#also the fact that i haven't really worked on my asoiaf wip in like 10 years 😭

[nobodysuspectsthebutterfly]

What do you think is going on inside Robert Strong's helm? Is he 100% necromagic puppet, or is there still some notion that he is Gregor Clegane in there?

Even though I don't think Gregor has his own head inside his helmet anymore, I'm pretty sure he can't entirely be a "necro-magic puppet". Muscle memory, spinal memory, all that physical essence is still there. And Qyburn's necromantic theory was that some part of the soul still survives after death, so however he was able to bring Gregor back to life, I think there is indeed some part of his soul still in there too.

We'll have to see Robert Strong in action to see what that means, though. Whether it's something as clear as in one of my favorite fics (with actual Robert-Gregor POV and trigger warnings for that), or whether it's more like in my own long-delayed WIP where his "voice" could possibly only be in the viewer's mind, well, I just can't know for sure. Though I am certain that whatever it is, it will be as creepy as hell.

[rookamell]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

thank you @flowersforthemachines for always tagging me in these! They make my day every time! Also @serensama and @hightowerqueen i hope you see the edited tags!

How many works do you have on AO3?

12! I'm relatively new to actually publishing my fic. I only published the first one last July

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

180,854

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Just Sweet Enough, Other Plans for the Evening, I Think of You, By Firelight, Pawn to F4: King's Gambit. Granted, not a lot of kudos, but I'm still proud of the writing :)

4. What fandoms do you write for?

That I've published? BG3, Dragon Age, ASOIAF

That I have not published? LOTR, Stormlight Archive, Discworld

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do! I try to respond to all of them, because each comment is a balm to my soul, a blessing, a chorus of angels singing to me from the heavens! Especially if I get feedback

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

it's definitely Familiar Territory. I don't really write angsty endings sorry my life is hard enough as is. I need true love to prevail and a nice sunset for my blorbos to ride off into.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Most of them have happy endings as per the last question. I think it's a tie between One Small Freckle and Just Sweet Enough.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Nope :)

9. Do you write smut?

I have exactly one smut fic published which is I Think of You which turned into the most awkward, least enticing smut I've ever beheld with my own two eyes and I partly blame my inexperience and partly blame the two idiot characters I was writing about. I do write more smut than will ever see the light of day because I'm just not confident enough about it.

10. Do you write crossovers?

No, I tend to hyperfixate so it's difficult for me to have two sets of characters in my head at once.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I've had a poem stolen but not a fic as far as I know

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

No I haven't! It sounds fun in theory but my writing and time I have to do it in are so sporadic I think it would be hell trying to do.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Fitzloved

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

In the Wake of Saving the World

16. What are your writing strengths?

I've been told consistently that I get character voices down very well. Which is honestly my favourite type of compliment to get because character voices are super important to me. I want to get to a Joe Abercrombie level of perfecting character voices. First priority is always to write in a way that makes people go 'he would absolutely fucking say that'.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

everything else I'm trying to get better at writing action scenes. I also think I'm not wonderful at pacing but we're getting there I hope.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I always think in theory it's a cool idea but I've never actually found a place where it truly works better than just... saying the characters are speaking in a different language? Maybe the only exception is LOTR fics, I've seen elvish done really well. Other than that, I only speak one other language and maybe two other people in the world speak it so there's really no point. On top of that I don't want to get syntax and grammar wrong so I'd rather just explain that characters are speaking in a different language. I have nothing against other people doing it tho! :) in fact I really enjoy seeing other languages in fics. As for writing fics in another language... like I said there's maybe five other people who speak my language and I doubt they're reading fanfics lol.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Published was ASOIAF. The first time I wrote fanfiction in general was when I was nine and desperately in love with Legolas so I made a self-insert oc for LOTR. Before knowing that's what Inwas doing.

20. Favourite fic you've written?

That's tough. I think it goes to One Small Freckle because I love the imagery and the prose I used in it I think. But that's a tough question.

Ok! Tagging whoever wants to join in on this and also @corvus-frugilegus @haedia @saessenach and @pixiedurango if you want to!

[em-writes-stuff-sometimes]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

I wasn't tagged directly, lol. I'm doing it anyway, though!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

I have 12 works on AO3!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

390,129 words, at present.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently (and I suspect forevermore): House of the Dragon. Previously: Harry Potter (back before JKR was a massive cunt).

4. Top five fics by kudos?

dōnus riñus (sweet girl) (3,417) gevivys (beauty) (2,971) ñuhus prūmȳs (my heart) (2,276) ilībītsos (little slut) (1,881) darilaros (princess) (883)

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes, I do! I like to thank people for reading, plus it satisfies my odd-number issue (they make me weirdly uncomfy). When people take time out of their day to leave me a message, I want to make sure I'm recognising that and letting them know that I appreciate it.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Yikes. I think it's the Harry Potter one, where I have Harry and Hermione marry and have a kid during the war, and they both die in the Final Battle and Ron ends up taking the kid to visit their grave.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I think that pretty much all my terms of endearment fics have happy endings - or near enough for ASOIAF-verse!

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Weirdly enough, no. I'd resigned myself to it given the themes and content, but people are weirdly accepting of it. I sometimes get strange comments (like someone who keeps insisting I make Daemon cheat with Rhaenyra), but they aren't hate, just... odd.

9. Do you write smut?

Yes. Feels like that should be overemphasised, haha. My writing is diiiiiirty.

10. Craziest crossover?

I haven't written any crossovers! If I were to do so, I'd probably do a 'Daenerys teleports back in time to House of the Dragon and gets with Daemon and Rhaenyra'. Hot.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Three damn times, lol, all from the same fic series (ToE). Once in May of last year, where someone stole my work and only changed the names to fit the Shadow and Bone fandom. Once again in June of last year, where someone plagiarised multiple ways and multiple times to write their fic (a whole other drama, yikes). And once in May of this year, where someone stole the entire first part of one of my chapters to write their Daemon x OC fic on Wattpad. All have been removed, because I'm not down with plagiarism at all.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I think so? I cannot remember for the life of me. I know I've been asked, and I gave my approval, but I haven't seen the translations myself so no idea if that ever went ahead.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes! But it hasn't been published. We call it 'the Socussy fic' because it involves an unnamed female OC being hired by the Blacks to off the Greens during the Dance, only she does so by banging them to death in hilariously macabre ways. I wrote the establishing part featuring Daemon hiring her and the Larys footfuck death. We're missing one final bit, I think? It started in the big HotD Discord server I run, and @bottlesandbarricades @targaryenrealnessdarling and @ewanmitchellcrumbs have all collaborated on it. We're waiting for a final victim to contribute and then we shall convene as the Socussy Council and bestow the posting of it upon one poor soul! (I vote you Rach @bottlesandbarricades)

14. All time favourite ship?

I'm a die-hard Daemyra (Daemon Targaryen x Rhaenyra Targaryen) fan, but I also recognise that this is likely going to fracture and perish as the series progresses. I'm also hella into Jonsa (Jon Snow x Sansa Stark) and Jonerys (Jon Snow x Daenerys Targaryen). Plus, I like Jaimsa (Jaime Lannister x Sansa Stark) and Sanseryn (Sansa Stark x Oberyn Martell). I don't really know what this all says about me as a person, both the pairings themselves AND the fact they're all ASOIAF ships.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I have an Aemond WIP fic that I'm too scared to finish given Aemond stans are a little intimidating to me! Also, I have a Klaus Mikaelson x OC/Reader x Elijah Mikaelson threesome fic that lingers in my files.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I like to think my strengths are my flowery prose, my relative era-accurate world-building and my characterisation.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I ramble way the fuck too much. Seriously, shut up, Em. Explain those three paragraphs in one goddamn sentence only.

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

I think it's cool! I've made sure to research how one would format the inclusion of this in a standard fiction novel, too, so that it reads as 'professionally' as it can be. I manually translate High Valyrian to include in my writing, because the translators aren't at all accurate and I don't want to break the immersion (even for myself). (As an aside, I can and do assist others in this too - hit me up if you need it!)

19. First fandom you wrote in?

Blegh. Harry Potter. Don't shoot me, I was a child.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

My series terms of endearment. If I have to choose within the series, probably ñuhus prūmȳs (my heart); it's the first proper divergence from show material featuring my own plot, and I think it's where my writing truly takes form.

YAY! Done.

No pressure tags: @vampire-exgirlfriend @emilykaldwen @marthawrites @mini-kunoichi @selfproclaimedunicorn

@ripdragonbeans @flowerpotmage @presidenthades @queen--kenobi @lady-morrigen