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[justsomerandomfanfic]

Girl just saying I love your pride and prejudice fics xx. I can never find many good ones on this app, so its so nice to be graced with a well written fic❤️ love your fics btw xx

Aweeee! Thank you!!! I just love Darcy, and also notice the lack of fics, so I decided to write some. (More in the future, soon). I am so happy that you enjoyed/enjoy my writing!

Thank you again!

Chloe <3

[drfleetflower]

Hi there! I hope it’s okay to ask you a few questions because I really admire your writing and thought it’d be cool to get to know more about your process and your thoughts on The Hunger Games. I hope to someday write for the fandom too. I’ve been super curious about how you approach writing in this universe it’s such a heavy and complex story, and you capture it so well.

Do you have a favorite character to write about, or one you find the most challenging? I feel like everyone has a character they click with or one they struggle to pin down. (For me, I'm super good with Bucky and terrible at Steve for some reason!) Also, what made you want to write about Sejanus specifically? He’s such an interesting and layered character, and not everyone seems to explore him as much as, say, Coriolanus.

When you write, do you plan everything out ahead of time, or do you kind of wing it as you go? I feel like every writer has their own unique process, and I love hearing about how people make their stories come to life.

Lastly, what’s your favorite thing about The Hunger Games as a series? Like, do you love it for the themes, the characters, the world-building, or maybe all of it? I’d love to know what resonates with you personally.

Sorry if this is a lot of questions! I’m just genuinely fascinated and would love to hear anything you’d be willing to share. Thank you so much for your time!

Hello! Thank you so much for taking an interest in my work.

I love all of the Hunger Games characters and think every one was written into the book deliberately and to serve a purpose. I don't really have a favorite character to write about, as I simply enjoy the writing process, but my favorite character in general is Lucy Gray Baird. As for a character I struggle to write about, I haven't written for all of the characters yet, but so far I have had pretty much the same experience with all of them. It's difficult to know exactly what a character would do in a situation that hasn't happened in canon, but I try my best to really get to know every character.

I wanted to write for Sejanus, and I started writing fanfiction with him as the first character, because I wanted to represent him in a way I felt other fanfics didn't. I think sometimes writers pick one aspect of a characters personality and run with that, which makes them lack the depth they have in the books/movies. Also, Sejanus is a wonderful character and I wanted people to be able to read more on him.

Most of the fanfics that I have posted were requested so I have a basic idea of what I'm going to write when I start writing, and I try to have a basic idea when I'm writing something that isn't requested. Outside of having that basic idea though, I pretty much wing it and write until I'm satisfied with where it has gone. I do go back and edit as well, and it usually takes me a few days to finish a fanfic because I want to make sure that I'm accurately portraying a character. (And if it's requested, that I've included everything.)

My favorite thing about the Hunger Games is what it teaches. I think Suzanne Collins did a fantastic job explaining complicated themes in a way that young and old readers can understand and still enjoy other aspects of the story as well. I think it's so important that books like the Hunger Games exist to remind people of history, to teach people to question authority, and to allow people to begin to form opinions on topics of government, just war, etc. There are, of course, so many other great things about the Hunger Games too, but I think that the books are so especially important in this way. I am incredibly excited for Sunrise on the Reaping for this reason as well, since Suzanne Collins has said that it will dive deeper into topics of propoganda and David Hume's idea of implicit submission (the "easiness with which the many are governed by the few"). I also think it's great that she has waited until now to have made these new books, tbosas and sotr, because it means so many new readers and generations will be introduced to the Hunger Games for the first time.

Thank you for your support. <3

[cocomingox]

Hey there! I've been rereading your book, and it's really great. Getting all the nice vibes of not being able to drop it until I know what's gonna happen next, even though I technically already do lol. Wanted to ask when's the next one coming out, and how the whole writing process for writing three books with a full-time job goes. Thanks again for the wonderful stories! :)

Hi there, friend! I’m currently in post production for book #2, Peccatum in Praeterirum, so stay tuned.

It has been super hard writing along with a full time job, especially since I was caring for my sick parents for two years until they passed away, and dealing with that grief this year.

If you’re looking to start or continue writing while maintaining a full time day job, I highly recommend setting an hour each evening aside where you write, plot, daydream, or meditate to the storyline with music. Even if no words flow from your fingers on a particular night, creative time for your mind is intensely important to the process.

Please be sure to leave reviews on Peccatum in Carne on Amazon and GoodReads! Reviews are super helpful to other readers in finding books they may like, and it never hurts to support our favorite authors with thankful words.

Warmly,

Coco

[drfleetflower]

I'm so in love with your writing! Seeing how you portray these characters is so wonderful, I've been obsessed with The Hunger Games and your blog is making me obsess even harder!!! Your writing is so full of life and sensibility, it feels like taking a look into their everyday lives. It's almost casual, like you see them having these conversations in these scenarios and you're writing as they happen, that's such an amazing skill and (as much as I hate this word) talent!! You're amazing!! (I'm sorry about my english btw, it's not the best! Hope you can still understand what I meant!! <3)

This is so sweet, thank you so much! 😭 I strive to accurately protray the characters and work hard to meld the movies and books together in a respectful way. So, this means a lot. (Also, your english is very good, I understand everything perfectly!)

[drfleetflower]

Hiii! Hope you’re doing well! Glad to see you’re more active again! I had a question for you, are you still working on requested fics, and if so will you be prioritizing ones you want to write, will you be doing ALL requests, will you be going down the list from oldest to newest or how does it work?? Thank you again for taking the time to even read this, have an awesome week!

Hi, thank you for your support! I am still working on requested fics, though I tend to go one at a time and I'm working on Mislaid Conviction. I like to do all of my requests unless they don't meet the guidelines of my request rules. I go from oldest to newest, but sometimes it depends on the length of the request. Have a great week yourself!

[drfleetflower]

Have you stopped writing requested fics?

No, I have not stopped writing requested fics. If you have requested a fanfic, I will get to it as soon as I can. I have many to get to and so appreciate the support and requests. Life has been busy lately and will be very busy in March. Still, I will do my very best to write them but at the same time I want to take my time with the requests because it's important to me to honor the characters and not put out lazy, tired work. Hopefully I will be less busy late March. Thank you so much for your patience and support! ♥️

[enneadau]

Congrats to passing the driving test <3

Thank you!!

[enneadau]

Hi again! I am thinking of drawing Yugi's parents, Junko and Akihiko, as well when I am in the mood. Want to keep Junko's canon look from the manga/anime or some small twist on it, and is there something more about Akihiko outside the mention of his black and yellow hair in Side B? (Just to try and set up some basics for both)

Junko is pretty anime compliant, with a frequent smirk, while Akihiko has glasses I forgot to mention in the fiction.:)

Thank you for this again. You're awesome.