[furryewokazon]

If you’re hurting like I am, I want you to know I am here for you as we were all there for each other back when Brittana was not yet confirmed to be endgame. Back when ‘BRITTANA IS ON’ was our warcry and we grasped at any crumbs Naya and Heather would give us. What a ride it was...

A lot of us are all anonymous strangers on here and want to keep it that way. In all honestly I barely use this account but for now I keep it in memory of my time spent as an active part of the Glee fandom. I used to be a fierce fan fiction writer and stalwart Brittana fans may remember my ‘furryewokazon’ pen name, or ‘fwok’ for short. Not many of my stories are out there any more but they pop up from time to time in copies others have saved.

I disappeared as a fanfic author for personal reasons and have no intention of returning, but I have always been “around” to keep tabs on a ship and fandom that meant so much to me.

If you remember me, or if you just need someone to talk to, please get in touch. I’ll keep a closer eye on this account over the next 24hrs or so to be there for any of you who need a friend at a time like this.

Santana as a character became a pioneer of positive representation for people like us. The role wouldn’t have been the same if it wasn’t for Naya.

Just know that it gets better.

Back then I was lost and scared. I’m now married to my beautiful wife. In life I am happier than ever. We cut our wedding cake to Santana’s version of “Mine”.

Naya and Heather as Brittana gave me hope. I am so thankful for them and what they gave me as a young woman finding myself in the world. They taught me that love is love.

You are not alone in your grief and together we will get through this by celebrating Naya Rivera’s memory.

[brittanaconauthors]

Fwok’s Author Interview

Today we present Fwok’s Author Interview!  Big thanks to Fwok for participating in the Q&A and for everyone who sent questions, particularly the author or story specific ones!  Enjoy!

1) What do you think are your particular strengths as a Brittana writer? What do you wish you did better? (Submitted by Lindsey via email)

Without beating around the bush, many of my stories revolve mainly around the included smut and I do believe that it was my willingness to include that detailed level smut in my writing that did initially draw the wider audience to my stories (c'mon everyone loves a little smut!). In those early days, writing smut was relatively new to me even though fan fiction writing wasn’t- I’d been writing for another fandom for a little while but I always grew extremely nervous even writing so much as a kiss. These stories were always quite humorous and alluded to all that sexually suggestive stuff without going into much detail. My early fan fiction attempts were generally well received by the small group of fans who visited the message board where I posted. So when I eventually tried my hand at writing Brittana smut and it too was well received, but by a significantly larger fandom – I felt like I was onto something and wanted to keep writing to keep on getting that incredible (and flattering) response, which of course meant honing my writing skills. I think the smut caught readers’ attention and it had readers wanting more. Once I knew I could write smut I just kept on writing it- trying to make it sexy and real without getting too vulgar and descriptive with the particulars and more about how the actions made the girls feel. The sexiest part about good smut is when it’s relatable and you can feel what you’re reading. For a long time I did consider myself only a smut writer and looking back through my earlier stories I can see many that were solely smut driven as a pure means to give readers exactly what they were asking for. It took me quite a bit of practice to bring my storytelling up to par so that the included smut was no longer just a novelty but a key development point in the narrative I was telling. While I still include smut in my stories, I admittedly find it far more challenging to write and prefer to focus more on the emotions involved, challenging myself to find a balance between the two that works and makes the sexy aspects of my stories translate as more tasteful than obscene.

By biggest downfall as an author is definitely my writing speed and I know it must frustrate my readers to no end when my stories go without an update for months at a time. My writing process is very slow and no amount of pressure to update in any way helps me to write faster- the details just come to me in their own time and I try and word it as best I can for others to enjoy. It is why I enjoy writing one-shots because then I can complete them and publish them in entirety. I don’t enjoy making my readers wait for updates of my multi-chapter stories, but the longer stories and chapter breakdowns are sometimes necessary for better story-telling and for my readers of those stories that also comes at a price. I do wish that I was better at regularly delivering updates!

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