#spapph literally had to wait 10 minutes before we started reading six because everything went wrong the moment they joined

[thatonefreemanversefic]

what's the writing process for this fic? and how long does each step take?

“how long does each step take?” lol you make it sound so much more professional than it truly is.

I start with a general idea of how each chapter should start and where they should end (ex. Chap 1 I wanted to start with drawing a comparison to the train and the tram, and wanted it to end with the botched teleport. Chap 6 I wanted to start with them getting the boat and end with the beginning of this new arc)

For the in between, I’m mostly just working with a general idea for things I want to establish or develop, and have to wing it from there. The radio stuff for instance, as well as the mean green stuff OG is going through are both ideas I have that get implemented when it feels right rather than because I have in my notes that that’s supposed to happen then.

Most of this fic is just an amalgamation of different scenes in my head that I’m figuring out how to put together, which might be obvious at some parts honestly 💀

The dialogue actually is something I usually write in the moment, although I do have a folder where I keep anything I come up with that I wanna use, assuming I’m at a point where I can’t use it at the moment. Otherwise, I tend to write out the whole conversation first and then go through later to add in descriptions of who’s saying what, half so I don’t lose the thread of the conversation and half so I have a bigger picture for how each character means what they say.

I use 3 different writing apps for not just this fic but basically any fic, for better or worse. Google docs, which I think I’ve mentioned enough this isn’t a surprise, the notes app on my phone (you’ll never guess when I swap to this one), and OneNote. Google Docs and OneNote are both for when I’m on my computer, the former where I do most of my writing and the latter is just where I store all of my fanfic. All of it. Notes is for anytime I’m on my phone, mostly because I like using it better than Google docs on mobile.

Last is the beta read, where I fix grammar errors and make last minute changes, as well as add in the <em> and </em> so the italics get carried over because they are VERY important to me.

I’m assuming this is about the 7 and how I mentioned a change that’s happened twice now. This change is just one of those scenes I intended for later that’s getting added in early, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I’m trying not to spoil it (anymore than I already might’ve) but once you read it you’ll probably be able to tell what both were, though I am still happy to clarify in case I’m simply too confusing of a person (very likely).