#Tagging Meme

[davycoquette]

Character Writing Exercises

I was going to make this a tagging game & include my taglist, but it's pretty involved and I don't want anyone to feel pressured to do it if it's a chore/they don't want to/it's not helpful to them.

Below are some exercises I find really, really useful for pulling brand new characters out of my ass. Barring that, they're fun to do for existing characters as well!

Paint a picture of a character by describing their bedroom while they’re not in it.

Whip up a new one right now, fall back on a tried and true OC. Or a canon character; I’m not the boss of you.

Shuffle a playlist on your music player of choice. For whichever song plays, describe what you “see” with your imagination.

For those of you who struggle to “see” imagined things, just tell me what’s goin’ on in that beautiful noodle of yours. Also, please tell me the song so I can listen to it while I read this part!

Describe a character by turning out their pockets.

what has it got in its pocketses?

An abandoned and unlocked phone (or wallet, if you wanna go back a coupla decades) has been discovered in a ratty little diner bathroom. What’s in there? What does it tell us about its owner?

Think photos, payment methods, notes, messages, Internet searches, receipts, etc. If cell phones and Waffle Houses aren't things in your character's world, pretend they are.

If you do all or some of these, please tag me because I would be overjoyed to read them!

[lilolilyr]

Lilo's top 100 books!

They're even vaguely in order of how much I like them :)

Did I eventually fill the list with a whole bunch of kids' books, More Comics (despite until then trying to add things by series instead of each individual book. in my defense I really like Yoko Tsuno that much) and Whatever We've Played In Highschool Drama Club? Sure did xD 100 books I actually enjoyed and still remember is pretty hard! My memory is shit and my tastes are specific! So yeah you can tell where I ran out of ideas when you see the pile of Yoko Tsuno comics I added even though I had already added my favs earlier...

Anyway, click through and tell me how many you've read, and also tell me whether you speak German or not, because I think a whole bunch of those are only available in German (and for the Germans: 'dealing with dragons'=die Drachenprinzessin, 'Mallory Towers'=Dolly, 'St Clare's'=Hanni&Nanni, 'Famous5"=5Freunde, 'children of noisy village'=Kinder aus Bullerbü! jeez why did they (not)translate those titles like that! o.o)

If you read at least one book from a series, count it!

And lmk in the tags what your favs are :D

No-pressure-tagging @toboldlynerd @lavendelhummel @asstraightasau-turn @mindless-mars @purlturtle @unforth @panicatthesocialmedia @viharistenno @imagitory @thearchdemongreatlydisapproves @cacodaemonia @inexplicifics @squishmittenficfan @lift-heavy-be-gay @elizabeth-mitchells and everyone else who sees this to also show us your book lists! :)

And if you don't know my favorite comics, Yoko Tsuno, here's a link to read a whole bunch of them in English for free! Come talk to me about them! On The Edge of Life, the one that's issue #1 on this list (not actually the first one chronologically, that's The Curious Trio aka issue #7 here) is my absolute fav :)

[solrosan]

Getting to know your mutuals?

I was tagged by @mcbangle, thank you!

Favourite colour: To misquote and poorly translate what Astrid Lindgren replied to the same question: it completely depends on where the colour is. (Or let's say blue. It's the simpler answer.)

Last song I listened to: Last song I listened to was INFINITE - Pray. The last song I heard was Händerna upp with Duran & Mollan.

Currently reading: I finished my reread of The Testaments by Margaret Atwood yesterday and haven't started a new one yet.

Currently watching: Picked up Mr Plankton again tonight (finally)!

Currently craving: Sleep.

Tea or Coffee: Coffee.

No pressure tagging: @blau-s, @sadviper, @cumberbatchedandproud, @elletromil, @spectralarchers

[askfacultystaff]

Principal's breakfast

Tagging: @zoeythefloppyceilingchild. @neko-sufis-world. @lunamagic-pink1977. @shadycosplayinbaldiaskblog. @in0ts0phia. @/Everyone else.

[azriona]

Fic Tagging Game!

Tagged by @maryofdoom

Oh, I like how this one’s constructed!

1. Most Hits

A result that will surprise exactly no one: Mise en Place, aka the one where Sherlock is Gordon Ramsay. Second place isn’t even close.

2. Second Most Kudos

In a surprise twist, the second-most kudos’ed fic is Those Three Words, which is the YOI Omegaverse where Yuuri knocks Victor up at the Grand Prix (shortly before his career implodes).  Or maybe not a surprising thing; honestly, this whole fic was a delightful surprise for me, so I should stop being surprised that it continues to surprise me.

3. Third Most Comment Threads

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Also Those Three Words. YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN??? Hold on, brb, I’m laughing too hard.

4. Fourth Most Bookmarks

Awww, it’s Timing! The little one-shot that could. Johnlock, first kiss, total funny fluff. You say the only popular fics are the smutty ones? This is the exception that proves the rule, I suppose.

5. Fifth Most Words

Oh, I wouldn’t have guessed this one: Dangerous Disadvantages, which is the second main story of the Heart ‘Verse. (Johnlock, Omegaverse, John’s pregnant when Sherlock jumps and angst follows.)

You know what? I love Those Three Words, but honestly, I have nearly 200 fics on AO3, it does not get to occupy two slots on this chart. We’re doing a Bonus Round.

Bonus just for me because TTW is getting too full of itself, silly beloved goose of a fic:

Third Most Subscribed Fic

….

….

Well, fuck me sideways with a spoon.

I could not make this result up if I TRIED.

I swear I didn’t run this result before deciding to implement a bonus round.

Yeah, I’m going to bed now.

[ltleflrt]

Thanks for tagging me in the writing memes @eriquin and @anarchycox! Even if it wasn't this one lol

Dang, I wish I had this fancy template on years where I was writing for a booming popular fandom, so the numbers would look impressive. Oh well, the fact is that I got up to 10k Kudos on Kiss the Baker in 2024 (thanks to all of you who helped with those last 34!), and that's a damn cool accomplishment 😁

(template by @spicedrobot can be found here)

[angstsplatter]

Tagged by incontrovertible @shadowbends who I still get fannish over whenever she notices me lmaoooo! *ace buddy fist bump*

Last song: I'm actually not a huge music person, so I had to hunt down the answer to this. It was Test Drive from the How To Train Your Dragon soundtrack!

Fave color: I'm really bad at favorites, so I tend to have clumps of favorites. I like blue, green, and orange primarily as faves.

Last book: I'm about 3/4 of the way through The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco, still. Discovered Chupeco through their phillipinx mythos The Sacrifice book, which I was enthralled by. I am LOVING The Girl From the Well, which is such a cool take on vengeful ghosts from the ghost's perspective.

Last movie: Nosferatu, which I gave a solid B/B+. Won't make it to my top faves, but it was a good enough watch in theaters.

Last show: In a "mindless content" kinda manner right now, so it was Money for Nothing. It's fun watching the upcycling process and seeing what ideas people have for transformation.

Sweet/spicy/savory: Ooooh why do you torture me with difficult questions. I GUESS I'm gonna have to go spicy, which tends to be the biggest staple of my diet. Even when I don't mean to, I end up making a lot of my food spicy for taste, lmao.

Relationship status: Non-amorous and non-partnering aroace. Very happily solo.

Last thing i googled: I don't want to count googling The Sacrifice to make sure I had the title right, so we'll go with "dark winds show". An author I followed mentioned she'd started it. I hadn't heard of it, so I looked it up to see if it was something I'd be interested in watching. (Maybe if I came across it naturally but not enough so that I'm going to go looking for it.)

Current obsession: Too depressive slump to obsess right now, but most recent obsessions have been Dead End: Paranormal Park (Deadendia), Rise of the TMNT, and The Locked Tomb. I guess the last thing I technically started obsessing over was Alexandria Rowland's books, but my library only has three of them, so my obsession was kind of abruptly ended, LOL.

Looking forward to: I got a kindle scribe for Christmas, and I have field work coming up, so I'm looking forward to trying to balance getting some reading done and getting some writing done. I got like a dozen things published before I got this job, so I'd like to get back into writing! Aaaaalso Heavenly Tyrant came out, which I've been waiting for for...two years now? Super hype to finish TGFTW and dig into that! (That's a funny thing to say I'll do during field work, LOL, but that's part of the reason I like field work. It either keeps me naturally busy enough that I don't struggle to focus like office work or we have so much downtime I get to do things like actually read again.)

Tagging: @metalshootingstar, @deadlyflan, @dawntreaderflynne, @busybeern, @wobblefloss, @gonzogodzilla, @aliciadreaming, @remedyturtles, and @brilliantsnafu if y'all are so inclined :>

[uldren-sov]

tagged by @rivensbane tyty!! this is such a fun prompt

rules: make a poll with your top 5 favorite antagonists and ask your followers to vote for their favorite.

(I know that I'm going to forget some faves but just off the top of my head...)

(feel free to rb to get a bigger sample size) As your local villains lover I have SO many others, many just in Destiny alone and again I KNOW I forgot a lot but here's ONLY 5

keeping the chain going im tagging: @sotc @plushchimera @cytharat @drhu0806 @camelliagwerm @susandsnell @elegiacescapist @kornyo as always no pressure to do this (or do it again if you already have) but I lov your guys takes so enjoy!

[outoftheirdifferences]

Are you led by your gut, heart or head?

Gut

you often make decisions that confuse yourself, wondering why you chose it without much context. You have a lot of trust in yourself and can smell a bad person from a mile off, warning everyone you’re close to in the process. You hate feeling controlled and prefer to go with the flow instead of making plans and feeling forced to follow through. You feel a lot of your emotions in your body, often feeling sick with anxiety or physically vibrating with joy. You may come off as overly assertive or bossy cause of your strong instincts.

Taken from: @fcrgottn

Tagging: Anyone!

[celestial-tapir]

Get to know your mutuals!

Rules: answer and tag six people you want to know better.

Here you go! @acquired-elfroot

1. Favorite Color:

I like too many colours, but today I am feeling a nice brick red

2. Last Song You Played:

shocking no one, it was Shortparis (past the Feb-March madness and listening to other music again but nonetheless) and specifically this song, Sredniy, which was released as part of an anthology of Russian musicians, presumably for Russians who have left the country due to the current political situation (just going off the name).

3. Currently Reading:

Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, for the first time.

4. Currently Watching:

Literally right now? SBS World News. To a given value of "watching".

5. Currently Craving:

A good baguette involving nice ham, emmental and cornichons. Sadly such a baguette will have to wait at least a couple of days until I can get to a bakery that sells such things.

6. Coffee or Tea:

I reserve the right to be an insufferable snob about both.

Tagging @robin-nico, @auntytim, @accidentalvillainy, @q-ueermothra, @banananloop, @mikyway, obligation free of course.

[simbico]

Top 23 Screenshots for 2023

Tagged by @nitrozem💜 Thank you! (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)

I put most of them under a cut because, even though I don't mind it on my dash, idk if everyone feels the same about long posts.

tagging a few lovelies: @kissalopa @keoni-chan @introvertedfox @damseljamsel @illuminated-foxx @memoirsofasim

Feel free to do it if you want to! (˙꒳​˙ ) (If I'm not the first person to tag you all, sorry! My memory on a good day isn't great. (￣▽￣ )ゞ )

1. The loneliest bus stop that I learned from posting this is actually functional!

2. Recreation of one of my very first sims made with the CAS demo; Agent Pierce Connery.

3. Amantius and Hugo on their first vacation trip. Hugo was so thin then compared to now, I forgot. lol

4. Fifi and Priscilla, my Growing Together save while I waited for mod updates. I miss them but they've had some of the cutest kids in my current save.

5. When Amantius set the shower on fire when he tried to magic clean it and all the cats came in to panic in circles around his feet.

6. BABY FERN!

7. Toddler Fern trying to talk to newborn Juniper.

8. Where's the (roast) beef?! (I still think about this and it still bothers me.)

9. Matching buddies!

10. I still don't know how her blow out got both of them.

11. Love Day!

12. When a glitch helped give the best angle for Queen Fern.

13. The baby who didn't want to be held for anything.

14. DANCE PARTY!

15. I did a meme too.

16. 🐸ding ding🐸

17. When they thought it was a good idea to duel.

18. YAMACHAN! (also Rosen is so smol. 🥺)

19. When I was ready to watch Amantius burn to death just to see if he or the chair was on fire.

20. I was just happy with how this turned out. I went through a lot of anguish before I learned how to use wickedwhims to position teen and adult sims with poses.

21. Rosen might be my favorite. (But Juniper is still a strong contestant.)

22. Waffle's face.

23. Their autonomous flirts/kisses melt my heart.🥹

[nothwell]

Post 6 sentences from a WIP and then tag 6 people.

(tagged by @a-kind-of-merry-war, go read One Night in Hartswood)

~

Each of the three knuckle-bones lay entombed in its own locket-cage of silver filigree. Two silver marbles rolled between them, bracketed by delicate hinges. Silver scales overlapped the back of the contraption, armouring the bones against the slings and arrows of the world. The combination of the marbles within and the armour without made up the difference in the bones’ lack of flesh, so the resulting whole was equal in every measure to Fiore’s remaining fleshly finger—a perfect match.

Still, the number of chains—one along the underside, which made sense, but two over the back—puzzled Fiore.

“They represent the tendons,” Enzo explained in response to Fiore’s enquiring glance.

~

tagging… @0bfvscate @ashen-crest @noahhawthorneauthor @stjohnstarling @tesscarletta @writingwolverina

[askfacultystaff]

Rama: Do you accept my confession, (your name)? ⊙V⊙

@neko-sufis-world. @mimiocto. @lunamagic-pink1977. @shadycosplayinbaldiaskblog. @zoeythefloppyceilingchild. @/Anyone.

[neko-sufis-world]

Me in real life

@serentiydraw5678 @loki104-uwu @nia1sworld @dimensions-multiverse-universe @alexisthemultifandomfan100 @untitled14360 @askfacultystaff @meg-rebloguea @rookie-choco @ykimhak01 @artismeyou-45 @cutedemon576 @lunamagic-pink1977 @cutebendy and anyone else -v-

[ltleflrt]

20 questions for fic writers

Thanks for tagging me @elvenmother 😊

1 - How many works do you have on AO3? 120

2 - What’s your total AO3 word count? 2,055,236

3 - What fandoms do you write for? Dragon Age, Mass Effect, SPN/Destiel, Baldur's Gate 3. I've also written a couple of City of Heroes fic, but those were a special situation, and I wouldn't say I "write for CoH fandom".

4 - Top five fics by kudos (lol these haven't changed in years but number 6 is creeping up on them, so maybe soon this list will be different!)

Kiss the Baker

Satin and Sawdust

No Words

Cursed or Not

Addicted to you

5 - Do you respond to comments? I respond on multi-chapter fics but not on short one shots. Unless it's for a smaller fandom, which for me is anything not Destiel. If there's only a tiny following, I make sure to respond to all of those to keep a connection with the community.

6 - What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? No Such Thing As Ghosts

7 - What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Other than the fic in the previous question, they're all deliriously happy endings, so I couldn't pick just one.

8 - Do you get hate on fics? Not often. At most I get a bit of disgust about a side pairing, and it's been years since I've gotten something truly nasty.

9 - Do you write smut? Hells yeah. Patron Saint of Shower Smut babeee!

10 - Craziest crossover? I don't write crossovers, but I have lots of fusion ideas that I'll never write.

11 - Have you ever had a fic stolen? Yeah, I've had a fic pop up on Wattpad before. They were quick to take it down when I reported it.

12 - Have you ever had a fic translated? Yup a couple. They're linked to the originals on AO3.

13 - Have you ever co-written a fic before? Not officially. I've had some extremely hands on beta work, both as the beta and the writer, and @bendingsignpost wrote a lovely prequel to one of my fics 😊

14 - All time favorite ship? Uh...I've written the most and the longest for Destiel, so I guess that's my answer for now.

15 - What’s a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Probably Shameless, and definitely Descent and For Better or Worse.

16 - What are your writing strengths? I think I'm really good at dialogue that sounds like the character even in an AU.

17 - What are your writing weaknesses? Setting descriptions

18 - Thoughts on dialogue in another language? Love it

19 - First fandom you wrote in? Dragon Age

20 - Favorite fic you’ve written? I refuse to choose a favorite out of all my babies, but I wish more people would read Dreaming in Digital 😆

tagging @jupiterjames @anarchycox @slytherkins @littleraeofsunshineda @joasakura and anyone else who wants to play 💜

[wotzka]

10 questions

Thank you for the tag, @smoggyfogbottom and I'm SO flattered you gobbled up UGR! Also YOUR CAT IS SO CUTE! 🥹

(I posted this earlier as part of the reply chain, but it was getting very long so I just made a new post instead. So if you saw this before and are seeing it again that's why!)

Last song: On Melancholy Hill by Gorillaz

Favorite color: right now, gray or navy blue

Last book/fic: I just finished a reread of Emma by Jane Austen, but my most recent new-read was Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews, which is the second book in the Kate Daniels series

Last movie: Dark City with the D&D squad!

Last show: A better glimpse into what I've been watching the past couple weeks is probably youtube videos? so I'd say this Xena: Warrior Princess retrospective, or this interesting video essay about writing voices, comparing two articles about two influencers (some trigger warnings for darker themes in the second one)

Sweet/spicy/savory

Relationship: Married to the sea! And also to this guy who hangs around my apartment

Last animal you petted: my cat!!

Last thing I internet searched: "mantua maker" - from a book I was reading. Apparently a mantua was a stylish article of clothing that women in wore in 18th century Europe!

Current obsession: I'm smack dab in the middle of a Jane Austen phase, which happens to me every 3-5 years (hence, "mantua maker")

I look forward to telling you: About my D&D characters/campaigns, and my red hot Jane Austen takes (and also my ice cold Jane Austen takes)

Tagging: @empresstress13 @buttsonthebeach @vide0-nasties and anyone else who is interested!