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when I comment on a fellow writer's fic and they, in turn, comment on one of mine

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Your story is still worth writing even if it veers off from what you planned originally.

It’s still worth writing even if you aren’t feeling it right now.

It’s still worth writing even if it’s fanfiction.

It’s still worth writing even if you don’t think anyone else would ever want to read it.

It’s still worth writing even if it doesn’t get published.

It’s still worth writing even if it doesn’t get adapted into a huge blockbuster movie.

It’s still worth writing even if you can’t have fancy illustrations at the beginning of chapters or a map of the world at the beginning.

It’s still worth writing even if someone you trusted told you to stop.

It’s still worth writing if you just rolled your eyes at me.

It’s still worth writing, SO WRITE IT.

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i’m either writing 4k words in a dissociative trance or staring at one sentence for 3 hours. no in between

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i opened my doc, stared at it, switched tabs to tumblr, came back and closed my doc before realising i didnt actually get any writing done

is this the writing equivalent to walking into a room and then forgetting what you wanted to do and walking out

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writer brain is like “what if this story was a metaphor for grief”

no babes what if this story was finished first

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re: this post

there are people out there who genuinely think fanfic writers write “to be canonically accurate and respectful to the canon creators and the multi billion companies that made these characters”?

babe, most fanfic writers write because

they love the characters

they are not normal about the characters

they are passionate about the characters

they are depressed and writing about the characters is their getaway

they are horny

canon compliance is only a choice. but there’s no rule in fanfics. and most fanfic writers are sure as shit not trying to be respectful to the multi billion companies that made the characters, and if you actually believe they are, then maybe you’re just new to fandoms.

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I truly truly believe that the most important thing you can do in fandom is be a cheerleader. comment on fics. reblog art and rave in the tags. support the people making the things you want to see. this is how you keep a fandom alive. this is how you get more of what you want. you never know: that person could have decided to make more just because you liked it.

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[Image ID: a meme with a very small grey kitten sitting on a bed, in front of a laptop. Caption reads "i love my puter. my emails from ao3 are there" /end]

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"why did you stop writing your story!!! never stop writing!!!!!!!!!!!" well you see the character had to drive one mile to a new location and the sentence "she got into the car" was quite simply my undoing

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I will never not love Monica's choices for Phoenix's body language. she so unapologetically takes up space, doesn't back down, doesn't break eye contact with her cohort.

When they're in briefings, she's often slouched back, thighs spread, taking up as much space as the guys. she's 5-6" shorter than Jake and Bradley but never backs down when either approach or stand up to her.

Being a woman in the military is hard. Men can make mistakes all the livelong day and that's fine, they get bawled out, but it's fine. but if a woman makes a mistake, all women are blamed. and it gets worse the more specialised and "elite" you are. "taking" a spot a man is "more deserving" of, or enduring accusations you're only there because of getting on your knees or back.

And Nat, especially as a very beautiful woman, has likely heard it all, and it hasn't made her small. instead, despite her petite size, she takes up space, she owns her space and she never backs down, never apologises, never makes herself smaller.

I just really love her and I love Monica's choices.

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Oh!! By the way…This went up I want to say Monday night? Completely forgot to post it here because of work but…

The Prologue is live on Archive of our own!

Of “Playing with the dogs”

Hang on… I gotchu guys!

Playing with the dogs!

Rating: Mature

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Category: M/M

Fandom: Top Gun (Movies)

Relationship: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky/Pete "Maverick" Mitchell

Characters: Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, Ron "Slider" Kerner, Rick "Hollywood" Neven, Leonard "Wolfman" Wolfe, Carole Bradshaw, Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood

Language: English

Additional Tags: Animal Shelter alternative universe, Animal Control - Freeform, mentioned dog attack, mentioned animal abuse, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw Lives, Gay Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, POV Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Ron "Slider" Kerner is a Little Shit, Homoeroticism, Animals, Baby Animals, Ron "Slider" Kerner really likes guinea pigs, 1996, Veterinarian Tom Kazansky, no military, Minor Angst, Humphrey Bogart is an asshole, mentioned animal death, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw is a Good Friend, Minor Carole Bradshaw/Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, Young Bradley Bradshaw, Slow Burn, Slow To Update, Slow Romance

Summary:

They say that one of life's simple joys is playing with the dogs...or maybe that was boys.

Officer Pete Mitchell has been with the San Diego Animal Shelter, also known as Top Dog, for several years now. He's served as what the shelter refers to as a "Field officer," meaning when a call comes in, he and his right paw, Nick, are the first to hop in the truck to sweep kittens off the highway or remove bats from the attic.

It worked great, Pete was good at his job, loved rolling down the highway with Nick by his side...until the accident.

It's now the week of the Adopt-a-thon, and Pete is stuck at the shelter; benched while Rick and Leonard now swoop into action. Pete is convinced this week is going to be absolute torture, stuck at the shelter.

What Pete didn't account for was that now being in the Shelter meant spending more time in the back Veterinary wing-- The stomping grounds of Dr. Tom Kazansky and his Vet Tech, Ron Kerner.

Pete realizes that maybe-- just maybe there's more to Animal Control than just catching the dogs...maybe once in a while he should learn to slow down and play with them...and the handsome Veterinarian at Top Dog.

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Or, an Animal Control / Shelter Icemav AU!

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Now again, this is a WIP, I have two jobs and other things going on; this will be slow to update. I’ve only posted the prologue so far. Please. Keep in mind, My chapters will be meaty and longer than 1.5k! I promise! But patience is key!

Click here to read about Pretty men playing with Puppies!! You know you want to!

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idk and idc if this makes me a lame nerd but i have a private discord server that serves one purpose and one purpose only;

to host the screenshots of compliments and things said about my work.

Like— every single comment on ao3, tik tok, tumblr like every single one ever—

i screenshot and i save there to keep forever because i don’t think people understand how much it actually means to me.

If you’ve ever left a comment or engaged with my work, thank you.

your words mean so much to me. ❣️

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I think my favorite part abt writing a royal / high fantasy au is the fact that i can do whatever i want.

If i want to claim that their world has two moons and that if you only see one it’s a bad sign; it’s fantasy.

fuck it. i can.

what are you gonna do? STOP ME???

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Writers on a random Tuesday: Sits down, locks in, giggles, writes 10k, does not sleep

Also writers on a random Tuesday: writes one sentence and then stares into the abyss for five fours

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“What if I write it and it’s bad-”

WHAT IF YOU WRITE IT AND ITS GOOD? WHAT IF YOU WRITE IT AND ITS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED? WHAT THEN????

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