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yes hello i am in fact alive

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tbh l've made the colored version first ><

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The Menagerie Ch. 8: The Shape of You

My work (in progress) for the Spicy Gallavich Collab 2022!

Pairing: Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich Rating: Explicit Words: 13.5k (chapter 8) / 112.3k (total) Tags added in this chapter: Sexting, dancing, grinding, semi-public sex Summary: “‘S’my birthday next weekend.”

For a moment, Ian’s heart sinks, but he asks, “So do we need to skip next week?”

“Yeah, but… Was gonna see if you wanted to come out.”

[Read chapter 8 on AO3] or [Start from the beginning]

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I'd be so intrigued to learn a little more about your writing process if you are willing to share! I saw on twitter that you don't really edit your fics, and I was just so amazed as I often find it very tricky to get things like tone and pacing right straight off the bat, but you just so consistently knock it out the park!

Do you tend to outline a lot beforehand, and edit at all as you go? Do you ever brainstorm for imagery and word choice? Or are you just able to have things pop into your mind?

I hope you don't mind the question, and I know everyone's process is different! I'm just curious as you are a writer I really look up to, and I often wonder what goes on behind the scenes 😊 I'm finding ways to try to get better at writing myself, and slowly working out a process that doesn't drive me crazy!

Thank you for blessing us with all your works ❤️🙏

Hello, lovely friend! You're welcome to ask me questions any time!

It's true that I don't actively edit my fics! However, I do HEAVILY outline. I am an extremely outline dependent person. With a one shot that's maybe 10-15k, I won't require an outline, because the entire premise is in my head, but anything longer than that receives a very detailed outline.

I don't know how people write longfic without outlines. For me, I need to have the full concept of each chapter or scene, ready and waiting in my head.

My style of editing is to back-read my piece as I'm writing it. If I'm on Day 2 of writing, I'm going to read everything I wrote on Day 1 in order to get back into the writing mindset, and I'll tweak things as I do that. This leads to me not editing AT ALL when I reach the end of the fic. I most often do not even do a final read-through by then because I feel like I've back-read enough times.

In terms of conceptualizing, brain storming, word choices, etc. . .This falls under my outlining. When I start a fic, I'm already thinking 'okay, this is going to be snappy, light-hearted and funny' or 'this is going to be lethargic, dreamy, verbose' or 'this is going to be imagery-heavy', and then I just run with that vibe.

All that being said, my work tends to have plenty of typos or whatever, and part of my dedication to writing for fun is just letting it go. I really try to think of my writing as just some fun thing I'm simply sharing with my friends. I'm not allowing myself to hold my writing to the standard of a novel or allowing myself to introduce stress into my writing environment. I tend to get A LOT stressed within my writing when I'm writing FOR someone because then the pressure exists for it to be 'good', whereas when I'm writing fic for pure fun, I don't give much of a shit if other people think it's 'good' as long as I'm enjoying it lol.

This was probably more than what you wanted or needed to know! But thank you for asking!!! Sending all my love!

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Fringe - The Man from the Other Side by Jeffrey Hunt, Josh Singer, Ethan Gross.

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studio ghibli gouache studies 🌼

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Gallavich Tropes challenge 2!

Hello all!

I am finally done with teaching my first semester of high school! It was exciting and exhausting but an amazing experience. (Keep your fingers crossed for me to find my next job soon! haha). So now that I have some extra time on my hands, I can start accepting entries for the next Gallavich Tropes challenge!

Please email me at fckyeahgallavich@gmail.com with your name and your Tumblr or AO3 name to get your three tropes (and your respin if you need one). It's really fun to talk to the participants about the tropes they got and to help them brainstorm a possible story from the tropes!

I believe I'm aiming for the final posting to be in September to give everyone plenty of time to work on this challenge and the other challenges over the summer.

Rules of the event:

You have to use all three tropes. Try to embrace them rather than throw one or two away. It's more fun and challenging that way.

You may get a respin if you are feeling particularly uninspired, or if the original spins were too boring (childhood friends to lovers, picnic AU, fluff, for instance).

The fics have to be a minimum of 5k words long to ensure that you utilize each trope well.

You must respond to Jac when she emails you for an update, or there will be a mistaken assumption that participation in the event has ended for one reason or another. So please keep an eye on emails, or express an alternate communication method (Tumblr, Twitter, or a messaging app) to keep the communication flowing. I won't send a million emails, I promise. Just one or two leading up to the event to check on progress and such.

You do not have to post all of your fic on your post day if you have fallen behind somehow, but please try to finish as soon as possible. (No judgement, I still have a Big Bang that I haven't finished 0-o)

Have fun and be creative! Jac is ALWAYS available to brainstorm if you need help! You may also ask your friends to beta for you and they can be great support as well!

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El Colgado. Art by Pacífica Paloma.

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It’s good for the soul okay

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Hey you.

Hope you're doing okay.

Love you 🥰

Hey beautiful! That's WILD you just sent this four minutes ago, because this is the first time I've signed on in like two months!

My kiddo's school is out, which means my job is over for three months of summer! Kid has been dropped at summer camp for the day and I've just sat at my computer with a cuppa, getting ready to WRITE and dedicate my summer to it!

I hope you're taking care of yourself! You better be!!! Love you, friend!

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Harry’s last thank yous to the fans — Manchester, Night Two. (16/06)

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Quiet Rapture surpassed 30,000 kudos when I wasn’t looking. . .I’ll never have words to express how humbled & thankful I am that this reached so many people. It was as much luck & timing as it was writing. There are plenty better writers than me. Thank you for reading it anyway 💛💛💛

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Other ppls fic you would recommend to others? 😊

here are a few that redefined who i am as a person:

Love is a Ballfield by and_i_take_it (wip)

Old Rules for New Side Pieces and You Can Bite Me by @goodkwuestion

Restoration by @palepinkgoat

weaver of fate (to your will i won’t fold) by @purplemagpie

Intro to Quantum Dating by @spoonfulstar (wip)

the garden song series by @gardenerian

The Thing About Living by @lalazeewrites

golden hour by @iansfreckles

ask me something on anon

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WRITING TAG GAME!

This was such a blast! Thank you so much for the tag @creepkinginc & @deedala 💖

I’ve been writing in my own brand of mixed cursive since I was about twelve and have a hard time writing out of cursive.

1. write “hello”

2. write numbers one thru nine

3. write the alphabet

4. write the quote “Sphinx of a black quartz judge my vow”

5. pick a quote or lyric