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Let's Get ((REAL)) fic writer asks

✨What's a fic you've posted you wish you could breathe life into again and have people talking about it? (or simply a fic you wish got more credit)

💘Is there any posted fic you want to rework/re-edit/re-write? 💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?

🌈is there a fic that you worked *really fucking hard on* that no one would ever know? maybe a scene/theme you struggled with? 🦋what are you most insecure about when you post a fic?

🌻what makes you want to give up on writing? what makes you keep going?

🌿how does creating make you feel? 🍉in what ways has writing helped you process trauma and/or navigate through your own life?

🎀give yourself a compliment about your own writing

🎈describe your style as a writer; is it fixed? does it change? 🎉how often do you celebrate completing & posting a work? how often do you give yourself the credit/validation that you seek from others when you post? (if you don't, you should!)

💞what's the most important part of a story for you? the plot, the characters, the worldbuilding, the technical stuff (grammar etc), the figurative language

💝what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting? 🤍what's one fic of yours you think people didn't "get"? 🕯️was there a fic that was really hard on you to write, or took you to a place you didn't think it would take you? 💥find your least kudos'd fic - say something wonderful about it. 🍭why did you start writing? 💎why is writing important to you? 📡why is writing and sharing your writing important for fandom?

🪄what is your post-writing/sharing aftercare? How do you take care of yourself or celebrate yourself when you've finished a fic?

🎙️which one of your fics would you like someone to make a pod-fic of? 🤲what do YOU get out of writing? 💋when you leave comments on a fic, do you want to hear back from the writer? ☯️how do you think engaging with each other through tumblr, twitter, comments, kudos, creates healthy fandom experiences? How do you deal with that if you're not a social person/experience social anxiety?

🧿what steps do you take to not take things personally if a fic doesn't do well, or if your writing/posting/sharing experience isn't going how you'd like it to? 💌share something with us about an up-and-coming work (WIP) that has you excited!

Hello there, I've been reading your story called Watson Wraith, and I'm impressed. I've been trying to find a story like this, and you've dun well, but may I ask, Danny and Wes are going to be friends right?

Ooooo thank you! I'm glad you're liking it so far!

Oh yeah, they're friends really early on. It is, however, a slow burn fic. Romance isn't gonna be A Huge Theme in the story I don't think, with the exception of some chapters focusing on it. It'll kind of just be a dynamic that's there. Like, an action/friendship story that happens to also (eventually) have romance sometimes. It's just been REALLY slow to get there 😂

Ooo a good one!

Fanfic Writer Emoji Ask

😅 What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists?

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

🤡 What's a line, scene, or exchange you've written that made you laugh?

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

✍ Do you have a beta reader?

🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉

💋 First kiss fics. Love em or hate em?

🎶 Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?

🛠What tools/programs/apps do you use to write?

⛔ Do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

🙋‍♀️ Do any irl people know you write fanfic?

🍦 What's the sweetest fic you've created so far?

🍷 Do you drink and write?

🍆 Do you write the spicy stuffs? If so, what's your most popular nsfw fic?

🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write?

💖 What made you start writing?

💌 How do you feel about comments and feedback?

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

💲 Would you ever open commissions?

🧐 Do you spend much time researching for your stories?

🏆 What's your most popular fic?

🎃 Do you write fics for certain holidays? Which is your favorite holiday inspired fic?

🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which?

🎨 How do you feel about fan art of your stories?

📈 How many fics do you have?

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

🤗 What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started?

💞 Who's your comfort character?

🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them.

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

🤲 Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

😬 Which of your fics would you be most horrified for friends, family, or coworkers to stumble upon?

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

✅ What's something that appears in your fics over and over and over again, even if you don't mean to?

📚 Would you ever want to turn writing into a career?

⌛ How long does it take you to write a fic, or a chapter?

🤯 What's a genre you struggle with as a writer (ex. romance, action, etc.)?

💔 Is there a fic of yours that broke your heart?

💥 How do you feel about criticism?

🤭 Do you have a favorite tag to use when posting your works?

🥰 How do you feel about reader interaction? Are you open to receiving questions about your fics?

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✅ What's something that appears in your fics over and over and over again, even if you don't mean to?

Strange sensations? I'm just fascinated by textures and want some of how I imagine it to come through. ¬‿¬ It's definitely why I like writing xenophilia, but if it's not gonna be that then it'll probably come out as some other kind of sensory kink, or focusing on how strong emotions feel in the body.

💞 Who's your comfort character?

For the last four years? Takashi Shirogane, hands down. I will not quit him. For the last four months? Bakugou Katsuki has me down bad, sorry not sorry.

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

I'm trying more plotting because I'm writing more, um, plot? But the fics I pants'd tend to be my favorites so maybe that's telling me something. I think it's telling me I want to practice plotting more til I like the results!

Thanks for the ask! Here's the list.

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗

Aww thank you 🥰 hm let’s see:

Truer than North - sheith 80k E - the one where Keith becomes Shiro’s dom after the war. Platonically, maybe.

Without a Word - sheith 15k E - the one where Shiro and Keith participate in a little alien ritual, and finally manage to admit their feelings... without saying a word.

Rosemary & Time - sheith 14k teen - time traveler's wife sheith, but make it fantasy/time travel magic with baker Shiro and a mysterious future husband.

I'm still on my way - bakujirou (bnha) 29k E - the one where Jirou has gender feels in their final year at UA, and Bakugou is by their side the whole way. Slowburn, non-binary/genderfluid Jirou, trans 4 trans relationship 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

bite my tongue & seem to shun [series] - bakudeku (bnha) 49k E - where Izuku and Katsuki are both surprised when they find themselves starting something new. (feat. trans Bakugou ily 💋)

Thanks, @bavariansugarcookie! Tagging @ticktockclockwork @ursae-minoris-world @kitty-lakill @starlight-vld @goldentruth813 - only if you want to, what are five favorite fics you've written?

Let's try this...

Ask me about my OC, Lee! MC of a dystopian sci fi novel I'm working on, with a second chance sapphic romance ;) I will answer replies or anons, whatever you like.

Edgy/misc OC ask meme ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Send me a number and an OC, and I'll answer.

What memory would your OC rather just forget?

What's something about your OC that people wouldn't expect just from looking at them?

What is your OC's fatal flaw? Are they aware of this flaw?

When scared, does your OC fight, flee, freeze or fawn?

How far is your OC willing to go to get what they want?

How easily could your OC be convinced to do something that goes against their moral compass?

What's one way your OC has changed since you first came up with them?

Would your OC ostensibly be able to get away with murder?

Do you have a specific lyric or quote which you associate with your OC?

What's an AU that would be interesting to explore with your OC?

What is your OC's weapon of choice? Have they ever actually used it?

Is your OC self-destructive? In what ways?

If you met your OC, would the two of you get along?

How does your OC want to be seen by other characters?

Does your OC have a faceclaim? If so, who?

What is your OC's pain tolerance like?

What is the worst thing you have put your OC through story-wise?

Is your OC more cold and detached or up close and personal?

How does your OC behave when enraged?

Does your OC have a tendency to get jealous? If so, how does this manifest?

Does your OC have any illnesses or disorders? How do they handle it?

What character alignment would you consider your OC to be?

What emotion is the hardest for your OC to process? How about express?

What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone down? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?

What is your favorite thing about your OC?

11!

Based on this ask meme.

11. What is your OC's weapon of choice? Have they ever actually used it?

Lee doesn’t have a sidearm or anything but that’s not to say she isn’t dangerous. 😏

In this ‘verse, she’s a sensitive (rare human mutation lending superior senses, among other things… think sentinel AU, though mine’s got my own lore). At the start of the story she’s been raised to believe certain things about her abilities and despises using them even when she feels she has to. Also she’s in hiding so she can’t explore a lot and definitely hasn’t pushed her abilities before. The lightning-fast reflexes come in handy though, as a pilot, in a fistfight, in a rescue…

Lee doesn’t even know what her greatest ‘weapon’ is yet, an altered state that connects her mind with others like her in a sort of network. As she learns what she can do, she’s gonna have to wrestle with whether or not it’s possible to use this power for good.

Thanks for asking!!

14 & 16 :)

Based on this OC ask meme.

14. How does your OC want to be seen by other characters?

Lee is tough, standoffish, avoids attention and responsibility. She just wants to fade to the background, grumbling shit like “let’s get this over with.” 🙄

She’s going for an idgaf energy, but… such a FAKE idgaf’er! She can't keep it up. She really wants to keep people at arm’s length and (spoiler alert) it’s not working.

At the start of the story, Lee has kind of made Lone Wolf her whole personality. Thinks it’s easier that way. Safer. (It’s not.) She pushed away her most important person, which sucks even if she thought it was necessary at the time, but she told herself her former friend/love interest would be better off if she never thought about Lee again. A clean break. Riiiight.

At the same time it really pains her that her friend/love interest now thinks she never cared at all. Lee’s fake idgaf’er is showing here fr but she can't help but want to fix it.

Oh, and re the main antagonist, Lee wants to be invisible at first and later wants to be recognized as a legitimate opponent/threat... and unfortunately neither is true. 😬

16. What is your OC's pain tolerance like?

Ahem. Really, really high.

It’s also a core feature of the story that she faked her way through testing for a sentinel’s heightened senses by enduring a trial that was basically torture. 😖 In a sensory nightmare kind of way. To “fail” the test and avoid being enlisted, she has to suffer through it without reaching out for help/dropping her mental shield… all while knowing that a trusted person who can help her is right there, waiting to intervene and save her from it. Ugh.

Guess I'd also say it's more an ongoing thing than just that... Lee is no stranger to pushing through a great deal of discomfort and pain, day in and day out, just to exist in a world where she is forced to hide her super-sensory abilities and perform like everything is fine. (Been thinking a lot about both ND masking and living with chronic pain when developing this character.)

Whew. Thanks for asking, anon!

Writer Goal Ask List for a New Year 🎉

These writer asks are always so fun to both ask and answer. Fanfic or original fiction writers, reblog away! These are asks based in new goals for a new year.

💖 What is your primary writing goal for this year?

🛳 Are there any new ships you want to write for? (Platonic, romantic, or anything in between.)

🤔 Are there any new characters you want to write about?

🥸 Does anyone in IRL know you write fanfic or original fiction? If not, do you plan on telling anyone this year?

🥵 Any plans to write steamy or spicy content this year?

👻 Is there a new genre you'd like to write?

🦄 Is there a new POV you'd like to try writing?

🐌 What is one of your smallest writing goals?

🦖 Are there any fandoms you wrote for in the past that you'd like to return to?

🍄 Are there any fandoms you've never written for but want to try?

🌈 What research do you plan on doing for your writing?

✨What's one area of your writing that you think needs the least amount of improvement?

🥕 What's one area of your writing that you think needs the most amount of improvement?

🫘 Spill the beans. What's a new project you're doing this year?

🥳 How are you going to celebrate when you achieve one of your writing goals?

🎃 Do you plan on writing any seasonal fics?

🐾 Do you plan on writing for any fests or competitions?

✍️ Which stat matters most to you (if at all!): subscriptions, kudos/favorites, comments, bookmarks, word count, or hits?

👾 Do you have any "bad" writing habits you want to break?

🤖 Are you looking to change your current writing setup? (Or establish one, if you don't have one?)

🦷 Is there a chapter, scene, or WIP you're dreading to write (but is necessary to your plot)? Share a snippet or tell us about it!

💥Is there a chapter, scene, or WIP you're most excited to write? Share a snippet or tell us about it!

🍕Will you be making any changes to your posting schedule (if you have one)? (Or do you want to establish a posting schedule?)

🛏 Is there a new trope you'd like to write this year?

🪩 Do you have any "good" writing habits you want to cultivate?

🎉 How are you going to be kind to yourself if you don't meet your goals?

💌 Are you willing to take requests or prompts for writing?

Writer Ask Meme

1. Tell us about your WIP!

2. Where is your favorite place to write?

3. What is your favorite/least favorite part about writing?

4. Do you have any writing habits/rituals?

5. Top five formative books?

6. Favorite character you’ve written?

7. Favorite/most inspirational book?

8. Do you have any writing buddies or critique partners?

9. Favorite/least favorite tropes?

10. Pick an author (or writing friend) to co-write a book with

11. What are you planning to work on next?

12. Which story of yours do you like best? why?

13. Describe your writing process

14. What does it take for you to be ready to write a book? (i.e. do you research? outline? make a playlist or pinterest board? wing it?)

15. How do you deal with self-doubt when writing?

16. Cover love/dream covers?

17. What things (scenes/topics/character types) are you most comfortable writing?

18. Tell us about that one book you’ll never let anyone read

19. How do you cope with writer’s block?

20. Any advice for young writers/advice you wish someone would have given you early on?

21. What aspect of your writing are you most proud of?

22. Tell us about the books on your “to write” list

23. Most anticipated upcoming books?

24. Do you remember the moment you decided to become a writer/author?

25. What’s your worldbuilding process like?

26. What’s the most research you’ve ever put into a book?

27. Every writer’s least favorite question - where does your inspiration come from? Do you do certain things to make yourself more inspired? Is it easy for you to come up with story ideas?

28. How do you stay focused on your own work and how do you deal with comparison?

29. Is writing more of a hobby or do you write with the intention of getting published?

30. Do you like to read books similar to your project while you’re drafting or do you stick to non-fiction/un-similar works?

31. Top five favorite books in your genre?

32. On average how much do you write in a day? do you have trouble staying focused/getting the word count in?

33. What’s your revision/rewriting process like?

34. Unpopular writing thoughts/opinions?

35. Post the last sentence you wrote

36. Post a snippet

37. Do you ever write long handed or do you prefer to type everything?

38. How do you nail voice in your books?

39. Do you spend a lot of time analyzing and studying the work of authors you admire?

40. Do you look up to any of your writer buddies?

41. Are there any books you feel have shaped you as a writer?

42. How many drafts do you usually write before you feel satisfied?

43. How do you deal with rejection?

44. Why (and when) did you decide to become a writer?

45. First or third person?

46. Past or present tense?

47. Single or dual/multi POV?

48. Do you prefer to write skimpy drafts and flesh them out later, or write too much and cut it back?

49. Favorite fictional world?

50. Do you share your rough drafts or do you wait until everything is all polished?

51. Are you a secretive writer or do you talk with your friends about your books?

52. Who do you write for?

53. What is the first line of your WIP?

54. Favorite first line/opening you’ve written?

55. How do you manage your time/make time for writing? (do you set aside time to write every day or do you only write when you have a lot of free time?)

My characters

character interrelationship asks!

Replace X and Y with whatever characters you want to ask about!

how does X feel about Y?

X is going to a party. why would they bring Y?

what do X and Y do when they hang out?

what does X love about Y?

what does X hate about Y?

X is feeling sick. why would they call Y to help them out?

X tells Y a secret. what is it and why?

why does X go to visit Y at midnight?

X needs space from Y. what happened between them?

would X ever have a crush on Y? if yes, why?

X gets a gift for Y. what do they get?

X has to share a room with Y. how does their evening turn out?

X and Y are sharing a dessert. what do they agree to get?

X and Y go for a walk. where do they walk and why?

accidentally, X sees Y crying. would they say why, and what’s the fallout?

why does X ask Y to dance, and how does it turn out?

Gratulation!! 🎉🎂🎉

That you have now 100 Followers is amazing!

I love your puzzleshipping storys, and I would like to request 22 or 31, for a drabble if that's ok?

Hi! I'm so sorry it's taken so long to get this one done. I had a little dip in motivation and was lacking ideas for a while.

I appreciate your patience and thank you so much for your kind words <3 I know it's not as long as the others but it's just as sweet <3

I already did 22 in another ask so I went for 31 ^.^

Enjoy

31. "You lied to me"

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“You lied to me.” Atem pouted as he pushed his plate away. 

“How?” Yugi asked, looking up from his own food. 

“You said this was nice.” Atem huffed. 

Yugi laughed when Atem frowned at him. 

“It is nice.” He told him, reaching out and pulling the plate toward himself. “I’ll have yours too if you don’t want it.” 

Atem continued to frown at him, a small pout on his lips as Yugi continued to eat the food in front of him. 

"You know." Yugi said as he looked back at Atem. "You can't live on sweets alone. You need proper food too." 

"I know that, but this…" Atem shot a glare at his plate near Yugi. "This isn't nice." 

"Noodles." Yugi said. "It's noodles with some vegetables." 

"It's not as nice as you promised." 

Yugi sighed in frustration, looking across the room at the pans he'd used to cook their meal. 

"I'm really trying." He said. "You don't really like meat, spice isn't your thing either, you find the texture of pasta weird… I don't know what else to do for you." 

Atem was proving to be a very picky eater and it was starting to try his patience. Of course, he loved having Atem there with him, he was glad he hadn’t left after the ceremonial duel but…this was so hard. 

He looked down at his plate, pushing his food around with his chopsticks as he tried not to be too disappointed with Atems reaction to this meal. 

“I’m sorry Yugi.” Atem said quietly. 

Yugi hummed and continued to toy with his food, picking up a piece of broccoli and dropping it again several times. 

He heard Atem move, the chair slid across the floor loudly and he bit his lip, trying not to get annoyed at the former Pharaoh. 

A hand against his shoulder made him look up. Atem stood next to him, a small smile on his face. 

“I really am sorry.” Atem said, his hand sliding down Yugi's arm slowly. “I know I’m being difficult and I’m sorry to keep doing this to you.” 

“It’s fine.” He said, offering Atem a small smile of his own. 

"No, I’ve been acting selfishly. I haven’t been thinking about you and how hard this is on you.” Atems hand rested over his hand on the table for a moment. “I appreciate you trying, and I appreciate you, my love." Atem said softly, reaching out to cup Yugi's cheek. "I might be struggling to find things I like in this world, but I know for certain that I love you." 

He shook his head, turning to place a soft kiss to Atems palm.

“You’re lucky you’re so good with words.” He teased. “Otherwise I’d be so angry at you right now.”

“I deserve your anger.” Atem said, a soft laugh leaving his lips. “I have never deserved your kindness.”

Yugi laughed and pushed his chair back, standing to face Atem. He reached out to brush a stray piece of hair behind Atems ear. 

“You deserve every good thing this world can give you.” Yugi said softly, smiling when Atem blushed and looked away. 

“You’re too good to me.” Atem whispered, looking back at him. 

“I’ll be the judge of that.” He replied. 

Atem smiled and leaned closer, catching Yugi's lips in a soft kiss that stole his breath. 

Gratulation!! 🎉🎂🎉

That you have now 100 Followers is amazing!

I love your puzzleshipping storys, and I would like to request 22 or 31, for a drabble if that's ok?

Hi! I'm so sorry it's taken so long to get this one done. I had a little dip in motivation and was lacking ideas for a while.

I appreciate your patience and thank you so much for your kind words <3 I know it's not as long as the others but it's just as sweet <3

I already did 22 in another ask so I went for 31 ^.^

Enjoy

31. "You lied to me"

..............................

“You lied to me.” Atem pouted as he pushed his plate away. 

“How?” Yugi asked, looking up from his own food. 

“You said this was nice.” Atem huffed. 

Yugi laughed when Atem frowned at him. 

“It is nice.” He told him, reaching out and pulling the plate toward himself. “I’ll have yours too if you don’t want it.” 

Atem continued to frown at him, a small pout on his lips as Yugi continued to eat the food in front of him. 

"You know." Yugi said as he looked back at Atem. "You can't live on sweets alone. You need proper food too." 

"I know that, but this…" Atem shot a glare at his plate near Yugi. "This isn't nice." 

"Noodles." Yugi said. "It's noodles with some vegetables." 

"It's not as nice as you promised." 

Yugi sighed in frustration, looking across the room at the pans he'd used to cook their meal. 

"I'm really trying." He said. "You don't really like meat, spice isn't your thing either, you find the texture of pasta weird… I don't know what else to do for you." 

Atem was proving to be a very picky eater and it was starting to try his patience. Of course, he loved having Atem there with him, he was glad he hadn’t left after the ceremonial duel but…this was so hard. 

He looked down at his plate, pushing his food around with his chopsticks as he tried not to be too disappointed with Atems reaction to this meal. 

“I’m sorry Yugi.” Atem said quietly. 

Yugi hummed and continued to toy with his food, picking up a piece of broccoli and dropping it again several times. 

He heard Atem move, the chair slid across the floor loudly and he bit his lip, trying not to get annoyed at the former Pharaoh. 

A hand against his shoulder made him look up. Atem stood next to him, a small smile on his face. 

“I really am sorry.” Atem said, his hand sliding down Yugi's arm slowly. “I know I’m being difficult and I’m sorry to keep doing this to you.” 

“It’s fine.” He said, offering Atem a small smile of his own. 

"No, I’ve been acting selfishly. I haven’t been thinking about you and how hard this is on you.” Atems hand rested over his hand on the table for a moment. “I appreciate you trying, and I appreciate you, my love." Atem said softly, reaching out to cup Yugi's cheek. "I might be struggling to find things I like in this world, but I know for certain that I love you." 

He shook his head, turning to place a soft kiss to Atems palm.

“You’re lucky you’re so good with words.” He teased. “Otherwise I’d be so angry at you right now.”

“I deserve your anger.” Atem said, a soft laugh leaving his lips. “I have never deserved your kindness.”

Yugi laughed and pushed his chair back, standing to face Atem. He reached out to brush a stray piece of hair behind Atems ear. 

“You deserve every good thing this world can give you.” Yugi said softly, smiling when Atem blushed and looked away. 

“You’re too good to me.” Atem whispered, looking back at him. 

“I’ll be the judge of that.” He replied. 

Atem smiled and leaned closer, catching Yugi's lips in a soft kiss that stole his breath.