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Hello everyone!

It’s been a very long time, so I’m making this post both as a clarification and as a question for all of my followers.

I’ve been back to working on my own projects, back in 2015 I started writing on my very lengthy fiction series, finished a book and published it. Some personal events sadly caused me to take a break. A lot of things happened, but in the end things got better for me, and even more so, AI images happened: my dream came true, after years of having those characters and scenes clear like a movie in my head, I can finally use my photoshop skills and my generated photorealistic AI images to make my own covers exactly as I wanted. It motivated me to get back to my works and I kind of…. Forgot about everything else in all that excitement. My time is mostly divided between writing, generating (and since I never settle for anything less than my vision, it often takes a while), and making covers using those images.

But, I haven’t forgotten my other interests, and while I may not be as active I would still like to stick around…. which brings me to my question to you all: what would you like to see on this blog?

GIFs? And of what fandoms (mention anything you’d be interested in, not just what’s already on my blog)

Some images I generate? — keep in mind I would not show anything I would use in my next books before I publish them (which should be sometime this year but I still got a bit of writing to do and a lot more editing).

Photo edits?

Something else?

Let me know, by message, comment or ask :)

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Hi anon and thank you for the ask! :)

1.🥳 How are you going to celebrate when you achieve one of your writing goals? Well, I would definitely like to do an event here, but not yet sure what you'd all like.... as usual, I'm always open to suggestions. And of course in real life I'd like to celebrate with the one I love.

2.🦄 Is there a new POV you'd like to try writing?

Yes, I just started writing into Sauron's POV, still working on that, and I'm really looking forward to writing in that of the Witch King of Angmar. Gonna be quite a challenge but one I'm looking forward to. 3.🍕Will you be making any changes to your posting schedule (if you have one)? (Or do you want to establish a posting schedule?)

Oh yes, I really reaaaaaaaaaaallly need to do this. I actually have some chapters done of my next fic but I want to have some more before I post it in order to have a proper schedule instead of random updates or very long periods in-between without any. Ideally I'd like to post 2 chapters every week or so.

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Hey anon, thanks for the ask :)

1. 🥵 Any plans to write steamy or spicy content this year?

Depends how spicy we talking... Not explicit but suggestive I would say ;) 

2. 🦖 Are there any fandoms you wrote for in the past that you'd like to return to?

Hmm maybe... I got some unfinished fics I *really* should be writing on some more but no plans unless inspi hits.

3. 🥸 Does anyone in IRL know you write fanfic or original fiction? If not, do you plan on telling anyone this year?

Yes, pretty much everyone who knows menin real life actually :D Especially since I am a published author with my original works, and pretty much everyone knows I started with fanfics and still write em :) 

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Send me some asks, anon or not, your choice 👀

Writer Goal Ask List for a New Year 🎉

These writer asks are always so fun to both ask and answer. Fanfic or original fiction writers, reblog away! These are asks based in new goals for a new year.

💖 What is your primary writing goal for this year?

🛳 Are there any new ships you want to write for? (Platonic, romantic, or anything in between.)

🤔 Are there any new characters you want to write about?

🥸 Does anyone in IRL know you write fanfic or original fiction? If not, do you plan on telling anyone this year?

🥵 Any plans to write steamy or spicy content this year?

👻 Is there a new genre you'd like to write?

🦄 Is there a new POV you'd like to try writing?

🐌 What is one of your smallest writing goals?

🦖 Are there any fandoms you wrote for in the past that you'd like to return to?

🍄 Are there any fandoms you've never written for but want to try?

🌈 What research do you plan on doing for your writing?

✨What's one area of your writing that you think needs the least amount of improvement?

🥕 What's one area of your writing that you think needs the most amount of improvement?

🫘 Spill the beans. What's a new project you're doing this year?

🥳 How are you going to celebrate when you achieve one of your writing goals?

🎃 Do you plan on writing any seasonal fics?

🐾 Do you plan on writing for any fests or competitions?

✍️ Which stat matters most to you (if at all!): subscriptions, kudos/favorites, comments, bookmarks, word count, or hits?

👾 Do you have any "bad" writing habits you want to break?

🤖 Are you looking to change your current writing setup? (Or establish one, if you don't have one?)

🦷 Is there a chapter, scene, or WIP you're dreading to write (but is necessary to your plot)? Share a snippet or tell us about it!

💥Is there a chapter, scene, or WIP you're most excited to write? Share a snippet or tell us about it!

🍕Will you be making any changes to your posting schedule (if you have one)? (Or do you want to establish a posting schedule?)

🛏 Is there a new trope you'd like to write this year?

🪩 Do you have any "good" writing habits you want to cultivate?

🎉 How are you going to be kind to yourself if you don't meet your goals?

💌 Are you willing to take requests or prompts for writing?

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Happy New Year everyone! All the best wishes for 2023 and may it be a better year than the one before it :)

I’m considering doing something special on the blog for this occasion so was wonder if you all would be interested… ask games? Tag games? more GIFs? Fanfic sneak peeks? Something else? 👀

Let me know, I’m always open to ideas and happy to read em :D

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Thank you @aenvittorielle for tagging me :) I’ve always liked tag/ask games so glad to be answering one :D 

Here we go: 

1. Song of the year --- hmmm this is a hard one but I’ll have to go with either Darkness Inside by Visions of Atlantis or Scarlet Vow by Aviators. Or maybe Moonlight Blue by Miracle of Sound. I better post this now before more songs flood my mind

7. Favourite actor of the year -- I’m going to have to say Joseph Morgan. He’s one of my favourite actors in general and the Orginals (where he plays Klaus Mikaelson) my favorite show that I watch at least once a year so I figured it’s fitting. 

9. Best month for you this year ---- difficult to say, but I guess November? Or who knows, maybe it’s actually going to be December after all... the year isn’t  over yet....

20. What’s something you learned this year --- my first answer was initially how to change my PC’s hard drives, RAM, and plug the cooler in correctly. However... there is something far more important that I learned this year: that sometimes, even when it seems there’s nothing left to go on for, even when there seems there’s no way out and no light left, something, or someone, might just come into your life and be the light, the hope, and the strength you needed.... be the reason to rise and keep fighting, and to do anything for. 

22. Favourite place you visited this year? ---- None unfortunately. There’s so many places I’d like to visit, I’d like to go back to Munich, I’d like to go to Boscastle and Birmingham (both in UK), I’d like to visit St. Petersburg. Well, hopefully next year. 

Tagging: @wholelottatiffy @ughmerlin and any of my followers who’d like to do it (please tag me if you do :D) with 1, 8, 9, 20, 23. No pressure though if you don’t want to :)

End of the year Asks

Song of the year?

Album of the year?

Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?

Movie of the year?

TV show of the year?

Episode of tv or webisode that defined the year for you?

Favorite actor of the year?

Game of the year?

Best month for you this year?

Something that made you cry this year?

Something you want to do again next year?

Talk about a new friend you made this year

How was your birthday this year?

Favorite book you read this year?

What’s a bad habit you picked up this year?

Post a picture from the beginning of the year

Post a picture from the end of the year

A memorable meal this year?

What’re you excited about for next year?

What’s something you learned this year?

What’s something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year?

Favorite place you visited this year?

If you could send a message to yourself back on the first day of the year, what would it be?

Did you keep any New Year’s Resolutions?

Did you create any characters (in games, art, or writing) this year? Describe one

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Sorry I haven’t been around much… I have been making GIFs though and I’m totally not hoarding them either!

…….okay maybe just a little but I’ll post them soon :D

And, I have a question for my followers who like to read fanfics…

Would you rather a fanfic have longer flashbacks from the past of the characters in it, or should it start from the first flashback, their “beginning” and continue naturally… until the time comes for the present?

I’m curious to read your opinions 👀👀👀👀

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Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!

Wishing you and your loved ones all the best and thank you for following my blog <3

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I have a question. Sauron or Eredin? :D

Sauron - Definitely Sauron in every way

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Tolkien Re-Watch - The One 

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Celebrimbor and Annatar forging the Rings of Power

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Sauron and Shelob in Shadow of Mordor

“You would abandon me?”

“Sacrifices must be made.”

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where the Shadows lie ♛ for @markedasinfernal

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