#traitorsoftherepublic

[lmwrenwrites]

“Authors love killing off characters!”

*me, sitting at my desk with shaky hands*:

[lmwrenwrites]

Pretty much my fic so far:

Ademia: *runs off to do something dangerous and stupid*

Wolffe: Ademia, no! *runs after her*

Master Plo: *concerned dad noises*

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I love getting past the first couple of chapters of a writing a fic when I can really start hitting the themes home.

Like yes I’ve established my characters and setting in full, now I can emphasize the complete weight of the character arcs and my themes.

You’re about to see these characters go through some wild personal transformation and confront their deepest fears and beliefs now.

I’m having so much fun lol

[lmwrenwrites]

My editing process as a fanfiction writer

(I will say some of this might seem extreme for some, but I’m the type of fanfiction writer who writes and edits the entire story before posting it, but there is nothing wrong with doing the opposite🤍)

-I tend to do surface level edits while I write, I know a lot of ppl say not to do this but it helps my motivation

-I go back and rewrite chapters as my writing style and understanding of the story improves. I’m writing chapter 14 currently but today I went back and rewrote the entirety of chapter one

-When I rewrite my chapters I don’t edit them in my first draft document, I open a second document and keep it side by side with the first, then I rewrite my chapters into the second doc

-Once I’m happy with the rewrite, I copy and paste my polished chapter into another separate document where my friends are beta reading chapters for me. Then I make detailed polishing edits based off their feedback

-Once my chapters have gone through the beta readers, I copy and paste them into a fourth document as my final draft. They will sit there until the time comes to publish them on AO3. I might proof read them and tweak a word or two but for the most part they’re done.

The editing is a long process but I actually really enjoy seeing how my writing style has improved since I’ve started writing this story.

I really want to make sure my story is smooth and easy to follow for you guys 🫶🏻 I’m so excited to share Traitors of the Republic with you in November. It’s been a long labor of love for me, but I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else.

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What my day looks like as a writer

-wake up in the afternoon (I work late and I stay up writing very late)

-on days that I work I try to get a little writing in before I go to work. On my off days I head straight to my desk

-I read the full chapter I’m working on then pick up where I left off

-After awhile I get distracted and wander off to do random things (we love the adhd)

-Eventually I come back to my desk to read a book that inspires me for my current project (rn it’s Skyward by Brandon Sanderson)

-Once I’m done reading enough to be inspired I start going back to my first chapters and rewriting them in a separate document

-Eventually I go back to working on my current chapter until about 3am to 4am

(Add a little bit of canceling plans and turning down invites to write instead 😭 and some notebook writing while on break at work)

(It’s completely consuming my life but that’s okay I’m gonna be a famous author one day trust)

[lmwrenwrites]

“A peacekeeper dead, floating in the remains of a battle. A graveyard orbiting a star. I closed my eyes. It was ironic.”

-Traitors of the Republic

Coming soon

[lmwrenwrites]

A little over a month ago I realized I wanted to try writing again. I’ve been constantly writing my whole life but I got too busy for it.

I missed it a lot, and this summer I realized I wanted to start writing again, except this time I would fully commit to writing a full book.

Before writing something to publish, I wanted to plot, write, and edit a practice novel to improve my writing abilities. But I didn’t want to write an original work just to never post it.

I decided to pick up an old fic I’d been working on a few years ago. I posted 2 chapters on wattpad and then abandoned it. I completely reworked it, plotted it in full, mapped my character arcs, changed the tone and themes, and researched a TON.

Now the Star Wars fic I’m working on has become the work I’m most proud of. I can’t wait to share it with everyone once it’s fully written.

Traitors of the Republic- a character driven Clone Wars fanfiction grounded in the reality of war and how it changes who you are.

Coming to an AO3 and Wattpad near you, November 15th

[lmwrenwrites]

Ai art is so easy!! ChatGPT is a great tool! It saves so much time!

Absolutely not, to hell with ai.

I’m spending 6+ hours on one chapter of my story with no ai and I have never felt more alive or passionate

I’m learning how to draw digitally so that my fic has the art I’ve been envisioning.

Art isn’t art with ai. You can do anything without ai. Who cares about convenience? I want to live. I want my art to mean something.