#60 to 70k words

[silverdragonreads]

Chapters: 10/10 Fandom: James Bond (Movies), SPECTRE (2015), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James Bond/Q, Eve Moneypenny & Q Characters: Q (James Bond), James Bond, Eve Moneypenny, M | Gareth Mallory, Bill Tanner, Madeleine Swann, Eve's boyfriend, Q's Cat(s), Q's Family, Original 00 Agent(s), OCs, Q Branch Character(s), Q's minions Additional Tags: Post-SPECTRE, Fix-It, MI6 Family Feels, Slow Build, BAMF Q, Humor, Angst, Canon-Typical Violence, Kidnapped Q, Hurt/Comfort, First Kiss, Romance, Explicit Sexual Content Series: Part 1 of Fixing Spectre Summary:

Twenty-one days after the Double-oh programme is reinstated, James Bond returns to MI6 with his Aston Martin and without Dr Swann. This is only the beginning of Q's problems.

A Spectre Fix-It. COMPLETE.

[prolibytherium]

My biggest character flaw is I get these huge ambitious ideas for projects with no commitment levels to match. So I maybe start them but then if it's not something I can finish in a week I almost certainly just never do

[settsplitt]

i can't believe I've been writing for four whole months. It feels like I've lived a lifetime and somehow only started yesterday.

[chameliyun]

Fic Rec Friday: #11

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Rec #11: Frea the Huts O' Your Tenant Folk - SiryyGray Fandom: Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Rating: T Pairings: none Word count: 65,809 (11 chapters) Summary (copied from fic): Things between Varian and Eugene are… tense. They have been for a little while now. Varian says it wasn’t his fault; Eugene knows that it was. And of course the kid just had to insist on joining him to establish foreign trade routes. Because it’s not like that could make the situation worse or anything. Why not throw some life-threatening espionage into the mix too. Sure. Blood, death, and coercion. What’s not to love? Other notes: super fun and high-stakes mystery with the existing tension only revealed in the penultimate chapter. I would highly recommend decoding the ciphers after each chapter to add to the experience!

[avelera]

Added 2,300 words in the re-write of the opening of my (Dreamling) Hob amnesia fic - ie "Thessaly gets pissed off when Hob breaks up her and Dream and starts dating Dream himself so she curses him to lose 100 years of memory each night until they find a cure, so Dream gets a walk down memory lane with all the versions of Hob we've seen over the years."

Hopefully I can get this opening re-written I can even start thinking about posting this fic a bit sooner. I'm otherwise still writing 1489 and the years are in reverse since we're going backwards in time, so after that is just 1389 and the fic conclusion.

Knowing me the new opening re-write is also going to be pretty long but OH WELL. Right now the fic is at 40,000 words and will probably be 60-70k when done?? Then again, this is me we're talking about so who knows, it could be twice that soijodiajdoajd a

[pangur-and-grim]

I know it’ll be a while but I am Literally rattling the bars waiting to read your book im chewing at the walls

man I'm chewing at the walls with you, I've got such tunnel vision about getting this book out right now!

so far I've:

sent 60 queries to literary agents

received 20 rejections (40 are still unknown)

entered a contest to work with an editor (unknown results)

paid two agents to review my query letter and synopsis so that I can improve my querying package

added 2,500 words to the book in the form of chapter titles so that I can meet a 70k word count and better my chances

and still ahead of me I have:

a list of 150 literary agents and indie publishers who seem promising that I have yet to query

many, many, many agencies that I have yet to look through, meaning my to-query list is going to grow

I think I may have more luck with indie publishers because the book is such a weird gay clusterfuck, but I'm trying the agents first.

indie publishers are small presses that usually choose 1-10 titles to publish a year, so they're very competitive, but they also care less about how commercial and marketable your book is, and more about whether it's interesting and artsy. and I dunno if mine is artsy, but it's certainly interesting

[swifty-fox]

me: pumped out 60-70k worth of words in a month across various fanfics

me, feeling unmotivated to write for the last two days: I am a failure and a fake writer actually

[violetasteracademic]

Word Count update on Golden Doe in a Valley of Shadow (Ao3 Azriel x Elain Fanfic)

Honestly, just a little tease. Because if you've read my work so far, you know I love a good tease 🤭

And there is soooo much more to come! Just want you guys to know I am hard at work on this piece and I am estimating we'll clock in around 60-70k.

I genuinely feel incredibly emotional at the welcome I have received in this fanfic space. The SJM fandom is rough sometimes, yes, and I was honestly terrified to start posting fic. At best I thought no one would read it (I'm about to hit 1k hits which I know is small for some of the work in this fandom but beyond my wildest expectations for a week on the platform) and at worst I thought I would get harassed off the internet for my ship and have my craft of writing, which I am deeply dedicated to, attacked because of which characters I love.

You guys have been so kind with your comments and kudos, your subscriptions and bookmarks. I genuinely do not take for granted that you are reading this work, and how kind my precious Elriels have been to welcome me into this space of unbelievable writers, artists, and creatives who feel moved to express our love for these characters and share in our safe space.

You are good eggs, Elriels. ALL OF YOU.

I adore you. Truly. I will continue to serve you plot and smut, on my honor.

[slygirlboy]

🎊

this is the longest thing ive written for a project so far and theres still like 60-70k more words to go! plus this is just a first draft! but im happy its getting there, hopefully ill have a full manuscript in a few months that i can mess around with

[tepli-mravenci]

Oh none of them, I'm Czech and my 13 yo ass was far from being fluent in English

And even then honestly they suffered from me making things up on the spot and not planning ahead well enough, also they are written in a very cringe way and if I wrote them now they'd be way better like keep in mind I was 13-14 and didn't know how to use most of the potential in my books

It's kind of embarrassing sometimes to learn the terms for things you didn't know had names, like you see a word you don't know so you look up the meaning and suddenly you find out you had cuckold in your my little pony fanfiction 6 years ago

[ddarker-dreams]

Omg lock thank you so much for the giorno content. Everything you write for jojos is so good and I regularly come back to read scarlet ribbons when I’m feeling starved for vento aureo writing, it’s seriously that amazing. Have you watched/read anything beyond va? If so, would you ever consider writing for parts 6 or 7? Anasui is my yan king lol and it would be so fun to see your interpretation of him

Thanks again for the food!!!

writing for giorno again was really something ,, it was nostalgic 🥺🥺 he was the first character who inspired me to put substantial effort into my writing. tbh, my stories would be rather scuffed if i hadn't undergone the jjba phase.

aaaaa knowing you go back to reread scarlet ribbons stuff makes me smile 💖💖 it's the series i go back to the most as well, actually. it's very comforting. MAN i made it like 4k words or so into the 'main route' of the scarlet ribbons story, i'm not sure when i'll pick it back up again though... maybe i should make what i have so far available ?? i'm content with the quality, it's just that the finished work would easily be around 60-70k 😭

i read all of part 6 and watched it as well!! i've only gotten into the first few chapters of part 7. i've heard it's phenomenal. regarding my thoughts on anasui,, he's one of my favorites from the part 6 cast. i love him. he's both unhinged and intelligent?? the best combination. some of the best lines from the series come from him imho. he's iconic.

[silverdragonreads]

Chapters: 15/15 Fandom: James Bond (Craig Movies), James Bond (Movies), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James Bond/Q Characters: James Bond, Q (Bond - Craig movies), Alec Trevelyan, Female M (James Bond) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mercenaries, Don't copy to another site Summary:

Five years ago, Commander James Bond of Her Majesty's Royal Navy left England in disgrace, escaping a court martial -- and what should have been a promising career in MI6 with Alec Trevelyan, his oldest friend. He becomes a mercenary, selling his military expertise to the highest bidder, though not once does he act against England or her interests.

Now, new intelligence has possibly located Bond in the United States, and Alec is tasked with the mission to bring him back to MI6. But to do so will require a very unique type of field operative -- one Bond will never suspect.

Enter Aidan Green, codename Q.

[m1ckeyb3rry]

rereading chapter 1 is so funny to me because its so blatant hes lying, and the GLASS

'please let me keep it, atleast until i understand why it was there in the first place'

and his jaw twitching

he KNEW he couldn't let her get that memory back

he sounded so worried though like 'nothing good will come from keeping it. nothing at all' like yes atleast youre self aware

THOUGH! i am fairly confused about when ty lee said that some parties wouldnt be pleased if they found out what she was doing, like i had assumed she was talking about zuko but now im thinking not? unless im missing something, because im pretty sure he knew about the memories, unless its azula shes talking about? working with her brother? or even taking her memories by order of azula without zuko knowing? but i doubt that one idk

ur fic is literally written better than most books ive read and its incredible, the foreshadowing and the details are so impressive to read

AHAHAH there are so many hints and references in the earlier chapters about reader’s identity that don’t really make sense until you know it!! i love adding things in like that because i want my stories to have rereadability?? like i want people to make new connections and interact w the story differently reading it the second time vs the first. i think it’s especially crucial to have things like that with an arc that’s built around a mystery (the true identity of “ursa”) — if you already know who she is, then it could very easily be a boring/frustrating arc to reread without those new things you can pick up on!!

ty lee was talking abt azula!! mostly because azula would be upset to hear that her ally was working w zuko…although ty lee doesn’t know who mc is, she’s not stupid and probably picked up on the fact that zuko’s hiding smth. she then (rightfully) assumed that if they were caught by azula they’d all be in trouble. it was meant to be misleading as it seems at first it would be zuko who’d be upset to know that ty lee is blocking reader’s chi, esp because ty lee is generally aligned with azula, so when it’s revealed that zuko is the one who ordered the memory blocking, it adds another layer of complication (which will be expanded upon once zuko and reader have their not-so-happy reunion)

but OMG thank you so much!! it means sm to me that you think so <3 i never thought that this would end up being such an involved fic (i originally estimated it to end up at about 60-70k words max) but it’s been so much fun to write and i really appreciate seeing how many people love it!!

[chameliyun]

Fic Rec Friday - #8

should probably actually have at least one Death Note fic on here with my pfp lol. and it's the Friday before L's birthday, after all

Intro post | tag

Rec #8: Offer Me My Deathless Death - bonesandcacti Fandom: Death Note Rating: T Pairing: L/Light Yagami Word count: 61,399 (9 chapters) Summary: L is a vampire who has been alive for hundreds of years. Light keeps reincarnating, and L always finds him. Every time, they fall in love, but Light does worse and worse things each life. Other notes: lots of fun lore (shinigami and vampires), maybe slightly predictable plot but nonetheless interesting. one of my favorite Death Note AUs.

[ashen-crest]

[ID: a banner with a drawing of a lutenist on the left and the text “The Spirit Well” on the right. The drawing shows the lutenist from the neck down, wearing a white, long-sleeved dress shirt and holding a lute with flowers and vines sprouting from the sound hole. end ID]

Seeking Sept Beta Readers for The Spirit Well!

Hey folks! I figured I’d get the call out now and reblog this through the month for visibility.

I’m seeking September beta readers for draft 2 of The Spirit Well, the sequel to The Stray Spirit. Here are the blurb and facts:

🌿 Blurb

When a bard saved the day, he never expected an encore.

After saving their home from a magical disaster, Emry, Cal, and Aspen ascend to high society: Emry and Aspen to the musical Auric Guild, and Cal to the forefront of Council spirit research. But their new roles send them far beyond the concerts and balls they expected…and deep into a city of dying spirits.

In the allied city of Matlock, a strange blight has overtaken their spirit gardens. The trio rushes to investigate, diving headfirst into Matlock’s concert-filled social season. Between performances, Emry works to gather information from gossip, seek out a scientific friend for help…and officially propose to Cal.

But when their friend proves to be the root of their troubles and the blight begins to spread, Emry, Cal, and Aspen must race to stop his deadly research before the spirits- and their own citizens- shrivel away for good.

🌿 Book Facts

Genre: cozy fantasy romance, on the higher-stakes side of cozy

Vibes: marble floors, chandeliers, embroidered waistcoats, outdoor concerts, lush gardens behind wrought-iron fences

Comps: A River Enchanted and A Midnight Bargain

Tropes: Regency-esque courting & social season, forest spirit magic, grumpy/sunshine rivals to friends, also rivals to Kicking Rival’s Ass

TWs/CWs: pain, kissing (very low spice), casual alcohol use, caves, flooding, possession, fire, guns (no shots or injuries)

🌿 Beta Reading Facts

Beta Reading Timeline: 9/1-9/30 (1 month)

Book Length: about 60-70k words (draft IP, final count TBD)

Format: I can provide a Word doc or PDF.

What sort of feedback I’m looking for: your general thoughts and reactions as a reader. This is an early draft, so I need to make sure the plot, character arcs, and pacing work. 

Do I need to have read The Stray Spirit first? Nope! Its helpful if you have, but fine if you haven’t.

🌿 If you are interested, please DM me! 🌿 If slots fill up, I’ll let you know.

Please boost if you can! Thanks so much!!

[c1tyhaunts]

—OC DETAILS MEME ;; @shivasdarknight: 🎶💯 for all of your girls .o.

🎶 MUSICAL NOTES — what type of music does your oc like? do they listen to music very often? (also asked by @bornfornothin!) 💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know. this post already got super long so some of it will go under the cut

Terrah

🎶MUSIC TASTES— She's the kind of woman to end her day with her record player, spinning vinyls until the wee hours of the evening to bedtime. While she's sketching out new machine designs or writing up new reports, she's listening to music. I'd say in a given day, she's spending 60% of it listening to music. Favorite Sound Profiles: Sensual, Rhythmic, Solid Vocals Favorite Genres: R&B (70-2010s), Hip-Hop (70-90s), Country (70s-80s) Music on her "Liked Playlist": ✦ Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton ✦ Fast Car - Tracy Chapman ✦ Me & Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul ✦ You Dropped a Bomb on Me - The Gap Band ✦ I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan

💯RANDOM FACTS ✦ As I mentioned in a previous post, Terrah is terrifyingly good at putting apart, fixing, & destroying anything mechanical. This is primarily for equipment that she can get her hands on, and more for those with explicit mechanical components like in a car or fridge. ✦ Because of her deft hands, when she was still in college, she started a side hustle fixing other people's cars or computers. From the circuit board to the full system, she found a solution to the problem and charged a hefty amount. ✦ On the flip side of this, she's not computer savvy. She's not a programmer or even on social media that much. She's good with the CAD programs & analytical tools she has to use for work, but anything IT-related? Ask someone else because she won't be the woman to figure that out.

Lilah

🎶MUSIC TASTES— Funnily enough, I don't think Lilah actually listens to music that often, as she's more likely to consume a podcast or watch a TV show over listening to a song. She does occasionally put on music while she's writing. She much prefers going to a live concert. On a given day, Lilah is probably spending 30% of that day listening to music. Favorite Sound Profiles: Angry, Boisterous, Genre-Bending Favorite Genres: Pop (2000-2010s), Indie (2000-2020s), Rock (90s-2020s), Lo-Fi/Instrumental (2000-2020) Music on her "Liked Playlist": ✦ Girlfriend - hemlock springs ✦ Good 4 You - Olivia Rodrigo ✦ Cobra - Megan Thee Stallion ✦ Bitter - FLETCHER ✦ Phonies - Dorian Electra

💯RANDOM FACTS ✦ Due to growing up in a small town that was hyper-fixated on her appearance & mere existence, Lilah occasionally has anxiety attacks if she feels like a lot of eyes are on her. She doesn't like to be stared at by strangers, and if there's a creeping feeling that she's being followed, it will trigger a panic attack. Ironic, given her dream profession. ✦ After she got herself established in her career, Lilah is just prone to taking spontaneous road trips to herself - only taking her sachel, money, a book, and an idea. She would then take that as a 2-week sabbatical where she'd write up a new novel in that timespan and bring it back to the world. ✦ All of Lilah's novels are short reads (~60-70K words a piece), and they all explore aspects of her understanding of life & love. She's self-published, normally posting her books under her pseudonym. All of the books tell her story at different intervals, and if someone knew her, they could read it and know that these "fictional, coming of age" stories were about her.

Avian

🎶MUSIC TASTES— Although melancholy seems to follow Avian's aura, her music speaks differently to that. While she's working the night shift, she has her headphones ringing more upbeat, optimistic music. While her tastes are varied, they do lean more towards older tunes and music that touch on some gospel with strong vocals. These are also tunes that Avian's dancing through during the night as she's organizing medication. In a day, about 70% of Avian's time is spent listening to music. Favorite Sound Profiles: Soulful, Strong Instrumentals, Old School Favorite Genres: R&B (60-90s), Blues (50-70s), Folk (50-80s), Jazz (40s-2010s), Gospel (90s-2010s) Music on her "Liked Playlist": ✦ FREEDOM - Jon Baptise ✦ My Way - Aloe Blacc ✦ Easy Living - Billie Holiday ✦ Into Each Life, Some Rain Must Fall - Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots ✦ Hound Dog - Big Mama Thorton

💯RANDOM FACTS ✦ Avian is classically trained in ballroom dancing thanks to her dad - it was one of the few activities he got her into so she didn't become a complete shut-in. Specifically, Avian can swing dance, waltz, and foxtrot. Avian enjoyed the dancing part but did not enjoy the part with her weird partners hitting on her afterward. ✦ Avian is "technically" religious but in a spiritual way. James never forced her to go to church with him but did guide her to learn how to use religion that best suited her & her lifestyle. She didn't buy into religion much until her father passed away, and so she leans into spirituality as a way to keep herself sane. I wouldn't consider her a bible humper, but Avian does wear a cross of Christ as her own grounding point. ✦ Because of her previous dance experience, Avian is a lot more quick-witted than a lot of people give her credit for. This was shown once when she got to step in for an intramural sport in high school. Her friend pushed her to play softball for a game against another school and Avian killed it. It was the one time a group was begging Avian to stay on the softball team but she said no because Avian didn't like sports.

Elvira

🎶MUSIC TASTES— Elvira rarely listens to music, and if she does, it's typically in between flights or trains she's on as she's traveling. She doesn't dislike music, per se, but she's one of the few people who rather sit with her own thoughts than let them be flooded by music. She's a very passive listener, and she may put it on in the background if she's cleaning or cooking, but again, she may prioritize listening to the news or putting a TV show on. Most music to Ivy is supposed to be played at a party, anyway. About 20% of her day is spent listening to music. Favorite Sound Profiles: Boisterious, Goofy, Rhythm Over Lyrics Favorite Genres: Rap/Hip Hop (80-2020s), Reggae/Soca (90-2000s) Music on her "Liked Playlist": ✦ Rock, Paper, Strippers - Teezo Touchdown ✦ Fye Fye - Tobe Nwigwe ✦ Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus & Pliers ✦ So Special - Mavado ✦ Here Comes Trouble - Chronixx

💯RANDOM FACTS ✦ A lot of Ivy's current black/gothic style was inspired by her mother; Ivy grew up looking over the old Polaroids of her mother and her long black locs & black lipstick idolizing how powerful she looked in those old pictures. Because of this, that has influenced a lot of Ivy's current wardrobe. She actually locs her own hair in honor of her mother. ✦ Ivy transitioned early thanks to her mother's support. After Ivy's father left their lives, her mother took pride in her child's choice and assisted in giving Ivy the life she wanted. This required Ivy to transfer schools so she could start with a clean slate, but by the time Ivy was 13, she could start living her true self. ✦ Ivy has been arrested a handful of times, but never charged. This was mostly throughout her young adulthood, as she was often the one stepping into fights to break them up to protect other people. She has gotten lucky that her connections ran deep with good people to avoid the actual time, but the old Manchester police department likely knows Ivy by name, and they're waiting on the day she falls back to rock bottom.