#veronicasanders

[glittertrail]

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I already did the chopping and mix of purple cabbage and carrots w fat and yogurt but I'll add some zucchini, broc and nuts tomorrow

Tell your aunt Em i love her and she's made a reluctant meal prepper very happy

Hello V I have a food question and I thought more people would benefit from this 😊: I'm meal prepping and I can't find the slaw recipe you gave me, so this is me asking for it (or anything else yummy you want to share 💖)

Oooh, okay!! Well the TL;DR of it all is multiple kinds of shredded cabbage, fat, acid, salt, and a generous amount of seasoning, tossed vigorously. Then top with something crunchy. 

Here’s the full recipe, which we’ll call ‘Auntie Em’s Shredded Slaw:’

Always start with at least 2 kinds of cabbage, like white and purple, cut thinly on a mandolin, or shredded into thin strips with a knife. Usually at least a few other cruciferous veggies too, like Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, etc, also cut small.

Add some other crunchy veggies: shredded or matchstick-cut carrots, radishes,  celery, jicama, beets, whatever you’ve got. Bonus points if it makes things colorful.

Add little oil/fat

Add whatever vinegar or acid goes with the rest of the meal (IE balsamic, red wine, apple cider, or rice vinegar, harissa, or lemon/lime juice, even hot sauce)

Optional: If you want a creamy coleslaw, add a spoonful or two of Greek yogurt or sour cream

Season LIBERALLY, with whatever spices or fresh herbs go with the meal. Always include salt, pepper, a little chili powder, and garlic & onion powders, but everything is optional. 

STIR AGGRESSIVELY UNTIL THE LIQUIDS AND SPICES HAVE EMULSIFIED AND COATED THE VEGGIES. TASTE AS YOU GO AND ADD SEASONING IF NECESSARY.

(Examples: an Italian meal might mean: olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, fresh basil, fresh parsley, fresh minced garlic, a few spoonfuls of pesto, dried oregano or rosemary, etc. A stir-fry might get peanut oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fresh Thai basil, green onions, cilantro/coriander leaves, star anise, cloves, etc. Mexican food might get lime juice, fresh cilantro, cumin, cayenne, ancho, chipotle, hot sauce or Tajin.)

Also optional: add-ins like tomatoes, olives, peppers, artichoke hearts, capers, cucumbers: things that are juicy or more delicate. They get mixed in now, more gently.

Finish by sprinkling something crunchy on top: toasted nuts or seeds, croutons, fried noodles/onions, etc. Et voila. Auntie Em’s Shredded Slaw.

(Which stores brilliantly, btw, because the flavors only get better as they all marinate together and because the base is hearty and crunchy things, it doesn’t get soggy and gross like most leftover salad.)

One more tip: you can do a lot of veggie prep ahead of times and then just store the already-cut ones in your vegetable bin to make it go even faster.

[artificialqueens]

Hey guys! I'm so, so sorry that it's been so long since I updated anything here. Life got very overwhelming for a few months, and the longer it was, the more I felt like I needed a Big Explanation. 💜

If anyone in the community is interested in coming onboard as an admin, let me know by sliding into my DMs. In the meantime, Libra (aka @imstillafuckinglibra) has valiantly offered to help out, so he'll be stepping in to answer asks soon. We will also try to post a queue by this weekend.

We've been discussing what the blog will be moving forward, and I'm curious to know if anyone has opinions or feedback about that. AO3 is SUCH a good fic platform, and the organization and searching/sorting functions there are like, *vastly* superior to Tumblr. So maybe a better use for this blog is for authors and readers to talk about inspirations, prompts, give recommendations, etc? And of course we have the Discord servers.

Or as @artificialcandycane once said, "AO3 is the library. AQ is the community center." Which feels very correct.

XOXO, Veronica

PS: If you want to message me, use my main: @veronicasanders or Discord (same name).

[opalescent-cheetah]

weird questions for writers - 22, 24, 32! :3c

22. How organized are you with your writing? Describe to me your organization method, if it exists. What tools do you use? Notebooks? Binders? Apps? The Cloud?

I like to think I'm pretty organised (mostly bc otherwise, the brain fog makes me forget a bunch of important stuff 😂) At the moment I mainly use a channel in my personal discord server to take notes, and I also have a google doc separated into chapters, which I use both for general planning and also to sort out the notes into chronological order. Please enjoy one note from my discord channel:

(usually they're longer/more serious... and then sometimes it's just stuff like this lol)

24. How much prep work do you put into your stories? What does that look like for you? Do you enjoy this part or do you just want to get on with it?

(I hope you don't mind the long answer for this one, I got a bit carried away phfjdhf)

It feels like a lot tbh, especially for longer fics like Destiny, but I do thoroughly plan everything regardless of how long or short it ends up being. (There are exceptions, like Wings, which I wrote in pretty much one sitting, without any prior planning, just because I was bored and sad that day lol. But that's not how I usually work)

Once I've got an idea in my head, my planning usually goes something like this:

Brainstorming. I'll sit down for an hour or two with an A3 sketchbook and coloured pens and just write down all my thoughts. I like doing this by hand as I can get really messy with it. Any notes I've put in my discord over time will also be included with this, often as a starting point that I then expand on. Once I feel like I've got everything down, I'll mark ideas with different colours to organise them. Here's the very first page I wrote out for Destiny:

Organisation. This is done in a planning document (like the aforementioned google doc separated into chapters), and is basically just a neater (and chronological) version of what I put on paper. By this point the outlines are still very general, especially for chapters far in the future if it's a longfic.

Chapter breakdowns. I find I can't write effectively without a roadmap of sorts to follow, so I get pretty detailed with these, right down to the specifics of each scene. Here's a little planning snippet from chapter 9 of Destiny:

And then I finally get on with my writing, lol. I do enjoy the planning stage, especially the part on paper, but I mostly do it because I struggle to write anything without a solid plan 😅

32. What is a line from a poem/novel/fanfic etc that you return to from time and time again? How did you find it? What does it mean to you?

This is hard tbh, my memory is not good enough to remember specific lines pdfjjfh (also I pretty much don't read anymore bc brain fog 😔) but! I can tell you some of the fics that have resonated with me, and that I still think about often:

moonstones and heartstrings by soverane (Shenhe/Yelan from Genshin Impact)

but that night was different from all the others by pyresque (Eula/Shenhe from Genshin Impact)

observations of one barbara pegg, penned by rosaria by oofmilk (Barbara & Rosaria from Genshin Impact)

Undone by veronicasanders and 4theloveofdrag (Courtney Act/Bianca Del Rio from RPDR)

forever is composed of nows by beanierose (Trixie Mattel/Katya Zamolodchikova from RPDR)

all the love I never gave (before I left you) by holtzbabe (Erin Gilbert/Jillian Holtzmann from Ghostbusters (2016))

Tysm for the questions anon! :D

[glittertrail]

🥰🥰🥰

You'd definitely be the best for the job

you’re starring in a movie with the last person saved in your camera roll and the last song you listened to is the title. who/what is it?

I was tagged by the lovely @jackredfieldwasmyjacob (ty 💖 nobody is surpassing your muppets movie tho!!)

I'm assuming we mean the first person that is not like a person we know irl lol so I went w her. Give me a sequel to the parent trap in which they actually work on their relationship and face the consequences of their shitty custody agreement pls!! And get @veronicasanders to write it if you can

Tagging: @veronicasanders @borealnyx @sarduy @elipsi @goldenliartrash @legallybrunettedotcom @sweetlikesunflowersandhoney @icesiscouture @inthehytes @sapphicastral

[duckprintspress]

"Get to Know Me" Tag Meme

Oh gosh, this is the first time we've ever been tagged for a meme! Thank you for thinking of us, @felinesomnambulist. I SUPPORT YOUR MICHELANGELO LOVE, he's the best turtle and April should see that.

I'm gonna fill this out based on me (@unforth) since I run this account (And, ya know, own the Press). :D

Three Ships: Hua Cheng/Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu), Mo Ran/Chu Wanning (The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat), Shen Qiao/Yan Wushi (Thousand Autumns by Meng Xi Shi), are probably my three favorite ships right now.

First Ever Ship: oh god. if we're talking "first couple I remember getting really invested in," it's Min/Rand al'Thor from the Wheel of Time. If it's "the first ship I can remember being like 'I ship this' and it wasn't canon and it's queer and stuff" (though I have Opinions about Min and queerness, but that's a different conversation)...hmm...I wrote a little Nuriko/Yuki Miaka (Fushigi Yuugi by Yuu Watase) and Lina Inverse/Gourry Gabriev (Slayers). (Lina/Gourry isn't queer in canon, but there is no cis het explanation for Nuriko). I also had a ship for The Franchise By She Who I Wish Would Just Fucking Stop Being Awful but we don't speak of such things anymore. (I also, early, wrote a lot of self-insert OC x "my favorite character in each franchise" things, like in middle school I wrote a story with my OC x the son of Garion and C'Nedra from the Belgariad by David Eddings).

Last Song: Ateez - Deja Vu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlnMDttgTbk)

Currently Reading: Mo Du by Priest (https://edanglarstranslations.com/modu)

Currently Watching: I guess The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty? I watch things incredibly slowly, basically only when I'm packaging campaign merch, and we've only had the pin campaign recently so I haven't had much time in ages. I've also been watching TLT2 on and off. Counting things I'm watching with the kids, we're doing our second full watch-through of Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts (which by the way? super queer. y'all should check it out, it's great.)

Currently Consuming: Black cherry herbal tea

Currently Craving: at least one good night of sleep, god I'm tired (see also: why I'm doing a meme instead of editing, lmao).

Tag 9 people we want to get to know better! Um... @sarnakhwritesthings, @theleakypen, @scones-and-texting-and-murder, @jemariel, @deathbycoldopen, @wolffyluna, @faerytaleonfire, @foxofninetales, and @veronicasanders

[artificialcandycane]

ok well. i guess im gonna make the powerpoint after all. @veronicasanders we may as well go ahead and plan powerpoint night bc uve got that onion powerpoint and ive got the naochi so its perfect

[imstillafuckinglibra]

@glittertrail going through their whole stockpile of tags

First of all…why tf is it so purple?

Second of all, actually my childhood room was painted wisteria. And a friend came over one time and said, “You know a purple bedroom represents people with a high sex drive.” And I never looked at it the same…

Anywho. Find yours here, maybe it’s also all one color.

I don’t know who to tag anyone who @veronicasanders or @glittertrail did I guess they knows who’s who

[puppywritesthings]

hello there batman it is i the riddler i am here to have you answer my devilish qna questions three

question the first: what fic of yours is your favourite ?

question the second: which of your own fics do you think are underrated ?

question the third: what fics from other authors are your favourites ?

question the fourth: what fics from other authors do you think are underrated ?

that is all. goodnight

hello riddler, i shall now answer these.

This may just be because of recency bias, but Chained to the Rhythm has to be my favorite. I put so much work into it and spent so much time... It's like my baby. All of my fics are too, but still.

Taking Advantage of the Moment is also up there. It's the first fic that I submitted to AQ. Well, the first fic I think that's legitimately good. It's got Max, so that's a selling point in of itself. 100% will recommend IGN.

2. Underrated fics... I *could* say anything before my s14 era, but also my Sashea duology is good shit. Also "My Love, Take Care of Yourself"

3. Favorite fics from other authors... The list is longer, but I can only write so much, y'know y'know?

What Baking Can Do by @buffyathena - cute, fluffy rosenali with cooking as a love language.

Our Brains Can't Change From Hand Grenades by @theredrugirl [the fact that this fic isn't on AO3 isn't a crime but it's been living rent free in my head since i read it] - a pearlet girl, interrupted AU. it's four parts long and it got me interested in seeing the movie. fair warning, it gets ready. read the content warnings.

Where Every Wish Comes True by @plegdoctor (and also her Bagpuss fic. Both of them)

If you want one of the classic fics™, then Tree House Kisses by @veronicasanders

4. Underrated fic from other authors...

I'm Not Here to Make Friends (But I Think I Did Anyway) by @hannahlovesdance07 - i'm not saying this because it's got irene, but maybe i ammmm /lh

panacea by @winterboxx

Somewhere In The Crowd There's You by @missjanjie

(sasha velour voice) i have more of these, but i also don't want to take forever.

[artificiallita]

tagged by @veronicasanders to shuffle one of my playlists and post the first ten songs. currently listening to my dramatic angst writing playlist, so you can have that xoxo

FOURTH OF JULY - sufjan stevens

did you get enough love, my little dove?

why do you cry?

and i’m sorry i left, but it was for the best

though it never felt right

my little versailles

EXIT MUSIC (FOR A FILM) - radiohead

you can laugh

a spineless laugh

we hope your rules and wisdom choke you

now we are one in everlasting peace

we hope that you choke

MOTION SICKNESS - phoebe bridgers

i hate you for what you did,

and i miss you like a little kid

i faked it every time, but that’s alright

i can hardly feel anything

i hardly feel anything at all

SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN - the smiths

lesley-anne and your pretty white beads

oh john you’ll never be a man

and you’ll never see your home again

oh, manchester. so much to answer for

1 IN 3 (I’M FINE) - self esteem

no, not me

i won’t reign in

my need to be

completely free

DEALER - lana del rey

gave you all my money, gave you all my money

i don’t wanna live

i don’t wanna give you nothing

cause you never give me nothing back?

why can’t you be good for something?

I WANT YOU - mitski

you’re coming back

and it’s the end of the world

we’re starting over, and i love you darling

and i am done here

GILDED LILY - cults

every city’s got a graveyard

the service bought and paid for

now i’m sleeping in the backyard

passing out as light turns into day

PERFECT DAY - lou reed

oh it’s such a perfect day

i’m glad i spent it with you

oh, such a perfect day

you just keep me hanging on

LAST WORDS OF A SHOOTING STAR - mitski

i always wanted to die clean and pretty

but i’d be too busy on working days

so i am relieved that the turbulence wasn’t forecasted

i couldn’t have changed anything

[artificialgrinder]

Rugirl song review tag #1

I'm giving in. I'm doing it. 4 songs per day or week or whatever I'm dedicated to.

Disclaimer: these opinions are solely my own, and they are only for songs that I've sat down and listened to in the past. And, remember, this is all just for fun. ^_^

Incase anyone else wants to do this, here you go: @veronicasanders @artificiallita @artificialcandycane @imstillafuckinglibra @artificialortega @glittertrail @optimisticfruitcup @thecollectionsof @puppywritesthings

Song no 1: wow - Alaska Thunderfuck

Remember this song? Like just getting on the school bus all the way back in 2004, and someone was playing this out loud on their phone while you sat alone and thought about how Gary (or Gaz depending how cool you were with him) threw a pen at the maths teacher earlier. And like, the only thing that would make this day any better was if you could get whoever was playing this song to Bluetooth it to yours? But they wouldn't 'cause you were the loser kid. Thankfully, your Ma and Da got you the CD for Christmas so you go home and play it on repeat. Nothing beats 2000's pop punk and Alaska honestly slayed.

Song no 2: Girl Next Door - Trixie Mattel

It's catchy like. Aye. I went through a huge Trixie Mattel phase even to the point of making a musical, and despite the music being bubblegum pop, it was depressing. But I digress. This was one of the songs on the musical, and now I can't listen to it without thinking about this fucking musical I made. And not to mention I played it over and over. Played out for me. I skip it when it comes on my shuffle.

Song no 3: My Address is Hollywood - Adore Delano

My days, this takes me back to University days. As much as I prefer Adore's new material and her grunge vibe, I have to admit, I love her R&B pop era. We love you queen! <3

Song no 4: Now or Never - Blair St. Clair

THIS SONG DESERVED TO BE PLAYED ON RADIO STATIONS. YOU CAN'T LISTEN TO THIS AND NOT TELL ME IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE AVICII MADE THIS SONG. SO MANY GOOD MEMORIES, PREDRINKING WITH MY BESTIE BEFORE GOING OUT AND SINGING THIS AT THE TOP OF OUR LUNGS I FUCKING LOVE IT IUHFIAHGIOHFBOHISD;OIGH

This me dancing to Now or Never fr

[glittertrail]

As probably the prime buyer of overpriced avocadoes on this side of the Mediterranean, I agree, avocadoes count, and they're appreciated🥰🥰

hello! I'll just leave these here

have a great day 😊

You are too adorable for words!!!! So instead of words I'll just 💖🐚💕💜🌸💕💛💚💙💝💕🥳💘⭐️🌸💕🕺👯‍♀️🪩👯💕💃💖🫶🏼💝🍭❤️🧡✨💝😘💖🌈💕💎💖💞🌻❣️💜😉💘🥂👻🎀🎁🐚🏵🌹💖🦋💞💅🏼🌷💕🔮🛍️💕🪅👛👑🌸💖🌟🐚🌺🏳️‍⚧️🫶💐💕🍰👛💝💜🏳️‍🌈💅🏼🎶🎈🌸💞🌻💕💋💓😻💕🍬👩🏻‍🎤😎💕🌸🤎💖💞🖤💖💜💙💚💝💛🧡❤️💕🌸💞💎💖💜💘😇💗🤪💖🤩💘💜🐚💝

Also since I know you really like fruit and chocolate...🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍓🍒🍎🍑🍊🥭🍍🍌🍋🥑🍈🍐🥝🍏🫐🍇🍉🥥(I decided that avocado counts)

[glittertrail]

tagged by @enchanted-keys to make a moodboard from pinterest + searching (my name) core! so I guess this is sandra core 😊

tagging: @junosjukebox @myhusbandharryhamilton @petitmonde @slutnetra @sweetlikesunflowersandhoney @veronicasanders @t4yce @grinder-lector @minglana @jackredfieldwasmyjacob @goldenliartrash @missjanjie @milk-caramel @gardenarcana @amillcitygirl @sansastarkr @woodswit @msaudreyanne @justhereforfandomandfriends @supremmedeluxe @inthehytes

[artificialqueens]

🏳️‍🌈PRIDE 2023 CHALLENGE!🏳️‍⚧️

Hello friends! As requested, we have put together a stunning Pride challenge for you this year! This challenge will run the entire pride season, and the goal will be to work together as a community to rack up enough points to earn amazing prizes for the blog. 

Current point total: 13,340

We'll post soon with more detail regarding the prizes and point levels, but here’s an idea:

Special roles in our Discord server for participants

Digital art, such as lockscreens and avatars

Sticker sets as both digital art and physical stickers for those who want to order them

Extra benefits for top point earners, such as voting on image themes 

A STUNNING new pride-themed banner for the blog designed by the extraordinary @imstillafuckinglibra

How do we earn points? Well, by submitting fic *or art* during this challenge period! ALL submissions will count, and as you can see after the jump, there are a ton of ways to earn bonus points, including reader interaction with those posts. 

Also—before you freak out! You don’t have to do any math yourselves, you precious little angels! I will be taking on that burden myself!

I’ll post the points earned at the bottom of each fic or art post, and after each queue finishes I’ll update the totals. (If you *would* like to try calculating your own points, here’s a little spreadsheet you can use.) 

There are a few fics ready to queue up, so I’ll post them tomorrow and you can see how the points add up even when the writers don’t have the challenge in mind. 

NOW! ONTO THE POINTS!!

Glossary:

“Art” is for any creation that’s not fic. So drawings, digital art, photo collages, etc. 

“New Creator” means anyone who hasn’t posted on AQ before. 

2nd, 3rd, and 4th posts refer to during this challenge. 

“Next Part of a WIP” would be a new part of something that’s already partially posted on AQ 

“Uncommon Ship” would be a ship with less than 50 posts here on AQ

“Rare Pair” would be a ship with less than 10 posts 

“Brand New Ship” would be for the first post of any given ship

*(If you want to check the numbers for any ship, you can use this database: https://artificialqueens.tumblr.com/all-ships)*

“Includes Art” is for fic that has art or illustrations in it. 

“Returning Writer” is for any writer who is posting after an absence of 3 months or more. 

“Sexy” art doesn’t necessarily mean NSFW. Just anything with sexy vibes, whatever that means to you. 

“Fic-inspired” is art that’s inspired by a fic, whether it’s your own or someone else’s, and whether that fic is posted on AQ or elsewhere. 

FAQ:

Q: What is “pride season”? Do you mean June? The summer? A: Yup. (It’s open-ended on purpose to give ourselves space to achieve all goals.)

Q: Am I allowed to cross-post my work here that’s already on AO3? A: Yes! You are encouraged to do so; it’s a great way to rack up points and advertise your work!

Q: What if people ‘cheat’ by sending in prompts and then filling them themselves?! Or sending in anon feedback about their own work?!?!?! A: Obviously this will be taken very seriously. We will first send a team of forensic investigators to their house, and then submit all evidence to the FBI. (In case it’s not clear, I’m kidding.)

Get going, everyone! If you would like to participate in our Discord server for any reason: brainstorming, sprints, giving feedback, finding betas, volunteering to beta, etc: please let me know! @veronicasanders

Thank you so much to @petitmonde for their help and inspiration, and to @imstillafuckinglibra for his beautiful graphic design work. 

❤️��💛💚💙💜

[opalescent-cheetah]

tagged by @veronicasanders to shuffle one of my playlists and share the first ten songs. I shuffled my Liked Songs - not exactly a playlist ig but???? It’s got the most variety (and the most songs) so I figured it’d do lol

1. I Didn’t Just Come Here To Dance - Carly Rae Jepsen

2. Heavy Crown - Trixie Mattel

3. Bedtime Story - Madonna

4. Paris - Taylor Swift

5. Want You Back - HAIM

6. Strawberries & Cigarettes - Troye Sivan

7. Looking For Mercy - Madonna

8. Runaway - Lvl.2 - AURORA

9. Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton

10. Our Own House - MisterWives

This is whiplash between so many different memories / times in my life LMAO enjoy 😂

I’ll tag @brib-burget @metathemeta @neptrabbit @laudicat @peanuthurricane and anyone else who’s interested! No pressure ofc!

[theartificialdane]

Galactica, part 104

Fame looked around, trying to spot someone, anyone, who wasn’t some wet behind the ears intern or assistant with a clipboard and actually had a say at Marc Jacobs, when she saw her.

Bianca had just entered the backstage area, an inescapable vision in a bold red, black and white, the graphic prints and sharp lines drawing every eye to her.

At first, Fame felt ice cold, and then burning hot, her fingertips tingling, her throat dry, her heart hammering away in her chest.

Previously: Courtney scored a record deal, Shea met her newest subject, and Adore vowed to keep things casual with Alaska.

This Chapter: Courtney works out, Fame searches for stress relief, Shea has a theory, Jinkx tries to forget the past, and Violet gets a late-night visitor.

Link to AO3

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BABE! WAKE UP! NEW GALACTICA JUST DROPPED! @veronicasanders​

[pichitinha]

i was tagged by @veronicasanders to shuffle one of my playlists and share the first ten songs

instead of my all time faves playlist which is undergoing a massive update, i decided to use my One Hit Faves playlist which has all the songs i love for which i don't really listen to the band so i only like a couple songs

1. Scars - Papa Roach

2. Mr. Brightside - The Killers

3. Right Girl - The Maine

4. Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade

5. Never Too Late - Three Days Grace

6. Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright

7. Like We Used To - A Rocket To The Moon

8. Sad Song - We The Kings (feat. Elena Coats)

9. With Arms Wide Open - Creed

10. Who Needs Air - The Classic Crime

tagging everyone mentally but officially tagging @mrgaretcarter @captain-jackson @heyheyarnold @lookforanewangle @carrieeve