#or at least an estelian is there

[hotcheetohatredwastaken]

alright! Time for a writing compliment! Took a bit cause I wanted to reread the latest chapter of BDOR first so I could be accurate.

I absolutely love the interaction you’ve got going between Wild and Twilight in this chapter. The light hearted banter (which seems to be referring back to unrevealed events in the prolog) are absolutely hilarious. But what really makes it so funny is the fact that even Legend starts cracking up. The fact that everyone else is just absolutely confused but legend catches enough to know what Wild says makes it comedy gold. Well, that and Wild’s particularly chosen threat regarding the wolf😉 it evokes quite the amusing image

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[somer-writes]

aw yiss its time for another somers dodecannual monthly beatdown! (which is not dodecannual bc ive done jack shit since like. february. teehee.)

JUNE 👏 WORD 👏 COUNT 👏: 61,906 WORDS TO Ao3

CURRENT 👏 WORD 👏 COUNT 👏: 789,839 WORDS ON Ao3

actually insanity holy molies lets see if i can hit that 1mil by the end of the year @^@

WORKS (new/continued in June): 26 BABY!!!

this is bc of @juneofdoom which i used to push through a writer's block so bad we can dub it a writer's lego. i think it's such a block that j-lo grew up on it actually. so ty for the wonderful amazing prompts <3 all of these works can be found in Writer's Execution Block!

MOST POPULAR: WINTER'S CHILL

MY RECOMMENDATION: A MEANS OF SELF-DEFENSE (reader discretion advised!!)

IN REVIEW: look man im just happy i wrote anything i have a shred of affection for, let alone so many top fucking bangers ok. i got to make twi lose his mind SO MUCH this month. AND i got to make him and wars beat each other up for fun <3 i think i whumped all the lads at least a little this month, if not physically, then emotionally. it comes from a place of love i promise. also since february we've surpassed 2500 comments. sometimes 10-20 at a time from new people having the misfortune of discovering my work.

also the founding of the ghost hunting au A Haunting in Hyrule and the foster family au The Home We Make!

next major goal is that nice 200 works milestone :D i wont do anything special probably. but its cool anyway. i think.

alexa is it cool to write that much fanfiction is that what the kids like these days

ALSO ALSO ALSO!!!! june 30 (in my timezone) saw the first public-ish LU Write-a-Thon which is the insane brain child of @hotcheetohatredwastaken and @not-freyja. 24 hours of writing madness and fandom shenanigans. thank you as well to @noorahqar and @a-manicured-lawn and @winterfen for modding <3 it was not a small undertaking and we are blessed to have you lovely escapees in the fandom <3

ty as always to @hotcheetohatredwastaken @needfantasticstories @estelian-01 and my lovely partner @wanderlustmagician for beta-ing <3

hopefully A Breeze From the South will return this month and i miiiiight get around to finishing out Signs & Symptoms but who tf knows honestly i learned not to trust my plans

[wanderlustmagician]

Ooooo this looks fun and I need to blow off steam anyways~ thank ya for the tag doll <3

How many languages do you speak?

One (English), I understand a lot of Spanish and am learning ASL… but only fluent in one.

What’s your favorite fantasy creature?

Oooo I’ve got a lot but I think the top of the list atm is the Peryton. They’re very magical winged deer who are the Guardian of their forest. Sometimes they’re depicted with really wicked fangs. I think they’re neat and wanna pet one.

If you could be any DND class, what would you be and why?

Oooo this is fun, I’m usually the DM (disaster master) so I’m usually every class and none. I’d probably choose a Ranger though. They’re fighters but also very nature oriented which I like and enjoy very much.

Song currently stuck in your head

Just a man from the epic soundtrack lives in my head rent free with I’ll Be Good by Jaymes Young

Dream Job (can be anything, no matter how outlandish)

I’d love to be a Game Designer. I think it would be really fun to make a game of my own from the ground up.

What’s your main hobby?

Getting lost in my head jk I don’t really have a main hobby but I guess my main hobby at the moment is baking! I really enjoy making things that I can then enjoy or give to those I love to enjoy. I also like the learn, read, write, draw, watch anime, play video games, and walk through nature.

Do you collect anything? If so, what?

Ohhhh I’ve got several collections. I’ve got a Vintage (Walt Disney’s) Bambi collection, lots of old prints/sketches/figurines. I was a huge Horse Girl™️ as a kid (growing up with Rodeo riders does that to you) and so I’ve got a collection of horse figurines, some zebras as well. Madame Alexander dolls in the Victorian Era Style dresses (there’s only three, I cry). I have a massive collection of Currier and Ives dishware, enough to sit at least 15-20 people - tea cups, berry bowls, plates, etc.

Zodiac Sign?

I’m a Taurus! Means I’m stubborn, caring, and homebody.

MBTI?

INFJ last time I did the test

Uhmmm let’s see I’ll tag @evablueblanket @anime-obsessed and then I’ll tag @estelian-01 @rosehipandroots and @hotcheetohatredwastaken again because I can ;P honestly yall can ignore these tags tho lol

Tag this for people you wanna learn more about! Woooo!

•How many languages do you speak?

•What’s your favorite fantasy creature?

•If you could be any DND class, what would you be and why?

•Song currently stuck in your head?

•Dream job (can be anything, no matter how outlandish)

•What’s your main hobby?

•Do you collect anything? If so, what?

•Zodiac sign? (I don’t believe in them, I just think they’re neat)

•MBTI?

@morganas-simp @david-goldrock @shinekocreator @mikewheelerfan2022 @rainy-sel @oliviartist

Even if I didn’t tag you, feel free to reply!!

[hotcheetohatredwastaken]

Celebration: 88,978 Words in One Day!

Just yesterday, a few other LU writers and I, Hot Cheeto Hatred, hosted our first ever monthly (hopefully) Write-a-thon! This event ran on June 4 from 12 am EST to 12 am EST, with one goal in mind---write as many productive words within that day as humanly possible. Words included in the final marathon count ranged from storyboarding, fic writing, editing, answering comments, journalling and homework---basically, any words that furthered yourself, the writing community at large, or your stories. We utilized either the Discord Sprint bot or self-reporting to collect the numbers at the end. Everyone involved gave it their all, with most of them being present for most if not all of the run time as they were able, and I'm so proud of their dedication towards their craft. Anyways, here's the final breakdown of the numbers below, as well as the awards and titles earned by each participant, as decided by the discord server (and myself at random).

Now onto the awards:

I am pleased to report that @not-freyja (Freyja above) won the "Writer of All Time" Award, pulling ahead with 20,565 of our total words. What an accomplishment! Freyja participated from dawn to well, dawn, and they absolutely deserve all praise and awe.

I'm giving myself, @hotcheetohatred (Cheeto), the award "Writer of Some Time," as I fell behind our lovely Freyja by a mere few hundred words fifteen minutes before the clock struck midnight. Next time, Freyja, next time...

The "Actually A Writer" award goes to @marcusdoodlesalot (Marcus), who, despite the name, DOES actually write, not just draw! Who would have thought. Not Freyja, that's for sure.

The "Early Bird" award goes to @lerikwrites (Lerik), who solely sprinted in the wee hours of the morning (my time, at least). Terrible. Good job.

"Star Commentor" goes to @elle-rosewater (Eliot), because I stole most of her words for the count from my own comment section in the BDOR Prologues. We love you, Eliot :3 Can't wait to see you next month.

"Cheerleader" goes to @la-sera, who gave us much encouragement throughout the day. I stole your 19 words from you saying you were excited to read Estelian's work. Hope that's okay, because I really wanted to include you---you provided a lot, even if you didn't write with us this time <3.

@whumpitywhumpitywhumpity (Dowsemaxxer) earns "Spirit-ed Storyboarder" for all of his lovely, informative talk on Spirit and just what makes him so great as a rather underappreciated LU boy.

Two awards next! "Chief Editor" and "Most Student" both go to @unexpectedstormy (Stormy) for faer work on getting. stuff. done. Fae did a steady amount of work, so proud.

"Editor (of Word Count) in Chief" goes to @tashacee (Tash), who, at reporting time, was scrounging up 100 and 200 word bits like spare change while I desperately tried to do math. I love you, never change.

The title of "Specter" goes to @somer-writes (Somer), who logged in very few sprints, but participated with the rest of us and pulled up at the end with a whole 7.5K words and a bunch of fics to post at the end, with a lot of it being Ghost AU! He's amazing.

The award "Better Late than Never" goes to our resident artist and recently turned fic-writer @estelian-01 (Este), who joined only in the last half of the marathon but managed to pull a whole 4K! Pictures might be worth a thousand words, but Este wrote a couple more anyway.

@across-violet-skies (Riv) gets the title "Mover and Shaker (of Blorbos)" for managing to participate and get quite the hefty wordcount only a DAY after moving. They're a trooper, that's for sure.

@anime-obsessed (Vio/Nene) earns the award "Most Old School" for writing with pen and paper for most of the day. Please go rest your wrist after all of that.

The award "Head in the Clouds" goes to my bestie and beloved beta reader @needfantasticstories (Skip), who spent the day listening to music and writing Skyloft drabbles. I am nervous/excited to see if those drabbles turned out fluffy as a Loftwing, or perhaps into something more angsty.

@noorahqar (Qar), my lovely fragile Victorian wife, earns the title "Chatty." You know why. But you were there nearly all of the run time, and so engaging and encouraging throughout---a blessing to us all. And even then, you managed to pull so many words. I'm impressed.

And finally, @rosehipandroots / @rosetintedtears (Rose) receives the titles "ndskanefnre" (self chosen) and "Birthday Santa." The first was borne of panic of being asked to choose a title---the second of her relentless effort to get her birthday fics done. Great job.

I'd like to thank everyone that I tagged for participating in the write-a-thon, and thank all of you for helping me draft this post as well. If I messed up any word counts or details or pronouns, you want to request a title/award change, or I missed someone, please DM and let me know! The next Write-a-thon will be held on July 1 from 12am to 12am GMT, and we'll be trying to beat our record. Can't wait to see all of you then!

[estelian-01]

To quote a wise old man, “Do or do not, there is no try”

all jokes aside, give it your all to eat something during the day! Don’t let the grumpy old professors win!!! Fight the system Cheeto!! 😜

also, don’t forget to sleep. Pro tip from someone who survived college year with a demanding major and hard classes. I managed to get like a 3.97gpa without ever once pulling an “all nighter” (sure I stayed up later than I should have some nights (more often because tv or reading), but I always tried sleeping for at least a few hours)

my peers often said at some point or another that they had done so multiple times, like they were proud of it. It’s not actually necessary. Ignore them, don’t feel bad about sleeping and self care. Just start studying for exams like a week out and sleep like a normal, healthy human being.

welp that’s it for tonight’s major life lessons with Estelian. Hope that it helps someone.

I have. A headache. I am being very brave about it, but I have one nonetheless