#i'm kinda cringing rereading this lol

[crehador]

COSMIC IS DEAD, LONG LIVE COSMIC!

it's official: i wrote a fic a day, every day, in 2024

that's right. 366 days (leap yeap) of samaichi. in a row. if it doesn't sound real well let me tell you. it feels pretty damn surreal to me too

i set this challenge for myself because one of my biggest weaknesses as a writer is actually finishing stuff. my past is littered with the corpses of countless wips, and while i've gotten a bit better about finishing things in recent years, i still needed some major work in that department

so the idea for dailies was born. the idea was, specifically, for drabble-esque dailies. all samaichi, all around 100-300 words but definitely under 500 words each. like a writing warm-up, essentially, before working on other things

which... um......

yeah, so that didn't end up happening. the all samaichi part is the only bit i stuck to lol

only 9 of 366 works actually wound up being under 500 words, and 7 of those 9 were in january when i guess i was still at least kinda-sorta trying to stick to my original intentions

suffice it to say there was no work done on other things. [redacted] au my beloved stalled at around 20k words back in 2023 and has been untouched ever since

i do sort of wish i'd worked on longer projects this year (though thirteen rooms au clocked in at 57k and the one with the clones is approaching 50k too so... there wasn't nothing in the longer projects department) but overall i'm pretty damn proud of myself for seeing this through

the goal for next year! is of course to actually work on the longfics that have been simmering for all this time

i also want to challenge myself to work on another of my weaknesses as a writer: reading my own work

like listen i know it's a bad habit/trait to talk shit about your own work, and much like finishing things, i think i've gotten better about that in recent years. but i'm still ass at rereading my own writing without cringing myself half to death

so that's the project (or one of the projects) for next year! now that i've written a fic a day, i can read a fic a day next year (and two on one day because it is. no longer a leap yeap lol)

i may even read and pick out one thing i like about what i wrote. because pride in moderation is a skill worth learning i think

and because i can't stand to lose dailies entirely, i also want to go into next year with the resolution of posting very very short not!fics and hcs every day

(i really mean it this time. short. short! i swear! they will be ramuda-sized)

most likely i will sort my 2025 samaichi nonsense, of which there will be lots, into one tag (have not yet decided what this tag will be) so it will be easily searchable and mutable. well. searchable in theory. but this is tumblr dot com

to sum up. proud of myself. bit in disbelief. happy with this. onwards to bigger things (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ

[phyrestartr]

any tips for new writers

YUH BOI I have a lot lol

Write what you like. You will naturally put more effort/passion into something you're writing for yourself/smth you're writing for fun. Don't do it for clout, and don't write JUST to post. Also, don't write things just because ppl tell you to/request you to. Itsk to let stories perish if they're not working/you don't like it (you might figure out a way to save said story after some thinking, too)

If you read a fanfic/book and really like it, try to figure out why it spoke to you. Did you like the dialogue? Did you like the descriptions? Did you like the stylization? Then, try to incorporate that into your own writing in your own way

If you read a fanfic/book and you really DON'T like it, try to identify what you didn't like LOL. It really helps with crafting your style/story if you identify and avoid shite you personally think is cringe/uninteresting/overdone/cliche-y in a bad way/etc.

Accept that first draft is gonna be clunky and probably kinda bad. You pretty much just gotta get the story down even if it doesn't flow too good because then you can go back, reread, figure out what does and doesn't work in terms of prose and flow and character interactions

Don't feel like you need to write something super long and detailed. Detail and flowery descriptions are good when used in the correct moments, but don't harp on something meaningless for too long if it's not really important in the theme/moment. Writing short stories is the most fun and the best practice for getting into writing since it just has to be like one scene or a very short arc before ending. Lots of readers like the long fics (I mean, same) but they're really hard to write, so don't feel like you need to write a novel or anything. keep it short and sweet for a while!!

Use a thesaurus. Helps you learn new words and new ways to describe something

Themes are helpful for keeping a story feeling coherent. Ex. I use lots of 'godly' descriptors and comparisons of natural disasters (storms, forest fires, earthquakes, tsunamis) to describe how dangerous/powerful a person or feeling is, and I try to stay in that theme to build a better picture of someone/something

Show, don't tell! This is kinda based on your preference, though, since sometimes you just wanna say "bro was mad." It depends on the situation imo. Generally, describing the way someone is physically feeling instead of emotionally is more impactful and lets the reader think and make choices based on the info you've given them. Not everything needs to be spelled out--readers are quite smart and can put together their own conclusions even if it's not what the writer initially had in mind. (Ex. "John felt fury boil in his blood" vs "John's veins ached with heat and his face flushed an angry colour")

It's ok to make mistakes/not perfect a scene. Sometimes you just wanna move on lol

Have fun! If you're not having fun, what's the point homie u-u

hope that's at least a little helpful! LMK if y'all have any other questions/specific Qs or anything. I'm not a pro writer so maybe this is all useless idk LOL

[sixeyesonathiel]

Hi sorry this is random and maybe a lil weird. But I saw ur post and I just wanted to say something... I hope u dont mind this small message instead of Gojo😅.

I dont really know u, I just follow for ur writing (Which btw is insane like???? Your brain is actual poetry. Tumblr fanfics got no business being that good). But like when I saw what u wrote it kinda broke my heart a little. Like idk how to say this properly but u are so special. Fr. It feels wrong that someone who writes the way u do feels like theyre not enough. That they're not the 'lacy' when actually they made the blueprint. For me u are the standard. Maybe no one told u but even if u feel like a blackhole sometimes, to someone out there (Me included) u are a whole damn galaxy. Anyway sorry for being cringe. Im like older than u so maybe this is big sister mode or something lol. Just wanted u to know someone out here sees u and thinks you're really something☺️💞.

Drink water ok. And maybe bite bread instead of drywall. Sending love🫶🏻.

hi omg... i genuinely don’t even know how to respond to this without crawling under my bed and crying into a pile of fanfiction drafts i’ll never post. this was so kind and affirming and surreal to read, it’s like being handed a warm drink in the middle of a snowstorm.

the way you said “maybe you feel like a blackhole but you’re a whole damn galaxy” made something in me ache and also heal a little. i don’t even know what to say except thank you. thank you for seeing me. for taking time out of your own orbit to say this.

i'm saving this forever and rereading it whenever my brain decides to be mean. i will drink water (begrudgingly). i will maybe choose bread over drywall (sometimes). thank you for this. for the sister energy. for the softness. i’m sending it all back tenfold <3

[liaisun]

A8, B6, C5, D10!!!

hehe thank u!!!

A8: What was your first fandom? Are you still in that fandom now?

i talked abt my first fandom being og minecraft youtubers but in terms of like really getting into it in an active way, that would be mlp! i didn't have cable, so i never saw it as a kid, so when i was 11 i got curious. i would watch the episodes on dailymotion LMFAOAOAO i drew sooo much pony art, i actually found some of it recently and it makes me lovingly cringe. watched a gajillion analysis videos, abridged fan videos, that girl who could do the fluttershy voice, people's ocs and drawings.... sang the 'you're a princess you'll play your part' song in my theater class for an assignment, then the teacher asked me to do it for a showcase 😭 once my friend got annoyed with me and was like "not everything has to be about my little pony!!!!!!!" ah core memories <3 sadly i dont interact w it at all anymore!! but the slight mlp/aftg crossover im seeing recently... im studying us all

B6: What is your favourite story trope? Why?

this is such a good question.... i'm really a sucker for time travel or fix-its, it's just so comforting but i also love seeing what ppl come up with. especially if it makes things worse! LOL. OH and definitely 'really misunderstood/disliked character/character who is hiding a mountain of secrets gets turned into a kid somehow and now everyone has to grapple with the implications' . any de-aging situation really, but that one in particular is my top fave. i could read those until the end of time. and anything magical/shapeshifters etc :3

C5: What character that fandom loves are you just kinda “meh” about? Why?

jail for me for this. it's really just because i dont interact w matt content enough, but probably him. now it is very easy to get me excited about him! i feel a lot of ppl dont utilize him to his full potential . like recently i was rereading tfc and saw a line where neil said kevin rly respected matt bc he was the foxes best player, but they disagreed so much they never had synergy and argued all the time. THATS INTERESTING. but all i hear are crickets v_v

D10: What is one story idea you really want to read but no one has written yet?

devious question LOL ah.. aftg is lacking a banger venom au. like i think we need a kandreil venom au EXPEDITIOUSLY. furthermore, i want to see riko go to therapy/psych ward fic sososo bad. not in a 'fix him' way, but in a way where it's riko pov and he feels like he's in a psychological horror because his repression skills are next level. the layers of everything he's had to do to stay sane in the life circumstances and position he was in? yeah i wanna see that boy unravel :3c he's so azula core it;s crazy, someone pelase hear me pleaseeee plaese please .

[chrimsonfoxdon]

Ooh question, you mentioned rewatching as an adult, and I'm curious, what kinds of things do you view differently now? I'm rereading the manga after a long time too, and the big thing I'm noticing is that I have more compassion now, especially towards characters who I didn't realize reminded me of myself and not in the best ways 😂 And especially during part 1 I found myself wondering why we don't see their parents more often (for those who still have them) and who took care of them growing up (for the others).

I have felt similar!! Ok I’m gonna maybe list stuff out on what I’ve noticed I view differently.

Very long post under the cut of me rambling (again)!

1. My Opinion on What I Consider Good Media Has Changed

Starting with this one as I feel it’s a big overarching thing that’ll dictate all my other opinions and thoughts. I’ve watched, read, and listened to A LOT of other series and media since I first started watching Naruto (also you know life experience and such), so I have a better idea of what is “good” media and what is “bad.” When I was younger, I considered Naruto to be the best of the best, but I don’t think that now (as far as anime that title now goes to FMA:B it’s very good please watch it if you haven’t oh my god). It has a lot of flaws, some endearing and others… not so much. Granted that’s any piece of media. Nothing is perfect (not even FMA:B). But despite that, I’ve also learned that it’s ok to still enjoy it!! Imo it’s not all bad, I mean, we’re still here discussing it yea?

I guess the TLDR of this part is: it’s cringe but that’s ok cuz life is short and we should enjoy the stuff we like.

2. Female Characters/Feminism

I feel like, while these are different topics, they’re very linked together in how I watch Naruto now so I’m putting them together. When I was younger, I didn’t like really any of the female cast (except Tenten). I found them “annoying,” to put it simply. Sakura always chasing after Sasuke?? Lame. Ino being obsessed with her looks?? Shallow. Hinata losing to Neji? Weak. I began to think that I didn’t like those characters because I didn’t like female characters mostly as a whole (which is kinda hilarious cuz I did start making Chihiro back then who does in fact identify as a woman LOL!!). But this negative attitude towards female characters not only leaked into how I consumed other media, but how I saw myself and other women irl. Like I distinctly remember believing that a woman could never beat a guy in anything. Which is uh… not true!! And kinda fucked up!!!

Now that I’m older I just realize that kishimoto doesn’t know how to write women all that well. Imo, it’s not the girls’ faults, it’s their creator. Which is disappointing but also freeing almost?? Plus, I can now appreciate what good they do have to offer!! (I talked a little about the konoha 12 girls and what I like about them in this ask in case you’d like details on individual characters)

I think also being exposed to other fans with differing opinions and views has helped me with this as well. When I first started watching I didn’t really go online (wasn’t a thing in Cuba plus I wasn’t really interested), so I didn’t really have other perspectives to bounce off of.

Also wanted to add that there are definitely parts of the show I laughed off before but you know, just are not acceptable nowadays. Mainly thinking of Shikamaru talking down on girls/women, Neji made a rude comment about girls too (that Tenten corrected him on tho thank you queen), and some bits that could be perceived as a little transphobic (I’m not trans tho so I don’t wanna speak for them on that bit). Its viewpoints that I feel are a product of the time, but does not make the overall series bad per se.

3. Seeing Other Children as a Child VS as an Adult

Ngl since I grew up with Naruto, I feel as if I will always see them as my peers in a sense. If anything, almost like the “older kids” in school. Like I don’t know if this is a common perception, but I remember when I was like in 2nd grade I saw 6th graders as like tiny adults, but then when I was in 6th grade I saw 2nd graders as like babies. Does that make sense?? Anyway, it’s interesting rewatching Naruto as an adult and seeing my “peers” when they were younger. I remember thinking that 12 & 13 year olds were badass and cool and practically ready for the real world (I was like 8 or 9 when I first started watching leave me alone), and being amazed at stuff like the chunin exams. Nowadays my brain just kinda goes “why are we letting these CHILDREN go to war???” It’s a similar story with like the sensei. Thinking they’re so experienced and old and… now I’m the same age as them and I’m still young!!

4. Might Gai is Cringe and I Love Him For That

The way I didn’t appreciate this man when I was a kid is a CRIME. Teaching his students (and friends) that it’s important to find joy in life is SO IMPORTANT and Gai just does an EXCELLENT job with that!! He strives to be a source of light for the people in his life, and to show others it’s important to smile and laugh from time to time. It warms my cold dead grownup heart what can I say. There’s a line in OG Naruto after Lee beats Sasuke in their fight before the chunin exams, where Naruto turns to Sasuke and Sakura as their cringing at Lee and Gai and says, “actually, it’s kinda sweet how they’re all hugging and stuff!” And that kinda summarizes my thoughts on them.

TLDR Might Gai is cringe but he is free and I love him so much for that.

5. Seeing Myself in Characters I Didn’t Before

Off the top of my head, the three characters I see myself in more so now than when I was younger is definitely Choji, Lee, and Tenten.

I was never popular growing up, especially when I moved back to the US after living in Cuba. Kids just didn’t wanna play with me or have me on their sports teams, so I was purposefully left out oftentimes, kinda like how choji was when he was younger. Rewatching that part made me cry honestly HAHA I saw myself so clearly. I’m also plus size so the beauty standards he has to deal with really speak to me. I remember Shikamaru telling him one time that girls don’t have to be skinny to be pretty and I would be lying if that didn’t give me a huge amount of confidence in myself.

Rock Lee’s story has always been top notch, but as someone who chose to specialize in a path that I didn’t really have natural talent for myself it REALLY speaks to me now. I’ll be 100% honest, I was never really one of those “been drawing since I could hold a pencil” kind of kids. I liked it, but I didn’t really consider myself any good until like 8th grade or so. Anyway, there’s this scene where Lee is crying at the training grounds cuz he’s scared that, no matter how hard he works, it’ll all be for nothing and that he’ll always be a loser, and uh… had to turn the show off cuz that struck WAAAAAAAY too close to home for me as an artist with a… let’s be real, a failing art business. Anyway, he inspires me though to keep going cuz this is what brings me joy. I may take longer than most, but that doesn’t mean I’m less of a person for it.

Tenten I’ve honestly seen a lot of myself in even when I was younger! But there’s this filler episode that goes into detail on how she tried really hard to be just like Tsunade, since that was her dream since she was little. Turns out she doesn’t have the capacity to do that (not being able to do medical ninjutsu well, etc), but she finds her own strengths along the way. What really spoke to me was letting go of your childhood dreams. It’s hard. It feels like you’re failing in a way. But Tenten was able to persevere and find a new and even better path forward for herself. And that’s just amazing. I love seeing that, and it helps me feel as if I too and maybe find my path.

6. Final Thoughts and Random Little Things

I think it’s also safe to say that I can pick up on story flaws (I’m looking at you 4th great ninja war arc) and inconsistencies (how the heck does the hyuga clan work wtf). It’s a long series and nowadays you can binge the whole thing in one sitting (I don’t recommend that please take care of yourself). Back in my day I had to wait a whole week to watch the next 26 minute episode with commercials in between. Also I was a kid. AHAHA!! But again, long series, so I’m sure Kishi forgot about certain details while he was being pushed to continue the series.

Also my views on certain things that happened in the series changed based on what I know what happens later, which I find to be quite fun!

Overall I still enjoy the series, both for similar reasons as I did back in the day (Neji) and for new reasons!! Flaws and all. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk

[mellowwillowy]

Oh what? You dont get enough appreciation if my ask got you like that! Your stories are awesome!! While i will shamelessly admit its the oc x reader thing that lure me in, the way you love your characters sm that you keep developing them is exciting for me too! Before sending my previous ask i read all the webtoon, while im really lost (i understood it after few reread) uphill daisies, the lovecraft one is very fun and so cute! Lovecraft is my fav webtoon of yours. While I, once again shamelessly, feel sad if there's no reader content (im needy of their attention and need to be included LOL) i understand how hard it is to include a reader into your projects and i also understand if you want to grow your characters as their own series rather than fanservice characters and to be honest! Im excited with lovecraft series (im taking my time absorbing uphill daisies T—T) take your time writing though! Drawing multiple webtoon with such complicated world building and lots of character must be difficult and time consuming, cheering for ya!

tbh i miss yulian.. I'm tempted to pick up writing again to make a fanfic of him myself but mischaracterization my WORST enemy! Sorry i got too excited that you feel appreciated of my ask that i rambled more T—T

- love letter anon.

Bawling crying curling vomiting (but actually the curling is kinda real because my stomach hurts) reading this love letter!

What better way to market a series if not to make readers fall in love with them? Shameless (x GN Reader) fanservice! And as for the lack of reader content, it kinda is true in UD because it's meant to be a mystery/crime series buuuuuuuttttt for the CatboX series, there'd be 'readers' appearing in the series.

LCH will have approximately 6-7 readers (although they are more of a character, I still consider them to be a romanced readers), with almost all the main characters paired with at least one reader! The one with the most spotlight is expected to be Scribe (Caelus) because he's my favorite.

As for another unpublished CatboX series would be 'The System Forbids' for the 2025 contest (if I have enough time to spare after finishing at least 3-5 episodes of UD). The OG novel protagonist (aka FMC) is pretty much the reader with the amount of romcom going on although it's not the best x reader.

Identity Crisis is pretty much Blue with reader except it's girlfriend now. His character is still problematic (yandere?) in the series [IC has no chance of being republished for now]. Yulian is Yulian. He's also problematic and I can kinda see the slander he'll receive if UD is published until the ending.

Why am I yapping (slaps slaps slaps), anywayyyyyyy words can't express how much I love your support. Thanks for sparing your time to read my current works (and years years ago work…). It really motivates me to keep going and makes me know there's still someone waiting and reading my work.

For you getting confused over UD, lemme tell you something, it’s because the second episode is a bad pacing decision, and makes no sense to be slapped out of nowhere without a proper continuation. The only good thing from that webtoon right now is the opening so I am amazed if you can even understand a bit of it (because I won't as a reader)

I've always had the dilemma of making my webtoon. Most times I wish I could just tailor myself according to what's trending (like Yulian or Blue) but I ended up working on other characters and feel bad for providing 'who the fuck' stories. Another concern is that the 'reader' is now an established character with personal lore to the point it no longer feels inclusive… not to mention I mostly make GN content, it kind of concerns me how every GN reader here would feel (Since it's all just female and I have no plan to add new readers).

Regarding mischaracterization, I understand you sm anon TwT. Even I as their mama sometimes OOC them! And if I'm not OOC-ing them, I'd cringe reading the answers to asks despite being in character (pls why are you so wattpad-y). It's a struggle but I don't mind reading it, I've read countless mischaracterized Yulian in my asks haha. (So sorry, he's not an exemplary father, the last in the ranking board if he even made it to the leaderboard…)

My plan currently is to write more content according to what webtoons I'm going to publish.

[ask-bakabakabaka]

Rebranding this blog!!

Hello, 766 followers, many of whom are probably dead, inactive, or bots!! PSA to unfollow me now if you don't know me (Bunny) because I doubt you've been following this blog for the Touhou reactions, which I haven't drawn in like 8 years! ^^

I've been alive for all this time 'cuz this is my main, and I've been using this blog to like posts and interact with people occasionally, but I realized I can rebrand this account instead of being permanently tied to my 8+ year old art and (outdated but still kinda the same) sense of humor. Therefore, I will be doing that! I already have an art account I post art to, so I'm not replacing that one, but I'm probably going to become a Triple Baka (ask) account! (They apparently still have ask accounts in 2024 but I'm gonna go all in on a new one now!!) Essentially I'm becoming a Vocaloid/UTAU (SynthV)/Fanloid account. You're absolutely encouraged to unfollow me if you have no interest in Vocaloid and the like!

The transition will be a slow one but I wanted to announce it. I'm slowly gonna replace things with Triple Baka and my own art, but I will not be deleting old posts! This will still be an archive for my old touhoureactions stuff (cringe as it is rofl) because I don't really believe in deleting things. Someone kind even sent me an ask saying "thank you for not nuking this blog/keeping it up" and it's really sweet that someone said that to me lol.

As for why I'm transitioning to Vocaloid, it's obvious: I love it. I've loved Vocaloid for a long time (since 2012/2013) and recently I've come back to it-- I'll happily use my knowledge, reignited love, and improved art skills to make the Triple Baka ask blog of my dreams lol.

Touhou was a big part of my life and I still like it, but I've already slowly and steadily let Vocaloid (and SynthV) take the fore because of how happy it's been making me. I love Miku, Teto, and Neru a lot; in fact, I was rereading incredibly old posts of mine dating back to like 2013/2014 and I smiled at how I used to roleplay Teto and Neru-- it shows to me clearly how I portrayed and saw them. And now I love them a lot again now.

No idea if anyone will read this far, but before I fully transition, I will be answering all old asks sent to this account (I have about 40). Not gonna spam it, maybe I'll queue it, but I'll answer your ask after all these years with my new and less sloppy art lol, so that your ask isn't forever unanswered even as I change into a Vocaloid/UTAUloid/Fanloid blog. Even if the original asker/anon isn't around to see it, I'm gonna do that for the sake of completion. Please don't send any new Touhou asks, haha, 'cuz I'm only clearing up old ones, not trying to have new ones. Tbh, I actually have another duo that I love with my whole heart (Raccoon and Fennec from Kemono Friends) who I even gave their own blog, but hahaha, I wonder about making an askblog for them... They already have one so either I should revive it or I'll have them appear as cameos-- that's if anyone is interested in sending me asks at all for this blog's new intended purpose. xD I guess it's better if I stick to Vocaloid/etc. because that's the long-time interest I want to keep up/continue, whereas my love for Raccoon and Fennec has always felt like me trying to cling to the past, even though I still (today) love them with my entire being. I'll just draw those two in my art blog and accept requests/etc. either there or here when it comes to those two. They're my special little goobers (peanuts).

Anyway, everything I do is totally self-indulgent and for fun, and I wanted to mark this transition properly and see if I can reduce my follower count by like 700. xD The only reason it got that high is 'cuz this is my MAIN-main account and I've had it for almost 10 years.

I'm switching from Touhou (an old love of mine) to Vocaloid-UTAU (another old love of mine but more recent). Specifically for Triple Baka: Teto, Miku, and Neru. I'll make profiles and an explanation and stuff of them soon, but you may start thinking of things to send if you want (I ship Teto and Miku btw, same age ranges ofc, so you should also unfollow me if you don't vibe with that 'cuz it'll probably crop up...).

It's been a good run and I'll keep and preserve everything here, but I'm becoming a different beast! I hope to keep at it for a long time! <3 This is still my MAIN-main, so you're always welcome to follow me/stay mutuals if you know me and wanna still stay buddies (I won't spam the timeline btw, I'll probably maybe queue like posts for one or two a day, if I'm that active), but yeah~. It's the end of an era and a transition to a new one! I'm excited tbh! But it will take time. ( uwu ) c:

Btw, I went through all my old posts (there aren't a ton so it doesn't take that long) and I cringed slightly at some of my humor but it did make me break into laughter a couple of times. Mainly because it's the old me I'm reacting to and I'm always like, "there's something wrong with her (affectionate)" whenever I see something that I know I probably (definitely) wouldn't say today. xD In many ways, I've changed from my old self, but I still try to stay friendly and kind, so if anything I made is offensive in any way, that totally wasn't intended! Offending people isn't really part of my sense of humor, so take everything I ever said/made in this blog with a grain of salt/older eyeglasses.

Newer me is cooler imo (the light in my eyes isn't gone yet even though not everything has been fun lmao) and I'm also more careful about the jokes I make, so know that I probably won't make any suggestive/risque jokes at all unless I find it SUPER funny and I can't resist. I doubt there will be any instances of that, but I'm just talking briefly about what to expect for the future.

I'll talk more about it later! For now, I'm gonna slowly go through all my old asks, which will probably definitely take longer than a week. Thanks for all the people who were with me on my journey, if they remember me, and thanks for the fun times! I really did have fun, so I look at this with fondness (even if I do cringe slightly ahaha).

It's okay to be cringe. 😂😂😂😂

[storiesofsvu]

https://www.tumblr.com/storiesofsvu/756561724151414784/ask-game-for-fanfic-writers

How about every integer of 10? 🙏🫡

10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100

(or less if that's too much)

ooo bless!

10. at what point in the process do you come up with titles and how easy or hard is that for you?

fuck. i HATE titles. 99% of the time it's the very last thing I do and half the time i forget about it until i open tumblr to make the post. For one shots i generally read through it again and pick a phrase or repeating word and use that. For series: i'll usually pop onto discord with a brief summary and ask if ppl have ideas, otherwise i have a note in my phone of potential titles that are generally song titles or lyrics. i like my series titles to actually mean something and tie into the story whereas i dont give a fuck about the one shots LOL

20. what is your favourite trope to write?

forbidden love? we're gonna pretend that's a thing lol. like, stories have to have conflict and what's better than two people who wanna fuck/date/whatever and either can't or shouldn't, or like, their bosses would frown upon it, right? like, any and all degree of it, not particularly totally forbidden.

30. most inspirational quote you've ever read or heard that's still important to you.

christ. i cannot think of anything rn. My mind went straight to disney because there are so many things that light up my passion/motivation. the last time we were there we saw the "new" (lol) fireworks show and it had this little speech that was all "no go, let your dreams guide you, reach out and find your happily ever after" and it was kinda the resurge i needed at the time to be all "oh fuck, that's right, i just need to focus" as the old fireworks show had a bit that i like, wished on every fucking night and always made me cry about cause of how i related to it. wow i'm SO cool HA.

in high school (performing arts) certain people got to sign the theatre crossover wall at graduation and i got to and i singed it with a Fosse quote but i cannot remember it anymore for the life of me loll

40. best piece of feedback you've ever gotten?

bruh ive got no clue. i dont get/ask for feedback basically ever. esp recently people have been more just "omg so good" or "next part??" uhh... yeah, i dont think anyone ever has minus like a comment here and there with a friend when spitballing and i have a goldfish brain so i cannot remember.

50. do you plan or do you write whatever comes to your mind?

bit of both! for one shots it's usually just the prompt i was given/found and MAYBE a bit of a blurb scenario.

series: i will not start until i have a much more detailed outline and a rough idea of how it's going to end. nothing is specifically labelled and as i work on the story the outline gets longer, more fleshed out, sometimes there's full conversations or smut pieces in the outline and eventually ch's get labelled and sometimes it's like "ch 4, they go to this hotel and fuck" lol

60. where is the most dangerous place that you're written fic?

work. was stuck in the bar (that guests dont have access to) during service time with nothing else to do. my manager literally came in and teased me about not working and then later asked what i was working on and i said "fanfic, but that's all i'm telling you cause a lot o its real gay and real dirty" LOL

70. are you ever critical of your own writing? how much do you find yourself editing (either during or after the fact?)

i'm SO critical, but it's like, when i'm rereading it months down the road and it's been posted and too late to edit LOL. and it's mainly me just looking at old works that are SO trope filled and slightly cringe and include lot of the stuff that i no longer write.

I don't edit too much at all lol. I'll catch most typos or grammar while going/on a brief read through but it's VERY rare i'll actually go back to edit a full passage the next day or anything. Hence my very detailed outlines! i will edit from there to the fic cause i'll add to the outlines whenever something sparks in my brain and i know its good lol.

80. do you try to put themes, motifs, messages, morals, etc in your writing?

uhh... no? LOL. sometimes i do, and sometimes they just end up there completely by accident.

90. do you notice your own voice in your writing style?

absolutely. why do you think there's so much profanity? LOL. but also as someone who writes mainly reader insert, there is a little bit of me in every yn i write

thanks for asking!! <3 (and that's never too much lol)

[marley-manson]

4, 13, 21, 23 💖

Thank you!

4. say something nice about a ship you don’t ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual’s OTP, etc)

BJ/Trapper has a lot of good potential for psychosexual shennanigans and weirdness and character exploration, and I respect the hustle.

13. your favorite type of fandom event (gift exchange, ship week, secret santa, prompt meme, etc)

Kink memes, miss their ubiquitousness every day. I appreciate kink-centric exchanges and month-long prompt lists etc too. And I have a lot of fondness for Yuletide, for being the main reason a lot of random kinda gay classic movies I've seen have 1 or 2 shockingly good fics. These are all as a reader, not a writer, because as a writer I have no favourite fandom events, I hate deadlines lol. I've participated in like 3 as a meta writer, a fic writer, and a vidder, and it's cool and I dig the events for existing, but creating with a deadline will never be my favourite thing.

21. a fandom you’re not active in anymore but that you still really like

Due South is the first that springs to mind. It's an old fandom but I'm still always down to occasionally reread fic, or gush about my faves. But also generally I'm still fond of all my old fandoms. I never look back on something I once enjoyed with anything but positive feelings, even if it's not my thing now, or it's soured for outside reasons. Like eg Harry Potter is a minefield of JKR's immense bigotry, the series itself being fundamentally flawed (and just plain annoying lol) in many ways, most old BNFs I used to like showing their asses, etc, but it was a great time when I was a kid and I have no regrets. I don't look back and cringe at myself or anything like that, I just look back with fondness.

23. the fandom you’re curious about because of a mutual

Answered! I wish I could add another one but lol there's nothing I'm really looking into right now fandom-wise.

ask meme

[thebestofoneshots]

Hey! i’ve started posting to my own page, and i just really wanted to know, how you got into writing and how you kinda found your style? did it just naturally come to you? :3

- Luster 💫

Hey Luster (wonderful name by the way)! I didn't even know I had a writing style of my own but I suppose it's kind of like artists right? They have their own little signature drawings and we have our own little signature words? (I mean I guess I'm somewhat on the light and funny side? Little bit of angst thrown into the mix? this sounds like a supernatural episode lol)

I suppose it really did just naturally come to me, but that's precisely where a lot of reading and writing comes along, you see I've been writing since I was like 10 (I do cringe at some of my old stuff), and then I've been writing fanfics since I was like 11 or 12. But I've also been reading fanfics since then, so I assume a lot of my style was derived from that at the beginning.

Like if I think about it... Remember when we used to have the writer but in the story with dialogue straight towards the characters, like some weird omnipotent god?(I used to do that shit, bro, I'm telling you the cringe).

But also, we all have to start somewhere, right? And the more you write, the more natural it becomes to find the right words to put into text the daydreams in your head; It also becomes a lot easier.

Nowadays, I read a lot of stuff that I think will improve my vocabulary and descriptions. Some fanfiction writers are basically poets on this site, and I do lean to their stuff a little bit because that's how I want to write in the future. So, I read and analyse the way they use words to be able to improve (I even have a note in my notes app with several words that I find interesting or useful for certain descriptions).

I've also been rereading some of the good old classics, things like The Portrait of Dorian Grey. Oscar Wilde has a masterful way with words and I also want to be able to use them in the way he does.

So yeah, I'd say just read a lot of stuff that you like, and when you think something sounds good, write it down, you may be able to use it later down the road (of course don't straight up copy and paste stuff, that's plagiarism).

Hope you find this useful, I wish you lots of luck on your new writing journey, and if you ever wanna discuss writing, my DMs and asks are always open.

[thebreakfastgenie]

✨🦋 (also 💜💜💜💜)

✨What's a fic you've posted you wish you could breathe life into again and have people talking about it? (or simply a fic you wish got more credit)

The Emergency Room. It's the work I'm proudest of (although I reread it recently and I was kinda critical... that's just me being me 🤪). I just have a lot of feelings about the scene in the car. And for a MASH fic, I guess maybe hills like white elephants. But really any of them lol I crave talking about any of these because writing another one is taking so damn long!

🦋what are you most insecure about when you post a fic?

You know, I'm not sure. I don't really feel insecure when I post fics. I mean, I do, but I've developed such a defense for it that I don't anymore. That makes no sense. I guess I'm always worried about embarrassing mistakes and typos, or that it's bad in some way, that the prose will make me cringe or the characterization is off. But I guess the most honest answer is my own reputation. I adore my friend who gas me up and say "oh, I can't wait to read it, I know it'll be amazing because it's you!" It feels good! But expectations make me so nervous. I know not everything I write is as good as what I've written before, and I always strive for it to be better. Like, maybe this one won't be good! I don't want to disappoint!!

[impactrueno]

https://www.tumblr.com/xxx-theartofsuicide-xxx/777645605572984832/dont-eat-me-im-toxic I don’t like her in particular, but the info about Afterthefuneral is important, as a vet tech, reading everything about Laura and seeing that video of their cat is so disturbing and breaks my heart

alright, this is (hopefully) the last post i'm gonna make on this matter so i'm gonna make it count. because i seriously do NOT want to keep wasting my time on this person, and you guys shouldn't either. but there's some things that are important to talk about before i'm done with this topic. so here we go.

look. no offense, but please don't tell me you read that cringe ass post and was able to take any of it seriously lol. i think any vet (and pet owner) who watches that video can easily understand the context and that it's nothing to worry about. the cat is relaxed. the tone isn't strong. it's at worst like a frustrated mother lecturing a child who just made a mess, which literally every pet owner has gone through.

something you have to understand about that post is that it was made in bad faith and retaliation because we connected the dots and realized she was very likely the one who mass reported our tumblr and bluesky accounts, which both went down on the same day.

she's vindictive and manipulative, horribly so, and there's a bunch of horror stories relating to this one person coming from several people. i figured it was obvious from the way she worded and framed her claims that she has the sole purpose of making laura look as bad as she possibly can with this post (although in this post in particular she's so over the top that i don't know how anyone is able to take her seriously at all) like…please reread her post carefully. the "this is what i'm guilty of" bit in particular is just…lol. ok mother gothel. jesus. how are you not dying of cringe reading that disingenuous and self-aggrandizing disney villain ass rant (although for the record, this is the voice i read her posts in)

the Fart of Sewer Cider claimed in her post that laura spends her money on frivolous stuff instead of pumpkin. i feel like laura shouldn't have to explain herself to anyone on the internet about her personal life, but she wanted to speak up about that:

so, once again. do not let yourself be manipulated by her wah wah ass post

laura's post did not mention her by name. neither have any of mine, not since october. but now here she is, nearly doxxing laura over stuff she's in no place to talk about. complaining about someone else's money spending and pet care is big fucking talk from someone who gloats about being unemployed and lets her dog and cat hump each other because it amuses her.

she doesn't care about pumpkin, she just wants to see laura burn.

oh and the screenshot she posted of laura saying that stuff about me? i already knew that LMAO. i know a large sector of the beetlebabes side of things hated me based only on the stuff Miss Sewer Cider over here kept saying about me. however laura and a bunch of other people who used to hang with her have apologized since, because they took the time to actually talk to me and realized she was full of shit. laura admitted she didn't even know me when she said those things. i know this, i figured that was the case, and i don't hold it against any of them. i think, if anything, we should talk about how so many people got so sick of Sewer at this point that they'd rather go to the person they were talking shit about in the first place, and not just that but also apologized for it. so that screenshot isn't the gotcha she thinks it is, and is now shooting herself in the foot with it because she just looks even more ridiculous now.

and that right there is the reason why Sewer Girl made that callout post. because she's furious that people are walking away from her. she'll claim she doesn't care, but idk she kinda seems like she does:

that's a screenshot of a comment she left on another popular beetlebabes creator's ao3, who walked away from her because she wasn't okay with the way i was being harassed back in october:

so yeah! she doesn't give a fuck about anyone but herself. the two friends she has left are gonna realize that sooner or later, but leaving won't be easy because she's already shown what happens when you walk away from her.

"there's nothing I say here that I wouldn't say on Tumblr" yeah about that...i was curious. what are your thoughts on this? (content warning for CSEM discussion and zionism/islamophobia)

go ahead, talk about it.

or we can talk about how you turned a blind eye to your friend telling a minor that they would be their first sexual experience when they turn 18. you and your friend both laughed it off. "deleted user" was also still a minor at the time of these screenshots:

they weren't the only one either. your groomer friend has three other victims, all minors at the time, all from YOUR server.

by the way, why DO you allow minors in a heavily nsfw server? where you apparently don't even flag or age restrict anything and even allow nudes, from what it seems. you're in absolutely no place to accuse me of "lying about my age" and whatever the fuck these claims are. genuinely what is your damage. what is this conversation. what are you two even talking about here

links to my tweets above

"If I had reported Spike, you can bet your simple ass I would be sitting here gloating and taking credit."

but you kinda were. you know what's telling? the way you think "sending myself anons" activates tumblr's anti-spam system that is usually triggered when an unusually high amount of reports for spam come in all at once. i don't really get anons harassing me, not since october (and the ones who did, came forward and actually told me they sent them.) you know sending yourself anons doesn't work like that. i feel like you of all people should know, lol.

also being hung up on the "suicide baiting" anon you're so convinced i sent (which i didn't. because i'm not fucking 12), when you're the one who thinks and acts like this:

tsk tsk tsk.

anyway. to wrap this up, i just wanted to share a bit extra about the kind of person you are and how impossible it is to try to reason with you, no matter how chill.

and how your claims that i'm sending my followers to harass you are also bullshit considering every time i'm forced to talk about you i have to do this:

which i still maintain, even if you don't deserve it, i need to ask everyone to just leave her alone.

"don't eat me, i'm toxic."

yeah we know, madam sewer, you're giving everyone explosive diarrhea

by the way, still waiting on those receipts you have on me. go ahead, post them.

[1d1195]

Not making out with someone in a closet BAHAH love that lol this is where we differ bestie, I still feel so strongly about that story! Yes I was in the trenches defending them BUT I cannot lie I was so anxious,in a good way, for every update on them! I literally wanted to throw up at one point(I am insane lol) because I could not wait to read a part! It kinda was similar of how excited I was for Protection when you were live updating it! I love when Harry is the fucked up one with problems lol I loved how it revolved around him working with his own internal struggles! While we still got to see the mc have her moments too! And the potential for insecurities popping up later in their relationship like hello?! I would have that doubt that we could possibly be emotionally cheating on me if he gets bored?! Anyways I do love them lol

Not them oversharing 😭I was never that kid but I did bare witness to many times and like it always confused me and kinda felt second hand embarrassment 😭 but idk I guess the kids feel comfortable with you so that’s a win lol SHARING ABOUT A CRUSH WITH YOUR TEACHER 😭 not the boy being oblivious too😭

Basketball bf is truly your main one rn and bestie I love that for you! Sucks your feeling anxious though :( hopefully this weekend was kind to you and you were able to get rid of that anxiety 💕

A hot ER doctor could save me tbh😭 at first my original plan was to do grad school but i decided that’s not for me rn at least soon. Looking at the big picture I don’t think I can put myself through another like 5ish years of rigorous academic work. And being burnt out literally since high school and barely pushing through college I do need a break. I’m planning on just getting experience and possibly doing some research stuff to go on my application (I will suffer bc I hate research 😔) this wasn’t an easy decision, definitely had multiple breakdowns about it but long term I think it’s best for me.

Given how the rest of the week went, my physical pain is the least of my worries now lol my mom is improving thankfully! We’ve finally been able to get into with some specialists so hopefully that will help! That’s so sweet of you to ask😭💕 I have no solid plans for my birthday! Sadly I think it might rain on it so idk! I’m in desperate need of a thrifting trip though so we’ll see!

Bestie! I hope your weekend was wonderful! I hope this week is even better!! Sending you lots of love as always-💜

We shall not unpack what that dream meant ☠️ Don't get me wrong it's probably one of my favorite things I've written. It was much more complex than anything I've written in my opinion. Different than my typical love stories too. So it was mainly me being butt hurt that others felt so strongly (negatively) about it. Every once in a while I reread an ask I got from someone describing their relationship and how similar it felt to reading and how I nailed the head v. heart thing and it makes me SO proud. But they were a difficult couple I think because the way they struggled was so internally conflicted without so much external. (but I'm actually in love with the idea of her worry about emotional cheating that's INSANE in a GREAT WAY. I am reconsidering never talking about them again 😂)

Bro they're so cringe it's unbearable at times. He's also three years older than the kids so he probably doesn't even register it. He also sleeps most of the time he's in the room 🤦‍♀️ I get second hand embarrassment for them. More so because I see other kids in the room judging them and that makes me mad. A lot of them don't know any better 😭 I think with the way life has been going we think 14 year olds are older than they are but they're still very much kids and very much have NO idea what's going on nor what they're saying half the time.

He's just so handsome, accommodating, and doting, I would marry him and he just feels good to read and admire through my Kindle lol I had a very relaxing weekend, I'm lowkey paying for it right now but not bad overall! I got your other message and I'm glad you're alright 💕 I hope it stays that way!!! I don't want to say it's good you had breakdowns, but I think that means you REALLY thought about what your next steps are and if grad school is not it, then don't. I took a little break between (granted I don't think my teaching master's program is going to be on the same level as yours) but I felt the same way. I don't think I took a full breath or read a book that was for me between my freshmen year of high school until I graduated. Maybe with experience research won't be as bad? (Idk I try to be glass half full for my friends so please don't think I'm trying to make it better) I don't want you to suffer 😭 Wherever you land you will be an asset and you will thrive I'm sure. I hope you'll get the break you need 💕

YAY FOR YOUR MOM! I hope you find something good to do for your bday (maybe you'll meet Harry at a restaurant and you can celebrate your birthday(s) together 🤭) LOVE YOU 💕💕

[choshasan]

Something depressingly funny about me;

I've watched so much fucking anime in my life.. that my inner speach.. kinda.. lowkey.. -ish.. sounds like some anime character speaking..

Which.. is pretty funny..

Espetially when I write and reread myself and I'm just like..

Who the fuck wrote this?? Some dramatic teen in an anime???

But then...

Because my inner speech sounds like that..

Whenever I feel strong emotions on the inside, like.. lets say.. have a mental breakdown...

I end up being taken aback and being like

Ew.. wtf... why do I sound so dramatic?? That's so fucking cringe..

And then my mental breakdown ends without me processing any of my emotions cuz I'm just so fucking disgusted with the way I sounded in my own head..

Like bro..

Sometimes I'll be walking around, doing stuff, and I'll stop in my tracks just to internally beat myself up because "why's my inner speech so cringe?? Why am I voicing everything I do and my entire life like some movie protagonist?? That's cringe as fuck.

And then I go around being self concious and not knowing how to think anymore because it sounds weird...

Anyway, all this to say, I bully myself lol

[trickster-whim]

So.... um.... did I mention that I'm back on my transformers bullshit? Because I am... unwell.

(Thundercracker and the kittens for distraction because I didn't take photos but I will be talking a lot lol)

So, this morning we got up at 7am (I usually sleep til 10, my sister til 2pm) and drove into Phoenix to get our covid and flu vaccines. Ever since the pandemic ""ended"" it's been really hard to get vaccines without insurance. But we did that, and then came drive back home to see Transformers One in the theatre, and fuuuuuuuuuuuck is it so extremely my thing. I didn't know anything about it going in; I haven't kept up with the franchise, but holy slagging Primus was this movie gr9! (I was trying to explain to my sister about the different continuities and the various origin stories I remember, but when someone doesn't share your hyperfixation, you gotta make sure not to infodump enough that the only person who talks to you murders you. I also haven't really read anything since MTMTE, so...)

It's also the first movie I've seen in a proper theatre since... Detective Pikachu? I did see FNaF at the dollar cinema, but other than that it's been... a while. I brought Rodimus to keep my company (read: keep me quiet), and I loved the fuck out of it. It was so hard not talking the whole time, and that did not stop me from thumbs-downing Sentinel when he showed up for the first time (eternal hater, yo), and squeeing embarrassingly when things got tense or they said a line from the comics/show I remembered, and pointing at the background Bots when I saw one I recognized (I see you, Wheeljack and Coneheads and my girl Arcee). Basically I am the worst person to see a Transformers movie with, but I really, really liked it.

I could literally talk about this movie for hours, but my sister, even though she liked it too, isn't as... fanatically obsessed with the franchise as I am, although she did buy me this Thundercracker! He's always been my favorite, and I'm all for any of the elite trine 🫨

He's... a little shorter than Roddi... Also yes there is a boob and a dick in that photo, wow. I'm safe for work.

I do plan on repainting him a little (I found some of my old repaints, including when I made Prime Starscream his trinemates, since again, TC is bae), but for now he's a nice souvenir of free vaccines and not free movies. And mental illness 🥰🥰🥰

Anyway, about the babies: they got neutered this week! It's the last thing they're in for until a checkup in a couple months, so now we just need to keep them calm and not jumping and scratching and fucking fighting each other all the time. Ahem.

So yeah. As I said: my bullshit, I am on it. I've been reading my decade old fanfics, and some of them are actually pretty fun to reread (and some are so cringe my eyes start bleeding. Cringe is dead, but so am I). I also kinda want to get back into drawing these fraggers. I was doodling at breakfast and ended up with a Seeker, so it's still in there. Anyway, bai~~~

[practically-an-x-man]

7, 8, 17, 23, 31, 35, 47, 52, 57, and 70 for the fic writer ask game!

Ooooh thank you so much!!

Ask Game for Fic Writers

7. tell us about the plot of the first fanfic you ever wrote

Technically it was this 5-page-long, super shitty fic in the Terfy Wizard Fandom that I wrote when I was 10 or 11. But we're not gonna talk about that.

My first fanfic that I wrote with the knowledge of it being fanfic, and posted on AO3, was an X-Men fic featuring an OC named Mira Hart. The plot basically just walked through the events of First Class and DOFP with Mira included (and in a semi-tumultuous relationship with Hank McCoy), and I had plans to eventually include Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, and some original plotlines as well (though that hasn't happened, and I kinda doubt it will. Maybe maybe one of the original ideas but I'm not sure)

Given it was my first fic, I think some of the ideas still do hold up, though the writing does make me cringe a little lol. I think it would be cool to rewrite/revamp it and give Mira the love she really deserves, but on the other hand I have a much more interesting idea to write between Hank and a new OC that I think I'd rather focus on first. Not to say I can't write both eventually, but... Delphi is really fucking cool dude you'd love her.

8. what’s your relationship with constructive criticism and feedback like? do you seek it out? how well do you take it?

Hm... that's a tough one. I'm used to seeking out and receiving feedback thanks to theatre and FX work and all that (though the RSD is brutal sometimes and I hate that), but unsolicited feedback is one of my biggest pet peeves. I can take feedback pretty well when I'm expecting it, but when it comes out of the blue then my brain just will not let go of it and it leaves me feeling insecure and awful.

When it comes to fic writing, I don't usually seek out constructive criticism. I'm posting my fics for free, for fun, and to relax, I don't need people picking them apart (unless it's to point out what they enjoyed!)

17. what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?

Answered previously, but I also can never decide lmao

23. how do you deal with writers block?

In the short term, I try to switch to a different task to give my brain a break. I'll walk my dogs, play a video game, practice guitar or draw a couple sketches, whatever I feel like that doesn't require the same type of concentration. It helps unstick the gears a little.

In the longer term, I'll pick up a few new books or reread some old favorites. I call it "recharging my words", it's something I've done since I started writing and it really helps! I do still love to read even when I'm not under writer's block, but making a targeted effort to notice the author's voice and style can sometimes help me get back to my own author's voice.

31. tell us about one of your characters who’s an absolute joy to write

QUINN!!! Holy shit she's SO fun dude you have no idea!! Sometimes writing her is fun because it's cathartic, since some of her experiences with disability, counterculture, and gender are reflections of my own, and sometimes it's just fun because it's fun - she's so sassy and just a total ball of chaos, there's never a dull moment!

35. tell us about a character who’s very different than you who you love a whole lot

All my OCs tend to reflect me in some way or another, even if that's just a single trait or interest of theirs, but I think the one that's the least similar to me is probably Eris. I'm not a violent or angry person in the slightest, and their experiences are vastly different from my own, but he has just such an interesting view on the world and I love her to the ends of the earth.

47. what story are you most proud of?

Oh man... all of them? In their own ways? They each accomplish something a little different, and it's hard to compare them directly.

But if I had to pick one... Heartstrings. I love the dynamic between Jasper and Kyle, I think there's a lot of emotional depth to it, and we're at the point in the story where the plot is starting to pick up a little speed.

52. how many unfinished ideas/stories are you working on at the same time?

Oh man... I think I'm running at 7 simultaneous longfics (Smoke and Mirrors, Catch and Release, Who Waits Forever Anyway?, Heartstrings, Taking Flight, Heart in Your Hands, and Desert Song) at the moment, plus... I don't even know how many separate pieces. Let's see...

Eris (oneshot series, got 3 upcoming ideas)

Nikoletta (oneshot series, got 2 upcoming ideas)

Gia (oneshot series, need to start writing out her main story, no idea how many fics that'll end up being)

2 upcoming ArchAegis oneshots

Vivienne's story (probably a longfic but I need to start writing it)

Spider's story (also probably a longfic, albeit a shorter one, still needs an outline and a full OC bio and everything else)

Plus my writing ideas masterlist has 43 other ideas, in various stages of complexity and readiness, that I haven't even begun to start writing yet

57. what is the last thing that a fic made you google when you were reading it?

HAHA okay

"friends singing to marcel"

Context: mentioned it as a throwaway detail in the new chapter of Heartstrings, I was pretty sure the song was The Lion Sleeps Tonight but was just uncertain enough that I had to check

70. are you very critical of your own writing? how much do you find yourself editing (either during the writing or after the fact)?

I used to be very critical of my own writing, but now as I've gotten more comfortable with my style and voice, I'm a little more comfortable with it. I don't do a ton of editing, honestly: each writing session starts with me rereading what I wrote last time and making some minor tweaks as needed, followed by one more quick scan as I'm in the process of posting the finished piece/chapter, but I don't do a lot of intense editing.