chartreuseian asked:
Hey hey đ For the fanfic writer asks!!
10, 17, 29 and 41
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10) Do you work on multiple wips or stick to one fic at a time?
I thought I had already answered this but must have been for a previous ask meme. Iâve done a few of them lately and itâs such fun, thanks for playing all.
Anyway! I actively work on just one. More live in my brain obviously but ping-ponging between projects just makes progress so glacial it gets really discouraging. So one at a time đ
17) Do you have a writing routine?
I guess? I turn the PC on. Boot Plottr, open NovelPad. I get my planner and write down the scene Iâm working on that day. I decide what my goal is for the day. Lately itâs been more time-focused rather than goal. I have a horrible habit of not focusing if I say âdo X number of wordsâ and then I sit there forever being miserable. Much better to give myself a time limit, and whatever I get done is all I get for the day. I keep hoping it will teach me to spend my time more wisely but alas there are still days I procrastinate badly.
29) Whatâs something about your writing that youâre proud of?
Already answered here đ
41) Whoâs your favorite character youâve written?
Hmm. What I enjoy the most I think is when I can hear the character, and I feel like I captured their voice. That doesnât happen a lot. It has happened with Claudia (Warehouse 13), and I had it happen quite a bit in my Librarians/Sanctuary crossover. I think it helps if the characters have phrases they often use.
But favourite character to write just generally? You know Iâm tempted to say Nikola. I went through a phase where I felt like I should tag every fic I was writing with âNikola is a good friendâ because it was just coming out that way. Heâs a snarky bastard who talks a good game but he doesnât fool me, he can bluster all he wants but I know how much he cares for his friends.
Although I have liked writing Eve in my Librarians fics.
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52) Whatâs the average word count of your fics?
943,505 / 81 (as I have 2 fanarts on AO3) = 11,648
Given my propensity for lengthy multi-chaptered I am surprised itâs that low, but then I guess there are a fair few oneshots as well, and it is an average.
Iâm bummed itâs close to a million but not over it. Makes me wonder if I scrape my HD for all the prompt ficlets I never posted anywhere other than tumblr, or the fanfic I never finished/posted, if I would get there. I doubt it. Iâve probably got 20k or so but not nearly 60k. Sad.