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Zamira ( @constant-cacoethes ) is a writer and artist who has been in the fandom for about a year. On writing, she says, “Writing gives me a purpose. Something to work for. Something that I'll never lose. When I write, it's usually because I need to get something down, not because I was suddenly struck with an idea.”
Read on for more!
What kind of content do you create?
Fanfic, Fanart
Please link us to your content so we can send you some love!
I have no clue. I'm pretty sure reading Opulence had something to do with it.
Thematically speaking, what kind of content do you most enjoy making?
ohohoh, man... i love angst. so much. like p;lease give me pain. Though really, I guess writing something really depressing just... Helps me explore the shitty sides of things. Like, I want to understand everything, I guess, but I also don't want to fuck up my life or anything. But... I also think that emotional pain in general is very complex. I think, through writing, I've learned a lot more about why people do certain things, and I feel a lot more understanding because of it. Angst-y stuff is also a nice place to let my emotions out. Or, sometimes, a place to forget about my own.
What is the work you're proudest of and why?
umm.... well, honestly, it'd be Two Lives Too Many. That's the only multi-chapter one I have right now, and I'm pretty proud of the characterization.
What inspires you to create?
For me, creating feels a lot more like something I need. That's why I started writing. It was in seventh grade and I had so many things to say, but no where to put them, and after months of being a lazy bitch, I sat down and wrote three chapters of a story (that I scrapped a few weeks later cause it was in-the-moment and very melodramatic :P). It's like... Writing gives me a purpose. Something to work for. Something that I'll never lose. When I write, it's usually because I need to get something down, not because I was suddenly struck with an idea. I'm usually thinking about multiple plots at once, and it usually takes months for me to give them a try.
Is there any work you'd like to share that inspires you?
Well, Attack on Titan, obviously, but anything by Sylvia Plath has affected how I write. I think my writing comes a lot more from personal experiences, though; I like putting emphasis on how muddy the world really is.
What projects are you currently working on?
Two Lives Too Many (obviously xD), a comic I've been planning out for two years, and a ton of other random SnK fanarts.
What is an area in your work which you're trying to improve on?
I'm trying to flesh out the plot of the comic I mentioned more. I'm finding it difficult to figure out where I want it to go.
How do you relax?
Relaxing is not a thing I do. I'm always thinking a lot or fidgeting, I guess, but it's not really annoying, either. I don't like not being up and moving. I need to be doing something. When I want to, like... Have fun, though, I usually skype my friends and play some video games with them.
Tell us about your dream day
I really don't think about dreams that much.
What music are you into?
I fucking lovvveee classic rockk, like yes, give me the beats
I am very, very curious as to who Trapdoor-kun is. It's not Connie, Jean, Sasha, Mikasa, Levi, or Eren, which leaves Hanji and Armin. Looking at the panels where Trapdoor-kun is shown, I don't believe he resembles either; his eyes and face are too rounded for Hanji, and the lack of a button nose, in my opinion, immediately rules out Armin. Do you think it's someone we haven't seen yet, or do you have another theory?
The only characters Pieck got a look at were Connie, Jean, Hange and Armin--and Armin was not only rotisseried but at least partially obscured by Eren.
In the last panel it sort of looks like Armin but all the others seemed to favor Connie. Armin’s gotten a significant number of votes in the poll. I selected “I have no idea“ like the majority because it’s the truth.
constant-cacoethes hat dich in einem Eintrag erwähnt “Any fics where one of them has a crush on the other? A slow build...”
Ooh, I feel like Sparrow by @sugarplum-senpai is a good one for this. There's also a revised version they're in the middle of (it has the same title, just says revised in parentheses), but they update every Monday, and I haven't seen them miss an update yet. There's also the prequel, which is called Nuthatch. So much pining. Sugarplumsenpai is probably one of my all-time favorite authors, and their work is just... so good
you need to get your husband to write some crack. i'd read the shit out of it
Long overdue reply, but YES! I’ve asked him to do this, and he said it had just been a moment of inspiration that got him to make some...additions to my fic. You never know, though, maybe inspiration will strike again.
constant-cacoethes hat deinen Link gerebloggt und das hinzugefügt: “Sparrow (Revised) by sugarplumsenpai | Chapter 18: Two Glasses”
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you kill me everytime
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i’m drowning in the talent
I just woke up to this and sajzdgjhsadg in return! <3 Thank you so much (as for your lovely comment on AO3!)!
Thank you for telling me you love my writing this much. Talent or not, it’s lots of work, lots of practice, lots of reading, even more work, lots of time (so much time), and never lazying around in what I achieved, but constantly striving for more with each story/chapter. I’m so glad it seems to show. And that I can write something you enjoy this much. :)
constant-cacoethes hat deinen Link gerebloggt:Sparrow (Revised) by sugarplumsenpai | Chapter 9:...
Ahh, this was such a good chapter. I can’t wait for the next one!
Ahhh! What a sweet note to receive on a rainy Sunday. Thank you so much. I’m so glad you enjoyed the chapter, I put so much love into this particular one. <3
The next chapter will be uploaded tomorrow (Monday), so see you soon! :)
Lmaooo, I started fucking laughing when I started reading your erejean drabble for the fluff prompt. Which is horrible because that story was sad af (but also really good, you're an amazing writer and I really appreciate you <3), but the irony of it all just got to me and wow, I really must read a lot of angst considering I react like this.
Well, it’s not fluffy but it’s not necessarily angsty either. Eren seems pretty confident he’s not going to die tomorrow regardless of what the law has planned. But yeah... I write fluff sometimes but honestly I find it gets boring and repetitive if I feel I have to stick to it. Part of the fun of prompt memes is trying out AUs and ideas I don’t want to dedicate a full fic to. And thank you :)
