landed on his shirt.

“Thesefuckin’ feathers,” Stan muttered. “Whenis that gonna stop?”

“If I couldexamine the magical object that transformed you, I might have an idea of that,”Ford said.

“I know. That’s why I agreed to try to find it again,even though I’m pretty sure you’ll just end up whammied too. And I told you back at yer house. I can’t remember much of what happened when Igot transformed. My guess about wherethings are is only slightly better than yours.” Stan brushed the feathers off his shirt. He stopped walking and put his hands on his hips, surveying hissurroundings. A chickadee landed on his shoulder. “Aw, shit, get off!” Stan shouted. The chickadee flew away, twitteringangrily. “Damn birds. I’m sick of bein’ Snow Fucking White.”

“Again, Imight be able to predict when that side effect will wear off if-”

“-you canexamine the magic thing, I know,” Stan replied. His eyes widened. “Wait. I recognize that!” He charged into the undergrowth, crashingthrough bushes and trees.

“Stan!”Ford called, following his twin. For awhile, Ford couldn’t see Stan; he could only tell where Stan was by the soundof branches breaking. Finally, hestumbled into a clearing. Stan wasalready standing in the middle, staring at an old stump. “Stan, did you-”

“I foundit.” Stan pointed at the stump. Resting on top was a glimmering red gem. “I’m startin’ to remember now. I saw it, thought it looked worth a decentchunk of cash, and decided to pocket it. Big mistake.” Ford walked overcautiously.

“Remarkable,”Ford breathed. Stan shifted uneasily.

“This wasa bad idea. I shouldn’t have showed yathis,” Stan mumbled. He rubbed the backof his neck. “Let’s- let’s just forgetthis happened, okay? We should leave thestone alone. It- it shouldn’t bedisturbed.”

“Stanley,I think I can handle it,” Ford said with a scoff. “I’ve been dealing with magical paraphernaliaever since I arrived in Gravity Falls. Iknow how to be careful.”

“That’sBS,” Stan said under his breath. Fordscowled. “…Whatever.” Stan shoved his hands in his pockets. “I’m gonna head back to your house and finishpacking. I wanna get outta thisweird-ass town.”

“If that’swhat you want to do, I won’t stop you,” Ford said. He adjusted his glasses and peered closely atthe gem perched on the tree stump. “Fascinating. Truly, fascinating.”

—–

A weeklater, Ford was in the clearing again with Fiddleford, scrawling down pageafter page of information on the magical stone.

“I’m notsure what else we can uncover about this gem,” Ford said. Fiddleford sighed.

“Iknow. But we can’t risk upsettin’it. If it goes off on us like it wentoff on Stan, well…” Ford reached slowlyfor the gem. “Ford.”

“I wonderif it can sense intent. Stan wanted toremove the stone to steal and pawn it. Imerely want to study it, learn its secrets.”

“I don’tthink a magic rock is goin’ to distinguish between why people are tryin’ toremove it. I think it’ll just realize it’sbein’ moved and try to defend itself.”

“Goodpoint,” Ford muttered. He shrugged. “Only one way to find out!”

“Stanford,no!” Ford’s hand closed around the gem. There was a flash of light.

—–

Somethingwet landed on Ford’s head, startling him awake. He looked up. Through a thickcanopy, he could make out cloudy sky. Anotherraindrop landed on him, this one directly in his face. He shook his head.

What happened? Why am I in a tree in a rainstorm? He looked around. I seemto still be in the Gravity Falls woods. Not anywhere near the clearing with the mysterious gem, unfortunately. There was a loud crash from somewhere to hisleft. Voices began to carry to Ford’sperch in the tree.

“He’sover here, Fidds!”

Stan!

“How canya tell?”

Fiddleford!

“If Iknew, I’d tell ya,” Stan grunted. Hefinally fell out of the undergrowth, landing directly at the base of Ford’stree. He looked up. A grin spread across his face. “Told ya!”

“I didn’tdoubt ya knew where he was,” Fiddleford grumbled, emerging from the bushes and joiningStan. “I just questioned how ya knew it.” He squinted up at the tree. “Yer right, though. That’s him.”

“Stanford,come down here!” Stan called. Fordruffled his feathers, unsure of how to get down. He froze.

Wait. Feathers? Dread mounting,Ford looked down at himself. He let outa squawk of shock and tumbled off his branch.

“Gotcha!” Stan grabbed Ford right before he could hitthe ground. He set Ford downcarefully. Ford inspected himself. “Yep. Told ya you’d get whammied. Butyou didn’t believe me. Now look whathappened. You got turned into a phoenix. Just like I did.”

“But I was so careful,” Ford saidwoefully.

“Notaccording to Fiddleford,” Stan said. Fiddleford looked at Stan.

“Notaccording to Fiddleford what?”

“Huh?”

“Whatwere ya respondin’ to?”

“Fordsaid that he was bein’ careful with the gem.” Stan frowned at Fiddleford. “Iheard him loud and clear. Did you notunderstand?”

“No, Ididn’t. Just sounded like a bunch of chirps‘n squawks.”

“Huh. Guess bein’ turned into bird for three monthshas its upsides.” Stan grinned crookedlyat Ford. “Looks like you’ve got atranslator, Sixer.”

“That’s good. It seems like I’ll need one for theforeseeable future.”

“Nah, youwon’t need me around that long. Fidds isalready partway done with the cure you guys whipped up to de-phoenix me. I mean, you were gone for a week and a half.”

“…I was?” Ford chirped. Stan nodded. “I- I don’t remember any ofthat. The last thing I remember is touchingthe magical gemstone.”

“What’she sayin’?” Fiddleford asked.

“He sayshe doesn’t remember the last week and a half. His last memory is touching the gem.”

“Oh.” Fiddleford pursed his lips. “Maybe you were in a fugue state this wholetime.”

“Why would I suddenly come back to myself?”Ford asked. Stan translated forFiddleford.

“Don’task me,” Fiddleford said. “Yer the one whatdeals in magic. I just build robots.”

“Maybe ithas somethin’ to do with me?” Stan said slowly. Fiddleford and Ford looked at him. “I mean, I could sense where Ford was, I can understand him. Maybe us being twins and both of us beingaffected by the gem influenced the enchantment? Or somethin’ like that. I dunno.”

“No, that seems like a valid hypothesis,”Ford said. “Don’t doubt your instincts.” Stan grinned.

“I guesswe could try to look into the research a bit more,” Fiddleford mumbled. “I did just fin’ly get my hands on that book ‘boutavian enchantments. Maybe there’s somethin’in there.”

“Oh, yes!” Ford enthused, bobbing hishead up and down excitedly. Stanchuckled.

“You lookgoofy as hell, Ford. Can’t believe Ilooked like that fer as long as I did.” Stan tapped his shoulder. “Hop onup. We’ll head back to your place.” Ford did as he was told, taking flight andmanaging to land on Stan’s shoulder without scratching him too badly.

“Luckily,we still have all the stuff from when Stan was a phoenix,” Fiddleford said. “Includin’ the food.” Ford grimaced.

“Oh, no. Does that mean-”

“Youguessed it, Sixer,” Stan said cheerfully. “Bugs for dinner!”

#too tired to put any tags so I won't ramble like I usually do #but I hope you liked it!!!#Phoenix Stan AU #Stanley Pines #Stanford Pines #Fiddleford McGucket #AU of Stanley McGucket AU #my writing #writing meme #NaNoWriMo 18 #ask #gosecretscribbles

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fencer-x · 6 years

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Hi! I know that Free! has been letting you down lately, and I don't even know if you still care for it and the fics your wrote for it, but I really wanted to praise you for everything you've written for it. I love how in character everyone is, and your AUs are incredible, I'm sure you've heard a lot due to your Pacific Rim fics, but I have never seem someone expand an universe so much, it's one of my favorites! I hope this year's new season pulls you back, because I'd love to read more from you!

(same anon) After all the Free! fics, I went and read all of the others (you even got me into Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi, I can't believe I've never watched it before!).Some stories made me wish there was more after the ending, because you created such an interesting universe or situation, I don't know how many times I've read "For All Appearances", and even the Merman!AU and Pirate/Siren!AU were so amazing! You also made me wish for more Haikyuu!! (And maybe No.06?) I just really love your writing!

(same anon again, but it's the last one!) I was also wondering if you are part of any discord server out there? I've been seeing some posts about Sharkbait, and just last week I saw a Victuri one! You just seem nice to talk to, and write a lot of meta with, that's why I'm asking! Keep being awesome and thank you for your contributions throughout all these fandoms! (I also hope my English was ok, after all these asks!)

Thanks for these nice, fun comments! *blushes profusely*

As you can probably see, your asks were amazingly timed RIGHT as actually exciting new Free! content came out XD So I’m feeling a lot more excited for the new season than I was, say, 12 hours ago lol.

It’s definitely been a fandom that has given me a lot to work with, both canon-wise and character-wise, and I sometimes wonder if I’ll be able to find another fandom I feel that inspired by (I LOVE YOI, probably more than I loved Free! even at its peak, but I don’t feel like I have to add too much to it! It’s just perfect as it is! And so many others are writing great things for it already XD).

I dunno if I should be glad or apologize about SekaKoi XD; It’s another fun fandom as far as interesting characters go, but lord is the canon a train wreck. You just can’t tear your eyes away and at the same time you’re like, “Why am I still reading this..........???” XD

I haven’t had much time of late to hang around on Discord servers--around the time I started to hear about them, I also started working on a huge fic that I’m STILL working on for Harry Potter fandom, so I haven’t had a chance to catch my breath XD The fic will be finished in the next month or so (and released around August, yay!), though, so hopefully that’ll be just in time for new Free! content to get excited about :3

I’m always around on tumblr, though, either via asks or messages, so anyone who feels like gabbing, hmu!

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