#<- haven't actually posted any snippets from this before so that's gonna be my new au tag

[xenon-demon]

med student steve and nurse eddie who is sick of his shit please <3 from wip wednesday i know it's not wednesday anymore but plz

yessssss i love this AU so much because it's just me projecting onto steve and daydreaming about Eddie Munson, Certified Hot Nurse™

also don't worry i have very little free time and am also australian so for me, WIP wednesday is a state of mind, not an actual time frame lmao

Snippet for you under the cut!

Shaking off the black cloud currently hanging over him, Steve finally lays eyes on the person trying to get his attention. A nurse is leaning over the desk of the nurse’s station a few meters away to look straight at Steve, and– wow, okay. Steve knows damn well what his type is, the kind of person and style he goes weak in the knees for, but this guy is aggressively punching every single one of Steve’s buttons. He’s got dark, curly hair that’s done up in a bun, some small strands of hair hanging out to frame the guy’s face. It gives Steve an eyeful of the guy’s killer jawline and the jewellery glinting in his ears – studs, of course, they are on the job, but at a glance Steve can see at least a couple in each ear. The guy’s arms are spread out on the desk in front of him, and Steve can feel his brain freeze at the sight of dark ink poking out from under the guy’s scrubs. He forces himself to look up and away from those (tempting, deliciously tempting) arms and into the nurse’s face – and okay, that’s not much better. The way this guy is looking at him, big brown eyes locked onto Steve’s face, he feels like he’s getting sucked in.

“Sorry?” Steve says, taking a moment to blink and regain his composure. He hopes to God he doesn’t look as flustered and distressed as he feels. “Are you talking to me?”

“Yup,” the nurse says, popping the p. He gestures at the sample bag Steve’s holding, with a few different vials and one syringe of blood inside, as he continues. The smile he gives Steve is almost apologetic as he says, “Pathology isn’t going to take those bloods from you, sweetheart. Not like that, at least.”

“Excuse me?” Steve instinctively bristles at the pet name, the way it just drips off this guy’s tongue. Just like that, the black cloud is back. He crosses the distance over to the nurse’s desk. “What’s wrong with them? They’ve all been labelled properly, and signed.”

“Well…” The nurse says, drawing out the word. Steve feels himself start to frown, just the tiniest bit. “You left the needle on your blood gas.” With a couple of fingers, the nurse points to the offending syringe in Steve’s sample bag. Sure enough, the needle is still attached to the syringe full of blood, the sharp end embedded in a small piece of foam.

Steve frowns even deeper. “My intern told me it’s fine like this.”

“Yeah, that doesn’t surprise me.” The guy grins and rolls his eyes before giving Steve a ‘what can you do’ kind of expression. “It’s a common mistake to make, actually, since they don’t really explain this stuff officially, but-”

“Listen,” Steve interrupts, gritting out the word between his teeth. He’s sure this nurse, whoever he is, has more important things to do than patronize him. Steve sure as fuck isn’t going to stand here and be made fun of while this guy takes his sweet-ass time to get to his point. “I’m pretty sure my intern knows what they’re talking about, seeing as they’re, you know, a doctor. If you really want to be helpful”–Steve’s eyes flick down to read the nurse’s name badge–“Eddie, then you can point me in the direction of the specimen drop-off.”

Eddie actually rears back at that, straightening up and pulling his arms back so he’s holding on to the very edge of the desk instead of casually leaning over the top of it. If Steve were having a better day, he might feel bad about it. As it is, all Steve feels is a sick sense of satisfaction at the way Eddie’s face has shuttered off, his eyes no longer shining the way they were a moment ago.

“It’s that way,” Eddie says bluntly, pointing back in the direction Steve came. His voice has lost all the character, the theatricality that he spoke with a minute ago. “Turn left once you step out of this ward and follow that hallway straight down.”

“Thanks,” Steve says, trying very hard not to feel like an asshole. He almost succeeds.

Eddie just grunts in acknowledgement. He gives Steve a quick once-over and says, “Good talk,” in a tone that clearly states it was anything but.

As he strides off towards the specimen drop-off, Steve can’t help but agree.

[altschmerzes]

Gav, do you have anymore wriggle up on dry land holiday thoughts to share? I've been thinking non stop about the snippets you posted, the idea of the holiday season being a bit of a jolt to Jamie's standing in his new family unit in his own mind is haunting me

oh yeah i think about this sorta thing ALLLLLL THE TIME it's like... i haven't thought too much about holidays in particular but things like that being a jolt to jamie's standing in his new family unit in his own mind is a great way to put it. it's deeply destabilizing for him every time he encounters something like that, something that makes him think about it and ask himself those questions directly - who am i to them, what is my place here, how long will it last, how much can i take, how much say do i get, etc.

and a BIG one in there is uncle's day, actually, speaking of holidays :) bc i'm keeping that part from season 3 though it's obviously a little different.

this is from when i was talking to another friend (thanks to @jamietxrtt this time, another prominent and beloved enabler of me generally and this au in particular) about the way that like. roy has a hard time with referring to james as jamie's dad when he's thinking about the man at all, because in his mind, that's ted now, and that's something ted earned. (and it's a little bit roy, too. there's a whole like- he's not Jamie's Dad the way that ted is but he very much is Jamie's Parent, and the distinction is a little odd and difficult to articulate but it's very similar to how he feels about phoebe, he's not her dad but he is her parent, etc. but it's still like...... when he thinks about what a father, what a dad ought to be, he feels that inside himself more than he could ever give it to james.)

which led to like. phoebe is the one who articulates this better and before anyone else can, and that's part of the uncle's day thing, which happens when jamie is seventeen and has been living with ted (and has had a room at roy's) for going on a year. when phoebe and sarah are arranging it, phoebe insists jamie has to come, because “he’s your uncle roy too” and jamie is like :? he is not.

and she sighs and rolls her eyes like little kids do when they think you’re being dense, and she’s like noooo i don’t mean he’s your UNCLE but he’s your UNCLE ROY just like he’s my uncle AND he’s my uncle roy and jamie is like. you’re gonna have to explain this one to me in a lot more words half pint.

and she sighs again and goes well. some kids at my school have a mummy and a daddy or two mummies or two daddies or just a mummy or just a daddy or one of my friends has a mummy and a parent - she pronounces this very deliberately - which is cool. AND my friend cecily has THREE mums and a dad because HER parents got DIVORCED and then they both got married again so she has FOUR parents which is NOT FAIR. anyways. i don’t have a mummy and a daddy or any of that. i have a mummy and an uncle roy. he isn’t my daddy but he’s my uncle roy, get it? and jamie nods bc he thinks he actually does get it yes.

and she goes okay. so you’ve got a daddy. that’s coach ted. but you’ve also got uncle roy. because he’s not your daddy and he’s not your uncle but he’s your uncle roy. get it?

and jamie, who is just about on the verge of tears now, nods again because yeah. He Gets It Now.

[thecollectionsof]

Multiples of 7 that you haven't already done <3

hi eli !!! sorry it's late!! thanks for sending some in <3

7. Post a snippet from a wip.

here's a summary of one!

It’s been two months since her boyfriend left her, and Gigi still misses him more than she ever thought possible. It’s not like it’s her fault, or so she justifies to herself—she had thought that she was going to marry Michael one day, as long as her coming out as trans went well. But before she even got the chance, he was gone. He left with nothing but a note, or so she thinks, but when she comes back to what used to be their apartment to find a stack of postcards from around Mexico, she decides that there just may be more going on than she ever expected.

14. What is your favorite location and position to write in?

at the local library by the computers (but using my own laptop), in one of those fun little spinny chairs :)

21. Do you prefer writing chaptered fics or one-shots?

oooh oneshots, definitely. i love pressing the post button so i love just writing something and then finishing it not long after <3

28. What area of writing do you want to improve in?

god so many?? i think the biggest thing is pacing, i'm absolute shit at pacing. i just get frustrated and want to be done :p but i also want to work on when and where to use descriptions, like i'm having an issue where a few fics don't have much dialogue and i'm struggling to keep tension and interest without it, if that makes sense? i don't know, a lot of areas.

42. What’s your favorite title that you’ve come up with?

leave the light on :) it was actually supposed to be leave the lamp on, based on a spotify playlist, but i messed it up (i still like it so it's ok <3)

49. What fic of yours would you say is the best introduction to you as a writer?

i had to hold off on answering this until posting it but i think that confessing like penguins do has a lot of voice and personality (and also is a small fic with a kinda mundane premise that’s also friends to lovers. which is very my type of fic)

56. Are there any fics that you would change or rewrite if given the chance?

oh definitely! some of my earlier fics just feel a bit immature, like i'd want to add a few more lines and change them to feel more practiced. but i was new to writing then, so it makes sense!! i'd also change crystal's commenting, i think that it's one of my least favorite fics i've written. even if i think it would actually be my worst nightmare, it feels almost self insert or like. i was hoping that would happen? to me? which leaves a bad taste in my mouth. i just think it wasn't very well written or thought out, so that's one that i'd have to change a lot more or just scrap altogether :p

63. What was the hardest part of writing [insert fic]?

i'm gonna just do the thing that's being the hardest to write in lots of my fics right now: ANGST. aaaahhhhh it's so hard !!!!! i want them to be happy and in love but "angst makes the fluff more impactful and keeps the story interesting" or whatever

70. Are you subscribed to any writers on AO3?

yeah!! @gggoode of course, and @junosjukebox, @hannahlovesdance07, @goodemethyd, @sweetestberryofthebunch, @lady-assnali, and there are definitely more that i'm not remembering right now </3

77. Why do you enjoy writing fanfiction?

i love storytelling, and i love hopefully making people happy with my stories !!! also i’m such a reader so i’m happy that i get to be a writer and provide stories like the ones i love <3

[lamuradex]

Novella November - Day 28

@novella-november

Oh my god, I got so much done today!!! And with only a couple of days left!

So, to start with...

WORDCOUNT: 64,785

Holy Fuck! I've passed the NaNo goal (though not supporting that group), and my own personal goal! (60K) And also another thing too. I mentioned in a previous post-

My story is certainly taking shape. I'm approaching some of the major plot points, twists in the middle and such. There's one twist which is my true goal. If I can get there before the month is over, then I'll be thrilled!

And I reached that one today! it would be a bit of a spoiler to discuss, but I'm genuinely tempted to do so anyway. I am super excited to have reached this plot twist, and will likely be getting right back to it after finishing this post.

God, this story is coming together. I am overjoyed. I've likely still got a fair way to go before the end of the novel, but I am thrilled I've got this much done in a month. And the editing will be monumental too, but so what? If I keep going I might get this novel finished before the end of the year.

I always feel a little bad, bragging like this, but I am genuinely proud of everyone participating. I've seen from the graph on TrackBear that most of you have crossed the 30K line, which is spectacular. And those that haven't, at least you've written something. A lot of something. You've still written more than some non-writers ever will.

And now, we enter the closing days.

...I wonder if I can hit 70K before closing?

Anyway, my usual snippet is below. And do you know what? I mentioned I was tempted to talk about that plot twist, so here it is! I'm not gonna add any context though.

Enjoy, and good luck in the final days!

“Angela?” Simon reached out to her warily. She recoiled from his touch. Her mind was screaming at her as the next entry played.

“Entry Seventeen: While the sovereign remains have been plumbed to their depths, I fear we have learned all we can without external help. Viable cells have been located during the biopsies, and so far some of the experiments are stable. The growth medium, Compound 15, is proving suitable, but growth is very slow going. There may be elements to the Sovereign biology we can’t quite control yet. But I have reached out. All the same, one of the most recent projects has begun to grow quite promisingly. Subject 34, already showing some basic formation of beginnings. Still, it will be months before that one is at the stage of some of the others. And unless we can locate another sovereign cadaver, then we are on our own from here.”

The door finally opened, Pheobe leaving the circuit panel hanging. It swung wide, the room inside vast and dark. They struggled to find a light switch.

“Entry Thirty: Progress, finally. The research we’ve recently achieved has been, rather suitably, a godsend. The growth medium has been adjusted and the amniotic fluid adjusted. Already we have some fascinating results. Growth, not dissimilar to a human embryo. Still, some of the strongest specimens are struggling. A missing component perhaps? Even so, we are beginning experiments with accelerated growth. We do not have eighteen years to wait for an adult specimen. Soon, we will have a living sovereign before us.”

The light came on with a flash. The room was filled with large cylindrical tanks, each taller and wider than a man. Most were empty, but a few had lingering green fluid in them. And then there was one, wired up to nexus of cables, a monitor attached that wasn’t on the others.

“Entry Fifty One: *Sigh* While the accelerated growth is finally reaching fruition, we are experiencing a new problem. One of the subjects had seemingly grown strong enough to extract from their tank today, but there was nothing. Nothing behind the eyes. We are missing something vital. I will reach out again. Maybe I’ll actually get an answer this time.

The chamber with the cables had clearly been the focus, computer banks and systems set up to monitor it. It was empty now, the glass having been slid cleanly open. Angela approached it, a hand extended, her heart pounding in her chest and eyes ready to overflow.

Entry Sixty Five: Success! We have achieved the impossible! A living, breathing sovereign! Subject 34, still strong after all this time. With the addition of the psychic element, the mind has sprang to life. She is still incomplete, like a child, learning simple concepts for the first time, but we have produced a full adult sovereign. And she is magnificent. It is strange though, to have reduced a thing of divinity to a science. But she will not be the last. Golada will change. The world will change. Subject 34 will change the world.”

“Angela?” Simon checked.

She was leant against the tank, her head feeling like it would burst. Her hand right over the number 34, stencilled on the side. This was… This was… The thought wouldn’t complete! She could feel the answer but… She knew this wretched place!

“Oh my god…” Jess’s voice gasped over the Tannoy. “Oh god! Angela… I’m so sorry,” her voice cracked.

Feet padded and Jess came running, a computer tablet in her hand. She showed what she’d found to Simon. She swallowed before she could speak. “Subject 34…” she explained.

Simon took the tablet, and found a picture showing the subject.

A picture of Angela looked back at him.

[branmuffins22]

Well, I've been under the weather for a while, and I think it's still gonna get a little worse before it starts to get better, so I probably won't be answering asks in anything resembling a timely manner, but I could always use some motivation!

Especially since I'm also participating in the Fic Exchange Coven 2023 event. I still haven't managed to put any words to page on that yet <_<'

Filenames (all are fanfics of The Owl House):

Masha and the Very Normal Nocedas; a post-finale, pre-epilogue, Veesha-centric longfic about Masha's increasingly crazed attempts to figure out the whole Deal™ with Luz, Vee, and Hunter. Meanwhile, the Nocedas are trying as hard as possible to be normal and inconspicuous, made difficult by their various traumas, talents, and a certain purple palisman's refusal to leave her witch's side. It's a light-hearted mess. I've been having trouble sticking to my outline, so it's been pretty slow going.

Something Like a Bible; a test document of sorts for my canon rewrite, tentatively either the "Artificer AU" or "Overthinker AU", going over the broad-strokes plot and its divergences from canon via a series of short scenes and vignettes. The characters and motivations remain almost entirely unchanged, but I'm lengthening and rearranging the timeline to explore new plots and leave more space for supplemental adventures in the season 2 equivalent, as well as doing perhaps a bit too much worldbuilding, headcanon dumping, and so on. I actually need to rework my outline for this one a bit before I make any more forward progress, but there's plenty of possibility space for new content amongst and betwixt the sections I've already written.

Small Town Paranormal Investigations; an episode from the aforementioned AU, in which the Hexsquad and Cabin 7 team up to, as the name suggests, investigate some paranormal activity in the small town of Gravesfield. It's mostly about the ghost hunt, but it'll also include Vee coming out to her friends from camp. I still haven't really outlined this at all, so what sentences I write might be all over the place.

Fic Exchange Coven 2023; it's a secret to everybody. I'm far enough behind on this that I'll just count all asks, regardless of the requested fic, as implicitly including this one. Request it specifically, and I'll pic another fic at random to share from.

Snippet (a short one this time) from Something Like a Bible:

He wasn't jealous. Not at all. He was just cautious. Cautious of her power, despite her powerlessness. Cautious of her likeability, despite her wild, wicked ways. He was upset only for purely pragmatic reasons. As if the Titan sensed his growing turmoil, his train of thought was interrupted by a harsh wave striking the ship, knocking the human's pet right through the door of Hunter's quarters. Then, before it had a chance to react, the next sway of the ship shut the door and locked it inside. Nothing like a little divine intervention to even the odds.

WIP Wednesday Game

I am not seeing a new one this week, so I'm copying the rules from kedreeva. :)

It’s WIP Wednesday, time for a little accountability, sharing your work, and getting a kick in the pants.

Here’s how it works:

In a reblog of this post (so people can find you in the notes) or new thread (w/ rules attached) if you want to play on your own, post up to five (5) filenames of your WIPs; not titles, file names.

Post a snippet from one of them. Snippet must be words you wrote in the last 7 days. We’re posting progress here. If you haven’t made any, go make some and come back to play!

After you’ve posted, people can send you an ask with one of your file names. You must then write 3 sentences in that file. If the filename is one you can't share from (for example, an event or gift fic), write 3 sentences on it anyway, and then 3 more on another to share.

That’s it! You can invite others to join in, or just post. I’ll be searching the reblogs to find people to send asks to!

If you’re reading this, you’re invited!

If you see someone posting a WIP Wednesday Game snippet, send them an ask! Make them write.

I'll reblog with my stuff shortly.

Tagging some writers off the top of my head (by no means comprehensive!): @branmuffins22 @abstract-moth @gakriele-lvs-blog @bright-thorn @sir-ballister-boldheart @kestrel-wylde @madlad06 @candyskiez @violet-prism-creatively @watery-melon-baller

[storyofmychoices]

I haven't done a WIP or Sunday Six post in FOREVER... but I'm hoping maybe if I go back to it and share some snippets I'm working on, I'll actually have the motivation to finish any of them. So this is my submission for @choicesficwriterscreations's Sunday Six but also things I would like to work on for @wip-wipeout-weekend. I would LOVE to spend the weekend writing. I don't know if I can make the time, but I want to try.

The Bogart Diaries: Painter's Tape Challenge (working title)

Pairing: Thomas Hunt x Alex Spencer Book: Red Carpet Diaries Rating: General

Thomas followed the sound of her voice toward the kitchen. However, before he could inquire into the cause of the commotion, he darted backward, avoiding the path of Bogart charging toward an obstacle that he cleanly hopped over.

"Dare I ask what it is that you are doing?" He took a hesitant step forward once the path was cleared. His brow arched at the three strips of blue tape strewn between the kitchen island and a row of cabinets.

"Bogart's doing the painter's tape challenge," Alex offered. She scratched the black lab on the head before reaching once more for the roll of tape.

"Should I know what that means?"

Alex and Bogart shared a knowing look. Of course, their favorite Luddite would not be in the know of the latest social media pet challenges. She smiled inquisitively and shook her head. "Probably not."

Summer Rain (working title)

Pairing: Thomas Hunt x Alex Spencer Book: Red Carpet Diaries Rating: General

Alex focused on the pitter-patter of the summer rain tapping against the window panes of the sunroom. Its soft rhythm created a serene soundtrack. There was something about the rain that always quieted her thoughts. She nuzzled further into his neck, his familiar scent washing over her. A smile pulled on her lips. Her body melted into his as he hugged her closer. Everything was perfect. 

Untitled: Repairman RolePlay

Pairing: (Dom!)Levi Schuler x Laura Day Book: Mother of the Year Rating: Mature/Explicit A/N: Requested by @lorirwritesfanfic from ages ago (sorry!)

"Alright," Levi tightened the last fitting. He closed the washing machine's lid and gave it a gentle tap. "It should work now."

"Is that so?" Laura sucked the corner of her lower lip as she waited for him to notice her change in attire. "What do I owe you?" "What do you mean, what do you owe me?" His words trailed off as he turned toward her. His eyes raked down her near-naked form; only a silk robe drawn loosely at the waist separated her from him.

"I must owe you something, Mr. Repairman," she batted her lashes at him. "I forget to go to the bank… perhaps we can come to another arrangement?"

Levi swallowed hard, running his thumb across his lips. She looked so damn innocent standing there, offering herself to him. His eyes darkened with lust. "I'm sure we can figure something out. Would you like to inspect my work?"

Untitled: CoffeeShop AU

Pairing: Levi Schuler x Laura Day Book: Mother of the Year Rating: General

"No, no, no." It almost seemed like slow motion as Laura tried to save the carefully balanced bags and items in her grasp, but they still crashed to the floor before she could do anything about it. 

Her lip quivered, her head hanging low. She breathed deeply, searching for the strength to keep going. She reached for her purse, shoving her belongings that had spilled out back into it. Her determination not to cry on their first day in a new town was the only thing keeping the dam of tears from breaking.

"You can do this. You can do this," Laura repeated, gathering the last of Lily's school supplies that had tumbled from their bags. "For Lily." She drew in a deep breath, gathering the last of the objects that poured out. 

With her head held high, she reached for the door to the coffee shop but found it open. 

"Allow me."  

"Oh, thank you." Laura moved forward hesitantly, trying to avoid the gaze of the handsome stranger.

Untitled: CoffeeShopAU

Pairing: Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley Book: Open Heart Rating: General

"You gonna talk to her?" Jackie elbowed her coworker lost in thought.

"What?" Bryce shook his head in confusion as if coming out of a trance. "Who?"

"The redhead you've been staring at with nauseating puppy dog eyes for the past fifteen minutes."

"I wasn't staring!"

"Dude, you've been staring at her every day for the past two weeks since she started coming in to do her work here."

"I have not!"

"I hate to agree with Jackie, but you do. You kind of lose yourself when you look at her," Sienna chimed in with a soft smile. "It's kind of romantic. I wish someone would look at me like that…You should definitely go talk to her."

Bryce glanced once more in her direction before turning away and busying himself behind the counter despite not having any new customers.

"You're an idiot."

In Love and War (working title)

Pairing: Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley Book: Open Heart Rating: General A/N: Finishing this is my #1 goal for the WIP weekend. It's not even going to be a long fic, just a drabble. 🤦‍♀️

His eyes widened as an arm shot out of the darkness tugging him toward her. “What are you doing?”

Before he could finish the thought, she backed him into a dark corner, hidden from view from those running past, looking for their next target. Her body slid against his, her arms snaking around his neck, pulling his lips toward hers, kissing him hungrily.

His brow quirked up at the sudden public affection. It’s not what he expected, but he’d never turn down the taste of her lips against his.

I also have CoffeeShopAUs for Thomas x Alex and Ethan x Ellie but I'm not ready to share those yet!

[ghoste-catte]

I was curious what advice would you give to someone new to writing fics? I've been wanting to get back into it but haven't seriously written something since high school. I hope this isn't an annoying question or anything!

Not an annoying question at all! I'm just a little worried that I won't have terribly good or useful advice. To be honest, I also sort of stopped writing in earnest right as I finished high school, and didn't pick it back up until my late 20s. It's certainly an adjustment! But I think the few things that really helped me get back into writing fic as a hobby and something I spend quite a bit of time on would be:

Write for yourself first, then find your other motivations. My original inspiration in getting back into fic writing was that there just were not that many fics I liked for my favorite pairing, and I wanted more of them, and I especially wanted more with the tropes and characterizations I wanted to see. I think at the very core of anything you need that internal spark that drives you. At the same time, for me at least, if I just relied on my own drive, I would not get much done; I need some external guardrails. So having people send prompts, or writing for particular events, or writing stuff for friends really helps me to get my ass in gear and finish stuff. That may not be the perfect motivator for you, and that's fine! You just gotta figure out what is.

Be open to inspiration. Anything and everything can be spun out into a story with the right tweaking. Obviously stuff like music is a classic inspiration source, but I've also pulled ideas from poetry, from memes, from Reddit threads, from YouTube videos, from rambling conversations on Discord and from real life to make fics out of. So many times, someone will post a silly Twitter screencap, and I'll think, There's a fic in this. And a lot of the time, there is! Research is a wonderful thing, but so is serendipity. If you're out there actively looking for ideas, eventually one that you like will stumble past you.

Find your community. I can genuinely say I never would have finished more than one fic if I didn't have fandom friends to talk to about even stupid headcanons, to bounce ideas off of, and to encourage me (and to encourage them in turn!). Discord has been a godsend, and some of my closest online friends are people I met in the GaaLee discord server. As I've gotten more comfortable as a writer, I've also joined general writing servers and Reddit communities and have found them immensely helpful on both a motivational level (bingos, sprints, owe-me challenges) and on a craft level (plot workshopping and writing ethics and live grammar help). It's a lot easier to think about fic ideas and hash through problem moments when I have a constant stream of fandom-related chatter coming from the little people who live in my phone! Ao3 is an amazing website, and it's great as, well, an archive, but it isn't social media by design. If you want conversation and human connection and cheerleading, you've gotta forge out and find it.

Make it a habit ... If you want to produce anything longer than a couple hundred words, you really have to set aside time for it. And writing is just like knitting or dirt biking or painting little model figurines: the more you do it, the more easily it comes. When I was first getting back into the proper swing of things, I committed myself to 30 minutes of writing per week. Just 30 minutes. I didn't even hit that goal every week, but there were tons of weeks I got on a roll and went over that amount, and by the end of the year I'd written over 200,000 words. I used to spend an hour laboriously tip-tapping out 200 words, but now I can easily blow through 1k in a 50 minute sprint. It's all about training that muscle.

... But don't make it a chore. With fanfic, you aren't doing this as a job, and you aren't ultimately doing it for anyone other than you. That means you can take breaks when you need them, you can set deadlines and then fail to meet them, you can write stuff and then decide to never post it. When you start getting burnt out, when the practice loses the joy and energy, stop. There's no 'hustle' here. In our capitalist society we're so trained to push past our limits and keep going even when it hurts us, but the hobby you do for connection and relaxation and whatever else shouldn't be like that.

Ignore metrics. Sometimes stuff isn't gonna get hits, or kudos, or comments. There are some basic 'rules' as to the stuff that does and doesn't get traction, but every time you post something it's a roll of the dice. If you're focused on watching that kudos counter tick up, you will get bummed out fast. And any writer will tell you that the stuff you think is your best work will never be the stuff that gets the most accolades. So you have to find something else to give you a sense of success. For me, it's watching my wordcount go up in my stats and those occasional comments where someone has a lot to say and that one person who always leaves me a <3 emoji (and, shout out to @egregiousderp, having someone to have long one-on-one conversations with about the stuff that never made it to page).

Don't strive for perfection. It's really easy to want your first ever fic to be a complete showstopper, the best fic fandom has ever seen, hitting all the tropes and the ideas and the characterization that you just know fandom is missing and would be everyone's top favorite if only it was written. This is a trap. No one fic can be all things. Most people who want to write an epic as their very first venture will not see the end of that epic, because they haven't put in the practice hours to make something on that scale work. That's not to say you can't start out with a big, sprawling multichap, just don't expect it to be the greatest thing since sliced bread if you're just starting out, and be okay with abandoning it for greener pastures if you get to that point. Think of the first time someone makes a vase out of clay or bakes a loaf of bread. That's never their best vase or their best bread. If they keep up with it, they'll make more and better vases and loaves. Likewise, your first fic is probably not gonna be your best fic. See it for what it is: your launchpad.

You can't edit an empty page, but you can over-edit a full one. This kind of spins off of #7, but if the words aren't there, you can't fix them. Daydreams and headcanons are fantastic (and god, how many times have I wished for a speech-to-text engine that projected my falling asleep thoughts onto a Google doc for later perusal), but they aren't fic. If you want to write fic, you've gotta get comfortable with the idea of sloppy outlines and rough first drafts. You can't build a house without a frame and you can't build a man without a skeleton (I mean, you can, I guess, but he'd be one floppy man). The nice thing about fic is that it doesn't matter if that frame is structurally unsound or the skeleton has 18 too many bones, you can clean that up in the editing process. But you can't start hanging curtains and arranging furniture in something that doesn't even have walls. That's the process. But! Also know when to set down the editor's pen and say, "Okay, this is good enough for government work", and call it done. ("Done" doesn't have to mean "posted", but it does mean, "I'm done picking at this for now, and I'm gonna go write some more stuff".) Over-editing can make stuff seem laborious and forced, and it prevents you from actually improving. To continue belaboring the house metaphor, you can spend your whole life rearranging furniture in just one room, but the end result of that is a pretty narrow existence and a room with a lot of footprints and tracks in the carpet.

Write shit down. When you have ideas, jot them down--in a notebook, in a Google Doc, in the Notes app of your phone, in pen on the back of your hand. You think you will remember that brilliant line of dialogue or sparkling snippet of narration or genius plot that came to you in a dream, but you Will Not. Write it down. Write it down. Write it down! There have been so many times when a fic was completely saved by past!me having written down my shower thoughts about what happens next in the fic, that present!me had completely forgotten about and was floundering over.

Have fun with it! Try different stuff. Try stupid stuff. Try experimental stuff. Do stuff you've never done before that you aren't sure will work. It's important to get comfortable with your niche (for example, I know I'm never going to be the sort of person who writes intricate plots of intrigue or super long 100k epics or detailed battles), but you can't find that niche unless you explore lots of different niches! Figure out what you love and what you absolutely hate, and then keep doing the stuff you love.

Okay, so that was actually TEN things, but ... I hope you still found this helpful. Feel free to send another ask if any of this was confusing or unclear. Good luck with your fic writing and, if you want, send me a link to what you've written once you've written it! I'd love to read it.

[xenon-demon]

WIP Wednesday

thank you so much @sailors-ink for the tag!!! <3 it's technically thursday for me now (gotta love being australian) but shhhh it's fine WIP Wednesday is a state of mind ✨

In a reblog (or new post w/ rules attached), post up to five (5) filenames of your WIPs; not titles, file names.

Post a snippet from one of them. Snippet must be words you wrote in the last 7 days. We're posting progress here. If you haven't made any, go make some and come back to post!

After you've posted, people can send you an ask with one of your file names. You must then write 3 sentences in that file. If the filename is one you can't share from (for example, an event fic), write 3 sentences on it anyway, and then 3 more on another to share.

That's it! You can invite others to join in, or just post. If you tag me in your post, I will send you an ask request!

WIPs:

1. steddie domestic hairwashing 2. cheerscoops fake dating season 3 au (steddie/buckingham) 3. when you come back, it's gravity (kas!steve au) 4. med student steve & nurse eddie who is sick of his shit 5. doctor who steddie indulgence

And the snippet I'm posting is from steddie domestic hairwashing:

“You know there isn’t actually a hospital policy about bathing?” Steve’s barely shut the door behind him before he starts speaking.   Eddie feels a thrill of anxiety shoot through his chest and hopes to whatever higher power there might be that his heart rate monitor doesn’t pick up on it. “What?” It comes out way too strained, and Eddie’s really got to get a grip on himself. Just because he feels like a deer in the headlights right now doesn’t mean he needs to act like it, for fuck’s sake. “There isn’t a hospital policy about who can help you shower, or go to the toilet, or whatever. You don’t have to put up with the shitty sponge baths from the nurses anymore,” Steve says, his voice bright and excited about this, the absolute bastard. Eddie swallows, trying desperately to school his features into something calmer. “Oh. How, um, how’d you find that out?” “I asked one of the nurses,” Steve replies, like it’s obvious, and of course he fucking did. God damn Steve Harrington and his stupid god damned helpful nature. "Sure, you can't have an actual shower, since you still have bandages and stuff on. But as long as we don't get them wet, there's nothing stopping me from washing your hair or helping you get cleaned up." “Right,” Eddie says, and he knows he should say something, crack some kind of joke like I’m surprised the nurses will speak to anyone associated with me, but he can’t bring himself to. He sees it on Steve’s face the moment he notices that Eddie isn’t as excited about this as Steve is. “What’s wrong?” Steve asks, brows furrowing slightly. He’s much quieter now. “I thought your hair was bothering you? Since, y’know, we had that conversation…”

Aaaaand I'm honestly not sure who to tag since I've seen most of my writer mutuals post for WIP Wednesday already, so I'm gonna say if you see this and want to do it but haven't been tagged, then do it and say I tagged you! <3

[theresthesnitch]

Is 21 random WSB the WSB roommate fic?? I loved that fic and hope you still decide to do a part 2!!(something about Sirius pining for James and Remus just gets to me). If you could share a snippet from that I’d be delighted!!!!

LMAO oh, called out. I'd actually left this one off because I was thinking I'd move it to my abandoned folder (nothing gets deleted around here) but uh... Well, I'm very easily persuaded to leave it on.

(WSB random is a "oops we got drunk and started shagging" fic that I've actually posted everything I have written so far, and haven't touched it since, which is why it might be abandoned.)

I haven't done hardly any writing on the WSB roommates fic, but here's a snippet that I am fairly certain I haven't posted before (and yes, you have made me rescue this one from the trash bin).

(18+ ish below)

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When he walked out, he diverted to the bar and ordered three new drinks before heading back to the table. When he arrived, Remus was still in James's lap, but based on the glow on his cheeks, James was no longer hard.

"Sirius!" James smiled at him broadly. "You brought drinks."

Remus grabbed his and took a deep gup. "Thanks, mate. I needed that."

Sirius snorted. "I figured you did after all of that."

James slid out of the table, adjusting himself as he stood. Sirius could see a damp spot on his trousers. "I'm gonna go to the loo."

Remus watched him walk away before turning back to Sirius. "Sorry about earlier. I didn't know James was going to do that."

Sirius scratched his nose. "It's, uh. Fine?"

Remus smiled softly. "It's really not. If us being sexual around you bothers you, we can stop. Even the stuff at home. I can tell James to keep it in our room."

"No!" He spoke too fast, too eagerly. Remus's brows shot up, and Sirius cleared his throat. "I mean, no. It's fine. I've lived with James for a while. I don't mind it. I mean, I like seeing him." Remus looked amused, and Sirius stumbled again. "Happy! I like seeing him happy. He's happy. With you, that is." Sirius pressed his lips together.

"Alright, well," Remus looked around, "if you're really sure you don't mind."

[therunawaykind]

So Paramore owns my heart, my ears and my wallet at this point. I know that this is only the first single from the album, but I CANNOT WAIT to hear the rest of it! (My little English major heart is also all over these lyrics and how the music video adds another level of complexity to the message that the song itself is conveying! I can't wait to see how this song fits in with their album!!!!)

I am right there with you anon with Paramore owning literally every piece of me. Their first single absolute banger, I can't wait to hear the song that they were posting snippets of on social media and their Discord server.

Gonna put a read more because let's be real I'm gonna make this unnecessarily long.

Also gonna pop in here since I woke up to the news that Hayley (Williams) and Taylor (York) confirmed they're dating. And I'm so freaking happy for them, those are two people that deserve nothing but love and happiness. They're also celebrating six years together! I'm just so happy, my heart is full.

I am in my element right now watching back the music video for 'This Is Why' and seeing if there are any references or stuff like that to previous albums since I know with some of their 'After Laughter' and maybe more so Hayley's solo stuff she referred back a bunch to lyrics in songs before and such. (if you get/understand what I'm trying to say right now.)

But I did notice whether it's me reaching and it wasn't intentional or if was actually planned by them. I might've reblogged this already on my main blog. The clips of Hayley with the lipstick in the room by herself and she's drawing the lipstick wider than her mouth. I couldn't not think of the lyric from 'Fake Happy' "I'm gonna draw my lipstick wider than my mouth / and if the lights are low, they’ll never see me frown"

It's just all done so subtly that I know it makes me think oh maybe they aren't referring to that very specific thing, though I imagine most of the time they are done purposefully. And I'm sure that there are probably other references in the music video and just the lyrics alone that haven't clicked with me yet.

I'm just so excited for the whole thing if you haven't been able to tell from my last few answers regarding Paramore😂

I hope you all enjoy these pointless rants cause if y'all don't I can stop easily.

[zackmartin]

1, 3 and 23 for the fanfic ask (if you already have answered these, feel free to answer any question you want)! ❤

You're actually the only one that's sent an ask so far so thank you, love! 💕

Send me an end of the year fanfic ask!

1) favorite fic you wrote this year I was slacking so much this year 😓 my favorite fics i wrote this year were pretty much the only ones I wrote (both unpublished ofc) But, I really love my new au I keep talking about, especially now that I've kinda changed the story a bit. Like, I think I could actually do something with it if I can just get life to give me a break and for my brain to work 😅 And I've slowly been working on my birthday prompts, and I actually really love one you sent me (Izzy stealing the car) cause I just really love writing for Izzy!

favorite line/scene you wrote this year I didn't get to write a lot this year, so I don't have a like, really significant line that sticks out to me. but, you know me, I love spoiling my stuff lol so I'm gonna post a scene from each fic from the answer above, but I actually realized while I was answering this that both scenes are my favorite because they (in my opinion anyway) encapsulate the dynamics. Like, even though they're brothers, I don't really write Zack and Cody a lot cause I always try to exclude Cody lmao But, in the first excerpt from my new au, i feel like it's so,, them?? unfortunately I don't think this scene will be included because I think it'll end up getting cut thanks to the story change but 🤷 This scene also shows what Zack's dynamic is like with Henry/KD in this fic too so I'm still including it 😅

And in the second excerpt I just love it cause it really showcases the dynamics that exist in the hartin house (although, I'm almost certain at this point that I'm including a third sibling but i haven't written them in yet)

I'm gonna put a read more cause it's already getting long and it's about to get a whole lot longer lol

Also, I guess I should warn that the first excerpt kinda sorta gives away some stuff so spoilers i guess alsdkjf (but lets be real, I'll probably never post more than just snippets here and there)

one more thing i'm sorry but wherever I put [...] were just some spots i needed to cut out because they're either major spoilers or it needs serious editing

“Okay, are you gonna help me out here?” Kid Danger asked as he glanced back at Ray. Ray’s gaze moved to the ground.

“I mean...if they take him in instead of us, it saves us the trip,” he replied with a simple shrug.

“Exactly,” Zack responded and Kid Danger narrowed his eyes before shooting a look at Captain Man who just shrugged. “Cuff him, Code Red,” Zack continued, keeping his eyes glued to Kid Danger.

“With what?” Cody mumbled, leaning towards him. Zack slowly turned to look at him.

“Didn’t you bring handcuffs?”

Cody stared at him incredulously. “Where would I have gotten handcuffs?”

“Then use a zip tie!” Zack snapped, feeling his patience wearing thin.

“Again... where would I get a zip tie? And why would I have brought one?”

Zack finally lowered his arm, letting out a sharp breath and squeezing his eyes shut before turning to face his brother. “You carry a million things in your pocket but you’re telling me not one of them is a zip tie? Or anything we could use to cuff this guy?”

Cody continued to stare at him in disbelief. “What would I need a zip tie for?”

“What do you need bear repellent for?”

“To repel bears!”

Kid Danger stepped in between them then. "I don't mean to interrupt, but your perp's getting away."

"Why didn't you stop him?!" Zack barked. Kid Danger put his hands up in surrender as he took a few steps back.

"Why should I?" he replied, his lips curling into a devious smirk, "You've got this."

Anyway, please forgive me for the stupidity of that snippet lasdkj also here's the one from the Izzy fic:

“Where is he, by the way?” Cody questioned as he sat down at the table in the chair closest to him.

“He’s around here somewhere,” Zack answered but before he had a chance to call for him, the two of them heard a door slam, followed by Izzy’s muffled voice yelling, “You’re not being fair!”

Zack froze as he met Cody’s gaze. “But, I have an idea of where he might be.” [...]

Izzy came storming into the kitchen followed by Henry a few seconds later.

“Whatever. I’m gonna talk to dad, he’s the fun parent,” she snarked, shooting a look at Henry before turning back towards Zack.

“Be my guest,” Henry stated calmly, clearly unbothered by her attitude as he sat down in the chair opposite his brother-in-law. [..]

Izzy put on her sweetest grin as she went to stand at Zack’s side. “Daddy,” she cooed, shooting him her best doe-eyed look.

“No,” Zack deadpanned without looking at her. She immediately dropped the act, her demeanor turning annoyed again as she stared at him, slack-jawed.

“That’s not fair, you don’t even know what I was going to ask!” she snapped.

[..]

“Uncle Cody!” Felix’s voice gushed a few seconds before he sped into the room with his golden retriever, Daisy, at his heels, the two of them appearing at Cody’s side. Felix met his gaze with an elated smile, his hands cupped in front of his chest.

“Hey, buddy!” Cody responded enthusiastically, turning around to face him, letting his arm rest on the back of the chair, “How’s my favorite nephew?”

“I’m your only nephew,” Felix pointed out.

“Well, that doesn’t mean you can’t still be my favorite,” Cody replied, and Felix’s smile grew.

“Can we get back to me, please?!” Izzy interrupted impatiently, slipping into the last available chair between Zack and Cody.

[...]

“Hey, Fe,” Henry interjected. Felix’s grin vanished as he immediately dropped his still cupped hands below the table, out of Henry’s line of sight, before slowly turning towards him.

“Yeah?” “What’s in your hand?” Henry asked, his tone indicating he most likely already knew the answer. Felix avoided his gaze.

“Nothing,” he responded softly. Henry kept his eyes locked on him.

“Felix,” he echoed in a calm tone. Felix sighed heavily, raising his hands above the table once more as he slowly uncovered one from the other.

“A centipede,” he mumbled as the now freed centipede crawled from his palm to the crook between his index and thumb.

“Oh, Felix!” Zack yelped, instinctively pushing his chair back, “What’d I say about bringing random bugs into the house?!”

“Sorry,” Felix responded sincerely, flipping his hand over as the centipede inched onto the back of his hand.

Izzy let out a heavy sigh. “Then, can I take Grandpa’s car?” she questioned, clearly losing any patience she had left.

Anyway sorry for all that lol

23) fics you wanted to write but didn’t oh man, so many. I had a lot of motivation for my fairy tale au and a ton of ideas but i just. ran out of steam. I had a bunch of motivation for my newest au then i lost it, now I found it again. let's see how long that lasts. i'm still really super upset that it's been over a year since I've posted a new chapter of DoD and I know it's probably never going to happen now but I'm not quite ready to give up on it. i'm also super upset that not a single one of my birthday prompts have been posted cause you guys sent me almost all of my favorites from that list, and maybe it was ambitious of me still, but i genuinely thought I would have at least one posted either on my birthday or around it cause a few of them are literally already halfway done! But, genuinely every au I've ever told y'all about I really love for one reason or another and I would sincerely love to write every single one or even just. one! but it just wasn't in the cards this year I guess. Also, I've been wanting to write a zack & london besties one shot for years now and it still hasnt happened, rip

[bookwyrminspiration]

okay it's getting late and i'm only just finished with chapter 6- but quil best writer award when???

seriously though i haven't been invested in kotlc in a short while because of other stuff and the lack of new official content, but dang- this is really good- it's like a full book! like full- with the storyline, and the wording, and the development! i checked the wordcount before i started reading- and quil... you WROTE A WHOLE BOOK?! you're still writing a book!

I just- wow!

anyways i'll be back to finish this in the next few days, but i'm super excited to catch up and i'm super excited for dragon wings marella lol

i think you should know that every time I answer one of these I have to pull up the chapter you're talking about in a different tab because i never remember what happens in each one. You probably know what happens in the first chapters better than I do tbh, which I think is hilarious. but back to what you're saying

"quil best writer award when." I'm. I am floored. I am speechless. I am so flattered. this is such high praise!! i am just a funky little guy writing some funky little words!! I feel I must confess this: I actually hardly edit the au at all. ever. when I say I'm "editing" I actually mean "I'm reading it once to see if there's obvious things wrong or things I want to explain more" but that's it. every chapter has just been a first draft, go with the flow kinda thing. and yet!! here we are!! I don't even know what i'd do with a best writer award--probably put it next to the new dragon on my bookshelf so they could vibe. I don't know if what i'm saying makes any sense, but ahh!! thank you!!

I will single-handedly rebuild the fandom during this content drought and reel you all back in with my novel-length fanfiction /j. okay but honestly the wings au is probably gonna turn out to be like...actually fantasy-novel length at this rate. like a published novel. but thank you so much--the storyline was one of the things I was hesitant about when i first published it, because I essentially just went "hey. remember those eight and a half novels and all their worldbuilding? forget almost everything. i've broken it into pieces and we're starting over." but you all have been overwhelmingly kind and supportive of all the changes and the way i've incorporated their old world into this new one I broke. and the wording! I try to stay true to some of Shannon's style, as sometimes when a fanfic author has a style too different from the original media it can feel weird and less like the characters (not always! there are several fics out there with very unique writing styles that don't feel strange at all, this is just something I've personally noticed). But, shannon is also writing for middle grade, and I wanted to add my own personal twist instead of just using her voice. so there's some things of my own that I do (most noticeable is the intentional misuse of grammar for drama, probably, but I am curious what else you all notice that's unique to me) and don't do (I don't think i've used "corrected" as a dialogue tag more than a handful of times) to separate it. and then the development! a lot of development in canon rn has to do with romantic relationships, as we're focusing on the aftermath of sophitz and a focus on sophie and keefe, but we can't separate them from their tension and denial at the moment. I think there's a lot more to them we don't get to see because of it, so I'm trying to develop some of that in the wings au (and there's some characters I just haven't gotten to yet, like Wylie and Maruca, so I'm not ignoring them, dw)

and yes! I am still basically writing a book! at this point I should design a cover for it too...I wonder what would be on it, the parts that stand out the most in the story that I should symbolize it all in one image. but before I get to that I should continue writing the story I suppose! I'm currently maybe 40% (rough estimate) of the way through writing chapter 13, but I must admit my classes do make it annoying at times, taking up more time than I would like (this is what I get for taking more classes than I strictly needed to. I do not know how to take a break when it comes to education /lh). but that's not important rn

you sent this a few days ago, so I don't know if you've finished your reread/catch-up since then, but if you did I hope you enjoyed it!! if you haven't then I hope you will enjoy if you ever do read the rest! there's about a week before the next chapter comes out, which is around 8.1k words at the moment (same length as the last one), so if you are caught up then there's even more to look forward to soon! and i'll probably post the first snippet from chapter 12 tomorrow, as I usually do that the sunday before posting day.

dragon wings Marella owns my entire heart and i'm very excited to do more with her (was actually writing about her earlier today!).

[tomicaleto]

Fanfic Ask Game, 🖊 and 🏅

Hi Anon! I restarted my computer just to answer to you, please appreciate it xD

🖊 Post a snippet from a current WIP.

*Sweats in "I haven't been able to write for a while"*

I'll put something here and if I had already shared it before, we're gonna pretend it's brand new, alright?

It was huge, even making him feel small, and quiet, only the artificial sounds coming from below the ground and the distant roar from the ocean waves could be heard. He crawled freely, pushing against walls and biting things to see what they were made off.

And the further inside he went, the more interesting things he found. The dome had different levels on the inside, places that he didn’t know how to get too and curling tunnels that lead to swishing walls.

He had relaxed after not finding any white creature, lowering his guard so he didn’t notice something was close until he turned around a corner and came across a small creature with chubby cheeks and warm blood.

🏅 What is something you recently felt proud of in regard to your writing (finished a fic, actually planned for once, etc).

Oof Anon, asking the hard questions. I'll be honest, I've recently been struggling with fandom in general, both as an artist, a writer and a more or less active member. I had to officially put one of my WIPS in a hiatus until I can't get back to it and it made me sad that I had to do that.

But I do love trying to focus on the positive stuff so, here are some: I finally got to finish a prompt I was sent weeks ago and hopefully I'll manage to write the other ones I still have in my inbox soon. I posted it on Ao3 and received comments in other stories after so I reread those to answer the comments and I enjoyed it! Which was great because I had been feeling a bit insecure about my style. I have also dealt with something that was bothering me which means I have now a new project to work on! Finally, I sat down the other day to research for another project I had been pushing back for a while now so I can't wait to sit down and write

Thanks for asking! Feel free to send more questions!

Fanfic Ask Game (the movie, the sequel)

[thelocalshooter]

The Local Shooter Vs. Kira

(LS) Goodmorning thank you being part of this great come up, and welcome, so Kira; do you mind telling us where you’re from and why it is that you do?

(K) Originally I’m from Mesa but I been all around, I initially got into making music by making beats. This was when I was living In Alexandria Virginia, I had a homie who had the same interests in music as me and we would try to create our own version of shit we were listening to. The homie actually put me on to a lot of legends in this scene We were barley walking into. Those artists consist of Lil Ugly Mane, Supasortahuman, and SpaceGhostPurrp, just to name a few. These influences really shaped the type of sounds I was using in my beats. I eventually started releasing my beats as $limKira just before I turned 18. I would promote myself on twitter a lot by posting little snippets of beats I was working on at that time. People would fuck with it and I was really social on my Twitter at that time always working making new connections, always sending out beats that type of shit, I happened to find myself in a group chat full of artists that were from a lot of different parts of the country and I just kept building from there. Eventually I turned 18 and made my way back home to Az were all this music shit for me really started and where I Progressed into becoming an artist of my own. FuccKira.

(LS) Being from Arizona how do you feel the music scene has changed in the last couple years? I know we’ve had prior interaction through Ace McCain but doing it back then I’m sure was a bit more different and definitely harder based off the fact people didn’t really have venue selections, or even ways to get music recorded, but now everyone is throwing shoes left and right! Do you think Arizona separates themselves within groups or? As far as being an east valley or west valley artist.

(K) Not too familiar with Ace McCain but I’m really close with Multiplexes out there, he pretty much took me under his wing when everything else didn’t pan out as planned, really good and genuine dude he is. But to be honest I feel like I haven’t been in Arizona in so long I can’t give an opinion on the current state of the music scene, I know when I was out there in 2017-2018 the group I was with would get shows at club red or it’d be a warehouse show and shit would be jumpin. Recording wasn’t really a problem for me cause we’d just record at a homies crib or wherever we were staying at, it’s all about the mixing lmao but a lot of bridges since then have been burned so for me now it’s really a matter of staying true and making good music. Don’t get me wrong although the Music scene in Arizona can get hectic, it is definitely full of talent no matter where your from within it or who you fuck with out there, and just for the record I have love for everyone out there It takes a lot to be an artist and to be a successful one at that and so it’s always respect from my side.

(LS) You’ve released many projects and have done a handful of shows, why do you think you’re still missing as an artist? Are you constantly elevating yourself to be greater or are you still trying to figure it out yourself?

(K) Facts, I have released many tracks but they’re not anything I would say I’m proud of and that’s why I’m missing as an artist because I’m still trying to figure out what music I love making. I haven't truly focused on only myself or my own progression with my music and that’s another reason why I feel I’m still missing as an artist, my confidence behind each track needs to be 100% in order for me to drop and feel good about it. That’s why most of my tracks are on private and I’ve only got 3 tracks on my SoundCloud currently . They need to be worth listening. I want people to hear my music and want the next track immediately. Shows are always fun and give people a way of seeing a face behind the music, my experience with shows has taught me it really brings a better connection with your audience/fanbase when your up there performing what they been bumping on their own time, that was a big favorite of mine out there was seeing the energy at each show. I remember waking up the next day after my first show with my whole body sore ready to schedule the next one. As far as the question goes I’m still trynna figure myself out as an artist, but progress is definitely being made. I’m always looking to make a better track than my last, so I would also say it’s a goal of mine to continue to exceed my own Expectations.

(LS) What the next move? You currently dropped “Voodoo” (https://soundcloud.com/fucckira/voodoo-prod-srry ) over 48 hours ago, now do you plan on doing any visuals or are you already back in the booth?

(K) A visual would be cool for the track, I might look into getting one made for it if the track continues to do well. Visuals are 2nd to my priority when it comes to what I’m trynna do right now. Actually releasing quality music is my main focus right now but like I said I’d be down to do a video, I actually know a couple people that can get that done. As far as any new music I do have a song ready to release prod. rose (my lil bro) , it’s wild my lil bro watched me do all this shit as a kid and now he’s making beats for other artists and myself. Deadass makes better beats than I ever did and he makes em off his phone lmaoo fuck a beat pad kids only 15 too. No doubt in my mind he’s gonna be successful. Lil dude is already building connections wit people on his own it’s only a matter of time.

K- Goals for me this year is to really gain and maintain a steady fan base. Thats something I’ve always strived for and wanted, I love when people give me feedback on how the songs make them feel, like I said energy is a big thing for me. I also would like to finally figure myself out as an artist and find my own sound I feel like I’m on my way there. Besides music I fuck with clothes heavy my homie Albert owns a brand out there called Macabre, fuckin ridiculous. I don’t own a single shirt that doesn’t say macabre. Anyway I would be down to do modeling for any upcoming clothing designers or any street wear brands. I’ve done it in the past for Garza out in AZ, (idk if your familiar) but it’s pretty cool would love more opportunities like that from other designers/brands.

(LS) With music being a main focus for you I’m sure it has a heavy impact on your life, when do you first remember falling in love with music? Was it a certain track? A certain time in your life?

K- I remember the first major thing I did for

music was use the money I had saved up for a

car to buy a new computer to make music on

because my laptop had completely died. Had to use my skate board to get everywhere until I turned 18 and got a car lmao. During this time in my life my parents trust in me was at 0 so I pretty much was secluded to my room most of the time making beats and getting high. Music was all I had when I felt I had nothing so I believe buying that computer was a pretty fuckin good decision. Just wish I coulda used Uber back then lmao

(LS) As an artist, do you find it difficult to work with other artist? Especially other local artist? Being that everyone in Arizona has their own sound, do you usually go out of state for collabs or how does that work?

K- working with other artist isn’t hard at all. I’m very straight forward when it comes to the music ima be working on. If I dont fuck with it I’ll tell you and try to find something I can get a hit with us both on. As far as Collabs go I don’t like doing them if I’m being honest. Reason being I just truly believe I’m better off on my own shit UNLESS the energy is right. If we in the Stu and everything is going right and the engineer knows what he’s doing and everythings organic then fuck yeah that’s a collab ima fuck with. Dont get me wrong I still got collabs on the way. matter of fact I have a few with some artist out of El Paso, TX

Chris Apex , Saybien and Jesse Commas just to name a few.

(LS) Are you looking to stay independent? Or to sign a deal one day? What’s your game plan as far as career wise? And why? Which do you think will help you more in the long run?

K- I wouldn’t be opposed to signing a deal one day but the freedom of being an independent artists is something that would be hard to give up. I’m really early in this scene as far as being an artist so for now I’m just focused on releasing quality music and gaining a loyal fan base. I feel if my supporters are behind me with every track I drop it’s bound to bring me more opportunities in the future.

(LS) Making music for over 5 years already, what’s are some tips or struggles you faced as an artist you’d like to let new up and coming artist know? Any motivation you can give knowing how hard the grind is?

K- lmao don’t join any groups. Stick to yourself. Be transparent and be consistent! Don’t be scared to be social either that’s how you build connections. When I first started I would send beats to MY favorite artists for ex. Supasortahuman was one of the first artist to follow me back and support my music by telling me through dm. That was wild to me because like I said previously he was an inspiration for me when I was barley starting making beats. For him to tell me he fucks with my music and he keeps up with me really gave me the motivation to keep making music and sending it out.You never know. Shouts out sortahuman too he still supporting the music I make as an artist.

(LS) Thank you again for being apart of this great come up and is there any last things you’d like to mention to the viewers? And links you wanna add where they can check out your music or even contact you? Much love Kira!

(K) Viewers can keep up with me through my social media’s!

Instagram.com/fucckira

Twitter.com/fucckira

Also my Music Links:

SoundCloud.com/fucckira

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/fucckira/1485190577

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0brnKNJ2UDC6e4dAOXU6YN?si=mx245oXGTEO6WtaBlRLK3Q

Thank you for the opportunity to let y’all know a little bit about me and what my goals are looking like this year. I appreciate all the love and support. More music coming soon!