#I have 30k written tho

[charleslelurk]

Borderline of a Bad Idea by charleslelurk

WIP // Rated E

Carlos Sainz/Lando Norris Frat AU

"Lando." Oscar hisses. Lando slowly blinks his eyes open. He turns his head away from the wall to face into their dorm room and meets Oscar's concerned gaze. He is in his bunk against the opposite wall. "Lando, who is on the floor?" Lando frowns, brain taking a moment to catch up with Oscar's question. Then he slowly shifts closer to the rail of the bunk, and peers down at the carpet, a headache stabbing into the space behind his eyeballs as he does. There is Carlos, head pillowed on a red sweatshirt and turned away from Lando so all he can see is the mess of Carlos's windswept hair and the width of his broad shoulders as he sleeps on his stomach. "Oh, that's just Carlos." Lando looks up to meet Oscar's unchanged expression. "Who?" Lando closes his eyes again, ready to go back to sleep. "Carlos. My friend, Carlos." Or the one in which Lando finds himself in an extremely homoerotic situationship with a fraternity brother named Carlos Sainz

[winkle-pickers]

excuse me SPIDEYKAIBA?! PLS

Jay ilu thank you for always enabling my crossover hoe tendencies 😎

spideykaiba

A post-canon YGODM/Spider-Man crossover! The story begins with Shizuka moving to NYC for med school and rooming with Anzu, who is now an early-career dancer. The Kaiba brothers are also in NYC heading up KaibaCorp America, and predictably they have gotten themselves involved in some weird shit that may or may not have to do with SHIELD.

“I was on my way home from work. Street was totally blocked off,” Anzu said. “The cops didn’t want to let me through, but I managed to get a good look. Apparently most of the apartments were undamaged, we just got really unlucky.” “Woah.” “Yeah. The police officer said it was Spider-Man’s fault.” Mokuba frowned. “The NYPD don’t like Spider-Man very much. You have to take everything they say about him with a grain of salt.” “Thank God I had my laptop with all my homework,” Shizuka muttered into the vinyl tabletop.

“Priorities, both of you!” Anzu cried in frustration, smacking the diner table with her open palm. “Who cares about defending Spider-Man right now? He blew up our apartment. Which means we are homeless. Which means stop worrying about your grades for one second, Shizuka.” “Aw, you’re not homeless,” Mokuba soothed. “You can come stay with us.” “Oh, yeah, because we’re clearly your brother’s favourite people right now.” “My brother only has one favourite person, and that’s me. Everyone else is divided into people he hates and people he tolerates. You guys are still in the second category.” Anzu groaned. “I wonder if we can stay with Michelle for a couple weeks while we look for a new apartment? Is it too weird to ask? Maybe we can afford a few days in a hotel.” Mokuba finished drafting a text and hit send. The reply pinged back a moment later. “Yup. Nii-sama says you can stay with us. He’ll buy you new clothes and supplies and stuff too, to replace what you lost.” Shizuka lifted her head from the table, stunned out of her stupor. “What?” She craned over the phone to read the text exchange. Mokuba: anzu and shizuka’s apartment got blown up by spiderman last night can they stay with us for a while and can we help them replace their stuff thanks niisama you’re the best and i love you forever 💙🐉👍 Seto: Fine Anzu finished reading at about the same time Shizuka did and turned to Mokuba. “Has it ever occurred to you that you have a frightening amount of power?” “Yup,” Mokuba said again.

[shiroselia]

If anyone wonders how I'm doing, I'm starting to realise that I'm on the last stretch of writing QuintSum

Here's the current review:

I have 3 chapters left on the current arc (I should be able to get all of those done tomorrow, they're short and to the point)

Then I have One (1) long arc left, this is arc 9/12. It'll probably be somewhere between 14-24 chapters I have no idea. There's a lot to get through though, so it'll be Longer.

Then I have arc 10, which will be 7 chapters.

Then I have arc 11, which will Also be 7 chapters.

Then I'm writing the last arc.

Get ready fuckers, you never know when I might hit you with the Btw I finished QuintSum today the coming month(s).

[rivalmelty]

the order of the clocktower’s cerberus unit, save me. save me, the order of the clocktower’s cerberus unit.

[bright-and-burning]

FIC WRITER INTERVIEW

tagged by the beloved darlingsest dearest @vroombeams

How many works do you have on AO3?

12 (10 for f1)

What's your total AO3 word count? 49,323... oh wow. that's. more words than i realized.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

not gonna include non-f1 fics for this lol (but if 8 people wanna go give begging hands knees please kudos to bump it above my old ted lasso fic...)

begging hands knees please (394)

but my tracks are better (341)

dive down deeper still (330)

the light between the lines (308)

relax and catch the manic rhapsody (222)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

yes absolutelyyyyy i fiend for responding. i guess the first like. mildly successful fic i wrote (said ted lasso fic lol) got a LOOOT of comments, many of which kind of lent themselves to discussion post vibes? like, asking questions, noting foreshadowing, that kind of thing. not sure if that's a ted lasso thing, a multichapter fic in progress thing, a not pwp thing, or just the specific people who got invested in that fic thing, but i was sooo spoiled. got very used to people like picking out their favorite quotes and asking questions and inevitably having like, 4 or 5 comment long threads going back and forth. glorious. all that to say i always respond to comments bc so many of the first comments i got were engaging like that. and now there's less of that kind of comment (though i promise i appreciate all the comments i get!!!) but the habit stuck with me lol

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

that's been posted? none of them. lmfao. actually the three angst-bombs in my docs also have happy endings, i think. well i know for two of them; the third is like, essentially vent fic. so who knows how that ends. not me. it hurts Me too bad to write things that don't end very well. i just can't do it. i gotta put bandaids on the blorbos before the end or i'll die

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

i am the sappiest mf alive . this is like asking me to pick what's heavier, 10 pounds of rocks or 10 pounds of feathers. the light between the lines has the highest end point in comparison to the start point? but yeah. looking at all of these like ok u end in them getting together, u end in them getting together, u end ambiguously but they're cuddling, ur just soppy established relationship fucking nasty. etc etc

Do you write crossovers?

i haven't ever! well not according to what i think of a crossover, which has to heavily involve characters from said other universe, rather than just putting characters in an au. im not opposed but i have no idea what it'd be

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

i.... don't think so?? possibly on something long-orphaned from the early days of me writing i guess. but nothing i've noticed.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

fsdjfal yes. what does what kind mean... "dumbasses accidentally stumbling in a little too deep" is probably the blatant theme actually. oh fuck i probably should've added the under negotiated kink tag to my newest fic.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i know of??? would be baffled honestly if i did

Have you ever had a fic translated?

nope!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

no i haven't!! or not in the technical definition of that. a lot of my fic comes out of messaging other people and playing around w ideas collaboratively via kind of chat fic . and then turning that into prose. but that's the closest i've gotten. i'm not opposed tho

What's your all-time favorite ship?

all-time... i have been reading fic since i was like 9 years old . and i am incapable of living anywhere but the present, in terms of taste. so. god. all-time... they all serve such different purposes tho...... if we go on statistics i've posted nearly 30k of landoscar and like 20k of everything else combined so.

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

runners au... such a good fucking set of ideas. interweaving stories... unfortunately, i'm not really into maxiel a whole bunch anymore (even tho THEMATICALLY. it would fuck even harder now). and i think i went too hard on world building and lost the spark for writing it. which is super unfortunate. bc i do think it would fuck.

What are your writing strengths?

oh dear fucking god. atmosphere, maybe? ppl compliment that sometimes. paying really strict attention to the like. grounding of what's happening in the physical world???? squeezing in lots of detail without being overbearing, maybe?? (hopefully???)

What are your writing weaknesses?

prior to this month i would've said writing with any kind of speed. and then i wrote an 11k fic in a week and a 3k fic in a day. so im working on it. is it going to sound horribly narcissistic to say i can't think of any. wait that's a lie actually i just needed to think. i feel like my POV characters tend to all sound the same. in general i feel like there's not a whole lot of variety in my fic fjlsdjfals. also probably the aforementioned inability to not put bandaids on the blorbos by the end; i dont think im very good at like deep emotional complexity

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

ehhh. i don't do it. for a lot of the reasons kee said actually jfdlsajf.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

ok so i THOUGHT . it was . ahem. maze runner rpf. which is very funny on its own bc i dont think i ever read the books or watched the movies. i was just really really really into the BTS clips of thomas brodie sangster and . his name is NOT conan obrien. fuck. DYLAN. oh wait that's also a lie i watched the first one with a bunch of 20 year old boys while drinking pink whitney in college . my point still stands; i wrote it like 7 years before i watched the movie. it's still up on ao3 it's just very much so orphaned and also Really Really Really Terrible. and i don't remember the title. i was like 13 ok.

none of which matters bc i recently experienced extreme flashbacks to the fact that i wrote 5sos rpf first. and i was into reading the gay shit (and wanted to get into writing it) but i entered a fic exchange and got a Y/N girlie. so i wrote Y/N fic. for someone else. i think that was posted on wattpad??? i couldn't even tell you which 5sos guy y/n was going on a date with. that was ten years ago 😭

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

soooo many except lando n oscar's voices come so easily to me now that every time i try to write something else im like jesus christ this is so fucking hard and for what. i have a r63 (the BOTH of EM) markoscar fic that would be nice to finish. someday. if i can figure out mark webber's fuckass voice. or that ancient 2019 rookies wip that actually i think was the first thing i ever talked to m @glasscushion about. i want to exploreeeeeeee. but im scared it'll be bad 😔

What's your favorite fic you've written?

the light between the lines for suresies. even when i hate everything i've ever made and want to like, delete my blog and tear down my ao3 and set fire to my laptop. im still proud of it? it's a very weird dichotomy when that feeling hits, lemme tell u. it's just so different from everything else i've ever finished/posted. it accomplishes everything i set out to do w it, and it came together like it already existed in the world, and someone just needed to commit it to paper. it made people CRY. i've never done that before! (well i have but not. in a 'i wrote something cool' way.) there's real growth, and a real world behind it... idk. also some people really liked it and said such nice things abt it that EYE cried. so . <3 (god fucking willing it someday passes that ted lasso fic in kudos. please.)

zero pressure (like so zero pressure it's negative pressure. i've created a vacuum.) tagging @foggieststars @leclercenjoyer @wewentcarracing @userkritaaay @its-all-papaya and @mecachrome <3333

[tiramisuucakeee]

guys i may have written a heeseung fanfic with over 30k words, i fear i went overboard w it, this is the prompt tho!!!

LET ME COOK GRR

[rweoutofthewoods]

Serious question not hating, I have been reading ur jegulus stories since foreverrrr and I have noticed that in the newer stories James is becoming this major loser who’s like about to cry and panic every five seconds and I was wondering if this is just like what James is now in general? because I read this other story (fbi agent smth killer Regulus smth) where Sirius smacks him for dating Regulus in front of people James starts crying LOL is this who James is now? Just someone who gets tussled around? is there a reason why he’s begin written like this? I’m not talking about “ men don’t cry” but more of a “why is he so spineless and pathetic now” idk it feels like James character in general is kinda of an empty vessel a lot of the time, in a lot of fics he’s this go happy go luck guy with god like spinelessness that is amusing to read like in “young blood” where even tho he’s supposed to be “bad” and in juvie he’s still not cool ? Or baddie? he’s just George Costanza like when Regulus goes “failed suicide attempt// you’re a liar” and James just wants to throw up and is having a nervous breakdown, In general it’s like Regulus is this major badass with an attitude and cutting words while James twirls his fingers nervously waiting for him to come home aka prey. Please please tell me your thoughts and don’t take this as hate I’m a big fan of your work

Hmmm I can see your point but I’m going to kindly disagree. Firstly, I’m not sure James and badass have ever been totally synonymous when it comes to his character. Like he is not weak whatsoever, but reg was always the one who was meaner, sharper, out getting himself killed to get the horcrux, so on. And honestly I think my James can be a bit mean and sharper than a lot of characterizations? I find it a bit funny actually because you can never please everyone, I’ve been told I make my James TOO mean.

I don’t believe my James has changed much at all. Look at anti-hero the first jegulus I ever wrote, and think about all the times James was a wreck in that too. His character only changes for plot reasons and to further a story. Also mind you, literature is more complex than just the words on the page. I had to deal with this when I wrote ppp too, that people didn’t fully understand that limited POV is LIMITED!! And a limited POV means that just because the character thinks of themselves a certain way doesn’t mean they’re seeing reality. They only know what it’s like in their own head. Also, my regulus has always been a mess too. That boy hates himself and has his fair share of breakdowns.

3 points:

1. Prey is a WIP with like 30k words or something? In fact we haven’t even seen as much of James yet, and I thought it was clear that Reg is the one out being badass because he’s free to since everyone thinks he’s dead. Voldemort tried to kill James and Harry and I’ve said that James’ Order duties are limited because he has a target on his back.

2. Youngblood James is extremely traumatized? Trauma and having a panic attack does not equal weak or spineless. Him freaking out in a stressful situation does not make him any less capable. PLUS limited POV!! We haven’t gotten to Regulus’ parts yet, and seeing James through Reg’s eyes, he’ll look different than James sees himself.

3. I have a lot of current works that I don’t think fall under the category you’re placing them under. I don’t expect you or anyone to have read them all, but Save Your Soul James is prob more of the badass James you’re looking for. Eoitv James is a bit of a bitch who gives as good as he gets. James was probably TOO mean in wck, and antipathy which I didn’t write that long ago. So let’s not make generalizations.

Anyway I can’t and won’t speak on anyone else’s choices or characterizations, but a character is not an easy thing to fully grasp when you’re writing them. Idk if you write yourself, but mind you a lot of jeggy authors are young or teenagers and deserve all the love and support as they grow and write however they want. Ofc as a more traumatized James characterization becomes more popular sometimes we’ll swing from one extreme to another.

I saw your second ask and I know you mean well and aren’t trying to seem rude, don’t worry. so I send you nothing but love.

However I love all u guys so much but I feel like every month or so I find myself having to back up and explain my writing or choices. And I hope I don’t sound like a conceited bitch, but I do know I’m decent at writing. Like I’m really good at understanding every single choice I make, ESP when it comes to characterizations. That’s always been my strength. I always know exactly what I’m doing and even if not everyone agrees with it, I can and will back up every choice I make in a fic because a lot of thought goes into every word. It is a little frustrating to often feel like I need to explain myself.

(Sorry last note I’m editing in to add: I’m the author and that means I’m in control, which means that for all the countless hours and all nighters I’ve spent writing, it is my right to write however and whatever I want. And it’s totally ok if you disagree with my characterization!! That’s your right too! but I can’t and won’t shape him to every person’s wants and whims. He’s my James and he belongs to me. Sorry I hope this doesn’t come off as harsh, I have no animosity I promise and I’m not trying to be, I know I come off as brash sometimes and I never mean it that way.)

But I know u don’t mean badly, and that’s not directly at you. Much love and happy Friday xx

[keets-writing-corner]

I read the lucilith thing you wrote. Holy shit. It took all day, and there's only two fucking chapters but it took all day.

I've never read anything that felt so "canon," that's the only way i can put it. It felt just like it was written into the script of a far away season in the actual show.

You're insane at writing bro. I don't rlly know much abt you but I was able to find this blog and I js wanted to let you know (hope you find this ig) how fucking good that story is.

Can't wait for chapter 3.

If I had time to draw rn I'd be drawing a huge bearhug to the anon symbol, maybe later today tho?👀

[obligatory link to fic if any followers of mine have missed it]

Anon this is THE BEST start to my day! WTF THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! It warms my heart that people like you are enjoying my writing so much!

Yeah I... have a bad habit of making projects way to big for my own good. I JUST HAVE SO MANY IDEAS DAMMIT in the past I've solved that issue by going, "this fic can only have x amount of chapters" and that's worked. This time I told myself only 5, and my brain just went "but no word limit right?" and now it's starting to look like each chapter is going to be 20-30k words 💀 and each one is taking me about a month to complete... I actually started writing chapter 1 end of january, start of february and I only posted it end of february. Chapter 2 similar thing... BUT so many people are really enjoying it! So it's worth it right?

hey

hey

you

come closer

you want a sneak peek of 3? This is about a page into the start

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High pitched ringing was all Lilith could perceive at first. Eventually, as time passed, she became aware of more things. The air smelled foul. She was laying atop something soft, but underneath the soft layer was the hardest rock she’d ever felt. As far as sounds, it seemed like there was a faint rumbling in the distance, but nothing extravagant. 

Blearily, she managed to open her eyes. 

Lilith was face to face with Lucifer who seemed to be unconscious, just as she had been moments ago. The soft layer she was on was his wing, with another one lying limp on top of her. 

She sat up slowly, groaning. Her body ached and her joints felt sore. The wings that were on top of her, slid off. 

There was something grey drifting down from the sky, and apparently, she and Lucifer had been laying there long enough that a thin layer of it had started to build up on them. Well, mostly Lucifer. Up until now, she had been safely shielded by his wings. 

Lilith gave him a nudge, “Lu, wake up,” she told him before moving to stand herself. 

The sky was a deep blood red. Any clouds that formed were either grey or black. The ground too, the harsh rocky terrain she and Lucifer were on was also a dark grey. It was now that she realized, she and Lucifer were dead center in a crater of sorts. 

That’s when the previous events all rushed back to her. Heaven attacked them and cast them down into, what was it the elders called it? Hell? Lucifer desperately shielded and protected her from the vicious onslaught and then from the impact of the fall itself. 

Now with the full context, Lilith rushed back to Lucifer who still remained on the ground, “Lu?!” Lilith pushed back the wings that were covering his body, and unveiled multiple wounds from heaven’s attack. The blood had long since dried, and Lilith realized she too was covered in Lucifer’s blood. His wings were also covered in his blood as heaven viciously skewered them to prevent him from flying back out. His once flowing robes were all but tatters barely clinging to his form.

Panic now fully setting in as she realized he looked even worse than when he had fallen from heaven and wasn’t even stirring, not even a little. She couldn’t even hear him breathe raspy breaths like he had last time.

“Lu! Say something!” Lilith immediately cradled him. 

His head immediately rolled back limply as she pulled him to her. Lilith needed to readjust her grip on him in order for his head to lean against her torso gently. 

He had protected her… From everything. But the final blow had been the fall. If what little Lilith had experienced from the fall due to his protection had been enough to temporarily knock her unconscious and make her sore then… What must it have felt like to take the full brunt of it?? 

Tears began to build up in her eyes as she recalled him assuring her that she’d be okay. He had been unable to stop the crash, so he did everything he could to make sure she was going to be safe. Suddenly, it made sense why he had repositioned himself underneath her, to cushion her fall with his own body. 

“Lu?!” she called again, “Lucifer!” 

He remained still and unresponsive. 

Lilith’s breath hitched in her throat. He couldn’t be- he wouldn’t- this couldn’t have… killed him??? 

Lilith pulled him tighter to her, choking back tears and shook with rage against heaven. Why push her and him into that crevice?? All this because he wanted to help her and Eve but that was against the rules apparently?? Weren’t they supposed to be good?! Weren’t they supposed to be kind?! And what could she have done while the elders attacked? She had been powerless to help! Worse… They used her to lure him into the hole. As Lilith held him and choked back sobs, it occurred to her that he still felt warm. 

The faintest, slightest bit of hope fluttered in her, and she pulled away to get a better look at Lucifer. He still was completely still, and unresponsive but… maybe…

Lilith leaned her ear against his chest, hoping for what seemed to be the impossible. 

Faintly. 

Very

very 

faintly 

She could hear it. A heartbeat. Even fainter, she could hear a weak rattling breath from deep in his chest. 

He was alive…

He was still alive!

Lilith pulled him into a hug, cupping the back of his head and holding him tightly. Her tears now weren’t from grief but relief. “You’re going to be okay,” she whispered to him, “It’s going to be okay…”

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anyways, this was an absolutely LOVELY start to my day ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ would love to talk to people about it if they want

thank you so much for coming to find me and leaving me this lovely comment!

[hopetorun]

I would like to get to know my local fic writer hopetorun! Specifically, I would like to know 1, 8, 11, and 76 and 77 for home by now!

1. Do you prefer writing one-shots or multi-chaptered fics?

one shots for sure! i haven't posted something as multi-chaptered in the traditional style (one chapter at a time) since like ... my fanfiction.net/star wars message boards era. my current writing process and the way i want my stories to pull together just doesn't lend itself to that posting style, which is what it is though i do think it's a really fun way to build community.

8. Do you prefer the beginning, middle, or end of a story?

i love writing beginnings! i love establishing a setting or a world and getting all my characters into their little situations. i basically can't start writing a story until the opening scene or moment plops itself into my head fully formed. please always imagine me as the me sowing/me reaping meme but it's me sowing tantalizing little tidbits into my beginnings and then furiously trying to make sure they're all tied up at the end.

11. Link your three favorite fics right now

what if i want to link more than three. what are you going to do about it. anyway here's some fics i've been thinking about a lot!!

ain't it easy? by stereobone (masters of the air, buck/bucky, 30k, e, definitely read the tags) which was just such a satisfying read for me. bucky is down so bad. he's trying so hard to have his shit together. great use of sex to move the character arcs forward.

peacetime like a liminal space by mercess (masters of the air, buck/bucky, 17k, e) in which bucky is such a mess. very sweet tho. i love love.

the chimneys hardly ever fall down by redbelles (masters of the air, marge/buck/bucky, 10k, e, wip) which is only two chapters but i read those two chapters and have been frothing at the mouth ever since. author if you're seeing this please know that i am lying awake at night thinking about this story.

The Greatest by wearemany (matthew/pomo, 12k, e, wip) ... what am i supposed to say here. i feel like if this is your bag you're probably already reading this story but yk. i sure am enjoying it.

laundry and taxes by @bropunzeling (matthew/leon, 10k, e) universe-swapping my beloved!!

76. Did you have any ideas that didn’t make the final cut of [Fanfic Name]? 

ooh the original version of home by now (the one that existed in my head, not one that ever got turned into words) leaned a lot harder into the complicated legacy vibes with matthew and keith! i'm a little bummed i didn't thread it through well enough and ended up choosing to axe most of it rather than expanding on the theme. i would really like to write something that explores the complicated emotions around legacy and being surpassed by your kid/surpassing your parent and idol.

77. Do you have a favorite scene you’ve written from [Fanfic Name] story/chapter? 

it's the scene in leon's kitchen but it's also just every scene with matthew and chantal. sorry to be predictable.

[alienaiver]

does any of my fellow writers or readers wanna vibe-read (and minor-minor beta read but thats not a requirement since im confident in my general grammar etc and vibe / general thoughts are more important) my sfw disabled/chronic pain reader insert shinsou fanfic of a fever dream? its currently standing at 30k ish and not even finished, so absolute no stress abt being a fast reader!!

bonus if ur disabled urself in some capacity and able to pick up on my presentation and whether or not i end up making it too vague instead of relatable! tho not at all a requirement! the disability/diagnosis will not be specified, but as i suffer from pots/heds/fibromyalgia myself, those will be the type of experiences i draw from(but dont limit it to). reader is also described as using mobility aids, but it is as a whole described under 'dynamic disability'.

short summary is chronic pain reporter!reader is shinsous self-proclaimed biggest fan, and has a fan twitter about him. they (accidentally) post horrendously ugly pictures of him (if zoomed in) which his friends always does and makes fun of in a groupchat. on a drunken night he dm's the twitter account and a blooming relationship ensues, a will-they-wont-they back and forth as reader learns to let someone in and shinsou learns that he is lovable and worthy. it has minor elements of chatfic and some homemade art included of the horrendous, zoomed-in shinsou faces.

its a slow burn (estimate is 8-9 chapters of ~5-7k words per chapter) with a gender neutral reader in a timeskip world that is semi-canon compliant up until the war. chapter 1 thru 5 are all finished, whereas ch6 is 90 ish percent finished and the last ones are drafted and completely planned, with in-between scenes written down as well.

if youre at all interested send me a dm or an ask and we can discord or google doc it out :3 i have literally zero expectations except u sharing ur own thoughts so no technical knowledge, personal writing experience or anything needed. ive been working on this for a year and i feel im staring at it blindly at this point so a fresh perspective would be nice i think!!! i also dont mind if multiple people wanna do this, since ill just receive more feedback!!

if youre not interested in reading but wanna help me get the word out, id appreciate a reblog but not required 🥺✨

[alder-saan]

Hi! Here is my semestral post.

Quick update for the Carterwood fic: I'm still writing it.

Now I finished my Uni year (and I performed great in my exams), I can write again, and that's what I'm doing.

Chapter 1 is finished (not proofread), chapter 2 is being written, and I wrote parts of chapters 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

I have the entire story in my head (tho I still have to set some things up)

It's long because It'll be between 15k and 30k for each chapter (the first will be around 15k, the second prolly a bit more from what I've written in it so far, and the 4th... well let's say I've already written 17k of it and it's just 2 scenes)

Anyway

All of that to say I haven't forgotten

[oddinary4bts]

Hiiii, guess whose new toxic trait is starting stories but never finishing them bc ✨feelings✨ side eyes my copy of a court of wings and ruin that I haven’t touched since I reached a climactic point like a month ago and the fics on here I binged knowing full well they weren’t finished 🙋🏽‍♀️

All that to say…that same person mayhaps just binged chasing cars even tho I told myself I would finish sinful lust first 😭 It’s literally so good, I wanted to tell you I’m obsessed before I hit whatever trigger it is that will make me hold off on finishing it for the foreseeable future 😬😂

I’m as down bad for these jk POV’s you’re doing as he is for oc. I LOVE a good pov shift and his are the best!! They’re so…wholesome??? He talks about tae being a romantic but I think his heart is trying to make him one too. Perhaps love at first sight 👀 but deny deny deny. That’s my kind of angst/slow burn 👌🏽 there’s a lot of talent on this site but there are just some writers who stand out to me and you’re definitely one of them. You have an amazing talent and we’re so lucky you want to share it with us 🖤 got my heart beating as fast as Jk’s when reader does something cute 🤭 I would love to make wild theories but I think what I like most about your writing is I just feel so content to be along for the ride?? Maybe it’s because you seem to have so much written before you start releasing but I just fully trust the process every single time

Anyway… guess I should be off to talk to my therapist about my commitment issues 😂👋🏽😘

Oh one last thing, the universe is sick of my toxic shit bc legit one of the series I binged knowing full well it hasn’t been updated in over a year…within a week of me reading the author updated. Like a 30k chapter at that!!!!! 😳

ACOWAR!!!!! YOU HAVE TO FINISH MY DUDE!!! Silver flames is so so so so good😭 like don’t get me started on Azriel bc we’ll be here until she releases the next book fr

I’m happy you’re obsessed!! I hope you won’t hit a trigger that makes you stop reading🥺🥺

Oh yes his heart is definitely trying to make him a romantic rn🤭 it definitely was love at first sight for him but he doesn’t realize it all! I’m glad you like his povs✨

Oh thank you so much for saying I stand out🥺🥺 I really try to write the entire stories before I start posting bc if I don’t I feel like I’d never finish them. So that way it really is just a ride for you guys - if you wanna tag along, that is😌

And don’t worry about the commitment issues, I totally get it hahaha

A 30k chapter😭 that’s sick tho we thank you for your service🫡

Oh and also I hope you finish sinful lust one day even tho it’s really angsty🥹

[sleepymccoy]

ask game, 18 and 19?

18. Most words chapters for one fic or one shot?

Longest one shot I've ever written is easily an intimacy a surprise, which is sitting at nearly 30k words and 19 chapters and currently has a sequel in the works, wip is 16k long right now.

30k tends to be my stopping point for long fic. Of course, I did manage 50k at nano, but I've changed the plot a bit there so the rewrite will be interesting. I'm finishing uni before I pick that up wholeheartedly again tho

19. Have you ever made an OC?

I have never for fanfic. Fairly often a fic will require new characters to function (like, just encountering strangers) and I'll throw together a few details and write the scene then move on. They are functionally irrelevant though

I have written a tonne of OCs for other things in my life. I play DnD, they're full characters. I also write my own stories, and have a whole slew of original characters for that. I'm currently living in Abe's brain to figure out what exactly he wants from his romantic life, he's asexual and probably aro as well but I'm not fully sure so I'm sitting in that rn. He's absolutely more focused on work, but the bloke who has a crush on him is willing to meet him there. So I need to know what Abe thinks he wants, what actually wants, and how he can get to some place that allows some kind of emotional intimacy.

[stonecoldhedwig]

Are you continuing December Valentines?

Hey anon!

Yes, I will be continuing December's Valentine - I have about 30k of it written.

Unfortunately, I am currently writing my PhD thesis which means that I have about 3 minutes to spare and for the sake of my mental health, I'm spending them rotting in an armchair reading the worst romance novels that Kindle Unlimited has to offer.

Hopefully the fic will be finished before I leave this mortal coil tho x

[recurring-polynya]

Writing/Art Update 2.12.2024

👏I 👏had 👏a good 👏writing week 👏for once!👏

I finished Chapter ?10?

I wrote ✨7702✨words!

I sort of figured out a title--I haven't finalized it yet, but I've got about six variations on a phrase that I'm rolling around trying to figure out which one I want to use. They're all better than "Ductwork," which I had all but resigned myself to using

I even drafted a story summary? It could probably use some polishing, but it's not even terrible

Chapter ?10? came out to 8668 words, which is an ideal chapter length. I might tweak the chapter opening a little, but there's no point in stressing about it until I've actually written Chapter 9, so I feel like I earned the checkmark for that as last week's goal.

The big thing I have left to do is to fill in the chunk from Chapter 8 to Chapter 9*, where Chapter 9* will probably be two chapters. At this point, I'm just trying to write it based on filling a day and a half of story-time, and then I'll worry about how many chapters I have to chop it into. My guess is that this is all going to take between 20 and 30k words, of which I have written 10k (spread over a number of non-connected scenes, most of which are about Byakuya, even tho this fanfic is not about him, a thing I have to keep reminding myself). This is one of those things that is either I'm just going to do, and the ideas will show up when they are required to, and it will be fairly easy OR I will have no ideas and it will be agonizing. I feel like a grizzled cowboy muttering "we can do this the easy way...or the hard way" except I don't get to pick, it's just that one of them is going to happen.

The little thing I have left to do is the epilogue, which, for some reason, I had budgeted at 5k words, but that's absurd. I looked back at the epilogues to Between Tides and Call Me Back, and they were, like 1-2k, which is more like what I'm looking at here. In any case, the epilogue isn't even important to the story. It ought to be fun to write, so I'm leaving it for last for a treat, and if it's not fun or easy, it's not even strictly necessary.

I temporarily gave up on my daily art thingie. The theme for February has just...not been very appealing to me. I watched a tutorial on doing collage early in the week, and I tried to talk myself into trying it, because perhaps, I would find that something rewarding in the activity, and then I realized that I had energy and drive that I wanted to put into my fanfic, and I can do exploratory art activities later.

Anyway, for my own record-keeping: the Part B document is at 35,175. My estimate for overall workcount right now is at 85,085. Novel territory, baby!

[lilolilyr]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗

Oh thank you so much for this ask! But this is so hard to say, which is why these have accumulated in my ask box for ages xD

I think for my absolute fav, as seen in my header gif, I'll still have to say Andromaquynh "In Your Stead", or the Just You And Me series it's part of! It might not be my longest fic but it is one of my longfics and the one I just, idk, put the most heart into? I worked a lot on that one and it's still very dear to me <3

main fic 30k M, series 50k T-E

For places 2-5 it gets way harder to decide! I guess I'll have to cheat and look through which fics I've tagged 'author's favorite' xD

Ohh I definitely adore my Star Trek University AU, it's basically my time at uni except Better and Queerer? xD

It's technically unfinished but it doesn't have a cliffhanger or anything and you can read them as standalones, idk whether I'll ever get back to actually writing for it tho I do have some small drafts and ideas

10k rated T-E, Milippa and KiraDax(Kahn)

And another Star Trek fic comes to mind, I haven't actually reread it in ages and don't remember it well but I remember that I really loved it back in '21!

Milippa, 10k, rated T, no warnings

Oh, and back to Andromaquynh, also a University AU and I think my longest ever fic even when counting series?

50k, rated T, no warnings

Ohhh and then there's my first ever GM fic! There's just something about the first fics I write when getting into a new fandom, especially when I write them right after watching the film they're for for the first time, they always have a special place in my heart!

Floreleine, 7k words, starts rated T and has a skippable E-rated part