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5. Do you have an idea for a story you don’t feel you can write at this current time? (Whether it be because life is busy right now, you need to do more research, etc.) 7. Favorite writers? Have they influenced you at all?

5. I was starting to write a Catradora post-canon first time fic before Hail Mary happened and channeled my creative energies in a totally different direction, and I had an idea for a one shot where they go up to HP’s ship and find Catra’s old clothes and mask, a good old trauma and hurt/comfort and introspection piece. I do plan to eventually write both but ugh I have way too many fics in my plate right now.

7. I don’t really latch onto writers as faves so much as the stories and characters they create. But I definitely learned some valuable tools for how to effectively use first-person from Suzanne Collins; The Hunger Games wouldn’t have been nearly as good in third person because Katniss’s narration style is so suited to her personality and it adds a lot between the lines. Tbh a lot of the most valuable stuff I learned was from District 7 Profanity, my beta in the THG fandom and a dear friend. She really helped me hone my craft, passing along stuff she was learning and offering really great stylistic suggestions. And in terms of fanfic she’s one of my favorite writers, so does that count?

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Also re. that same post, I just remembered that I started writing fic shortly after that. I’d been kinda surviving via reading Joniss fanfics and then there was a period where they dried up and no one had posted anything in weeks, so I started writing my own stuff. So I guess you all can thank a terrible breakup and a dry spell from D7P for that fact that I write fanfic. (Jokes, sorta. I imagine I would have gotten around to it at some point. I guess what I’m trying to say is, I’m proud of how much of my trauma I have managed to make into something useful that I can be proud of, and that others can relate to.)

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H, T, U, V

H: How would you describe your style?

Visceral and witty. Very detailed. Committed to characterization above all else.

T: Any fandom tropes you can’t stand?

I wouldn’t say I can’t stand it, but I’m not a fan of the coffee shop AUs. Like sometimes they’re good, but a lot of the time it just leads to a lot of ooc fluff.

U: Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

District_7_Profanity is a prolific Joniss writer, the two of us are basically gods among men in that fandom. She was in the fandom before me, though, and her works definitely gave me some of the inspiration to write my own stuff. Really, you guys might owe my existance as a fic writer to her. She also cares deeply about characterization and she really gets the ship dynamic, so her stuff is really fun to read.

@princessofgayskull (a.k.a. ceruleanstorm) and her fic upper west side can take the credit for me deciding to write for the SPOP fandom. Her stuff is definitely a different style but the way it’s written really gets you into the feeling of what’s going on, doesn’t let you be a passive observer. It’s steeped in trauma, which is what I connect to most with SPOP, and she too is really good at dynamics, not just between Catradora, but all the characters.

@doublepasse-writes pulled off an insane twist in her flagship fic For My Sake, she also is great at characterization and dynamics, and she does it all in her second language. Fucking amazing.

As you can see, I care a lot about characterization and dynamics between characters lmao

V: If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

In a way I kinda have to say congratulations since I am already writing a sequel? That could also be considered a fix it fic though lol because the original was so upsetting that I couldn’t stand to leave the story there.

For one I’m not already writing, I’m gonna say Pack Behavior by @manypiecesofreeses. That fic is so good and so cute and I would love to explore Catradora growing up from this particular origin story.

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thecarmillacurator replied to your post: H, T, U, V

" the two of us are basically gods among men in that fandom. " cocky much? lol

It’s not cocky if it’s true fam

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15. Is there an obscure ship which you love?

Harpoe. RIP. :(

26. How do you come up with your fanfic titles?

Umm no particular way, honestly. I just try to come up with a word or phrase that I feel sums up the tone or storyline. Sometimes it’s pulled from the text itself.

33. Do you write oneshots, multi-chapter fics or huuuuuge epics?

All of the above.

44. What ship do you feel needs more attention?

Punky Monkey.

50. How did you get into reading and/or writing fanfiction?

Basically I was self-medicating with Joniss fic for a while after a nasty relationship thing, and D7P wrote all this good stuff and consistently too. Then there was a period of like a couple weeks where no one posted anything new for Joniss and it was killing me. And I had some ideas so I just decided to start writing the fic I sorta had going on in my head. Glad I did, because that fic turned out to be Lifeblood, a Joniss classic.

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@property-of-harley-quinn said: Oh, that’s disappointing. She will be missed.

She’s been inactive awhile, but yes, she will still be missed for a long time. However, her contributions are still showing up by making my work better, so not all is lost.

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@property-of-harley-quinn said: Awe, she’s not writing any Joniss fics anymore??

Nah, she was working crazy hours and writing fic was taking up too much of her time. She’s only writing original content these days, and trying to have more of a life.

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love that you and d7p beta each other's works!

We make a good team, even if she is constantly making me want to throw my laptop across the room.