#fic writers retreat 2024

[ficwritersretreat]

2024 Fic Writers' Retreat - Information coming soon!

This year's retreat will take place from August 8th-11th!

We're trying a more cottage/chalet based approach this year, rather than college/conference center.

Exact location and pricing TBA, but it will be within an hour or two's drive from Toronto, and we will match or improve on last year's cost of CAD $450 per person. (Currently that is about USD$332.45)

This will include the cost of food, but food prep and cleanup will be shared.

This is just the preliminary don't-forget-it's-happening post. We always welcome first-timers so don't hesitate to get in touch. I would love to hear from anyone who's thinking of coming, to help me estimate numbers. I am @hubblegleeflower , for those who don't know, and I am deeply NOT intimidating. Hit me up with your questions!

Follow this blog and the tag "fic writers retreat" or "fic writers retreat 2024" for updates.

[doshiart]

Welcome, tadpoles, to CAMP BULLFROG!

It’s going to be a long summer.

Camp Bullfrog

Camp Bullfrog is an idyllic summer retreat for children ages 7-11. Counselors Ian Gallagher and Mickey Milkovich are immediately at odds upon entering the campground. Ian, a seasoned veteran, runs his ship like the navy, leaving little room for spontaneity. Mickey, the newest counselor on the roster, is nothing but spontaneity. After weeks of tension, an incident involving one of the campers forces them to work together in order to save their jobs. Will they make it work? Or will this be their last summer under the stars?

Read chapters 1-4 right here. Stay with us to see the next 5-8!

Written by amazing writers Rita @sickness-health-all-that-shit and Macy @heymacy ♡♡♡

Thank you @gallavich-fic-club for hosting this fun event Gallavich Summer Camp 2024!

[thenightpool]

rinharu wrapped 2023

We almost can't believe it's already time to bring out the kadomatsu again! 2023 just raced by, didn't it…?! Let's take a moment to look back on everything Rin & Haru (and their fans!) have achieved this year.

🌸 Archive of Our Own

The Matsuoka Rin/Nanase Haruka tag on AO3 now holds 3,674 works!

That means 173 new fics were posted this year. (There might've been more than that, but it's hard to keep track of creators privatising their older fics!)

And the Night Pool's AO3 collection is up to 90 works!

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🌸 The Night Pool

Here at TNP, we revived @sakurathon, a cherry blossom-centric event! This year, the event received 40 works by 19 lovely participants.

Since it was such a big success, we're bringing the event back on April 27th & 28th 2024.

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We also held the aquatic-themed Unleashed Blue, during which 20 participants created 51 (!!) otherworldly works for us.

With permission of the creators, we lovingly collected them in a 400+ page commemorative zine. You can download it on linktree

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Writers filled an impressive 35 prompts during our prompt meme Make a Splash! that we held in honor of Haru's birthday.

Read the fills on AO3

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Rin & Haru's Big Warm-Up, our monthly prompt event, received 16 new works on AO3 across the year & more on socials.

Check out our collection on AO3

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We also kicked off rinharu fandom's very first bang: MEDLEY!, a mini + reverse hybrid bang that will start posting in March!

(Psst. Sign ups are still open for a few roles!)

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We held 3 training camps – super fun writing retreat weekends – over on our Discord. We have 4 more retreats planned for 2024!

If you'd like to join us for the next one(s), here's the info

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We posted 33 new fanart translations!

Here's the link to our masterlist

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And finally, The Night Pool beat out Harurinralia to win our Ultimate Rinharu Moments Tournament that we held back in April on both Twitter and Tumblr!

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🌸 Other Fandom Events

It's been a busy year!

In July, @starstarfairy hosted Wave Of Memory (@rinharumemories) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Free! The event ran in two wave on tumblr and Twitter and combined polls, fan memories, and all types of fanworks.

@sweetheavenfics helped us run the RH-friendly @soumako-week in September!

@ryu-outsider hosted the month-long daily prompt event Free!cember here on Tumblr. It welcomed the entire fandom. The event was promoted by eleanorenchanted and run via hashtag.

And @rinharuweek ran for a full 10 days this year in celebration of the show's anniversary! They are just wrapping up.

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🌸 Official News

Free! turned 10 in 2023. Omedetou gozaimasu!

Free! The Final Stroke Part 2 broke all of the series' previous records in the box office, bringing in over 1 billion yen

It also finally made it to Crunchyroll.com for the US & select others

Miyano Mamoru & Shimazaki Nobunaga fed us (+ fanartists' inspiration) well by shouting "HARU!!" and "RIIIN!!" at each other before hugging passionately during the 10th anniversary event at the Saitama Super Arena

We got tons of amazing new art; including a cover illustration for Free! The Band Live's Ever Blue performance in Yokohama, Animedia's July W-cover, Sweets Paradise's promotional art, and Kyoani's 10th anniversary event's illustration

Rin's ripped jeans (+ THE ANKLETS) in the Matsukiyo & Cocokara's Top Of Summer collaboration launched a thousand fanworks

Matsuoka-senshu, Nanase-senshu, Kirishima-senshu & Yamazaki-senshu represented Mizuno at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka

Spoon2Di recently restocked volume 78 & 85 on their webshop, and Akiba Pass Shop opened pre-orders for some gorgeous tapestries featuring said art

Karatz, Bikkuriman Choco, Iwami & DECOL all bumped Rin up to 2nd place in character listings (where he belongs!!)

Last but not least, KyoaniShop bankrupted us all by releasing amazing new merchandise (and also did not try to hide that Rin is the Free! series' 2nd protagonist, either…)

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Thank you so much for being here with us in 2023. We hope it has been a wonderful & creative year for you. Here's wishing you an even more rinharu-filled 2024!

[mywebfoot]

Marry My Husband Fic... teaser

Author's note: So... Ji Hyuk has is the one to break my fanfic fast. I haven't been this obsessed with a ML ever since So Ji Sub, so that's saying something. Also, the way Na In Woo plays him does remind me of SJS. Writing this character has been like getting behind the wheel of a well-honed car. All the features are there, one just has to steer it. Kudos to the writer and to Na In Woo for giving him life. This fic begins in the last 5 minutes of Ep 10, and I hope it will play out for about 4-5 weeks in the life of Ji Hyuk and Ji Won. This is just a teaser, to gauge response, and if it's good, I predict this will run about 4-5 instalments. LMK! --

Ji Hyuk could hear the words of Ji Won’s confession, but after she said she wanted to be ‘honest’ his lungs just froze. Ji Won’s lips kept moving, saying good things, wonderful things, but they came filtered to him, a tinny sound at the end of a long chamber. The rest of his mind was processing her presence in his home, her closeness… and her approaching lips.

A tiny corner of his brain registered her tentative kiss. The rest was clashing battle of roaring yearning and iron resolution to stay away from her, so he wouldn’t have to make her suffer with his passing. Too soon she was retreating, her fingers sliding off his neck in disappointment, her body turning away. 

A loud NO in his mind broke through the cacophony of wants and needs.  A heartbeat later, they were a tangle of hands and lips and heart and mouth. Nothing mattered, nothing could matter. 

They crashed into the wall, driven by the urgent need for more, more contact, more skin, more fire, just more. Vaguely, Ji Hyuk knew he needed to get to a horizontal surface, somewhere, anywhere, but the repeated press of her sweet curves was robbing his mind of direction and aim.

Then she shifted, hitching up a hip on the low dresser, opening up her legs and suddenly he was perfectly pressed up against the crotch of her white jeans. He hardened, impossibly more, and almost howled into her mouth. It came out an anguished growl. 

She moaned, and it was better than in his sweaty dreams. In those dreams he had made that last thrust, had imagined the burning hot slide and the slick reception he would receive. ....

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Feb 13 2024 update: The fic is launched here!

[freedom-shamrock]

Fic Writer Appreciation

I've started 2024 in almost the worst possible way, with the unexpected loss of a beloved dog. In our house dogs are family. I am grateful to the fanfic writers, especially the ones writing Miraculous and Batman universe crossovers for giving me a place to retreat periodically throughout the day when things are too much.

[ilikereadingactually]

Emerging!

i've been quiet here for a bit, because for the last few weeks i've been prepping for and then attending the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices as a 2024 Fellow in the speculative fiction cohort!

(this is me reading from the first draft of a short story, part of the Fellows reading series that ended each workshop day. i think the recording is going up on Lambda's YouTube eventually!)

i've been sitting here all evening trying to figure out what to say about it. there are so many things i want to get across! like what a huge opportunity this was for me when, as a single queer still living mostly paycheck to paycheck, so many writing workshops are out of reach financially and in time commitment. and what an enormous privilege and relief it was to come into a space where no part of my identity and how it informs my writing would have to be painfully explained!

(i'm a fidgeter, so i started this blanket at the beginning of the week to help me focus, and this is where it stood yesterday! love having tangible evidence of time and thought well-spent)

also there's something truly beautiful about the minds of spec fic writers; gathering with my cohort every day, getting to read their work and hear their insights under the glorious leadership of @charliejaneanders, was one of the most energizing and genuinely brain-altering experiences i've ever had. i tried to take a rest and recovery weekend after the closing ceremony yesterday afternoon, but instead i had to send myself multiple emails from bed at 4 in the morning because my brain wouldn't stop whirring with thoughts about how to incorporate this piece of advice or that incisive question, and how to unstick myself from the brain muck i've felt mired in for months.

(the working version of the manuscript i workshopped, probably a novella, now with sections in the handy dandy outline for feedback from my cohort and from Charlie Jane. i don't outline plot really, but somehow i live by the Google Docs outline feature anyway)

so! the Retreat is over and the lonely part of the work recommences, except now i am buzzing with renewed confidence and buoyed by the support and ongoing community of my cohort. i still have to Do the Work, even when i'm tired or the day has been long, but i feel surer now that my work has value and that i have the capacity to continue it. i'm honestly more grateful than i can say.

[911charactershipweeks]

911 Character/Ship Weeks

Introduction

This event is run by DarkJediQueen here on Tumblr. The additional mods for the Oasis Retreat Event Server are V.Mures & Starkindler. Starkindler has also made all of the banner art for the events.

We wanted to start up events where people could do what they want without fear of being shamed for anything because we have seen how this damn fandom goes about things. This is why we consider these events the grown-up versions, and we try to be open to anyone and everyone.

Everything will be run through this blog, but you can also join our Discord to connect with other writers and attendees. You might even join one of the other events that are run through Discord as well. 

Guidelines

Have fun! We mean that you write what you want. The prompt is there for you to interpret how you want to. We aren't going to police this at all. The world is your oyster!

Crossovers are allowed as long as the 9-1-1 character or ship is the main focus of the fic.

Fic Word Count: 1,000 is the minimum. There is no maximum.

Art: You can do what you want!

Posting: Don't post early, but we take all late submissions. You can post anywhere. 

Tagging: Tag what you want but just make sure that things like that will make someone not want to read it are awesome to add. Hate X character and want to bash the fuck out of them? Go ahead, just tag it.

Submissions: Make your Tumblr post and tag us, or if you don't have Tumblr, there will be a submission guide where we can post it for you. If you are posting your own post, please check the submission page to see the needed info. There are also AO3 collections. This is the main collection. There will be ones for each week posted on the main prompt post that goes out.

 Rules

All participants need to be 18 and above. If you are under that, don't make it easy to figure that out. We will not reblog or show off what you write for the event if we figure out you are under the age of eighteen. 

Write what you want. Literally. We mean that. As long as whatever you write is tagged, we don't care. We are all adults here, and that means that if we see something that we don't like, we will just close the fic and be quiet about it.

Don't be an asshole. Do not harass other participants. Doesn't matter what they write. You will act like you were all taught how to behave. 

Have fun. This is the biggest rule of all. We want this to be fun. 

Rules will be added to as needed so please check out the pinned post before each event starts just to be safe. We don't want to add to the rules, but we are dealing with humans who are in fandom. Some just don't know how to act.

What are the Character and Ship Weeks for 2024?

Check the post here!

F.A.Q.

Q: Why these characters and ships? A: Cause they are our favorite ships and characters. We are running it, and we want to have fun! That's why there are four different Choose Your Own weeks in the event.

Q: What does May count as? A: That's up to the person. She was a kid when the show started, so if you count her as both a kid and an adult, that's up to you. We don't police what people write. If you say it's for a certain week, we aren't going to do anything about it. 

Q: Do I have to take part in each event? A: No. You can pick and choose which ones you want to do.

Q: Do I have to write or make something for each prompt for each event? A: No. You can just do one or all of them, or anywhere in between.

Updated: 06/29/2024

[museaway]

Happy 10th anniversary to my beloved Free! fandom. When I was struck down by a fever in late 2017 and decided to watch the anime, I had no idea the ways the fandom would influence me. So since @rinharumemories is a memory event, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to finally write a love letter to the fandom! 💙❤️ 

(Adapted from this twitter thread!)

After my fever-inspired crash-course, Free! fell out of my head for a while, but Rin never did. The following year, I watched a cosplay tutorial for him on YouTube and decided to watch Take Your Marks. I saw The Bench Scene. Suddenly I had an OTP!

My first-ever rinharu friend, Rubi, encouraged me to write fic and kindly beta read for me! I was neck-deep in anxiety at the time because of another fandom and Free! was refreshing. My anxiety was so bad that she actually screened the comments on that first fic to make sure I could read them without spiraling.

I found more shippers & joined the Sakura Pool discord, where I would meet my dear SweetHeaven! Su & the other friends I made there helped shape @ficwip's early days as a hashtag game, and (along w/friends from SPN & VLD) were some of our discord's initial members.

When I was designing the ficwip discord, Aenya was kind enough to share tips for role-based channel permissions & let me pick her brain about modding a year-round space! Her advice was invaluable, an absolute lifesaver. 🙏🙏🙏 

Around this time, through the original #ficwip game on Twitter, I met fellow writer @matsuoka-lin and we got to be friends. (During the pandemic, Lin would join the ficwip server and we would recognize our Aquarius bond ��)

Late into 2018, I was still writing rinharu fic, and I also participated in Inktober, with a good number of the images being rinharu themed. It had been years since I’d drawn, but those two brought it out of me. Sadly, that December, the VLD finale hit during my very first @rinharuweek and launched me back into the VLD fandom for a couple of years. I never finished my RHW '18 entry. But I never forgot Free! or rinharu, and definitely not Rin, who was my profile pic more often than not. 

Flash forward to 2021. Su won a fic giveaway & prompted me to write a rinharu amnesia fic. I worked on it across 11 months. That awoke my muses, and I ended up writing rinharu hanahaki for @ficwip's 5k!

Last August, I was days away from announcing a fandom-wide SPN event when I recalled my dream of a rinharu bang and mentioned it in passing to Lin. We talked for eight hours straight. By the end of the conversation, @thenightpool had been born. 

We started TNP with the humble goal of five participants in our first event, a mermaid-themed fic & art fest. We had months to prepare! Then something happened with FS2 and we scrambled to launch a Halloween fest that we pulled off thanks to incredible contributors. They formed the foundation of the TNP discord, which is set up a lot like ficwip’s to be a year-round little creative community. We’ll actually be launching our own version of fw’s writing retreat weekends later this month! 

The merfest, which got renamed Unleashed Blue, blew past our expectations — as did Sakurathon, a dormant event that we revived for a weekend in April. UB ended up with 52 entries; we’d hoped for maybe 15. Sakurathon was such a success that we rescheduled it immediately. Right now, we have a prompt meme running, and have events scheduled through 2024! 😅 

In addition to @thenightpool, we’ve formed @iwatobievents to promote events across the Free! fandom. And we’re running events there too, for Nagisa and Soumako. Because what is sleep!! 

So the TL;DR is that the rinharu fandom helped give @ficwip life, has inspired me as a writer and artist, led me to my best and dearest friends, and will make a big dream come true later this year: I’ll finally be running a rinharu bang! 💙❤️

And I still have a Rin Matsuoka icon.

(eta: I did, up until the day I posted this. It may temporarily be changed to another favorite character!)

[ficwritersretreat]

FIC WRITERS' RETREAT 2024 HAS REACHED CAPACITY

This has never happened before.

There is now a waitlist - if there are enough folks who still want to come, there may be an overflow option.

If you still want to come, get in touch and/or fill in the form. We live in hope!

[aldrendaux]

Greetings! I'm Aldrendaux.

(Or Aldren/Al)

I'm a Zelda and FMA fan who likes bingeing fanfiction on FF.net, Ao3 and here. Occasionally, I'll beta for writers in the fandoms listed below.

The Legend Of Zelda

Fullmetal Alchemist

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Miraculous Ladybug

Spy x Family

Super Smash Brothers

Fairy Tail

RWBY

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Works I've beta'd so far:

@echoesofheroespast: a Legend Of Zelda Fan Comic by @sakuraluna01. A Linked Universe AU with elements of Honkai: Star Rail. In progress.

emptiness to fill: a Fullmetal Alchemist Fanfiction by @rene-of-the-blackouts (blackout_writer on Ao3). Known as the Mad Puppy of the Military, Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist, was not someone one would want to associate with. According to the general consensus, one word fit back to describe him best – "unhinged". Complete. Part 1 of empty.

when the lights go out and the emptiness is born: a Fullmetal Alchemist Fanfiction by @rene-of-the-blackouts (blackout_writer). Al gets sick a few days before they plan to bring Mom back. Terrified that Al might have caught the same disease that killed Trisha, Ed decides to attempt human transmutation alone (Al deserves Mom’s care, after all). Complete. Part 2 of empty.

In Lieu Of Flowers: a Royai BB 2024 Anthology fic by @baudleaires, illustrations by @ic3-que3n. "Never fall in love, Roy. That's my advice to you. And you should always take your Aunt's advice." Complete. Part of Royai BB 2024.

Accretion: a Royai BB 2024 Big Bang fic by @raisingmybanner (Ao3), illustrations by @chewytran, @areyousanta, @rizaposting and @justanotherinterneruser. Riza Hawkeye has worked as Security Director for private art authenticator Roy Mustang for eight years with little trouble. However, recently Mustang has taken on riskier and higher-stakes jobs, putting himself and his team in danger of exposure and harm. The objective of a new undercover job - authenticating an elusive ink drawing while undercover on a three-week island retreat - hits too close to home for Riza. Secrets carefully kept threaten to be brought to light, exacerbated by the closeness required while posing as a young engaged couple. Complete. Part of Royai BB 2024.

no more running on empty: a Fullmetal Alchemist ficlet by @rene-of-the-blackouts. From the empty-verse; sequel to "emptiness to fill" (linked above); please read that first, or the au will make no sense. Complete.

playing to an empty house: a Fullmetal Alchemist Fanfiction by @rene-of-the-blackouts (blackout_writer). “If you desert, you'll be hunted.” “If I don't, I'll be haunted.” Roy and Ed bond over their hate for the military. Complete. Part 3 of empty.

no going away empty-handed: a Fullmetal Alchemist ficlet by @rene-of-the-blackouts. From the empty-verse; prequel to everything, but better to read after all other instalments. Complete.

You can find me on Ao3. If you're a writer in the fandoms listed above, and want a second pair of eyes, add me as a co-creator and I will fix any grammatical errors I find, or pop into my DMs or ask box if you just want to chat or have a request. I will reach out to writers that put out open beta requests on their works.

Additionally, I will be your beta on request, within the boundaries listed below. I reserve the right to refuse to beta a fic for these reasons:

Pairing(s) doesn't appeal to me

Contains sexual content (romance is fine, but I won't read porn or kink)

If g*dd*mn, Jesus Christ and variations of those terms are used frequently (meaning in every chapter and multiple times per chapter) in lieu of curse words (too many writers overuse them, and in fandoms like LOZ and FMA, actually takes me right out of the story because Christianity doesn't exist in those worlds, so it ends up being too OOC)

The story's premise doesn't appeal to me

I am required to utilize Google Docs to beta your fic (I've had nothing but trouble with the site and don't have space for the app)

Well, that's all I've got to say for now. If you read this far, thanks for doing so! Have a nice day! Helpful links below:

How To Use Tumblr: a primer.

Positivity post for writers of original stories.

Writing advice for when you get stuck on a scene.

How To Write A Character Who Is In Pain.

Undo The Damage Of Sitting.

Write smarter, not harder (aka how to write when you're hella ADHD).

HELPFUL WORD SITES: Definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes: there are sites for each of those and more listed here.

Exercises to build muscle and make picking things up and carrying them easier.

Combat writer's block and spark motivation.

[penna-nomen]

For the fic writer ask:

If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

The most satisfying writing moment for my fic happened during my writing retreat with @silbrith. This is an annual event, sometimes in person, sometimes virtual. This time we met over video calls for a couple of hours each morning and each afternoon for several days. With each session the creativity ramps up, and then we end with glorious sessions of bunnyball where we toss around plot bunnies.

As always, bunnyball topics covered Caffrey Conversation stories. There were a couple of stories that I've wanted to write, but I was feeling stuck. During our bunnyball I realized I could combine the stories, and I got some great clarity on many of the plot elements. I'm really looking forward to finally writing the story in 2024!

Thanks for the ask!

[kingofbodyrolls]

BTS fic recs: April 2024

I want to thank each and every writer on this list for creating such wonderful stories and art - you are truly amazing ✨ All the fics on this list hold a dear place in my heart 🥹

❗Most of these fics are smutty or dark as hell, so minors dni.❗ 

If you read anything on this list and you like it, please leave a comment to the writer or reblog the fic, it might seem like a tiny gesture, but it really means a lot for writers and I can guarantee it will put a smile on their faces💜 Let’s share and give lots of love! Looking for more to read? Check ‘The Library’ or last years recs 🙂

[index] → jan | feb (jhs) | mar (myg) | 💜 | may | jun | jul | aug | sep (jjk)(knj) | oct (pjm) | nov | dec (kth)(ksj) |

Emoji meaning → angst = 🌩️, smut = 🥵, fluff = 🥰, comedy = 😂, yandere = 😈, thriller/dark = ���, fantasy = 🪄. 

⭐Heart got Teeth @ugh-yoongi [12k] // knj x f.reader // enemies to fwb to lovers // 🥵😂

📝 (or, the one where namjoon meets his match and isn’t quite sure how to handle you.)

🗨️ wow okay, love, love, love this one 😭 it’s mainly from Namjoon’s pov, which is amazing, like all he observes about oc… Gosh and their back and forth teasing, witty banter and the dynamic between dominance and losing control— so good, ugh! 🥵 It’s amazing, so if you haven’t read this one yet, I highly recommend it ✨💯

I know I didn’t get to read so much Namjoon this month, so here’s a small list of what I didn’t get to read this month and stories that I’m excited to read— you can also find Namjoon’s old birthday rec list ✨

The Sheriff @ppersonna

Solace @m-yg93

Dino-Mite (ft. Taehyung) @chimcess

Castaways @rmnamjoons

To Tame a Fox @jamaisjoons

I know. I know. I never read enough Seokjin, and I’m really trying here 😭 I’ll share a list of what I’m looking forward to read, or you can check out my Seokjin birthday rec list ✨

Fast Lane @yminie

Cherry Topper @kth1 (@kth1fics)

Stuck with You @taleasnewastime

Off Limits (series) @floralseokjin

Christmas Warfare @gimmethatagustd

⭐Want a Taste @suga-kookiemonster [18.3k] // myg x f.reader // f2l, shopping mall!au // 🥰🥵😂

📝 pretzel pro. most skillful tongue in the food court world. allegedly. that’s what Yoongi keeps telling you, anyway. of course, you’re reasonably skeptical of his claims—but if there’s one thing that motivates the notoriously-lethargic man, it’s proving skeptics wrong.

🗨️ KDJHGFDKJGAHDFKJHL I don’t know where to start with this one! First, a new favorite of mine 💜 It was so fucking cute, so sugary fluffy, a loved the slow buildup between Yoongi and MC. Like, it was so damn perfect 😭 Their banter, their teasing, their friendship, how MC helps him, and how they are there for each other 💗💯 A masterpiece, perfection, and the writing was also amazing, just as the story and plot!!

⭐Wine [completed series] @junghelioseok // myg x f.reader // coworkers!au, restaurant!ua // 🥰🥵😂

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🗨️ OMG THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING!!!! The smut, the writing, the build-up is fucking incredible ✨💯

⭐Warm @ctrlhope [3.6k] // myg x f.reader // omegaverse!au, established relationship // 🥰🥵

📝 the second yoongi steps into your apartment, any hope for a quiet night in instantly vanishes from his mind.

🗨️ omg 🥵 it’s been such a long time since I’ve read anything omegaverse/a/b/o and fuck this was so good 😭 so well written, the words just flowed and omg they’re both omegas and so needy, fuck, I loved it so much 💖🥹💯

My poor Hobi— didn’t get to read any of all those I had planned to read this month 😭 So here’s a list of stories that I am planning to read. You are also welcome to check out this year’s Hobi birthday rec list ✨

Plant Boy @gukyi

Crash Landing @mininky

Best Fucking Friends (ft. Jimin) @back2bluesidex

The Retreat @ugh-yoongi

Safety Zone @btsgotjams27

⭐Under the Spell of a Demon’s Touch @jeonggukingdom [14.8k]  // pjm x f.reader // incubus!au, cheating!au, established relationship // 🥵🥰🌩️

📝 you had believed, for your entire life, that creatures of the underworld were only a myth but you were proven wrong by the existence of Jimin. He is, according to his definition, a smaller type of Fae called Incubus. A creature of sex. Someone that can only live and strive as long as his sexual appetite is satiated every day. And Incubi are known in all of their myths to be insatiable and ravenous creatures.

🗨️ do you want to cry? 😭😭😭 This was devastatingly beautiful and so fucking sad! It was very hard for me to read because of all the cheating (I really don’t read those, because I don’t enjoy them). But this has been on my list since forever and I like the author 🥹 though, I will say that I appreciate it for the plot, so fucking sad and the writing is so wonderfully beautiful ✨ I am sure someone else might find it to their taste, which is why I recommend 💖

It is so freaking sad though, like I cried. A lot. Hauntingly beautiful, though I don’t want them to be together, because they both be hurting each other so much 😭💔

⭐The Ten Days of Ex-Mas: pt1 + pt2 @kpopfanfictrash [44.6k] // pjm x f.reader // holiday!au, second chance!au, hockey!au, exes to loves // 🥵🥰🌩️

📝 three months following the worst break-up of your life, you finally feel ready to start moving on. The world, it seems, has other ideas when you pick up the phone and find your ex-boyfriend calling. Jimin Park, star right winger of the NHL and (until recently), the love of your life, has a very large problem. Despite the courage he regularly shows on the ice, in his personal life, Jimin is kind of a coward. When you broke up this fall, he could barely admit it. Not to his neighbors. Not to his friends. Not even to his family, who are expecting him home for Christmas. In a desperate plea for more time, Jimin begs you to pretend you’re still dating – and to his surprise, you agree. Faced with a second chance, Jimin is determined not to squander it. If only fixing a relationship were as easy as falling in love.

🗨️ okay. Okay. Okay. *deep calm breaths* —THIS IS SO INCREDIBLY GOOD, I truly don’t know where to begin! The plot? The hurt/anger? Their chemistry? Their sexiness? Fuck, like everything in this is making it a beautiful masterpiece 💯💖 I really love how each of them thinks about what happened with their relationship, are working to get better, though Jimin should have been honest about his intentions for the trip, everything was just so fucking amazing 😭 I really loved the aspect of self reflection, seeking therapy, working through it and all that— really payed of for the characters! Loved it, it was so good 💜

Jimin, my man 😭 I’m really disappointed in myself this month— so here’s a few I’m excited to read, but didn’t get to this month. You can also check out Jimin’s birthday rec list from last year ✨

Secrets by the Shore @chateautae

Into the Wilderness @gukyi

⭐Pour Up @jungkxook [14k] // kth x f.reader + jjk x f.reader // fuckboy!au, threesome // 🥵

📝 sleeping with both notorious frat boys kim taehyung and jeon jungkook doesn’t sound so bad ━ especially when you’re drunk and faded.

🗨️ omg omg omg omg 🥵😭 So much smut, so beautiful and so freaking detailed, WHAT!? This was incredible, okay, if you haven’t read this one yet, please go and give it a read 🥹💯

⭐Bodyguard (there’s a pt 2) @yoonpobs [2.7k] // kth x f.reader // e2l, bodyguard!au // 🥵

📝 you protect taehyung from people but forget about the biggest threat. yourself.

🗨️ this part is just as good as the first part 😭 The sexual tension is so high, and oh my, it is so fucking hot 🥵 It is such an amazing series 💯 It’s a shame that it probably won’t be continued (the author is on hiatus), but the two parts that are up are so good! 💖

⭐Dick on the Go @jeonggukingdom [20.7k]  // kth x f.reader // bf2l // 🥰🥵😂

📝 it was all shits and giggles when you and Taehyung were desperate seniors in High School, having no idea what to do with your lives, wondering if you’d ever find a decent job or even graduate in the first place. It is not so funny anymore when you come home from the big city to enjoy your vacation time and you find his sex-shop right in front of the house you grew up in when you were a kid. “If nothing works out I’m just gonna open a sex shop and call it something obnoxious like ‘Dick on the Go’ or something with a stupid zucchini logo flashing on top of the building.” He had said one time. Shit, you had no idea he actually meant it.

🗨️ kinda late to the party— but holy fuck this is insanely good and so funny 🥵😭

⭐When Worlds Collide [ongoing series] @letjungcoook7 [currently loading…] // jjk x f.reader // college!au, slice of life!au, s2l, fuckboy!jk, virgin!reader // 🥵🌩️

📝 since your mother's passing a year ago, life has been a whirlwind. balancing your passion for ballet with a low-key presence at college, where you’re the top student, was your norm until Jungkook stepped into your world. known for his reputation preceding him, jungkook is the talk of the campus with his casual rendezvous that have the girls buzzing. despite his allure, you're puzzled by his need for your tutoring prowess, especially given his own academic merit. yet, succumbing to his persistent requests, you reluctantly agree, only to find yourself thrust into the spotlight you've always avoided.

🗨️ I’m still reading this amazing story (there’s five parts out) and it’s so damn interesting— like, there’s a lot of drama and angst and I really love it🔥

⭐Chasing Cars (teaser) [ongoing series] @oddinary4bts [currently loading…] // jjk x f.reader // brother’s best friend!au, forbidden love!au, college!au, slice of life!au // 🥵🌩️🥰

📝 when your brother goes to study on a semester abroad, your life collides with his best friend Jeon Jungkook, who's coincidentally your roommate. Will you survive the collision, or will you crumble into dust?

🗨️ only the teaser has been posted (1k words though!) and it is so fucking amazing, like everything Ella writes. The first chapter drops on 10th of May, so please, go read it, add yourself to the taglist, and please let Ella know how excited you are for it! I already know this series is going to be epic ✨💯

⭐Milkin’ Days @wwilloww [3.9k]  // jjk x f.reader // cowboy!au, cowboy stripper!jungkook // 🥵😂😂

📝 when the charming but mysterious cowboy Jungkook approaches you, you are positively smitten, drawn to him like a horse to a fresh bucket of feed. Little did you know, however, what dark secret he kept hidden behind those barn doors.

🗨️ what the fuck did I read??? 🥵 No, no, no— it’s not bad, it’s the darn opposite! I mean, it is so freaking filthy and all the dirty talk and terrible puns about cowboys, farming, gosh, everything, it’s so fucking hilarious!!!!! Seriously, such a funny crack fic, I loved it 😂💜

This month was another tough one for me (mentally) and I also focused a lot more on my writing, which meant that I didn’t get to read as much as I use to 😭 So this list is a bit incomplete, and I’ll put ‘to read’ sections under the members that I didn’t get to read. I hope May will be much better, but some personal shit has already happened to me, and I’m thinking about going on a hiatus, but reading and writing is what keeps me going, so I’ll try to keep going, just a bit slower maybe and give myself more time, and that it’s okay to not go things like I used to 🥹

Thank you for reading— please give these lovely authors a lot of love, read their stories and leave them a comment/reblog to let them know that you liked it and that they matter 🫶

Love you and Borahae 💜

[quinnallerton]

Magic ring and armor :)

Have you ever met any of your followers in real life?

-Yes! I made connections with a few followers during Covid lockdowns and afterwards we remained close (we all still message daily). Anyway, one is a fic writer turned 'real' author from Colorado. I've had writing retreats and many cocktails with her. When we are in the same location, we try to coordinate.

My other friend is in the San Francisco area, while I was there for work, we connected for dinner. There is a plan in 2024 for all of us to visit Liverpool together 💜

Can you tell us the most important lesson you've learned yourself.

Setting boundaries has been a major challenge for me in the past. Since turning 40, I'm taking charge of my wellbeing and working on saying no. As a natural 'people pleaser', this has been a work in progress.

[ficwritersretreat]

Hi there! I've never been to the retreat, but it sounds very rtmi. Are you planning on running it again this year?

Hey there! Hope you see this response. It's been sitting here for a couple of weeks...guess I need to check my sude blogs more often!! Yes, I am running it again this year! Just started pre-planning this weekend. Dates will be August 8th to 11th. Other details to come. I would definitely encourage you to consider it. We always have a great time.

[ficwritersretreat]

FIC WRITERS' RETREAT 2024

Registration Now Open!

WE'RE BACK TO ANNUAL, EVERYONE!!! Seventh Ontario Fic Writers' Retreat, first held in 2016, coming once again in 2024.

To Register, Click Here

When: August 8-11 2024

Where: Blue Mountain Chalets, Collingwood, Ontario

What is it? Four days spent with other fic writers, at all levels of experience. There will be a mix of workshops (Topics TBA and open to suggestions), prompts and challenges, and plenty of independent writing time for your own personal projects. (This year there's also a hot tub and an optional trip to the beach!)

It’s also an opportunity to make connections with people who share your interests and passions, and where you can focus on your own goals and creativity.

Cost (in CANADIAN DOLLARS): $450.00 

(approximately $332 USD as of this posting)

Here’s what you get for it:

Food Costs (with all participants helping with prep and cleanup - see note below)

Accommodation (Shared rooms but NOT shared beds - sorry)

Use of a hot tub and sauna at this year's venue (New this year!)

Daily workshops and writing sessions (2+ per day)

Registration fee included in the price

Registration Process:

Click on the Registration Link, above.

Complete the form and submit it.

Select a payment option: a) e-transfer (Canadian residents only) or b) PayPal (link in registration form)

Make your deposit of $225 CAD (50% of total cost) to complete your registration

Second payment is due on July 9, 30 days before the retreat begins.

Space will be allocated on a first-come, first served basis. There are 24 spaces available, after which names will be placed on a waiting list (no payment will be required unless you are offered a spot).

Travel to Toronto is not included.

However, since several participants (and the organizer) live in the area, we have always been able to arrange ride-shares from the Toronto Airport to the various venues. These connections will be arranged after registration.

Contact me with any questions! Or see the FAQ Page

***A note regarding meals: They'll look a little different this year - we'll be making our own! The venue is a pair of summer chalet/cottage spaces with full kitchens. All participants will be asked to take part in making meals happen - either for planning, picking up groceries, preparation or clean-up. The cost of the food is included in the price.

Tags under the cut. Let me know if you want to be tagged in this. If you’re not tagged it’s because I didn’t know you were interested. (Or I used an old list and forgot, or I thought you'd asked to not be tagged - correct me if I was wrong!) It's not because we don't want you! Please come.

@totallysilvergirl @blogstandbygo @addictedstilltheaddict @onwallsjcfwrites @amindamazed @fearlessdiva930 @cirquedereve @antheiasilva @inevitably-johnlocked @pippn-frodo @stellacartography @muaddib-iswriting @keirgreeneyes @missdaviswrites @nautilicious @otter-von-bismarck @mydogwatson @pipmer @aquabelacqua @may-shepard @pippn-frodo @weneedtotalkaboutfilms-blog @shirleycarlton @daringlydomestic @quesarasara @laughing-at-the-darkness @ellipsical-elle @fluffbyday-smutbynight @kettykika78 @vulgarweed @hellonewsletter @atlinmerrick @podfixx @stellacartography @1-800-get-sherlocked @thegildedbee @letteredlettered @inexplicifics @storyshark2005 @tiger-in-the-flightdeck @seriouslymarythough @anyawen @topsyturvy-turtely @noadventureshere221b @gay-pirate-anime @simpledontmeanpeachy @helloliriels @hopipp @masked-alias @doctornerdington

[ficwritersretreat]

FAQ - Fic Writers' Retreat 2024

Welcome to our...seventh? ANNUAL* Fic Writers’ Retreat!

*As annual as it could be, these last years.

Basic Information:

When: August 8th-11th 2024

Where: Blue Mountain Chalets, Collingwood, Ontario

Cost:  $450.00 CDN per person, all inclusive (currently that's about $332 USD)

Included in cost: Registration, accommodation, all food costs, workshops, WiFi.

Frequently Asked Questions:

How are the meals arranged?

This year, we're making our own! The venue is a pair of summer chalet/cottage spaces with full kitchens. The cost of the food is included in the price, but gathering the food and turning it into meals will be a shared endeavour, as will clean up. Everyone's strengths will come into play - you can choose how you want to participate. Dietary restrictions are always accommodated. We have ALWAYS had several different diets to provide for. There is space on the registration form to specify your requirements. During meal planning, you will be invited to share/suggest meals and snacks that meet your needs.

How many people can share a room?

Usually, two. This may be in two separate beds or bunk beds. Typically, people register and then figure out who's going to share with whom. If you're signing up with a buddy, of course you can choose to share with them. If not, you can ask to be assigned a roommate.

Will you match people with roommates?

Yes, if they want me to. 

How do I make a booking?

All reservations will be done via the registration form. Here is the form.

Once you complete it, you will need to submit payment. $225 CAD will secure your registration, with the balance due 30 days out from the start of the event (July 9) Canadians can send e-transfers (I will give you the address once you've registered). Non-Canadians will have to use PayPal, as there are still not many options for international money transfers to Canada. There is a link in the registration form. Your booking will only be confirmed when payment is received.

When is payment due?

50% of your payment ($225 CDN) is required to secure your registration. The balance of payment is due no later than July 9, 2024

I have certain dietary restrictions. Can these be accommodated?

Yes! There is a space on the registration form for you to advise us of your needs.

Is the venue accessible?

Less than I'd like. As a chalet, it does have stairs at the entry and inside. Rooms can be allocated in a way that will limit stairs. I am very happy to discuss with you how to make this as accessible as possible for you.

What are my options for getting from Toronto to the venue?

We usually coordinate rides with participants coming from various places. Between the people who take the commuter train west from Toronto, the ones who drive from farther afield, and me with my sexy micro-minivan, we should be able to sort you out. If that doesn't work for you, we'll talk and find a way!

How big is this event?

Small! This is not a convention, but a retreat. Numbers usually hover at around 16-20 people. Our first year, there were seven. It's an intimate setting.

I don’t know anyone else who’s going. Does everyone already know each other?

Nope! There are several repeat participants who do know each other, but every year so far we’ve also had plenty of new faces. We’d love to see yours!

What if I have to cancel after I’ve already booked?

Depending on how far in advance you cancel, you might be liable for up to half the cost of your stay. If you cancel after the event has started, it may be the full amount.

That said, we will make every effort to fill your space and return you a full refund. So far, it hasn’t happened often, and when it has I’ve been able to cancel without penalty. Otherwise, the cancellation fees of the venue will apply.        

When do I need to book by?

Bookings are now open, first come, first served!

I still have questions!

Contact me! I am also known as @hubblegleeflower. I am gentle and harmless, and my inbox is usually empty. Please bring me any questions or concerns you might have, and I will do my best for you. People always think their questions are silly, and they never are. I don’t even mind if you ask something that’s already in this post.