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sarahowritesostucky · 3 months

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2023 In Review : Authors' Edition

What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year? How did it turn out and would you do it again? I wrote my first drabble. Plan to do more as part of my compliments to fanart that I like and reblog.

How many fics did you work on this year? (They don’t have to be finished or published!) 28

What’s something you learned about yourself as a writer? I overuse semicolons and dashes and the first step is admitting you have a problem.

What piece of media inspired you the most? Handmaid's Tale, Snowpiercer (And of course MCU just b/c of Stucky)

What fandom(s) did you write for this year? Marvel/MCU, Actor RPF, Supernatural, Fresh, Snowpiercer, Knives Out

What ship(s) captured your heart? Stucky already had my heart. I really got into other C.Evans and S.Stan characters paired with OFC's, this year though.

What character(s) captured your heart? I liked exploring Curtis Everett and Lloyd Hansen. But I still ride or die for Steve&Bucky.

Did you write for a new fandom or ship this year? Yes!! Lots of new M/F pairings, and 5 new C.Evans characters.

What fic meant the most to you to write? "The Carter Academy for Omega Excellence"--because this was my first commissioned fic and I'm super proud of that. Plus, I've formed a friendship with the person who asked for it!

What fic made you feel the happiest to work on? No clear winner for this one, just a ton of ties. Fluffiest fic was "Angels Are Avian Adjacent"

What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing? "The Merging: A Union" - just b/c I've left the SN fandom and was glad to have given the story an end.

What fic was the most difficult to write? Did you finish it? "Medically Necessitated" - because there is SO much I want to include in the plot of this one and it just is hard to keep it all straight in my head sometimes. Plus I'm rarely in the mood to write it because I hold the tone and quality of the writing so dear to my heart, that I don't want to just phone it in or half ass it. It is not finished (yet!).

What fic was the easiest to write? "Wet Dream" was written as a Bingo fill, and it felt like it came pretty easily.

What were your shortest and longest fics this year? "It Started with Helga the Lunch Lady" - 863 words "Medically Necessitated" - 91,000 words

Rec a fic you wrote or posted in 2023 "Medically Necessitated"

What were you go-to writing songs? "Wicked Game," "Enjoy the Silence," "I want to," "Like U," "Say It," "Falling," "Insomnia," "Should Be Higher," "Daddy Issues."

What were your go-to writing snacks? Kratom, caffeine pills

What was the hardest fic to title? Hydra Sanatorium - the title was actually something else that I decided I didn't like, so it got changed.

Share your favorite opening line A 3-way tie between: 1. "As a gigantic fucking Duh, hiking that last mile home with an ass full of cum is no fun." (BB & his 1001 Fetishes, ch 34), 2. "The Morning When Steve Finds Out What Bucky Wants to do to His Dick:" (Modifications & Improvement of Functions), and 3. "Sebastian’s in the middle of taking a dump when he hears his phone out in the kitchen. “Ah, crap.”" (I Prefer Girls Who're Not Afraid to Cry)

Share your favorite ending line A 3-way tie between 1. "What the hell kind of simp-ass Dom even calls themself something stupid like "Bucky," anyway?" (It Started with Helga the Lunch Lady) 2. "And then, nodding at the box of Midnight Black #106 that the other man is considering, furtively advises, “... don’t do it.”" (Merry & Bright, part 2) and 3. "Well, Bucky utilized his super soldier stealth skills. Steve tripped into the floor lamp." (Good Ol' Fashioned Values)

Share your favorite piece of dialogue I couldn't sort through ALL of the dialogue, lol, but it would definitely be the dirty talk in one of them. A recent one that comes to mind is the sexually tense and taunting back and forth Bucky has with his half-sister in "Make it Stick", or the banter between Ransom and his ex-GF in "Who'd You Have to Blow to Get That Part?"

Share an excerpt from your favorite scene AGAIN, too too many to sort through them all, but I love the scene in Good Ol' Fashioned Values where Steve and Bucky are making love, and Steve is emotional over wanting to be the omega mate he used to be for Bucky, and Bucky tenderly reassures him that he's still the perfect mate: [[“Buck, oh, p-please …”

“Uh huh. That’s right Honey. So soft. You work so hard to go soft for me, don’t you Sweetheart?”

Steve whimpered in a way he rarely did anymore, hands flying up to cover Bucky’s on his neck. “Yes, yes,” he gasped. His fingers curled into Bucky’s metal ones and held on almost desperately. “Please. I can be good. Buck,”

It broke Bucky’s heart a little bit, and he cooed sadly and shook his head. “Aw, Stevie, no.” He changed his pace, slowing down and fucking in deep and staying there to grind them together. “You’re always good, Honey. Always. Even when you can’t.” Steve’s eyes got misty at that, and plaintive, sad sounds started working their way out of his throat alongside the moans. Bucky hushed him. “Shh sh sh, Sweetheart.”]]

Share the final version of a sentence or paragraph you struggled with. What about it was challenging? Are you happy with how it turned out? The last paragraph of Modifications & Improvement of Functions, because the tone of the fic was so lighthearted and so twisted at different points, I wasn't quite sure which tone I wanted it to end on. [[Steve’s old junker of a heart gets another ding in it. He pulls Bucky in close to be the little spoon, and lies there kissing at the back of his neck for a long, long time. “You always work right, Buck. You’re always perfect. I love you.” He traces the edges of the star that’s carved into the nape of his neck, and eventually he whispers, “We’ll go to the piercing shop tomorrow.”]]

What's something that surprised you while you were working on a fic? Did it change the story? That a 16 year old character may NOT be written engaging in even non-explicit sexual relationships in a Tumblr fic. I had to reformat a few details to be safe (but I increased the age gap super much instead, so nah nah! 😝(Got my abusive Tumblr Staff Troll 🧌to thank for that one.)

What did you use to write? (e.g. writing programs, paper & pen, etc.) Google Docs. Sometimes I'll jot something small down straight onto a Tumblr post.

If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year? I'm just really satisfied with the themes and unique way the narrative handles the subject matter in Modifications and Improvement of Functions, I think. As well as how I navigated the half-sibling incest depicted in "Make it Stick"

Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic? When I achieved 5 in a rows on Bingos, I posted the masterlists. First time doing that!

How did you recharge between fics? Sleep, binge eating, elliptical machine/gym, Youtube videos.

If this were an awards show, who would you thank? My supporters who have commissioned fics, my most frequent commentors/rebloggers, and the people who supported me when the Tumblr Staff Troll 🧌 started abusing her position. (@smlmsworld, @autumnrose40, @pia-bartolini, @pandafishao3, @albymangroves, @rogersbarneses, @cobaltmoonysart, @justsupersarahthings (@and the others who I probably forgot!)

What’s something that you want to write in 2024? I have a fic I was writing for the @stuckyhistoricalfiction challenge that I never finished because of an injury/recuperation, but I truly love the fic concept and what I have written so far, so I'd like to finish that this year, even if it's just a shorter version than I'd planned. I also had two fics I was supposed to write and another fic I was supposed to draw for, for the @stuckybangs, which I didn't complete due to the injury. I'd love to collab with those partners and fulfill their visions! BUT MOST OF ALL: I want to finish up many, if not most (or all 😅) of my WIPs that I have going. I love them all so much and have no intention of letting any of them remain unfinished forever!

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grimvestige · 9 months

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I finally got around to reading my Vampire Hunter D ebooks so I wanted to do a little fanart of everyone's favorite pretty dhampir~

#q #my art #vampire hunter d #gothic art #fanart #vampire #I tried my best to combine the nicest bits of his designs between bloodlust/amano/comics and I'm really happy with it #tho overall I wanted to get the feel of bloodlust ^^#also the funniest fucking thing in the books is hideki's inability to refrain from EVERY character swooning over D in some way #edit: goddamnit i goofed the authors name I'm pretty sure #its hideyuki kikuchi #literally i forgot one character/syllable

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soracities · 1 year

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Ilya Kaminsky, from "Author's Prayer", Dancing in Odessa

#running the last couplet through my head in quiet desparation #q #quotes #poetry #ilya kaminsky #authors prayer #dancing in odessa #its not that we have hope we shelter it #typography #contemporary lit #m #x

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aroaceleovaldez · 2 months

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Something something Jason feeling like he doesn't quite fit as "Greek" or "Roman" as a metaphor for bisexuality, particularly the semi-canonical bi-coding in his half of experiences during the Cupid scene and how Favonius and Cupid speak to him in parallel to the scenes confirming Nico is gay.

Something something the camps as metaphors for traditionally acceptable forms of relationships and Nico living as a rogue outside of them, rejecting expectation (ergo in himself representing a metaphor of queer identity and living outside of boxes and defined/usually hetero-allonormative/binary ideas of what love/relationships should look like) versus Jason struggling with the expectation to conform to a label and even discussing with Nico both of them remaining at CHB together.

Something something the inverse of Jason shifting away from the camps after he breaks up with Piper, feeling lost and unable to find a place between the camps as he begins to explore his queer identity properly for the first time versus Nico only remaining at CHB because he has entered a relationship. In this essay I will-

#pjo #riordanverse #jason grace #nico di angelo #analysis #i know ive semi-rambled about this before here #but i was thinking about it on the discord the other day #for those in the discord forgive it being mostly copy/pasted from my rambling lol #i say ''semi-canonical bi-coding'' re: the Cupid Scene because. well. it's in the text! it's pretty overt!#which means it's pretty canon but nobody ever really discusses it and Rick has never acknowledged it #but also he never acknowledged Reyna's aspec-coding until a rare instance of him responding to q's on twitter #(that chain was also specifically sparked by me in that instance - due to him replying to my open letter about aspec coding in the series #- which i still find amusing cause it is SO obvious he didnt read it)#and he only like once acknowledged his mostly unintentional aspec-coding of the Hunt on goodreads #and very frequently goes ''death of the author - whatever i say outside the books is irrelevant and doesnt matter. read it how you want.''#''if you can get it out of the text then there's your canon.'' which i respect. reject ''word of god'' canon embrace analysis

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princington · 7 months

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“I’m…” she finds herself stuttering. “I’m his… Well I— uh…”

“She’s my Bea!” Diego says then, dragging her out of her panic well as he throws his arms in the air, and Beatrice laughs even though he almost punched her in the nose.

"Right," she says, smiling at him. "I'm his Bea."

the village ch 13 by icantfindanusernameLETMEIN

#this is old i thought i might just post it as well #fic: the village #author: icantfindanusernameLETMEIN #avatrice #technically 💁🏻‍♀️#beatrice #diego #my art #fanart #q

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kyouka-supremacy · 6 months

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We should talk more about Akutagawa seeing Dazai in Atsushi and being revolted by him, that's such a juicy concept to explore

#I'm a strong supporter of Atsushi taking on a lot of Dazai given that he's the first somehow-positive mentor figure he ever had #And like‚ of course he does take from him! You see how high on a pedestal he holds Dazai?#And he's always with him‚ of course he'd end up assimilating some of his behavior.#Not to mention it'd fuel his more snarky‚ sassy side from the first chapters I KNOW is in Atsushi #author don't be a coward give me sassy Atsushi back #Anyways Akutagawa being absolutely repulsed by that side of Atsushi despite loving him?? We love to see it please give me more #Anyways “huddling for 'warmth' ” by averagecerealenjoyer on ao3 #ryūnosuke akutagawa #osamu dazai #atsushi nakajima #sskk #shin soukoku #bsd #bungou stray dogs #mine #q.#29/01/23

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theoffingmag · 5 months

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Magic realism uses tropes — for example, ghosts — not in a way that horror uses ghosts. It uses ghosts as a way of uncovering what has been buried. The ghosts are pointing to something that has been erased, and they are revealing themselves in the corporeal world in order for the living characters to finally discover and acknowledge it. Magical realism is a way of mythologizing something that has been forgotten, and in that mythology the reader is now unable to forget it, because it is now myth. And so magical realism is a savior of memory.

— Q&A with John Manuel Arias, author of Where There Was Fire

#q&a #author #interview #quotes #fiction #magical realism #ghosts #memory #writing #literature #novel #where there was fire #john manuel arias #the offing

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daily-hanamura · 8 months

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Hi! Do you have any souyo fics you would like to recommend?

HELLO @littlebalsam OH BOY DO I

as a caveat I consider myself to still be relatively new to souyo, so I haven't read too many fics? but these were some of my favourites and I hope you enjoy them too!

some of these fics may have mature themes (p4 is a mature game after all) so please check the rating/tags!

a doorway back into the life he wants by chash

Rated T; a stardew valley-esque AU that somewhat follows the beats of their original story, but sees the characters as grown-ups dealing with Life (TM), with Yosuke as the manager of Junes and Souji taking over his grandfather's farm in Inaba. There's a kind of mature calmness to the atmosphere here that is both gentle and delicate, and the result is something so very gorgeous.

(and honestly, anything written by Chash has been 11/10)

mr perfect by unsungillumination

Rated G; where Yu has to work on his social stats in order to confess to yosuke - the writing here is SO beautiful and there's something so wonderfully emotional about Yu's pining here (I adore any fic that makes use of game mechanics as a plot point lol)

sharing is caring by hydrocarbon (dontrollthedice)

Rated T; where Souji learns to share (and learns what jealousy feels like when he doesn't want to) - any fic with possessive/jealous Souji is a good fic and this one was so spectacularly well done that I still think about it for days

the boy who leapt through time by MrRee

Rated T; time-travel AU where Yosuke has the ability to jump through time and struggles to create a happy ending for everyone. Yosuke's characterization here is so perfect and beautiful, and the fic is very poignant and emotional during the entire ride, but I promise the payoff is absolutely worth it.

summer lessons by thenotwriter

Rated T; "kissing practice", where Yosuke is perhaps a little oblivious, but he learns something along the way. Yu is so very patient and Yosuke is a very very lucky boy. This fic is sweet, fluffy overload and I am not complaining one bit.

just like the classics by kiwoa (Rinoa)

Rated G; Yosuke finally coming to terms about his feelings. I really love fics where Yosuke struggles a little but also when there's a contradiction between what he says and what he does, and this fic was just so cute about it!

for now (or; how to teach your boyfriend to cut an onion in five easy steps) by tattedmariposa

Rated T; Yu teaches Yosuke how to cook. If you've spent any amount of time on this blog/with me you would know how much of a sucker I am for fics that feature food as a metaphor for love - the playful, knowing banter between them juxtaposes beautifully with the bittersweet tone, and it made me so very very soft.

under cover by chromsama

Rated G; another adorable fic where Yu and Yosuke share umbrellas. I don't recall if I've posted about the umbrella scene before but I've adored it since day 1 and this fic made it something so much more. Yosuke needs a little help arriving at certain realisations, but when he does it's absolutely brilliant. I also really love the way Yosuke plays off with Kanji here, and I love how some thing can be so simple yet so impactful!

gravity's how we got here by ashley-amelie (kitana)

Rated M; same theme of first kisses in the guise of "kissing practice", a theme that I am so weak for and could read a hundred million times. I adore the careful, tentative atmosphere in fics like these, and again, YOSUKE IS A VERY VERY LUCKY BOY.

your loving is all i think about by nedrika

Rated M; yu somehow manages to read minds, and reading yosuke's teaches him something interesting. it's kind of a naughty fic so I won't go into too much detail, but it's great and that's all i'm gonna say on the subject.

and finally, absolutely feel free to reblog with your own additions!!

#asks #littlebalsam #souyo #fic recs #definitely feel free to reblog and spread this fic authors deserve all the love they can get!!#thanks so much for the q i'm so excited about being able to share some of my fav reads!!#of course i'm always down to talk about yosuke and yu and souyo and them #and if anybody wants the E rated stuff you gotta be a friend and hit me up in the DMs

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noahhawthorneauthor · 9 days

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I'm part of a queer and indie author podcast, and my episode comes out next Friday! How did this sorcery happen?

Find out more here, we'd love to have you.

And don't forget to say hi to @tesscarletta @ashen-crest @nothwell @ninawolv3rina

They're on Tumblr and part of the podcast too.

#right here write queer #q + c sweep #queer books #indie books #tess carletta #sarah wallace #noah hawthorne #book podcast #writing podcast #indie authors #queer authors #book nerd stuff #fantasy author #writeblr #writing fantasy #writers on tumblr

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jewishbarbies · 21 days

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someone questioned Leigh Bardugo at a BOOK Q&A what the “justification” is for “white authors writing rep for bipoc people and taking space from bipoc authors without advocating for them” unprovoked, and when Leigh looked confused and gently asked for clarification, this person said “well i mean with what’s happening in palestine” because Leigh hasn’t publicly commented on it. why the fuck are we now harassing jewish authors about palestine and making it out like we’re being heroes for bipoc as a whole? if you’re gonna be antisemitic do it with your fucking chest.

Leigh’s answer was “i realized after posting misinformation on instagram a while ago that I wasn’t focusing on actually being a good person and activist irl and was just performing for an audience so i stopped being political on main” and the audience was silent.

#g talks #saw the clip on tiktok and ppl were arguing in the comments #over whether or not it was right to ask her #like #what the fuck #why are you bringing up Palestine #in an author q&a #just because the author is jewish and writes a lot of bipoc lgbt+ and disabled rep #surely her writing would be enough for you in this case #not everyone is terminally online #and only doing what they post about #grow the fuck up you dumbasses #antisemitism #racism #mine #/mobile #/okay to reblog

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genesisgijinka · 7 months

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Previous || Next

First chunk of Q&A questions! Next part should be up tomorrow

cameo of @xxtc-96xx's Huey

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mothicalspoken · 9 months

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GUESS WHO CAN PHYSICALLY RELEASE THEIR BOOK NOW????

Thermal Equilibrium is my book about Q and Z, two teenagers who meet eachother through a studying agreement. What starts off as a simple attempt to raise Q’s GPA quickly turns into something much more though, as the gods of Q and Z’s universe decide to make their lives hell. While Q is given powers that are beyond their understanding, Z meets with other entities and struggles with their sense of self. Throughout the process of enduring reality-shattering events, fighting for their lives, and of course, attempting to be normal adolescents, Q and Z grow closer and closer until a conflict between them starts wrecking the universal rules of the universe- and threatens to ruin their friendship in its entirety. After all, the term “soulmate” is not just a descriptor for a relationship.

It is also a warning label.

you can buy the book here!: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFX6BMN6?nodl=1&ref_=pe_3052080_397514860&dplnkId=3506d549-2778-4799-8fd5-126279b66f3a

#Author #self publishing #btw I want everyone to know that this is NOT a romance story #Q and Z are both aroace and in a QPR for most of the book #that being said!!! Enjoy!!#q and z #my characters #RAUGHSUDUSHDJS

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fatherrussia-69 · 1 month

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For the lovely bois<3(Sun and Moon): When you guys first started your adventure to the dragon, did you ever expect it to turn out this way? If you were to tell your past selves this how would they react?

For Elliot: Not a question, but you are amazing! Thank you for being here for MC :3 This is a question, do you ever miss your family?

For Clovis and Alister (I hope I spelt that correctly): Not a question, but you guys are so cool!! And very very loved/p

For Damari (I hope I spelt this right too): Do you ever miss your family? How do you feel about the adventure so far?

For Eclipse: Not a question, your pretty, slay king slay

For amazing creators: Have you guys ever thought of how different the story would be told if it was from like Aun and Moon's perspective? Or Eclipses?

Henchman A here!! This is the third to the last question! Sorry for taking so long, Father R has a lot going on in terms of work. No ALTs or VOs, sorry! 😅😁

For the lovely bois<3(Sun and Moon): When you guys first started your adventure to the dragon, did you ever expect it to turn out this way? If you were to tell your past selves this how would they react?

For Elliot: Not a question, but you are amazing! Thank you for being here for MC :3 This is a question, do you ever miss your family?

For Clovis and Alister (You spelled it correctly): Not a question, but you guys are so cool!! And very very loved/p

For Damari (This too): Do you ever miss your family? How do you feel about the adventure so far?

For Eclipse: Not a question, your pretty, slay king slay

For amazing creators: Have you guys ever thought of how different the story would be told if it was from like Sun and Moon's perspective? Or Eclipses?

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princington · 7 months

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...“Given how big this tree is. It’s older than us, and given the chance, it will probably outlive us.”

You shake your head, still in awe.

“That’s amazing,” You speak softly. “Someone else stood on the same spot we’re standing on, possibly hundreds of years ago. Someone who lived, and loved, and died. Maybe they planted this tree or worked on this field. Maybe they were walking to Santiago and decided to take a break here. Several someones. Incrível. If only you could tell me stories, tree. All the lives you’ve seen.”

oh, there's a river that winds on forever (i'm gonna see where it leads) chapter 2: Estágio Dois by zefrumiousbandersnatch

#avatrice #ava x beatrice #wn fanart #fic: oh there's a river that winds on forever (i'm gonna see where it leads)#author: zefrumiousbandersnatch #my art #q

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kyouka-supremacy · 10 months

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Sskk fics only keep delivering

#ryūnosuke akutagawa #atsushi nakajima #sskk #bsd #bungou stray dogs #mine #q.#08/10/22 #Fic is a thousand touches thesparklypoet on ao3 #← Which apparently I can't read anymore because author blocked it for non ao3 users so like. Rip me #shin soukoku

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alexstarksblog · 2 months

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Hello!

Your art is really cute btw But I offer Zah'ke, she may bite, but don't worry about it he'll let go.. eventually

Author: Aahah, okay, I'll take care of this lil baby) *took Zah'ke into my arms*

#owo uwu #:33 #yautja #yautja x human #yautja oc #avp ask #ask #ask box #q/a #predator #predator oc #predator franchise #avp #author

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