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for all you pacrim fans out there—if you haven’t seen burn gorman as dr. owen harper in torchwood then you have not lived. when I tell you I think about him all the time I’m not kidding.

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why is his face like that

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the next time we see charlie he’ll be able to read…..

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Fanfiction Writing Asks

Do you daydream a lot before you write, or go for it as soon as the ideas strike?

Where do you get your fic ideas?

Do you share your fic ideas, or do you keep them to yourself?

How do you choose which fics to write?

How many wips do you have?  What fandoms/pairings are they for?

What’s the last line you wrote?

Post a snippet from a wip.

Post an out-of-context spoiler from a wip.

Does this word [chosen by asker] appear in your current wip?

Do you work on multiple wips or stick to one fic at a time?

Do you write scenes in order, or do you jump around?

Do you outline your fics?  If yes, how detailed are your outlines?  How far do you stray from them?

Do you listen to music while you write?  If yes, what have you been listening to recently?

What is your favorite location and position to write in?

What’s your favorite time to write?

Do you write by hand, on your phone, or on your laptop?

Do you have a writing routine?

Do you enjoy research?  Which fic of yours required the most research?

Do you enjoy creating OCs or do you prefer to stick solely to canon characters?

Do you prefer writing AUs or canon fics?

Do you prefer writing chaptered fics or one-shots?

Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process?  How do you come up with titles?

Is writing the beginning, middle, or end of the story easiest? Hardest?

How do you choose whose POV to write in?

What’s your favorite part of the writing process (worldbuilding, brainstorming/outlining, writing, editing, etc)?

What’s your least favorite part of the writing process?

What area of writing do you feel strongest in?

What area of writing do you want to improve in?

What’s something about your writing that you’re proud of?

How much do you edit your fics?  Do you edit as you write or wait until you finish the first draft?

Do you use a beta reader/editor?

Do you take fic requests?  Why or why not?

Is there a specific word count that you hold yourself to/enjoy writing the most?

How much of your personal life/experience do you include in your fics?

What’s your favorite fic you’ve posted?

What fic are you proudest of?

What fic has been the hardest for you to write?

What is your most self-indulgent posted story?

What’s your most self-indulgent wip?

What is your favorite world that you’ve created for a fic?

Who’s your favorite character you’ve written?

What’s your favorite title that you’ve come up with?

Is there a trope or idea that you’d really like to write but haven’t yet?

What is your favorite genre to write?

What genre/trope do you tend to write the most?

If you could only write one type of AU for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Is there a trope that you’ve written before but are now sick of?

Who is your favorite character to write for?  Has this changed since you’ve started writing for that fandom?

What fic of yours would you say is the best introduction to you as a writer?

How would you describe your writing style?

Does what you like to write differ from what you like to read?

What’s the average word count of your fics?

What is the most-used tag on your ao3?

What’s the fandom/pairing distribution of your posted fics?

Have you noticed any patterns in your fics?  Words/expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc?

Are there any fics that you would change or rewrite if given the chance?

How conscious are you about including symbolism or foreshadowing in your fics?

Do you have a favorite piece of figurative language you’ve written?

Have you participated in any fic events/writing challenges?  If yes, what were they and did you enjoy them?

In [insert fic], what inspired the idea for the plot?

In [insert fic], what’s your favorite scene that you wrote?

In [insert fic], is there a deleted scene/idea you wish you could have included?  Why did it get cut?

What was the hardest part of writing [insert fic]?

If you rewrote [insert fic] now, would you change anything?

If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would happen in it?

What’s a fun fact about [insert fic]?

If a fic was titled [insert made up title], what would this story be about/how would you write it?

Are there any fics that influenced you to write the way you do?

What are your favorite fics at the moment?

Are you subscribed to any writers on AO3?

Do you spend more time reading or writing?

What’s your favorite writing compliment you’ve gotten?

What do you tend to get complimented on the most about your writing?

Do you have a fic you wish got a bit more love?

Is there a particular fic that readers gravitated towards that you didn’t expect?

How do you deal with writing pressure, whether internal or external?

Why do you enjoy writing fanfiction?

What motivates you during the writing process?

Do you have any writing advice you want to share?

Free space - asker can come up with any writing or fic-related question they want!

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if you’re still taking stills requests i have one that might be kinda hard but the gang wearing each others cloths is so personal to me and id love that

Ok I love that so much!!!!! def a challenge but I like a challenge 🤍 adding it to the list! 🫡

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stumbled upon this drawing in a book today and the dog’s name just happens to be Mac and I’m sorry it’s literally him

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holding my breath at the venice beach erewhon, imagining what it would be like to see glenn howerton in the wild

(blushes harder than anyone ever has and starts coughing up blood)

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heeyyyyyy (gags)

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the iasip gang + colors: pt. 3 — blue 🌀👖

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2:23pm on a Thursday

Philadelphia, PA

Dee: “Hey Charlie, are you cat person or a dog person?”

Charlie: *stares at Mac* “uhh, maybe dogs.”

Dee: “Huh, I thought you had a thing for cats.”

Charlie: *looks over at Dennis* “Yeah…I mean you’re not wrong. It’s both I guess, why can’t it be both? Goddamnit Dee stop giving me the fifth degree!”

Dee: “It’s third you idiot. Jesus fucking christ Charlie fine—you like both.”

Mac: “Well at least he’s not a bird person!”

Charlie: *glances at Dee* “Well actually I—”

Dennis: “Yeah, shut up you bird!”

Dee: “OHHHH GODDAMNIT!!”

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when one of your fav macden fic writers ( @ratcoffin69 ) leaves two giant detailed comments on your fic 🥹😭 excuse me while I cry!

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im gonna start barking. i got too high TM and wanted to draw this guy in makeup.

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we as a society moved on from this too fast

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ooouuuhh

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ok but imagine this: iasip wizard of oz where mac is dorothy, poppins is toto, dennis is the tin man, charlie is the scarecrow, cricket is the cowardly lion, dee is the wicked witch, the waitress is glinda, and frank is the wizard…

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iasip stills requests: the gang at guigino's 🍝 pt. 3 “the waitress is getting married”

for @infinite-orangepeel

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dennis in technicolor