GemNika's Writing Doodlies.

30s. She/Her. Crackshipper. Screenwriter. Film producer. Find me on AO3.

[virtualgirladvance]

[idontevenhaveone]

... the worst bit is I know several people this could be, especially given the 'in Australia' clarification

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

If you know them then there's a chance I might know some of them and that thought will keep me up at night.

[antikate]

This wasn’t the guy who we all know who used to spray his jeans with Mortein and then light himself on fire, was it?

[harlemshakemp3]

He used to sit at the back of the bus, cup his hand, spray deodorant into it, then open it and light it on fire with a lighter in one fell swoop to try and impress girls.

He had to stop because the bus company begged our school to tell him to stop bc of legal liability. His hands never actually got damaged after doing it for about a year.

[harlemshakemp3]

I reached out to my old friend in question here, because I've been thinking about him all day.

I do not know what "the amulet" is. I have no idea what "the amulet" is referring to.

[harlemshakemp3]

I instantly remembered when he said that.

While we were all at the local park doing legal things that teenagers would do back in the late 2000s, my friend here found a rock at our old smoke spot that was unusually smooth and flat. He liked it so much that he took it to the woodwork classrooms at school, drilled a hole in it, and hung it on a necklace.

When we asked why he weanwearing this dinky-ass pebble on his neck, he claimed it prevented him from ever getting food-related illnesses: wouldn't get food poisoning, couldn't over-eat, was able to ingest anything (prior to him finding The Amulet, a few of us used to play a game called "Devil's Piss" where we would take turns shoving random food bits into a bottle of coke, and the first person to take a sip would get two dollars from the other players).

When we all asked him for the proof that this rock is magical—because nobody believed him, obviously—he said to meet him behind the History block at lunch, where he said he would drink two litres (or half a gallon) of milk in one go and not puke.

We met him there, and about ten of us all watched him down a whole bottle of strawberry milk in two or three breaths.

He didn't puke.

He jumped up and down and punched his stomach to prove it.

He still didn't puke.

I'm so glad I'm alive.

[nudityandnerdery]

[segamascott]

[godserene]

[gemnika]

I swear, I'm not fucking dead. But I did finally finish post-production on a short film I wrote and directed last summer. It's off to festivals first, then it'll be posted on YouTube.

For now, here's a trailer. And you can find the other work I've been doing over on IG @Aglaecwif.Productions

[gemnika]

You are my fav colu author out there

Aww thank you, my love!!

[gemnika]

Hey so one of your fics gave me some inspiration for a fic, and I was just wondering if you’d be okay with me linking it in the author’s notes if I ever get around to posting it on Ao3

Absolutely, my love! I love seeing when something I've written inspires others to create.

[ororium-z]

Happy Pride!

[rootbeergoddess]

Every pride, you must reblog this. No exceptions

[thesaltofcarthage]

I love that four different people on my feed scheduled this joyous person to reblog by 8am on June 1. I look forward to seeing this a dozen more times today.

[halfblackwolfdemon]

Hello my lovely darling! Enjoy your month!

[gemnika]

Happy pride, my loves!!

[gemnika]

Literary Lamentations - a full-length play

An immersive stage play about redemption, identity, and the enduring power of choices. | Check out 'Literary Lamentations - a full-length pl

I've spent a good bit of time keeping my fics separate from my other writing, but it's time to reach out and ask those of you who are still around for some help.

The first official production from my company, Aglaecwif Productions, is underway and we're looking to supplement the money we've already put into this with crowdfunding.

I've written a play, and I'm producing it locally with an all-female cast! We'll also be filming the play and editing it into a pro-shot film for those who can't come to see it live. And next year, I'll be adapting the play into a full feature film that Aglaecwif Productions will be creating.

If you could check out the crowdfunding link above and share it, I'd really appreciate it! If you're able to contribute financially, great! If not, even a share helps and we'll love you forevermore.

What's the play about?

The Living have been invited to take a peek into what really happens to lost souls after death. There, they find heroes from ancient stories. Men who slayed dragons, served as knights to King Arthur, and were lauded as great warriors. However, when a lost woman wanders in, things begin to change. Each of the residents of this liminal afterlife must eventually come to terms with the consequences of their own actions in life. Whether they’re able to move on is up to them... unless the Living choose to intervene.

We meet the great king, Beowulf; noble knights of the round table, Gawain and Lanval; the voyeuristic Trojan, Pandarus; and a woman known only as "Wife" who's the newest lost soul to appear. Plus, the ancient entity running this world between worlds, Baba Yaga.

But why, tho?

I've loved medieval literature for years, and this was an opportunity to combine playwriting during my MFA in Dramatic Writing with my BA and MA in English. It really is a culmination of all the things I've learned at university. We get to see what it would have been like for these characters from medieval literature to interact with one another, and how their differing cultural experiences throughout the ages are able to help them reconnect to their own roots. It's an opportunity to share these old stories I love so much with a modern audience who probably would never think about reading them unless they took a medieval literature class.

It's also a chance to use characters that are well-known in the canon as a lens to view modern themes. Beowulf's toxic masculinity and PTSD from a life full of war is just the tip of the iceberg.

There's so much more that I could say about this. It truly is a passion project that I'm so honored to be making a reality as I finish up my second Master's degree. I hope that you'll be part of this journey with me.

[gemnika]

The imposter syndrome is strong today. I submitted three scripts to a Festival back in December, and got news today that two of them placed.

My TV pilot script for an anthology series I'm writing won third place in the competition.

My spec script for Stranger Things won first place.

That same spec script for Stranger Things took the Best of Festival award for the entire graduate student category.

What's a spec script?

It's fanfiction. You're writing a script for an already existing show or Intellectual Property (IP). You have to write a script that matches the voice of the episodes that have come before. It has to exist in the world of the canon IP or, at the very least, could easily exist in the canon. If someone looks at your script, they shouldn't be able to tell that someone outside of the writer's room actually wrote this.

That's what happens in a writer's room to begin with. A team writes the tv show, not (usually) just one person.

In my case, I wrote some Stranger Things fanfic as a script, in the same style as the Duffer Brothers, with the same emotional and comedic beats. It's how I could see the first episode of season 5 going... and that piece of fanfiction won me an award. A pretty impressive one (that's making me both proud and terrified because fucking how did I actually win this?!).

So, if you need another reason to write that fic of yours, here it is. Write it because it could lead you down the path of being recognized for writing some damn good fanfiction that people want to see in the show!

[theguildawards]

Congratulations @gemnika!! Your fanfiction “Midnight to Dawn: A Kindred Soul” has been nominated by one of your fans for The Guild Awards, Second Term of 2023!

The Guild Awards was created by five Fairy Tail enthusiasts who want to spread the love of fandom creators all across the net, and we are very excited to give you this message!

Your work has been nominated into the following category:

Best Classic

Voting will take place after the nomination period closes, and the link to do so will be found on theguildawards tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via tumblr or reach out to one of the moderators.

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contribution to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

Nominations are open until the end of the day October 31st, PST! Submit your fanfiction/artwork nominations through our page!

For more info, see our Fired Up! post

[guiltrose-deactivated20180203]

do me a solid and just reblog this saying what time it is where you are and what you’re thinking about in the tags.

[gemnika]

My summer listening recap is a hellscape, but goddamn was I jamming.

[gemnika]

Me: *yawns, jaw pops, mouth opens wider* Husband: *looks over* Your mouth is so big I could put two dicks in it. Me: *chokes* Husband: Nice.

[queerdnp]

[thenightgaunt]

Like the guy said. Sometimes the things you need to do to heal might feel silly, but don’t let that stop you.

Heal yourself.

[thesaltofcarthage]

This is so beautiful and affirming. 

[itsmattibad]

Just the lineart cause I like it

[animentality]

[kaworin]

[surfdog2000]

what th

[vampireapologist-archive-deacti]

I’VE BEEN TRYING TO find this again for THREE YEARS but once Free! came out I couldn’t google ANIME SWIMMING CLIP ANYMORE

[tierradelatrasero]

This is such a god damn amazing piece of animation

[jestingknights]

@my-hobby-is-finding-the-source , sorry to ask, but would you happen to know what anime this is?

[my-hobby-is-finding-the-source]

Episode 04 — GOLDEN BOY: Sasurai no Obenkyou Yarou