#madeofmydreams

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GO Book Fest Work Debut

Announcing the debut of Aziraphale’s Blue Castle by @madeofmydreams, written as a part of the GO-Events Book Fest.

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Appreciation from madeofmydreams!

The Good Omens Events Discord is sending love to you, our fearless leader, @bisasterdi! Your friends on the server have contributed their thoughts and thanks for you and the online haven you’ve created for us.

Our friend here is @madeofmydreams.

 How did you come to join the GO-Events Server?

Just as the RomCom event was kicking off Summer posted it on her Tumblr and I thought to myself, this could be a lark. I had no idea that I would make friends and gain so much emotional support!

What do you enjoy about the GO-Events Server? Favorite channels or anecdotes?

My favorite channel is actually the body image discussion channel. I think the way we come together in that space and talk about how to reform the way we feel about ourselves is beautiful.

Any other comments of appreciation?

I am very grateful for the space you have created for us! ♡

[summerofspock]

B and R please!

B: Any of your stories inspired by personal experience? 

Lol all of them basically

Darkly enough, Green Things Are Flowers Too and Kepler Omicron Party are the two with the most pull from my personal life. Green Things in that it depicts a relationship where one person is stringing the other person along and sort of unintentionally breaking their heart (i am the heart breakee in this situation). And Kepler Omicron Party, while horror based and obviously allegorical, is a reflection on my own trauma and the way we have to choose to leave it behind. Most of Jim’s coping mechanisms are mine as well.

R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

Oh loads!!! I’ve been reading fanfic for going on 8ish years now so I think there have been many writers who have been a big influence on me. I’d include jouissant, kianspo, and littlebirdtold as big influences during my early spirk years (and obviously still) since I’m still writing. More recently, from an Azcrow/GO perspective, maniacalmole and atalan have reminded me of the style of writing i like the best (which I would call straightforward yet meaningful) and have helped me stick to my own style (which is similar)

also big shout out to my betas @poetic----nonsense and @wingittofreedom. you’ve had a huge influence on my writing this year

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Week 1 Round-Up!

Here are the works that have been posted as a part of GO-Events Rom Com:

Hey nonny, nonny by @ulspi

The Annual Tadfield Cheese Rolling Festival by @summerofspock

Romancing the Tome by @antikate

This Much Is True by @musegnome

Auspicious Schooling by @madeofmydreams

Celestial Passengers by @meowdejavu

It Would Take a Miracle by @micky-r-c

Torpoint Blank by @chewb

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GO Rom Com Spotlight: @madeofmydreams

The wonderful @madeofmydreams has claimed High School Musical to adapt for Good Omens in the Good Omens Rom Com Event.

For reference, here’s a little background about the source material!

About High School Musical: Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), the star athlete at a small-town high school, falls for nerdy beauty Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) at a holiday karaoke party. When they return to campus, Troy and Gabriella audition for the upcoming school musical. Meanwhile, the jealous Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) conspires to squelch their chances. The two must struggle to make it to auditions while also meeting their existing obligations to the basketball team and the academic decathlon.

We spent some time chatting about how the adaptation is coming so far, as well as future plans for it! Now, get to know @madeofmydreams a little better!

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goromcom: You know how if you open a Tumblr chat with someone you haven't chatted to before, Tumblr tells you two things they post about? I wanted to tell you that yours reports that you "post about #earl grey cream and #good omens." Those are two things I can get behind.

madeofmydreams: I love tea! Earl grey cream is my favorite I also love stories/writing and fan fiction and GO is quite lovely. I am a fan of TOS, Fullmetal Alchemist, Teen Wolf, and Sherlock as well inside of fandom and about a billion stories outside.

goromcom: You chose to adapt High School Musical as your rom com. Has this property been a favorite of yours, or is there some other reason you chose it?

madeofmydreams: So I was a little older when High School Musical came out, but my little sister was smack dab at the target age for Disney channel and I've always enjoyed singing. So we learned all the songs and watched it enough that we had our own copy. I honestly didn't do any prep before getting it even though I had it listed as my first choice. It just seemed like fun.

goromcom: What's your favorite moment of your chosen rom com, and are you looking forward to presenting it in your adaptation? Any loose plans for that scene that you can share?

madeofmydreams: So the song when [spoilers for High School Musical] Gabriella has just overheard Troy telling the guys that she's just some girl and he doesn't care about her has always hit me in this very emotional way. [end spoilers] There's all this self deprecating longing that I really identify with. It's a little silly because I'm grown and married to someone who loves me dearly and excites me daily but I still very much identify with being the odd one who didn't realise they weren't wanted. I definitely want to incorporate that moment into my fic! We won't end there though.

goromcom: Do you plan to stick very closely to the story beats of the original movie, or make bigger changes?

madeofmydreams: I want to change my movie a bit, partly because the pacing of the movie is a bit fast for me; but also because I want to surprise people with fresh ideas and thoughts. Not just another Gabriella & Troy and not just another way Aziraphale & Crowley got together. That being said, I'm keeping some of the ridiculousness without apology or explanation. I'm excited to see how it all shakes out!

goromcom: What's an interesting decision you've made in your planning so far--a notable casting decision, a changing of venue, or some other plan you have to paint Good Omens all over your rom com?

madeofmydreams: So I wanted Az to be Gabriella because of a mutual love of books and I think Crowley makes sense as Troy (particularly when you factor in the rooftop garden scene) but something that might be more unexpected is casting Adam in Kelsie 's role (the pianist who works with the drama club.)

goromcom: I am blatantly stealing this last question from The Good Place: The Podcast, but here goes: Tell me something "good". It can be something big or small. It can be a charity you think is doing good work, or you can talk about how great your pet is.

madeofmydreams: I've been practicing doing my nails at home and I'm finally good enough at it that they look professionally done! It makes me happy to look down at my fingers while I'm swiping on my phone, folding laundry, or reading to my children and see pretty nails. It's a little piece of joy and beauty sprinkled throughout my day.

[summerofspock]

Did I correctly read that it's your birthday???

YES YOU DID 

[summerofspock]

I started reading your longest good omens fic just because... I'd not read the book or watched the show. (I haven't finished because the second to last chapter was a bit confusing without knowledge of canon so I've been binging the show on prime.) And the way you've pulled them together and displayed longing on both sides from a single perspective is masterful. I have 2 more episodes to watch. The show is phenomenal; your fanfic is fabulous! Thank you for introducing me!

IM CRYING OMG REALLY????

im so proud of Green Things and im so glad you took a chance on it even though you weren’t fully through canon! i definitely breezed through the apocalypse so it would probably be VERY confusing!

i hope you enjoy the ending!

[summerofspock]

@madeofmydreams replied to your post: anybody want to rec me some good sad yearning...

Also “the look of love” and “one less bell to answer” Which are jazz y and sung by a bunch of peoples

im a simple man, i see nina simone, i click play