December Creator of the Month: Coffeeheartaddict2
Please welcome this month’s Creator of the Month: @coffeeheartaddict2
Each month, CFWC highlights one of our talented fanfic writers or artists. The writer or artist is selected at random. More info can be found on the navigation page. Past COTMs can be found here.
Tumblr Blog Name: Coffeeheartaddict2
How do you want to be known on Tumblr? Tash
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Masterlist
1- When did you start playing Choices? What was the first book you played?
2020, pandemic. I saw the ad somewhere, so I downloaded it. The first book was The Royal Romance.
2- When and why did you join Choices fandom?
2021, so three nearly 4 years. Fell into it when I created my Tumblr as an outlet to post my work. Writing was literally a way of getting some thoughts out, and it grew from there.
3- How did you pick your blog name?
I am as much of a coffee snob as our favourite pixelated doctor. When I created my blog, I only wrote for Open Heart and put the word addict in. I have the 2there as I had some issues with my original blog, and I had to create a second, so I added the 2 so people knew it was me.
4- Pull up the first post in your archive, and tell us about it!
So this was my first work. I thought about how the Leland storyline could have played out and went with it. It was initially a one-shot.
5- Do you write fanfiction, create fan art, or are you one of those really gifted people who do both?
I write. I can draw but not what one would classify as well enough.
6- How long have you been creating for Choices and for any other fandoms?
I started writing in 2020 and just kept going. I did a few one-shots, and then I felt a little empty at the end of book 2. Well, I decided to rewrite it, and that set the beginning of what I dubbed Tashland.
7- What is your favorite Choices book, and what is your favorite Choices book to create for?
Well, Open Heart, obviously. I enjoyed The Royal Romance and Crimes of Passion.
8- Share your first Choices fanfic or fan art that you posted with us. Do you still like it, or would you change it if you were creating it today?
I cannot remember the first one I posted with CFWC, nor can I remember exactly when, but I think it was part one of When Egos Collide.
I do like it. I spent a few chapters setting up Leland and his over all plan, putting in the seeds of Tobias coming across to Edenbrook and where Ethan was at. Do I want to go back and tidy up a few bits? Most definitely, but overall, I would not change too much.
Link to part one.
9- What is your favorite piece of fiction or art that you created?
I will cheat and do a series (or 2).
The first series is When Egos Collide, aka what ended up being a rewrite of book 3. I had started it before book three dropped, so I was going to use some plot points if it worked in my narrative. Well, what bones of a decent story were given fit in well. The whole premise was doing bad for good vs. doing good for bad and what or who would win out and the fallout. I was proud of it, and it is what brought me into the fandom more.
Link to series.
The second was Everybody Hurts Sometimes. Not only a good song by REM. A fellow fandom member received an ask about what she would think happened if Ethan did not talk to Louise and she died. I then brewed a plot in my head and this person was fine with me commandeering the ask, and that series was born.
The series can be found here.
10- Do you have a fic/art that you didn’t expect to be well received, but it was? What about one you expected to do well but found it could use a little more love?
I eventually rewrote my 14-20 of book two rewrite. I was fairly happy with the basic plot, but as time went on, I felt that it lacked depth, especially since I had written so much in and around the timeline that was not in the original series. I am always happy if anyone reads or comments at the end of the day.
11- If you could write only angst, fluff, or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?
Angst with a happy end with a side of smut, lol. Angst sometimes seems more real and relatable, and I enjoy writing it. I like to give happy endings, especially as some of my angst can be pretty intense, and we all need a little smut in our lives.
12- Do you ever recognize yourself in any of your MCs or in your writing?
My MC likes to cope with bad things by throwing herself into work, which I do, or I distract myself.
13- What element of writing/art do you struggle with most?
I know some of you will disagree with me, but fluff. I find it the hardest to write.
14- Do you have any neglected work you really want to finish?
I feel like I have been neglecting writing in general at the moment. The joys of young children.
15- If someone you know in real life (who isn’t involved in fandoms) asked to see your work, would you let them? If yes, what would you show them first?
Yes, I would. I would probably start them with my book 2 ch14-20 rewrite, as that sets up my world. Then, I would let them decide on what to do next. I do have book 1 works, but I think they will work better if read after my book 2 ch 14-20 rewrite.
16- Are there any writers (published authors and/or fanfic writers) who influenced your writing or art? Are there any artists that influence you?
I have a diverse reading taste (says she, who is currently reading Harry Potter with my daughter). I would not say that what I have read outside the fandom influences me (unless I did an Outlander AU). I would not say influence, but certainly most encouraging have been @jerzwriter, @cariantha, @jamespotterthefirst and @liaromancewriter, among others.
17- Which one of your stories would you most like to see as a movie/series?
Everybody Hurts Sometimes and When Egos Collide would make good series.
18- Do you write original fiction or create non-fandom art?
No, I do not.
19- What other hobbies do you have?
Baking. I like baking cakes and biscuits. I tried my hand at fudge, and it worked despite putting the chocolate in too early. I do not have a lot of free time.
