#adventures in fanfic revision

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The Veil  |  Chapter 7  | Malicious Intent

Chapter Summary: An attack was launched on the city while Pac and his team were distracted. Now, they’re in a race against time to save the citizens.

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The background of this piece was made using a mix of photobashing screenshots from the show, whereas the foreground, characters and dragon were all hand-drawn.

[chaoticcutiewhirl]

I am very tempted to write a anthological Fan fiction about Skylanders and expand on the stories we have some info about but not all. Here are some of my ideas: Dino-Rang/Crash Bandicoot/Spyro & Cynder: These three together in the revisioning of the universe where its a little after the Legend of Spyro trilogy, Cynder and Spyro are being adorable until they uncover something. The world was recreated so they don’t really know what to think about what they found, which is a ruin. Is it a hold over from the old world? Is it a call to another Spyro and his friends? Well, they activate the portal and it releases something...

On two different sides, you have Crash recently winning against Neo-Cortex yet again but as the victory is had, Crash is suddenly whisked away through a portal, thinking its Neocortex’s doing. Meanwhile Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (Didn’t expect him huh) is visiting a village in search of a possibility of reuniting with his people. A portal opens though and out of fear of their new friend being hurt, a villager pushed Ty out of the way but fell into the portal, that being Dino-Rang.

Drobot/Drill Sergeant: A revision of his story would be similar to the story he had originally, a dragon who was more fascinated with technology before ending up on an island of tech. In this revision, it is not Terrafin who finds Drill Sergeant but Drobot, who while scavenging for parts finds the old robot intact and begins to work on him, the Arkeyan robot being onlined at the end causing a flashback for Drobot to watch.

Arkeyan Origins (Chop-Chop, Drill Sergeant, Crypt King, & Maybe another): So this version of the Arkeyans are somewhat different, kinda like the Combine from Half-life with the elemental origins being Undead and Tech as there would be more minor characters that are not skylanders in this story. Unlike the combine though, they are not conquerers, they are refugees from their world falling apart and they ended up in Skylands very shortly after its creation. And an enemy would be there, likely one of the cut skylanders we seen or a giant, leaning to cut character for a lot more content to play with. Ultimately Crypt King is damaged and Chop-Chop decides to save him by taking him to the underworld, leaving Drill Sergeant on the isle just for Drobot to find way later.

Sunburn: This one may be the darkest but this story idea ties into the first like the latter two connected. Sunburn wasn’t from Skylands in this revision idea, he was a creation made in a different realm. A few months after weird energies began to fluctuate, a scientist found a connection to another world, getting a dragon scale and with a part of a phoenix, began their dark expirements. Stretching the DNA of both beings until Sunburn was created, and when Sunburn was awoken, he did not have much to go off of but due to expirementation on the portal tech Spyro and Cynder have been doing with the help of other beings, Sunburn could tap into it. Sunburn is the first Portal Master and ended up in Skylands when testing out abilities, being scared by what he found, and began to drift between realms before coming back to Skylands, realizing, that is where he keeps being called back too. And the Traumatized fire lizard seeks out whoever is in charge to get answers about who he is. That person in charge being Spyro.

There are other characters I have in mind for possible stories but its mainly like the time of early Skylands so the only civilizations already sort of set up are the dragons and a few scattered ideas of others existing from a holdover of the previous world still are here. The Magic that created the new Skylands too created new life and one idea would be a Stump Smash story but still working on ideas for that. On the other hand it would mainly be aspects like this where it takes more of the Legend of Spyro Canon and apply it to Skylanders, doing my best to meld the series and possibly making something a little darker as you would see quite a bit more to possibly meld together and could tie into the aspect that Skylands is not in a normal universe setting but is a sort of shattered universe where life thrives in this corner of the multiverse but go beyond the unleashed magic that involved the ending of the Legend of Spyro Trilogy, and you will find something way more twisted in ideas.

[reyllos]

Chapter Summary:

The final day of filming goes off with a bang, and the wrap-up party spills more secrets than it should.

Fanfic Summary:

All Anthony Bridgerton wanted to do was to turn the highly acclaimed adventure romance trilogy of the decade, “The Sword and the Heart,” into a cinematic masterpiece. However, that task proved to be quite challenging when his leading actress, Kate Sharma, turned out to be the most unbearable woman he had ever encountered.

And perhaps, to make matters worse, when Colin and his so-called platonic friend Penelope Featherington started displaying such intense chemistry both on and off screen, fans started demanding a revision of the original story.

Chapter: 6/?

Word count: 44,920

Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV); Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn

Relationships: Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington; Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma; Eloise Bridgerton & Penelope Featherington; Anthony Bridgerton & Colin Bridgerton; Anthony & Benedict & Colin & Daphne & Eloise & Francesca & Gregory & Hyacinth Bridgerton; Simon Basset/Daphne Bridgerton; Penelope Featherington & Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma

Characters: Penelope Featherington; Colin Bridgerton; Anthony Bridgerton; Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma; Agatha Danbury; Eloise Bridgerton; Charlotte zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Charlotte Queen of the United Kingdom; Marina Thompson; Benedict Bridgerton; Violet Bridgerton; Portia Featherington; Mrs. Varley (Bridgerton); Thomas Dorset; Cressida Cowper; Will Mondrich; Footman John (Bridgerton); Daphne Bridgerton

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Hollywood; Hollywood; Humor; Fluff and Angst; trying to be more fluff than angst but there sure will be angst you guys know me; Angst; Happy Ending; Slow Burn; Romance; Slow Romance; Drama; DRAMA WITH THE CAPITAL D; I love hollywood aus because i love drama i'm sorry; it's gonna be a mess but we are going to have fun; I hope; trust the process and this crazy author; Colin Bridgerton Being an Idiot; As we know and love him; Jealousy; everyone seeing it before him; Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington-centric; Penelope Featherington Loves Colin Bridgerton; and ends up being his co-star; but not his romantic pairing; and all the drama that ensues; kate and anthony as the secondary pairing; Anthony Bridgerton Being an Idiot; Bridgertons Being Bridgertons; like the saying goes remember the times co stars had so much chesmitry they had dating movies; like old hollywood; colin as a famous actor; who doesn't realise his own feelings; kate and anthony being a nightmare on set; I will add tags for more characters and relationships as I write the story; Fluff and Humor; Fluff; Internet; Internet Harassment; Bullying; (not graphic or anything but internet people can be mean and so can co-workers); Self-Acceptance; self love and the journey to get there

[topazadine]

"How Do I Make Myself Start Writing?" (Tips to Get the Damn Thing Done)

Estimated Reading Time: 9 Minutes

I have complained previously about people telling newbie writers to "just write!!!" as if this helps at all. In that post, I was more assessing the reason why people ask how to start writing rather than the mechanics of beginning to write.

Now I am going to come back and give you some basic, nuts-and-bolts tips on how to actually start writing something.

In this post, we will discuss how to develop a good framework for writing. Because I am a plotter, not a pantser, I will be focusing on plotting rather than just going at it willy-nilly. This is just my opinion and my process, so some things may not apply to you; take what you like and leave the rest.

Here's the outline of what we will discuss. I will be including links to previous posts that cover each aspect in more detail if you need more advice on each step:

Plotting

Outlining

Titling Sections

Writing Out of Order

Getting Started by Section

Using Google/Word Comments While Writing

Tools for Motivation

Tools for Concentration

Tools for Revision

Plotting

When plotting, you are not coming up with a play-by-play; that is the outline. People often confuse the two when writing, which leads to them getting overwhelmed.

With a plot, you only care about these components:

The inciting event

The MC's goal

The summit or climax

The end

You can think of your plot as the elevator pitch you'd give to someone when explaining your story; it is a general overview of the piece.

So, if I was looking at my 100k+ fanfic, "A Tale of Two Citadels," I would describe it as this:

"Two Yamanbagiris get mixed up and sent to opposite citadels: one good, one bad. They then have to find their way back to their own home. Omokage steps in and cuts a hole in space-time to rescue his citadel's Yamanbagiri, bringing back Manba from the other citadel."

Now we can move on to the outline, where we figuring how to go from inciting event -> summit -> end.

Outlining

Outlines are tricky because if you add too much detail, then you get demotivated, as I have discussed in my Double Outlining method.

As I explain there, I like to come up with a very long outline, which contains everything I want to have in there, and then drastically cut it down to my actual planning document I use while guiding my work.

When I am outlining, I do not always use chapters, unless I am 100% certain that I will have exactly that many chapters. Instead, I organize things by different scenes.

Sometimes it's possible to use chapters; for example, if I have dual POVs and am switching back and forth every chapter, then the amount of chapters I have is mostly locked in. But if you're doing a single POV, you may find you need more or less than you expected.

Anyway, you'll start with these main components:

Beginning

Inciting event

Climax

End

And then go and fill in the rest. If you are using my Plot Mountain method for adventure stories, then it will look something like this:

Base Camp: Beginning.

Base Camp -> ABC: Lead-up to inciting event.

ABC: Inciting event.

ABC -> North Col: First challenge.

North Col: First break/plateau.

And so on ... you can read the Plot Mountain post for a better understanding of what I am talking about.

Once you have a basic understanding of each scene that will be included, it's time to develop your draft.

Titling Sections

I like to start out with headers for each section or scene, as this helps me know what I will need to work on.

It's easy to forget that your first draft is not your final draft and you do not have to use "Chapter 1," etc when doing it. In fact, I discourage this, because you may very well find you need more chapters, and then you get yourself confused.

Instead, consider using descriptive headers and organizing things by scene when you are writing.

This is an example of what I am talking about, from the first draft of the sixth part of the Eirenic Verses series, Poesy.

Those are the "titles" of each chapter. Once I was actually done with the book, I went in and fixed these headers into actual chapters.

This method is helpful because of what I will discuss next (writing out of order) and because it helps ensure that you're staying on track with your plot points.

If I have already done most of the writing and then realized that I need a new chapter, I make a new header, highlight the "Chapter" part, and then add a comment to it reminding me of what this scene needs to include.

I do not highlight the number of the chapter, because I may very well find that I need another chapter before this one. Then I'd have to renumber it, nuking my comment in the process.

In general, I try to keep all sections within about 200-500 words of each other (depending on how long the chapters are), unless there's an extremely good reason for a given chapter to be much shorter than the others.

This helps the reader know what to expect and how to pace themselves when they are reading. If they're just about to go to bed and say "one more chapter," and then that chapter ends up being twice as long as the others, they might be a bit annoyed.

Writing Out of Order

Sometimes you are stuck on a section for whatever reason; maybe you're not feeling it, maybe you need more research, maybe you're not quite sure where you're heading with it. And that's fine! Just don't let it demotivate you.

Write what part you're most excited about when you are most excited about it.

I usually write the beginning, the climax, and the end first. Then, I add the "sub-climaxes:" those smaller sections of tension, like a fight scene or whatever.

After that, I stitch them all together with the downtime scenes, which will have a bit of momentum but a slower pace.

In many cases, a downtime scene is combined with a moment of tension to make a full chapter.

Getting Started by Section

If I am very stuck on a particular section and just can't get myself to do it, I tell myself to write 200 words in the section, and if I'm still not feeling it, then I can stop and do another part, or give up for the day. In many cases, I end up continuing for a few more hundred words.

Even if I still give up on the section for the day, I have given myself to something to work on when I pick it back up again: I am not confronted with a blank page with no understanding of what I am supposed to do next.

Sometimes, if I am really, really stuck, I'll stop writing right in the middle of a sentence, which gives me an even stronger anchor when I'm ready to continue.

Using Google/Word Comments While Working

Google or Word comments are an immensely helpful tool while you are working, as they help remind you of things that you know you need to add but don't feel like doing right in the moment.

They don't have to be very long either, just enough to tell you that you still have some more work to do on this part.

Then, as you finish, you can either delete them or resolve them, depending on whether you want to remember what you had to fix. I tend to delete them, as resolved comments can still be visible on a completed Word doc when I send it to a beta reader.

Tools for Motivation

Word Count Spreadsheet. Keeping track of your work every day helps build intrinsic motivation and encourages you to keep going, even on days where you don't feel like working.

StimuWrite. I explained this in great detail on my other blog, but essentially it gamifies writing for you.

Pomodoro Method. You've probably heard of this already so I won't belabor the point, but it makes you work in 25-minute-ish chunks where you do nothing but what you're meant to be doing. Because I use Cold Turkey, I don't tend to need it, but sometimes I'm really, really distracted, and then I will put a timer on to keep myself honest.

Tools for Concentration

Cold Turkey. I don't see this get mentioned a lot by writers and I'm not sure why, as I literally use it every single day of my life. It blocks whatever websites you shouldn't be looking at so that you can focus on your work.

Binaural Beats. While binaural beats aren't some Hail Mary thing that makes you into a super genius, they can be helpful sometimes. You can find lots of versions of binaural beats on YouTube or your favorite music playing app.

Tools for Revision

Microsoft Read Aloud. I really like this tool for Word, though it does tend to butcher fantasy names (especially Uileac, I'm sorry honey). This makes it easier to catch typos or notice where you used the same word twice in a sentence. You can find this under the "review" section. Be sure to put it on normal speed or even below normal speed so that you can really capture missing words.

ProWritingAid. I will say that since I have started using ProWritingAid more frequently, I don't find as much value in it anymore, especially with the critique feature. They changed it recently so that it's not quite as thorough. Still, if you're a newer writer, you can definitely find benefit in its suggestions, particularly the "Inspiration" element. It is also good for letting you see an immediate overview of problems so you can just click on them and fix them all at once. I also like its sensory feature so I remember to actually add all five senses to my work.

Beta Readers. Yes, of course, beta readers are very helpful. But you need to find good ones! Ask if a writer on Tumblr that you like and admire will be willing to take a look at your work; they may say no, but there's no harm in asking. Fiverr can also be a good resource. I have found r/betareaders to be hit or miss. A lot of the beta readers on there are unexperienced and don't know what they're talking about.

And that's about it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

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However, there's a problem: Orrinir Relickim, a rough and tough fellow pupil who just can't seem to leave Uileac alone.

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[spotofmummery]

17. what was your first muse?

The year was 1991.

A 13-year-old me had just watched the credits roll on my first true JRPG - the Super Nintendo version of Final Fantasy II (now called Final Fantasy IV).

I was in love. But I was also sad about how the game ended.

I wanted to know more about the "antagonist," Golbez. I wanted a more in-depth redemption story, because even 13-year-old me was trying to redeem any and all anti-heroes I perceived. Something I've never grown out of. ;)

So, I did what any fan does when faced with an unresolved story line. I wrote fanfiction.

This was before the time of Internet or computers for me. So, my fanfic was hand-written on notebook paper. I think I still have the original draft in a box under my bed somewhere.

I didn't know the term "fandom," "fanfic," "AU," or "trope." I just wrote what my heart guided me to write as a young teen with a burning interest in an fairly undeveloped character. (Note: This was 17 years before The After Years, which I still have never touched.)

As I wanted to write a story of Golbez returning to the Blue Planet, I gave my version a human name, his middle name I claimed - "Benjamin." And thus Ben was born, my first muse, 30-something years ago.

When I eventually found the Internet in 1998, I discovered fanfic was a thing! I wasn't the only one who wrote stories like this! :O

One of the first things I did after I taught myself to make websites was painstakingly HTML-coded my hand-written fanfic to my Geocities. This has gone through several revisions, but still exists as Coming of the Darkstar.

Ben's adventures also continue as weekly updates in the Wayrift webcomic, which has been online and updated for over 20 years now.

I've rolled a Ben character in just about every MMO I've played over the years, including FFXIV. He's even showed up as a side character in Spot of Mummery several times as the sorta mysterious dimension-hopping mage that Amon just doesn't trust.

And so it goes!

-Send a Munday ask!-

[rubsjuice]

MAFA WRITING/EDITING COMMISSIONS 💯💯

I could use a little bit more income to pay for bus fares and emergencies, as I currently am pretty much living paycheck to paycheck, so I figured I should open writing commissions :)

dm me if you're interested!

rate = $0.07/word

500 word drabbles = $20

after the first 500 words, the 7 cent/word rate will be applied for the rest of the words

editing work = $20/chapter or short story

I'm good at character studies, short blurb descriptions (such as character profiles, blurbs when interacting with objects in adventure games and rpgs), dialogues and technical/academic writing. I can also do PT-BR//ENG translations.

As for editing, I am good at spellchecking, checking the flow and pacing of a story, and I have an eye for being pedantic and asking the questions that help locate plot holes and other things that make people say mean things to you.

You can see some of my (fandom) work [here] and [here].

Check READ MORE for do's and don'ts, and payment information :)

I WILL WRITE:

any of my current fandoms.

ocs.

sci-fi, fantasy, horror, historical, speculative biology or anthropology, and anything to do with worldbuilding.

shipping, including canon/oc and self-insert/your meow meow.

porn! (*some kinks may make me uncomfortable, so I won't be able to write for them)

I WON'T WRITE:

RPF, no exceptions.

some kinks (please ask me when commissioning).

action-heavy and superhero stories (i'm not good enough to promise quality work).

fanfic for works I am not familiar enough. Please ask when commissioning.

I WILL EDIT ANY KIND OF WORK.

I CAN REFUSE SERVICE FOR ANY REASON AT MY DISCRETION, EVEN IF NOT LISTED.

MAFA, HOW DO I GET MY MONEY INTO YOUR SWEET, SWEATY HANDS?

paypal, a signal corresponding to half the expected value before I send you your work for first revision, and the rest after the final work is sent, adjusted for any extra rate

[IF FROM BRAZIL] pix, 20% discount, direct conversion of the final USD total, same half-and-half as paypal.

[undertale-fic-librarby]

Featured Fic Friday!

Welcome to Featured Fic Friday! A day where I, or someone who suggests one, tell you about a fanfic that I really enjoy! Spoiler's under the cut! Today's featured fic is...

Sans Tumbles Through the Multiverse Headfirst by PapilioVolens (Teen And Up, Incomplete)

Sans has finally managed to fix the reset issue. It only required the deletion of a vital character. The barrier is broken, and time finally begins to move again. Recovery is slow, but Sans finds solace in his dreams. By the time he realizes his dreams of other universes are real, he has already grown attached to their residents. And then he's attacked at home and is thrust into the multiverse proper. He finds things very different from how he expected. His old friends don't recognize him, and some of them appear suspiciously older. It doesn't take long before Sans starts to suspect that he may have a larger role in the multiverse than he predicted. I wanted more Classic adventures through the multiverse, so here's my contribution. And cause I'm me, I can't help but try to make a saga out of it. Features Classic being Classic, strange multiversal mechanics, and a sleep-deprived author who 100% knows what they are doing I write ~500 words a day, so depending on revisions, each chapter should be posted within two weeks of each other. I post each as soon as they're done!

An ongoing story that's fairly long already, with a neat concept that I enjoy! Featuring a focus on Classic Sans, which is uncommon for a fic centered around AUs.

The author's characterizations are well written, & the relationships between the characters are fun to read! I'm curious to see where the story is going, & can hardly wait for the next update!

Spoilers ahead!

I think it's really interesting how the author has Classic having met some of the others in his dreams before, & am intrigued about where they're taking that specific plot point.

Not to mention, why does Classic experience pain when someone portals nearby or when he himself travels? Hopefully the author will reveal the reason soon, I'm very curious!

[rissynicole]

The End of an Era

Hello Invader Zim folks! 

For those unacquainted with me, I am a fanfic writer and sometimes-artist who mainly creates for the IZ fandom. I wrote a fanfiction novel titled A Parade of Indignities, which was actively being written and published between the years of 2017 and 2021. 

After I completed the writing for it in 2021, I spent the next year doing some revising and editing for it. It was kind of on-and-off whenever I’d find the time and energy to do it. It occurred to me recently, though, that I was revising the fic indefinitely. I was just never happy with it no matter what. I needed to give my project a deadline and then lay it to rest. The enemy of “done” is “perfect.”

So, over the last few weeks, I have wrapped up my little nitpicks, and have discreetly replaced the old chapters with the new over on AO3 and FFN. What is currently posted on both those sites is the FINAL draft of the fic. All edits, revisions, and rewrites have been finished. I leave the fic as is now: a symbol of where my writing ability was at between the ages 19 and 23. I’m still immensely proud of it, and I hope others enjoy it, too!

For those who have read the fic already: none of the fic’s actual storyline or major themes changed. Even rewrites were fairly minor. Probably the most notable thing I changed was Chapter 28, in which I rewrote, added, and removed some scenes while keeping the same ending.

That said, I guess I’m making this post because I realize the fic is old at this point. (Or I guess it’s old in fandom years? It’s so weird going on Tumblr and seeing people tag IZ art and fic as “fandom classics” when they were made in, like, 2019 or something.) Anyhow, I digress. 

If you’re an old reader, a new reader, or someone who just stumbled on this post with no other context, I invite you to check out my fic if you feel so inclined! It’s ZADF, it’s hurt/comfort, it includes some minor characters with major roles (if you like Skoodge, Larb, or 777, this one’s for you), and it’s completed. 

As I say a fond farewell to this longtime project, I want to welcome 2023 with all the potential it offers me to start on new writing projects. I can’t wait to start a new adventure. 💛

Archive of Our Own Link

Fanfiction.net Link

Masterpost, in case you would like to know more about the fic.

[auroraknux]

If it is okay to ask a second time: 🤲, 🎉 and 🧠 for the fanfic game? (if not pls just ignore this ask ;) )

Oh that's totally fine! (Barely anyone is sending anything anyway.)

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🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

If it gets a decent amount of attention, I guess. Lots of views, comments, and/or bookmarks. (Warmth and Safety once got recommended twice in the same Twitter thread, so I'd definitely consider that a success lol.)

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🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them.

You didn't give me a character, so I'll just pick the Bros lol. I love the really common idea that Mario protected Luigi from bullies growing up. (The movie even seems to support this!)

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🤲 Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

Sure! I considered posting something from the eel scene rewrite (which I can still do if someone asks!). But instead, here's a snippet from the post-movie fic where Luigi and Peach bond over cake and trauma.

Please remember that this is part of an unfinished draft, and will get revisions when/if it's finished.

(For a bit of context: Peach has baked before, but it's been a long time since then, and she's very rusty.)

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The timer dinged, shaking her out of her thoughts. She nearly forgot to use potholders when taking the cake out of the oven. Fortunately, she remembered before she could burn herself.

After the cake had a chance to cool, she tried a bite of it. It was crumbly, and fell apart at her touch. She frowned. What had she done wrong?

"Hey."

She whipped around, karate hands at the ready.

Luigi put his hands up. "Sorry, sorry! Didn't mean to startle you."

Peach relaxed. "It's fine." She smiled. "What brings you here? Where's Mario?"

"Mario's at his therapy appointment, so I'm by myself today." Luigi scratched his hand. "I'm…bored, I guess."

Peach figured it was more than that. She had noticed how the two were almost never apart. Apparently it had been this way since they were young, but they had become especially clingy after their adventure. Luigi was probably feeling anxious by himself. She could use the company anyway.

"I tried baking a cake today. It came out a bit…bad."

Luigi inspected it. "Hmmm…yeah, it looks a bit dry."

"A bit" was quite the understatement.

He stroked his mustache. "You might've used too much flour, or too little butter and eggs."

"Oh, was that the problem?" Peach smiled, an idea coming to her. "I have enough ingredients left to try again. Maybe you could help me this time?"

Luigi's face lit up. "Sure!"

Peach did genuinely want his advice, but that wasn't the main reason for doing this. She knew Luigi needed a distraction right now, and this seemed like the best way to do it.

The two set to work on the cake (after scraping the remains of the other one into the garbage). Luigi showed her how to properly measure the ingredients, and gave her other advice every now and then. Before long, they had another cake in the oven.

"Thanks for the help," said Peach. "Where'd you learn all of this?"

"My Ma. I've helped her out in the kitchen lots of times. I've always paid close attention to what she does. I want to be able to cook for me and Mario when we someday get our own place."

Peach smiled. She thought it was sweet how the brothers intended to stay together, even as adults. While she'd been raised alongside other children, she'd never had any siblings of her own. She wondered what it was like to have a bond like Mario and Luigi's. To have someone that had been by your side since birth, who understood you like nobody else. She was almost jealous of what they had.

"Thanks for letting me hang out," said Luigi.

“Of course. You're welcome here any time.”

The timer dinged.

Luigi grabbed the pot holders. "I'll get it!"

He opened the oven. His cheery face suddenly changed to one of terror. He screamed and scrambled backwards, bumping into the counter.

[harukadrawsthings]

This was something I originally programmed to revise in April but it kept delayed due to many reasons. There are particularly anguishing scenes that required a careful attention to retouch but I had to wait for the right timing to handle that given that the shock of Ash's departure from the screens was still fresh. However it's finally done before Christmas: "Another Step", still my most popular Satogou fanfic text, is now revised to version 3.0, featuring many significant changes on dialogues and sentences to be more on par with my current AU standards and that already have in mind the canon disclosure of the Journeys series. Additionally you can count with an improved English grammar for a better reading experience.

Given how the fanfiction texts revisions have less priority than the comic strips I have no deadline of when I can revise the missing texts that still didn't go through a new check-up! There's still a character directed ask reply I plan to publish before 24th December and the next part of "And So The Adventure Begins" comic is still under development. 😄 Hopefully it's ready before the end of the year, I thank for your patience in the meantime!

[✨☀️Soul(mate)s of Light Pokémon AU Master Post🌕✨]

Other texts already revised:

It Was You All This Time (+6000 words)

A Change of Routine (+24000 words)

Finding Toxel (+19000 words)

To be yet revised somewhere in 2024, by order:

The Foreigner

Therapy at the Park

The Flame of Battling

Tropical Re-Encounters

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Godon & Lanara's House (WIP)

In my LoZ fanfic, The Realm Walker, I've expanded Hateno Village by adding a new house and residents. Specifically Godon and Lanara, and their house is located on the hill beside Link's House.

Okay, yes, these are screenshots from TotK and my fic is (still) in BotW times (except for the post-Wind Waker one...). IDK, I think they may have built up this area some, I don't remember it being this hilly in BotW... Whatever, revising the area...

So if you head up the path up the hill by the tree next to the cooking pot at Link's House, the first thing you'd see when you get to Godon and Lanara's house is Godon's smithy. He's the village blacksmith and is described simply as a "burly, brown haired Hylian man with green eyes and a short beard". (More or less I'm kinda picturing the blacksmith guy from Age of Calamity but more serious looking). Also he's 47 years old and the second best blacksmith in Hyrule (the best is Rohan in Goron City).

Lanara is a witch, she's Godon's wife, and she's not Hylian. She's from a group of humans known as the Xhona (Sho-na) Tribe from the nation of Xilipi (Sy-lie-pie) which is west of Gerudo Desert. She has dark skin, round ears, purple irises, and raven colored hair, which she usually braids with colorful ribbons not unlike the Rito do. Oh and she's 70 years old, but given the lifespan of the Xhona Tribe, she's roughly 45 in "Hylian Years".

As far as everyone in Hyrule knows, there's no other lands out there, so Lanara keeps her true past hidden. She and Godon met when her parent's camp in Deya Village Ruins was evacuated after a Stone Talus showed up 25 years ago. Her parents came to Hyrule to keep an eye on things after Vah Naboris attacked Xilipi in the aftermath of the Great Calamity. (Fortunately for the Xilipians, they kept and refined the Ancient Sheikah Technology developed during the days of the Hyrulian Alliance and were able to relatively easily repel Vah Naboris.)

Godon and Lanara first appear in Chapter 6 of The Amnesiac Hero's Quest, and appear several times in the other fics in The Realm Walker.

Ignore the modern furniture... The bathtub is also used to wash clothes. The wall next to the forge is thicker to help dampen the noise.

Dahkal is their son, he's 23, and he's off adventuring in Hyrule. He appears for the first time in Chapter 6 The Ballad of Kass, (what a coincidence...), but will appear later in Shifting Tides of Fate.

A couple more images, angled so you can see the doorways better.

Closeup of the garden area, Lanara grows food crops in one side and ingredients for her potions and such. As a lot of the plants are super toxic, she has warning labels around the fence.

So, fun fact, the Ancient Sheikah Shrine in BotW was turned into the Hateno Village South Well. I was planing on having Lanara and Godon's Well sub for Zelda's Secret Well but since I'm leaving the Ancient Sheikah Shrines intact, the southern well is now this well here...

This is still a WIP but it shows the basic layout of the house which was my goal when starting. Of course, the inner hallway and storage have no access to ground level windows, so I'll probably add something of a second floor with windows letting in light to those areas. Don't know when I'll get to that though.

(Also another fun fact, the chimney on Link's House appears to be completely aesthetic. There's no fireplace or anything on the inside of the house lining up with the chimney on the outside.)

Also bonus fact...

So in BotW, this shed attached to Link's House is inaccessible. In my fic it's not, and Link has filled this tiny space with as much crap as he can fit in it (mostly weapons), he's a little gremlin hoarder...

[nsk96]

Writing Help pt.2

Part 2 because of the urge to hoard all the great writing tips on Tumblr like a dragon

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Ao3 skins and choose your own adventure

Writing your first chapter

How to ask for criticism

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[brandyxlynn91]

Galaxies Together- Chance Meeting (REVISED)

A revised version of the Chance Meeting chapter of my Shakarian fanfic

Garrus is on the hunt for rogue Spectre, Saren, when he runs into Commander Jane Shepard. They get off on the wrong foot, but something tells him he should trust her as he embarks on an adventure that will change his life even if he doesn't realize it yet.

[quintessenceofdust73]

My fanfic, “Defenders of the Multiverse” is a crossover story featuring the characters from three different versions of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Voltron Force, and Legendary Defender. Observant fans will notice that I put VLD’s Keith and Allura in a scenario similar to what DotU’s Keith and Allura faced in the Fleet of Doom movie. This movie was also an inspiration for the whole novel-length fic that I wrote. The movie has two different Voltrons teams teaming up for an adventure, specifically the Lion Force and Vehicle Force teams. My story details a team up of the heroic Voltron pilots of three different universes, with the primary focus on developing the young Legendary Defender characters.

“Defenders of the Multiverse” began as a VLD Plance fanfic, an AU which is a revised version of the “Clear Day” VLD episode. I decided to continue that story with a second chapter called “The Greatest Gift” which led right into my Multiverse crossover fic. The two Plance fics became official preludes to the larger storyline.

In “Defenders of the Multiverse” I also emphasized that Kallura is canon in both the DotU and VF universes. I think VLD Kallura shippers will enjoy both the Fleet of Doom movie and my fanfic. 😉 Besides the Kallura scenes, I really enjoyed writing the Keith vs. Lotor sword fights and the space battles.

Spoiler alert: the “Space Angel” character in DotU was referenced in this story along with the Omega Comet DotU storyline, so look for that when you’re reading.

[pigtailedgirl]

No Due South Revival For Me Thank You Kindly

Ranty Opinion Time

I do not want a Due South Revival.

Yall too old and there would have to be no Dief or new Dief and I just can't.

Yall too old to be cops, and I do not want to see Fraser moping in retirement or like Admiral Kirk or them trying to do policework or mentor. Cases and wit was a chunk of charm in OG, gonna be hard to master.

If you give em kids, the pairing factions lose out on their head hope canons. While the script before revision or a take maybe a year or so after could have bridged the loss of the adventure ending, or Fraser reuniting with Vecchio or Thatcher or even Frannie if that's the jam, that could have taken time to build out the story and give everyone due...problem is too much time has passed and people's preferences have settled. Fanfic is AU. New canon is just gonna open the can of worms on all fronts. And especially if it's with kids kinda mean something had to change or solidify for some pairs. Which at least OG did not.

American and Canadian relations aren't cute and funny anymore. The interplay and charm of contrast, I can't picture it.

[shadowthestoryteller]

Will you be selling the hard copies again?

Hey Anon!

Admittedly, I’m not really sure. I’d love to, but financially it always puts me in the hole. It’s also rather disheartening when I do, because I put a lot of effort and time into revision/formatting but last round of orders I only had four people order. Bless the people that did, I love yall, but with shipping and printing costs I have to charge like $50 for Over the River (530+ pages) and $30 for Off to a Great Start (250+ pages) to even break even. That’s just too much for a book. Are there cheaper printing services than what I’m using? Yes. But they have policies against fanfic.

While I’m completely destroying Clone Wars canon and the Bad Batch are turning more “Shadow-ized” than “canonical”, it’s still fanfic.

Adventures!AU is nowhere near as popular as it once was, something admittedly understandable due to breaks and the over saturation of bad batch content rn. And the sheer length of the series atm, it’s sitting at close to 500k. Those who have been with the series from the start and really want hardcopies already have them.

The lack of interest in the series outside of hardcore fans (whom I cherish) is a whole other can of worms that I won’t get into rn, but it’s still something deeply affecting me and messing up my motivation. Combine all that with burnout from both the series and my masters (which is finally finished)?

All that to say I don’t foresee hardcopies offered any time in the near future. It’s just too costly in both money and time.

For now my energy will be focused on finishing out the series, but even that’s gonna be a while. I’m talking easily 20+ years. With book 5&6 being decanonized, we’re only on book 3 of 15+. And book 3 is just on ch 22 of 66. I’ll be lucky just to hit my target deadlines with e-books (Wattpad) without looking at hardcopies😅

Sorry to disappoint anon, and sorry for rambling!