#every writer we know has a folder or 5 of unfinished wips and ideas and snippets

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Once again wondering how Anyone does Anything, and I have to remind myself that most people who Are doing things aren't dealing with the same shit we are. We're doing our best under our specific circumstances, and that's all we Can do, even if it's frustrating sometimes.

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Here we go :) any of these that you'd like to answer! Thanks!!!! 5, 9 (NOoTS), 17, 19, 26 (NOoTS), 35, 37, 38

5) If you had to choose a favourite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?

hahha, like you all don’t know that Not One of Those Stories is my favourite child. Honestly, there is absolutely no contest. 

As to why… man, I remember writing the first part of that fic for CSJanuaryJoy and now writing the latest one a year later for the same event and just… I was so happy to come home to that story every night. I’m a spur-of-the-moment, write-and-post kinda writer, I don’t even edit much. But with that fic… I spent so much time on it, I wanted to spend time with it, I wanted to make it the best it could be. 

That story was meant to be unashamedly vulnerable and not pretty, not cookie cutter perfect. I don’t mean that I’ve broken some new ground with it or anything but I feel like I transcended my own boundaries about how vulnerable and imperfect I was willing to make my characters. And, yeah, tbh it was and still is very important to me to write a Killian that isn’t physically perfect and stunningly attractive and desirable and still have Emma fall head over hills for him. And people’s reactions… they were so real and so personal and… yeah. 

9) In your xxx fic, what’s your favourite scene that you wrote?

I love you all seriously!! The fact that you all picked NOTS is just… damn. Anyway, this means I get to pick yet another scene!! :D

So there is this scene in the second part that is from Killian’s POV and it’s Killian looking at himself in the mirror and basically worrying about pleasing Emma physically. And, as per the previous question - that was very important to me for some reason and I kept wondering how far I could push it, how far people would be willing to accept a Killian who is not a chiseled sex god by any stretch of the imagination. I just felt like I really challenge myself (and whoever was reading maybe?) with that.

17) Post a line from a WIP that you’re working on.

I… I know what you are aiming for, love :D 

ok, here’s the thing, I don’t really have WIPs. Like I said, I’m a write-and-post kinda person and I have no folder full of Word docs waiting for me. I just go around thinking about a fic until I sit down and write it and then I share it and that’s that. So I have like… five different things brewing in my head right now and I just officially signed up for CSMarchMadness so we’ll just have to see which fic wins the hunger games in my mind and makes it to Word first :D

19) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?

Yup, yup, again another part of NOTS and maaaybe that asshole fic? :D

26) Which part of your xxx fic was the hardest to write?

Oh, boy. OK, here is the thing - every word of NOTS from the point where the first part ends on has been the hardest to write because… well, to put it bluntly, I’m constantly afraid that I’ll ruin it. I just think that the first part and then maybe the second one told such a complete story and they had that oh-so-important conflict and drama in them explored and resolved and there wasn’t necessarily any need for more.

But then here is why I keep coming back to this story - I love it. I love writing those versions of Emma and Killian, I love living with them and coming home to them so I think - to hell with it, it’s worth the risk, and so far I hope I haven’t strayed too far from the original feel of the fic despite all the happiness. 

So I’m sorry to anyone who feels like the fluff of the last part has ruined it somehow for example. All I can say is - I’m selfish and I love it too much to let it go just yet.

35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?

Hmm, I used to keep them to myself until they were realizes I think but I’ve been sharing more and more recently. I made a post with some story ideas that have been plaguing me and I’m always open to discuss them when someone approaches me so I think I’m definitely becoming more social with my process :D

36) Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?

Again, don’t really have any WIPs in the standard sense of the term but I’ve said that a potential next NOTS part will be from Elsa’s POV. I hope I won’t jinx it by saying that for March Madness I hope to return to my one unfinished WIP - New Tales from the Old Forest. Aaaand I can say that I’ve been toying with the idea of a S3 Canon Divergence fic recently.

38) If you could collab with any other writer on here, who would it be? (Perhaps this question will inspire some collabs!) If you’re shy, don’t tag the blog, just name it.

Oh, man. So I’m not really a good team player, I’ve never even had a beta. Buuut, that being said, I feel like me and @laschatzi can probably whip up some really nice Killian lovefest.

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Writing Process Tag Game

Answer 10 questions about your writing process, then tag 10 writers whose process you want to know more about. The point of this game is to have fun.

just searching for some fun tag games and I ran across this post from @therska and @writing-is-ruining-my-life on tumblr. thanks for sharing!

1. How do you get your story ideas? How do you know when something is worth writing and when it’s just a fleeting thought or fantasy? Tell us the origin story of one of your past or current WIPs.

How do I not get my story ideas? every movie, tv show, song, book, real life experience, or daydream can be turned into an AU for a fic. the ideas literally never stop coming.

it has been exactly nine years to the day since I published my first fic and I’ve only published a total of 10 fanfics in those 9 years. sooo most things are a fleeting thought. I’ve really gained a lot of inspiration and confidence since joining the 100 fandom so I’m hoping I can start making these dreams a reality.

origin story for my Hocus Pocus AU: Oct 1st I decided I wanted to write a halloween story. Oct 2nd I decided on Hocus Pocus. Bellamy as Max, Octavia as Dani, and Clarke as Alison. and then I found a tweet about these two characters who dressed up as Muggles and then everyone started turning into their Halloween costumes so the guys were kinda sol. And then BAM! I wrote 16.5k words in less than a month.

2. What are your writing tools of choice? Are you picky? Do you have specific brands you like? If you have neuroses in this department, we want to hear about them.

my poems always had to be in a marble composition notebook and were written with a black pen. my stories were always written on my laptop.

now everything’s on my iphone! the notes app for poetry/ideas. Pages App for outlines. Google Docs for the actual story.

3. Where and when do you write? Morning? Dead of night? Your bedroom? The park? Paint us a picture of your usual surroundings when you sit down to write.

I write on my iPhone because I have three kids. I’m ususally jottings down ideas and words as they come to me. As I watch my kids play at the park or in the backyard, when I’m putting them to sleep or their watching Super Wings! But I do most of my writing in the dead of night. The baby still wakes up and takes a bottle once or twice a night so sometimes I’ll feed her and then stay awake writing until the sun rises. #momlife

4. Do you ever encounter writer’s block? If so, how do you overcome it? Any tips to pass on to other writers reading this?

YES. I published my last TwiFic in July 2011 and didn’t write my first BellarkeFic until May 2018. I would start a few stories, get about 4 chapters in and then that was it. Plan a few stories but be too scared to type the first words. I couldn’t finish anything and I was too scared to publish unfinished!

And then one night I stayed up from 2-6am and wrote almost 3k words!

In the time that I’ve had this “writer’s block” I’ve graduated from college, gotten my first big girl jobs, had some bad hookups, got back together and married to my ex, moved out of my parent’s house and out of my home state and across the country, and had two more kids.

Basically I’ve lived some lifetimes. Put some more experiences under my belt. And I found my voice again, refreshed my muse, and started writing 100 fanfic.

Greatest writing I advice I can give is from Ernest Hemingway, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Just write it! Like Nike.

5. Do you outline? If no, why not? If yes, what kind of outlines do you make, and at what point in your writing process do you make them?

My outlines look something like this, ok:

title | brief summary | what type of AU/what kind of story is this | table of contents/idea list / character bios / and then I just write whatever comes out.

lol i mean basically. it’s usually in that order too.

6. When and how do you edit? After the first draft? During? Do you have a method, or is it kind of a free-for-all?

I try to just write at first. then I turn on Grammarly. I reread and reread until I’m sick of it. Read it out loud. Listen, I’m not the best at editing so I’ll be happy to hear everyone else’s methods.

7. Is there anything about your writing process that other people might consider to be unique or weird?

I always have to have a title. And I always have a huge folder of inspiration photos / moodboards on Pinterest. I can get kind of obsessed and won’t start writing until I have those two things covered. lol

8. Do you ever take breaks from writing? For how long do these breaks feel rejuvenating, or do they stress you out? Give us a sense of what life is like when you’re not writing.

Writing for me is a sprint, not a marathon. I don’t write every day. I take breaks between fics. I try to read a lot when I’m not writing. Or I just wait for that inspiration to strike in the middle of the night.

Life when I’m not writing? I look at my writing a lot. Look at my ideas. Read over some dialogue. Look at my Pinterest boards. Think of new ideas.

9. When do you first start writing? Why? What’s changed since then, if anything?

I first started writing poems in High School. 9th and 12th grade English had really big poetry projects. I wrote poems to capture my feelings. 2009 I discovered fanfiction and started writing stories! I can’t say that very much has changed since then.

10. Anything else you want to tell us about your writing process?

I don’t listen to music when I write. I’m more visual so i need the Pinterest boards. I really don’t like people looking at my work until it’s finished, but I love the feedback.

tagging my favs again : @the-most-beautiful-broom @blueshirtbell @eleanor-sheleanor @asroarke @youleftme-clarke @pawprinterfanfic @grumpybell @ponyregrets @bettsfic @anniebibananie (and anyone else! I would love to hear your process, too!)