drop a number and a fandom in my askbox and I’ll answer:
- things that inspire you
- things that motivate you
- name three favorite writers
- name three authors that were influential to your work and tell why
- since how long do you write?
- how did writing change you?
- early influences on your writing
- what time are you most productive?
- do you set yourself deadlines?
- how do you do your researches?
- do you listen to music when writing?
- favorite place to write
- hardest character to write
- easiest character to write
- hardest verse to write
- easiest verse to write
- favorite AU to write
- favorite pairing to write
- favorite fandom to write
- favorite character to write
- least favorite character to write
- favorite story you’ve ever written
- least favorite story you’ve ever written
- favorite scene you’ve ever written
- favorite line you’ve ever written
- story you’re most proud of
- best review you ever got
- worst review you ever got
- favorite story/poem of another author
- hardest part of writing
- easiest part of writing
- alternate title for (insert story title)
- alternate ending for (insert story title)
- alternate pairing for (insert story title)
- single story or multi-part story?
- one-shot or multi-chaptered story?
- canon or AU?
- do you reread your own stories?
- do you want to be published some day?
- which one of your stories would you most like to see as a movie/series
- one song that captures (insert story title)
- do you plan or do you write whatever comes to your mind?
- would you ever write a sequel for (insert fic title here)
- do you write linear or do you write future scenes if you feel like it?
- share the synopsis of a story you work on that you haven’t published yet
- share a scene of a story that you haven’t published yet
- how many unfinished ideas/stories are you working on at the same time?
- three spoilers for (insert story title)
- writing advice
- open question to the writer
Tag: ask meme
baby’s breath, evening primrose, calla lily, lavender, sugarbush?
baby’s breath: 5 things you associate yourself with
I assume you mean, like, aesthetics or something, so the sky, water, mermaids, flowers, butterflies
evening primrose: what’s your sleeping playlist (give me 5 songs)?
“4 O’Clock” – RM and V (music box edition)
“The Girl’s Fantasy” – Clannad: After Story OST
“The Last Unicorn” – Kenny Loggins
“Dearly Beloved” – Kingdom Hearts OST
calla lily: are you more of a sunny day or a rainy evening?
Rainy evening.
lavender: what is something that you’ve always wanted to be/have/get but can never have?
A life-sized silicon mermaid tail, complete with matching accessories, like so:
Unfortunately, I do not have several hundred dollars to spare, or else I would totally get one.
sugarbush: do you have sweet tooth? if yes, what’s your favorite sweets? if no, why?
Already answered!
For the botanical asks: sugarbush and windflower
sugarbush: do you have sweet tooth? if yes, what’s your favorite sweets? if no, why?
Ha, hoo boy, do I. Let’s see, ding dongs (or the knockoff equivalent from where I live), a really good brownie covered in hard chocolate that the corner store sells occasionally, sour gummy worms, peanut M&Ms, Andes chocolate mints, my own homemade chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cake, mint chocolate ice cream (especially in milkshakes), strawberry-soursop milkshakes, chocolate donuts, peanut butter cups… okay, I think I’d better stop now. XD
windflower: list 5 of your favorite blogs and explain why i like them
@quicktothebatjalopy – Star Wars and Kpop, an excellent combination. 😉
@azuppe02 – Such wonderful VIXX fanart! I squeal a little whenever I see a new post from them.
@foodffs – Such a great source of new recipes!
@breezy-cheezy – I love her tags and art so much. ❤
@ace-pidge – Honestly the only Voltron blog I bother following and the source of most of the Voltron stuff I end up reblogging, since it’s discourse free and I can just block the ships I don’t want to see.
cute botanical asks!!
baby’s breath: 5 things you associate yourself with:
bleeding heart: what makes you heart go mushy?
bell flower: what’s the title of the song that makes you want to jump around out of joy?
evening primrose: what’s your sleeping playlist (give me 5 songs)?
forget-me-not: who is your favorite blog who isn’t following you?
daffodil: what is one plant that you want to have but can never get?
calla lily: are you more of a sunny day or a rainy evening?
foxglove: what is your favorite color and in what shade?
lavender: what is something that you’ve always wanted to be/have/get but can never have?
love in a mist: what is the latest dream that you remember?
daisy: what is your favorite flavor of cotton candy, ice cream, and juice?
painter’s palette: are you more of a singer, dancer, painter, or instrumentalist?
tulip: what is your most favorite make-up product? do you like it more natural, dark, or etc?
waxflower: are you a bee or a butterfly person? a dog or a cat person?
sugarbush: do you have sweet tooth? if yes, what’s your favorite sweets? if no, why?
sunflower: would you like to be a fairy or a mermaid?
sweet pea: what would you like to call your significant other?
sea lavender: can you swim? which strokes can you do?
windflower: list 5 of your favorite blogs and explain why i like them
golden rod: are you more of a baker or a cook?
bloom: what is something that you would like to tell your children?
peony: what is something that you wish your parents could’ve told you?
prairie gentian: do you have a significant other?
september flower: are you more of a sunshine or sunset person?
bird of paradise: do you wake up early? do you sleep early?
marigold: what’s your favorite tea?
peruvian lily: what are the names of your pets?
hyacinth: do you name your plants?
lilac: would you rather sleep and be cozy or hang out with your friends?
poppy: do you like to dip your fries or do you like it as is?
dandelion: any special talent that you have?
7. Who was your favorite character to write in Take Me to the Sky?
Honestly, it was probably Cookie. I had fun figuring out his speech patterns, and I actually find his POV a pretty fascinating one to write from, given how skewed and screwed up it can sometimes be.
1 for the fic questions. :)
1. Of the fics you’ve written, which is your favorite and why?
Honestly… at this point in time, I think it has to be one of my more recent fics, “Becoming Real,” done for a VIXX AU
developed by @quicktothebatjalopy
that was based on their Voodoo Doll MV. Basically everything that makes a fic enjoyable and interesting to write for me is in there in some way, shape, or form: character exploration, character backstory, found family, hugs and cuddles, platonic relationships, hurt/comfort, worldbuilding, etc.
Plus, writing is usually like pulling teeth for me, and there are often times where I’m stuck on a bit of dialogue or description for days, if not weeks. However, with this fic, I wrote over 26 pages in the span of about 2 weeks, which is unheard of when compared to my normal writing speed (and the longest oneshot fic I’ve ever written to date), and not once did I ever get overly frustrated with any specific part of the story or feel like I was bashing my head against a brick wall over and over trying to get things to sound right. Any blocks I had cleared up relatively quickly, and the overall writing process was very smooth.
It was also an emotional roller coaster for me to write. I’ve always privately held that my best stories are the ones that managed to make me genuinely emotional while I was writing them, and I cried like, at least six separate times while brainstorming and writing the fic. I fully admit that this may just mean I’ve become a sentimental sap in my old age, but since I’ve gotten multiple comments saying how emotional people found the writing, I like to think that at least a little of what I felt while I was writing it got transferred to the audience somehow.
tl;dr – My VIXX fic “Becoming Real,” because the tropes included appealed to me immensely, it was relatively easy for me to write, and it made me Feel Things while I was writing it, which to me, is the benchmark by which I measure how meaningful a work of fiction is to me.
10 Questions Every Fic Writer Secretly Wants to be Asked
There are a lot of fic questions that float around online, but rarely do they ever ask specific questions about the fics themselves. Ask any writer one or more of these ten questions to learn more about the fic and show support.
1. Of the fics you’ve written, which is your favorite and why?
2. Which scene was your favorite to write in [title of fic]?
3. Which part of [title] was hardest to write?
4. If you could change anything in [title], what would it be?
5. Did you make an outline for [title]? Did you stick to it?
6. Which scenes did you cut, and which were added in [title]?
7. Who was your favorite character to write in [title]?
8. Which came first, the title or the fic?
9. Which idea came to you first in [title]?
10. What are some facts readers may not know about [title]?
Fanfic author ask meme
My first ask meme, and one that’s been on my mind for a while! Feel free to reblog for your it for yourself, answer them, or ask me for my answers! Read more break after 10/50 to help keep this from clogging any dashboards
1. What was your first fic and could you stand to reread it today?
2. What’s your most recent fic and how far do you think you’ve come?
3. In your opinion, what’s your best fic?
4. In your opinion and without looking at any numbers, what’s your most popular fic?
5. Is there any fic that makes you super happy to reread and remember you wrote that?
6. Is there any fic that makes you super embarrassed to reread and remember you wrote that?
7. What’s the fic you most want to continue (unfinished or no)?
8. What’s the oldest (longest since last update) fic you most want to continue (unfinished or no)?
9. Have you ever written for a fandom without watching/reading/playing the source material?
10. Have you ever written for a fandom without reading other fanfic for it?
ask thing–👊🏽, 🎵, 💀, 🏆, 👫
👊🏽- hyung-line or maknae-line?
How dare you make me choose, anon. D:< …fine, hyung line. By the teensiest bit.
🎵- favorite non-title track song?
It’s either “Love Me Do” or “12345″ depending on my mood. Usually “Love Me Do,” though.
💀- share your favorite meme
Hongbin and the bubbles. Always. Hongbin’s judging faces in general, really.
🏆- share your favorite vixx moment
When the Shangri La live stage for MBC Music Festival went viral. What a great way to ring in the new year for VIXX, amirite? YES, TALK ABOUT MY BOYS. NOTICE THEM. APPRECIATE ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND WHAT AN UNDERRATED WORK OF ART THIS DANCE AND SONG IS.
👫- a quality you and your bias share?
We are both, um… rather clingy, shall we say. (And no one around us ever wants to cuddle, RIP the both of us.)
I wish you would write a fic where…
Send me an anymous (or not) summary of the fic you wish I would write. (maybe I will write a tidbit)
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