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[zeldaelmo]

20 Questions For Fic Writers

Tagged by my wonderful friend @bahbahhh.

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1. How many works do you have on AO3?

77

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

484,215

My goal for 2023 was to hit the 500,000 and I'm positive I'll reach it.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Legend of Zelda, all games apart from Zelda I, II, and Minish Cap (because I haven't played them so far)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

How to name a royal child

Stolen Kisses

Strangers in the Night

It's in his Kiss

Flour, water, salt, yeast, love

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

Uh... in theory, I do. I love getting comments but I often feel stupid saying ten times 'thank you' in a row, so I end up answering mostly when I have something to say.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

That would be Lonely at the Top. I don't really write angsty endings, but this one is hurt/no comfort as it tackles Link visiting the Light Dragon who doesn't even react to him.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Hm...I'm not too fond of the fanfic version of the perfect happy ending, namely, proposal, sappy wedding, and omg, twins!, mainly because I love the nuance life teaches us. What a happy ending for a fic and a character is, is so often much more different than the fairy tale version.

That being said, I'd still go with Strangers in the Night, just because the two worked so damn hard for their happy ending.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Hate is a big word, but I get negative comments and sometimes they are even personal, yes. Most people are lacking reading competence and/or don't understand how stories work. I mostly ignore those. Sometimes I complain on discord if it's very annoying. If someone insults me, I block.

I don't think that has to do so much with me, though. I have 1,346 comment threads on my stories. Of course, there are some idiots among them, that's life.

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

Yes, occasionally. I think ten of 77 fics are explicit. Look, the thing is, I'm a story teller. So if the smut doesn't add to the story, I don't tell it. Rule of thumb is, that I keep it to a T-rating if possible to make the story accessible to most people. I only go for explicit stuff if I want to deliver some part of the character development/plot with the intimacy (or the lack of lol) that the smut offers.

Does that get me the most Kudos? No. But I'm not here for that or I wouldn't bother writing for 30 years old games. I'm here to tell a good story and have fun. :)

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

No. If you've read so far, I can tell you a secret as a reward: I find crossovers pointless. Ooops.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I am aware of!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I am aware of! But I'd love to! Big fan of accessibility!

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

No. I've seen a few writing collabs end in fandom drama or otherwise go awry, so I decided that I only collab with artists. I might try with something short one day, but nothing novel-length.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Take a guess.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Ah, so I have a half-written novel in my drafts. A story about writer!Zelda and fanartist!Link who are also princess and beloathed bodyguard. I'm very determined to go back to that one after I finished The Promise, but I'm a little scared. The story is complicated and my thoughts are chaotic. I already asked @mistresslrigtar to help me work it out next year, so I hope we'll manage.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue and showing what's going on in the character's head who's not the POV character.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I struggle with simplicity sometimes, mainly because of the language barrier. I write something that's horribly complicated and I just know there must be a better way to put it, but I can't figure it out. Grammar is hard, lads.

I also have a weird relationship with descriptions. I love having characters interact with their environment but I loath big chunks of description. I plan to work on this during my traditional holiday self-study break.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

This is a weirdly specific question, but ok.

If you don't happen to write a book that's supposed to teach beginners the other language, then don't. You might end up othering the person who's speaking and that's something you don't want to dabble with lightly.

I already talked about accessibility: You will exclude people from your writing and you don't want that just to sound cool. If you must for plot reasons, make otherwise sure everyone is on board. Slightly different case if you actively hide something from your readers (and other characters), but that's probably not the most common case.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

LoZ

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

I refuse to answer this. 77 fics are too much to choose from. I love most of them.

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tagging: @mistresslrigtar, @airplanned, @jenseits-der-sterne, @silentprincess17, @deiliamedlini, @skyyknights

[meggie-stardust]

A few months ago, @teenwerewoofs asked me if I wanted to collaborate on something for @stetopherweek, and I told her that I would love to, though I had never written Stetopher before. Then she asked me to keep the fic like 2-3K so she could podfic it... and then I handed her a nearly 6K fic. Ooops. Sorry not sorry though, I just can't write a PWP to save my life.

BDSM!AUs are one of my favorite tropes ever, and I find them so underrated and uncommon. Usually in this tag, I find AUs that happen to feature BDSM relationships rather than AUs where everyone is either a Dom or a sub (or sometimes a switch), and much like A/B/O fics, dynamic is deeply part of society. You can read more about the history of BDSM!AUs on fanlore and see how this whole trope originated with like 2 authors, and that's just amazing!

Finally, this is my first foray into Stetopher (though I have been active in the Steter fandom since 2016, and Teen Wolf even longer). I really enjoyed writing this and exploring what these guys would be like in this world, and I hope you all enjoy it as well.

The Belt Awaits You by Wreck A Stetopher Week 2022 BDSM!AU

Chris Argent blows back into Beacon Hills with Isaac Lahey in tow as if they had only been gone for a weekend trip somewhere. Stiles becomes immediately interested, much to Peter’s annoyance. He knew that when they decided to make things a little more formal (though still nothing official, Stiles isn’t his sub; Stiles isn’t even a sub, he has to remind himself), that Stiles was going to be a handful. But he hadn’t expected Stiles to bring up another Dom in the middle of sex. “Do you think Isaac would share Chris?” Stiles muses as Peter cuffs him to the bed. “Asking after another Dom while we’re in bed, Stiles? How gauche,” Peter says, trying to keep the humor in his voice, playing it off as if he isn’t bothered by it either way. “Oh, don’t get me wrong,” Stiles says, looking up at Peter through his lashes, a classic submissive move that never fails to send a bolt of desire through Peter. “But, have you seen the man? Who wouldn’t want to kneel for him?”

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