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

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Story in which Simon and Baz go on another road trip together and everything is different and better and they’re so happy

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Baz on the phone with Simon: Turn around.

Baz: No, the other way.

Baz: Again, the other way.

Baz: Okay, one more time.

Simon: OH MY GOD, WHERE ARE YOU?!

Baz: I’m not there yet, but the thought of you aimlessly turning around in circles amuses me.

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Happy Sunday everyone! I’m quite shocked we’re 3/4 of the way through April. Where did this month go? On the other hand, it’s getting warmer and summer is around the corner, so bring it on!

I’ve got a snippet from Back and Back and Back, my time travel AU fic. Chapters 1 and 2 are written and half of 3 and 4 as well. It might be a while before I post, though, because I kind of want to have it all or mostly written first. It’s been a long time since I’ve written something not connected to a fest or event, so its nice having the luxury of time for this one. Here’s a bit of six year old Baz with his Dragon Man friend from Chapter 1 again:

“Jammie Dodgers? How’d you know those were my favorites?”

I smile proudly, even though I didn’t know that, but his bright smile and playful tone relaxes me.

“Would you like some?” I ask, stepping forward and holding the biscuits up to him.

“Thanks, Baz,” he says, reaching to take one and then wandering over to a fallen log to sit.

“It’s Basil,” I correct, following him over and sitting next to him on the log. He kicks his long legs out, crossing them at the ankle. I try to copy him and frown at how short my legs look compared to his. “Nobody calls me Baz.”

“Right, sorry,” he says, shaking his head with a smirk on his lips. “Keep forgetting.”

Tags/thank yous/hellos @whatevertheweather @bookish-bogwitch @cutestkilla @artsyunderstudy @emeryhall @aristocratic-otter @whogaveyoupermission @ileadacharmedlife @ivelovedhimthroughworse @monbons @noblecorgi @mooncello @wellbelesbian @prettygoododds @best--dress @roomwithanopenfire @facewithoutheart @run-for-chamo-miles @that-disabled-princess @forabeatofadrum @rimeswithpurple @thewholelemon @blackberrysummerblog @hushed-chorus @iamamythologicalcreature @valeffelees @orange-peony @youarenevertooold @shrekgogurt @ic3-que3n @angelsfalling16 @raenestee @brilla-brilla-estrellita @alexalexinii @arthurkko @supercutedinosaurs @beastmonstertitan

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Six Some Sentences Sunday

Thank you to @you-remind-me-of-the-babe for the tag! Your snippet of Back and Back and Back was lovely. Little baby Baz with a smiling, knowing Simon was adorable.

After the major reveal of Chapter 4, it is going to get harder to do updates without huge spoilers for those of you who have not yet started reading. There are only two solutions to that problem: 1) you can no longer click on my previews at all--I know some of you have been reading them even though you aren't reading the actual fic yet!--or an even better solution, 2) you start reading! You won't regret it, I promise.

With that in mind, the first two paragraphs of Chapter 5 should be safe for everyone, even if you haven't been completely sucked in by The Eternal Life of Baz Pitch yet. (Although seriously, what are you waiting for???)

Hampshire, England March 8, 1708 Natasha has always insisted that glassworkers are forged in the crucible of heartbreak. After all, to become a master glassblower, the kind that produces tableware worthy of the crown, means years of suffering, of failure and injury, of glass gone wrong in every way imaginable, before finally producing anything of note, anything worth keeping. Baz may have grown up a glassworker, but his crucible is only just beginning. 

Hellos and high fives! @emeryhall, @thewholelemon, @cutestkilla, @bookish-bogwitch, @raenestee

@roomwithanopenfire, @beastmonstertitan, @drowninginships, @valeffelees, @iamamythologicalcreature

@best--dress, @hushed-chorus, @brilla-brilla-estrellita, @shrekgogurt @youarenevertooold

@arthurkko, @noblecorgi, @aristocratic-otter, @comesitintheclover, @ivelovedhimthroughworse

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Thanks for the tags, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @monbons and @wellbelesbian. I'm excited to check out your WIPs.

Instead of something in progress, here are a dozen or so sentences from Chapter 7 of Basil Pitch's Diary, which posted yesterday. It's summer holiday, and our young hero is trying out Grindr.

“Hi, I’m Mick.”   Ding-dong. Mick had a thick blond moustache and sat astride a chestnut mare. He’d used some filter for a nostalgic eighties effect. Cliché—but those thighs. He could snap me in half. He could snap the horse in half. He—  Wait. I knew that horse. Clara had been my mother’s, and was already a nag by the time I was born. Those thighs belonged to Michael, our groom, and that photo was at least thirty years old.  Swiped left.

Will Baz find summer love? Will Michael find an age-appropriate date? And what's going on with Simon? Find conclusive answers to none of these questions in the latest chapter update!

Tags below the cut.

Hello! Whatcha doin', you reading this and also @facewithoutheart @thewholelemon @comesitintheclover @mooncello @ivelovedhimthroughworse

@artsyunderstudy @raenestee @ileadacharmedlife @skeedelvee @moodandmist

@emeryhall @ic3-que3n @theearlgreymage @thehoneyedhufflepuff @ninemagicks

@cutestkilla @rimeswithpurple @nightimedreamersworld @scone-lover @stardustasincocaine

@fatalfangirl @hushed-chorus @martsonmars @onepintobean @iamamythologicalcreature

@blackberrysummerblog @excalisbury @nausikaaa @youarenevertooold @forabeatofadrum

@carryonsimoncarryonbaz @aristocratic-otter @larkral @alleycat0306 @carryonvisinata

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Thanks for the tags today @wellbelesbian @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @bookish-bogwitch and @monbons! I love your WIPs/fics tremendously. And thanks to all my other lovelies who keep tagging me every wipsday even though I only seem to share every 6 weeks or so 😂. Contrary to how it may appear, I am consistently working away on Chapter 5 of Hiding Out in the Open and I'm SO CLOSE to being done.

Anyway, let's catch up with way more than six sentences of Baz in one of my favourite places: mid-spiral.

What would Snow think it meant that I sent this to him? “Every time I said this reminds me of you, what I really meant was: this reminds me of me,” I’d told him once. Why did I ever say that? Why did I tell him anything reminded me of him, ever? Why didn’t I stop for a single solitary second to consider the dangerous precedent it would set, or how ridiculously transparent I was being with my secret garden and my cute snacks and my desperate incentives to let me close? Fuck me, what if he thought this was the reveal I’d idiotically teased to lure him out on a Friday night? "Surprise, Snow! I fell for you the moment we met, spent half the ensuing years mistaking the intense pain of knowing I could never have you for hatred, and the remainder pining after you in miserable silence and planning to die by your sword. Let’s discuss the psychological implications in painstaking detail! I brought popcorn!"

Tags and hellos under the cut friends!

@artsyunderstudy @shrekgogurt @ivelovedhimthroughworse @hushed-chorus @thewholelemon

@emeryhall @creepyspice @iamamythologicalcreature @whatevertheweather @facewithoutheart

@aristocratic-otter @j-nipper-95 @fatalfangirl @mooncello @forabeatofadrum @raenestee

@onepintobean @martsonmars @prettygoododds @run-for-chamo-miles @blackberrysummerblog

@that-disabled-princess @best--dress @stitchyqueer @brilla-brilla-estrellita @valeffelees

@cosmicalart @urban-sith @captain-aralias @rimeswithpurple @ileadacharmedlife

@nightimedreamersworld @orange-peony @larkral @ic3-que3n @technetiumai

@theearlgreymage @palimpsessed @angelsfalling16 @whogaveyoupermission @youarenevertooold

[iamamythologicalcreature]

Six Sentence Sunday

hello friends! thank you for the tags @wellbelesbian @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @monbons @bookish-bogwitch @cutestkilla @roomwithanopenfire @ic3-que3n @thehoneyedhufflepuff , excited about literally all of these things. so happy to be here enjoying the fruits of your labor.

I switched gears this week and tried to go back and edit what I have for COBB instead of pushing forward with writing future chapters. Whatever works to keep from getting psyched out or overwhelmed, right? I was able to force myself into the right headspace with some really helpful feedback in hand & I think it's coming along. Right now I'm trying to figure out exposition that isn't boring, that has the right foreshadowing, and that doesn't feel forced. Turns out that is...tricky? who would've known? very grateful for betas who will tell me if it's not working. I would really like it to work!

tags, Fiona's car, and 90s music moments under the cut.

And I’m grateful to be able to borrow the car, but I have to brace myself before turning the key. (Yes, it still uses a key; Fiona managed to make it growl if someone parks too close to it but she couldn't figure out keyless entry?) I brace myself because I'm not sure what's going to begin blasting from the radio. Fiona doesn't even remember what spell she used on that; it only plays the music she listened to in the 90s and early 2000s and somehow, it's frequently in tune with her moods. Once, when Nico complained about being the one to pick up takeaway again, it played nothing but No Scrubs by TLC for two straight weeks. We've tried dozens of times to undo it (or at least I have. I don't believe she's really trying. At times I even suspect she enjoys it). I've come around on the musical era but there's limits to any song's repeatability.

I had a work event this weekend, which was not fun and also exhausting, so I'm going to try to sneak in a nap now. I hope you get a nap if that's your thing!

@hushed-chorus  @raenestee @facewithoutheart @larkral @mooncello

@onepintobean @martsonmars @brilla-brilla-estrellita @shrekgogurt @palimpsessed

@ileadacharmedlife @ivelovedhimthroughworse @youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @erzbethluna

@alleycat0306 @rimeswithpurple @orange-peony @prettygoododds @blackberrysummerblog

@artsyunderstudy @yellobb @run-for-chamo-miles @theearlgreymage @cattocavo

@supercutedinosaurs @valeffelees @emeryhall @dohrnaira @whatevertheweather

@theimpossibledemon @melodysmash @katatsumuli @nightimedreamersworld @best--dress

@aristocratic-otter @goblindad-emoshit @noblecorgi @alexalexinii

@drowninginships @cosmicalart @arthurkko

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far more than six sentences sunday (but! it’s six paragraphs!)

Hi y’all. I’m facing terrible writer’s block. These damn chapters just keep getting longer. I’m going to try to force myself to write a messier draft than usual. Perhaps that will help. What doesn’t help is that these flashbacks alone are shaping up to be 3k combined 🫠 but also they’re absolutely my favorite flashbacks I’ve written. You may find a snippet below!

Simon POV, past, age sixteen:

My jaw drops, stunning me into lengthy pauses between simple words.

“What…is… happening…”

“Shut up.” Baz orders, lifting his violin to his chin. “I’m proving something.”

A smirk spreads across my face.

“Yeah, something from four years ag—”

And then he starts playing. It’s the most effective way he’s ever shut me down. Better than outsmarting me. Or outmatching me. Because I don’t really feel like I’m losing. Because Baz is good at the violin. Not groundbreakingly so. He doesn’t have time for orchestra just like I wouldn’t have time for choir even if I wanted to. But I know he’s been taking private lessons with the music teacher. I followed him to one of them last year when I thought he was making a drug deal. (Turns out the drugs—in this instance—were fucking like Mozart or something.) (Swot.)

thank you for the tags these past few weeks! @cutestkilla @emeryhall @monbons @hushed-chorus @wellbelesbian @mooncello @prettygoododds @roomwithanopenfire @iamamythologicalcreature @artsyunderstudy @thewholelemon @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @forabeatofadrum

now adding to the tags @brilla-brilla-estrellita @excalisbury @ineffable-grimm-pitch @ileadacharmedlife @j-nipper-95 @letraspal @messofthejess @nightimedreamersworld @onepintobean @palimpsessed @rimeswithpurple @raenestee @theearlgreymage @theimpossibledemon @valeffelees @youarenevertooold @yellobb

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Six Sentence Sunday

Hey friends! Long time no post. I feel like time is absolutely slipping away from me recently, but I finally finished a big project I've been working on since last year and I'm both so excited to share it with you soon and also SO glad to just be done so I can focus a bit more on other projects.

Like this one! My fic Apres which I really can't share much about until it's posted. But here's some relatively spoiler free Niamh and Agatha.

I grab some pants from the floor and get them halfway up my legs before realizing they’re Niamh’s. When I turn to face her she’s giving me a quizzical look, and I just keep tugging them up. She raises an eyebrow. “You can have mine. If you like.” “You’re strange,” she says, and it sounds (and feels) more like, “You’re deeply attractive.” Which, well, I know. But she never lets me know it, so I’ll bask in it, thanks very much. I find my own lacy knickers and toss them into her lap. She doesn’t comment as she pulls them on. “Do you wear these all the time? [redacted]? They can’t be comfortable long term,” she grouses, snapping the waistband. “You’d be surprised.”

And here is a teeny preview from my Big Secret Project (that a handful of people have sussed me out over already ahahaha)

Tags under the cut!

@shemakesmeforget @stitchyqueer @rimeswithpurple @imagineacoolusername  @martsonmars  @valeffelees  @ileadacharmedlife  @aristocratic-otter  @urban-sith  @letraspal  @palimpsessed  @whatevertheweather  @nightimedreamersworld  @carryonsimoncarryonbaz  @raenestee  @moodandmist  @shrekgogurt  @whogaveyoupermission  @onepintobean  @ebbpettier @captain-aralias @fatalfangirl  @prettygoododds @ivelovedhimthroughworse @mysterioussheep @c0nsumemy5oul @facewithoutheart @j-nipper-95 @alexalexinii @iamamythologicalcreature @supercutedinosaurs @best--dress @messofthejess @mooncello @orange-peony @chen-chen-chen-again-chen @bookish-bogwitch @confused-bi-queer @youarenevertooold @that-disabled-princess @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @theearlgreymage @blackberrysummerblog @nausikaaa @thewholelemon @cutestkilla @emeryhall @hushed-chorus @forabeatofadrum

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Hi everyone! I’m climbing out of my cave and scheduling this in advance to spread the good word about vampire angst. Because, as anyone who’s read my blog title knows, I am a fiend for vampire angst, and there is some cracking vampire angst in this fandom.

Here's a selection of fics that dive into the tasty vampire stuff, especially ones that come with a serving of ‘this sucks actually’. I love all of these, but I’m sure I’ve forgotten or missed other great fics, so please feel free to reblog with your own recs!

Also, since these fics all deal with how being a vampire sucks, I’d recommend checking the tags before diving in.

The Eternal Life of Baz Pitch by @monbons

I am asking you all, please, hop on board and join me in reading along with this WIP. Monbons has a wonderful writing style; well-paced and impactful. She’s made some inspired choices in this AU. Angsty, clever, and so, so engrossing. Tasty angst so far, and we still have many chapters to go!

burning pitch by stainedglassflood

Lamb is a character who really fascinates me. This ficlet imagines a conversation Baz and Lamb would have if Lamb discovered Baz was a mage under less bloody circumstance. This short and sweet fic is something of a hidden gem, and I’ll cry forever that this is a 600 word fic, not a 60k one.

Crowding out the Bad (with Good) by twigs_in_my_hair

Another WIP, and if you are a fan of lore, this is one for you. This AU involves Simon trying to improve his diet with the help of nutritionist (and reluctant vampire) Baz. Twigs devotes so much to exploring Baz’s feelings about his vampirism, and how it has left marks on his life, behaviour, etc. And, of course, there's a lovely bit of slow burn Snowbaz along the way!

Joy and Trust by @bookish-bogwitch

Bogwitch constantly surprises and impresses me with her range. This short (400 words), sweet and heartbreaking ficlet sees Baz receiving a Visiting during the events of Carry On. I love it so much.

Proof of Life by @roomwithanopenfire

What if Natasha Pitch survived the vampire attack, but Baz still got Turned? What would that mean for Baz and the World of Mages? In this WIP, it means a Baz who is even more angsty about being a vampire than he already is in canon—and with good reason. Added bonus is the consideration for the wider canon divergence. What would Watford be like if Natasha is still headmistress but Davy is the Mage? Very intriguing fic so far, especially now we’ve landed in eighth year!

This is where it ends by LakeWitch

The least Baz-focused on the bunch, this fic is about the Mage taking Old Family children prisoner for leverage and the aftermath. It sees Baz hit his lowest point (gave me the big good sads), and then follows how he and Simon recover from all they’ve been through. Love it. 

A Record of You and I by Sip_of_your_soul

Argh. I just can’t. This one hurt so good. Want to die a little inside for fun? Read this.

Thanks everyone, I'm eager to see any recs you wanna make! Tags below the cut!

@artsyunderstudy @facewithoutheart @captain-aralias @raenestee @cutestkilla

@ivelovedhimthroughworse @larkral @stitchyqueer @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

@ileadacharmedlife @confused-bi-queer @aristocratic-otter @whogaveyoupermission

@nightimedreamersworld @fatalfangirl @thewholelemon @onepintobean @shrekgogurt

@theearlgreymage @martsonmars @blackberrysummerblog @orange-peony @valeffelees

@j-nipper-95 @rimeswithpurple @wellbelesbian @imagineacoolusername

@youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @supercutedinosaurs @alexalexinii

@bookish-bogwitch @cosmicalart @bazzybelle @theotherhufflepuff

@that-disabled-princess @prettygoododds @mooncello @noblecorgi @roomwithanopenfire

@emeryhall @monbons

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You Never Kiss Me When You're Sober

Rating: Explicit

Words: ~4k

Chapters: 1/6

Summary:

Baz and Simon have been roommates since their first year of uni, and they've hated each other for just as long. Well, Simon certainly hates Baz. Baz, of course, is completely and utterly and hopelessly in love. And a few drunken kisses turned snog session turned rutting against their shared flat door can't possibly change that. Right?

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Happy Wednesday y’all! I bring you big pining from the distance makes the heart grow ouchier chapter. (Y’all thought you had already seen the peak pining in IKABIKAM? Oh, dearests, you’ve seen NOTHING yet.)

Baz POV, present:

The loss of a fantasy. That’s all. It’s the loss of an escape that never would’ve been. Not in reality. Not in a way I actually want. And so, instead, the Instagram notification burns a hole in my pocket. A reminder I ignore for the time being. What’s a little longer? A little more? Forever and ever on.

I’m at a party.

I will talk. I will charm. I will have fun. Like muscle memory. Like the tattoos on my arm.

I had a life. I have a life.

Someone asks for my name.

“Basil,” I introduce, stressing the ‘ah’ sound.

It’s the most neutral option. Friendly enough, but not overly so. Basilton is too contrived in the American accent and for all my resoluteness, I still don’t want to be called Baz right now. Not without the ghost of a Celtic lilt. (How the notification burns, indeed.)

I forgot! I get to announce chapter titles in the wipsday posts! So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings of course. It’s only natural.

Alright I’m tagging! I wish I had a list I just copy and pasted but tumblr actually hates linking tags that way so I just go down the alphabet every week and hope I don’t miss anyone.

@alexalexinii @artsyunderstudy @aristocratic-otter (started reading The Snow Fox this morning btw) @bookish-bogwitch @brilla-brilla-estrellita @captain-aralias @cutestkilla @dani-vc @ebbpettier @emeryhall @erzbethluna @excalisbury @facewithoutheart @fatalfangirl @hagnoart @hushed-chorus @iamamythologicalcreature @ileadacharmedlife @ineffable-grimm-pitch @j-nipper-95 @larkral @letraspal @martsonmars @messofthejess @mitranian @monbons @mooncello @ninemagicks @nightimedreamersworld @onepintobean @palimpsessed @prettygoododds @raenestee @rimeswithpurple @roomwithanopenfire @theearlgreymage @theimpossibledemon @thewholelemon @urban-sith @valeffelees @whogaveyoupermission @wellbelesbian @yellobb @youarenevertooold @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

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Thank you @shrekgogurt for the tag!

With the hockey fic finally finished and not looking over my shoulder anymore, I’ve been putting my efforts into my COBB fic and my “for fun” fic. Thank you @aristocratic-otter for betaing my for fun fic. I’ve looked forward to your feedback and it’s motivated me to write.

Having said all that, who’s ready for a little angsty Snobaz knight action?

“Lady Wellbelove, could I be so bold to ask for a token to give me luck today?” Baz asks Lady Wellbelove with a flirty smile.

To my surprise, she not only responds, but looks mildly interested in Baz’s request. A spark of jealousy ignites in my chest and my mind is screaming “why him?!”.

“Do you rely on luck, my Lord? Or skill?” She asks with a coy smile of her own.

“Both. As most men do,” he says.

“You don’t need luck if you have the skill,” I interrupt.

And we’ll stop there as it gets a bit spoilery after that.

Hope everyone has a fabulous Wednesday

Tags: @ic3-que3n @dohrnaira @thewholelemon @facewithoutheart @artsyunderstudy

@imagineacoolusername @shemakesmeforget @ivelovedhimthroughworse @ionlydrinkhotwater @wellbelesbian

@rimeswithpurple @aristocratic-otter @cutestkilla @blackberrysummerblog @nausikaaa

@supercutedinosaurs @nightimedreamersworld @valeffelees @iamamythologicalcreature @ileadacharmedlife

@martsonmars @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @hushed-chorus @roomwithanopenfire @youarenevertooold

@noblecorgi

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WIP Wednesday

Thank you for the tags @hushed-chorus (such good fic recs) @shrekgogurt @prettygoododds @larkral!

Remember how Facebook and Livejournal used to encourage you to post your status in terms of how you were feeling? "Jenny Lemon is feeling..." and you had a vocabulary bank of emotions words that you could pick from. I need a daily, at times hourly, "Jenny Lemon is feeling..." about this COBB fic. Right now it would be "Jenny Lemon is second-guessing everything she has already written." Under the cut, tags and the conflicting thoughts I've been processing, often within seconds of each other, with a corresponding snippet:

Me: "I should try to push through writing more and not get distracted by knowing the first couple chapters are the hottest of messes."

Also me: "Sure but I could also just move the same paragraphs in the first 2 pages of chapter 1 around over and over and over until I fall asleep on the keyboard."

Snippet--the first lines I ever wrote on this fic. they've been in chapter 2, in chapter 3, in chapter 1 at the beginning, and now in the middle of chap 1: "Before my head goes back down on my desk, I let my eyes wander out the bank of windows along the wall. The Wavering Wood, dark and ancient, always thrumming with life. The green of the pitch close by. The beautiful old buildings, ancient stones stacked on top of each other, some impossibly tilted, all humming with magic. Some of these buildings I’m sure wouldn’t be upright without it. If anything ever threatened our magic, I think Watford couldn't stand it--literally."

Me: "too much about Fiona's car. this is a distraction and not relevant to the plot."

Also me, seconds later: "I should make a playlist with the theme song Fiona's car would play for every single person who's mentioned in this fic."

Snippet that is entirely irrelevant it's true, and yet why would I write if I couldn't make jokes that entertain myself?: "These days, the car is mostly held together with magic. If a Normal ever managed to steal it and got through the years of wards layered on it, I think it might crumble into a pile of dust. Among its many charming tricks, the passenger door only opens with shotgun, and then only half the time."

Me: "I'm trying to do too much with secondary characters. I should trim the side characters and maybe one of the side plots, focus on the main arc(s)."

Also me, seconds later after @facewithoutheart gave me the very best idea about how to work in a Veronica Mars element I had given up on: "What if I introduced at least 3 more characters and a NEW side plot without removing anything?????"

Snippet: "I’ve just got the door open when a motorcycle roars up beside me. I wince at the sound but [redacted] doesn’t even stir. It pulls up right beside the MG and the rider pulls off its helmet, its double jointed antenna unfurling. 

'Pitch,' he snarls. 'I’ve been looking for you, arsehole.'

Fuck." 

One extra spoiler for my marshmallows:

Feel free to complain to me about your writing, or you know what, brag to me too. Tell me it gets better:

@raenestee @bookish-bogwitch @mooncello @onepintobean

@martsonmars @technetiumai @brilla-brilla-estrellita @monbons @palimpsessed 

@ileadacharmedlife @ivelovedhimthroughworse @youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @erzbethluna 

@alleycat0306 @rimeswithpurple @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @orange-peony @blackberrysummerblog

@artsyunderstudy @cutestkilla @yellobb @run-for-chamo-miles @theearlgreymage

@ic3-que3n  @cattocavo  @theimpossibledemon  @katatsumuli

@emeryhall @dohrnaira @aristocratic-otter @goblindad-emoshit @noblecorgi 

@nightimedreamersworld @best--dress @supercutedinosaurs  @nausikaaa  @valeffelees

 @whatevertheweather @roomwithanopenfire @drowninginships

@cosmicalart @thehoneyedhufflepuff @arthurkko

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its so difficult to draw anatomy. and objects. and backgrounds. and clothing. and colors. and lighting. i honestly dont know how i ever managed to draw anything in my entire life

[iamamythologicalcreature]

WIP Wednesday

Thanks for the tags @thewholelemon and @shrekgogurt. Your stuff looks so good (yes ALL of it Jenny! Stop doubting yourself!) and I cannot wait until it is out in the world. Thanks also to @hushed-chorus -- I already devoured the two fics on your list I had never heard of and they were SOO good! We're very much on the same wavelength with vamp angst.

You know what’s not as fun as everyone's updates? Developing a truly distinct voice for a fic and then trying to break out of it once you are done. I love my narrator for The Eternal Life of Baz Pitch, but flowery prose/omniscient third-person doesn't work for most fics! I'm trying to ease my transition back into first person POV switching by writing a sequel to my EGF fic, Kill Em With Kindness. It doesn’t need a sequel, but it’s been a fun way to get back to throwing words on the page and seeing what sticks. (I wrote 1k words over the past couple days, which is way more than I have since I finished Eternal Life! Are the words any good? Debatable. But progress is progress...)

In the meantime, here is a bit of current Baz from chapter 5 under the cut. Not technically spoilery if you haven’t started reading, but honestly, you should be forced to wait just as long as everyone who has been reading for this meet-cute…so I forbid you from clicking if you haven’t started yet!!!

“Hey—uh—there’s a long line—” the young man smiles awkwardly, “—so if you aren’t ready, maybe you should step aside?” Baz regains control of his mind and mouth briefly enough to utter an order. “Pumpkin mocha breve. Small.” The young man laughs. “Are you a child?” “What?” “That drink sounds gross.” He wrinkles his nose. “Certainly much too sweet for a grown man to drink before his morning run.” Baz is well and truly shocked from his reverie now. He glances at the young man’s name tag. Simon.  “I’m perfectly serious, Simon. Can you not make it?” Baz raises an eyebrow.  “I can.” Simon shrugs. “I’d rather not.”

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