#✍️ Interview with the writer {Asks}

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writer interview ✍️

Tagged by @junemermaid, thank you so much my friend!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

42 apparently!

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

662,511 😳

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

All of these are Dorian/Iron Bull from Dragon Age: Inquisition.

How to Share a Bed Without Killing Each Other: a Love Story (5 chapters, Rated T)

Rivers in the Sand (Oneshot, Rated E)

a soft place to land (Oneshot, Rated E)

Always Good at Bad Ideas (Oneshot, Rated T)

Flashpoint (Oneshot, Rated E)

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Oh definitely I do! I know that it can be really difficult and intimidating to find the words to leave a comment and I just really want people to know how much they're appreciated. I also love getting to share thoughts and excitement and little behind the scenes things. It may take me a little time sometimes, but it's really important to me to respond.

I heard somewhere once that people think authors respond to artificially inflate their comment numbers. I don't know where that came from, or if there are authors out there that may do that, but I honestly don't even pay attention to that? I don't even really look at that number as a reader either. I just want commenters to know how much they've made my day!

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Man, I really had to think about this. I don't really have nearly any that are solely angst.

But I do have one that's left open-ended in a pretty angsty place. My Dragon Age 2 rarepair fic for Merrill/Orana, Counting the Cost. It's set right after the final confrontation with Merrill's clan, with Orana having to learn via that news that Merrill uses blood magic.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

Honestly, most of my fics have "happy" endings, or at least hopeful ones. I just have a hard time not leaving things on a good note. It's hard to pick one that stands out more than others. I think, though, that The Eye of the Storm will have this honor once I finish it (if that's encouraging to anyone 😊).

7. Do you write crossovers?

Echoing June here, I've written a fusion fic before. I basically took the plot of the movie Inception and adapted it to a version of Dragon Age: Inquisition set in a future version of Thedas (In the Shadow of Dreams).

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

I think I remember getting a weirdly critical comment once but I don't think I've ever gotten direct hate. I mostly write in quiet fandom corners these days, I'd be pretty surprised if someone bothered.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Oh definitely! I've written all kinds. I've written some centered on specific kinks (like waxplay in a soft place to land), and some that were hinted at in canon that I wanted to explore (like Flashpoint). But the majority of the time, it's really just a part of the larger story, a vehicle for character analysis or communication. In A Line in the Sand, for example, it was a major character turning point. Sex is just such an interesting way to explore a character or a relationship. It's a level of intimacy and vulnerability that can really reveal so much.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge, but I have had some ideas taken in the past. Nothing I'd make a big deal about, and I don't always mind when things like that kind of blossom into fanon, but I do wish people would ask first. I don't always think it's intentional or conscious, though, so again, no reason to say anything.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes! Still blows me away someone wanted to. Both Wishing Stars and No Patron Saint of Silent Restraint (both Dorian/Bull) were translated to Mandarin.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. My writing process just isn't very conducive to collaboration. It's unpredictable and scattered as to when I get writing done and get motivation. I'm also extremely particular about how my writing sounds and fits together, and I think I would just have a lot of trouble trying to mesh that with another writer.

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

That's such a hard question. I think it's always going to be whatever pair I'm currently writing for. I just have phases with ships where they're all-consuming for awhile, and then I finally sort of move on, even if they still have a special place in my heart.

That being said, Deacon/MacCready has meant so much to me because it's not only the first pair I finished a novel for, I'm now finishing the second one. This pair inspired me again after a long desert of writing despair, and it just brought so much good into my life. It's really hard to top that.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

There are two that come to mind. One was for Red Dead Redemption 2, a meditation on grief set in the epilogue, from Charles' perspective. I really had a lot of ideas for it and a lot of things I wanted to explore.

The other is Uprising. This was my retelling of Dragon Age 2 inspired by David Gaider's comment that Velanna was initially considered as Justice's vehicle instead of Anders. I wanted to re-imagine the story that way. So Velanna is the Justice character and Anders stays with the Grey Wardens. I just wanted to explore what could change, and what ways the story would have been different. I got through Act 1, but lost steam. It was also my first attempt at a novel-length fic, and I think it had potential.

15. What are your writing strengths?

I think I do a pretty decent job of setting a scene. I see a lot of scenes in my head play out like they're movie scenes, so I try to describe them in kind, and make them fairly easy to visualize. I'm also really aware of a character's physicality. Like what they're doing with their hands, posture, where they're looking, how they're shifting their feet, etc. And I do feel like I have a good handle on character voice, or at least I work really hard to make the characters not just sound like but feel like themselves, and make decisions or take actions that still feel like things they would do in canon. I feel pretty confident in my character banter, too. I feel most at home writing dialogue where people are bantering and teasing and sniping at each other.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

I have so many crutch words and phrases. I have to make such a conscious effort not to use them over and over, and even then I'll go back later and find where I've used the same term or word back to back. I also struggle a lot with action scenes. Writing ALITS and TEOTS has done a lot to work that muscle and I think I've improved, but it's not at all second nature. Trying to make them interesting and tense while still making sense is a real challenge for me and it takes me a long time. And I don't feel very confident in creating my own characters. I like writing for established characters because all the interesting and cool bits are already there. Making my own original characters equally as exciting and unique and intriguing is so much harder for me.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

Going to just quote June directly here: "it can be used to good effect but it's best used sparingly. I would generally always prefer that plot-relevant or important dialogue were simply, 'This is the murder weapon,' she said in French. Don't withhold information or emotional impact for the sake of showing off."

She said it perfectly. And I'll add that it's often very jarring and even pulls me out of the story a lot of the time, unless it's written by someone fluent. It's very difficult to pull it off naturally otherwise, and that is very obvious to your readers.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Technically, Sailor Moon, though I only shared it with my friends. The first things I put on the internet were for Lord of the Rings.

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

Hmm. It would be fun to write something for Baldur's Gate 3, but I'm not sure I can get past some of my mental blocks with fandom there. I would like to play around with Barbara/Lucy for Fallout 4.

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

It's hard not to say A Line in the Sand. It's just very, very special to me for so many reasons. I've talked about it a lot so I won't go on, but yeah. It's hard to believe I'll have another experience with writing quite like that one.

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Tagging (no pressure as always) — @bardic-inspo, @totally-not-deacon, @mercurymiscellany, @amanitajack, @just-another-wasteland-merc

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Creative Writing Mistakes to Avoid

✍️ In creative writing workshops, I often see beginning writers making the same sort of mistakes, so I compiled a list of some of the most common ones.

Bear in mind these pitfalls don’t apply to everyone, especially genre writers. However, to break the rules, you need to learn them first.

Some common mistakes beginning writers make include:

🤯 “Suddenly,” “Very,” Any word that ends in -ly

Think: “Suddenly, he laughed very loudly.”

Here’s a trick, substitute “damn” for “very,” then use the find function to delete them all. A man isn't “very tired;” he’s exhausted.

If you need an adverb to explain how loud someone is shouting or how hard that door is slammed, you’re not doing your job as a writer. We should be able to tell that kid is chewing loudly by the way he’s smacking his lips. You can use similes or metaphors to help you out here. However, be sure to avoid…

⚡ Cliché similes and metaphors

Think: Cold as ice; shaking like a leaf; struck him like a bolt of lightning

Try this: anytime you want to use a simile or metaphor, write 10 of them out that could describe what you’re talking about, then write 10 more. We tend to jump towards the cliché ones first because those are the ones we know. The more you force yourself to write different ones, the more interesting and unique they become.

Read More: What Makes a Story Good?

🔥 Stereotypical Characters

Think: Hot blonde in a tight red dress. The high school football hunk. The ‘plain Jane.’ People are more interesting than this.

Along these lines, think of more unique descriptors than people’s hair and eye color. These kinds of descriptions really aren’t that interesting. Instead, tell us how that lady’s glasses have tiny bite marks on the ends or how that person’s upper lip disappears when they smile.

🥱 Boring or Unnecessary Dialogue

Think:

“Hi, my name is Joe. What’s your name?” “My name is Susan. It’s nice to meet you.” “It’s nice to meet you, too. How are you doing today?” “I am well. How are you?” “I am doing good, too.”

That was painful, right? You can cut it all out with indirect dialogue. Indirect dialogue is speech that occurs off the page; i.e., “Joe introduced himself to Susan and asked how she was.”

Also, cut the “Ums,” “Uhs,” “W...Well.” Though we talk like that in real life, it doesn't often come across in writing the same way.

🔪 Melodrama

Think: Explosions, car chases, multiple deaths.

If you’re adding something in because you think it will be exciting, don’t. Again, it won’t come across like you think it will.

Read More: What is Plot Structure?

💣 Gore and Violence for Gore and Violence's Sake

Think: Graphic shootings, torture scenes, etc.

It’s a betrayal to your reader to enact violence on them just for violence’s sake. If you're adding this for excitement, don’t. This isn’t coming across like you want it to, either.

📝 A note: This is general writing advice, applicable across most genres, but if you’re a horror writer, gore and violence may be expected.

Read more writing advice and author interviews at Jacquelynlscott.com.

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Writing Prompts and Random Thoughts Masterlist

Hi! Welcome to my multifandom prompts and ideas! While these may have originally been written with specific characters or fandoms in mind, feel free to swap out characters or change the fandom if you like plot ideas but want to use a different character than who I originally wrote it for. Anyone may use my ask box either to chat or to ask questions. Or if anyone wants to submit fic ideas that they want writers to potentially see but are too shy, I’ll post them here as well. If you’re inspired by a prompt, you may use it and change it up however you want. There are NO rules. I just humbly ask that you please tag me if you use any of these prompts because I’d love to read it!Happy writing/reading! ✍️💜

Black Panther 2

How old are Attuma and Namora?

Namor Prompts (Mostly familial ideas, with reader as Namor’s daughter)

Namor Prompts #2

Attuma Prompts

Namor & Attuma Prompts

Namor & Attuma Prompts #2 (Silly, stupid ideas just for laughs)

Namor and Pirate! Reader Prompt

Reader showing Namor snow for the first time Prompt

Namor idea submitted by Anon

Eros and Psyche AU Dream with Namor

Namor & Attuma Prompts #3 (Beach/Swimming Pool centric)

What if Namor, Namora, and Attuma all got snapped?

Cowboy!/Outlaw! AU Namor and Tenoch Prompts

Cowboy! AU Namor Prompt (Inspired by Amnesia Rebirth)

Vampire! AU Namor and Tenoch Prompts

Vampire! AU Namor and Tenoch Prompts #2

Sweet and Stupid Namor and Tenoch Prompts

Bridgerton

What if future Bridgertons took the mantle of Lady Whistledown? 

Dark Deception

Gold Watchers Prompts

Downton Abbey

Tom Branson Prompts

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire Prompts

Queen of the Damned/The Vampire Lestat and The Lost Boys Crossover Prompt

Queen of the Damned/The Vampire Lestat and Near Dark Crossover Prompt

Kdramas

Squid Game Prompts

Labyrinth

Jareth Prompts

Marvel

What if Zemo had a daughter who survived the Battle of Sokovia?

Selkie!Zemo AU 

Marvel Prompts feat. Bucky, Zemo, and Loki

Suitkovia AU Zemo Prompts feat. Bucky

Marvel Prompts #2 feat. Bucky and Zemo

Miscellaneous

Anthony Stewart Head Character Prompts (Nathan Wallace and Rupert Giles)

Charlie Hunnam Character Prompts (Alan McMichael, King Arthur, Raymond Smith, and Will “Ironhead” Miller)

Ken Prompts (Barbie 2023)

Roberto “Beto” Prompts (Madres 2021)

Mozart in the Jungle

Manuel “Manu”/Tenoch AU Prompts 

Manuel “Manu”/Tenoch AU Prompts #2

Night at the Museum 

Al Capone/Lancelot Prompts (Mostly Lancelot)

Pedro Pascal and Characters

Pedro Pascal Character Prompts (Agent Jack “Whiskey” Daniels, Javi Gutierrez, Max Lord, Din Djarin, and Max Phillips)

Pedro Pascal Character Prompts #2 (Din Djarin, Marcus Moreno, and Dieter Bravo)

Din Djarin Eros and Psyche AU Prompt

Max Phillips and Dimitrescu Daughter Prompt

Detective Tim Rockford and The Thief Crossover AU Prompt

Clue/Murder Mystery AU Prompt feat. Detective Tim Rockford, Max Phillips, and The Thief

Pedro Pascal Character Prompts #3 (Detective Tim Rockford, The Thief, and Max Phillips. Mostly Crossover AUs)

Ezra (Prospect) Prompts (feat. Max Phillips)

Predator

How does a Yautja deal with their human mate’s mortality?

What if reader found a Yautja pup in a space pod?

Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies Prompts

Real Person Fanfiction

Tenoch Huerta as Gomez Addams Prompt

Historical/Fairytale AU Prompts for Tenoch Huerta 

Historical/Fairytale AU Prompts for Tenoch Huerta #2 

Bridgerton AU Prompt feat. Tenoch Huerta as a doctor/surgeon

Tenoch Huerta and Pedro Pascal as Vampires AU Prompt

Tenoch Huerta and Pedro Pascal as Vampires AU Prompt #2

Santa Clause

All I want for Christmas is Older Bernard content

Bernard & Chubby! Reader ask

Slashers and Horror

Thirst for older! Billy Loomis after seeing Scream 2022

What do you think Chromeskull’s phone password is?

Imagining Art the Clown as a dad after seeing Terrifier 2

Art the Clown, Sam, and The Jester as a Halloween slasher family 

Various Slashers Prompts (Brahms Heelshire, Ghostface, Thomas Hewitt, Jason Voorhees, Asa Emory, Jesse Chromeans, Severen Van Sickle and Bo Sinclair)

Bo Sinclair Fucks Around and Finds Out Rusty Nail is your dad Prompt (Joy Ride 2-3 and House of Wax crossover)

The Craft and The Lost Boys Crossover Prompt (Michael Emerson x reader, Platonic Lost Boys and reader. Sort of Rockstar AU)

Dominic Craven and John Crossover Prompts (He’s Out There/The Dare)

Van Helsing 2004 

Vladislaus Dracula and his Brides Prompts 

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tagged by my beloveds @energievie @celestialmickey @whatwouldmickeydo @thisdivorce to do this Fic Writer Interview ✍️

How many works do you have on A03?

15

What's your total A03 word count?

179,622

What are your top five fics by kudos?

Nobody makes me crazy like you (ambivalent)

Ian Gallagher and The Long, Convoluted Title (prom fic)

Mick’s Sunshine

Back on Track (Off The Rails)

The Road Not Taken

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

i try my best but i get anxious and stressed about it 😭 but i read them all and appreciate them a lot! and i’m trying to get back to everyone 💙

Fic with the angstiest ending?

probably Fix You? it’s hopeful but unresolved if that makes sense

Fic with the happiest ending?

probably The Road Not Taken

Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?

i used to! but i’m not in enough fandoms simultaneously to do that anymore lmao

Received hate on a fic?

every single one </3 fuck ‘em

Write smut? If so, what kind?

yesss!! all kinds, within my comfort zone ofc

Ever had a fic stolen?

nope

Had a fic translated?

not that i know of

Co-written a fic with someone?

yes! a still unpublished gem with my bff

All time favorite ship?

it’s a tie between gallavich and destiel, you can’t and won’t make me choose grrr

WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

i think Inner City Blues, i don’t even really know why i posted that first chapter tbh lmao although i truly love that story, probably the one i have planned out in the most details, but it is what it is

What are your writing strengths?

probably humor and dialogues

What are your writing weaknesses?

long ass paragraphs lmao and sometimes the fact that english isn’t my first language

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

i’m doing it for Vacanze Romane and i love it! as long as there’s a translation somewhere, it’s a-okay in my book

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

probably Dragon Ball back in 2008 lol

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

weirdly enough? Destiel!! which is criminal if you ask me

What's your favorite fic you've written?

it’s a work in progress still, but I Am The Walls of My Home is my favorite so far <3

i feel like i’m late to this one too fjdkdndj i know half the thing is tagging other people but you gotta cut me some slack today [sweats] do tag me if you do this though!

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“If the main character is a girl, make sure she is married by the end. Or dead. Either way” - Little Women (2019)

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For our discussions, we’ll be focusing on two of the most beloved adaptations of the original 19th century novel: Gillian Armstrong’s 1994 film, starring Winona Ryder as Jo, and Greta Gerwig’s 2019 version starring Saoirse Ronan.

Through these three episodes we want to ask the question of whether ‘every generation deserves its own Little Women’, why the story remains so popular, and how its rich history of adaptation and analysis interact to inform our current understanding of the text. 

Our main focus in this episode is how the 1994 and 2019 versions build, comment on, and reimagine the story of Little Women for their respective audiences, using not only the ‘original’ text, but also previous adaptations and interpretations of the text, and even Alcott’s own biography.

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🎞️ “Little Women” (1933) (dir. George Cukor, 📜 Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman)

🎞️ “Little Women” (1949) (dir. Mervyn LeRoy, 📜 Andrew Solt, Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman)

🎞️ “Little Women” (1994) (dir. Gillian Armstrong, 📜 Robin Swicord)

🎞️ “Little Women” (2019) (dir. + 📜 Greta Gerwig)

📺 “Little Women” (2017) (dir. Vanessa Caswill,  📜 Heidi Thomas) (Masterpiece: PBS)

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📰 “Life Magazine: Little Women: A Story for Every Generation” (Meredith Corp., 2020)

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