darlingkirstein

[darlingkirstein]

on hiatus. might be permanent. figured id say something since im getting things in my inbox. thank you for the grace you've shown me and the support you've offered since ive arrived

[darlingkirstein]

if anyone is inclined to ask one of these, very willing to answer 🫶🩵 keep in mind that i dont read fics suuuuper often so any questions related to fic reading i might not have as good an answer for but still happy to field them!

questions for fic writers

a collection of questions i, as a writer, would love to be asked !!!

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

4. What detail in [insert fic] are you really proud of?

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

6. What’s one fact about the universe of [insert fic] that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

7. Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

9. How do you find new fic to read?

10. How do you decide what to write?

11. Are you partial to a certain character/pairing or are you more equal-opportunity? If you are partial to any character/pairing, why do you think that is?

12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?

13. Are there any tropes you used to like but don’t anymore?

14. Are there any tropes you would only read if written by a trusted friend or writer?

15. What’s your favorite AU that you’ve written?

16. What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

18. If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

19. If you wrote a spin-off of [insert fic], what would it involve?

20. If you wrote a prequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

21. If you wrote a “missing scene” in [insert fic], what would it be?

22. Who is your favorite character in [insert fic] and why?

23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?

24. Are there any easter eggs in [insert fic], and if so, what are they?

25. What other websites or resources do you use most often when you write?

26. Would you rather write a fic that had no dialogue or one that was only dialogue?

27. How long did it take to write [insert fic]? Describe the process.

28. Does anyone read your fics before you post them? If so, who?

29. What songs would be (or are) on a playlist for [insert fic]? Explain your choices if you want!

30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter?

31. What’s your ideal fic length to write?

32. What’s your ideal fic length to read?

33. If you write chaptered fics, what’s your ideal chapter length to write? Is it different from your ideal chapter length to read?

34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?

35. What aspects of your writing are completely unlike your real life?

36. Do you visualize what you read/write?

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

38. Did any of your fics get surprisingly popular (whatever that means to you)? Which ones? Why do you think they were so successful?

39. Is any aspect of your writing process inspired by other writers or people? If so, who?

40. Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?

41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”

42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?

43. If you take/write prompts: what’s your favorite prompt fic that you’ve written?

44. If you take/write prompts: do you prefer dialogue or scenario/narrative prompts?

45. What’s something you’ve improved on since you started writing fic?

46. Do you prefer writing on your phone or on a computer (or something else)? Do you think where you write affects the way you write?

47. If [insert fic] was a pair of shoes, what kind would it be? Describe the shoes.

48. What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?

49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!

[darlingkirstein]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7JiQScyj23/?igsh=YXhyazE0b3hzczlt

JEANPIKU HEHE

this is so cute 😿

[darlingkirstein]

im absolutely full steam ahead rn on the first chapter of home beckons the wanderer.... having so much fun developing the povs.. onto eren rn!

[darlingkirstein]

helloooo. since im getting back into the swing of things today, wanted to share a snippet from hbtw — aka eremika's first meeting!!! but she's rather hangry and needs to get some bread...

anyways it's late! but wanted to share something since ive been starting to talk about this fic a little more and hope to have something soooon

[darlingkirstein]

thank you yall! im hoping to have the first chapter out relatively soon!! making good progress today

Home Beckons the Wanderer — character profiles/collages.

eremika medieval au. 🐴🏰

mikasa ackerman; a wandering sword wielder, on her own with no steady companion besides the mare she rode out on when tragedy struck her family years prior. jaded, but determined to keep moving for her father's sake.

eren jaeger; a baker's apprentice who ought to have graduated years prior, trapped in the capital by the greed of his master. dejected, yet naive enough to stay hopeful for a return to his family.

[darlingkirstein]

Home Beckons the Wanderer — character profiles/collages.

eremika medieval au. 🐴🏰

mikasa ackerman; a wandering sword wielder, on her own with no steady companion besides the mare she rode out on when tragedy struck her family years prior. jaded, but determined to keep moving for her father's sake.

eren jaeger; a baker's apprentice who ought to have graduated years prior, trapped in the capital by the greed of his master. dejected, yet naive enough to stay hopeful for a return to his family.

[darlingkirstein]

You might want to make sure none of yours is on there

https://x.com/deaddolphins_/status/1809252024397013178?t=RCCImJ1bEGcQwQxsOvyQWA&s=19

37 of my fics were on there, but it seems they've since been removed (at least the last time i checked that is, maybe they're back on). but yeah they took all my completed aot fics and put them on the site, but i felt sorta powerless to do anything about it since to request a takedown you had to provide irl information — which is just incredibly unsafe. we're in a very icky place of stealing people's work. if it happens again, i may need to keep my fics exclusive to ao3 years, which i am reluctant to do but may have to.

[darlingkirstein]

https://x.com/fkintatakae/status/1805891918477291545?t=Er6aoNLgp6uXESJ4SZUbng&s=19

Idk if you've seen this yet :)

I DID!!! isn't that art so pretty?? and it's so cute 😿🫶 inspiring me to get back to writing/updating that fic whenever im able and whenever my brain starts functioning like a proper writer again!!!!! shoutout to kae for such a lovely art ugh i love

in milkman eren we trust 🙏

[darlingkirstein]

What did you think of the blood and cheese scene from the latest episode?

i just watched the episode finally!!! blood and cheese is such a tricky thing 😭because i am team black and team rhaenyra forever and ever!!! but ugh jaeherys such a sweet little baby... and helaena sweet angel, phia acted so beautifully during the scene!! avenging luke but at what cost... i also love seeing that it will cause conflict between rhae and daemon bc of the choice and the fallout that'll ensue.

in terms of the controversy on how it was adapted versus the book, i think it is definitely a little weaker (mostly bc of the missing characters and the lack of making helanea choose which is some of the real horror in the book scene!). however!! still very effective!! im glad we did not see the beheading 😭😭 but those sounds were Horrendous. overall i think it was pretty well done!! obviously horrible morally because he was just a little boy but its still team black for me!

[darlingkirstein]

Hi, are you gonna join eremika smut week 2024? https://x.com/emsmutweek/status/1801421203548291099

i believe so! if i do, i'll be using a wip i have been writing for a little while now!

[darlingkirstein]

Do you know what happened to the writer/ artist Taffy?

no i do not actually!

[darlingkirstein]

OK so it definitely isn't one of those lol.

I actually don't remember most of it now or who originally wrote it. It was supposed to have some kind of twist but I forgot 🙃

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36795979/chapters/91797094

oh! im so sorry, but i do not feel comfortable adapting another writer's fic! i know it can be disappointing when a fic we like is discontinued, but the writer's decision to abandon their work is something we should respect, and that's something that is important to me as a fellow writer 🙏 i would encourage you to avoid requesting writers to continue another writer's work! i know you don't have bad intentions but that's just my personal feelings on the matter! that is someone else's brainchild, and i know i wouldn't want someone else to adapt my fic even if i abandoned it. even though i am unfamiliar with that fic and the author is an orphaned account, i still want to respect the effort that went into their work and to coming up with their idea!

thank you for understanding! :) again, im sure you have no ill intent but just wanted to offer a writer's perspective! i would be happy to discuss other ideas you have or other hcs!

[darlingkirstein]

We all collectively despise incest except if its Daemon and Rhaenyra

i love my realm's delight and her consort 🙏

[darlingkirstein]

Since you like darker themes is it OK to suggest a AU idea based off of an abandoned fanfic?

sure! just for reference though, i have a few triggers/squicks that i would request you avoid referencing, just in case your idea includes those — those are a/b/o, noncon, and incest that isn't the targaryens LMAO (pseudocest is fine)

but you can share your idea!

[darlingkirstein]

Have you seen this? https://x.com/emsmutweek/status/1801421203548291099?t=r3SGg2EAL990IkuBonHUoQ&s=19 Will you participate?

i have! if i participate, it'll be with one of my wips! so i'll see if something fits the themes they propose — or i can use the free day! but i'm happy to participate and share another fic for it! 🫶

[darlingkirstein]

holdfast mark lore (real) (canonical)

sorry i was gonna draw something else but then i saw this post that's so jolyon coded and i