hii! i wanted to ask something iāve been thinking about more and more as i read woundedly. while it is ultimately a fic about comfort, and love, it does deal with some heavy and difficult feelings and themes. so i wanted to ask what the writing process is like for you? and do you ever find it difficult emotionally or mentally? itās just, i really think itās amazing how consistently and frequently you update, because iād imagine it is somewhat difficult to write about tim in the mental space he is in now, especially since youāve shared that you take inspiration from your own experiences.
i donāt mean to pry too much, if this makes you uncomfortable please feel free to not answer. hope you have a great day/night! <3
Typically, the series is actually really cathartic for me to write. I base the vast majority of Timās thought processes off of the way I was as a child, so it comes very naturally to me to write. Itās not hard for me to try to get into his mindset, so it helps me be able to write relatively quickly most of the time.
I have been attending weekly therapy for the last six years as well as having more intensive mental health treatment over some periods of time, so at this point my threshold for talking about my trauma is a lot lower than people expect. After talking about it so much over the years, itās gotten a lot easier for me to talk about my childhood experiences, so itās not nearly as hard for me to write my Bad Puppy series as people might expect. A few years ago I would not have been able to write this series, but Iām in a much better place now than I was. Iāve had to rehash the same trauma over and over again with different therapists that at this point, it doesnāt affect me so much to talk or write about it.
There was a period of time that I was really struggling mentally to write Woundedly because I was also going through a lot in my personal life and I just couldnāt handle so much angst on angst, which is actually why I wrote my Snuggle Bat series. I needed to write something soft and comforting so that Iād have something else to think about other than whump and hurt. I donāt know if Iāll continue my Snuggle Bat series, but it does help me to know itās there if I ever wanna write tooth-rotting fluff.
Writing angst is definitely my comfort zone. It comes to be a lot easier than writing anything else. I wouldnāt say that I'm good at writing fluff, but I want to be. I really gotta practice it more.
On a good writing week I try to have the first draft of my chapters done by Thursday nights, at least 5k words, and then I have the weekend to edit and post. Iāve been busier than normal these last couple weeks, but Iām hoping to get my writing schedule back on track by the end of the month.
This series is so incredibly important to me, and as much angst as there is, the core of it is definitely about love, healing, and chosen family. I might not have gotten a new loving family, but Tim will. Itās been so cathartic and impactful for me to write about Tim getting the unconditional love I wish I had.
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