#tried to remember who all my ao3 writer mutuals are but i think i forgot some

[spacejammie-eimmajecaps]

20 Q's for Fic Writers

Thanks for the tag @grungeeuvu

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

At present, I have 46 fics posted on ao3. Used to have over 50 but I deleted/orphaned some

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Haikyuu is the only fandom I write for right now

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? 

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes, almost always

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably this one

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Most of my fics have happy endings so this question feels impossible to answer lol

8. Do you get hate on fics?

No, I've only ever gotten 1 comment that was a bit rude, though it didn't seem intentional

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Not often, the vanilla kind

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Setting counts as a crossover, right? I used to have a haikyuu fic that was set in Neverland (like from Peter Pan) but I deleted it because I wasn't happy with it. Was going to fully rewrite it, just have not had time/energy to do so. And I have an outline made for a haikyuu fic that's set in the Jurrasic Park universe (starts out similar to the first movie and goes from there, and almost every single haikyuu character is in the story somewhere)

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of

12. There was no question 12 so I'll make one up myself: What's the longest you've ever spent working on one fic? And the shortest?

I've been working on SGB for almost 2 years now, that's the longest. The shortest would probably be just a couple hours.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Impossible to pick a favorite

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

SGB😭😭😭 (jk, I'll finish it no matter what, it's just gonna take a few more years probably)

On a serious note, I don't think I'm actually going to rewrite the Neverland AU I deleted, and I'm not sure if I'll ever get around to finishing the Jurrasic Park AU

16. What are your writing strengths?

Ermmmmmm I'm not sure, maybe dialogue? I think I've gotten much better at that than I used to be

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Adding last-minute details that aren't necessary and only serve to create openings for plot holes that I later have to fix somehow

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Don't really have thoughts on this

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Haikyuu

20. Favourite fic you've written?

Tie between these two

I'll tag: @astrowaffles @wewindondowntheroad @paintbrushyy @stormears @axreliono @redrocketpanda @maybe-a-dinosaur @sunflowersatori @themultifandomdisaster @chameliyun @kleiner-ghost @tsukikitsune-exe @novatix

[deeranger]

Fic Writer Questions!

@oddsocksandstuff tagged me in this, thank you so much, sweetie!  ❤️

 1) How many works do you have on AO3? I’ve got 40 so far (of which 25 are SPN fics). There’s more to come! 

2) What’s your total AO3 word count? 486,667, apparently. That tells me each of my fics has an average wordcount of 12,166.675… Seems about right. I was never any good at keeping things short.

3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? Uhh… On AO3 I’ve written for Supernatural, Supernatural RPF, X-men (Cherik) and McFassy (James McAvoy/Michael Fassbender). But I’ve written a lot when I was younger that has never made it online, including NCIS, Pirates of the Caribbean, and lots of weird one-shorts starring everyone from Michael J. Fox to Kevin Sorbo from “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”. 🤨  

4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos? “A Lesson to be Taught” – an SPN Wincest pwp fic where a dominant Dean fucks (and spanks) Sam and they discover that Dean apparently has a daddy!kink. Comes with a photo manipulation too! There be dick.    

“Taking Game” – a semi-dark medieval Cherik (Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr from X-men) AU. Basically, Charles is a poacher hunting on king Erik’s land to his great dismay. And so, he’s captured and gets the choice between losing his life or serving the king for a bit… Dubcon and smut ensues.   “Only Like This” – a little SPN Wincest dub-con fic about hopelessly pining Dean doping Sam just so he can touch and kiss his oblivious little brother. It’s okay. Sam won’t remember when he comes to.   “It’s Only Carnal” – A dark SPN Wincest noncon fic where soulless!Sam needs to blow off some steam. And when it comes to carnal activities his brother isn’t exactly a novice – so why not use Dean’s body to make them both feel good?   “Demonized” – a long and dark af SPN noncon fic written in collaboration with the awesome @palishere. Sam is captured by some nasty demons who use him to lure in his brother. At first it seems the demonic scumbags are just really perverted and have a weakness for sexual torture, but they turn out to have ulterior motives…  

5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not? Yes, always. I think it can be a bit demotivating for a reader to leave a comment and get zero response – and so, they might not bother to comment on the next fic. At least, that’s how I feel personally. And besides, I really want to let readers know that I appreciate them taking the time and effort to actually tell me what they think.  

6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? Oufff… Seriously? How can I possibly pick just one when 99.8 percent of my fics are not only dark af but have gut-wrenching ambiguous endings as well? I, err… I’m gonna have to think really hard about this one, hold on… *Insert buzzing cicada sound*… Uhh… Well, I guess it might be… “Play or Pay” – a dark female!reader-insert Wincest fic where demon!Dean has you and Sam trapped somewhere underground. Sam ends up being on the receiving end of the demon’s cruelty when he tries to save you. Using Dean’s body the demon ends up raping Sam while the reader tries to escape to get help... There’s a little twist in the end. Loads of dead dove here, including death (not Dean or Sam).     “The Orange Hour” – where undercover inmate!Dean has to rape CO!Sam in order to save both of their lives and get them out of the jail in one piece. It doesn’t go completely as planned. (Comes with an nsfw photo manipulation).  “Demonized” – loads of bottom!Sam torture, full of hurt and absolutely no comfort... It’s just… I dunno, I think I and @palishere had a collective meltdown in the noncon and angst department. Sorrynotsorry.      

8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written? Nope, I’ve never in my life written a crossover. Usually, I’m too laser-focused on 1 obsession at a time. I can’t multitask, okay?   

9) Have you ever received hate on a fic? Yes, the fandom purity police has visited me on AO3. The usual self-proclaimed know-it-alls vomiting their bullshit all over the comment section about how “problematic” noncon is and how “sick” I must be. I thought about moderating comments for a while, actually – but I just deleted their follow-up comments until they left me alone. 😤

10) Do you write smut? If so what kind? Yes!! Gimme! Usually, I write noncon smut or just good ol��� pwps that feature some sort of dominance. That’s it. That’s my jam. In general, the only smut I don’t write is the cute, fluffy, feel-good, cuddly stuff… My smut’s usually pretty rough and/or some sort of dub/noncon.

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen? Yes. Someone stole “It’s Only Carnal” and posted it as her own on some Portuguese fanfiction site. She even replied to comments, answered questions and talked about how much she loved writing it, etc… Luckily a sweet mutual on Tumblr let me know about it and I reported her for plagiarism. The stolen fic was taken down shortly after and the account deleted. Goddamn thief. 😡  

12) Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes. Honestly, I can’t remember which fic(s). But people have contacted me on AO3 and asked for permission to translate my stuff into Chinese. I have - of course - happily allowed them to. It’s such an awesome compliment to get, I think!  

13) Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes, 2. “Demonized” and the fluffy Ficfacers prompt fic “The Masks We Wear” starring Sam and Dean taking their pranks a step too far. Basically, the brothers get angry with each other and they need to talk it out… No smut in this one, can you believe it?!! But that was kinda the prompt we received. The prompt was literally: “Sam and fluff”. Anyways, both fics are co-written with the lovely @palishere. You can find her AO3 here. 😊

14) What’s your all time favorite ship? Wincest!!! Definitely. Gimme all the brotherfucking, please. No contest. And coming in on second place I guess there’s Samifer – never paired consensually, though. I just love Lucifer messing with Sam’s head and torturing him in all kinds of cruel ways.    

15) What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? Oh, that’s a mean question… I have a noncon WIP where Sam and Dean are in prison. I wrote a whole story outline, gathered my own little dictionary of prison slang, etc… But I never made it past page 10 or something. Sam was supposed to get jumped by a gang of inmates and then Dean was supposed to helplessly watch from the sideline, offering to trade places if they’d just leave his little brother alone… And after that it’s all about a mix of healing and vengeance… But the story has been lying on the shelf for more than a year and I doubt I’ll ever continue it. Oh, wait! I almost forgot – I have a long Cherik WIP sequel to “To Have and to Hold”! Just checked, its wordcount is 18,729! Holy crap…. What a waste, huh? But I honestly don’t think I’ll ever finish it, because I’m not into Cherik anymore. That ship has kinda sunk for me…. So, now I’m hyperfixating on Supernatural, yeah?     

16) What are your writing strengths? Description, I think. I just love details and setting the mood. I like to think I’m pretty good at writing in English too even though it isn’t my native language… I wish to be better and expand my vocabulary but I’m doing okay nonetheless.

17) What are your writing weaknesses? Description, I think. Yes, you read correctly. I often describe things TOO much. Sometimes to the extent where the pacing gets so slowed down that I feel like the scene loses its ‘feel’. I don’t know if it’s just in my head, but that’s my major concern about my writing. That and my signature ambiguous endings, lol.

18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Love it. It can be difficult to pull off, but if you get it right it can be magical. Just don’t overdo it and make sure that the reader can follow. I don’t think I have any fics online where I do it, but I’m not a complete stranger to it either.

19) What was the first fandom you wrote for? Ack, my poor brain trying to go back to when I was friggin’ 13… You know how many years ago that was?! 25!!! Okay!? *Huffs*…. Anyway, I THINK it might’ve been Keanu Reeves’ character in “Johnny Mnemonic”. Or maybe David James Elliott’s character as Harmon Rabb in the early seasons of “JAG”. I dunno. Either way this question makes me feel really old and I don’t appreciate it. Don’t @ me. 😅   

20) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written? That’s probably a tie between “The Orange Hour” and “It’s Only Carnal”. They’ve both got nice pacing and that’s my biggest challenge, I think. Also, I love the whole Morse code thing in “The Orange Hour”. I don’t even know what happened or how I came up with it, but hey, I can surprise myself if I want to, I guess! And of course there’s the smutty noncon and all of the hurt… So, those two fics are my personal faves. 😏  

I’ll tag @jackandthesoulmates, @pinkoptics, @palishere, @wrenseroticlibrary, @decadent-prince, @negans-lucille-tblr, @juinae and @impala-dreamer and everyone else who feels like doing it! Feel free to ignore, of course. 

[yeoldontknow]

❧ check in tag

tagged by the sweetest angel @propinqxity to do this little tag. this is such a cute list of questions, and some of these i dont think ive been asked before. thank you so much for the tag and the tumblr crush mention lovely. you truly are a bright spot on this website and i mean that sincerely <333

going under a cut because im certain i will ramble ~

1. Why did you choose this url?

its sort of like a pun between yall dont know and the fact that, hopefully, sincerely, chanyeol does not in fact know that i run this blog lmao i changed to this after a long time of being bread-jinie and i wanted to rebrand. i will, however, do my best to never change URLs again because the masterlist switch over was a complete hassle

2. Any sideblogs? If you have them, name them and why you have them

i have a fic recs blog called @yeoldontknowiread. as to why i have it, i know it hasnt been updated in ages since ive been kind of on hiatus, but i think reading and sharing work on this platform is immensely important. i actually read quite a lot of fanfiction, and i try my best to share the things i read. im very very behind on recs at the moment cause i try my best to write something substantial for every recommendation i make. as a writer, i know exactly the kinds of thoughts and feedback on fics that make my heart soar so i try to put in the same energy to my recs. community is only fostered when there is reciprocation

3. How long have you been on Tumblr?

hmmm since april 2017. i actually had my 4 year anniversary this year and i did have plans for things but i got roped into real life things and couldnt celebrate the way i truly wanted to :(

4. Do you have a queue tag?

no but sometimes i think i should. i view tags as a library on top of my knee jerk response to things. most of my tags are just my initial thoughts or feelings at any given moment, so those take precedence over a specific queue tag

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

when i was getting into exo, i was reading fanfiction like crazy. i used to write fanfic quite a lot in other fandoms, but at that time i hadnt written anything in about 2.5 years. exo was the first re-introduction to that feeling of excitement and inspiration. after about 3 weeks of straight reading, i decided i wanted to write again. i wrote the prologue to hero in about two hours and tried logging into AO3 to post it. sadly i forgot all of my log in information because it had been years, and was getting frustrated. i really wanted to put it somewhere out of fear that id lose interest if i didnt do something with it, and everything id read had been on tumblr. so i made a tumblr just to put hero lmao i didnt have any mutuals. it was a blog with straight 0. i hadnt even created an account to interact with writers before that moment, i really thought id be a silent reader forever. but exo woke me back up and for that i am eternally grateful.

6. Why did you choose your icon?

the yours music video is...so stunning? like the colour theory throughout the whole thing is truly so inspiring and gorgeous. and this shot of chanyeol looking at the painting took my breath away, truly. tulips and the color of peach, like do you know how evocative that is? ugh

7. Why did you choose your header

my header was made by @jamaisjoons for my birthday this year because shes literally the most talented person when it comes to graphics. and this was so kind of her to do, i cried a lot

8. What's your post with the most notes?

uhm....either the body through time or truth i cant remember which but i checked recently and its one of those

9. How many mutuals do you have?

honestly at this point im not even sure. i know ive lost a bunch while i was on hiatus because i was basically a dead blog, and some people do dash cleanses. and im certain others have left, too, for their own reasons. still, i have a good core of friends though who are active and that is enough for me

10. How many followers do you have?

more than i probably deserve

11. How many people do you follow?

399

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

uhm i guess? there was a time when nng was not updated and every wednesday id post the days go by music video in sadness and grief but im not a big shitposter. if i make a text post its usually a life update or me crying about chanyeol, theres no inbetween lmao

13. How often do you use Tumblr every day?

tbh i havent used tumblr that often, not since march i think. i used to use it many times a day, checking in on friends and stuff, but once i started focusing on my phd applications i was only here sporadically. i didnt make an announcement either, just let my blog run on queue so i wasnt totally gone. i think i was checking in twice a week or maybe once every two weeks to refill my queue and check mentions etc. but now that my interviews are done im trying to get back on here daily to reconnect

14. Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? Who won?

ive had my share of disagreements with people and any details about those situations shall remain as they are meant to: private

15. How do you feel about "you need to reblog this" posts?

in what context? like, you need to reblog this or your wish wont come true? or like, please reblog this to spread the word/spread awareness, etc? in the case for the former, i scroll right by. in the case of the latter, if im around and see someone raising a go fund me or some major event is occurring and i find a post with good sources or charities i will reblog. mostly though, the full extent my activism isnt really on this blog. its my escape from reality. my activism is usually placed on other platforms.

16. Do you like tag games?

i doooo!!! theyre so fun i love learning about my friends

17. do you like ask games?

i love those too! theyre so cute and usually a nice way to have interaction immediacy with people in the community

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is Tumblr famous?

no one. can we please abandon this notion of fame on tumblr? arent we all here to write about some dick and some smut and some fluff and then hang out together and log off? lmao tumblr isnt reality and followers/fame is so arbitrary on this platform, no one has any control over any of it

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

i am in love with so many people here. let me name a few:

@yehet-me-up @kyungseokie @jenmyeons @j-pping @jamaisjoons @inkedtae @kookdiaries @yoonia @dulcetvk @kithtaehyung @imdifferentshadesofpurple @ditzymax @sugaurora @sahmbtsficrecs @junghelioseok @yeojaa @augustbutwinter @joonscore @btssavedmylifeblr @cutechim @sunshinekims @kimtaehyunq @ouvuo @delhyun @exo-stentialism @sooibian @softyoongiionly @jinseunie @zibermuda @bratkook @1kook @luffles424 @xjoonchildx

and so many other people and mutuals that i am certainly forgetting. love is such an expansive feeling, and it encompasses platonic ardor and creative desire. i admire every single person listed for so many different reasons, and cherish and treasure them or what they provide to the community. love is such an important and broad experience. truly, i hope they feel adored every single day x

[maraleestuff]

Year-End Writers Round Up: 2020

Tagged by @curiousartemis for this. Thank you!

I'll tag the other writeblrs/ fic writers that I know of: @daedriclorde, @parasite-core, @stardust-crow, @monstrouswrites, @renee-writer, @archiwrites, @kittensartswriting, @griffinwriting, @maxgraybooks, @writingamongthecoloredroses, @londonspidey, @a-land-of-snow, @brynwrites, @pearlll09, @knmartinshouldbewriting, @sarabibliomania, @siarven, @ravenpuffwriting, @mlgwrites, @wtfisgoingonanymore, @touchingmadness, @kessler-writes, and anyone who wants to do it!

Word Count

I'll be honest, I'm not quite sure. My writing, not including brainstorming & plotting stuff, as been by hand in one of my notebooks. The only WIP I've actually written for is When Darkness Falls, at 5 chapters and 48 pages. And I get too distracted to count a page and get an estimate

New Things I've Tried This Year

The probably most prominent of new things is my aforementioned WIP. It's an adventure-romance fic, which is new to me--for writing at least--and I'm writing it in first person present-tense. (First person is a pov I did in my early writing days, but the tense is all new to me. It was a bit difficult to do at first since I kept slipping in past tense but I'm fairly used to it now.)

I've also started practicing more profile sketches for my main characters with colors, shadows, highlights, etc. (Which is probably more related to digital art, but it's in the context of my writing, so.) Mostly I've explored faceclaims, some aesthetics, and outfit ideas for my characters.

And I've switched back to writing by hand, at least for the rough draft. (I don't expect much to change for a second/ "final" draft, but typing it up will be my revision stage, ideally.) ~ Slight personal trivia ~ When I first started writing, it was in middle school. I kept a notebook/ binder with me, which I would write in whenever I was temporarily done with school work in a class. Though there were a few times I was asked to put it away. But I did do a lot of my writing during that time, so with my new wip I decided to return to my roots, so it speak.

Edit: I almost forgot to mention that I also started a new plotting process called Progressive Outlining (I learned about it on this post.)

Fic I've Spent Most of My Time On

When Darkness Falls, by a landslide 😅. Beyond the actual writing, I've done some plotting (mostly key plot points), brainstorming for backstory (Alleilyn's backstory has evolved a couple of times, for sure) and potential scenes.

Fic I've Spent Least of My Time On

Forged in Fire. While I have put some brainstorming in, I've put this project on the back burner for a bit.

Favorite Thing I Wrote

An early scene in When Darkness Falls. Lyris is fighting off daedra and while Alleilyn heals her occasionally in the fight, it's just not cutting it. So Alleilyn takes a more active stance in the fight, despite not being a warrior. I think that it's one of the first moments that reveals her as brave (a little reckless, too) and willing to fight in order to protect her friends.

Favorite Thing(s) I Read

Interlude: The (Love) Song of Lawrence Nailo by @curiousartemis (ArtemisMoonsong on Ao3)

I've been reading this series for the two years (?) now. This is an interlude to Casien's series (though the Boy is present 😁) which follows a romance between two adorable dorks, Laurie and Falk. Some Tamriel politics, but c'mon, r o m a n c e.

Loves Labor's Never Lost: Book Three of the Story of Casien Yedlin. Also by Artemis

The previous book of the aforementioned series. (Technically i bookmarked it in December 2019, but still a favorite for this year.) Some adventure, romance, and some angsty stuff which follows Casien and friends as plot happens. One of my favorite reads! The whole series is buuut if I list them all this post will be that much longer.

From the Journal of Loranya, Dragonborn by HopeStoryteller on Ao3. (Can't remember if the author is on tumblr.)

This one I devoured in about three days or so. (If possible, I binge read most fics.) Loranya, a slightly pyromaniac Altmer mage, is on the run from the Thalmor and joins the Thieves Guild, but things get complicated when she is revealed as the Dragonborn. Also some mutual pining with one of my favorite thieves, Brynjolf 😋

Field Notes on Operation Bloodline by HopeStoryteller

Canalie means to time travel back to the Oblivion Crisis, but by an error, she goes back too far -- to the time of the Planemeld. Features romance and adventure. (Are y'all sensing a pattern here? Lol). I haven't finished this fic yet since I haven't fully played through the events of eso.

Writing Goals For Next Year

I plan to finish When Darkness Falls, or at least the current draft. Other than oneshots, I've never actually completed a fic, so I don't want to be too ambitious. But beyond some scene changes and edits, I don't see much changing; I might be able to get some of my written chapters up on Ao3.

[astudyinfreewill]

was tagged by @deerlovelylily to answer these fic questions!! thank you mols 🥰

1. what’s your favourite genre to write?

hmm. because i mostly write short fics, i guess my favourite genre is character studies, if that can be considered a genre? i like to look inside a characters’s head and heart and see what’s going on in there. i do also love writing magic though, whether that means high fantasy stuff or urban fantasy à la trc. so yeah -- character and relationship studies with a side of magic thrown in!!

2. do you pull inspiration from real life, or do you pull things from other books/fanfiction you’ve read?

i would have to say both! real life, other fics, other media... i am a firm believer that the concept of Original Ideas™ is an illusion, nothing’s new under the sun et cetera. all you can do is put your own twist on the execution!

3. do you tend to write one-shots, short stories, or longer things?

one-shots/short stories, for sure. i’ve only ever completed one (1) multi-chapter fic that was about 60k words (that was for supernatural). in an ideal world where i don’t have to focus my writing brainpower on a university thesis and maybe even get that adhd support i’ve been trying to get referral for, i would like to write longer pieces!! but as it is now, i both feel too guilty to spend a lot of time writing and don’t have the brainpower to tackle a long project without losing steam or interest halfway through.

4. do you prefer to write description or dialogue?

it depends on the mood! i like a good mix of both. i think i’m more comfortable with description and introspection, but if i know the characters well, i enjoy writing banter for them.

5. favourite fic/book of all time?

ah i can’t pick a favourite fic!!! for two reasons -- 1) i am TERRIBLE at keeping track of titles/bookmarking fic on AO3 -- tell me a fic title and i will just blink at you, but describe the plot and i’ll be like ohhh yeahhh i remember reading that one a while ago it was so good; and 2) i am blessed to have SO MANY talented friends ( @harvardparrish​ @deerlovelylily​ @bleachersmp3​ @ravenqueen89​ @mishcollin​ @silkspectred just to name some -- i’m sure i forgot more -- but basically if we’re friends and you write fic, i’ve definitely swooned over it at one time or other!!!) that it’s too much of a sophie’s choice to pick something.

instead you get my favourite book, which is an obscure and strange volume by italian author cesare pavese: dialoghi con leucò. it’s not quite prose and not quite poetry and not quite theatre but somehow all of that at once -- it envisions dialogues between gods and goddesses and characters from classical mythology and i don’t know why but every one of them just gets me feeling Some Type Of Way. it just really speaks to me 💙

6. favourite trope?

i mean where do i even start. friends to lovers, rivals to lovers, slow burn, mutual pining, “oh no we have to share a bed”, no magic au, more magic au... all the classics :’) i have a complicated relationship with hurt/comfort bc sometimes i do like it but other times it just feels like misery porn for the sake of making one character angst about the other and i’m not really into that :/ 

7. are you the kind of person to work on more than one wip?

i’m the kind of person to toy with more than one idea, then ignore all of them for months, then suddenly write one in one go staying up till 3am, then go back to not writing and contemplating the other 4 ideas. the struggle... She Is Real. 

8. how long have you been writing fic for?

oh my God, i don’t even remember... i was definitely writing hp and lotr crack fic in middle school, and i remember that i didn’t discover it there, so it must have been before? maybe when i was like 10/11? i’ve always liked making up stories about characters i loved. first serious fic i wrote was probably when i was 13/14 (it wasn’t GOOD fic), first fic i ever posted... idk maybe 15/16? so yeah that’s a long time lol, at least a decade and a half

9. do you tend to write more during the morning, afternoon or evening?

ias i mentioned above, i usually get bitten by the writing bug in the late afternoon/evening and then just... keep going until the wee hours of the morning just because i know i might lose steam the following day so i gotta ride it out!!! as molly said... bursts of chaotic/creative energy lol

10. do you prefer to post and update your wip chapter by chapter, or do you prefer to wait until your wip is 100% finished before sharing it?

i don’t really write multi chapter fics, but the few times i’ve tried, i usually got impatient and posted chapter by chapter... and then lost steam/interest/energy, lol. the only multichapter fic i completed was the dean/cas big bang which i had to post all at once after it was finished, so i guess that would probably work better for me 😅

uhh i think everyone of my trc-writing friends has already been tagged, so i’m tagging @ravenqueen89 @silkspectred  and @mishcollin if they feel like it, and any of my fic writer followers who want to do this!! 💞

[elsaclack]

Hi :) This might sound weird haha but I adore reading you talk about your writing, it's really inspiring and I feel like I learn a lot of things every time I read you talk about it (you know I'm a fan of your style haha). And anyways while I was reading your answer to your last anon, this struck me: "when i was outlining that chapter i think the only line i dedicated to the actual fight itself was “and then they have a crazy knife fight (good luck future me)”" and I wanted to ask you (1/2?)

(2/3?) do you have like any tips for writing a multichapters fic? I guess from what you wrote here you outline the whole thing before you start with it? Or it depends or the story and sometimes you just go with the flow and see where it goes haha? Do you mind sharing some of your writing process of multichapter fics? :3 Bc I tend to get "bored" really easily and if I don't finish something in one sitting I usually never ever finish it. But also I'd like to learn how to take my time sometimes

(3/3) and idk maybe learning how to properly "get ready" to write something long would help haha. I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense at all but yeah in any case just thank you for blessing my nights with your fics and killing me over and over with feels, I'm sure I said it before but you (and all of the amazing writers this fandom is blessed with) are a true inspiration!!!

you are SO sweet to me i die fhflkdsjf

i’m gonna go ahead and throw 100% of my answer under the cut because i haven’t even started yet and i know this is about to be. So Long. i am sorry in advance lmao

there are a couple of different aspects to this ask that i want to touch on so i will be as brief as possible but as i have proven twice over tonight alone, i am really not capable of that lmfao

i’d say first and foremost, the biggest thing you can do to help yourself in this arena is figure out how to best discipline yourself. which SUCKS it’s like the worst most mom answer ever but in all honesty, developing discipline in writing is what separates the “i could write a book” people from the people who actually do write books. everyone is capable of writing, but not everyone has the discipline or patience to do so. long-form narrative requires even MORE discipline than a one-shot (or even a long one-shot) because it’s like you said, it requires the author to come back over and over and over again to write new material and edit existing material and figure out a way to cohesively connect everything they’ve written into one consistent narrative, and some people have a much harder time with that than others do. there’s nothing wrong with that either way!! the world needs short stories just as much as it needs longer stories. but if you’re wanting to work on writing longer-form narratives, working out a way to best discipline yourself should probably be your number-one goal.

that kind of brings me to my next point (and also ties in part of what i was talking about in that other ask) - comparing your writing style, your progress, your everything to other writers will only lead to heartache for you. when i first started reading and writing for b99 i came across a specific author (who is now one of my dear friends) whose fics were just. next-level works of art. and while i read through just about everything she’d written for b99 and LOVED every single one of them, i found myself getting more and more down on my own writing, because i knew i’d never be able to write like her. but the more comfortable and confident i got in my own writing, the more i realized that it’s less about writing more like That Person and more about developing my own style (my favorite comparison to make between my writing and hers now is that hers are like beautiful and intricate fairy tales, and mine are more of a smokey back room at a bar where a guy is sitting alone at a table and he says “come here and listen to this story.” they’re both Very Different, and perhaps have varying audiences, but one is not inherently Better Or Worse than the other). all of this to say, if you’re working as hard as you can and being really disciplined but still find yourself struggling with writing a multichap, THAT’S OKAY!!! there’s NOTHING wrong with that!!! your writing, however short or long, serves an INCREDIBLY important purpose within the fandom as a whole and no matter what, there will ALWAYS be an audience for your writing.

so okay as for the actual Advice!!! i actually have a couple of steps that i usually follow prior to actually Writing the first chapter of any long fic i’ve written (or am in the process of writing...@king and lionheart yikes). i have yet to really find any consistency in how i think of ideas for multichaps - so far the idea every multichap i’ve written has come from a different source (which is actually kind of Frustrating for reasons i won’t get into). but basically once i actually have An Idea, i’ll take a day or two to kind of think it over and flesh it out as much as possible. if it really starts expanding in detail and an actual Story constructs itself around the idea, i’ll move on to the next step, which is to find a few trusted mutuals here on tungle.corn and say “heyyYYY CAN I YELL ABOUT AN IDEA I HAVE FOR A SECOND” and then spill everything i’ve thought of so far. usually i can tell if an idea will live or die based on these conversations - if the other person is Into It and we start sort of developing the world within the chat, i know it’s time to really sit down and make an effort to pursue the fic. in that case, i will go and copy&paste that part of our chat into a google doc and i’ll build an outline in a separate doc. i used to despise outlines and i would refuse to do them in high school, but once i got into writing as a hobby and i started pursuing longer narrative forms, i tried once or twice to write a multichap without an outline and i just forgot a lot of the details i originally wanted to include, which left me feeling really frustrated with myself and with my writing. i came to realize that outlines kind of a necessary evil, so in writing them i made them as fun for me as possible (i.e. the “good luck future me” line from the king and lionheart outline i mentioned lmao). now i love them and i have them open at all times while i’m working on writing a new chapter.

so i know that i started this off by saying that writing multichaps requires a special kind of discipline, and i stand by that, but also...writer’s block and real life responsibility and just plain exhaustion are all Very Real Things, and they take precedent over keeping up with a publishing schedule (if you’re so inclined to make one of those for yourself). when i started writing king and lionheart, i didn’t know at that point that i would be headed back to school in the spring, and thought that i would have all the time in the world to write. right around november, i realized that i would be going back to school - that’s about the time i took an unofficial hiatus from writing king and lionheart, because i knew trying to keep up with writing that fic the way that i want it to be written and all of the intensive and demanding coursework was going to kill me. taking a step back from posting and coming back to it later is okay. i know i talk a lot about feeling guilty for not having an update for king and lionheart (and the cancer au before it) but in all honesty i know that it’s okay for me to take some time and deal with my real life. and, you know, it’s also okay to lose inspiration for a while and to take a step back until that inspiration comes back. i think it’s that fear of not being able to take longer breaks between updates that scares a lot of people off from even trying to write a multichap - as the queen of procrastination, i am here to tell you that it is 100% okay to start a multichap and to take a break and come back to it when necessary!

writing a multichap is very much like running a marathon - it requires a different kind of energy than a 400 meter sprint or a 1k fluffy oneshot. it’s gonna hurt and it’s gonna suck and there are gonna be times when you’re ready to just quit writing altogether. but there will be parts that are really fun and really easy and you’re gonna get some really great views along the way - and at the end when you cross that finish line and you’re able to check that “complete” box on ao3 before you post the last chapter, you won’t remember the parts that sucked. trust me!! i wouldn’t write as many as i do if the actual shitty parts of the writing process negated the good things that come from writing it and sharing it with other people!

it’s also worth noting that just because you get bored with an idea doesn’t mean that you can’t pick it up again later!!! honestly the first 2 or 3 paragraphs of on your heart like a tattoo sat in my google docs for MONTHS before i randomly decided one day to open it and take a crack at finishing it, and to this DAY i’m still getting people regularly commenting on it. every idea has its purpose and its place, even if it doesn’t always immediately seem like it.

i really hope this helps and i’m sorry if it doesn’t!!! you are such a kind and wonderful person and i absolutely adore you

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Friendship worth saving

Summary: Out of sight out of mind. That is what people say, but it certainly didn't work that way for Jughead Jones as spending more time away from Betty only seemed to make his feeling for her stronger once he finally saw her again.A little one shot taking place after the scene at Pop's in 1x02

Word count: 2090

Notes:  I would be quite curious to see more of Bughead before the show started or at least before they got together as I would really love to see more of their dynamics. So this was a little attempt at that. I hope you enjoy it.

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“Jughead Jones the third?” Veronica asked, squinting her eyes as if not believing that was an actual name. But her question was just a background noise for Jughead as his eyes rested on the blonde sitting opposite him. Even though he had briefly seen her at school earlier that day, the moment he walked into the diner was the first time he properly looked at her in weeks and his stomach couldn't stop flipping.

He has always had a soft spot for the Betty, but as all the other girls in their school, she only had eyes for Archie. And even though they have never officially dated, it was pretty much given they would eventually end up together. Everyone knew it. With the exception of Archie who, not so surprisingly, was totally oblivious of Betty's feelings. Jughead tried not to dwell on what he felt for her and instead appreciated the time he could spend with her as friends. Unfortunately, as his friendship with Archie started to fall apart a couple of months ago, he started to spend less time with Betty as well. But now that they attempted to reconcile their friendship once again, Jughead realized he may spend more time around his long time crush. A fact, that suddenly became a little scary to him. Out of sight out of mind. That is what people say, but it certainly didn't work that way for Jughead Jones as spending more time away from Betty only seemed to make his feeling for her stronger once he finally saw her again. But he tried to push those thoughts aside. At least for now as he sat beside his two best friends and a new girl who somehow made her way into their group.

So they sat and chatted, drinking milkshakes and eating fries like any other day in the past. Veronica, at least according to Jughead, seemed to fit into their group better than he ever did. And while he didn't see himself becoming her friend anytime soon, if ever, he was glad for her presence as things between Betty and Archie seemed a little awkward at the moment. Archie still hasn't told him what exactly happened between them the night of the dance that made him worry about losing his best friend. But Jughead didn't pry.

“Oh my god!” Veronica exclaimed, looking at her phone. “I promised my mom we would get dinner together tonight. It totally slipped my mind! I'm so sorry B, but I've gotta run before she figures out I forgot about it,” she said apologetically as she pulled out a couple of bills that could surely cover more than they all spent, and set them on the table.

“Let me walk you,” Archie said a bit too enthusiastically as he jumped from his seat and the three of them exchanged a couple of awkward glances that Jughead couldn't quite figure out.

“I think it's a good idea,” Betty said after a moment. “We wouldn't want Veronica to get lost.”

“Thank you B. I'll see you tomorrow.” She blew Betty an air kiss and gave Jughead a little wave before she and Archie rushed out.

“What was that about?” Jughead asked once he and Betty were left alone. Over the course of the hour they spent together with Archie and Veronica his stomach finally started to calm down, but now that they were on their own, his heart picked up the speed once again.

“I think Archie has found himself his newest crush,” Betty replied with a little sigh. She now knew that she and Archie would never be a couple, and she would make sure that whatever feelings he had for Veronica wouldn't ruin either of her friendships. But thinking about him with anyone but her still hurt a little. Years of unrequited feelings wouldn't go away overnight.

“And you're okay with that,” Jughead said, more of a statement than a question.

“Well I can't exactly stop him, can I?” Betty gave him a sad smile, swirling the straw in her empty glass. “Besides, him and I... It's never gonna happen.”

“Then you must be the only person who thinks that.” Jughead chuckled, trying not to sound bitter about the fact, that even though Archie left the diner, the conversation still revolved around him. “Well except Archie, but you know how oblivious that boy is. He wouldn't know it, if you told him straight in the eyes.”

“Oh trust me. He knows. He just doesn't see me that way.” Betty's lip started to quiver as she once again remembered her conversation with Archie. But this time she wouldn't allow herself to cry. Not again. Not over a boy who wasn't interested in her. There were far worse things to cry about. “And that's something I can't change. So I'd rather just not talk about it.”

Jughead didn't say anything and just nodded. He wasn't sure what to say. A part of him was glad, because if Archie was so blind that he never realized Betty's feeling for him, then he didn't deserve her. But on the other hand, seeing Betty so sad because of their mutual best friend, he would give anything to bring a smile back to her face. Even if it meant he would never have a shot with her. Not that Archie being out of the game made Jughead feel any more optimistic about any possible future he could have with Betty.

“I think I better go as well. I don't want to hear my mom's rage if I miss curfew again.” Betty rolled her eyes at the thought of her mother.

“You? Missing a curfew? I think I better walk you home and make sure that doesn't happen again,” Jughead said jokingly, hoping to spend a few more moments alone with Betty. “Unless you don't feel like having company.”

“Sure. But in case I don't make it home on time, you need to run before she bites your head off. She already forbid me to speak to Archie and Veronica. I don't wanna put her against you too.”

“Seeing as actively you're avoiding those two, I wouldn't worry about that too much.” Jughead grinned. “Though your mom does scare me a bit.”

“I don't think there is one person in Riverdale that isn't scared of her.”

 “About Jason’s murder?” Betty raised her eyebrows slightly as Jughead told her about the articles and now the novel he was writing about Jason’s unfortunate fate.

“Yeah, it’s really starting to come together now that we know he wasn’t just trying to run away and hiding somewhere this whole time. But I don’t know if it’s any good,” he added humbly. Their passion for writing was something that Betty and Jughead always bonded over. But now with her landing an internship in LA over the summer while he was just writing in his usual booth at Pop’s, he felt like his work wasn’t as important.

“Since when do you sell yourself short? I definitely want to read some of that,” Betty said with excitement.

“I’m not sure it’s ready to see the light of day yet.” Jughead shook his head. He has been working on his book since the summer, but as there wasn’t much progress in the case of Jason’s disappearance, it wasn’t an easy task. Not until his body turned up with a shot in the head, which once again brought Jughead a lot to write about.

“Please.” Betty attempted the best puppy eyes she could master. She might not know about Jughead’s feeling for her, but she knew very well that her big green eyes or promise of some good food were two things that could make Jughead do pretty much anything for her. And while she usually didn’t want to use those against him, hearing about his book got her curious enough to bring out her best weapons. “One writer to another.”

“Okay, I’ll think about it,” Jughead said after a moment of consideration. He could never say no the Betty’s pleading. To be honest, he could use another pair of eyes to look at his story and there was no one else he trusted more than Betty.

“How about you meet me at Blue and Gold tomorrow?” she asked as an idea sparked in her head. Something that could not only keep her mind away from Archie, but allow her to rebuild her friendship with Jughead as well.

“Blue and Gold? The old school newspaper?” Jughead cocked his eyebrow, not sure what Betty wanted to do in the stuffy, dust-filled room. But if he was being completely honest with himself, he would meet her in the sewers if she asked him.

“Yeah, what’s a better place for us to meet up to talk about writing?” She shrugged, as if it was the most obvious answer in the world, the wheels already spinning in her head about how she could bring the long abandoned school newspaper back to life.

“I could think of a few. But sure. I’ll be there after school.”

“Great!” Betty exclaimed, throwing her arm around Jughead and pulling him into a half hug. “I really missed hanging out with you,” she said. The whole time she way in LA she kept blindly pinning over Archie, but only now that she came back and finally spent some more time with Jughead after weeks of very little contact did she realize what she was really missing out on. “I don’t know what is going on between you and Archie, but I hate that it made you pull away from me too.”

Jughead let out a small sigh, knowing Betty was right. Things between him and Archie were rocky long before their failed road trip. And during this time it wasn’t just the two of them who were growing apart, but also him and Betty. He always assumed that if it had to come to that, Betty would choose Archie’s side so he may not even bother. He wasn’t good at keeping people close to him anyway. But seeing her now, he realized what an idiotic decision it was. If there was even a slightest chance that he could spend time with her, it was worth the effort. “I’m sorry about that. I guess I assumed that growing away from Archie meant I would have to give you up as well. Since you’re so tight and everything,” Jughead mumbled the last sentence, knowing it sounded stupid, but he couldn’t help the way he felt. Betty and Archie were already best friends when he met them, so it made sense to him that losing one would mean losing both.

“I’m not Archie’s property!” Betty snapped, startling Jughead a little. She knew he didn’t mean it in a bad way, but she hated the idea that people thought she couldn’t make her own decisions. “I can be friends with someone even if he isn’t. Besides, things between Archie and I aren’t exactly bright and jolly right now either,” she added a bit softer this time. “So if we can’t fix them, I hope it doesn’t mean losing you again.”

“Then don’t make the same mistake I did. Whatever happens between you and Archie, I will always be your friend,” Jughead said, lightly touching Betty’s shoulder as they stopped in front of her house. “If you want me to.”

“I'd be honored.” She gave him her brightest smile. Archie may have been her crush for longer than she could remember, but Jughead was the boy who never failed to bring a smile to her face and who was there for her even when Archie was too busy chasing other girls.

Suddenly the light in the front hallway of Betty’s house turned on and both her and Jughead’s heads snapped to the doorway. “I think my mom might be watching us. Must be a sign to go home.” Betty sighed, not wanting to exchange Jughead’s presence for her mother’s.

“I suppose it is. Mrs. C takes the curfew seriously,” Jughead said, sensing Betty’s dread to come home. “But we can pick up where we left off tomorrow.”

“I’ll be looking forward to it.” Betty gave him one more bright smile, slowly backing towards her house. “Good night, Jughead Jones.”

“Good night, Betty Cooper.” Jughead reciprocated the smile as he watched her disappear into the house. Not even twenty-four hours ago he felt utterly alone, but now he couldn’t wipe the grin off his face. Betty Cooper was doing things to him without even realizing it.