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"just write a little every day" ok but what if i write nothing for 3 weeks and then suddenly type like i’m being hunted by god

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Chapter 10 of my dark, Voldemort wins Dramione AU, Dangerous Game, just posted on AO3. This fic has been so much fun to make edits and fancasts for, and I’ve missed having a space to share them.

Seven Hunters. Seven Hunted. Seven days. Who will survive? 🐍🖤🔪

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Jily (James x Lily) reader friends: what is your all-time favourite Jily trope, and what is your favourite fic that uses it?

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Trying to write two WIPs/stories at once is like having to choose your favourite child every single day you sit down to write, except you sort of love and resent them both for different reasons and with equal levels of intensity.

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i realized i never shared my snape youtuber au that i posted on twitter

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Harry Potter movie posters.

(illustrations made by  Natalie Andrewson)

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I’m trying to follow through on my promise to continue existing on SOME platform in fandom after getting rid of my Instagram and Discord, so I figured I’ll start with reintroducing myself:

Hi, I’m takenbytheview on AO3! I’ve been a fanfiction reader for a little over a decade and have been writing for about two years now. I started as a Drarry reader, then drifted into Dramione, and now I spend a lot of time with Panville, Theoria, Jily and Wolfstar.

COMPLETED FICS:

to all the wizards I’ve loved before || 7/7 | 34,398 words | eighth year | dramione

midnights || 1/1 | 7,372 words | post-war | panville

spite’s as good a reason to take his power || 2/2 | 7,075 words | canon-compliant | lucissa

one more time || 1/1 | 6,054 words | post-war | panville

off the record || 1/1 | 9,949 words | post-war | dramione

atonement || 1/1 | 3,019 words | post-war | dramione

seconds to midnight || 1/1 | 6,080 words | post-war | panville

WIPS (WORKS IN PROGRESS):

spared || 9/? | canon remix | dramione + panville + cho x cedric + wolfstar

dangerous game || 10/20 | dark au | dramione + theoria

roses among thorns || 2/8 | regency au | panville + theoria

I have two additional projects cooking: one sapphic post-war fic, and one founder’s era fic. My hope is to eventually write a Jily/Wolfstar, but I’m waiting for inspiration to strike!

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The cure to anxiety is completing all the tasks you have to finish for the day early and doing them phenomenally and being physically perfect and on everyone’s good side preferably even their favorite.

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I want to revitalize my presence on here, share more about writing, share more OF my writing, etc. — but I don’t even know where to begin. Tumblr was a blog for me back in the day and a space where I lurked in fandom in the in-between, and I have no idea what it is now or what to use it as.

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there’s wip (active development) and wip (stuck in development hell) and wip (oh you’re not even getting funding for this one)

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Becoming a writer is great because now you have a hobby that haunts you whenever you don’t have time to do it

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Just a little reminder of fandom etiquette for those that sadly need it—please don’t rate and review fanfic. We’re all just doing this for fun and as a hobby. A fic you read wasn’t for you? Absolutely fine! Go crazy reccing the ones you did enjoy (without the rating system ofc). Don’t bring writers down rating their fics, it can be really disheartening to see. Surely none of us want to put people off writing? Let’s hype each other up instead ❤️

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Come back, I have to tell you the plot of a fic I’ll never write and get you excited about it so we can all be disappointed with me later

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ok, because i just saw a terrible take, i feel compelled to say that there is no "fic market" to "oversaturate" in fandom. good gravy.

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surprised this hadn't been made yet

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tis the season

hello friends! while i didn't have the time this year to participate in any seasonal fic writing (boo!), i did still want to celebrate my favorite season for fanfic somehow (yay!), so i've pulled together a short list of some of the seasonal fics i've enjoyed over the last few years. hopefully some will be new to you and/or fun jaunts down memory lane. either way, i wish you wonderful reading and would love it if you shared some of your favorite seasonal fics too!

(and don't forget, like every year, d/hr advent is ongoing, and an excellent place to start if you're in search of seasonal dramione vibes)

i'm never lonely when i'm with you & keep it like a secret by @pacific-rimbaud

new years resolution by @sodamnradd

and the bells were ringing out by @ifyouwereamelodymeg

once upon a december by peanutbrittles123

now is a gift by @senlinyu

the nutcracker pas de deux by @heyjude19-writing

not what it looks like & lattes and larceny by @eveningstruggle

in want of a wife by @ambpersand

the warmth at our backs by @malpal132

not safe for work by @eggbagelsjr

against sure winter by @skiitter

some collections to check out too: d/hr advent full collection (since 2011!!), cdc secret santa 2022, hp festival of stars (2022, 2023), winter wonderfics

happy reading everyone!

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spotify, play me every song ive ever loved in the order i need to achieve perfect emotional catharsis