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dapper-lil-arts · 26 days

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Do you have any top tier horse yuri fic recs?

Hmm, i got a couple, lemme think

This one is a very sweet slice of life EG Sunset x Scitwi one, its got a lovely interpretation of the characters; With the expected but very welcome pairing of cool punk girl and adorable nerd. and i plan on doing fanart of it! The writer knows her stuff nyeheh =v= This is the best "Rarity and Applejack get drunk together and mushy stuff happens" Fic i seen out there, a trope that is surprisingly recurring, ive seen others like this! But this one is the best, hands down. A mutual of mine wrote it and its just a wonderful time! This one is a super fun horror esque rarijack fic where rarity is haunted and applejack tries to help her. its got fantastic prose and its just damn lovely! I've done fanart of it before, its a sweet one, and its also just a really interesting direction to take Rarity's character that i'm almost sad to not see more of. Overpowered rarity whennnn Although i don't ship twilight and trixie, this fic of this pairing, that is still ongoing, is fucking hilarious. The comedy has wonderful timing, and the takes on the characters are endlessly entertaining

Stay tuned to this wonderful fic of Rarijack anthros (Inspired by the ones i designed, too!!) 'cause its gonna have a sex sequel that i've already gotten a sneak peek or two of, and i'm frotthing at the mouth about it. biting things even (i sketched the cover btw!)

This fic isn't rly horse yuri but its 1000 words of Sunset Shimmer being the utter insane badass i always wished she was; and I will continue writing her like so. I'm glad to see another writer also concidered the same

If you're like me, and think that sex is funny, this fic and it's two sequels are for you. Sunset Shimmer throws a party of deranged proportions that ends in debauchery and indulgence that nearly destroys the fabric of equestria; and it's consequences are hilarious. This is a rly cute short trans rarity fic, and it has a delightful amount of rarijack within. utterly adorbs. Almost sad to see it so short! Finaly, i'd be amiss to not recommend the fics i've written myself; Here are my two biggest and most awesomest i've done: The Return of Midnight Sparkle Is a take on MLP where there is no EG universe, and rather, Sunset Shimmer is brought to the mane 6 per twilight's request, and she absolutely does not feel like she belongs, and its a narrative about her desperate attempts of fitting in; and dealing with the fallout of her failings. I put an inordinate amount of effort on this one, even drawing covers for each chapter. I went DERRANGED with the idea of "what if sunset shimmer was on FIM and also it was gay as fuck." i basicaly wrote an entire season of the show and its finale. If you're a fan of Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle as a pairing, cannot recommend enough. Here's some of the art i made for it. Insanely sick chapter covers im super proud of The Princess and the Peasant is an all you can eat buffet for Rarijack enjoyers, I've taken the baseline of the story of "shrek 1" and i made it about Applejack and Rarity; And also expanded upon it and fixed some of the annoyances with the og story (No third act misunderstanding! On the contrary. Third act understanding. SEX.) The humble farmer Applejack has to rescue fair Princess Rarity from a dragon keep, and escort her across Equestria to ensure that her farm and family are safe. Of course, on the journey, those two grow a bit close... Too close. VEry very very veyr close. Here's a comic i've made of one of my fave scenes of it lmaooo Cannot express enough; If you're a fan of rarijack? This fic is EVERYTHING for you.

#writing stuff #ask #thanks for the ask. Please read my fanfics #I've been CHERISHING writing lately #its been an utter joy #fr fr

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missr3n3 · 7 months

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I can't put this in your AO3 book cut down the altar because I don't have an account (and refuse to make one for now) but I really need to say this. Even as an anon.

Your book is a masterpiece, I really liked it. I loved how you described every emotion of the characters, how you described every scene. Your writing style in general, don't make me start with the inclusion of your OCs and the whole "mental link" thing with Adam, the Type 6s and the alternates in general. How Adam comes to terms he is not alone. Jonah worrying for his friend really touched me.

I could ramble all day about your book and how incredible it is, specially the scene of Adam and Sarah where the sentence "I won't make it out alive" goes. It stuck in my head for weeks days. And I liked your book a lot. So mark my works, one day in a year or so I will be scrolling through the Mandela Catalogue tag trying to find content to cure my boredom, and I will find your book again. I believe me, I'm going to click and read it again with a smile on my face. Remembering each emotion with such a touch like I did the first time.

If you're planning on making more content, even if it's not Mandela Catalogue, believe me I'm really really interested. And I will look into it (I have seen your others projects too and they're such masterpieces like this book)

I will also see if I can reblog or do fanart (I'm not sure though). I'm planning of making content on my own Mandela Catalogue AUs even if I do content of other fandom- but believe me you really inspired me.

With nothing more to say I go.

I still don't know if you will see this but...

Congratulations on creating such a masterpiece.

been sitting with this ask for a while because im just. floored. n so so happy that this fic resonated so much!!!

if im being totally honest, while this is going to be the end of main cut down the altar story, idk if this will be the end of the au forever. already ive got a couple more cdta drawings in the pipeline for cringetober, and i may or may not have a word document with a couple possible side stories for the au floating around... >>; don't expect anything to come out about them any time soon tho lol

the main thing im planning on focusing on for at least the next few weeks is my analog/digital horror thing, Access Animus Healing Archives, and so while any cdta continuations get spun on the pottery wheel of my brain, i hope every1 will show that some support!

#ask the skeleton #cut down the altar au #fave #do not lose

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autumn-foxfire · 4 years

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The thing i noticed when i look at dabihawks fanart n read through your expiriences with the meta part of the fandom is that a lot of people seem to lean on dabi side of the dabihawks conflict. Like its hawks who has to make changes to earn dabi. Its hawks whos turned it a villain, its hawks who forgives or even thanks dabi for what he did. Actually i dont think ive ever seen art ro read a fic (but to be fair im extremly selective in fic reading) where dabi is the one to apologise and try to earn hawks

N i think this sorta makes sense because for a lot of dabihawks shippers, dabi is probably their favorite out of the two. That also makes sense cuz hes been around longer n has appealing design so it makes sense that people would try and fit hawks around dabis narrative instead of vice versa. They find dabi more likable n more interesting so its his side they want to explore.

I feel that this is completely different for me because hawks is my no 1 best boy. Like before hawks bnha was the kind of show where i would say 'oh i like the characters but none of them are mine fav' like id say shouto, shinsou or jirou were my favs mostly based on aesthetics or recognizing pieces i usually like in characters in them, but those pieces never being strong enough for me to say this is my fav bnha character like id say izaya is my favorite durarara character or ranpo is my favorite bungo stray dogs character. And then bam. Bird Time. Like when i first saw hawks i think the most i thought was 'damn thats a cool design' but as we got more of him he very quickly became the character i loved most and wanted to see more off.

Dabi on the other hand i was never really interested in. Like he was cool n all but overall i didnt really care for him until the touya theory dropped and until dabihawks. For me hes perfectly fine, i dont dislike him or anything but i like him most when hes involved with other characters i like, like Todorokis n Hawks. Like even now after a good while on Dabihawks juice id still stay hes not my fav villain. That would probably be Toga, Geten (as little as we get of him) and honestly mr compress just for being an evil magician i need more mr compress

So the fact that hawks is my fav means that unlike ppl whos fav is dabi i focus more on how can dabi earn hawks. How can dabi get better, would he ask for help, would he quit villainy, would he apologize. And most importantly would hawks accept him back.

Makes me feel like amongst dabihawks shippers theres simply two different streams that would probably get annoyed by each others content n feel like the other is spoiling their fav character.

Like i sure as fuck get annoyed when artists i follow for dabihawks start talking about how hawks should have been a villain n how hawks is actually an evil murderer while the league has a point n is poiting out that the heroes will save only those who dont fight back. No really thats a take i heard, lets just forget muscular, mustard, moonfish, gentle, the yakuza and ALL FOR FUCKING ONE who were all arrested perfectly fine without fighting back. But of course these people dont mean saved as in arrested, forced to rexamin their own behavior and work to be better people, they mean saved as in i want my favs to be coddled and patted on the back and instantly forgiven and even told they were right all along and they are the most special a good. Geeze

I fuckin went off subject so hard this is less of an ask n more of a rant now. The only good thing about seeing all those bad takes is that every time i see one my motivation to write a dabihawks story where dabi faces concequences, and they actually have to hash the whole villain hero ideologies thing out, grows stronger

...I’m sorry, I wanted to answer this sooner but wanted to get the smaller asks out of the way first T-T

But yes! That’s been my experience when it comes to Dabihawks as well. Not many people focus on Hawks side of the conflict and instead tend to make him the agressor in the relationship when they want conflict (it always tends to be Hawks who upsets Dabi for example, or Hawks will say something insensitive towards Dabi or do something that upsets Dabi). Not many people treat them as a pair, they just tend to focus on the Dabi angst more then the Hawks angst or angst experienced by the both of them (I like to call that the Dabias and many people suffer from it in the Dabihawks shipping fandom I’ve found).

I like reading stories like this too, from time to time, but I’m just tired of all the stories or comics or fan art being Hawks the bad person in the relationship with him having to apologise and make it up to Dabi. Especially when in canon it’s Dabi that has treated Hawks pretty terribly (he almost got him killed by lying to him about when he was going to release High End and he almost killed him during the raid, meanwhile Hawks hasn’t anything as horrible towards Dabi except hold him at knife point but that was more for his own protection then to threaten Dabi).

I feel like I’m just bitching because people don’t wrote fanfiction to my specifications but you’d be grumpy too if your favourite character always gets the short end of the stick in work that is supposed to be about the pair of them being a couple.

Also don’t get me started on the stories that make Hawks “see the light” and join Dabi’s side after he maimed him, some even going far as to have him thank Dabi for what he did. It just reeks of the Dabias and I absolutely hate. Let Hawks experience trauma you cowards, especially trauma that we know was caused by the hands of dear old Dabi.

I wish more work would try to reform Dabi as a person instead of having Hawks become a villain (especially because works that usually have Hawks become a villain tend to ignore the horrifying plans the League want to commit or acknowledged them but fool themselves into thinking Hawks would actually be down for all the BS). I think it’s more interesting to see a bad person try to change, it’s why I’ve enjoyed Endeavor’s character arc despite not liking him as a character. Like sure, I don’t mind bastardization arcs too but they have to be done with character I can see it happening too and Hawks isn’t that type of person.

(In fact it’s such an interesting source of conflict that Dabi and Hawks are very resolved people. They’re not likely to change their ways for anything but I don’t really see people explore that even though it’s the perfect source for angst).

I’m so tired of villain stans who wanted Hawks to become evil (and then wanted him to validate their murder favs). I want more stories where Hawks puts his foot down and Dabi realises he wants to be a better person for him (it’s in those stories I could actually see him bonding with his family again too because right now Dabi is a man with no qualms with breaking his family apart for his revenge).

I just wished more people would let Dabi face the consequences of his actions too. Like if you’re going to make Hawks suffer for what he did (even though I roll my eyes at the thought) then Dabi who has done much worse should be suffering ten times over.

Make it make sense.

#bnha #bnha dabihawks #dabihawks #thanks for the ask!!#rant #from the both of us really XD #thegaygyrus

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reynauldapologist · 3 years

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Thoughts on Arbalest x Musketeer and Leper x Jester?

don't worry about filling up my askbox! i love getting asks :)

gonna put my answers under a readmore bc i got a little longwinded

i'd say arbalest/musketeer is one of my favorite wlw DD pairings, right after plague doctor/vestal! im a huge fan of the rivals to lovers trope and i think that they're the perfect pairing for that kind of dynamic. i loveeee couples who do a lot of verbal sparring, that's much more entertaining to me than simple expressions of affection. not to mention the drastic difference in their backgrounds, that's also an interesting area of potential conflict. unfortunately they're a rare pairing, with only three fics that i know about (two of which are gifts for me lmao):

Miss and Meg by @darnestdungeon (augh this one hurts but i love it so much.... this scratches my angst itch very well)

Snow Angel by @carpenatem24 (the queen of heartfelt character interactions and she definitely proves her title in this one, this is a really good example of why i like this pairing)

Snowbound Skirmish by BeveStuscemi (a wonderful gift for me as part of a winter DD fic exchange. it's a sweet and well-written fluff piece)

so, when i was first getting into the fandom side of DD, i would have placed leper/jester just below reymas in terms of my all-time favorite DD pairings. but, as my tastes have changed, i don't devote a lot of thought to this pairing anymore. i think the leper and the jester are very interesting characters on their own, and i have a lot of thoughts about both of them separately, but im pretty neutral on the pairing now. i don't have any specific fics to recommend for these two because, to be honest with you, i don't read much fic. im very picky when it comes to what i read. of course, if anyone has any fic recommendations, im willing to give them a try

ive seen some really cute fanart for abom/PD, but it's not something ive ever been into. like i said above, i like PD/vestal a lot, so that overrides most other PD pairings for me. i think their size difference is adorable though <3

#wyrdposting

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hiro-gari · 3 years

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WEREWOLF-VAMPIRE AU BATAROU FANWORKS MASTERLIST by: Little1993lamb

Werewolf-Vampire AU Batarou was an AU that I created in 2020, because I've noticed when searching for Batarou fanworks, we still haven't had Garou and Badd depicted as Werewolf and Vampire couple in OPM fandom at that time. Whereas other fandom probably had that kind of AU already.

Especially the fact that Garou always associated with "wolf" imagery, and Badd has "bat" imagery, both for the thing (metal bat) or the animal (bat). Eventhough we have already seen Batarou hashtags using wolf&bat emojis together, there was still no fanworks about that AU. That's why I kickstarted the whole shenanigans!

My initial thought about the AU that started the idea can be read on here: kaincuro.tumblr.com/post/613519666400428032/

The story was about a rogue Alpha Werewolf Garou fell in love with a fighter Vampire Badd. Eventually they became lifelong mates despite their status as mortal enemies, and together they formed a new werewolf pack: a family. Although, of course there was some people who didn't like their forbidden relationship and wanted to tear them apart. Thus both Garou and Badd were struggling to safe their family.

I've decided to make compilation for all the fanworks regarding the WereVamp AU in this masterlist, so everyone can take a look of it!

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- Main Story -

The Origin of Werewolf-Vampire AU is here: •https://kaincuro.tumblr.com/post/613597920369999872/

This is the direct sequel (Iisted as Sequel I): •https://kaincuro.tumblr.com/post/615478155965235200/

And some extra miscellaneous headcanons: •https://kaincuro.tumblr.com/post/615633847523082240/p-werewolf-vampire-au-setting •https://kaincuro.tumblr.com/post/616687154603737088/werewolf-vampire-au-hc

From the short Sequel I, it continued into the main story with longer writings. You can find all the main story writings which were become full-fledged fanfic series, complete from Sequel II to Sequel IX (the ending), in here: •Sequel II : https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/617517008021520384/ •Sequel III : https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/617649736614313984/ •Sequel IV : https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/617847276497469440/ •Sequel V : https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/617943987127451648/ •Sequel VI : https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/618252888543821824/ •Sequel VII : https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/618426027787567104/ •Sequel VIII : https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/618614382852767744/ •Sequel IX : https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/618887116310642688/

I wrote the whole Werewolf-Vampire AU Batarou fanfic series as a submission present for @the-goddessfighter after she requested me, in which I'm gladly accepted 😚👍💝 And the story also included her Batarou's love child OC Gaman! He's a very adorable and lovely character, I only borrowed him for the story purpose with her permission 😆

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- Fanarts -

By the way, I'm so happy that I also received concept art illustrations for the AU from many amazing artists! Thank you guys, you're awesome I'm forever grateful for you all 😭💕 Please check them out in the links below, they're absolutely deserved all the appreciation! 👏👑💐

🌸From @the-goddessfighter: •https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/615593923960782848/i-wanted-to-contribute-a-little-more-for-the-au •https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/616156992348766208/if-gaman-was-also-included-in-werewolf-vampire-au •https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/617890565100552192/based-on-some-scenes-from-the-au-werevamp •https://the-goddessfighter.tumblr.com/post/618465492397637632/two-scenes-from-sequel-vi-the-awakening-of-hybrid

🌸From @guppys-paw: •guppys-paw.tumblr.com/post/613900581897109504/did-you-all-already-know-werewolves-and-vampires •https://guppys-paw.tumblr.com/post/615782066826739712/this-au-is-just-perfect-n-ill-definitely-do •https://guppys-paw.tumblr.com/post/618045704688058369/finally-i-can-post-this-these-koeharu

🌸From @guby1620: •https://guby1620.tumblr.com/post/630038589277880320/batarouwerevamp-au-their-origins •https://guby1620.tumblr.com/post/630222192886562816/after-got-saved-by-bang-bang-took-garou-into-his •https://guby1620.tumblr.com/post/617386201616400384/koeharu •https://guby1620.tumblr.com/post/616478461001859072/everytime-garou-turns-back-to-his-human-form

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- Spin Off -

This spin-off was actually a side project when I was in the middle of writing the main story, but currently unfinished because I haven't get motivated enough to continue it 😔

The story was kinda "AU of the AU" or "AU divergence", like it has a different path from the main story. You can read it separately, but I recommend you to read the main story first to understand some backbone elements of the whole AU in this spin-off! 😉👍✨

This is the spin-off fic (unfinished) : •https://guby1620.tumblr.com/post/633696970705354752/new-werewolf-vampire-au-chapter-1-by

And these are the concept of it: •https://kaincuro.tumblr.com/post/618655923954696192/what-do-you-think-about-kid-werewolfgarou •https://kaincuro.tumblr.com/post/619833565457317888/new-werewolf-vampire-au-part-1-bc-i-still (I think I spoiled the entire spin-off plot in this link, lmao!)

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That's all about the WereVamp AU Batarou that I can offer so far, I hope you enjoyed them! 😆💕

I know my fics are so far from perfection and probably not quite interesting enough to read, since I don't have any decent writing skill and not really talented at being a writer at all. But I still want to share my ideas to you all because I really like them, and also wanna participate on doing something useful to the fandom.

So thank you so much for everyone who supporting and encouraging me until now! I'm so grateful for being in this lovely fandom 😭🙏💕💞💖

-Little1993lamb-

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~Lilia:

hi (〃ω〃) sorry this took me so long, I wanted to read through it all

I’M STILL RECOVERING FROM THE AWE

This had me going through a rollercoaster of emotions 😩 Thank you for making this masterlist, I appreciate the effort sm 💗 You got the whole fandom so hype lowkey sad I missed it originally and it grew from one ask into an EPIC MASTERPIECE ✨

#and now I’m here to yell in the tags!!#i cannot possibly tell you everything I loved 😩#but THIS>>>>>any modern vampire/werewolf novel yo #and I did read That Series 😶#I guess my favorite thing is how the origin of the Fighting Spirit ties in at the end 👌💕#1. because... it’s love 🥺#2. badd’s had it this whole time=his heart is HUGE #3. those who’ve experienced Badd’s love firsthand understand how powerful it is #and can learn to use it to protect the ones they love as well :’)#it goes beyond the ‘elite bloodline’ bs you see so often in these type of fics and I LOVE THAT SM #I also adore the ‘au within the au’ AWWE #I encourage you to continue!!#*blasts you with every grain of motivation in my soul*#AND GAMAN OMG #BEST BOY™️#i kind of have an oc too and he reminds me of them... 🙈#he's way cooler ofc #still too shy to share but maybe someday #tysm anon this is truly a gift 🙇‍♀️#i cannot thank you enough #🥰 much love to you #submission #anon #werevamp!au #batarou #garou #metal bat #opm #emoji anon

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nightinngales · 4 years

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If it's not weird to ask, do you have any advice for staying motivated while writing? And just how to write better in general? With the first question, your fics inspired me to start writing again, and while ive got a chapter finished Im having a hard time staying motivated to write it despite still being really into my ideas i had for the fic

for me a lot of it comes with personal investment, and also i admit outside motivation is a big part of it for me as well. however, there’s a couple tricks i have that may help you out. forgive the long answer lol

personal investment: unfortunately no one can really help you with that. it’s going to be a lot easier to write something that you’re personally invested in seeing through to the end. on my end, i have multiple avenues when writing isn’t working. if i’m going through a block, i might decide to draw some seres fanart just for kicks, or i’ll play a bit of the game to get into eres’ head a bit more. i usually end up finding that after drawing or playing a while, i end up wanting to write anyways.

consider making a basic outline. what are the concepts you’re most excited about writing? where in the story do they take place? when i first started writing vigilance, my outline was essentially just the working titles of the separate acts i had planned. it doesn’t have to be a complex outline - mine was initially just, for example: “act 4 - bruiant mansion”.

you don’t have to write in order. one of the things i would get stuck on initially was feeling like i had to write every chapter in order, when i was in the concept phase. but when i started writing i knew there were things i wanted to write and hadn’t gotten to yet - so instead i created an “Excerpts” file. These were just excerpts from plot points or story beats i had inspiration to write immediately, but in different parts of the story - i had little excerpts from acts 1-6 and even parts of the ending all written up before i had started writing the full thing. it gave me a “hook” to get started with, and that i could expand upon.

don’t bog yourself down with adhering 100% to a plan. sometimes plans don’t work out. if you’d seen some of the initial writing i did for vigilance - there are entire scenes or plot lines that never made it into the final fic that’s on ao3. not because those scenes were bad, but because as i reached the points i had already written, i found i wanted to change them, or that they didn’t quite line up anymore.

complex concepts? make notes, connect the dots. act 5 is where vigilance became a lot more complex very quickly. there were a whole host of concepts i needed to introduce and connect in a cohesive manner, though i generally write from the seat of my pants, so to speak, i needed a way to make sure i was on track. i use scrivener to do my outlining in - usually just with scenes and a general explanation of what i want to cover in them. i also write primarily in scrivener and then transfer to word/ao3 after.

validation/support from friends. honestly this is a big part of it for me - getting comments on my fic, whether from friends who read it, or strangers on ao3, is a huge part of my motivation. seeing that other people are enjoying what i’m writing makes me want to write more. i would only say to be careful that not ALL of your motivation comes from outside - because you may not get a huge response at first depending on the fandom. also, be careful not to judge your success on what other authors get - there’s no end to how many factors contribute to the traction you’ll get on ao3. don’t be too hard on yourself if it takes a while for your fic to pick up steam, or if it doesn’t line up with the biggest fics in your fandom.

as far as improving your writing goes - the only way you improve writing is by writing more. write a LOT. i’m not going to tell you you should be studying authors and trying to emulate their style - i think some people do that, and there’s nothing wrong with it, but i think there’s also something to be said for developing your own voice when writing. it also depends on what vibe you’re going for - is your writing aiming to be more high brow and flowery, or are you looking to write something more accessible where a more YA-style would fit better? etc.

also, consider writing off the top of your head. don’t spend 30 minutes trying to craft one perfect sentence - you’ll only burn yourself out that way. write, and let it come to you naturally - you can always go back and edit what you’ve written later to make it flow better. the point is to get something down while you’ve got the juice for it. i typically write every chapter in 1-2 long writing sessions and then go back and edit wording or formatting later when i reread it.

most importantly, take breaks. do you know how long i’ve been working on vigilance? it’s only been a few months since i started posting to ao3, but Vigilance has been in the works for well over a year prior to me posting the first act on ao3. i didn’t work on it constantly. i would have bursts of motivation where i would crank out chapter after chapter - for example, i believe i finished acts 4&5 within the span of a month. but other times i may take weeks worth of “time off” where i am actually pretty uninspired - it’s very easy to burn out if you don’t take breaks, especially if what you plan to write is going to take a long time to finish. work at your own pace and don’t beat yourself up if you’re not writing on the daily.

some screenshots below the cut for scrivener/fanart i draw for motivation (note: has spoilers for act 5, if you haven’t read that yet):

#seres #seres fic #long post #SORRY ITS SO LONG BUT #here you go lol #Anonymous

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koukoupepia · 5 years

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I really really like your fic Vaka, ditto for the accompanying illustrations (and all of your art too its incredible). I wanted to ask if you had any writing advice, both in general and in writing longer stories like Vaka. are there ever times when your motivation lessens, and if so how do you push past it? Thank you for you time, and again i really like your creative output, i hope 2019 is a good year for you

thank you, that means a lot and im glad you enjoy it!!!

funny, this is the first time I’ve gotten asked about how i write. i havent published any writing online before. vaka wasnt supposed to be this long or take this long to write (i’d originally estimated it to be 20k words max, HAHA) but it has a mind of its own and the reason why ive kept writing it is because the part i really wanted to write near the end and i never stopped really wanting to write it, so here i am

starting was the perfect storm of

1) needing to find catharsis for some specific traumatizing life events that i havent been able to find through illustration, and its been eating at me for years because i just never found a proper way to talk about it

2) having a new hyperfixation

3) having seen a fanart that have me ideas but not much desire to execute them yet, and having it boil in my brain for a couple weeks

4) being a senior in illustration makes you really sick of looking at pictures and i needed some other form of enrichment

AND FINALLY

5) coming home from the front bottoms concert last year feeling like having so much fun was a spiritual experience and for some damn reason i sat down at 2am and starting writing a fic i never intended to write

i have had my motivation lessen lately – the early chapters took me one or two weeks to write. the latest ones have taken me ~2 months to write. i got worried that maybe some subject matters were too heavy and i wasnt sprinkling it with enough lighthearted stuff to better balance it; got worried i might upset some readers in a bad way. felt like writing a horribly emo kh fic was stupid and got self conscious. got stuck for a long time bc some of the issues i worked into the characters were too personal. remembered i still wanted to write the ending, because i need to see if it really will make me feel better. i keep going through that cycle. best way keep going depends on what ails you. sometimes you need a break? sometimes you have ideas but you cant get the words out, and you need to read something, literally anything else to see how other people write their words? sometimes you just need a routine because your schedule is too wack (probably part of why writing has been harder for me since i graduated.)

i dunno if this was helpful at all, i dont know how to explain my writing process when i havent been doing it for long enough to have a process, lmao

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