#/ challenging myself as a writer 👌

[feyrevelry]

ooc.

Guess it’s time to update my rules — turns out I do write smut on dash now. I have ascended 💫

[ticklish-touch]

Decided to post my Backrooms chapter illustrations separately. The links to all the (SFW) chapters can be found here:

I really wanted to push myself not just as a writer, but also as a digital artist for this story.

You can read some rambles about my art process for each illustration below the cut.

Ch 1: For this chapter cover, I wanted to do my best to replicate the eerie, sickly vibe of Level Zero. And that resulted me in really playing around with the lighting and shadows in a way that I hadn't before. I also wanted to give it a bit of wonky perspective and feel a bit like an illusion-house.

Ch 2: Lookit this cheeky fucker. Totally isn't a Tower of Terror employee luring you into a false sense of security. 😁 My initial idea for this illustration was to make it look as if the Manager's cuttlefish head was really morphing & bowing out from within the wallpaper. I tried a couple drafts where I attempted to line up his tentacles and facial patterns with the wallpaper patterns. And idk, it just didn't end up looking as cool as it did in my head. (Also hallelujiah for Clip pattern brushes, they helped me make the trim around the elevator.)

Ch 3: Fun fact: This chapter was originally going to be the second half of my hotel chapter. But I'm glad it became its own thing, cause otherwise it would've robbed me of the chance to draw Rags acting like a supervillain in a construction helmet and flannel 👍

also Clip Studio Assets are a godsend, they prevent me from having to draw out an entire freakin warehouse floorplan. I did color it all myself though.

Ch 4: I remember this drawing taking me longer than I would've liked.Then again I've always struggled to draw somewhat realistic-looking water. The shadow off-shooting below the smaller cube pool into the deeper water was actually a complete accident.

And in case anyone was wanting to see a close-up of Lionfish Rags:

And again, Spike and Drake are temporary names for the sake of this AU setting until I think of actual names (for if and when I ever get around to making a Mer-Nautica AU like I've been wanting to). The silhouettes show how big they were when I first saw them in my dreams:

Ch 5: I had visuals in mind for a group of Wanderers/ Survivors since before I wrote this chapter, and grew even more attached to them as I wrote them. I was originally going to just have them depicted here, but I also couldn't get the stupid image of Rags and his megaphone out of my head and decided it needed to be shared 👌

Ch 6: When I tell yall that it was a struggle to get through drawing this. And not because of genuine art struggles; No, because of the pure Lee Panik that gripped my soul when having to zoom in close on Rags' sadistic unhinged Ler face hhhhhhfdhdfjgkfghl-

This was one of the chapters I was most looking forward to writing. It's still one of my favs in terms of pure unbridled ruthless gang-tickling, the culmination of my pred/prey/chasing fantasies revolving around laughter-hungry monsters, along with some good ol Mad Scientist roleplay.

...Oh and the first official introduction of the final antagonist, there's that too 😛

Ch 7: Yall have no idea the absolute childlike glee I felt when discovering that there's a freaking Bouncehouse/McDonalds Playplace level of the Backrooms. But holy hell, drawing the Toon Monsters was more of a challenge than I thought. There's a surprising amount of finesse in depicting that wacky, slightly-unnerving/uncanny toony charm. (Ballpit brush is best brush, change mymind)

Ch 8: Since this chapter was more or less meant to be a sort of mid-series Climax, a hint of what the battle with the Keymaster would be like, I really wanted to push myself with making this chapter cover truly stand out. It was fun to come up with a full-body design for the Court Jester (based on his Wiki interpretation of course), and it was fun to experiment with the ideas I had in mind for his magic visuals.

Once again, Clip Studio assets are a lifesaver, you can catch me actually attempting to draw a rollercoaster or carousel when I'm six feet under 👌

Ch 9: I was both excited about, and dreading, the chance to play around with various different light colors & sources. I wasn't sure how I was going to make neon blues, purples and magentas work in contrast to Rags' color palette, but I'm very happy with what I came up with.

The Dark Sovereign was also a chance for me to play around with chiaroscuro, an art technique that I've always admired (and actually really liked to do with chalk & pastel back in college). As much as I'm a slut for bright colors, I love stark contrasting black & white.

Ch 10: I went through about three iterations of sketches for this chapter cover. I felt like I just couldn't figure out how to angle the perspective of the treeline in comparison to the Giant. I'm still not even sure if I thoroughly pulled off the proper perspective of the greenhouse in the far distance. But once I added all the pretty, spooky fog effects, I became much happier with it.

Unfortunately I do not have a standalone drawing of Naga!Rags. It will definitely happen one of these days.

Ch 11: For this chapter, I wanted to draw a very cramped, stark, foreboding stretch of environment: Basically, a quintessential scene that one would see in the Backrooms if they were wandering through them alone. This is meant to be a much more down-to-earth chapter than the rest, with an air of melancholy and uncertainty. Turns out it actually lined up quite well with some of my own mental and emotional struggles that I was going through at the time.

Ch 12: For the final hurrah, I really wanted to push myself as a digital artist for this piece. (Though that doesn't mean I was about to draw all those goddamn keys from scratch, lmaoo you can thank Clip Assets for that key ring.) I wanted to try and find a way to make the Keymaster the more imposing figure in the piece, despite the fact that Rags is fully powered-up and closest to the viewer. I'm not sure if I entirely succeeded, since my end solution for making him stand out more was "MOAR GLOWY KEYS!!!"

But it was still fun, and very rewarding to get it completed.

Ch 13: I was very happy to finally get the chance to fully render Kenni for this fic. As much as shading his tendrils still drives me up the wall, it felt nice drawing the good soff boi. And I was happy to give an idea of how his Dream realm looks, with all its pastel clouds and close proximity to the Astral plane.

[kokinu09]

10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 25, 29, 34 and 35 ☺️

Hot damn!! You’re basically giving me a quiz at this point! 😂

Let’s jump right into it shall we?

10. What's your favorite part about the fic writing process?

My favorite part of the process is honestly the planning. I love when something just hits me with inspiration and a story start building in my head.

11. Are there any tropes that you particularly enjoy writing?

I’m a sucker for romance so usually those types of tropes are what I’m gravitate towards. But more recently, I’ve been writing some underdog, overcoming adversity tropes.

12. Are there any clichés or tropes that you actively avoid in your fics?

I am actually pretty open to just about anything but I’m sure you could throw something at me and I’d find out I’m not so much 😂😂😂

13. What's the most challenging aspect of writing fanfiction for you?

Does ‘finding time to write’ count? 😂 No? Ok. 😂 So dialogue is actually the hardest thing for me because I really try to think about what the characters would say and sometimes that’s really difficult given fic topic or scenario 😂

17. What's the most memorable comment or review you've received on one of your fics?

I remember the first time I got a play-by-play review and omg it made me grin like a f*cking idiot at work. To this day, those types of reviews make me giddy and giggly.

18. Are there any fics or authors that have been particularly influential or inspiring to you?

Umm??? You??? 😂😂😂 I have been following your writing since before we ever even actually talked and I still strive to encapsulate even a glint of your ability to describe environment and feeling. I am also super inspired by @kangaracha. It amazes me the sheer amount she writes and it never ever feels like word vomit. We all know NEVERMORE is one of my favorite fics, and man the world building?? F*cking impeccable. 😩👌❤️ I have such talented friends!!

25. Are there any specific writing tools that you find helpful?

Google. I use Google to figure out what words I’m trying to think of all the time 😂 “hey google, word that means XYZ” 😂😂😂

I also use Grammarly for quick editing

29. Are there any characters, relationships, or general character dynamics you've never written about but would like to try?

Geez, I’m not sure 🤔 I’ve been sitting here trying to think of a dynamic I’ve not written that I want to and I’m coming up short 🤷‍♀️

34. Are there any fic writing tips or tricks you've learned along the way that you'd like to share?

Something I’ve had to relearn is fanfiction is meant to be for YOU. Write for YOU. Write what YOU would want to read and f*cking read it!! I got into the funk of trying to please readers too much and it felt like it put up a barrier (aka writers block) to where I just couldn’t bring myself to write. Now, I’m working on me and just working on what makes me happy.

35. What do you enjoy most about being a fic writer?

The people I’ve met and the friends I’ve made because of the fandoms ❤️ writing is the only way I actually put myself out there

Questions for Fic Writers

[loudstan]

u know, when i realized that u were the same writer of all of my lately fav fics and that these were connected (bc it's the same universe) i was kinda in shock 🤯🫣 and didn't realize it until i was close to finish 'the moon makes no mistakes'. so u can guess how i was feeling like, oh wait a damn minute.. then i went to your masterlist and literally my mind just 🤯 finally, (i must confess) i kinda stalked your profile started to read all those anons u replied and was like omg im dying to know and be able to read all of the next stories! specially the yuta one that you gave us a lil spoiler (thank u sm for it i really appreciate it) taeyong since he's the leader and i'm so excited to see how it would be during his heat and all the other stuff with his mate 😻 but also chenle! bc here on Tumblr the lele fics are few and talking about him as an idol, he shows such a personality and i'm sure you're gonna be amazing doing his fic as well (and if his mate is older than him 👌) but btw, whatever you post i'm always so excited about it 😌

sorry if this is too long, boring and unnecessary BUT i wanted to let u know 🙈

Waaaa thank you for reading my stories! They all have been very fun to write and I’ve received really nice messages just like this one from readers 💚

I myself get very excited for the stories to come but because of my daily routine it’s hard to find time to write. Still, I’m looking forward to other member’s stories and I know I’ll have fun writing Chenle because he won’t take any unnecessary drama. If he wants to be with you he’ll do it, it’s as simple as that. And no matter how many reasons you have to reject him, he’ll simply reply ��is that so?” before getting rid of the obstacle easily and proceed to ask you where you wanna go for honeymoon like nothing happened.

Also, I dare you to get annoyed at him because of the money he spends on you because he’ll look right into your eyes, scoff and say with the cockiest smirk “I can do whatever the fuck I want with my money, Y/N” And yeah even if you’re older he’s not calling you noona. He likes to challenge you and make sure you know he won’t acknowledge any gap between you two

[mikavlcs]

same, honestly.

You said your writing was passable...? What...? I’m sorry, I can’t hear you through the ovations. This story is… *chef’s kiss* 😙👌

yes! but i’m happy you liked this one<333

I know that everyone mentions this part of the story. But I couldn’t just leave it out. This is so poetic. How did you come up with this? I cannot even express myself with the most basic words and then there’s you creating such masterpieces. I bow to you. You should definitely be proud of yourself.

PLSFDJS it came to me kinda suddenly in the middle of work lmao. and you’ve seen the way i talk in casual conversation, so you know i also struggle to express myself with basic words 💀

Beautiful. Just beautiful 🥰 “Luminescent”. Oh, that’s a smart word. Well, you did promise to teach me some fancy words. But where do you pull out these epithets from? Because I’m definitely putting it in my vocabulary. And Wednesday is so in love. If someone said something even remotely close to that to me, I would simply die.

it is! and honestly, you’ll find many more big words in my writing than in normal messages because i put in extra Effort here skhsfdsjd

Well, now that you asked, how does world conquest sound? But Wednesday taking care of R is just… 😭😭

she would probably be up for the challenge...

If only this sentence worked in real life…

right??? 😭😭

A very small knight in black armour. That’s what every girl wants and needs.

so true! we all want the tiniest knight in existence protecting us<3

I love how you managed to portray the typical Wednesday but still incorporated the soft and vulnerable side of her, balancing everything out perfectly.

And don’t you ever dare to tell me again that you’re just a decent writer. From now on I’m putting you among the greatest writers. You can stand there and look pretty. And keep up the great work! Love you! ❤️

thank you!!! i aim to balance it out as much as possible in these stories. and PLSSS not the greatest writers omg 😭🤚

you’re still the sweetest person ever, thank you for reading and leaving your thoughts. i loved reading them and i love you too<333

Whispers in the Dark

Pairing: Wednesday Addams x reader

Summary: After a harrowing nightmare, Wednesday tries her best to bring you comfort.

Warnings: soft/ooc!wednesday…you have been warned

Word count: 1.6k

Notes: @vorsdany and i did a matching prompts challenge, so make sure to go read hers as well -> Take Me Home

(also if you think that this is just a worse iteration of this story by tumblr user missmonsters2, you are absolutely correct! go read hers as well<3)

Wednesday Addams adored nightmares.

Keep reading

[barbwritesstuff]

Dear author (I don't exactly know how to address you but I thought this was apt lmao),

So I'm fresh off of playing the new update a second time and boy, am I still hurt and full of encompassing emotions. Holy, moly *puts head in hands* And I Have Words To Say:

1.) I read the scene again where you were trying to teach Carrie how to howl and I still loved that scene so much, how dare you 😭

2.) LOVED that the one-on-one showdown with Blackwell is at an all-white bridal shop, omg. Like it's showing how stark the brutality your battle with Blackwell is. That image is just so... 😚👌. It's simply poetic.

3.) Blood Moon really has fast-tracked into becoming one of my favourite IF's. I've played this more times than I can count. It's gritty, it's raw and so grounded in emotion. And I always saw writing IF's as something so daunting so pls consider me a big fan of both you and Blood Moon. Can I please have your autograph? (I kid, I kid. Unless...? 😳)

4.) I love the HECK out of werewolves now and I'm writing for fun myself and I always want to include werewolves in everything. This is now your influence.* (*meant that in a good and best way possible lol)

Thank you, anon! I'm so happy you like Blood Moon so much.

1. That scene is one of my favourites too. Carrie really does need people to be in her corner and by doing that I think the MC really shows they're on her side, 100%. It's a special moment... for a stray and a stupid, sexy werewolf.

2. I normally don't feel confident enough in my writing to give advice to other writers. However, a trick I have learnt which seems to work is, if you want a scene to stand out, or if you want to make a moment more interesting, change the setting. The MC vs Blackwell scene could have happened anywhere, but by putting it in a bridal shop I think it stands out. Plus, I like the juxtaposition between a werewolf and a vampire attacking each other (in a very bloody, brutal, messy way) in a place full of beautiful, clean, delicate things.

3. Writing an IF has been a huge challenge but I'm really glad I decided to take it on. It's been really rewarding and has taught me a lot about writing. I really hope it does well once it's released.

As for an autograph... here you go.

4. Werewolves are awesome! I firmly believe there is not a story ever told which would not be improved by the addition of werewolves.