#BTW THANK YOU FOR THE LONG COMMENT ON CHAPTER 41 I HAVENT FOTTEN TO REPLY YET BUT I KEEO REREADING IT

[arabriddler]

(I hope i'm not too late for the Philophobia ask thingy)

And by the way, this is a question more so about your overall process when writing than the story itself.

So, l know you’ve mentioned in the past about how Philophobia became much more than what it was originally intended to be. I was wondering, I guess, how it felt to have it be that way? Like, I’m in the process of writing the first multi chapter fic I’ve ever made. My original outline for part one of two was 10 chapters long. I’m currently writing chapter 9, but the outline has changed to part one being 20 chapters. And I’m sure it will continue to become longer as I really figure out what I want to do with this story. And sometimes for me it’s like “Oh my god! This fic is so much more than what I planned! Yay!” and sometimes it’s “Oh my god. This fic is too much more than what I planned.  Oh no.” So I just wonder what writing Philophobia was like once it became more than what you intended. I can only assume you enjoyed writing it since it continued to grow and change from the original plan. Were you happy when you realized it was so much more than what was expected? Or did it feel, like, stressful? Personally, I’m so glad you did, I love Philophobia and started reading it just days after I finished binge watching Gotham and was still emotionally wrecked by that, and Philophobia was everything I wished Gotham could have given us, and so much more. You’re a seriously talented writer and artist, and I’m so happy you’re a creator in one of my favorite fandoms.

Before I go I want to say thank you so much for all the art and stories you share with us and I hope you have a wonderful morning/evening/whatever. :) <3

hello! Thank you so much you’re so sweet.

To answer your question, my mother once told me that when you feel like the characters are writing themselves, you know you’re doing a good job. So I keep remembering that. note on that, I think even throughly planned stories do that. Like you’d outline something but when you write a scene it’ll go a little different but it still follows the outline. Some people write on the go, some people follow an outline. Some people do a bit of both. moreover, it gets exciting. It’s sort of like you’re the reader yourself, and figuring out plots and all can be a fun riddle to work with.

admittedly it does get frustrating sometimes, and sometimes you wish you could’ve foreshadowed something earlier. To combat this, usually I’d write a good chunk or the whole thing before publishing it ( for Philophobia I wrote quite a bit before publishing it and then took breaks whenever I got too close. We can say I’d keep at least 5 chapters in my rough draft if you know what I mean?)

it can get overwhelming, yes, but it’s more often very fun. also ! Your first multi chapter? That’s awesome! I’d love to read it if you publish it you can tag me if I miss it.

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