Heyo there Ms. Champion, I was wondering if you have any tips for getting fanfic gears grinding? I've been in a bit of a slump lately and thought it couldnt hurt to ask 😅
Hmmmmm. My usual tricks are
listen to music, especially music I associate with the fandom or fic in question
try to just force myself to write, say, a paragraph a night (you don’t get much done but it often ends up picking you back up later, just because ROUTINE)
sometimes brainstorming stuff or jumping back and forth between different ideas
look up writing prompts!
remember it’s okay if you don’t finish a story if you just work on it to kick your writing back into gear
You know, I had every intention of not becoming emotionally invested in Sir Vilhem as a character, and now I am and it is entirely your fault. So thank you very much!
OH GOD, you don’t even want to know how Sir Vilhelm exists in my mind I8
Got tagged to answer questions by one EdmundGallows. So, question time!
1. Unicorn or Zombie? Which would win in a fight. Show your work and explain yourself.
I tend to think Zombie. Unless it's a Left 4 Dead zombie where it's just still living people infected by a mutated form of rabies, zombies are undead and unicorns really only have their horn for defense. So unless they get lucky and stab a zombie through the head, that unicorn will be dead. Although, there are other factors to consider, like what if said unicorn tramples said zombies, or what if the zombie is in a hoard. But we don't have enough space.
2. What is your favorite flavor pie, and what is the most recent memory this flavor stirs?
It's a toss-up between strawberry-rhubarb and just plain cherry pie, and I really don't have memories associated with pie, I think mostly because I hardly eat it.
3. Favorite smell?
I love the smell of pomegranate, which is why I was really sad when Bath and Body Works discontinued their Midnight Pomegranate line. Second favorite smell is vanilla and third is cherry blossom.
4. Last animal you petted? Name and backstory is a plus.
Last animal I petted is my cat, Salem. He's my 9-year-old Egyptian Mau crossbreed. I got him when he was a kitten back when I was 15 and we've been best friends since. No, really. He hates everyone else in my house. He follows me around, he sits in my lap when I'm sitting with my family, and he has this thing of using my head as a pillow when I'm sleeping. He's my little goofball.
5. Do you have any allergies? And if so, on a scale of one to ten, how betrayed would you feel if I used this knowledge to destroy you?
My most severe allergy is my allergy to nicotine. I can't be around cigarettes, cigars, and people who smoke them. Other than that, my only other allergy is to pertussis, which means I was never fully vaccinated against whooping cough as a child. And on a scale of 1-10, 10. I will start World War 3 over this shit.
6. Do you have any fun scars with good stories behind them? What’s the story(s)?
What the hell is a happy story about scars? What is a fun scar, even? "Oh, this is the scar from when my appendix burst! Best Spring Break ever!" Or, "I got this lightning-bolt shaped scar when some noseless madman killed my parents and then tried to kill me as a baby." The only scars I've got are mental scars and those are not fun, nor are the stories good in any way, shape, and form.
7. You wake up as the opposite gender! How do you deal with the situation?
In all honestly, I'd go back to sleep (I'm that tired), enjoying the fact that I no longer have two big bags of fat on my chest that won't get squished between the rest of my body and the mattress. That's the one drawback to being a stomach-sleeper.
8. Your fictional crush walks into your room right now. Who is it, and what do you do?
I have far too many fictional crushes. Phoenix Wright, Miles Edgeworth, Professor Layton, Loki, Captain America, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), Sherlock, Chell from Portal, Gwen Stacy. Too many goddamn fictional people that would make some rather inhuman fangirlish shrieking noises come from my mouth. Then, honestly, I would just hug them.
9. If you formed an 80’s grunge band with me, what would our name be?
I wouldn't even agree to be in the band until we changed the genre. Not a fan of grunge, at all.
10. Favorite animal as of today?
The cheetah. I would break all sorts of United States laws regarding exotic animals if it meant I could have one as a pet.
11. How do you feel about Steampunk?
I love the look, the style, and the subculture, but I'm not sure I'd ever get too heavily into it, mostly because it's an expensive-looking hobby. I will always admire the people who do Steampunk though. Godspeed, little nerds. Godspeed.
Bonus Questions I Wanted to Answer:
3 Favorite Songs:
Hagane No Resistance - JAM Project (Even if you don't understand Japanese, the vocals on this song are friggin' amazing.)
Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips.
Wishing Well - Free (The cover by Styx is really good too.)
Last video game you played:
Civilization V. Ever since I found a way to play a no-Steam version at work, it's all I've played really. I've developed a really good strategy playing as Catherine. I still need to try it against actual human players, although it's worked well against AI players on Prince difficulty.
-MY QUESTIONS-
If you could choose to live through any apocalypse, which would it be and why?
Who's your celebrity crush?
Favorite books?
If you only had 24 hours left to live, what would you do?
What is your #1 guilty pleasure?
What is one thing you've always wanted to learn and why?
If you can remember that far back, what was the first movie you ever saw?
Favorite song (or songs)?
If you got to start your own country, what would your form of government be and what title would you give yourself?
On a scale of 1-10, how awesome would you say you are?
If you could join any music group that ever existed, who would it be and why?
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LadyDerping, Vyntresser, Willow-Wanderings, I Barf Rainbows, Egaads, TehBethums, Kawaii Sugar Stars, Musique Mystique12, Expressive Introvert.
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