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What kind of books do you think Shiro likes?

I think Shiro's taste are mostly going to run towards non-fiction. Mainly very long books about war and political history.

As for fiction books I admittedly haven't read many books by Japanese authors and the ones I have read I'm not entirely sure Shiro would enjoy. So I'm going to be relying on the Internet for some of my answers. Apologies if I end up getting something wrong.

I don't think his Uncle Tomo prioritized academics in his childhood but I do think he would've made Shiro read The Tale of Genji. A book I actually do know a bit about because I've read several books on it's author: Murasaki Shikibu.

The Tale of Genji isn't just considering Japan's first novel, but the first novel ever written. A point of cultural pride for several people. At a whopping 1, 216 pages it tells the story of the adventures of a prince named Genji during the Heian period.

Works I think Shiro would seek out on his own would be Rashōmon a short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. No Longer Human (also known as A Shameful Life) by Osamu Dazai.

Despite this not being a novel written in Japan; I think Shiro would benefit from reading Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker, a Japanese-American author. As I think he would find himself to relating to the character of Sen.

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39: Is any aspect of your writing process inspired by other writers or people? If so, who?

I had to catch myself here because writing process is different from writing style, Mich, and you know that. 😅

I don't know who does things like this. It's just a thing I've probably heard and adopted because yeah, it works really well.

In short: Draft ugly, edit pretty.

For fanfic, I do things in 3 rounds, maybe 4 if I'm up to it.

I list the beats of the scene.

I write out each beat and connect them.

I diversify my sentences and cut what feels like fluff.

Read for flow, maybe edit again.

For my books... well, that's a totally different story, isn't it? 😅 Because now I have a targeted word count to worry about, so I add 2-3 more steps. Read aloud and edit. Distance myself fully. Sharpen the scalpel and ask "does this really sparkle and sunshine?"

45: What’s something you’ve improved on since you started writing fic?

I'd hoped someone would ask this question. I can talk about the writing journey for ages because I've gone through a few phases now and feel like I've learned so much. 🙈

What's so fun about writing is that there really aren't a lot of rules. However, there are certainly a lot of things that will make a scene stronger.

I've improved my word count drastically. Shortened, that is, and that's a good thing.

I've stopped hand-holding the reader and trust them to get it the first time I say it. This is mainly why I cringe when I reread my really old stories. They're a mess of "lemme just add some internal monologue to make sure you REALLY got it", the lot of them.

I'm considerably better at showing instead of telling these days, and I think that ties nicely to the previous point.

I've found my style and voice, which is very Nordic Noir-adjacent direct and minimalist prose. I'm just not gifted enough to get poetic without making it too purple, though whenever I have a British head voice, my writing style becomes looser (case in point: Fifty Sovereigns).

And I'll say that it wasn't really fanfic that really kickstarted that learning curve. I don't have a beta. Not because I don't want one, but more because... idk. I just don't have one. 😅 Anyway, it was editing my own original book that really made me better. I still keep things a little looser in fanfiction because honestly? Fanfiction is fun. I'm not gonna torture my way through more editing than necessary when I'm not even expecting to get paid. I just want it readable, fun, enjoyable, and all the other good adjectives.

#fic writer ask #this was fun #thanks for the questions my dear ❤️❤️❤️

I remember you mentioning the last unicorn, and I was kinda intrigued and started reading it earlier this year. I still need to finish it but I really enjoyed it so far. do you have any other books you’d recommend? or any fics maybe? hope you feel better soon 🫶🫶

Oh I love that book so dearly, it's so poetic and beautiful but also deeply weird. Also I love how philosophical it can get as well <3

Hmm, I haven't read a lot of books recently, but Howls Moving Castle is such a funny and weird book, it's better than the movie in my opinion and I love Sophie so dearly. (I do still like the movie though, but they didn't let Sophie throw week killer at people and that's a shame) Other than that, if you haven't read the Hunger Games, do. They're so good for so many reasons. Also, the graphic novel M is for Monster is one of my favorites as well, it's about coming back wrong.

For fics I can recommend a few lu ones:

Weaponised Stew and Labour Disputes (14340 words) by bill_nye_the_russian_spy

This one is funny as shit and I was cackling the entire way through. It was great. Pathetic Warriors my beloved

Like a Weed (Keep Coming Back) (8162 words) by Starlight Chapters: 2/2 A modern au with a twist. Such good Legend characterization I read this fic a lot.

hold my hand and watch (4773 words) by LostAndDowned Chapters: 1/1 And now, one of my favorite fics of all time. A enemies to roommates collage au starring Legend and Warriors. (can you tell they're my favorites) The characterization is so good and the main theme of snakes is so incredible I lose my mind every time I think about it.

Thanks for the ask, and if you want more recommendations feel free to ask <3

#this was fun #thanks candy #v says things #ask answered

ohh very excited about the nosy questions ask game :D

i pick 2, 10, 18, 22, and 32

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Awesome!!!

2. I don't have a comfort show as such but I like watching cartoons I watched as a kid. Ed, Edd, and Eddy, The Powerpuff Girls. Nice hits of nostalgia.

10. I had a dysfunctional childhood that was chaotic and not always safe. I was super critical of myself at a young age and would cry over anything. Fifth year I thought I messed up an assignment and I had a panic attack. My teacher, having only known me for a few days (beginning of the school year) took me aside and reassured me that I wasn't wrong I just approached the answers a different way. Having someone that wouldn't fly of the handle was a revelation to me.

18. Lavender for sure. I also really like Chrysanthemum.

22. Easy. I would bring back the dodo. They're so silly looking I just love them.

32. Lord there's so many. Mid nineteenth century Paris would be cool. Witness the craziness with Berlioz, Liszt, Chopin, George Sand, Delacroix et. all. Sheer insanity. To be a fly in that salon would be crazy. Close second would be to go back in time to visit Eleanore of Aquitaine and that crazy brood. She's so badass and so unhinged. Don't know what I'd do there except try to not get killed/ imprisoned.

#this was fun #thanks for the question

3, 9, 15, 16 for the FR ask game!

3. Favorite outfit your dragon is wearing?

I don't quite get this question, honestly, so I'll understand it as I get it ^^;

The dragon wearing the apparel combination I like the most is, well, Usva:

Getting her to as cloaked and ominous and stormy as she is through this apparel combination is probably one of my highest apparel combination achievements.

9. Favorite lore dragon you own?

All my dragons are meant to have lore c'x but of those few I got it written down....

Obvious answer, likely, but I'm really, really attached to her story (especially the parts I have yet to toss here)

15. Do you have a least favorite breed? Which one?

I do have several least favorites, yeah, and can say that Wildclaws are one of them (ironic, considering that lore-wise, they're one of the most prosperous breeds in the Scarred Wasteland). Their designs sadly don't appeal to me, and I tend to find dragons with this dinosaur-like body plan boring.

It's so bad that I have a grand total of 2 Wildclaws in my lair, and I got them both this year:

Summer

And Brightpaste

16. How does your clan view exalting?

Considering the way my lair lore works, exalting would be less like leaving the darkness of the brambles, and more like joining the plane of existence the Deities are in. (Because I don't think them as being always physical in form as much as being the raw magic in their terrtories, fountains of magic taken by the children born within.)

So, those exalted would leave their bodies as nourishment for the brambles, and their minds and magics would live along with the Deity they choose to serve, along with other dragons that had made that same decision.

#ask games #thank you!#this was fun