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[whimsywillowwrites]

Gorgeous commission I had done of my OC Mallory by the wonderful artist @pianta! They were such a joy to work!! Thank you so much again for bringing my character to life! 🌸🌱

[artsycobaltharmony]

Vines compilation inspired by a Hazbin Hotel fanfiction called Demon Summoning and Other Neat Party Tricks by @whimsywillowwrites ! It's SO GOOD, I highly recommend any HH fan check it out, just make sure to read the content warnings because it deals with some heavy topics. Clips in this video are not in chronological order and contain spoilers for the story, so be warned.

P.S. Willow I now only think of this fanfic whenever I hear Owl City, and I am not upset by it.

[whimsywillowwrites]

🌷 Demon Summoning & Other Neat Party Tricks FAQ 🌷

Art by Khajeel3

Finally sat down to address the most common questions I receive for Demon Summoning & Other Neat Party Tricks! I'll leave this pinned and update as needed. Thank you for checking it out!  ( ˊᵕˋ )ﾉ~♡

🍓How will you make this story align with the canon material?

Since my fic started before the show was released, I like to think of it as a separate reality because none of the new information in the show existed when I created this story. I might go back and tweak certain things that personally bother me, but I honestly don't intend to do a lot of heavy rewriting. 

When I first started this, I mapped out an outline for the fic, so to change it now to match the show's ideas could cause the story to lose the heart of what I was trying to tell.

You can totally feel free to theorize whatever you'd like if Imogen were included in the show's timeline though.

🍓Is Vox going to use Imogen to hurt Alastor? Are the Vee's going to use Imogen as leverage? Are The Vee's going to be the villains? Are the Vee's going to be included in the story, is Vox going to ... *insert something evil thing here*

The fic is not about Vox or the Vees, and I do not plan on making them major antagonists, so no not really! 

That being said, I do have a plan for a silly oneshot with them in this universe, but it will be a while before I get to post it since it directly follows events in the fic's timeline.

🍓How would (X character) react if (Y situation happened)?:

How do you think they'd react? I already know what they would do, but I want to hear your thoughts!

🍓Will *insert something here* happen in the fic?

Answering something like that would probably be a spoiler so unfortunately, I won't be able to tell you. We'll just have to wait and see! Feel free to ask me about anything that's already happened though!

🍓Why haven't you answered my question?

The answer may be a spoiler, or I just may not know how to answer it. I also don’t have a lot of time to go through my inbox each day. If I don’t post an answer to your question, I promise it's nothing personal! I do read each message and greatly appreciate hearing your thoughts.

🍓Do you take requests and/or do you want to RP with me?

I'm flattered you would ask but sadly, I do not have the time! Most of my free time goes towards writing my own work. 

🍓Will you write *insert random idea here* into the fic?

While I love the ideas that are often shared with me, the end of the story has already been planned! So I can't reasonably insert any new ideas.

If you're feeling extra motivated, I would highly suggest trying your hand at your own creative project! I believe in you! ദ്ദി(˶ •̀ ᴗ -˶)

🍓Is Imogen a self-insert?

No! She is an original character.

🍓Is the fic abandoned? When are you going to update? ETC.

Please know as long as the fic is in Incomplete Status then I am working on it. It doesn't matter how much time has passed, the fanfic isn't abandoned unless I say it is. 

This story is my hobby and something I work on for fun whenever I have the time and energy to do so, which is usually only on the weekends. (Please keep in mind I'm also a full-time corporate slave who feels like a withered husk after I clock out. _(┐「ε:)_ Inspiration can be fickle and my weekends are also frequently dedicated to typical life events.) If I am comfortable sharing a more exact schedule for each chapter, I will be sure to let everyone know.

I’m so grateful for all the enthusiasm and interest this story has received! Your encouragement and support bring me motivation and inspiration, and I can't even begin to tell you how much it means to me. Thank you in advance for your patience while I work at a healthy pace to craft something special to me. In the meantime, I'll see ya when I see ya.

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Art by Khajeel3

🍓Permission Statement: 

I do not permit translations or for my fics to be fed into machine content generators ("artificial intelligence") or for my work to be reposted onto another site or shared on non-fandom sites like Goodreads. I encourage transformative works such as art and fanfiction. (Please just provide a link to the fic if you post your artwork online!) If you want to write a fic explicitly meant to be built off of my universe, such as Imogen and Alastor hanging out and baking cookies or something, then please give me credit and link to the original fic using the "this work was inspired by" option on AO3. As long as you are not copying and pasting sections of my text or paraphrasing my scenes, I do not mind and would love to check it out. (Referencing something that happened in the story with attribution is fine btw.) Thank you for understanding!  ( ˊᵕˋ )ﾉ~♡

[artsycobaltharmony]

Here's an art piece I've been working on for a while inspired by the Hazbin Hotel fanfiction Demon Summoning and Other Neat Party Tricks by @whimsywillowwrites . I do believe that Imogen and Alastor will become close again, but it will take time (and character development on Alastor's part). I’m sorry it’s so sad 😭, I have more cute and wholesome ones planned for later, I promise. The fic made me feel a lot of things, so this art was an outlet to help me process what the FUCK just happened (lovingingly, because this fic is one of the best things I've read on AO3 🫶).

[artsycobaltharmony]

Emotionally distant men and their (accidentally) adopted psychic daughters.

[whimsywillowwrites]

What inspired you to start writing the demon summoning fic? Did you already have an idea or did you come up with it in the spot?

I wish I could tell you, haha! I had a random idea about a little girl trying to summon a hellhound in her driveway and accidentally summoning Alastor instead. I immediately texted my friend about it because it made me laugh, and she thought it was funny too. It all just kind of snowballed from there!

This was also before the show came out, and I was extremely hyperfocused on the pilot and the Day In The Afterlife comic. Alastor was my favorite character, so I knew I wanted it to be a Hazbin fic. I would say the Alastor in the fic is definitely more Pilot/comic inspired than the one from the show. I also love magic and witches, so I knew I wanted Imogen to be a young witch.

Fun fact, but I rewrote that first chapter twice! It started in Imogen's POV but then Alastor's voice was SUPER LOUD (*cough cough* radio demon *cough*), so I steadily began changing it to his. I also couldn't figure out what he was doing before he was summoned, but I knew I wanted it to be something dumb, haha! So, I skipped it and started drafting Chapter 2 and then had the idea with his argument with Angel Dust a few months later. Sometimes ideas be like that. 🙂‍↕️

[whimsywillowwrites]

What specific city/town in Illinois does Imogen and her mother actually live in? An hour away from Chicago, vast countryside? I did some research and found a few options, but the description of the actual place is hard to pinpoint.

There's no specific real town, it's a fictional place. I've never said what it's called because I haven't figured out a name I like lol! You can just assume it's an hour outside of Chicago.

[whimsywillowwrites]

I don’t quite recall if you’ve already answered a question akin to this— BUT!!

I am curious about the history of Mallory, Imogen, and Nora Jean. Have they always been Hellaverse-OCs or were they already their own characters that were adapted to the narrative’s world? They all have such charming personalities and I’m just curious how your brilliant mind crafted these creatures.

Thank you for writing and hope you have a lovely day, or night, or whenever you’re reading this!

Hey! Thank you so much for the kind words! I don't think anyone has ever asked me about how I developed my characters, so thank you for asking! I apologize in advance if I get rambly. 😩

All my OCs were created for this fanfic! I drafted the first 5-ish chapters without posting them anywhere, so for about six months, everything was in my own private bubble. I think I really learned a lot about Imogen during that time. I LOVE writing dialog, so I would be at work and funny scenarios would randomly pop into my head. I'd write them down and send them to my friends, then go back and develop it more later. Imogen's voice was very loud during that time, so I naturally learned more about her as I went.

I think I also just loved the idea of throwing someone like Imogen at Alastor: someone who can read people's emotions when he's someone who keeps his true thoughts VERY close to the chest! Throw in some life experiences he can relate to and someone who adores dogs ... and well. 😂

Oliver's voice came easily since he's very much the opposite of Imogen. (Careful, anxious, bit of a goody-two-shoes, etc) Kids in general are fun to write since they don't see the world as adults do.

Nora Jean's personality is inspired by my great grandma and my writing mentor. I wouldn't call her a "character insert," as she's still very much a fictional character, but she's sassy and fierce like my mentor, grew up in Oklahoma and does everything for the sake of her family like my gran, etc. Buuut then you start to ask fun questions like ... okay, this is a character who loves her family, but this is also someone who is a witch and very proud of that fact. She loves Imogen and Mallory, but the way she goes about protecting them is questionable. Then fun stuff starts to happen.

Mallory is a character very close to home for me! I always knew that I didn't want her to be evil, and I knew I wanted her to be a witch. The dead plants were subtle foreshadowing, which hopefully people can go back and notice now.

I also went through a very bad depression at one point in my life and couldn't write anything. It was terrible and confusing, as writing is always something I loved to do. I ended up putting a lot of myself into Mallory in that regard. Her pattern of abusive relationships is also inspired by someone in my life, without getting too personal. Complicated family relationships is also something I can relate to.

So I guess to answer your question, I tend to write about a lot of things I experience or know about, then as the story keeps going, I throw in a bunch of original ideas and they become their own characters as the story develops. I could go on and on probably, LOL, but I hope that answers your question! 💖