#kmackatie

[catalists]

for the neighbourhood writer asks: 5, 14, & 26

Thanks Katie! <3

5. Where do you get your title inspiration from?

This depends! I'm a big user of lines from poetry (see, e.g., that trick is just to hold on (and so we do) which is titled from Shapechangers in Winter by Margaret Atwood, and (how could i) look at anything in this world and tremble, which takes its title from "Little Summer Poem Touching the Subject of Faith" by Mary Oliver). Both Mary Oliver and Ada Limón have provided more than one title, in fact. I also like song lyrics, like for that i might not have (but i did not lose), titled from "Stick Season" by Noah Kahan, and what some circumstance stole, title from "Orpheus" by Vincent Lima. And I like math and physics concept titles, too! I really love these when the math/science process is a good mirror for the story of the fic. I think I have only two of these: measurement problem (titled after the quantum physics problem described by Schrodinger's Cat, and about a similar uncertainty), and proof by contradiction (titled after a math process of proving a statement by showing its opposite is impossible, and about disproving your assumptions about a person).

14. What is something you really like about your work(s)?

When I write fanfiction, I'm writing fanfiction; characterization is really important to me, and I want the character's voices to sound like their voices. So I'm always happy when I reread something I wrote and I can really hear the dialogue in the character's voices.

26. What is your favorite part about writing?

I love the moment when the last piece of it clicks into place, or when something I wrote earlier seems to perfectly present itself to be called back to. Finding a good structure.

Send me an ask for this ask meme (or in general, I guess!).

[somethingnerdythiswaycomes]

for the fanfic writer asks: 16 & 17!

the second one of these has been causing me a lot of angst ngl, I went back and reread a bunch of my stuff to think about it 16: what is your favorite place to write I mostly write on my couch! I have a little tray from ikea to put my laptop on, and I fold one of the legs in to rest on the arm of the couch, and I put on a background-tv-show and just. write. 17: what is your favorite line you've written THIS IS SO TOUGH. i have like stylistic moves I've made I'm proud of, or times I feel like I've really grasped a character's voice, but finding lines that I react to like lines in other fics is so tough. but this one I think is the one I can look back on with the most pride, because endings are often really tough for me, especially for like. poignant-ish fics.

from the check please! bittle/zimms/kent fic:

"It feels like a triumph. It feels like the sun coming through the window of the kitchen of the haus, when he sat there eating quiche with Eric and Zimms. It feels like the warmth of all three of them pressed into Eric's bed, like the three of them sitting on the porch and sipping Eric's sweet tea. It feels like... it feels like it was a long time coming."

Thank you for the ask!!

Link to the questions

[mllekurtz]

it is very challenging to pick a favourite because I feel like I’m constantly saying ‘this is my favourite’ to whatever you share with me, but if I had to name a top three currently, then it fluctuates between remote times, the violet hour, and empire of lights 💜

Oooh you chose the vibes trio :D

[mllekurtz]

for the WIP ask game — give 💜

Ohohoho—

“His name is Bren Aldric Ermendrud,” Essek says, as if that would mean anything to Fjord or anyone else. “He’s a trained assassin. If you give him the chance to talk, he’ll wrap you up in his lies, because that’s what he’s been trained to do. Do you know what a Scourger is?”

[bittcrblue]

for the writer asks: 🍭 and/or 🎙️

thanks for these, friend!

i'll answer the easier one first:

🎙️which one of your fics would you like someone to make a pod-fic of?

to be honest, probably my character study of opal, diamond to coal because the prose in that is very spoken-word, very stream of consciousness -- i was trying to channel the way that opal talks in the narration, and i think that i succeeded! i would absolutely die if someone tried to podfic any of the bhh or even any of my stories rated E. that's private!! read it in your head!!!

🍭why did you start writing?

this one is more difficult to answer i think. i can't remember when i started writing, i have always written little stories. i actually have memories of being like, 10 years old and writing code lyoko fanfictions where yumi dumped all her loser boyfriends and got together with aelita, haha. (get rekt william!!) so it must have been in part wish fulfilment. something about not being happy with the stories i was given, and wanting to see something else, so why not make it? imagination was quite important to me. and then as a teen and adult i was very into text roleplay and fanfiction, also throughout my studies. i realised that i tend to stop writing when i work, maybe because i work in publishing which is a creative field, or maybe because i'm just too tired or too busy with more social hobbies. but whenever i start writing again after a long period of break it's usually because i'm feeling restless, like there's an energy that needs to come out. please note i have festival flu and have no idea what i'm saying!!!

thank you for asking! <3

[voldiebuns]

for the behind the scenes asks - 10 and 12 (or another of your choice!)

10. Do you enjoy writing dialogue, exposition, or plot the most?

Exposition, definitely! I have such a hard time with dialogue and plot is hit or miss, but I do love to go on about a character's inner thoughts and angst lol 12. Is there a trope you haven’t written yet but really want to?

I've been into amnesia fic lately, so I think that would be fun to write sometime. Ooh, also "undercover at a BDSM club but I didn't know you were actually into it and now I think I'm into it too" bc I love love love those kinds of fics.

[spottedenchants]

for ao3 wrapped - 17 and 18

Character questions ahoy! :D

17) Your favorite character to write this year?

Essek. Hands down xD If not him, probably Yasha? She's been a delight, though I haven't finished the longer fics that really feature her yet 🤔

18) The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year?

Ohhhhh I definitely Fjord and Veth... I have lots of wips with Essek and the rest of the Nein, but those two in particular have consistently proven to be tricky for me to grasp with regards to how they would relate with Essek. Now that the reunion is out though, I've got a muuuch much better idea as to where/when/how to place them, so we'll see how that goes >:3

(the reunion has solved. a lot of post-campaign snarls I've been running into, so I am very very happy about it xD)

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Thank you Katie!! :D

ao3 wrapped

[quietalight]

“You have to let yourself feel, Essek, and use it to fuel your fire. Perfection is a bullshit standard to try and achieve, and not one I’m interested in. Performing for the joy of it, that will sustain you far longer than aiming for perfection will.”

Excerpt from Shadowgast Musician's AU "The Breath Before the Phrase" by @kmackatie