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kira-nerys-rocks asked:

Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.

Any writing advice that works for you and you feel like sharing?

How do you come up with fic titles? What’s the one you’re most proud of?

Thanks for the ask! šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚

19) Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.
Part of me wants to skip this and substitute another question but I am working on some art for the Librarians exchange at the moment. That has to be secret but I donā€™t think itā€™s too much of a #Spoiler to do one line like

ā€œLibrarians win with what they know – not magic!ā€

36) How do you come up with fic titles? Whatā€™s the one youā€™re most proud of?

  • Iā€™m quite fond of song titles to be honest. Not usually lyrics, or not formatted as such anyway.
  • Another place I have looked for titles are episode titles. Not for the show I am writing for usually, but from any show I have watched and liked. I used to keep a text file with a list of titles I had seen that I liked, and when titling a fic I checked that list first to see if anything fit.
  • Sometimes there is a line in the fic, or the prompt that inspired the story, that just demands a certain title.

As for the one Iā€™m most proud of? Monstrare, Monere perhaps. A Warehouse 13 oneshot. The actual fic itself I am a bit meh about after all this time, but the title and summary I am like ā€œI wrote that?ā€ I also really like and the Sins of Atlantis. Totally self-indulgent ridiculous fic which I enjoy more than I should. It uses the same episode title structure as the Librarians show (I did that for all my prompt month fics that year, which I loved). I particularly like this one though as I feel like thereā€™s so many layers to it. Sins – so evocative, so many questions. Atlantis – how? why? I donā€™t know. It was fun.

(Under the cut for the writing advice because despite making myself stick to just one point, I still went on a lot. Oops.)

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OMG I am dying this is too funny.

Watching Rizzoli and Isles for the first time. Reached season 6, episode 2.

Maura had Jane row a boat on a lake.

Maura goes again later with her new hire and tells him ā€œif Jane asks you rowedā€. Now Maura explained that Jane had to row not to frighten the fish.

BUT all I can think of lesbian and arm muscles and how much Maura maybe got Jane to row to enjoy the view šŸ¤£

Romance Tropes Bracket (Round Three)

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First round post here, and second round post here.

Please check out @purlturtleā€™s post here. Iā€™m doing this in response to them, as they said I could ramble and join in šŸ™‚ Now weā€™ve reached this point only half my picks are the same as theirs. Itā€™s getting really interesting!

So in the BLUE CORNER

  • Bodyguard vs Second Chances

Rocking that RED we have

  • Grumpy/Sunshine vs Soulmates

The sun shines down on YELLOW

  • Mistaken Identity vs Amnesia

Aaaaaand finally working that GREEN

  • Friends to Lovers vs Sworn Off Love

Under the cut for my picks and rambles!

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Romance Tropes Bracket (Round Two)

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You can see my first round post here.

Please check out @purlturtleā€™s second round post. Iā€™m doing this in response to them, as they said I could. Such an interesting topic!

So in the BLUE CORNER

  • Bodyguard vs Workplace
  • Second Chances vs. Siblingā€™s Best Friend

Rocking that RED we have

  • Grumpy/Sunshine vs Just To Get It Out Of Our Systems
  • Holiday Romance vs. Soulmates

The sun shines down on YELLOW

  • Mistaken Identity vs Only One Bed
  • Amnesia vs Secretly a Celeb/Royal

Aaaaaand finally working that GREEN

  • Fake Dating vs. Friends to Lovers
  • Sworn Off Love vs. Supernatural (vampires etc.)

Under the cut for this round of picks and rambles!

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chartreuseianĀ said:Ā Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!!! So I was scrolling this and enjoying that I agree with many of your correct opinions, and then I saw your comments about soulmates and nearly spat out my dinner. I am literally half way through Time Will Tell at the moment (theyā€™ve just moved to London and it KILLED me to have to stop reading there) and I hadnā€™t put it together that that is you!! So, like, hi! Iā€™m fangirling so hard right now because I think it might be my new favourite fic šŸ˜…

oh WOW!! How to kill an author in one easy step. This has to be one of the best/nicest/most awesome comments I have ever had. I kinda want to frame it. Youā€™ve made my year. I am beyond thrilled that you are enjoying the story so much. Thank you šŸ„°

Romance Tropes Bracket

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@purlturtle is doing this really cool thing and they said I could ramble about it too! And how could I resist talking story? Do you know me? Hahaha.

Anyway they made this spreadsheet and screenshot and you can check them out on their post (clicky here).

So in the BLUE CORNER

  • Bodyguard vs Love Triangle
  • Workplace vs High School
  • Second Chances vs. Made A Bet (90s style)
  • Siblingā€™s Best Friend vs Nanny/Governess

Rocking that RED we have

  • Grumpy/Sunshine vs Someone Elseā€™s SO
  • Accidental Pregnancy vs Just To Get It Out Of Our Systems
  • Family Feud (Romeo&Juliet style) vs Holiday Romance
  • Billionaire vs Soulmates

The sun shines down on YELLOW

  • Mistaken Identity vs Age Gap
  • Love Potion/Aphrodisiac vs Only One Bed
  • Amnesia vs Kissing Lessons
  • Forced Proximity (road trip etc.) vs Secretly a celeb/royal

Aaaaaand finally working that GREEN

  • Marriage of Convenience vs Fake Dating
  • Snowed In vs Friends To Lovers
  • Bad Boy/Girl vs Sworn Off Love
  • Supernatural (vampires etc.) vs Enemies To Lovers

Under the cut for my picks and rambles!

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@sarcasticsciencefictionwriter thanks for the tag!

List 5 topics you can talk about for an hour without preparing any material.

  1. The craft of writing
  2. Lego
  3. My own original stories
  4. What I know about art and what I wish I understood better
  5. Pick an obsession lol. Doesnā€™t matter which one. (Sanctuary, Stargate, Librarians, Warehouse 13 etc. hell I could probably still do it for Once Upon a Time though itā€™s been a while)

Tagging: (no pressure) @tinknevertalks, @eve-baird, @purlturtle

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sarcasticsciencefictionwriter asked:

Hello! For the ask game:

James Watson + 3 and 16

John Druitt + 8 and 24

3) Least favorite canon thing about James Watson?

The fact that he died at the end of season 1? I have headcanons to fix it, and I know that the actor was just a guest star, but I still wish. I think he was only in 5 episodes but he has such importance in my mind, heā€™s more of a main character than actual main characters to me. That answer feels a bit of a cop-out. I supposeā€¦ he was judgy for a minute with Helen in Tempus. I wasnā€™t fond of that but it didnā€™t last and a century of time travel would be a lot for anyone to just roll with.

16) Whatā€™s your least favorite ship for James?

I will check the AO3 tags! Wow okā€¦ yikes. Thereā€™s a real variety which I was not expecting. I have been in fandom long enough I should not be surprised and yet I am. Thereā€™s James/Will which no, just no. I think the one I have to go with is disliking the most is James/Ashley whichā€¦ I do try and be ship and let ship but Ashley is Helenā€™s daughter! and so to me that is like Jamesā€™ daughter and so I am shuddering. Absolutely not.

8) Whatā€™s something the fandom does when it comes to John that you despise?

lol well you kinda already know this as I used it as my ā€œunpopular opinionā€. The abusive wife-beating misogynistic bastard. That answer feels a bit redundant as you knew that. Itā€™s the only one I really have though.

John is mostly just reduced to the Ripper. I have done that a lot too because it is such a pivotal storyline. It changed everything and then it lasted for well over a century. It is a fascinating arc. So I definitely donā€™t despise that but he is a character apart from that too. There was a before, and there could be an after.

24) What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

Oh! I think I talked about this once before – Rumplestiltskin.

The whole ā€œpossessed by an evil demonā€ which is like an insidious inner voice that twists everything. Iā€™m pretty sure I made a gifset about this once. Oh yeah here it is. The transition is a bit quick. I should fix that but hopefully the sentiment can be seen.

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purlturtle asked:

Myka Bering, 1, 2, and 3 please!

1) Why do you like or dislike this character?

Well to start with the cliche I love her passion for books. I like how smart she is (and I often feel she should be allowed to show her smarts more often than she is).

Thenā€¦ you see this is why I struggle with ā€œheadcanon vs canonā€ because itā€™s my read of the character – I am looking at what is there. So is canon merely what is stated unequivocally? Or can it also be what is implied? At what point does implied become interpretation and therefore potentially not true? I struggle to know where to draw that line.

Thereā€™s also the fact that basically I am circling around the word – relatable. How much is me projecting? How much is me seeing a flash of something familiar and then my brain twisting what is implied to be like ā€œyeah I feel thatā€. But I would be remiss not to say that the way I interpret Myka as demi (Iā€™m ace) and the awkwardness she has socially, doesnā€™t hit home with me a little bit.

There is more I am sure but I think I have rambled enough šŸ™‚

2) Favorite canon thing about this character?

Her brains. I love how smart she is. A close second is her heart. She is just so genuine.

3) Least favorite canon thing about this character?

The way she calls ā€œPeeeeeteā€ it is just a bit too close to whiny for my ears. And yes I know thatā€™s petty but I guess thatā€™s how much I like Myka – thereā€™s very little to complain about.

Well very little that is her fault. Some of the writingā€¦ there are many times that I think Myka should have got the win (but for non logical reasons it went to Pete) and letā€™s not mention the illogical mess that came in season 4/5.

Assassin’s Creed: An Overview – UPDATED!!

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I should be writing but /cough just let me ramble for a second.

On October 9th, 2021 I made this post, so thatā€™s like 2 and a half years ago? And I feel like doing a little update.

Itā€™s funny what experience changes. I hadnā€™t had my PS5 long when I wrote this and was still playing all of the AC games on the PC through Steam. The PS5 controller was a million times better than the Steam controller I had previously been using but I was still struggling. I didnā€™t grow up with a console/controller. I played a few PC games as a kid but wasnā€™t really a ā€˜gamerā€™ until I discovered Warcraft and that as an MMO with keyboard/mouse is a very different beast.

Anyway since this game by game breakdown there have been developments!

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