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Writing Interview
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When did you start writing?
I think the earliest memory I had of sitting down to write a story was probably when I was eleven? I was working on something based on what my dad gave me as a story prompt. Turned out it was the premise for Fallout 💀
Are there different themes or genres you enjoy reading than what you write?
I think I would class what I'm writing as a...romantasy maybe? Except not so heavy on the fantasy part??? I normally don't read pure romance novels though. I largely read fantasy books - sometimes sci-fi.
Is there a writer you want to emulate or get compared to often?
Hmmm. This is interesting, it's less that I want to emulate a certain writer and more that I hope to evoke similar feelings to how something I'd read made me feel. When I get to respond so emotionally to a piece of art, I have to ask myself too like... how were they able to do that? Magic. I haven't been compared to another writer before.
Can you tell me a bit about your writing space?
Sometimes I'm in my study room when I'm proofreading and doing more serious edits. But when I'm just drafting or vibing, I'm writing on my laptop in bed.
What's your most effective way to muster up a muse?
Music is a big one for me. To me, nothing gets me more ready to dive into that document than listening to some good music and just putting your mental headspace completely in your own little world. It's my favorite part of writing.
Are there any recurring themes in your writing? Do they surprise you?
Yes and yes. UY has a recurring theme of the passage of time and how little of it there is. Astarion's immortality and Effy's human life are at complete ends.
What is your reason for writing?
Nothing tangible on this earth is more cathartic to me. It's become so essential to my overall well-being.
Is there any specific comment or type of comment you find particularly motivating?
I appreciate them all. Writing is lonely and when you get to finally have that little time in the light sharing your work with others, being able to engage and connect with others over that is really nice and always motivating. I think that's essential to a writer's motivation, I know people say WRITE FOR YOURSELF and yes, absolutely you should, but being able to LET GO of that piece of writing you've held close to yourself for weeks can be immensely emotional in the best way. Now the story you've shared is bigger than just you, it's about other people too.
How do you want to be thought about by your readers?
Diligent - that no matter what, I did my best.
What do you feel is your greatest strength as a writer?
Ahh....I always feel weird answering questions like this about myself. But I'd say that giving characters, whether major or minor, a strong presence in the story is probably it.
How do you feel about your own writing?
I'm working on building more confidence around my writing. But I feel that it's special to me at least. Even though it'll be shared with many others, there's still so many things that occur within that process that no one else will ever know or understand. Not to be dramatic, but damn, writing IS dramatic - like, I know so many things about Effy that no one else ever will. I'm the one who knows exactly what she looks like when she gives Astarion goo goo eyes. I'm the one that knows exactly what those horrible moments with her ex Blake looked like too. The attachment you can feel to your own characters as a writer is immense. A part of me feels sad when I think about the eventual ending of UY. Like one day I have to say goodbye to someone who feels like a friend to me now.
When you write, are you influenced by what others might enjoy reading, or do you write purely for yourself, or a mix of both?
I write for myself in the sense that I refuse to compromise on how I want UY to go. BUT I did have a moment where I'd faltered and wondered whether I should skip scenes or whole chapters in fear that those moments wouldn't matter to people reading it. So when I worked on the new chapter (Chp18) it felt so wrong and that made me really unexcited to write and that is certainly not the energy I want to put into my work. Writing for myself is the ONLY way I can do this - and damn that first draft came out quick once I was reminded of this. <3
No pressure tag for: @thedreamlessnights @socialinadequacybeingsuchamust
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[20 Question Fic Writer Tag]
I wasn't actually tagged by anyone and I would never usually do this but @ainulindaelynn said anyone could consider themselves tagged and this one looked fun so here I am. 🤪
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
Five! Four one-shots and one multi-chapter WIP.
2. What is your AO3 word count?
16,451
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Currently Assassin's Creed, formerly (but I'm sure I'll be dragged back into it at some point) Star Wars. I also have a bunch of old WIPs for Pacific Rim and (🤢) the MCU but never completed/published any of them.
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
I only have five fics posted so:
Hideaway - 147
Bright Skies - 136
Press On, Move Along - 92
Out of the Cold - 35
Honor Bound - 22
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
Yes! I try to respond to every comment I get, even if it's just a short little acknowledgement. Because I would like people to know I see them and appreciate them so they keep commenting. <3
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Press On, Move Along. Everyone died, dude.
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Hideaway!
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Not yet! 🤪
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
Yes, as of like... three months ago. I have yet to publish any of it though and it'll probably be a long while before I do, but I also have a little one-shot that may be done long before then if I decide to actually finish it. In terms of "what kind" I think it's pretty vanilla. IDK how else to describe it.🧍🏻♀️
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
Not generally, except for the AC Star Wars AU that has taken over my brain. I'm not even sure I would count that as a crossover so much as a fusion AU because there are absolutely no Star Wars characters in it.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
I'm not positive this person was copying my fic, but I distinctly remember not long after I posted Hideaway coming across a fic with the same premise (Din playing hide and seek with the kids on Sorgan), which followed all the exact same plot beats as mine. And I do mean exactly. Obviously the plot itself is not particularly groundbreaking and I think there are plenty of other similar stories out there, but this one was similar enough to set off alarm bells.
I didn't end up doing anything about it because again, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and it could have easily been a coincidence, but obviously if they had fully reposted my fic then that would be a different story.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Nope!
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Actively written a fic with another person? No. Plotted a fic from start to finish in a months-long series of increasingly deranged DMs? So many times. Hi Parker. :)
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
Girl... I can't answer this. I don't know about "favourite" but if I had to pick a ship that has made me crazy for the most amount of time, it's probably Mako/Raleigh.
15. What's a WIP you'd like to finish but doubt you ever will?
I still think about my post-Mando s2 fix-it fic every once in a while but I honestly doubt I'll ever finish it. Disney has pretty much killed any care I once had for this show and it fucking sucks. :/
16. What are your writing strengths?
I'm not even being modest right now I just actually don't know lmao. Anything that I might qualify as a strength isn't consistent enough for me to feel justified in calling it a strength.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Overthinking my use of commas, editing while I write, feeling directionless when I don't do enough planning ahead of time but feeling suffocated when I do too much planning ahead of time. Also just being sooooo fucking slow, but I think that can be attributed to the overthinking.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I avoid it as much as humanly possible. If someone is speaking another language I'll usually just note it in the text somehow or, as has been the case with Honor Bound a lot of the time, purposefully write from the POV of a character who doesn't speak that language which, in addition to conveniently sidestepping that issue, works well as a narrative device.
I just absolutely hate the thought of putting Google translated dialogue in a fic and having a native speaker cringe their way through grammatically incoherent dialogue lmao.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Marvel >:(
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
Honor Bound obviously holds a special place in my heart but Out of the Cold is really good. Like really good IMO.
No-pressure tags: @orphiceonian, @aeide, @findusinaweek, @reiverreturns, @basimibnishaqs, ????? anyone else who wants to <3
#one of my favourite pastimes is talking about my writing instead of actually writing and it shows#ky posts text#tag games
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
Tagged by @scary-monsters <3 ty ily
1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 6! One for The Witcher and 5 for JJBA.
2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 6,498 <3 So few!!! For now <3
3. What fandoms do you write for? JJBA, One Piece and maybe a few others in future. Buuut mostly those two right now. Even if the OP shit is unreleased. And Resident Evil!!! Hopefully soon.
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Well this is sorta easy with only 6 works in total. BUT. His Sweet Kiss (Geraskier fluff), Letters from a lover (compilation of short letters from characters), If I could be with you tonight (Gyro angst), Ties that Bind (Dio fic...... that I uhhh,,, haven't continued. Whoops) and Phantom Pains / Fleurs Captives (Diabeth angst) !!!
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Yes! I do try to! I don't get them very often, mostly because I'm only recently getting back onto writing platforms. But I do try to. I like people who enjoy my works to know the support is appreciated.
6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Definitely Phantom Pains. Out-of-the-blue Diabeth angst ending in grief and regret... I do love writing angst and I don't shy away from sad endings either! Although I do love a good happy end too <3
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Speaking of.... His Sweet Kiss is definitely the happiest one, at least so far. My lost-to-time fics from the Wattpad era weren't exactly happy, so I think a fluffy mess like HSK is the best right now.
8. Do you get hate on fics? Not yet. Yet. It'll happen eventually I'm sure.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I do! I have yet to publish any of it, though. Mostly because I am incredibly picky when it comes to smut, and by extension incredibly finicky with my own smutty works. As for what kind? Ah... a mix.
10. Do you write crossovers? I don't. I don't even think I'd necessarily consider it for anything other than a crackfic.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? I have not! But I have had people copy my writing suspiciously closely.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated? I have not, but I would be honoured if someone offered to, and I hope that at some point I'm fluent enough in another language to do so myself.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? I have not. I'm semi-open to the idea of it, but also... kind of sounds stressful.
14. What’s your all-time favorite ship? Ahhhh..... Geraskier held my heart for a very long time. I'm also a YenRalt truther, though. I struggle a little to compute ships nowadays but I think Dinopants is really fun. and Satosugu.
15. What’s a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? Oh god, the Dio fic I started and then never continued. It was meant to be a look into Diabeth over the years but I changed a lot of things since I started it, so I may have to scrap the whole thing and restart.
16. What are your writing strengths? Description. I love describing things and spaces and people more than anything and I think that love has lead to a lot of practice. I can be a little flowery at times but I don't particularly mind it. It's not for everyone, though.
17. What are your writing weaknesses? Dialogue. I never know how much to have people say or not say. It's something I need to practice. On the flipside, sometimes I have characters say too much and then I completely neglect action. I just need to get better with it all-round.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? I do it! And I respect other writers who have the balls to do it (and potentially cock it up). I tend to check, and double/triple check it.
19. First fandom you wrote for? If I'm being honest it was probably Skullduggery Pleasant, back before I even knew Fanfiction was a thing. And I read it out in front of my class at the time. I think I was about 10.
20. Favorite fic you’ve written? Honestly? Every since I wrote Phantom Pains it's been my pride and joy. I really love my use of description and imagery and tone in that one specifically. I just really love it.
I don't have anyone to tag.... that Kat didn't already tag. So take this as a free ticket to join in should you wish to <3
#honey bats extended universe#not writing#I love tag gamesss AAAA#ty Kat for tagging me I love being included I hope u have fun w my answers ily
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Winter Prompts Day 18: Letter Writing 🌲
Pairing: Geralt x Jaskier Warning(s): none Rating: general
Fic Summary: Geralt replies to Jaskier’s letter. A continuation of the last prompt.
🌲 Doing this thing 🌲
The morning after Geralt finds the letters, he sets to writing his own, but he finds he doesn't know what to say. He's frustrated, sitting there with a quill and paper and not a single thought in his head. This must be what Jaskier feels like when he complains of writer's block - Geralt makes a mental note to be more sympathetic about it in the future.
It's been about a week of his trying and failing to write anything more than Jaskier's name on the paper and a little doodle of Roach on the side. He's been lying awake thinking about it, going over the two letters he's read from Jaskier now and unable to come up with so much as a reply. Anything he thinks of seems like too much. So after another week of frustration, Geralt turns to Eskel for help.
It's late, Aiden and Lambert have long turned in and Geralt is the only one still roaming the halls when he knocks on Eskel's door. He waits a few moments and is met by the half-awake, squinting face of Eskel.
"Geralt?" he asks, "what are you still doing up?"
"Can't sleep," Geralt mumbles.
"You wanna come sleep with me?" Eskel grins, "haven't done that since we were kids."
"Appreciate the offer," Geralt says, "but I need your help with something."
"At midnight?"
"It'll help me sleep."
"Alright," Eskel relents, standing aside so Geralt can enter the room, "what do you need help with?"
"I- Jaskier wrote me a letter, I don't know how to respond."
"Okay. What were his letters about? Eskel asks. Geralt can feel his cheeks heat and Eskel lifts an eyebrow but doesn't push.
"He.. told me what he was doing when he was writing it, how he was watching me from across the camp," Geralt explains sheepishly.
"Sweet," Eskel comments, "why don't you do the same? Tell him about your day, tell him what you got up to?"
"You think he'll be interested in that?" Geralt frowns.
"Of course I do. He'll be interested in whatever you have to say."
"Okay."
"Anything else I can help with?" Eskel asks.
"No, I think that should work." Geralt muses for a moment before nodding to himself and thanking Eskel. He retreats from the room, wishing Eskel a goodnight before returning back to his own room.
But he has no intention of sleeping just yet. First, he wants to write a letter. So he lights a candle at the desk and sits down with his quill and paper once more. This time, he knows how to start.
Jaskier,
I have spent the last two weeks trying to find the perfect thing to say, but I've realized words are not my forte. Eskel says I should tell you about my day, but all I did was work on the old alchemy tower patching up the roof. So instead, I want to say to you what I wish I had said before we parted for the winter. I want you to be here with me. I wish I had been brave enough to ask you to come, but I didn't want to rush things if you weren't ready for that. I miss you. I lie awake thinking about you at night counting down the days until we meet again and I know this letter is nothing compared to yours, but I do care for you.
Yours, Geralt
Geralt sets his quill down, rereading the letter. It's not exactly what he wants and he's overcome with a wave of anxiety reading it over, but he wants Jaskier to know. He wants to say these things and throwing this letter out isn't going to accomplish that. So he quickly folds it and seals it before he can change his mind, then he tucks it under Jaskier's letters in the bottom of his pack for the spring.
Geralt loves the winter, he loves to see his brothers and spend the few months without constant monster hunting, but this year he can't wait for spring, because spring means Jaskier and he can't wait to see what comes next for them.
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if one more person asks me when im updating yoga au i’m gonna flip my shit. i might even flip i now, bc if ur gonna demand more content, the very least you can do it leave a god damn compliment as well.
#fic is a gift! when ur given a gift u say thank u! u dont say give me another one!#if u think a fic is dope and u'd love more content u want to compliment the writer the writer on what they have given u and send *support#vibes* for future work. literally just use the scaffold *i love this fic i can't wait to see what else you do w it* bc then ur 1) expressed#ur delight and appreciation and 2) sent support and encouragement for future work. if u love a work so much u want more START W THE FACT#THAT U LOVE THE WORK honestly there is etiquette to fanwork consumption and the basis of it is *appreciation and support*#and writers LOVE compliments they appreciate every single one of them even if its only a <3 bc bless the beans who actually comment ur gr8#and if ur nervous about comment or w/e bc u dont know where to start you can legit just leave a *i like this <3* bc thats a sweet comment#and it'll be appreciated and the writer (if they respond to comments) will know exactly what you mean and how to respond to it and in the#end everyone is complimented and validated and happy and fan!content creators who are happy will make more fan!content for u to enjoy and#that's the best outcome of all bc who doesnt love having content to consume#whoops i guess i did flip some of my shit lmao oh well#soz not soz#anyway the basis of this entire post is leave dope comments and words to encourage in works u want more of instead of demands/expectations#disclaimer: if u intend to disagree w me i probs wont respond bc i am a snark!monster atm
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