#they're both on ao3 now where i'll also post more as inspiration strikes
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🍻 the two of cups from the fuck-u-up tarot 🍻
When Ian stood to grab their empty bottles, Mickey was suddenly and inexplicably overwhelmed by the need to kiss him. To catch his perfect bottom lip in his teeth and pull it into his mouth. To taste him, consume him—be consumed by him.
He slid out of the booth, coming to standing in front of him, their chests brushing slightly as Mickey caught his balance.
“I can grab the next round too, Mick, don't—“
“Can I kiss you?” Mickey asked, wholly unsure of himself and yet forward as fuck.
Ian’s face broke out in a warm grin, white teeth flashing and green eyes glittering. He set the bottles back on the table and stepped in towards Mickey, one hand moving to hold the back of his head and the other resting on his neck.
“Would be a fucking shame if you didn’t,” he said, leaning down.
Mickey’s breath hitched as Ian’s soft lips landed on his. Sweet. The pressure fucking perfect.
Then, Ian opened his mouth to Mickey, slotting their lips together, their tongues meeting in a delicious slide of want and trust and something more. Fuck. Already. As if they’d known each other their entire lives. Today. Yesterday. Forever.
It felt like…lightning. Something clicking into place.
an exception to the rule | ch. 2: different table, different cards
[now updating on ao3]
#i made another card!#icymi: the first one was the five of swords!#they're both on ao3 now where i'll also post more as inspiration strikes#shameless#shameless fan art#mickey milkovich#ian gallagher#ian x mickey#an exception to the rule#witchy mickey is the only mickey#witchy things#tarot things#fuck u up tarot#bee makes art 🐝🎨
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Wait I— WHAT— 500k+ words for JJK? Alone? Oh my god. I’m one of your new readers, and I’m blown away by not only your word count but the wRITING LOGS?? How?? Do you keep track of your WIPs?? Do you write consistently, period?? Do you have any advice for someone who can barely squeak out a paragraph to describe a vision in their brain?? Please bless me with your skills, Vox-sensei 😭🙏
Welcome to my madness 🤣❤️
Okay, in all fairness, I'm usually not this unhinged productive. Last year, for instance, my total word count was only around 250k (iirc). I'm sure I wrote more than that from 2018 to 2020, but my logs from those are divided by fics/chapters or weekly.
... I've, uh, tried a lot of shit over the years.
Which is an important point! I've been posting to ao3 for nearly a decade now (not consistently, but I don't think I was away for more than a year or two), and I've been writing in some capacity for around 15–17 years now. There's been a lot of trial and error over the years, plus changing life circumstances leading to varying energy levels and writing time. The main factor is inspiration; if it's there, I'll write a lot, but if not, I'll be a potato.
So with all that in mind!
Logs
I do keep track of both my word count and my WIPs. I've got color-coded docs and spreadsheets even because I'm a fucking nerd. I've got pictures of it floating somewhere on this blog, but my fic folders tend to be nested, numbered little monstrosities.
WIPs
I call them WIPs sometimes because they're extensively detailed outlines mostly, but the more accurate term is ideas/plot bunniesdemons. I don't work on more than one story at a time. Typically, I start something and write it in narrative order until it's done. There are exceptions—my current fic was started in a post-236 frenzy, and I set aside the PWP I was working on for it. But usually, I only actively write one story at a time while everything else gets developed/outlined as inspiration strikes.
Consistency
You could say I write consistently, yeah! I don't do it every day because I take breaks whenever I finish a chapter (and of course, life throws curve balls sometimes), but typically, I write around 22–25 days a month. I set aside a few hours for it. Average daily word count also varies, but these days, it's 1.5–3k. When I'm really in the zone, it can reach 5–6k.
I'm a hobbyist writer with no aspirations of writing professionally, so my approach to the whole thing has been to wing it and see where it takes me. So I haven't really done anything with the concrete goal of improving. The best (and only) advice I have is very boring and cliche though: read and write.
Read widely if you can and narrow in on the kind of style and genre you like. Note down passages or turns of phrase that struck you and figure out why. You'll absorb a lot automatically, but I've heard people recommend emulating styles on purpose as a writing exercise.
Mainly though, the best and easiest way to improve is to keep writing. Technical rules can be learned pretty easily, especially with how many resources are available online now. Field/subject-specific reference materials are also abundant. But developing your own style and improving the flow of your prose are things that need practice. And it never really stops, especially because your writing will continuously evolve in more ways than one.
This got way longer than I intended. Oops? Thanks for asking though, anon. I did have fun replying!
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I posted 1,278 times in 2021
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1276 posts reblogged (100%)
For every post I created, I reblogged 638.0 posts.
I added 29 tags in 2021
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#admittedly never had collards or fried tomatoes even though they're a huge part of my culture
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wishin you lots of love, saw in some comments/reblogs your husband passed away ~ just wanted to let you know someone out here is rooting for you and sending you lots of love and good vibes.
Thank you. This really means a lot. You're a kind person and the world could use more people like you.
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Fic Writer Ask Game:
Inspiration and Reading Asks:
1. How long ago did you start reading fanfiction? Writing fanfiction?
Reading when I was around 8 to 10 years old, ie: 1994-1996. Pre-ffnet. Yeah. That's right. Writing, started around 1999 or 2000. Also note that I haven't written anything at all since probably 2009, except for some 5 Sentence Smut prompt fills.
2. 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?
Definitely a reader, 100% of the time nowadays.
3. Are there any fics that inspired you to write what you do?
Oh I feel inspired all the time, but writing is too much of a "I have to sit down and focus for more than 5 minutes" task for me to handle these days.
4. Link your three favorite fics right now.
Don't judge me.
- https://archiveofourown.org/works/22339102 (Separate Ways, Star Wars, Din/Luke)
- https://archiveofourown.org/works/277853 (The Lotus Eaters, Star Trek, James T./Spock)
- https://archiveofourown.org/series/825264 (Aftercare, Walking Dead, Negan/Daryl)
Difficult choices.
5. What are your fanfic pet peeves? Do they have a huge effect on whether or not you decide to read something?
There are not many subjects/tags I won't read. Bad grammar is a huge turn-off. The formatting of the fic, too. Like huge blocky paragraphs is a turn-off. Also, I have this weird picky thing about where I like all of my dialogue to be on its own line instead of tucked inside a paragraph. But, a lot of the time now I use the Evie app to read fics aloud to me as I'm going about my day, so the formatting isn't as important as I'm not physically reading it.
6. How do you find new fic to read? Where do you primarily read fanfiction?
Always AO3. It's just too perfect for searching for what I want in the moment. Most of the time I search for top kudos fics, or explicit fics with the most kudos or comments that include my pairing.
7. Do you prefer to read short fics or long fics?
Both! I prefer long fics to listen to during my driving during the day, and short fics when I'm looking for a quick "fix."
8. How often do you reblog/comment on fics that you like?
Every time nowadays. Admittedly before this year I'd been rather lax about it, even if I left kudos. But I leave kudos and comments every time now.
9. Tag 3 fic writers you think are underrated/unknown in the fandom/fanfiction community.
To be honest I don't know any fanfic writers personally. :c I wish I did. And I'm not really steeped in the fanfiction community. But I would definitely recommend the authors of those fics I posted above! Brilliant, all.
10. What’s your favorite fandom, pairing, or character to read fic for?
Oh, please. The range is too huge. Right now? Kirk/Spock. But tomorrow? WHO KNOWS. I'm a multishipper with extremely few exceptions. K/S is one; I'll never ship either of them with anyone else. I'm a big Dean/Cas shipper ofc but I will ship Dean with plenty of others. I love Derek/Stiles but I will ship Stiles with others. Whatever strikes my fancy in whatever fandom I'm into at the moment tbh.
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