#i have been writing in my notebook LOL

[hersurvival]

[panthermouthh]

And I said, “Hello, Satan

I believe it’s time to go.”

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2023: CONVERSATIONS ON WRITING by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon.

Currently dual wielding books, over here--I've never really been big on reading two different fiction books at once, but I can pair fiction with nonfiction just fine.

I haven't read as much nonfiction as I'd hoped to this year (overcorrecting from last year, apparently), so I'm excited to get back into some Writers Writing about Writing stuff while I cool off of my current project before I gear up for NaNo. This one starts with "In Memoriam," though, so I suspect it'll probably break my heart a little bit. This is Fine™.

[bambiraptorx]

I've seen a bunch of people lately making apocalypse versions of their sonas and I wanna join but like. mine's literally a dinosaur how do I apocalypse that

[disdaidal]

Sometimes I really kind of envy you native English speakers who make writing and posting fics seem so fucking easy. With near perfect grammar and hardly any typos. Or those of you who are capable of writing & updating your fics whenever the muse hits you just right... and not like, once in six months. Actually, try two years lol.

Whereas me, a non-native speaker, who occasionally struggles even with basic English grammar:

I'm fine. Totally.

[eurydicees]

ask me about the pacific rim au i wanna do smth fun after work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brittlebutch]

autism win!!! i successfully realized that i could organize the notes I take on beloved shows if i rewrite them from scratch in a new, clearly labeled/delineated format

[qprstobin]

can i get Fruity Four Upside Down Monsters?

"You're hot when you get bitchy."

Nancy let out a strangled laugh. Robin couldn't believe Eddie's audacity, but maybe the demobat rabies worked like the Russian truth serum did.

Steve didn't even flinch, continuing to wind the bandages around Eddie's torso with ruthless efficiency. "I'm hot all the time, now shut up."

[the-cookie-of-doom]

fun fact about me, I have a full drum kit and an electric guitar (neither of which I can play) and a very fancy keyboard that I can play, technically, but the only song I still remember is the Star Wars Theme

[avemstella]

update on chap 31, currently at 8k typed and a sizable amount written in my notebook I need to transfer over haha. Also still not done actually writing it, this will once again be a long boy

[fereldenshero]

feeling shitty. Again

[kindahoping4forever]

anything new coming soon? 👀

Hopefully! I'm not sure exactly what tbh - I've been trying to be a little generous with myself recently and write based on what I feel like writing as opposed to what I "need to" or "should" work on. Which is great for my creativity but also means a lot of bouncing from project to project and also honestly scrapping a couple WIPs recently that I decided weren't going to pan out.

I can tell you I'm determined to follow thru on my promise of Luke fic this year. (I still intend to finish the post-show one I teased last summer but I've been working on a new one that may or may not see the light of day depending on how it turns out lmao). I'd still like to write the idea I had for a 5SOS5 release week fic, as a nice companion to my CALM and Superbloom release centric stories. The PolyCashton chaptered series I've been writing for literal years needs to happen this year. There's a long lost Gardener Ash storyline I'd love to revive. No one's asked explicitly for more Stage!Ash adventures but I love that couple so it's a possibility. I plotted out my first true AU last year and I'd like to see if I could pull that concept. I've also had ambitions the past couple years of entering the slash arena so we'll see if 2023 is finally the year. (Although full disclosure, one of my recently scrapped WIPs was a slash fic 🥸) And obviously I'd love to take any and every opportunity I can to collab with @cal-puddies - for personal reasons, we had to back off of a lot of good ideas last year but I'm hopeful we'll be able to pick up where we left off.

So short answer: yes, I'm actively writing and as soon as I have something I feel confident in sharing, you guys will be the first to know! 💙

[stopthatfool]

Hi fool! <3

I love your fanfic so much and I remember reading it a while ago and genuinely loving it so so much! I really enjoy your interpretation of the characters, particularly Slider! :)

Your fic was one of my favorites for a good while (before I took a break from the fandom)! I still love it so much! Do you ever plan on updating it any time soon? (I’m so sorry if you’ve already addressed this)

Hello squoony!! <3

It's so nice to hear from you! And thank you again for your lovely comments on the jeep fic!! I always appreciate comments, so thank you! I'm glad to hear that you like my interpretation of Slider--I was so worried about getting him wrong/inaccurate! :) And no need to apologize for anything! I'm always happy to answer questions about the fic!

To answer your question: I do plan on updating, I just don't really know when that will be lol. I thought I would be able to update over the summer like I did to last year, but I obviously didn't end up doing that. My life recently has been a little crazy (kinda got hit with that infamous fanfic writer curse) and it threw me for a loop for a little while and kind of killed any desire to write for top gun specifically.

I have a plan for the rest of the fic though! And it's always in the back of my head begging me to finish it! Uni has started up for me again, which makes everything complicated (as privatized education always does), but I'm starting to let myself think about the fic again (and making minor edits and fixes to the published chapters here and there)!

I know my answer doesn't really give a definite time as to when ch. 8 will be finished and posted, but it's what I'm working with right now so I hope that's ok!

It's really nice to know that people are thinking about the fic, so thank you for reaching out, I really appreciate it!! <33

[ikyw-t]

hmmm literally just realized she wrote a note on the (fridge) with a joke we made.......... I'm speechless to say the least

[roaringroa]

flirting via mitski songs on insta story this is so ahlshslsi

[moraygrotto]

also might edge back into non-commission writing as i work through this (~july's) batch and probably narrow my slots down to 1-2 at a time :0