#kittysmith

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This intricate cap, adorned with pearls and gold beads, was first worn on the head of the servant girl Ruth in the 2017 second episode of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔.   Charlotte Hope reused the piece as Katharine of Aragon in the 2019 first season of 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔.   See more photos at Bit.ly/Acces194    

[corwynnasmith]

What You Wanted (PTKD Sequel)

I have decided to draw inspiration from folklore rather than transplanting folkloric creatures/spirits from now on because I want to HONOR but I also don’t want to STEAL.

Mostly, new creatures and beings and spirits will be original amalgamations that formed FROM people’s stories / folklore, but did not follow that script exactly. Or limit themselves to one script.

Some people might point at my ROTG fic Misstep / Cold and Dark and say, “Hey, you represent a VARIETY of pantheons of gods and spirits etc. in that story which is entirely about gods & spirits etc.” This is because I was a fool. I honestly don’t know if I can continue that one with how deeply I’ve sunken certain characters into the plot and I don’t know if I’ll be taking it down or just discontinuing it. I’m not sure how I can edit that one, if at all.

tldr: In the battle between representation and appropriation, I have decided to err on the side of let’s not be a dick. I’ll keep representation limited to human characters instead of also using specific folklore creatures.

This will probably make the chapters a little faster since I won’t be researching for hours trying to find creatures that match the plot point at hand and whether or not it’s okay for me to have them in this story.

It also means things people have guessed may no longer be entirely accurate!

[missblogging]

Oof- I tried doing a scene from chapter 3 of Put that kid down by Kittysmith on ao3 👌🏻it went out alright i guess (.-.) 

[corwynnasmith]

Age in Fanfiction

Guys it’s 4AM as I start writing this so be prepared for a rant lol

So why have I not finished a lot of my older stories?

I start planning out stories in my head and on paper sometimes 2 years before I write the actual meat of the story. This means most of my first posted fanfiction were planned out when I was 11. To this DAY, even though the stories are abandoned or done (some just on years of “hiatus” lol), I get people telling me 11 year old Harry Potter or other such characters would not act that way because they were 11.

Meanwhile, baby me would just be like, “Oh, thank you for the advice!” while inwardly, “I think I know what an 11 year old would think, since an 11 year old wrote out this entire plot.”

Of course, I didn’t tell anyone my age, because I was raised in a time of internet stranger danger. Often people would tell me to rate my stories M or 18+ and I would just cry internally and rate it so I couldn’t read it lol Pretty sure that was a common problem.

The thing I’m leading up to is, I wrote about attraction and sex at 11 years old. Which is a failing of society, I guess, but I wasn’t some creeper adult writing about children. Often I chose characters my age or a year or two older than I was and then eventually aged past them.

Now I have a trail of teen romances I find it very uncomfortable to finish. I’m thinking of aging these assholes up in Anchor (since the actors are all in their 20s anyway, 2 years is not a stretch) so I can bring the plotline to a close. Leaving it hanging is literally killing my inner perfectionist.

Now a large part of my series of romances was me figuring out what the hell sexual attraction was since I have yet to really feel it to this day (aces unite lol), but like a cool bean I post everything on the internet! So this personal development is archived in a million and one places for the world to see and be all, “Huh. They sure did write a lot about teens falling in love.”

At least I kept the craziest stuff to myself, so there’s that.

As it is now, with the exception of Anchor, if the story you’re wondering about has characters who could even arguably be under 18 engaging in Romance of any sort, you can assume I’m too uncomfortable to continue it. 

I’m too old now, guys! And possibly so are you!

I also need to continue to purge my fanfiction.net favorites list of the legions of “character older than I was but still underage” dating “my favorite character of that week.”

But that’s another nightmare regarding age in fanfiction lol

[corwynnasmith]

Chapter Nineteen of Percy Take the Wheel is up

Now I work on Put That Kid Down and then.... Misstep, surprise!

[corwynnasmith]

Chapter nineteen of Put That Kid Down is up!

Still acing that dadvid tag wordcount but...

Now I know it’s #2 in the Camp Camp category....

A fire of determination has been lit

[corwynnasmith]

I officially have the highest word count on AO3 for the dadvid tag with this newest update of PTKD!

woot

[corwynnasmith]

Daniel: So if I do die - do I die? - well, anyway, if I do, I want it to be... A worthy death. Plot relevant. If not, I want a large role in the upcoming decisions. Can I see what you've got down?

Me: (sweating nervously) It's- it's right in this-

Daniel: (leans over shoulder and gently pushes PC off of desk)

Me: Yes, I was just about to rewrite that for the third time you are so right