#distracting you with 9 words of saint among men wayne munson because im still working on my next bit of our fic

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i thought about also sending you multiples of a number, but decided against it in the pursuit of more targeted knowledge (and also forcing you to answer 40). So 1, 7, 14, 21, 28, 36, 40

happy to oblige a coordinated attack but i did stare out the window for 5 minutes of a car ride swirling 40 around you know i love a run-on sentence 😭

1. which of your fics would you keep the basic plot of but rewrite entirely?

probably any of my early x-files stuff, a lot of fun ideas with questionable at best execution!

7. your favorite ao3 tag?

"drinking & talking" i use it a truly stupid amount for how oddly vague-yet-specific it is because i love giving people drinks and making them talk about their problems <3

14. write and share the first sentence of a new fic. just that.

She cuts a sleek, if slightly-miffed frame in the cast of Catherine's flashlight, a long-fingered hand thrown up in front of her eyes that spiders shadows on the SUV behind.

(i've been watching the og csi from the beginning recently and thinking about women, as is my wont.)

21. can you accurately predict how long your fics are going to be? if you can, what's your secret?

absolutely not 😭 with fic i more or less write as it comes to me and then send it through extended editing that further beefs it up or pares it down (sometimes both) so it's like a fun little surprise every time (said through gritted teeth)

28. any writing advice that works for you and you feel like sharing?

my version of 2014 tumblr was 2014 pinterest where i took in a lot of shitty writing advice so like, don't do that. but in all seriousness two things i live by are change the background color of your document from white to some kind of muted or pale color, it does indeed help with headaches, and if you're stuck and can't figure out where to go the problem more than likely isn't actually what comes next but something you wrote 3 to 5 lines back.

36. how do you come up with fic titles? what's the one you're most proud of?

45% of the time it's song lyrics that i meticulously comb for, and the other 55% is a mash of words meant to convey an ultra specific image that's representative of the fic in my mind's filing system. i think i'd say i'm most proud of smudged math on the back of a receipt (txf, a post-abduction arc look at scully & her estranged brother charlie) or send a postcard from down the street (west wing, complicated post-canon relationships that maybe aren't that complicated after all)

40. write a 9 word fic.

Wayne gets the call for bail just after eleven.