mystery muse

writer girl FFN: mysterymuse // AO3: mystery_muse

[mysterymuseffn]

Ohhhh, you know of any good post Knockout fics? I’m guessing this would mainly be AU. I guess I’m in the mood for some angsty Caskett hurt/comfort.

Here's a wonderfully exhaustive list assembled by the amazing and iconic @castlefanfics - Post-Knockout fics

Also, @myrenthenostalgic and I just wrote a nice little angsty post-3x24 one-shot - Something New: "Call It What You Want"

And whenever you're in the mood for some really fantastic hurt/comfort - @bravevulnerability is always your best bet!

Here are some of my favorite angsty post-Knockout multi-fics from her:

tis the damn season

He's close enough to Alexis, but far enough to give her space; close enough to L.A. for him to drive out for press and book meetings, but far enough for him to feel secluded from the spotlight. And best of all, it was a parallel line across the country from New York, from everything that haunts him there." A Christmas season AU that takes place after the events of 3x24, Knockout (26K).

Retrouvailles

'It's been over a year since he last saw her and after all this time, of all places, he's literally bumped into her in the middle of Paris.' Castle never returned to the precinct after the shooting (51K).

carry you with me

'It's been months since Montgomery's funeral, since the gunshot, since the damning diagnosis after she awoke from surgery. ' An alternate ending to 'Knockout' that changes everything (7K).

All Too Well

'She's just missed him, Paula tells her when she shows up at the site of his book signing, Heat Rises clutched to her chest and sealed against her bullet wound. "You've got the guy twisted up enough over you, either get him out of your system or move on already."' An alternative take on 4x01, 'Rise'. Four shot.

[katebeckets]

kate's dizzying array of hairstyles [56/?] — 5.02・“Cloudy with a Chance of Murder”

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castle & beckett being castle & beckett [313/?] ⤷ 5.01 — “After the Storm”

[katebeckets]

KATE BECKETT + character development

[thewriteadviceforwriters]

writing advice that actually made my writing worse

okay but can we talk about writing advice that actually made my writing worse for a second

like not in a “this is bad advice for everyone” way in a “this absolutely sabotaged me personally” way

because ??? some of this set me BACK

1. “show don’t tell” (taken too literally) this one almost ruined my prose

i got so scared of “telling” anything that every sentence turned into… over-explained action

instead of writing:

she was nervous

i’d write:

her fingers tapped against the table, her leg bouncing, her breath uneven, her gaze flickering toward the door--

and it just KEPT GOING

like yes, showing is important but at some point you’re not “immersive” you’re just exhausting

2. “cut all adverbs” this made my writing feel so stiff it hurt

i started replacing simple phrasing with weird, clunky sentences just to avoid using one single “-ly” word

like… why am i doing gymnastics to avoid “quietly”

no one is giving out medals for adverb avoidance 😭

3. “write every day no matter what” this one burned me OUT

because instead of listening to my brain when it was fried, i forced myself to produce words i knew weren’t going anywhere

and then i’d reread it later and hate everything i wrote

which made me want to avoid writing even more

consistency matters, yes but forcing it when you’re running on fumes just trains you to associate writing with dread

4. “plan everything before you start” this killed my excitement SO fast

i’d spend weeks outlining every detail and by the time i actually started writing…

the story already felt “done” in my head

no curiosity left. no momentum.

now i leave gaps on purpose so i actually want to keep going

5. “make your writing sound pretty” this is the one that made my writing feel the most fake

i was so focused on making sentences sound “good” that i stopped focusing on what was actually happening

everything turned vague. floaty. kind of… nothing

like yeah it sounded nice but nothing hit

now i care way more about clarity and impact than sounding impressive

6. “your first draft should be terrible” okay this one is half true but also messed with my head

because i took it as: “don’t even TRY”

so i’d write things i knew weren’t working and just leave them

instead of… fixing them a little? making them better?

your draft doesn’t have to be perfect but it also doesn’t have to be painful to read 😭

idk i think the biggest thing i’ve learned is:

advice isn’t universal

what helps one writer can absolutely wreck another

so if something is making your writing worse, harder, or more miserable

you are allowed to drop it. immediately.

no guilt. no “but everyone says this works”

like okay… it doesn’t work for ME.

and that’s enough.

[kate--beckett]

Can I buy you a drink? 🍻 10/365 days of caskett

[katebeckett]

favorite caskett scenes - 37/?

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kate's dizzying array of hairstyles [4/?] — 2.01・“Deep in Death”

[unbreakablemouserat]

CASTLE (2009-2016) 2.09 - "Love Me Dead"

[onlyonekenobi]

i am a lover. but underneath that i'm a hater. and then underneath that i'm a lover again

[katebeckets]

kate's dizzying array of hairstyles [1/?] — 1.01・“Flowers for Your Grave”

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always moments [14/?] ⤷ 5.14 — “Reality Star Struck”

[katebeckets]

happy birthday, Katherine Houghton Beckett! ♡ — November 17, 1979

(insp)

[katebeckets]

castle & beckett being castle & beckett [247/?] ⤷ 7.03 — “Clear & Present Danger”

[katebeckets]

castle & beckett being castle & beckett [245/?] ⤷ 7.03 — “Clear & Present Danger”

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KATE, RICHARD & LANIE 🤍 [26/?]

↳ CASTLE | 4.03 “Head Case”

[kate--beckett]

What team? BECKETT! What team? CASKETT!