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Writer's Interview Meme

I was tagged by @possibility-left - thanks! This was a blast to noodle over.

How many works do you have on ao3?

34 works if you don't count each chapter of the mixtape series as its own oneshot - which I do. If you count it that way, it's 75 works.

What’s your total word count?

353,780.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1. some of these days, AKA the South Downs one.

2. always crashing (in the same car), AKA the time loop one.

3. fall at the foot of thee, which was a huge surprise to me! Yet another "they're not talking" fic. (Mind the rating).

4. this must be the place, which was my first experiment in writing a multi-chapter plotty fic. AKA the Orpheus one.

5. you are wild (i'm in your possession) AKA my first "they're not talking" fic. (Another mind the rating).

Do you respond to comments? Why/why not?

Yes! I am overjoyed when people take the time to comment. Each and every comment I've received is wildly precious to me. Responding to comments has led to a few fantastic friendships. <3

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

always crashing (in the same car), AKA the time loop one. Or, in the mixtape series, love song from a dog.

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

some of these days, AKA the South Downs one. Or, in the mixtape series, here comes the knight (AKA the Lady Aziraphale one.)

Do you write crossovers?

I wrote my first crossover recently - a Good Omens/Jeeves and Wooster crossover, featuring Jeeves as an honest-to-goodness demon. All Hail Jeeves. Probably the one and only crossover I will write, but it begged to be written.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

I have not. Maybe way back in the day, but if so, it's blocked out of my memory by now.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I do, but tend to keep it pretty tame (in my opinion) as far as these things go. It's more about the opportunity for *pining*, y'know?

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have not; although I have had someone kind enough to ask, I'm tentative on the real-world applications.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have not!

What's your all-time favourite ship?

I've shipped Aziraphale/Crowley for nearly two decades. It's got to go to them. (I cannot adequately explain how wild it is to me that they are canon in the TV show!)

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

@possibility-left I definitely want to read your WIP if you ever finish it! No pressure!

For my own WIP I will likely never finish, I've got a through-the-ages fic with Aziraphale and Crowley, working title the first love of the world. The reason I think I'll never finish it is that I keep robbing from it to write one-shots. I think it may end up dissected and spread across a hundred different possibilities.

What are your writing strengths?

I think I can pull a reader into a scene in all its details. (I hope). I enjoy world-building a broader history outside the immediate scope of the story, namely through footnotes and backstories (which I usually get inspired by to write other stories).

What are your writing weaknesses?

Ha. Emotionally satisfying happy endings in longer pieces. A complete and utter inability to use the right "awhile" (thanks @benjamental for your eternal corrections.)

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

All English for me so far*- if it were relevant for the characters and story I would do it as necessary.

*This being said, I've got two Greek words in an upcoming fic that I put in Greek, because it was relevant to the character and what I was trying to convey.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Stargate Atlantis, Sheppard/McKay. But that was in another country, and besides, that livejournal* is dead.

*WOW I went digging for that old livejournal and, although it is deleted, found caches of me apparently writing in a ton of fandoms I'd completely forgotten I'd written for. That was a trip.

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

Discworld, VetVimes. I've got half a rough draft started but haven't worked up my nerve yet. STP's voice is such a tough one to nail and I want to make sure I get those two right before I start.

What's your favourite fic you've written?

@possibility-left Your Michael fic sounds awesome and has been added to my TBR list immediately.

For my own fav fic, I love all my children equally.*

*earlier that day: I don't care for Gob.

Short answer? Usually whatever story I'm currently working on, unless it's giving me a hard time, in which case, it rapidly becomes my least favorite story ever.

Long answer? always crashing (in the same car). I'd been writing straightforward fiction for so long that I relished the opportunity to write something a little weird. In the mixtape series, where some of my favorite stuff is, expresso love or real real gone. In other stuff, Doves' Eyes, which is a collection of A&C pining through the ages organized around Aziraphale's eyes, or and into strange vagaries fall, which is a pre-Fall Beelzebub fic where Beelzebub and Crowley are besties up in the Heavenly Engineering & Development Department. I know, I know, I'm sorry I love all my children equally.

Tagging!! Please feel free to take this if you see it - this was an unexpectedly huge amount of fun. My tags are @chlorine-and-daisies, @hopelesslysleepy, @lvndrlondonfog, and @adverbian.

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what's up party people

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"...Oh, but your lips were thrilling/ Much too much too thrilling/ Never before were mine so/ Strangely willing..."

Heart and Soul - Bea Wain

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Cry me an ocean, Crowley…

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Arthur meets the Lady of the Lake and gets the sword Excalibur, from Andrew Lang’s The Book of Romance by Henry Justice Ford (1903)

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Genderbent 2/4: Victorian Crowley

HC: She invented the corset

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Renewed

My contribution to week 9 of the Ineffable Prompt-A-Thon by @ineffablyruined is a Crowley ouroboros (a Crowloboros, if you will) surrounded by Celtic knots, both of which symbolize the cyclical nature of existence.

Me: lemme make some custom brushes so I don't have to painstakingly draw a million little scales...

Also me: *proceeds to use said brushes in a complex interlace pattern that requires painstaking masking/erasing in order to make the various sneks fit together the way they're supposed to*

The end result was so worth it tho...

Plus hey, I got to learn how to make brushes from scratch and now I can draw many more goofy sneks hehehehe

Tag list (let me know if you want to be added!)

@snognes @good-omens-gallery

Reference images

In terms of the general construction of Crowley’s scales, I used this piece from a few weeks ago as my general guide:

Later on (once I actually decided that I wanted to incorporate Celtic knots) I went through the entire George Bain Collection looking for ideas, and eventually settled on this one:

Source: georgebain.groamhouse.org.uk/collection/item/single-strand-interlace

It was my first time drawing Celtic knots, I hope I did them justice!

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Doing requests again! :D (I couldn't resist doing multiple with this one)

Feel free to write your own as well here :>

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after eight years, I finally updated my huge Historical Fashion Reference & Resources Doc! Now in the form of a MUCH more easily updated Google Doc with better organization, refreshed links, and five more pages of books and online resources.

I know tumblr hates links, but it’s worth it for a doc that I can now update with far more regularity going forward! RIP to the original, you did your duty for far longer than you should have. 😔🙏🏼

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“You wonder what he's thinking when he shivers like that.

What can you tell me, what could you possibly tell me?

Sure, it's good to feel things”

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yearning...

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30-minute scribble!

When Crowley attacks with turtleneck, might I suggest that Aziraphale retaliate with ✨cardigan✨

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The Big St James Park Holy Water Fight

When two gentlemen, one of whom seemed to be the well known Mr A.Z. Fell and a tall dark gentleman whom he has regularly been seen meeting with at St James park broke the calm of the afternoon one day with a rip-snorter of a barney and were seen dramatically declaring what seems to be the end of a friendship. Several ducks exploded.

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the most fun a girl can have is finding parallels, noticing patterns, making connections, contemplating

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Cheers.

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Chiesa San Clemente (1863) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema