Writing questions
Thank you @upon-poppyhills for the tag, for the gift of your answers and the opportunity to procrastinate this afternoon ❤️
1. How many works do you have on AO3/Tumblr?
4 completed, 1 ongoing
2. What’s your total AO3/Tumblr word count?
~135k on Ao3
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Kingdom HP, Phylum Drarry
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
Last time I checked it was this order, but 2 and 3 often swap around I think:
1. Talk To Me In French
2. Rubbed The Right Way
3. Filthy, Gorgeous
4. There's Only One Coffin
5. The Devoted Gentleman
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
Sure do. It sometimes takes me a while, but I try to reply to all of them. Why? *Scratches beard* S'just nice, innit?
6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Well, I'm a fluffy ending kinda person. But The Devoted G ends in a grovel before the HEA (not a spoiler, it's in the brief) so I guess it's [going to be] that. But then again, I'm not sure that two fit, wealthy aristocrats fighting about being in love really counts as angst 🤔😆
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Talk To Me In French for sure. I was up against the clock and briefly considered ending it with them getting together. But I really wanted to show what their HEA looked like, so ended up writing over 7k of the happiest, smuttiest, most emotionally satisfying epilogue I've ever written (yeah alright, it's the only epilogue I've ever written, but still!).
8. Do you get hate on fics?
No(t yet?). I've had a few slightly frustrated comments, but nothing hateful so far.
9. Do you write smut?
Hahahaha. Is the Pope Catholic?
10. Do you write crossovers?
No.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I'm aware.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes! There's Only One Coffin was translated into Russian. I'm still not over it 🥲
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
No, but I love the idea of it. Me and a mate wanted to try, but we're both sort of lone wolves when it comes to writing so it would take a lot of figuring out. I hope we do it one day.
14. What’s your favorite all-time ship?
Drarry <3
15. What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
Oh man. There's an abandoned 70k fic in my docs that glares reproachfully at me whenever I glance in that direction. Probably that.
16. Are there recurring themes you’ve noticed in your writing?
Not sure I've been at it long enough to assess recurring themes, but toilets and pissing both feature disproportionately often in my tiny list of works 🚽
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
I don't know how to assess my own writing and tend to think it's all awful 😬 It's a real hindrance to being able to improve. It also gives me a massive aversion to editing, so I do as little as I can get away with. I'm working on it 🙈
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
Well I wrote Talk To Me In French, in which this was very necessary for the plot, so 😂 I think it worked? I tried my hardest to ensure the language was correct and natural (thank you all the native speakers who helped 🙏) and that it'd still be a satisfying story to readers who didn't speak those languages. I personally adore different languages in fic if the story calls for it. My current AU is full of regency cant in the dialogue and it's so colourful and out of use it almost feels like a different language at times. It's so much fun. Gimme all the language 😍
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Harry Potter
20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?
I can't pick a favourite. They've all been lots of fun to write, and I've disliked them all equally once written 💀😂
Tagging a few people without any pressure in case you're feeling contemplative or in need of a procrastination project. I'd love to see ❤️ @mihorina @yellowfork @captaindingdong @rainstormradish @rainjulyx @chiquita-3 @maesterchill @jungeatheart @its-the-allure @aemelia @duchessdulce @smugrobotics and anyone else who'd like to join in.
