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Star Wars fans: Rey is such a boring Mary-Sue.

Tumblr: No she isn’t! There is a perfectly logical explanation as to why she mastered everything she touched perfectly on the first try.

Star Wars fans: ….how then?

Tumblr: She used the Force.

Star Wars fans:

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I know all about waiting. For my family.

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me: *googles how to mash potatoes*

some food blogger: My childhood home was full of wind and light. On a brisk Autumn evening, it often felt as if the outside was in. My younger sister, my mother, our favourite cousin, our dog, our other dog, our dog’s sister, and I would sit on the floor in the living room for hours, lit only by the moon and candlelight

me: *scrolls for several minutes*

some food blogger: It was at that moment, with my tiny hands clasped tightly around a mason jar filled with fireflies, that I realised the true value of family. My dog and my dog’s sister came and sat quietly at my feet. We stared up at the sky together, and I felt truly connected to both the Earth at my feet and the ancestors who shared the blood that ran through them, for the first time realising that

me: *scrolls for several minutes*

some food blogger: and when we finally made it home, our cheeks flushed with laughter and cold, there were warm mashed potatoes waiting for us. I will always remember their fluffiness, perfectly mirroring the light feeling I carried with me for the entire next week. This is my favourite cousin’s recipe from that very day, modified slightly to not be fucking awful. Boil an potato and smush it up with fork and botter. NOT A RAW, Salt, pepepr. In it

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post - trauma sentence starters  blood, death mention.

“don’t do that. don’t shut me out.” 

“you’ve been crying. i can tell.”

“we need to change those bandages and get some food in you.”

“you want me to rub your back ’til you fall asleep?”

“that was a brave thing you did today.” 

“shh, that’s okay, get everything out.”   

“there’s something on your shirt. you – that’s blood!”

“need some space?”

“you should lay down.”

“there’s nothing wrong with asking for help.” 

“shh, shh. you were having a nightmare.”

“we can talk through the door.” 

“let’s clean you up and get you to bed, okay?”

“you almost died.” 

“i brought you a blanket.”

“you’re home. you’re safe.” 

“i’m worried about you.”

“is everything okay?”

“tell me how to make it better.”

“it’s been a tough few days. how are you holding up?”

“you have to stay awake. come on, give my hand a squeeze.” 

“you’re in the hospital.” 

“think you can make it to the bathroom?”

“no, no. don’t close your eyes.”

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ask me things!!! It’s been a long time since I’ve been on this tumblr and I’ve missed it!!

Fanfiction Writer Asks

Most of the writer ask posts I come across are only like ten or so questions long so I thought I’d try to make a longer one because we like talking about our writing! Feel free to reblog!

1) How old were you when you first starting writing fanfiction?

2) What fandoms do you write for and do you have a particular favourite if you write for more than one?

3) Do you prefer writing OC’s or reader inserts? Explain your answer.

4) What is your favourite genre to write for?

5) If you had to choose a favourite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?

6) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?

7) When is your preferred time to write?

8) Where do you take your inspiration from?

9) In your xxx fic, what’s your favourite scene that you wrote?

10) In your xxx fic, why did you decide to end it like that? Did you have an alternative ending in mind?

11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?

12) Who is your favourite character to write for? Why?

13) Who is your least favourite character to write for? Why?

14) How did you come up with the title for the xxx? - You can ask about multiple stories.

15) If you write OC’s, how do you decide on their names?

16) How did you come up with the idea for xxx?

17) Post a line from a WIP that you’re working on.

18) Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?

19) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?

20) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?

21) Tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? What is it about them that you admire?

22) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?

23) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?

24) How do you feel about writing smutty scenes?

25) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?

26) Which part of your xxx fic was the hardest to write?

27) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?

28) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fanfiction?

29) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?

30) In contrast to 29 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?

31) Send me a fic recommendation and I’ll post it for my followers to see! (The asker is to send the rec not the answerer)

32) Are any of your characters based on real people?

33) What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?

34) What’s the harshest criticism you’ve gotten?

35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?

36) Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?

37) What’s the funniest story you’ve written?

38) If you could collab with any other writer on here, who would it be? (Perhaps this question will inspire some collabs!) If you’re shy, don’t tag the blog, just name it.

39) Do you prefer first, second or third person?

40) Do people know you write fanfiction?

41) What’s you favourite minor character you’ve written?

42) Song fic - What made you decide to use the song xxx for xxx.

43) Has anyone ever guessed the plot twist of one of your fics before you posted it?

44) What is the last line you wrote?

45) What spurs you on during the writing process?

46) I really loved your xxx fic. If you were ever to do a sequel, what do you think might happen in it?

47) Here’s a fic title - insert a made up title. What would this story be about?

48) What’s your favourite trope to write?

49) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?

50) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?

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I know it’s been an eternity and a half since you last wrote Glee, but I would die for another chapter of Goodnight.

It’s in progress!!! I’m looking for my notes, but I’ve known what the last scene was going to be since I started working on it, so that’s good. 

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do I have pals on AO3?

So I am actively working on refreshing, editing, and finishing about 99% of my Glee fics so I can crosspost them on AO3! (I’m still keeping them all on FF.net as well, I just want to post them up on that site too, particularly because I can post things in chronological order in their correct universes so they’re easier to read!)

If you’d like to give me a follow over there, my name is redbullandcupcakebatter like it is here!!

Also. In case you were wondering. I have 85 separate documents of Glee fics to work on. That’s without fics being separated into chapters, and not including all the stuff I wrote but never posted.

The Tumbled document alone is 841 pages and almost 300,000 words.

Pray for me.

(Also, if you’re a Criminal Minds/Spencer Reid fan, I’m currently posting a fic!)

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the quarantine has dragged me forth

holy shit. I haven’t done a real post in like...seven years.

anyways who wants Glee fics?

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I AM AND AGHGGHHH

has this been done

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crucial life updates

Hi, friends!

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything. Well, here’s what’s been going on. I’m actually not 100% ready to write this, but I’ve been getting a ton of anon hate about it, so I figure I need to say something.

First off, I have a new tumblr: themetatphorgirl.tumblr.com. You’re welcome to come follow me there! If you don’t want to follow me, that’s fine. But why do I have a new tumblr?

Here’s the short version: I started a new tumblr because I need a fresh start. Eight months ago, shortly after our anniversary, my husband announced he’s just not the marrying type, he never wanted to marry me in the first place, he doesn’t love me like that and isn’t sure if he ever did,and yeah, could we separate? It really hurts, especially since I’ve dealt with him cheating on me four different times in the course of our nearly five year marriage and stupidly trusted him every time he said “I’m sorry, I love you, it won’t happen again.” 

So unless things change, no, I am not married anymore. No, I will not answer your anon messages about my marriage. My new themetaphorgirl tumblr is a safe space for me and I fervently hope that is something that can be honored. Hateful messages will be deleted, but pictures of kittens, words of encouragement, and offers of eligible bachelors are all welcome. (mostly kidding about the eligible bachelors).

tl;dr: Well, kids, it looks like I’m getting divorced. I have a new tumblr that doesn’t have include my history with him. It’s my safe space so please don’t harass me about everything there, it’s painful.

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My senior trip is to Disney in approximately two years and I'm practically praying you'll still be working there so I can fangirl.

I may very well might be!! Disney is turning out to be the best career option I've found since I graduated from college. I have a particular goal I'd like to reach :)

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At Disney, are there just random characters walking around or is it a case of you have to queue up and stuff? At Paris, we were really dissapointed with the lack of character interaction. We met seven but on saw one walking about and that was Snow White on her way to the Princess Pavilion.

It depends on where you are. Disneyland in California allows their characters to roam, but here in WDW our characters have designated spots and times. Why? Because people are horrible. Guests have been known to assault characters, try to follow them backstage, prevent them from leaving for their breaks...so not only do characters have their designated areas, but they have to have attendants to guard them in case something goes wrong. I hate it when people get pissed off that the characters don't wander around. It's because of horrendous guest behavior that it had to be changed, not because Disney is trying to ruin your vacation!

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Oh also, before I get distracted again, seeing you posting again makes me very happy. I'm proud of the fact that your not letting what happened with the Klaine book people stop you from writing again.

Thank you!! :D I'm a sensitive soul and I take everything way too personally, but I refuse to let something as poorly handled as the book project get me down. :)

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hello hi yes you are one of my favorite authors in the history of the universe and apparently i have some weird confidence thing going on right now so i'm messaging you. i read Tumbled like 4 times all the way through (not even sorry) and i think i've read all of your glee fics. basically i adore your writing (and your personality omg) and yeah you're wonderful

COME HERE AND LET ME LOVE YOU, MY ANGEL!!

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wait what's the Klaine bingo project? I didn't hear about that one.

I AM LOVING IT!! You go to their tumblr and pick fifty of the suggested prompts (there's a ton) and then they give you a bingo card with 25 prompts from your list. And then you write till you have a bingo!