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wily-one24 · 6 months

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @rowark (If "anyone who wants to" counts as tagging, and I am going to, so there. If that makes you angry, perhaps you need a nap?).

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 56.

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 1,248,713.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The main ones I have written for include Profiler, Buffy, Firefly, Veronica Mars, Once Upon A Time.

And most recently Law and Order: SVU.

I have delved into other fandoms such as The Inside, Rizzoi and Isles, Supergirl, and Heroes.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Memory Cloud - 1,413

Paint It Black - 1,320

The Blue Moon - 811 (it's the smut, isn't it? I know it, you pervs).

The Waning Moon - 783

Elmo's ABCs - 744

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to. I respond to as many as possible. Especially if the fic is fresh. But I have responded to comments on fics that are months/years old. I do miss some comments, sometimes I'm busy and my brain says "I'll get to that later", but then my brain is... not perfect... and it forgets.

However, I love responding to comments. I have made friends in the comments. I have the best discussions in my comments.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh, geez. Like, you're asking me, the Queen of Angst? There were LJ icons with "Jacqui + Angst = OTP". Maybe if I go by fandoms? Firefly's angstiest ending was "DIdn't Mean Nothin'", but also "Pieces" had a super angsty epilogue.

Veronica Mars' angstiest ending? I mean, they were mostly angst middles, weren't they? Super dark middles with hopeful endings. Veronica did bring out the optimist in me. She was so young, she deserves her life to improve after all the shit canon put her through. I guess if I had ever finished "Bitter Revenge" it would have been a tad angsty? But there would have been hope, becauses he would have had the baby!

Swan Queen, whoo. Um, OH YEAH, "You and Me (We Wanted It All)". HA, that was angst a'plenty. Even PIB and Memory Cloud had hopeful (if not happy) endings. But that one was... just some light angst for angst sake.

I mean I only have three fics with SVU, (two of which form part of a series), and only one of which is finished. BUT, I can with confidence say that "Wicked Game" ends pretty fucking bleakly and angstily.

(okay, so I went back to my VM fic masterlist on LJ, and whew, okay, so there's a whole bunch of "exploration" fics that don't necessarily change canon, just delve into it like "Neptune CA Mother's Club" deals with the shit poor mothers in Neptune, "Courting Disaster" devles into Logan's abuse, "The Tender Bruise" and "Bruises In the Mirror" were both angst fests that didn't end happily per se. Also, "The Ghost and Mrs Mars" was... not hopeful at all. Man, I *forgot* a LOT of them).

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

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Ok, let me think. I'm assuming we're not talking smut fics? LIke, happy endings? 'Cause I have a bunch of PWPs which could be considered 'happy'. But... let's say what a reasonable person might be called happy...

I think "Sleep Perchance" was pretty optimistic and its sequel "... To Dream" was set to end in a much more positive place than it began. "Whisky Bears" was just a fun fic, drunken fun on a spaceship. What more do you want? And "Boobs" was just silly.

"The Best Deceptions"!! That was such a good fluffy sweet fic. It's a WIP, so no ending, but still. OMG, I forgot this one. It's my only real non-angst fluff fic.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I used the laughing so hard I cried emoji too early, didn't I?

I mean, I would say usually not. I have spent decades in fandom and Once Upon A Time was the only fandom I got hate in.

A small amount for "The Blue Moon", because apparently there was a second 'Emma as a stripper' fic and I was accused of plagiarising, but this was later rescinded because the fics were totally different.

And also when someone decided to get really spiteful and tell me they lost all respect for me because I dared to find Emma sexy instead of fetishisizing Regina for all eternity.

OBVIOUSLY, the most intense hatred I got was for Paint It Black. The vilest, most bitter things were thrown at me. In the comments, in private messages. I got death threats. I had rape wished on me. I was told my kids should be taken away. I was accused of trying to lure in lesbians only to give them 'straight cock filled depravity".

Because there was a man in one sex scene. Meanwhile, it was never listed as a purely lesbian fic, and the two ladies have canonically HAD male romantic and sexual partners in the past. So... not sure what the huge vitriol was about.

I sure did learn to TAG PROPERLY after that, though. My god.

Get a grip, fandom, get a grip.

No other fandom has been that unhealthy. At least, not for me.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, I do. I have written both F/M and F/F. I have also written F/M/F, M/F/M, and F/F/F.

There's usually at least ONE woman involved. I have not, nor am I interested in writing M/M fics (boy parts iz icky).

Most readers find the scenes pretty hot. I tend to be descriptive and emotional when writing smut. Unless it's a PWP, there's usually a whole bunch of motivation and emotion involved. Even when it's a PWP there's usually a whole lot of characterisation in there.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I tend not to?

That said, I have written one.

It was a Heroes/Veronica Mars crossover, in which Sylar mistakes Veronica for his recently murdered (by his own hand, natch) girlfriend Elle and perhaps loses his very unstable mind over it a little. Leading to a slight case of kidnapping, Keith and Noah coupling up Buddy Cop style for some cross country chasing, super powered hijinx, and UBER ANGST. The tag line reads "What Happens when a Serial Killer and a Serial Victim Meet".

To be honest, it was kind of amazing and I loved it. It was working up to be Super Dubcon, but hadn't quite gotten there yet. I am sad that this remains a WIP. I would have loved to have finished this.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I've had some fics put on GoodReads, but they took them down when I asked them to.

I did have one of my fic scenes pretty much plagiarised in Firefly. What makes it worse is that they used it for a couple I hate. I let it go, though. That fic never quite got the same steam mine did. There was no point giving it attention.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know of. I think it has been asked before, but I am a little wary of that sort of thing. I lose control of it if other people change it.

That said, I have had comments on my fics in a completely different language and I used Google Translate to both understand and reply. I will make the effort.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No.

I am jaded. I am very particular about my fics and, as said above, I do not like to lose control over them (what, control issues? Who? Me?)

I am also heavily jaded for things like fic swaps. It's my own fault, I realise this, because I would put so much effort and write thousands upon thousands of words of fic and get a 500 word piece back and it really put me off. Again, I know it's my fault, I chose to put that much effort in, but still.

Wait...I am having vague recollections of something like a fic round-robin? I could not tell you what fandom (I assume Firefly, but not sure), and certainly could never link back to it or even know how to google for it. I guess that counts? BUt I doubt it, because I can't even tell you what the fic was about or what my contribution to it was. So... no.

Hmmm, I was also involved in a Season Rewrite for Profiler back int he day, but all those fics are lost to the internet heyday and you'll never find them. Huh, I htink my episode was called "Lady In Red". (omg, THE MEMORIES).

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Geez. Asking the hard questions. I don't know. All my ships hold a place in my heart, that's why I write them. So, the answer is... I guess... if you've seen me write for that couple, then THAT couple is my favourite in that moment.

(I like, I have had a few fic requests that I've filled that haven't really been my cup of tea, Veronica/Lamb for instance, or Jayne/River, or Simon/River. I don't like them, but I have written them).

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

All of them. ALL OF THEM. I mean, "Adam's Rib" had so many stories to tell and I could have gotten lost in "The Best Deceptions" world. Omg, that was such a happy, schmoopy fic. Let me go back up to happy fics for a sec...

"... To Dream", "Bitter Revenge", and "Girl int he Mirror" will be my sadness from VM.

and ALL my SQ WIPs. "The New Moon", "A Swan Is A Beautiful Creature", "The Girl of My Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares)", "Subject 3662", "Blooding the Water". *sob*. I'm sorry!!!

16. What are your writing strengths?

Angst.

Detail.

Lots of people comment on my phrasing and pacing. The way I string words together and have breaks and just bring forth the imagery. It's never just "and then this happened and then this happened and he put his hand here and she put her mouth there".

No matter where I am planning to go with a fic, i always start from a canon point and keep that canon history. I try to keep characerisations believable. They may get into plots and situations that they would never in canon, but I like to hope I keep their reactions believable and true.

I like to delve into the emotion of it. You know the tumblr meme "Put that guy into situations". THAT'S what I do. And then I examine the ever living fuck out of it.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I don't have a beta reader.

Which is troublesome, because my hands don't work properly anymore. At least, not as well as they used to. I have what's called dupuytren's contracture. It's a thickening fibrous band around the tendons of the hand. My hands aren't restricted, so much at the moment, but it does slow down my pinkie fingers. Which means when I touch type, there are so many mistakes. And I can't NOT touch type.

These come out mainly in things like double capitals (ever wonder why so many times in SVU fics I have the name "LIv" and not "Liv", it's because that capital 'i' is harder to spot. If I type "THe" I see it and fix it. But my eye seems to skip over the "LIv" and "HIs" words.

It also comes out in the spaces in the wrong place. I will type t he instead of 'the', or 'ith appened' instead of 'it happened'.

I spend A LOT OF TIME, going back and editing sentences I have just written. The amount of times I have had to go back and delete/edit words just in this post alone is staggering. It makes things take twice as long.

I have had to work really hard to get back into writing. I stopped for a great deal of time, many years, because I was so bothered by this.

Add to that, the kidney failure gives me brain fog, so I have to spend a lot of time trying to remember the specific words I want to use. For someone who uses words INSTRINSICALLY, knowing there is a specific word I want and not being able to access it in my memory? FUCKING FRUSTRATING, I Can tell you.

Another great weakness is starting a dozen fics at once and being unable to keep up and then being overwhelmed and losing momentum.

This is how I have so many WIPs.

I keep that in mind now, which is why I am limiting myself to two ongoing SVU fics and THAT IS IT. No more until they're finished.

THough I have actually been writing SO MUCH lately. At least once chapter a week. So this is good. Makes me happy.

I get the feeling that I tend to homogenise my characterisations a little. But this doesn't seem to be a complaint of any commenters, so I try not to let my imagination run wild with me.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I have done it.

Firefly fic, by necessity, uses a lot of Chinese. I used to know the html to do the hover type and would have Chinese dialogue with hover type translations. It was fun, because as is the Firefly traditions, you could have the filthiest things in Chinese and the censors wouldn't pick it up. (My favourite thing I wrote translated to... something like "Your mother sucks rotten beef sticks in hell" if I am remembering correctly).

Alas, I have forgotten the html for that. I am sure it's just a google away, but... I don't really need translations for English fics.

I also did a bunch of research for Trigidasleng. I never really wrote The 100 fics, though I did write some drabbles. I probably did more research that necessary for the mount of fic I actually wrote.

But, yeah, I think if the source material calls for it, you should definitely put the effort in.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Who wants a laugh? When I was in primary school, 3rd grade I think, we wrote books. We got to type them on a computer, the teacher printed them out, then bound them and we drew the pictures and coloured them in.

I still have mine.

It's called "Bugs Bunny, Brooke, and the Giant Banana", which was a combination of Bugs Bunny (natch), mary sue insert of my friend Brooke, and James and the GIant Peach.

BUAH HAH HAH.

But truly? My first fandom was Profiler. This is the show that got me ONTO the net, introduced me to fandoms and message boards and fics. If it weren't for those people, I wouldn't be here now.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Don't ask me to choose a favourite child!

Are you kidding me?

I cannot. I can't even do it per fandom. I love them all, which is why I wrote them.

How could you be so cruel?

Tagging: YOU, if you want to.

#fic meme #jacqui writes fic #interesting thoughts #introspections on jacqui's mind

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romeoandjulietyouwish · 2 years

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What if an AU where all the Nein are independently adopted by Vox Machina?

I'm! 90% sure I've seen a fic where Caleb gets taken in by the de Rolos, but just the image of this Scrounger trying desperately to redeem himself and Percy going 'wtf that's the most pathetic assassination attempt I've ever seen. You are my son now, if I can call a bear my son I can adopt you too. Want a whole castle's resources for your magic research?'

Beau gets taken by the Soul still but instead she ends up in the Westrunn branch because Thoreau didn't want her just escaping back home easily. And while there she runs into a visiting Grog who is like :DDD Finally a new monstah who can spar with me, come along now and help me learn to read pls

Jester still has to flee home due to her prank on Sharpe, but Scanlan was in town for a gig and fucking loved that trick so he's like 'hi come with me kiddo, NO I absolutely wasn't here to bone your mom I'm a married-divorced man how RUDE'

Pike is watching a circus performance in Wildemount with Grog or Scanlan, and she sees Molly and Yasha n thinks of her and Grog. Seeing two people in need of healing and growth, she offers to help Yasha with her memory and fallen Aasimar stuff and Molly gleefully tags along for the ride

Fjord's ship blows up, and while he's sinking at the brink of death the Snea Snek tries doing its thing, only for the Raven Queen’s Champion to go 'dick move leave the kid alone, he's mine now =/'

Keyleth visits the Blooming Grove on Ashari business and squints very sadly at Cad being alone, like she has felt, and offers her help in finding his family. And maybe try to find Vilya while she's at it...

Vex finds Nott stealing the fancy jewelry Percy made her and they riddle eachother with arrows til Dan pokes his head in and Nott fucking freezes and calls him Luc. Vex and Nott are instant wine mom friends to Percy's chagrin.

OMG I love that so much!!!!

I think I've read that Caleb and the de rolos fic too! And I think that Caleb having someone who understands some of what he went through would be so good for him and especially being around a family as wonderful as the de rolos. And them also helping to foster his magic in healthy ways and allowing him to teach their kids some of his magic.

I could also see Beau being taken in by Taryon? Because they live kinda close together and he calls VM and is like...hey I have this teenager and she's so mean to me please help. But then he realizes how fucking similar they are and offers her a place in his Brigade.

Jester and Scanlan should never be allowed within 1 mile of each other holy shit but honestly they might be good for each other and entertain each other and encourage each other's bad ideas.

And god you're so right about Pike and Yasha and Molly, they're both misfits just like her and Grog who only have each other. And it honestly warms her heart how much they care for each other so she decides to do anything they need to figure out who they are.

And Vax would absolutely look out for Fjord because he too has been unwanted and unloved and knows what it's like to think you have found you place in the world and then lose it in an instant. He can't be present for him really, but he can look after him to the best of his ability.

Keyleth starts checking in on the Caduceus a lot, whenever she has a spare moment because she knows what it's like to lose your family but still have to tend to your duties. He makes her very nice tea and always looks forward to their meetings.

And I love the idea of Veth and Vex having wine club together where they talk about all the shit their kids have done in the past few weeks because it's always a lot.

#lis makes hcs #critical role #vox machina #mighty nein

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vmficclub · 2 years

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We’re turning up the heat at VM Fic Club with our Sexy LoVe Week Challenge! People have started posting fics for our prompts, and you can read (and guess who wrote them) on AO3 via this link: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/SexyLoVeWeek2022 Plus join us in talking about these and all our favorite fics on the VMFC Discord server! For more on our Sexy LoVe Week challenge, check out our previous post with the prompts and rules! If you want to join, there’s still time to catch up!

#veronica mars fanfic #smut collection #content creation challenge #writing challenge #vm fanfic

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ao3feed-love · 2 years

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On the Ball

by DarkVoid116

Veronica walked into a bar for a baseball game.

Or, the one with all the prompts.

Words: 11442, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Veronica Mars (TV), Veronica Mars - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Veronica Mars, Logan Echolls, Wallace Fennel, Lilly Kane, Duncan Kane

Relationships: Logan Echolls/Veronica Mars

Additional Tags: Promptober, All Prompts, AU, VM Fic Club presents Promptober 2022

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/42764985

#ao3feed #ao3feed-love #LoVe #Logan Echols #Veronica Mars #Logan x Veronica #Veronica x Logan

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alilamba · 3 years

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Okay so I really thought I would have enough time to polish this first chapter buutttt I will not. So here’s a teaser!!

Happy AU Week VM Fic Club!

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Captain of the Guard Mars did not like to be summoned at random.

“The king wants to see you, Captain” was how Deputy Guard Sacks woke him up that morning, certainly before he’d broken his fast, definitely before he’d even relieved his bladder.

“Wonderful,” Kieth said, blinking in the cold, weak sunlight of morning.

“I’ll uh,” Sacks continued. “I’ll give you a moment to get dressed.”

Kieth groaned into a sitting position. “That would be nice,” he agreed.

They walked down the stone hallways at a quick clip.

“Any idea what this is about?” Kieth asked, sword at his hip. There was nothing particular on his radar; the usual movings of city villians and wandering bandits in the foothills, but nothing he didn’t feel like he had a good handle on. Certainly he couldn’t think of a single god damn thing that would get to his king’s ears before it had reached his own, not after five solid years on the job. That’s four and a half more years than any of his eight most recent predecessors, according to records.

Sacks made a strange noise.

“Sacks?”

“Well,” the deputy started, darting a glance. “There was a fight.”

A deep sense of familiar foreboding settled in Keith’s gut. “A fight?”

“With the prince.”

“Oh jeez.”

“Another one, I guess.”

Keith picked up his pace. “And let me guess – it didn’t go well.”

“It did not.”

Keith glowered at the door rapidly approaching them.

“I’m not going to like this meeting, am I,” Keith mused, and Sacks motioned for the guards to open the double doors to the king’s private chambers.

“Probably not,” he agreed.

#veronica mars #alilamba writes #fuckyeahveronicamars #vm fanfiction #vm fic club #vm au week

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vmheadquarters · 2 months

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FAST FIC ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE

Hey hey, VM fans, long time! We at VMHQ have risen from the dead, in partnership with the VM Fic Club and AllTheVMFF, to host a series of activities for the platinum anniversary of the Veronica Mars TV show. So with no further ado, here's the first!

The rules are few. Write a fic of 2004 words. Use our special custom Wheel of Prompts to come up with ideas (or don't! Your choice!) Then post your completed story to the challenge library by June 21st. Easy!

Keep an eye out here and on the fic club and AlltheVMFF sites for upcoming fun activities in various venues. We've missed you, VM Fandom! Let's remember the good times, meaning the fabulousness of this community, write some fic, and have some fun.

#VMPlatinumAnniversary

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5mallestviolin · 3 years

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Are you a bounty hunter, boy?

“You didn’t go after either of them. Not Solo or Skywalker. They both had big bounties,” said V’ica

Logan shrugged. “No point going after Skywalker. I only go after Jabba’s bounties. Money I make elsewhere won’t pay off my debt to him.”

“And Solo?” she asked.

“Too tied up with the Empire for my taste. I’d rather take longer and keep my head than end up on the wrong side of someone like Darth Vader.”

A taste of what I’m trying to write for AU week. Maybe I finish it, maybe it won’t get there. Here’s hoping, crosses fingers

#VM Fic Club #vm fic #i know it's monday #And I can't count

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amypc1 · 4 years

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The elevator door opening seemed to jar Logan back to himself and he stood on his own and followed his mother to her suite door.

She'd unlocked the door to usher them both through when Veronica started to feel as though she was intruding on a private family moment. "I'll just go. Logan asked me to help find you and we did. So I'll head home now and you two can catch up."

Logan's head jerked up at that and he found his voice, "No Veronica, I want you to stay." He looked to Lynn, "Mom, I need her to stay."

"Of course dear." Then she turned eyes wet with tears to Veronica, "Please, Veronica, he'll need a friend. I'll call Keith and explain if you need me to."

Veronica felt awkward. She and Logan hadn't been friends for a long time, but it seemed Lynn didn't realize. And Logan looked so vulnerable she couldn't bring herself to leave. "Okay. I'll stay. Whatever you need." And the three of them entered the suite.

#six sentence sunday #romance for literacy #as yet untitled #vm fanfic #lynn lives #veronica mars #logan echolls #lynn echolls #vmficclub #vm fic club

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elliebear75 · 3 years

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Made some fun little banners for people to used for Six Sentence Sunday. Please use and enjoy!

#six sentence sunday #vm fic club #vm fic #vm fanfic

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marshmellowbobcat · 5 years

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VM Fic Club’s Smut from Sedona Challenge

Logan Echolls Mars and his lovely wife, intrepid PI Veronica Mars, are currently enjoying their extended honeymoon in scenic Sedona, Arizona.

A few pictures have popped up on Instagram, but no details on how they're spending their time.

Our challenge to you? Write your version of their honeymoon!

Sept 4 | Ao3 Collection will open for submissions but remain unrevealed to readers.

Oct 2 | Ao3 Collection will open for reading but authors will remain anonymous

Oct 16 | Authors will be revealed

Join Us at VM Fic Club: https://discordapp.com/invite/KtwVhMM

#vm fanfic #veronica mars #veronica mars fanfic #writing challenge #vmff #vm fic club

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scottsflow · 6 years

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Tessa holding onto Scott’s hand is very soft

#virtuemoir #tessa virtue #scott moir #tessa and scott #scott and tessa #tyct 2018 #gifs #lukasgifs #catch me crying in the club #they're so sappy and gross and I love it #me everytime VM does something extra 'okay but who actually does that tho'#the answer is always then #anything a fluffy fic can do #VM can do better

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vmficclub · 2 years

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It's getting hot in here! So take off all LoVe’s (fictional or not) clothes!

VM Fic Club is happy to announce Sexy LoVe Week 2022!

Content creators, get ready, we've got a new challenge brewing, and we're looking into close encounters of the smutty kind between our favorite jackass-with-a-heart-of-gold and the tiny, snarky love of his life.

As naughty as we might feel, we have some guidelines to follow:

First and most important: please, behave 😉 Meaning we use only the NSFW channel on Discord for this challenge and welcome all creators above the age of consent to participate.

We’re feeling frisky and willing to experiment this year 😉

Participants must be on the Veronica Mars Fic Club Discord server. If you're not already on the server, please join via this link: http://bit.ly/vmfcdiscord

Yeaaah, you got us there! 😇 We want to encourage new people to join our fandom, so please, feel free to repost the challenge announcements on Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter. Let the number of talented people here grow! 🙌🏻

LoVe is the ship we sail on. This is a LoVe-oriented challenge. You may include other ships when writing this, and bring in other characters besides Logan Echolls and Veronica Mars in polyamorous scenarios or maybe make your favourite character play solo. Have fun with it, but you know who our hearts belong to! 🙂

Use at least one of the prompts for the specified day. We've listed three prompts a day every day for a week. We really hope they’ll turn you on inspire your creativity! Use some of the prompts or all at once. It’s up to you! Just make sure to share it with us. Sharing is caring, right? 😉

This is a challenge when your exhibitionistic tendencies will come in handy 😁 Give us all you have. Meaning all types of content creators are welcome: fics, drabbles, art, podfics, playlists, gifsets, and more!

Use all measures of protection! 🤓 Tag conscientiously. Make sure you use the appropriate fic rating when posting, especially as we're expecting mostly Mature and Explicit fics. On AO3, tag any major characters and relationships, kinks and any trigger warnings, especially for any issues of dubious consent. No love without a glove, be mature about it 😉

Posting begins on 08/15. We encourage you to post during 15-21 of August week; if you run a little late, that's totally fine, we will keep the collection open until 08/31. If you upload early, that's okay too, but the collection will not be revealed until 08/15.

Our party will be held in the “Sexy LoVe Week 2022” collection on AO3. The collection will be anonymous and authors will be revealed on 09/01. We’ll have all the fun in the world trying to guess who wrote which fic 😄 If you want to stay anonymous after this date, please set the work accordingly. One last thing: Have fun and cheer each other on! We welcome non-content creators to participate through appreciation, especially in the form of comments, kudos, and gushing on the server.

#Veronica Mars #veronica mars fanfic #smut collection #content creation challenge #writing challenge

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