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23, 34, 37!

23. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it.

The favorite child question again? Okay, I’m going to cheat, go to my fic list, pick #23, and answer. That is …Erikwa. (phew, good) Okay, the opening imagery of surfacing from the depths, that the focus is on Imin and Iminyë and is there another Silm fic out there staring Imin and Iminyë (which Imin is a completely different character from Ingwë)? I’m proud of the uniqueness of that. Psychological study of starting your adult existence without any memory or culture or society to draw on, the truly fanatical and bizarre generational difference between the Unbegotten and ….any other living thing, that unlike Adam and Eve they don’t have anything there to explain anything to them. Creepy codependency hive-mind but not overpoweringly so. Look at this setting – I love writing prehistoric fantasy. And that lovely genre-space that straddles romantic fluff and bittersweet foreshadowing.

34. What’s the word count on your longest fic?

Release from Bondage (29,329) Plus it needs two more chapters and the final end footnotes where I map out the ASoIaF character inspirations. 

37. First person or third person – what do you write in and why?

Almost everything I’ve ever written is third-person. (The Earth Is Screaming is the lone exception where I could only start writing it if Yavik narrated first-person, though I had no problem going back to third person with the

deuteragonist or spin-offs.) I hate reading first-person. While I have issues with verb tenses and will sometimes switch between wanting to write something present or past (or the few times I wish it wasn’t so cumbersome to write future tense in English), at most I’ll try to vary what third-person narration I want to use- subject, omniscient, muddled. 😉

21, 24, 27?

21. What was the first fanfic you ever wrote?

Published online and a fanfic as opposed to a seriously AU/heavily inspired to the point if I told you who was expies you could easily see the fusion? In the Camp of the Bright Ones. 

 

24. What fic do you desperately need to rewrite or edit?

Ouch. Okay, there are fics I need to finish. And several more I need to write. (Take your pick) But there are some old drabble-ish posts where the ideas are unfinished or could be elaborated one, like the Maeglin/Elwing or Indis and her kids attend the Vanyar Olympics. I’m going to reflect this question back: what fics of mine do you think could be stronger or reworked or expanded on?

27. What do you hate more: Coming up with titles or writing summaries?

Summaries. Titles can be a pain, summaries almost always are. Why do you think I cheat with Beren’s Band of the Red Hand where the summary only changes the numeral?

Fanfiction Questions

absynthe–minded:

thescholarlystrumpet:

vorchagirl:

Fandom Questions

1. What was the first fandom you got involved in?

2. What is your latest fandom?

3. What is the best fandom you’ve ever been involved in?

4. Do you regret getting involved in any fandoms?

5. Which fandoms have your written fanfiction for?

6. List your OTP from each fandom you’ve been involved in.

7. List your NoTPs from each fandom you’ve been in.

8. How did you get involved in your latest fandom?

9. What are the best things about your current fandom?

10.  Is there a fandom you read fic from but don’t write in?

Ship Questions for your Current Fandom

11. Who is your current OTP?

12. Who is your current OT3?

13. Any NoTPs?

14. Go on, who are your BroTPs?

15. Is there an obscure ship which you love?

16. Are their any popular ships in your fandom which you dislike?

17. Who was your first OTP and are they still your favourite?

18. What ship have you written the most about?

19. Is there a ship which you wished you could get behind, but you just don’t feel them?

20. Any ships which you surprised yourself by liking?

Author Questions

21. What was the first fanfic you ever wrote?

22. Is there anything you regret writing?

23. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it.

24. What fic do you desperately need to rewrite or edit?

25. What’s your most popular fanfic?

26. How do you come up with your fanfic titles?

27. What do you hate more: Coming up with titles or writing summaries?

28. If someone were to draw a piece of fanart for your story, which story would it be and what would the picture be of?

29. Do you have a beta reader? Why/Why not?

30. What inspires you to write?

31. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing?

32. Do you listen to music when you write or does music inspire you? If so, which band or genre of music does it for you?

33. Do you write oneshots, multi-chapter fics or huuuuuge epics?

34. What’s the word count on your longest fic?

35. Do you write drabbles? If so, what do you normally write them about?

36. What’s your favourite genre to write?

37. First person or third person – what do you write in and why?

38. Do you use established canon characters or do you create OCs?

39. What is you greatest strength as a writer?

40. What do you struggle the most with in your writing?

Fanfiction Questions

41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading:

42. List and link to 5 fanfiction authors who are amazing:

43. Is there anyone in your fandom who really inspires you?

44. What ship do you feel needs more attention?

45. What is your all time favourite fanfic?

46. If someone was to read one of your fanfics, which fic would you recommend to them and why?

47. Archive Of Our Own, Fanfiction.net or Tumblr – where do you prefer to post and why?

48. Do you leave reviews when you read fanfiction? Why/Why not?

49. Do you care if people comment/reblog your writing? Why/why not?

50. How did you get into reading and/or writing fanfiction?

51. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go!

TMI Tuesday? 

ask me shit!!

Beleriand according to Thingol

ncfan-1:

laurelsblue:

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Inspired by the Atlas of Prejudice.

*hides*

“Weird kinsman.” *snorts*

“Not as good as Daeron Kinslayer.” *snorts a little harder*

“Second-favorite nephew.” *snorts a little harder* (I guess Celeborn’s the favorite; sorry, Finrod, you’ll just have to settle for second-best)

“Red is for land illegally occupied by Kinslayers” *Breaks down laughing*

Thingol/Melian fluff: “The Smell of Raindrops and Lightning”

squirrelwrangler:

Eh, written quickly in one sitting, still pretty rough. Went through and tried to replace as much of the root-Quenya words with Sindarian. Thingol and Melian mush. They’re an OTP. And look, no mention of Lúthien or Menegroth (too early).

…

Elu stretched out on the damp soil, his back resting on the folded gray cloak he had been wearing earlier, looking up at the trees. Melian, his wife, rested on the ground next to him, her shining eyes closed as she hummed a counterpoint to the rain. A storm was passing through the pine woods, and they had found shelter under the largest tree with the densest branches, waiting for the rain to end. Most had fallen, and now there was only in comparison a few drops to shake the pine needles and shimmer to the ground, making a soft yet constant melody. When the storm would finally end, the birds would return and burst into song, but for now the only voices were of Elu Thingol and Melian.

There was a profound sense of peacefulness, Thingol thought, to listen to the voices of the rain, unbothered by anyone else but his wife.

Keep reading

bichiiart:

“She spoke no word; but being filled with love Elwë came to her and took her hand, and straightway a spell was laid on him, so that they stood thus while long years were measured by the wheeling stars above them; and the trees of Nan Elmoth grew tall and dark before they spoke any word.” 

@verymaedhros

Silmarillion stuff

There u go friend. sorry is so late I came home later than I thought yesterday. Luckily, tomorrow I am staying home all day so, I can make more stuff.

squid’s laws of fic (not inclusive)

sacrificethemtothesquid:

first law: write the fic you wish to see in the world aka goddammit do I have to do everything myself around here

second law: it’s going to be longer than you think. much longer. hahaha so long. why are you crying 

third law: the time spent writing is inversely proportional to the amount of smut present, dammit

fourth law: flesh out your secondary characters. make them real people. have them take over. oh god. put them back. somebody please help 

fifth law: the time spent researching canon is directly proportional to the amount of time you’ll spend altering your plot. that one person on the internet 

sixth law: the time spent researching in general will eclipse the time you spend writing. the nsa agent monitoring your internet search history is curled up in a corner. his boss wants to know if you’re a threat. “I don’t know,” the agent sobs. “I just really don’t know.” 

seventh law: at some point, someone will ask what your favorite hobby is. you will feign a heart attack to get away