#nuatthebeach

[narukoibito]

AHHHH NARU!!!! i would kindly request snippets of The Other Boy Who Lived, Pride and Prejudice AU, and Harry Librarian AU 💖💖💖

@nuatthebeach 💖💖💖 Sorry that took so LONG — just got home after that long trip...

I responded to Harry Librarian and P&P AU earlier.

The Other Boy Who Lived

This is basically the companion piece to Someone Else's Life where Harry is thrown into an alt dimension where Neville is the BWL. In this one, the non-BWL Harry is thrown into canon and is canon. Both Harrys need to deal with their feelings for Ginny and having an existential crisis over whether Ginny likes them or the BWL.

I looooved the idea of AU!Harry (who is a professional quidditch player) and canon!Ginny having to figure out the auror mystery canon!Harry left in his wake. Yes, two literal jocks having to fight the bad guys haha. But of course with lost of pining and deep philosophical thoughts about identity and love.

Also one of the things I wanted to explore if I ever wrote either of these fics are Harry's relationship with Neville. Here's a snippet with AU!Harry and canon!Neville.

“Did you love her?” He blurted before he could stop himself.  Neville watched him carefully. “She’s one of my best friends.” Harry nodded, feeling the heat creep up his face. He didn’t have a right to ask, but still he pressed on, needing to know. “But did you?” Neville sighed softly, turning to the plants.  “I did, once. Or I might have,” Neville said finally. There was a flash of something in his eyes, the way he held himself, as if challenging Harry. For a moment, Harry was struck by how much  Neville looked like his Neville. But there was a softening in his stance. “I fancied her a little around fourth year. We went to the Yule Ball together.” “I know. I mean — you did in my…you know. World.” Neville looked taken aback, his eyes looking far away from a moment. “Huh. Well, we went as friends. She wanted to go with you.” “Did she?” The thought seemed foreign to him. Ginny wanting, even then, to be with him. But of course, it wasn’t really him — not this version of himself.

Gah, exhausted from my day trip so I will answer more asks tomorrow! Here's another snippet featuring AU!Harry and canon!Ginny if you're interested.

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[takeariskao3]

alright this needs to be asked once and for all for my sanity - what are your top 5 characters and top 5 ships?

GOD YOU ARE THE WORST FOR THIS I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MAKING ME RANK THEM THIS IS BIPHOBIA

top five hp characters

ginny

harry

draco

ron

hermione

top five hp ships

jily

dramione

hinny

panville

romione

ask me anything!!

[takeariskao3]

ooo ooo ooo idk if you’ve answered these before but: 7, 9 (I am forever taking notes), 15

okay okay okay

7. how does receiving or not receiving feedback/support impact you?

it's pretty simple, a comment pops into my inbox and i get a big ole grin on my face. i know every fic writer says it, but comments instantly translate into motivation. the more feedback/engagement i get, the more i want to write. because its like we are all little kids, and it is so much fun to mess around and play pretend with our friends.

9. what's your writing process like?

oh god i feel like it changes daily. ideally, i spend a few weeks/months (depending on the complexity of the story) outlining and brainstorming. i have a journal for each story that lives in my head and i'm always taking notes or jotting down little pieces of dialogue and things. i try to have a rough outline of every chapter before i start writing. then there is draft 1. which is me trying to write as much action and dialogue into the chapter as i can. this is basically blocking out the scenes and the action. then comes draft 2 where i go back in and try to add internal dialogue and feelings and the overall tone. then draft 3, editing and pacing. btw this is where i am stuck right now with chap 11 for me the longest stage is usually stage 3 because i labor over each section/scene and try to make it perfect when i don't need to. then i post to ao3. then i do final edits about ten minutes after posting LOL i can't resist a final read through after its out in the world and i swear i always find at least six typos or changes in that final after post edit.

p.s. i always try to get at least one good night sleep between drafts. meaning once i finish draft 2, i put it away and sleep on it before opening it up again the next day for edits. same with posting, i always sleep on it one night after its "finished" so i can go back in and read it with fresh eyes the next day.

15. How do you think your writing has improved over time?

drastically!!!! i've been writing fic for ten years and you can't write for that long and not get better. my one improvement that ive seen most recently is that i trust my readers more. and i think this is also what i've gotten the most positive feedback on too. as a writer, you don't actually have to tell your readers everything, more often than not, the less you tell them, the more they get from the story. if your readers connect the dots on their own as opposed to you connecting it for them, they get to add their own personal experiences and imaginations to the story therefore it becomes more meaningful to them. this is a really long winded way of saying i've gotten a lot better about showing not telling. a great example of this is in dialogue tags. not every piece of dialogue needs a tag. but you can still tell the reader what your characters are doing? if that makes sense? i've gotten so much better about using body language and facial expressions to expand on emotions, instead of adjectives and adverbs (though i still use too many adjectives)

fic writer asks!

[takeariskao3]

80. answer whatever question you want to answer the least

you WOULD

23. Is writing the beginning, middle, or end of the story easiest? Hardest?

to me beginnings are easy and endings are always really hard. i have so many loose ends that i want to tie up and i never feel like i'm going to do it justice and so they always fall flat in my own mind.

fic writer asks!!