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@ji-ang asked: For the fic ask meme: 4 (TWTaS), 30, and/or 39

4. What detail in [The World Through a Scope] are you really proud of?

Whenever I finally post the last chapter that has been finished for literally six years, I realised like three years in that I've done something very neat with the first and last line on complete accident, and I'm very excited about it. They flow into each other so nicely and I did not plan it. Which actually surprises me, because I pay so, so much (probably way too much) mind to first and last lines. I always want them to be perfect - and I think I got close!

To get to a detail I can actually point to right now:

I don't know if that counts because it's two whole minor characters, but I'm just so pleased with how Draven and Mothma have turned out. I have so much fun writing them, and I like how they relate to Cassian so much. They're both so very similar to him in very different ways, they're actually kind of like two halves of his psychology? Draven is so self-aware in this deeply uncurious way - he's examined every sleeping dog and decided to let it lie, look forward repress it march on - and is so oddly gentle with Cassian (but still enabling him, let's face it). And Mothma is equally sharp but weaponises it, and matches Cassian's aggression tit for tat and actually manages to goad him into dealing with his shit. They're both these very well meaning, kind of toxic and endlessly well-meaning parental figures and I love them to pieces. These are the scenes I'll miss writing the most when this fic is over.

30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter?

Oh, for sure, and it was also TWTaS! I don't do long stringent plot, I'm a pantser! Do you know how hard it is to come up with a conspiracy as you're going along? There's a reason this plot is riddled with holes lol. Also, I never write action, that's so hard! And tame and unspecific as it is, TWTaS contains the only sex scene I've ever written, and I whined about it an embarrassing amount when I was working on it. I *hated* that scene when I first posted it, it was agonising. Looking back now, I think that chapter is the high point of the whole thing, and remains maybe the best thing I've ever written?

It's definitely made me braver to just try shit and see how it shakes out! Most of the stuff I dreaded doing turned out fine in the end - it also turned out very different from how I thought it would go, and it really showed me that the thing kind of comes to you. I'm a decently experienced writer at this point, and if I just take small stabs at it and let things happen, they tend to fall into place eventually, and I usually end up liking what I came up with a lot! (now to learn the same lesson for academia.... alas)

That and any attempt at comedic fic - I've only ever done that for Secret Santa exchanges, I think? But I really, really like the two (2) I did write, I think they actually came out funny!

Also, I did a lot of stylistic experimentation in my tiny three-part mafia AU Against Better Judgement (awful title), especially in "Rome's Still Burning", and it was very fun. I think giving yourself a very different and rigid style or theme to adhere to is a really useful writing exercise because you can't fall back on your usual patterns as much. In the same vein, I think when you write for only one fandom for too long, you get kind of set in your ways style-wise, so I like taking detours into other fandoms. I've found that my style will change up quite a bit that way. Sometimes, that works out really well for me (I'm so proud of my epistolary Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries fic and my The Book Thief crossover), sometimes it turns out kind of weird (my one The Americans fic I really like stylistically, but it's confusing to read - too much plot for the style that came out, I think). But it's always useful!

39. Is any aspect of your writing process inspired by other writers or people? If so, who?

Not really? I don't know that I *have* a process. I just put on music, open a word doc, stare at what I have, and then either add to it or not. It's very inefficient and I don't recommend it, but it's what I do.

Questions for Fic Writers

[buffetlicious]

The Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) pop up stall at Sun Plaza has a table full of colourful Kuehs or Kuihs (粿). It is a fairly broad term which may include items that would be called cakes, cookies, dumplings, pudding, biscuits, or pastries in English and are usually made from rice or glutinous rice. Picked up four vivid red Peanut Ang Ku Kuehs and two green Coconut Ang Ku Kuehs for a total of S$9. Peeling away the square of banana leaf and taking a bite, the skin is so soft and stretchy. Both the grounded peanut and sweetened desiccated coconut fillings are so fragrant but not overly sweet.

[mafuyuakgae]

please don't eat my dreams away

[cedrickjuans]

Suck my blood and bones and flesh Using your vicious tongue until I get weak In my body and heart, from head to toe My love for you will never dissolve Even if you become an aswang

ALAMAT | Aswang (Dance Music Video)

[tls123]

the pain of not being able to use a term of endearment in a fic because he would not fucking say that

[eepytricksterart]

Jai Li warm ups!! Jai Li warm ups! With a bit of lore!!!!

[demonio-fleurs]

jckfkdkckekekckdkwkckfne i did NOT expect the official viz version of one piece to give duval a director church level of accent

this arc is gonna be so hard for me bc all im going to think of when reading duval is the “mah deeyah chairman” memes from my rvb days

[adhdo5]

The first two proper episodes of TGCF kind of suck to read for various reasons but Xie Lian at least is here

[shakuntalasworld]

अथ समय संयोग का अंग | Ath Samay Sanyog Ka Ang | Vani of Garibdas Ji's Am...

[buffetlicious]

After the sushi lunch, I headed downstairs to Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿). I know they are famous for the Ang Ku Kueh or Red Tortoise Cake but I decided to try the colourful Steamed Tapioca Cake (蒸木薯糕) or Cassava Kueh (Kueh Ubi Kayu) for a change. In case you are wondering how it is made, check out the below cooking video (not mine).

[kranti-das83]

अथ भ्रम बिधूसन का अंग | Ath Bhram Bidhusan Ka Ang | Vani of Garibdas Ji'...

[hellojanna]

Suddenly got sick 🤧 makakapasok kaya ako bukas?

[thotfrnk]

look i know why mx/tx did the whole ancestral hall fiasco bc she needed something to lead into golden core reveal or whatever but imagine how much more romantic it would've been if l.wj took w.wx to the lan ancestral hall, for lw.j to introduce w.wx to his mother?

cause 1. it wouldnt have made them look like disrespectful assholes and 2. it would've shown us the true depth of lw.j's love and devotion to w.wx, even during his death. i so desperately want post-13yrs l.wj to have SOME type of character/personality beyond attack dog and blind idol worship via parasocial delusions

[kazifatagar]

Perak Man, 64, Chokes On Ang Ku Kueh And Dies

A Perak man choked on ang ku kueh, a sticky Chinese pastry, while having breakfast with his family. Despite being rushed to a hospital, he died en route. The nearest public clinic was closed when they arrived, leading the family to drive to a private hospital 10 km away. After his death, the son learned that he could have used an emergency button at the government clinic. The cause of death was…