Hmm *cross fingers* tomorrow is a good writing day as I decided to roll my oneshot and the unexpected AMR fic together. Yay for two birds with one stone. Not so yay (or maybe yay?) because that makes it a lot longer, and I said I’d post on Tuesday. In other news @little-inkstone is the absolute best and I don’t think I could do this writing thing without them *glomps them*
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I wasn’t planning on writing a fic for @a-monthly-rumbelling this month. I have my “plan” and that didn’t include an AMR fic. However I think the universe wants me to write one. I’ve had two nights now dreaming about writing a fic for the prompt. I mean if I’m dreaming that I’m writing it, I kinda think that might have to happen…
Miracles Happen!Belle: How does it feel to finally be seeing the world? Did you enjoy your special train trip?
It feels incredible. Honestly I feel like pinching myself some days. Life isn’t perfect obviously, there are good and bad days, but after the rollercoaster of events just before and after Gideon was born… normality is most definitely not overrated. Actually our trips have reminded me of one of the (many) reasons why I fell in love with Rumple.
I didn’t really have a term for it in the old world but now I understand that he was the first ‘intellectual’ man I’d ever met. We can spend hours discussing everything under the sun. It’s such a joy to soak up all the history and culture of the world with someone that appreciates it as much as I do.
As for the train trip it was just lovely. The atmosphere of the steam railway was like nothing I’ve experienced before. Gideon loved it and even though it was a ‘fun’ trip for him, there was still plenty of history and culture which he was learning about unconsciously. I want to give Gideon as many opportunities as I can, Rumple and I both do, and if he can have a great time and get a little education at once so much the better.
(OOC: Oops I just found this in my askbox sorry)
You know you’ve been thinking about Rumbelle fanfic a bit too much when you start dreaming about it.
Last night I had this weird dream. It was half watching the fanfic idea unfold, and half knowing that I was plotting the fanfic and then going “well that’s a bit cliche, try doing something different?” and then turning it around and thinking of other possibilities. It was even complete with me mentally groaning that one idea would have been plenty, and now I had two and was that really necessary?
Although unfortunately (or fortunately depending on point of view) I can only remember bits and pieces. As is quite often with dreams the more I think about it, trying to remember, the more it fades away and becomes fuzzy.
Still I thought it was quite cool to dream about rumbelle fic 🙂
Under My Skin Belle: What sort of fiction do you write? Also, do you think a Scotsman might one day end up in one of your stories? :)
Belle: My author hasn’t updated me in six months. I’ve been stuck on this car drive for forever.
(OOC: Sorry I know I’m not really amusing, I’m attempting to joke to mask my shame. Has it really been six months? Where has the time gone?)
Real answer…
Belle: I’m not picky on genre. I like exploring characters in all sorts of different environments, it depends on what speaks to me. I go through phases I suppose in which one setting inspires me more than others. Although I also confess the research can be a procrastination tactic. I rather enjoyed my Regency period, the amount of books I devoured … but I digress.
Could a certain scotsman end up in one of my books one day? Well they say art imitates life, or was it life imitates art? Either way it’s certainly possible some traits could appear especially in a romantic lead… *blushes* I mean, well there are some attractive *clears throat* I’m going to stop now.
WIP meme — water; hand(s); baby; magic.
From untitled oneshot (to be posted next Tuesday if I can stop adding details)
Her eyes had widened, her heart beating furiously in her chest, as she watched the senseless tragedy unfold helpless to do anything … then the boy had been lifted into the air by invisible hands, before being gently lowered back down.
It had made him embrace the clerics and their beliefs in the evil of magic even more.
35 and 41?
35. Do you like high school and college AUs?
I think there are very few AU’s that I would say I dislike on principle. I know that high school/college AU’s have a bit of a bad name but I do try and not judge anything on it’s labels. If it’s well written and in character then that’s all that matters. A skilled writer can take any AU and make it spell-binding and interesting and keep me hanging on every word. So yeah, basically why not?
41. Favorite fluffy tropes?
I really should make a list of tropes to make answering these questions easier. I know I have knowledge of tropes so why can I never remember the names when I get questions like this? I just googled and wow somebody needs to make a list of fluffy prompts. That was an impromptu explanation of various kinks that I could have done without.
Basically I’m a sucker for communication. Pure fluff is impossible to write (for me at least) because without some kind of conflict I can’t move the story along. It can be very minor conflict but something has to happen. In a fluff story though the characters talk about it. They are sensitive to each others moods and there’s lots and lots of hugging and snuggles. I like reading/writing about just simple “being together” moments, like snuggling on the couch with one reading a book and the other watching TV, or one of them doing paperwork. They aren’t demanding each others attentions, they are just comfortable spending time with each other.
I quite like hurt/comfort I guess so long as whatever happened wasn’t really bad. I think the term for what I don’t like is whump? Though I don’t understand that term really. I’ve just seen it applied to when the character is put through something awful just so they suffer. I don’t like that. But if one character has a cold and then the other brings them food and drink and tucks them up with a blanket that’s sweet. Lots of hugs and gooey nonsense heh.
Did I mention the hugs? Yeah being tactile and loving is a very important part of fluff and I guess all of this that I’ve talked about is established relationship. They are either already romantically involved or friends, but then best friends to lovers is one of my favorites so /shrug I guess I’m just predictable 🙂
Well this oneshot I’m supposed to post tomorrow just exploded *sigh* I always do too much world building. Did I really need to go into that much detail?
I really don’t want to fail my plan straight away because that’s just too pathetic for words. So can we maybe pretend like a little bit that as I only made the plan yesterday, that I didn’t mean this Tuesday? *whistles* I mean that would be reasonable right? *guilt* *guilt* Speaking of guilt, I got a review on Painting Layers of Love today. *dies of shame* soon I promise!
Fic Status Update
I haven’t done one of these in a while because I hit a real writing slump. It was embarrassing only listing one fic in a month so I stopped. Doing it mid-month seems a bit odd but I really admire @worryinglyinnocent for their schedule and how organized and dedicated they are (hope you don’t mind the tag, you are brilliant!). I used to be a little bit like that and now my real life is starting to settle again, I’m hoping to regain my oomph and get back to at least writing semi-regularly. Therefore mid-month or not I’m not waiting until a more auspicious date 🙂
Under the cut is a list of what I’ve posted since the last time I did one of these. However first I’m going to talk about my plans. I know that probably means they’ll fall apart in an instant (plans are like that) but having some kind of path to follow, is much easier than being all at sea.
If there’s one thing I’m good at it’s lists. I have:
– 3 WIP’s
– 5 non-posted WIP’s
– 5 started fics
– 8 continuation ideas
– 17 new ideas
Total = 38
I was all at sea. It’s been so long not even my WIP’s seemed particularly pressing. I really needed a deadline or some kind of schedule. I talked with a friend who said to ease back into it with a oneshot. I looked through my list and … *drum roll* I only had 1 idea out of 38 that didn’t look like a multi-chapter. Is that ooops or good? Who knows.
Anyway THE PLAN is to write that oneshot and post it on Tuesday (yay for posting something heh). Then the Tuesday after post a chapter of a WIP (*falls over* I know right?), then the Tuesday after that a chapter of another WIP. So all I’m demanding is a chapter a week to begin with. Once I’ve got started it might well ramp up to more but I’m trying to be reasonable.
PLUS I’ve got so unfocused even with reading. There’s authors I absolutely adore who have posted fics I haven’t read. I’ve got behind on everything (psst I’m even behind on gifsets) it’s getting a bit silly. I mean I know my focus is bad when I can’t even sit and read a fic without my mind wandering. It used to be more like I’d be trying to write and my mind would wander to read a fic.
So yes now it’s in black and white, so I kinda have to do it or face eternal shame. You hear that self? Go word!
Fanfiction asks! 6, 10, 42, 45
Thanks for the ask! 🙂 🙂 Wow these questions are hard! *puts on thinking cap*
6. Favorite fic (or one of them)?
*cries* how can I possibly choose? Shall I do “eeny meeny miny mo”? Pick a random number? I mean this fandom is so damn talented! So definitely, definitely only one of the many, many fics that I love. Please no mistake about that! I think I have to go with Friendships and Fandoms by @worryinglyinnocent purely because it gave us Star Force!
I think Worry is a magician or something because she’s made me a huge fan of a show that technically doesn’t exist. I want at least 10 seasons of it. It would definitely rank up among my favorite shows ever. Can we get this made somehow? I mean seriously, it should be real!
10. Favorite trope/element/scenario in fic?
Hmm I find this really hard to answer. It’s like the second I read this question my mind goes blank and I can’t think of any. I should make a list of all the possibilities to help my brain at times like this. Anyway I think I’m going to go with best friends to lovers. I just adore mutual support and friendship and communication and working together. I love established relationship fic. I mean bizarrely given how much I read/write “getting together” fics my definite favorite is when an established couple faces a problem and tackles it as a team.
42. Least favorite fluffy tropes?
Erm oh crumbs I don’t know. Like I said my brains gone blank. Probably when everything is fluffy when I know it can’t be really. I like things to be justified, and to make sense, and for there to be reasons behind things. I suppose it’s a bit like on the actual show when instant-forgiveness happens. These things take time and problems can’t be solved with one conversation. People might know in their heads something, but their hearts take a while to process. I’m not sure I’m explaining this right. I guess I like the fluff to be quasi-realistic. If it’s perfect then how do they know they are happy?
45. Favorite fluff fic?
Same trouble as no. 6 how to choose??? However … I admit a certain fic did pop into my head the second I read the question. I remember fangirling exceptionally hard in the comments. It just hit all the buttons for brilliance. I was smiling so hard and waving my hands in the air. I just couldn’t stop gushing. So yeah the Passing Inspection verse by well you @mariequitecontrarie 🙂