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Chapters: 94/? Series: Part 4 of STRIKE Summary:   The Triskelion is home to some of the most lethal counterintelligence operatives in the world, and some of her darkest secrets. The men and women of SHIELD’s STRIKE Team Delta keep them all.

Part 4 of the STRIKE Series follows Allison Addams into a different world of spies, where truth and lies lose their identity in deeper shades of grey and orders come from the blackest shadow.

@notroosterbradshaw​ @nomadicpixel​ @saffreelove​ @lostinspace33​ @mycapt-ohcapt​ @onetomanyknives @madamrogers​ @corvus-black​ @mxrvelsaos​ @rushnaround​

[notroosterbradshaw]

ask game

the delightful @joaquinwhorres @na-ta-sh-aa. I'm sorry i'm so slow with these things... I know I've been tagged by others but is anyone else's notif's an absolute DISASTER atm?

NINE PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BETTER!

LAST SONG? Dua Lipa - Love Against. The things I'd do for Dua.

FAVOURITE COLOUR? Always blue.

CURRENTLY WATCHING? I wish I could start new things. An avid rewatcher. B99.

LAST MOVIE? Barbie.

SWEET/SPICY/SAVOURY? Savoury, spicy!

RELATIONSHIP STATUS? Married.

CURRENT OBSESSIONS? Bit of a fitness kick. Between walking and personal training/weights, I'm in a good headspace.

LAST THING YOU GOOGLED? I was Googling salads. Tragic.

Tagging those who've probably alsready done this: @gretagerwigsmuse @sometimesanalice @whostheblondegirlwriting @pisupsala @a-reader-and-a-writer @bradshawsbaby @daughter-of-aphrodite @ryebecca xx

[whostheblondegirl]

Hi!

Just wondering you’ll be active again on your writing blog?

Hope you’re doing well :)

Babe, I’m barely active here🤣

Seriously though…I want to be. The last couple months have been a handful, for several reasons. I really do want to get my shit together, it’s just taking longer than I’d like. And then with the holidays coming up… So much to do and so little time. But god dammit I’m gonna try!

[fanficfaerieschrisevanslibrary]

Whostheblondegirlwriting’s Masterlist

All Stories are by @whostheblondegirlwriting​

• Small Town Aesthetic - anon fan request, Chris Evans x reader; CE flirts poorly with the owner of a bookstore.

• You Asked For It - writer’s challenge for always-a-marvel-addict; Chris Evans’ beloved Bruins hat is MIA and his gf, Tori, miiiight be responsible.

• I’m So Getting Fired For This - anon fan request, Chris Evans x reader; On your first day as RDJ’s new PA, CE follows you off the bus and saves the day more than once.

• The Hunt - anon fan request, Chris Evans x reader; Your friend CE sends you on a scavenger hunt around Boston for your birthday.

• Stuck - anon fan request, Chris Evans x reader; CE helps you with your claustrophobia when you get trapped in an elevator.

• Downey’s Daughter - anon fan request, Chris Evans x reader; CE and reader don’t recognize they’re mutual attraction, but everyone else does.

• Cold Hands, Warm Heart - fan request, Chris Evans x ofc for time-lord-of-fandoms-97; CE visits his favorite doctor.

• A New Routine - fan request, Chris Evans x reader for tamarastivie; CE wants to be more than friends with benefits.

• Downey’s Daughter part 2 - fan request, Chris Evans x reader for thechroniclesofcatherine; A follow-up to original anon fan request for Downey’s Daughter.

• Time To Think - anon fan request, Chris Evans x reader; CE and reader make up at comic con for some horseplay on set.

• Your Highness - fan request, Chris Evans x reader for @tranquilsouls-riotousthoughts; Chris Evans royal AU

• Shut Up - anon fan request, Chris Evans x reader; CE makes an unusual move to calm your fear of heights when things go wrong on a ferris wheel.

• Acting - anon fan request, Chris Evans x Reader; CE and reader do press for their latest romcom and try to keep their relationship to themselves.

• Sound Advice - anon fan request, Chris Evans x Reader; CE and reader figure out how to be parents.

• Marco - anon fan request, Chris Evans x Reader; CE fluff

[whostheblondegirlwriting]

Chapters: 93/? Series: Part 4 of STRIKE Summary:    The Triskelion is home to some of the most lethal counterintelligence operatives in the world, and some of her darkest secrets. The men and women of SHIELD’s STRIKE Team Delta keep them all.

Part 4 of the STRIKE Series follows Allison Addams into a different world of spies, where truth and lies lose their identity in deeper shades of grey and orders come from the blackest shadow.

@notroosterbradshaw​ @nomadicpixel​ @saffreelove​ @lostinspace33​ @mycapt-ohcapt​ @onetomanyknives @madamrogers​ @corvus-black​ @mxrvelsaos​ @rushnaround​

[notroosterbradshaw]

tag game

apologising in the first instance because i’m really slow at getting to this stuff. thank you for the tags @tongue-like-a-razor @lt-spork @sometimesanalice @bobfloydsbabe @hangmanbrainrot

Last song I listened to: David Bowie - Fame (live)

Last show I watched: SATC

Currently watching: The Offer, about time, huh?

Currently reading: Christian O’Connell’s bio. 

Current obsessions: Top Gun, writing, sleep, summer (because it’s finally warm today), sleep again. 

Tag 9 people you want to know better: @gretagerwigsmuse @mothdruid @wintercap89 @bradshawsbitch @pisupsala @daughter-of-aphrodite @rae-gar-targaryen @whostheblondegirlwriting @bradshawsbaby

[whostheblondegirl]

Due to a family emergency, I may not be here much. Today was already queued, but nothing after. Fic updates and other posts are pretty unlikely on the writing blog ( @whostheblondegirlwriting ) as well.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

[whostheblondegirlwriting]

Chapters: 96/? Series: Part 4 of STRIKE Summary:    The Triskelion is home to some of the most lethal counterintelligence operatives in the world, and some of her darkest secrets. The men and women of SHIELD’s STRIKE Team Delta keep them all.

Part 4 of the STRIKE Series follows Allison Addams into a different world of spies, where truth and lies lose their identity in deeper shades of grey and orders come from the blackest shadow.

@notroosterbradshaw​ @nomadicpixel​ @saffreelove​ @lostinspace33​ @mycapt-ohcapt​ @onetomanyknives @madamrogers​ @corvus-black​ @mxrvelsaos​ @rushnaround​

[whostheblondegirlwriting]

Attention readers!

Guys, look what day it is.

Run, don’t walk, to those inboxes and comment sections! Tell your fav fic writers they are loved! Slide into their asks and chat about that story or scene you just asdfghjkl over every time, anon or not! Slap that kudos button like you’re patting your writers on the ass for a job well done!

Or something like that.

Point is …show some love today. Because we sure as hell love you guys!❤️

August 21st is Fanfic Writer Appreciation Day  💕

Let’s be honest - we all forget to leave a comment sometimes. We don’t always go out of our way to click the “come talk to me on tumblr” link on AO3 to scream about the fic in the author’s inbox. On August 21st I encourage you to take a moment and show fanfic writers that you appreciate them!

How can you do it?

leave a comment and kudos on every fic you finish reading. Doesn’t matter how short. Doesn’t matter if you’re just repeating what other people have already said. Just be kind! Keysmashing, Caps Lock, and live commenting appreciated! (Bonus points if you leave a comment on every chapter)

ideas for what to put in a comment: one | two | three | four

floaty review box for ao3 (super useful for commenting as you read + it has a ‘review tips’ button if you feel stuck)

reblog ficlets, drabbles, fics, fic rec posts, etc. Put a nice comment in the tags. Remember that likes, while appreciated, don’t give the writer any exposure, meaning the posts don’t reach more people

go to your local fanfic writer’s inbox and talk to them about their fic of your choice. Let them know how long ago you’ve read it and what story point/sentence/scene still makes you smile when you think about it

send thank you messages to fic writers. In a world where you have to pay for almost everything, they’re supplying you with countless hours of free entertainment. It can get quite lonely without getting messages acknowledging the hours they spend writing stories - let them know their time and effort is appreciated

make fic rec posts and @ the authors whose fics you’re recommending! (believe me, fic writers love to see their stories in these posts)

create something inspired by a fic! You can draw fanart, make a moodboard or aesthetic post, or even write a song for the fic you love. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro doesn’t matter - the thought alone is what counts more than anything <3

buy the writer a coffee if they have a ko-fi page and you have some change lying around c: Caffeine keeps most fic writers awake when they struggle with a particularly slow draft or a difficult scene. More coffee, more content.

These are only some ideas out of the sea of possible ways to appreciate fanfic writers. On August 21st show the writers in your fandom(s) some love <3

[notroosterbradshaw]

rules: provide at least four spoiler pictures and/or gifs for a current wip without any context.

Cutest WIP idea (I’m obsessed with the bathroom pic). Tagged by a few of my loves: @a-reader-and-a-writer @gretagerwigsmuse @roosterforme @currentlybradshaw

Tagging @bobfloydsbabe @lt-bradshaw @whostheblondegirlwriting @thedroneranger @coyotesamachado @bradshawsbitch @bradshawsbaby @bradshawswife

[whostheblondegirl]

oh my goddd I just found your "a touch up" fic on AO3 and it's killing me!!!!!! it's so cute and you're such an amazing writer! I'm only like 7 chapters in and I'm SO STOKED there's so many left!!!!! thank you for writing it!

I have no idea how old this is and I am so incredibly sorry!! My god, if you binged this in any way, it’s a very real possibility you got to the end of the damn fic by now😟

Thank you for checking it out!! (and not being too horribly mad at me for seemingly ignoring this ask😬)

[creideamhgradochas]

Thanks to the lovely @whostheblondegirlwriting for taking the time to answer these! Get to know more about lovely E, go give her a follow and then show her some love!

These questions are from this list. You should check it out, there’s 50 questions all together and they’d be great to ask your favorite fic writer!

*Disclaimer from E, herself: If you’re looking for some sage-like writery advice...keep lookin’. You won’t find it here. This whole fic writing endeavor is an adventure in “[shrugs] We’ll see what happens”. Behold! An odyssey of half-assed, one line inspo. Marvel at the absolute appalling lack of plotting and vision. Tremble at the underwhelming realization that “Huh. I could do better than that”. In short, at least you don’t pay money for this, right?

1) How old were you when you first starting writing fan-fiction?

I have no idea, honestly. I signed up for AO3 to actually share it though in September 2015 when I was 36. So we’ll go with that.

2) Do you prefer writing OC’s or reader inserts? Explain your answer.

I think I have done more reader inserts than OC, counting all the tumblr oneshots. But you can actually create something substantial with an OC. An OC makes you work. I prefer them.

3) What is your favorite genre to write for?

I don’t know if I’ve done enough variety to have a fav, honestly.

4) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?

I wouldn’t. They’re all mine and I’m proud of each of them, no matter how popular (or maybe I should say, unpopular) they are/were.

5) When is your preferred time to write?

Whenever I have the time! I’m not picky, because time is very hard to come by with my job anymore and the fact that my husband doesn’t know I write. Morning, noon, or night for me. It can be hard to sneak it in and still get everything else done.

6) Where do you take your inspiration from?

I don’t have a good answer for this and I’m laughing to myself thinking I should have one. Lol An idea comes up and I write it. That’s it. Shameful, I know.

7) In your Back to One series, what’s your favorite scene that you wrote?

Oh, damn. Uhhh...I think I liked Sebastian fumbling through his confession to Lily in Montauk. But I also probably had the most fun with the “champagne incident” because it was for my tumblr-lifemate,  @ceebeetumbles.

8) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?

Nope. It is what it is. You can’t please everyone and I don’t try. As long as I like it, it’s good enough. It’s not like anyone’s paying me for this, anyway. Lol

9) Who is your favorite character to write for? Why?

Hmm. Right now, I’d have to say Jack Rollins, because he preoccupies so much of my writing lately. Besides his own fic, he’s also featuring in an AU for Echo that’s in draft. Considering he had two lines in Winter Soldier, I’m very proud of the interest and love my Jack gets.

10) Who is your least favorite character to write for? Why?

Chris Evans, for right now. Only because he has been less than inspirational for some time due to his relative inactivity and, uh, [ahem] some personal choices he made. But I’m optimistic he’ll come back.

11) How did you come up with the title for the Back to One series?

The main character, Lily, goes through some personal and professional ups and downs as an actress. The phrase “back to one” is a direction for actors to go back to their first mark, so I thought it was fitting, as Lily would hopefully get things right, find her best self again, and have a fresh start as she meets different situations and opportunities in her story.

12) How did you come up with the idea for the Back to One series?

I thought I’d write a Sebastian Stan fic and figured a good match for him (and someone to help drive the story) would be an actress. But then I considered an OC like Lily could have more angles to write and it became really an OC fic that features Sebastian Stan. Oops.

13) Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?

I haven’t ever abandoned a fic. I refuse to give up on A Touch Up and do write a line or two here and there, just nowhere near the volume I need to publish a full chapter like I used to. It ended up on the shelf because Chris Evans got so boring after Civil War premiered and the fic is literally built on what he was doing in his everyday life. I also have a personal distaste for Jenny Slate and I guess you could say his decision to date her made me doubt the version of him I’d created in ATU, which is a problem when your fic is paired so purposefully around the assumptions I/we all had made by that time about him.

14) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?

I’m doing it. Echo was my pet project and, though it has my smallest following for a WIP, I had enough demand/interest for the story to be told from another character’s perspective that Jack Rollins and the STRIKE Series were born. There’ll be some unexpected things along the way in that series that I hope those fans/readers enjoy.

15) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?

No. I’ve only ended a couple fics (Echo and Kindness). Everything else is still a WIP or open ended series that publishes oneshots every once in awhile. The rest of my work is basically oneshots.

16) Tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? What is it about them that you admire?

Don’t laugh at me when I say I admire anyone who puts their work out there, even if it’s just a paragraph long imagine only on tumblr. It takes a lot of nerve, no matter what level your work is at or how big the scope. I’ve seen some good, bad, and ugly fic floating around, but I see value in it all and love seeing experience/determination help the writer evolve.

We ain’t all Hemingways or Shakespeares. And that’s okay. Some of the best writers don’t have thousands of followers and get hundreds of notes (but deserve them). And some of the behemoths out there aren’t necessarily turning out mind blowing fic, either. It’s a crapshoot and fandom can be fickle (if not downright confusing af).

17) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?

Not at all. If it posts, I’m happy with it.

18) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?

Either is fine. I probably write more in quiet, though, because my husband works 3rd shift, so I’m mindful not to disturb him.

19) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?

No. Closest I could say to giving me my own feels was when I wrote The Death of Brock Rumlow (when it existed as part of the original Echo plot).

20) Which part of your Back to One series was the hardest to write?

I’m happy to say I don’t think there’s been a hard part to write for Back To One, or any of my fics. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it!

21) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?

Nope. No outlines or plans. I pretty much just sit down and write. If inspiration doesn’t hit, I’ll switch to a different WIP. If I have an idea for a line or scene I might make a note for later (maybe just a few words to point me in the right direction/remind me, or a line or two of dialogue), but once I get to it, I usually just write it out at once.

22) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fan-fiction?

How little time I’d have down the road for it. Maybe I wouldn’t have run such long WIPs/fics at a time. It feels like it’s been 100 years since I had time to open requests and I had to abandon a weekly posting schedule for 3 WIPs earlier this year because I just don’t have the time to manage the volume I used to anymore.

23) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?

OMG yes! Echo and its companion fic, Jack Rollins (and I’ll probably say the same for the au/the STRIKE series). At this point, I can confidently say the following for Echo didn’t carry over to Jack Rollins, but I knew both were niche fics in the beginning anyway. I’m grateful for the attention Echo got, but it was such a labor of love, I’d have liked to see it do better. I may only have several regular readers for Jack Rollins commenting or reblogging, but those few readers and myself are the ones I wrote it for, and that I’ll keep posting it for until it’s finished, regardless of how tiny the readership because I love it.  

24) In contrast to 23 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?

Not in an “oh, geez. Not that again” way. More like a “oh, stop. I can’t believe you guys like it that much” kind of humbled eye roll.

25) Are any of your characters based on real people?

Obviously the celebrities like Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan, technically yeah. I have no doubt that some of my own ticks, experiences, etc have made it into a character or plot, or things from people I know or have come across. Things you don’t necessarily draw lines between on purpose but maybe catch on to later, sure.

26) What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?

Any of the comments or messages from people who say they cried, laughed out loud in public, got way too giddy, or held their breath because of something I wrote.  They make me so happy, just to see someone got so lost or involved in a moment means I did a good job. Having someone say they reread a fic (or are reading for the X time) is a hell of a compliment, too.

27) What’s the harshest criticism you’ve gotten?

It was about A touch Up and how I had given the reader insert character, or implied, too much description (ex. noting that POC don’t blush as often as this girl did, when I wrote it as that feeling in the cheeks anyone can experience to convey her nervousness/embarrassment/etc at those points in the story so people maybe shared that sense as they read, not that she frequently ran around with a noticeable flush) and that, although I may not have said it outright, things like that apparently had made her so that she was obviously white. That ruined it for the commenter, despite there not actually being that much said about appearance in the story.

28) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?

Rarely. @ceebeetumbles gets a snippet of a chapter thrown at her once in a very blue moon, if I want to be sure something isn’t too cliché or generally awful. Lol But there’s a chance she’s reading along with the fic, so I may not send the whole chapter. I don’t plot per se or collaborate with anyone though.

29) Do people know you write fan-fiction?

Just the lovely people who’ve visited me on Tumblr or AO3.

30) What’s you favorite minor character you’ve written?

It’s a toss up between Frank Grillo’s appearance in A Touch Up and Jack Rollins or Eric Mickelson in Echo. I’m also a little fond of Drew Madison in Back To One.

31) What spurs you on during the writing process?

That I told you I’d post an update to a WIP, promised a drabble, or set a deadline that a request would be done by. So, really just my self-imposed “schedule”.

32) What’s your favorite trope to write?

I don’t really have one.

33) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?

Nnnope. Lol

34) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?

It’s a toss up between angst and fluff. They both come pretty easily. Honestly, smut is exhausting to write and I do so little of it because I don’t want it to be repetitive. Fluff is always fun. But, man...the possibilities with angst are pretty limitless, so maybe I’d lean a little more that way.

[whostheblondegirlwriting]

I can take it. ...I think...

anonymously tell me what my specialty as a fanfiction writer is

[whostheblondegirlwriting]

Chapters: 95/? Series: Part 4 of STRIKE Summary:    The Triskelion is home to some of the most lethal counterintelligence operatives in the world, and some of her darkest secrets. The men and women of SHIELD’s STRIKE Team Delta keep them all.

Part 4 of the STRIKE Series follows Allison Addams into a different world of spies, where truth and lies lose their identity in deeper shades of grey and orders come from the blackest shadow.

@notroosterbradshaw​ @nomadicpixel​ @saffreelove​ @lostinspace33​ @mycapt-ohcapt​ @onetomanyknives @madamrogers​ @corvus-black​ @mxrvelsaos​ @rushnaround​

[notroosterbradshaw]

whtcha up to tag game

I was tagged by a few people @bobfloydsbabe​ @bradshawsbitch​ @sometimesanalice​ @gretagerwigsmuse

Currently reading: I’ve sworn off books for the first quarter of the year as work is super busy... and I read for work. Please keep tagging me in your fics, I know I own you a play by play @pisupsala and cannot wait to catch up! 

Last song: MTV is playing silk sonic - Smokin’ Out the Window (the single reason I love this song)

Last movie: not to shock anyone, but TGM was on the movie channel last night, so I fast-forwarded through that for a few hours to inspo. It worked 🙈

Currently working on: a few things that may or may night see the light of day.

21 (prequel to The Boyfriend Experience, one shot)

It’s Only Been a Couple of Days (I Miss You) - follow up to It’s Only my Heart (Save Yourself, title very likely to change)

We Went from Strangers to Lovers to Strangers in a Lifetime - Rooster x ex!reader fic

Kiss prompt with Mickey

Idiot best friends to lovers fic (because I can)

Kiss prompts in general

TRE with TGM events

Tagging (those who have likely done this!): @daughter-of-aphrodite @whostheblondegirlwriting @t-nd-rfoot​ @writercole​ @coyotesamachado​ and anyone else!