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soopsiedaisies · 6 months

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

Thank you sm for tagging me @lovelymasks and @strugglequill <3

How many works do you have on AO3?

16, though one is still hidden for fest.

What's your total AO3 word count?

140,294. Counting my, ahem, other/abandoned account, it's about 520k. Counting my drafts I think we've reached about a million.

What fandoms do you write for?

A Court of Thorns and Roses, Batman, and Harry Potter. I've got some WIPs for Bridgerton and Teen Wolf in my drafts as well though.

Top 5 fics by kudos?

an eye for an eye, a leg for a leg. A Batfam fic in which the Joker gets got.

drawn together. Another Batfam fic lmao, with Damian & Bruce being good at art.

yet, never, in extremity, it asked a crumb of me. Sirius & entourage saving little 5yo Harry from the Dursleys.

i watched as your life just fell apart. Charlus & Dorea Potter adopt Harry after Halloween and ensure Sirius gets a trial (with the help of Orion Black)

boy, you've been a naughty girl. Feysand Court of Nightmares smut.

Do you respond to comments?

I try to!! Sometimes I get a notification but I don't have the spoons to write out a deserving reply, but then I forget and then the next time I get a comment... it's been months and I'm too embarrassed to reply after such an enormously long wait. I also have a tendency to not reply to comments under the last chapter of multichaps until I've posted the new chapter.

What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

grim-old-place, I think, even though it isn't really angsty. I enjoy writing happy endings and hopeful open endings far more. Big fan of fix-its, personally. But yeah, grim-old-place is probably the one with the angstiest ending (despite being only a drabble) because it's just so. Hopeless, I suppose?

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

an eye for an eye, hands down. Hopeful and happy, which is not something you'd expect for a angry&angsty revenge fic full of grief.

Do you get hate on fics?

I don't. Not yet, at least (I'm sure it'll happen though? It's part of posting your stuff online for the world to see). Very thankful I've not gotten any hate yet.

Once I got 'hate' on my attitude towards JKR (in which I think she's awful), but that was not on the fic itself, more on my author's notes.

Do you write smut?

Yes. It's very awkward for me. I'm not a very sexual person lol.

Do you write crossovers?

I haven't! No inspo for a good crossover yet either. I'm more an AU person (Bridgerton Prongsfoot, anyone?)

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No! [knocks on wood]

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I've only ever been asked (I think by a bot lmao), but no, no translations (to my knowledge)

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I've tried and it ended in chaos <3 The other author and I are still friends, but our schedules just didn't align at all.

What's your all-time favourite ship?

Superbat! Prongsfoot is a close-second. (The ship I've shipped the longest is Zukka I believe)

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

I've got this time-travel Tomarry fic in my drafts that I want to completely write before posting, but idk if that'll happen lmao. There's a changed backstory to Harry that needs to be taken into account and it's just... a lot.

What are your writing strengths?

I'm very descriptive and (apparently) good at setting a vibe! It's always nice to hear that because those are, generally, my favourite bits in reading actual novels.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Sentence-structure variety, use of the passive voice, putting too much detail or far too little because I want to get to the fun bit, creating a well-rounded plot... many.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language?

I've considered it before for another WIP, but... I do think it'll take a reader out of the immersiveness of a fic. I'm also not fluent in any other language than English, Dutch, and Frisian, which may mean I'll royally fuck up any sentences I write in, say, French. There's this skin that allows you to show the translation when you hover though which is cool!! If you're confident in the other language, that might be something nice to look into haha

First fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter (unpublished) or Hetalia. I think I've still got a USB stick with some ancient files on there lying around.

Favourite fic you've ever written?

oh, my dear girl. It was really fun to write female Harry in a good relationship with her aunt and cousin, and I've got some really fun bits in the upcoming sequels/chapters (undecided how I'll do that still) as well.

(There's another WIP (still unposted) that I just really love, in which Harry's consciousness travels to an alternate dimension and he ends up in the body of Henry 'Harry' Potter, James' twin brother (who is younger than James by twenty minutes). Henry's consciousness is still there and they just work together, which results in a lot of chaos (with James). )

I also adore nightcourt.gov because it's just humour and silliness which you just need sometimes.

No pressure tagging (I'm so sorry if you've already been tagged or have done this!) : @v-a-l, @plecotusauritus, @the-lonelybarricade, @separatist-apologist, @velidewrites, and anyone who'd like to do this :))

#tag game #my writing

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starlitesymphony · 5 years

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Novel Prep Tag

@imani-writes tagged me, thank you!!

Rules: Answer the questions and then tag as many writers as there are questions answered (or as many as you can) to spread the positivity! Even if these questions are not explicitly brought up in the novel, they are still good to keep in mind when writing.

Tagging @woodhouse-jay @tachycardick @drabbleitout @dimawriting @mgcorvo-author @meteorwrites @stormbeyondreality @writingrosesonneptune @thesingingsunflower @altheathewriter It’s pretty long, feel free to pass :)

(For my sci-fi WIP, Ark of the Timelost)

First Look

1. Describe your novel in 1-2 sentences (elevator pitch)

A young woman leaves her privileged life as a spy-in-training to rescue her mom from the midst of a rebel uprising on another planet.

2. How long do you plan for your novel to be? (Is it a novella, single book, book series, etc.)

Somewhere around 120k words. It’s currently a standalone, but I could easily do a sequel or series.

3. What is your novel’s aesthetic?

Vast, lush utopian cities. Ocean waves crashing. Deep black space beyond tall windows.

4. What other stories inspire your novel?

Many sci-fi books and movies, naturally, but if I had to name names—Snowpiercer, Dark City, and Blade Runner. The books Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Most of all, Banner of Souls and Winterstrike by Liz Williams. Obscure, weird as hell, and totally engrossing.

5. Share 3+ images that give a feel for your novel

(Quin aboard the stolen starship)

Main Character

6. Who is your protagonist?

Quin Gadara

7. Who is their closest ally?

Her mentor, Maddox. Her implanted armor came from his, and he’s training her to become a spy like him. They share a subconscious bond, so he can sense if she’s afraid or in pain no matter how far apart they are.

8. Who is their enemy?

Primarily Nadira, a silver-tongued hacker.

9. What do they want more than anything?

To reach her mother before anything terrible happens to her.

10. Why can’t they have it?

It’s going to take three weeks to travel from Gallanthius to the planet where Quin’s mom is being held. Quin can only hope she’s all right, and that the wrong people haven’t gotten there first.

11. What do they wrongly believe about themselves?

She doesn’t always have faith in her abilities, and doesn’t always believe she’s spy material.

12. Draw your protagonist! (Or share a description)

She’s tall, like 6’5, with very long curly hair, brown skin, and a surfer’s physique. She has a warm smile and dark eyes. She often carries a sniper rifle, but thinks it’s a bit overkill.

Plot Points

13. What is the internal conflict?

Is this my fault? Is it hopeless? Am I hopeless?

14. What is the external conflict?

Quin, Maddox, and Ash go on the run from their handlers when they’re forbidden from chasing after her mom.

The starship they steal may have been taken over by gigantic squid creatures.

Nadira has been sent to track them down. She’s also after them for reasons of her own.

15. What is the worst thing that could happen to your protagonist?

Nadira intends to capture them. If she succeeds, they will be tortured and their memories wiped.

16. What secret will be revealed that changes the course of the story?

Maddox and Ash’s mentor, Aneke, has to do with everything.

17. Do you know how it ends?

Yep!!

Bits and Bobs

18. What is the theme?

Learning to trust. Facing trauma and the past. Learning the truth even if it hurts.

19. What is a reoccurring symbol?

Butterflies, bees, birds, black/white, monochrome/color, ancient/modern, a single bullet

20. Where is the story set? (Share a description!)

There are three main settings,

Gallanthius—the heart of the empire, a city grown in the impact crater where an ark hit the planet. From space, it looks like an enormous eye surrounded by ocean. A rocky mountain range rings a shallow sea, which encircles the city. The cream-colored marble buildings are still growing although some of them reach past the stratosphere. Pink-blossoming trees are ubiquitous year-round.

The starship—a labyrinth, the size of about 5 Enterprises stuck together. It’s been abandoned for centuries and in most places it’s impossible to tell humans were ever there.

Sancta Salubria—a city on planet Hale, where Quin’s mom has been taken. It’s situated between ocean and desert, centered around a famous shrine, and covered in apple trees.

21. Do you have any images or scenes in your mind already?

Yes, lol. I’ve been working on this book for 2 years and some months now. Currently slogging through the second draft.

22. What excited you about this story?

The world. The stakes. A small cast, so the character arcs are complex (sometimes overwhelmingly)

23. Tell us about your usual writing method!

I have a disaster of a notebook that I jot down ideas in, and iron out issues when I get stuck. I started with a general outline, but I still wing it pretty often. I like to listen to music, mostly industrial and electro.

#novel prep tag #writeblr #my novel

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