my writing blog

Valen, pronounced like valentine without the tine, or V They/them

[v-writes]

Howdy! I'm Valen!

I started this side blog ages ago as an attempt to have a place to post what I had written, and despite being able to reread the posts talking about posting something, and knowing what I was referring to at the time, this mostly became a place I reblogged writing advice. but now that I've started writing more again and posting fanfiction, I'd like a tumblr to link that is writing specific.

Main goal of this blog is to track how much and where I'm writing, having multiple wips helps make sure I can always be in the mood to write something, even if that makes progress in any one wip slow going, and tracking word count helps me feel like I have more solid progress compared to if I'm just reading over what I wrote in a day. The number makes it feel more real I guess.

I have a word count goal of 200 words a day, or 1000 in a week.

the difference in daily vs weekly goal totals makes it to where my goals take into account that I can't write every day, and the daily word count goal is hopefully small enough that if I write at all that day I can hit it and be able to say I hit the goal.

main: @valen-but-not-tine

ao3: valen_but_not_tine

current wips:

DPXDC

Best Foot Forward

ch 3/? posted, in progress, accidental summoning, no one knows what's going on, but they are figuring it out as the go (or trying to.)

Captured King

Inspired by this post by mokulule, will start pretty similarly and then diverge.

The Justice League have successfully captured Phantom after a relatively unknown branch of the United State's government, the GIW, had reached out to them for aid in stopping the ghost who was destroying their facilities. Now they need to figure out what to do with him, hand him over to the GIW despite their story not lining up, or take a different approach.

ao3

snippet: 1 2 3 full post

Danny Phantom

Phic Phight

2025-series on ao3

Unexpected Help- tumblr ao3

Danielle needs a place to crash and recover from Vlad’s latest attempt to turn her into goop and finds refuge with someone (human or ghost!) completely unexpected

Living for Lunch-tumblr ao3

Danny wakes up in middle of the night and turns on the TV. When did Lunch Lady get her own cooking show?

Fright Night Bet Results- tumblr ao3

Dash and Danny had made a side bet in addition to Mr. Lancer's competition to get out of detention, and it's time for Danny to pay up.

Wait for me- tumblr ao3

Casper High's theater department performs a teaser of their next show, Hadestown, during lunch.

Crunch like Chips?- tumblr ao3

Danny tries to take a nap during lunch. (Drabble)

In Pumpkin Near-tumblr ao3

In the Ultimate Enemy timeline, Dan and Fright Knight have grown close.

Fights and Aftermaths- tumblr ao3

"Boop." Danny pokes her on the nose, sending her into a fit of giggles. "That was great Dani!" "Yeah?" "Yes! We should do this more often, training doesn't have to be a slog, it's fun with other people!" "Does that mean you'd be willing to teach me the ghostly wail? The shields are useful and all, but the wail is like, an instant win ability." Danny halts in the air, stuttering for a moment, "Dani that's, that's different."

You are yourself, and you have to live with that every day. (Maybe you don't have to do it alone.)

Invisobang

By the rules of the event I can't share anything about it but I do want to put it on my wip list.

RWBY

Red Trailer

Ruby visits her mother's memorial and faces off against some Beowolves. Part Ruby character study, part writing exercise for myself to practice action scenes.

TNG

nothing currently in wip status but wanted to shout out the other main fandom I could write fanfic for, esp as "what I am interested in writing fanfic for" is not directly related to how insane about a piece of media I am.

[v-writes]

Need something to Kickstart the writing spark, does anyone have any pride themed requests?

Accepting for any fandom I've written in before, last year for pride I wrote dash having a gay awakening

[azaablue]

the best fanfiction you've ever read was written by a woman in her 40s before she made dinner for her kids. it was written by a teenager after school when they should've been studying for a history test. and a barista came up with the idea while they cleaned the espresso machine and busser fact-checked it on their break and the post-doc edited between writing grant proposals and the nurse apologized for typos in the notes after a long shift and behind every drabble and one-shot and multi-chapter fic there is a person with a wonderful and interesting and chaotic life and it is such a privilege that we get to be apart of it because they decided to do this thing we all share, for fun.

[ashen-crest]

I can do it. I can write a chapter. I am capable of putting sentences together. I know what a comma is. I am Aware of the Character.

[that-gay-jedi]

[trunkofhumours]

The Emperor of Rome is forcing me to do my revision

[fellshish]

@ fic authors what do you personally consider a successful fic? What’s the bar?

[sherl-grey]

actually writing the fic down

[invisobang]

Artist, Musician and Pinch Hitter sign-ups are open! Beta Reader sign-ups continue

Closing June 7, 11:59 p.m. CDT.

Sign up here

After you fill out the form, a message will display a link to the Discord server. Joining the server is required. If this link doesn't work, send an ask to the blog or DM a mod (@kinglazrus, @bibliophilea, @strawberrycamel, @underforeversgrace)

What is a Big Bang?

It’s a collaborative event that takes place over several months, where authors write a fic, and artists and musicians are paired with authors to create art based on those fics. Everything is posted during the last week, creating the big bang of content for which the event is named.

Authors have been toiling away since March, and it's time for artists and musicians to join us!

What do artists and musicians need to know?

You can only sign up as either an artist or a musician, not both

All are welcome regardless of skill level.

All works must follow the art and music guidelines in our info doc.

AI generated content is not allowed.

Joining the Discord server is mandatory.

Read the Rules, Guidelines, and Frequently Asked Questions for more information. If you have any questions not answered there or in the "answers" tag on the blog, send an ask!

[sincerely-chaos]

To all the fic writers out there that are not currently writing. Either it's because of RL, health, writer's block or something has happened that have disheartened you. Thank you for what you've written, and don't ever feel pressured or stressed - fanfic should be something good for all of us; both reader and writer. You're more important than what you do, but thank you for what you've done!

[victorineb]

Thank you for this :)

[nellasbookplanet]

Something so funny about rereading one's own unfinished fics. Like wow this is pretty good! Almost as if was written exactly according to what I personally like in fact! Someone should finish it!

[conesoldstobers]

don’t jokeship with me because 2 hours later i’ll have feels for the pairing.

[howdidthisevenhappenanyway]

​first rule of crackshipping is have fun qnd be yourself. second rule of crackshipping is look out!

[exuberantocean]

“You know what would be really funny/messed up” is dangerous.

[zannolin]

damn i wish u guys could read this fic i haven't written and this fic i haven't finished writing and this fic i'm putting off outlining and this fic i outlined but haven't started and this fic i'll never write and this other fic i haven't written and this fic that exists only in vague impressions in my head that fall apart every time i try to commit them to the page and th

[periodicallypurple]

Thought this might help others who struggle when writing. I know I get in my head too much.

[brawltogethernow]

Applicable AO3 Ratings If You Don’t Write Porn

G- nothing objectionable

T- the fuck word

M- organs, outside

E- organs, outside, lovingly described

[pearwolf]

"i want to work on a hobby but i wont because i should be doing more important things" <- person who isnt gonna do either of those

[v-writes]

If you receive this ask, go write 5 sentences on your latest WIP and send this ask to 5 other people.

Then, if you spent more time reading this ask and sending it to people then you did writing, go write 5 more sentences.

o7

March and April have not been kind to me writing wise but I have now made progress in the wip with the soonest deadline! (this wip is so self indulgent)

thank you for the ask!

[v-writes]

Colored for @green-with-envy-phandom-event lineart by @thegatorsgoose and I apparently need to check out more of the transformers crossovers, I love transformers prime 💙

colored using this palette