#lemme try and get thru my other fic requests

[monaownsmyass]

So your name is monaownsmyass I might as well make sure she does. Mc wants a new tattoo (she’s become obsessed with them cuz of her inked gf) but Mona’s been too busy to go with her so Mc pranks her by putting getting a fake fat ass MONA (or MOAN-A-FOR-ME) tat on her arm and Mona is mortified and it could be fluff, Mona finds out she’s been played or angsty, Mona thinking Mc would regret having her name because she’d get tired of her

THE FIRST LINE HAS ME HOWLING PLEASE😭😭 I HIGHKEY THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SUGGEST MC GET A TATTOO ON HER ASS SAYING ‘PROPERTY OF MONA’ AKSHSKKD

[caroldantops]

hey! im quite new here and i have seen a lot of talk about readers interactions and i was wondering what is the best way to support my favorite writers (like you) because i think i have been doing this wrong and i really want to support writers who do this<3 ps. sorry if that was confusing, english isnt my first language

not confusing at all babes! you're 100% clear.

also can i just say, i very much appreciate you asking this. i would much rather more people speak up and be like "hey, we dont know the best way to support our favorite writers so how can we?" other than just. Not Knowing and Not Doing Anything.

so, im going to speak from my own personal experience but also what ive seen many of my mutuals/writers i follow talk about. this might get a little long but i wanna answer as thoroughly as i can because people should know!

im putting it under a read more because it got hella long, but please i encourage everyone who reads fics but don't interact to read and consider these things.

fellow writers i encourage you to reblog and add any other commentary you think is helpful!

before anything else (this is absolutely not directed at you, anon, you're perfect), i just want to get this out of the way. never come to a writer's blog and get angry with them for complaining about lack of engagement. like jesus christ. writers are putting hours of work on tumblr for you for free. the least we ask is for comments and reblogs. that's it. if you go and act shitty towards writers who ask for more engagement, yet still follow and wait for the next fic, like what are you even doing bro. just stop.

anyway. now let's get to the actual question!

basically all writers on tumblr will agree, reblogs are vital. and i feel like that gets said a lot but maybe people dont actually understand how impactful it is so lemme give an example.

so let's say hypothetically i have 100 followers. that is 100 potential people who see a fic that i post (i say potential because timezones exist so you might not see it as it's posted)

and let's say one of my followers (Person A) reblogs it, and they have 50 followers. that's 50 more people that can read the fic.

and let's say Person B followers Person A and they also reblog it to their 50 followers.

with only two people reblogging a fic, that's already doubling the number of people who have read the fic.

now imagine Person C followers Person A and reblogs the fic, and Person C has like, 1,000 followers. that's so much more exposure for the writer.

and that's only from two followers of the writer. so imagine if all 100 that read the fic reblogged it? the numbers skyrocket at an exponential rate.

plus, more people reading means that the writer could get more people follow them. so they get a more consistent audience.

likes, on the other hand, do not guarantee this exposure. i would say that most people don't have their likes public on tumblr. and also, even if they do, i know that I'm not about to scroll through people's likes rather than scrolling thru their blogs. likes up the notes, and that's about it. of course i understand liking a fic so you can come back to it later, i do that all the time. but if I've liked a fic, i always reblog it once I've read it.

now, say you're reading hardcore smut that you might not want on your main blog for whatever reason, so that's why you don't reblog a fic. look, i get it. sometimes irl people follow your blog, or sometimes you just don't want people to know what you're getting up to. but that's why i made a sideblog specifically for fics.

this entire blog BEGAN as a way for me to reblog fics i liked. and then it grew and grew and grew into all this. not saying that you have to start writing if you do that of course, but i guarantee, i'd rather see a small sideblog blog with like 3 followers reblog my fic than a blog just like the fic and leave. because that's still 3 more people who will see my fic and possibly read it and reblog it. 3 is better than none.

comments. reblogs are important, but comments are really what keep writers writing. they inspire us with new ideas, help figure out what it is that people enjoy from us, help us improve our writing, and most importantly, they make us feel good. and like writing and posting is worth it.

now, i know that sometimes it can feel awkward reblogging with a comment directly on the post. i even usually don't do that unless it's with a friend. but here are some alternatives/tips!

send an ask or DM! if you're really intimidated, sending an anonymous message is by far the easiest way to bypass that awkwardness.

write in the tags!! i cannot express this enough. comment in the tags. ramble about the fic. just put three tags worth of screaming. literally ANY comments in the tags are my favorite thing. i promise you that writers will scroll thru like basically every tag.

also, if they post it on both tumblr and ao3, don't feel weird about giving a little comment on both! i do that all the time. you can even be like 'hey i read this on tumblr first but wanted to say again how much i enjoyed it' and that is like, heart burstingly nice to hear.

also, if you're having trouble coming up with something to say, my like top commenting tip as both a writer and a reader is point out something specific that you like about the fic. when i comment on a fic (this is moreso when i comment on ao3 bc my comments are always longer there) i try to point out a particular line i like. literally if you just copy and paste it and go 'wow i really really like this line especially' that is the number one way to a writer's heart. seriously. it's the simplest thing, but it makes SUCH an impact.

however, if your comments are only asking for more fics, then that's not a comment, that's a request (which not all writers take).

saying something like 'hey i loved this fic a lot! if you have more in store for this in the future, i'd be really excited to read it!' is a million times better than 'will you do a part 2'. i know they don't sound that different, but i promise you that the tone makes a big difference.

(i honestly have more thoughts about good ways to get over commenting fear/know what exactly to comment that doesn't feel generic, so if people would like me to make another post about it i'd do it.)

and last but not least, if the writer has a way to donate, like a ko-fi, that always is so appreciated. of course, take care of yourself first, but if you have a few bucks and wanna show some support to your faves, that's a great way to help :)

oh! also, if the writer ever reblogs those little ask game things, just send them something! engagement outside of writing is also so much appreciated.

i think that's about everything i can think of! i hope this is helpful and that my explanations weren't confusing (if i need to clarify anything let me know). and again, thank you so much for asking! even doing that shows that you're a reader who cares, and that means the world ❤

[evilluciferisevil]

Drenched 2

Pairing : Mildred Ratched x reader

Requested : Yes and No

I'm FINALLY doing the long awaited part 2

Part 1 here : Drenched

Words : 299

Warnings : Heartbreak? But tbh that's already expected with my fics.

Tagging some people : @poulengp @ververa @empatheticroses @simpforpaulson @stopkillinglilyrabe

Should I make actual taglists? Lemme know thru asks if you wanna be in one.

It took months. Months for Mildred to find you. A small blue house near the river in a cosy village, with many neighbours. She had no doubt as to the house being cosy on the inside too. Everything was cosy when you were there. She was cosy when you were there, and she took that for granted.

The past months she spent trying to ignore her feelings, trying to get over you. It didn’t happen. Not like she hoped it would. Countless one night stands, a few relationships, all failed. Nobody could simply compare to you. As if she didn’t know that, to begin with.

The lights were on in your house, and Mildred could see some movement inside. She walked closer to your yard, with a curious look on her face. Your neighbour kept glaring at the woman from his lawn, no doubt ready to shoo away the intruder.

Mildred smiled politely and nodded at the man. He just snorted and went inside. Well, that wasn’t much use. Back to trying to get a peek inside your house through the windows.

A small frown appeared on the redhead’s face when she noticed that instead of one figure moving around the room, there were two. A soft melody started to play, and the two figures approached each other. It didn’t take much time for Mildred to realise the people started to slow dance. That did it. She was going to knock on the door. There had to be a logical explanation behind this.

Or not. The second Mildred had knocked on the door, she took a step back, clasped her hands and plastered a smile ever so fake on her face. The door slowly slid open, and it revealed your shocked face.

“Mildred?”

“Y/N. Been a long time.”

[onlyhereforangst]

2020 IN WRITING

tagged by @indestinatus 💕

tagging whoever wants to go thru this journey with me & see their accomplishments in this terrible terrible year!

1. List of works published this year:

Oh god there’s a lot, like 70 total in just 2020. I’ll try to categorize them so this doesn’t get too long 😅but here’s a cut for aesthetic on your dash.

Sequels/Partner Fics: Risk It All (for @hellokaelyn), Finally Home (to Come Back), They Always Do & Could She?, Lucky Day & Completely Yours, Fiery Trance (Two Can Play series), Obsessed (Particular Taste), Soul (to Ignited)

Smut: My Turn (sequel to My Pleasure), Worth It, Maybe We Should, Make it a Double (also a fic request), Shall We (AU)

Fic Requests: Coffee Run, Hold Still, Typical, Deal, Needed It, I’m Home, For Science, Cry Me A River, From Your Dreams (AU), Crystal Clear, Tempt Me, Your Fault, Prove It, Silent Proclamation, A Hundred Suns (angst smut), Duly Noted

Stand Alones: No More, Never Let Her Go, Life is Fragile, Pandemics & Peach Drinks, To Need and Be Needed, Never Let Go, Coming Home, Priceless, Behind The Mask, Need a Hand?

Angst: My Daisy, Status Quo, Can I Stay, I Refuse, Deal

Series/Multi-chaptered: Back Off (Better Apart, Missed The Mark, Change Her Mind, But You Do, Layered Love), Electrified (Don’t Stop (Senorita)), Here By Faith, Forgive & Forget, Angstober ‘20 (Never Has & Never Will, Only In My Head, Long, Long Gone, Do Something, Take Care, Waiting to Burn, Survive the Hell, Find Her, Never Ended Well, At All Costs, One Thing Right, Stay Away, Echoed Back, Smart Man, Not Interested, Flake Again, Release, Slipping Away)

2. Work you are most proud of (and why):

Here By Faith mainly because of the topic. Pregnancy & Infant loss has been such a taboo topic for so long and something I have personal experience with so writing this was very therapeutic. 

3. Work you are least proud of (and why):

Shall We and only because I truly wanted way more plot in this and it turned out to be essentially just straight smut with a tiny bit of plot. But it is what it is 🤷🏻‍♀️

4. A favorite excerpt of your writing:

Ok I had 70 fics to choose from not breaking down chapters so I’m sure I’m missing something, BUT I do love - omg typing this out I realized it’s from a fic in 2019 so I can’t use iiiiiit 😩 ok so here’s a couple excerpts. I loved typing out this stream of conscious partner fics (They Always Do & Could She?):

They Always Do:

Yet this time, this time she didn’t have the chance to rebuild. Like a Trojan horse, he waltzed right up to her and slowly dismantled her defense. Joke by joke, smirk by smirk—Nick took each brick down with care. The worst part? It was so subtle, so thoughtfully done, she didn’t even notice it was happening. Didn’t see her chest being pried open, beating heart on display for him to see, and take. Never realized her greatest defenses were missing until it was too late.

That love- precious, fragile, delicate love- had managed to grow again. In her desolate, cold heart, Nick managed to bring to life an emotion she had long given up on. An emotion she was too afraid to ever feel again. Because with it came agony.

They leave, and you’re abandoned- picking up the pieces of a shattered heart.

When you love, you lose. Always.

Could She?:

But-

Even if that was love, even if he loved Ellie with his whole heart, his entire being. Was that enough? Was Nick enough? Was he deserving?

A resounding no clanged around his skull like a church bell in a Southern town on Sunday morning. He wanted to silence it, stop the shrill metal sound that started any time he pictured forever. Any time he truly thought he might deserve to love, even after all he’d done. After all the unimaginable things he’d done, the horrors he’d seen, the pain he’d caused. That bell sounded, loud and clear.

How did he deserve love when he couldn’t bear to love himself?

[...]

Could she love him despite all his misgivings? Could she love him even when he didn’t love himself? Could she love him when there was a risk he’d be taken from her too soon?

Could she?

Please love me.

But please be sure.

There’s been a couple of other inner monologues that I have absolutely loved (I like to think it’s semi my speciality? But maybe that’s super arrogant of myself?) but that’s a different post for another time.

5. Share or describe a favorite review you received:

I said it recently but I *love* when people pick out specific line(s) from my fic and choose to comment on those. More often than not it’s a line I was so proud of either prose-wise or foreshadowing-wise or whatever and I get literally giddy with excitement that someone not only noticed it but also loved it enough to comment on it 🥰but truly any kind of comment is dopamine-inducing 😉

6. A time when writing was really, really hard:

As some people may have noticed (& maybe not because I did still semi-run the other main ellick blog despite it) I was somewhat absent for most of the summer/fall. I struggled for the first time in my life with mental health issues, borderline depression after being in a shit work environment, an essential worker with a company that claimed to “care” about us, a community that I once loved but showed their true colors in the midst of the pandemic & election, add in a rough pregnancy & it was a recipe for disaster. I didn’t want to even move from the couch most days let alone write. 

7. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you:

I had a lot of fun writing short excerpts from different characters’ perspectives (Jimmy, Kasie, McGee & Gibbs) in my Angstober series & honestly wouldn’t mind doing that again!

8. How did you grow as a writer this year:

Honestly not sure, I think I’ve just generally grown as a writer - better descriptions & descriptors, better dialogue, better plots. But that could all be me seeing things 😂

9. How do you hope to grow next year:

I’d love to look into writing more seriously. My husband is convinced I could write an episode script or a novel, so I may look into trying my hand at that (even though I feel I’d be god-awful at it 😅)

10. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc):

Hmmmm I always appreciate the support I’ve gotten from the ellick fandom despite it being rough this year for us, wonderful people like @erinchristmaselvis, @thekeyboardninja, @hellokaelyn & @wanna-be-bold are always there to either hear me vent or cheer me on ☺️

11. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year:

Haaaaah yes. Lots of it (but I bet you can’t tell because I only add mini snippets so have fun finding those easter eggs 😏)

12. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers:

Always, always, always write for YOU. Not for anyone else, the kudos, hits, comments, none of it. Write for YOU. And I say this as a reminder to myself as well, it’s so hard to get bogged down in that dopamine-induced craze we search for in recognition but it’s so important to not externally validate yourself rather internally validate yourself on baby steps of growth & accomplishment. 

13. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year:

LOL how about all my WIPs? All of those stories I started forever ago that people call me out on not finishing months later when I swear they’ve forgotten about them 😬

14. If you could recommend only one work from yourself published this year:

Hmmmm lemme pick one from each category because I’m indecisive 😉

Sequel/Partner Fics: Lucky Day & Completely Yours (the aaaaangst)

Smut: a tie between Maybe We Should & Make it a Double

Fic Request: A Hundred Suns (because I love me some angst smut)

Stand Alones: Pandemics & Peach Drinks (hahahaha because this was in an Insider news article at the start of the pandemic hahaha so on brand #2020)

Angst: My Daisy (I looooooove this one, but also all of the angst category lol)

Series/Multi-chaptered: literally not one of these is finished and they’re all heavy angst so take your pick 😂

15. Year word count: 103,050 in 2020 which seems like so little 😅

Here’s to 2021 being the year I finish WIPs! she says knowing she’s lying

[dyketectivecomics]

Just to really emphasize the stress I’ve been under tho: I’ve deadass forgot that i ordered Daughter of Darkness from the comics shop & haven’t heard ANYTHING from them abt it (they were supposed to email me when it came in) and like........ now that my anxiety for Real Important Stuff is SPENT it’s flaring up again abt this MINOR thing and I hate it so damn much I hate that I’m like this

Actually just to tack onto this, here’s what I’ve been Dealing with right?

-trying to make all the planets align to sign up for this ONE (1) advanced stats class that I need in order to complete my degree (that’s actually going to be a Masters level course instead of an undergrad bc the undergrad I WANTED to take is actually only offered every other fall. And it’s been a nightmare trying to jump thru all the right hoops to get this thing going)

-writing out the script for a wedding ceremony I’m going to be officiating in October! (Which is a WILD sentence to say. Can You Believe? I still can’t believe actually)

-trying to cover more shifts at work when I can since no one wanted to hire me this summer to help supplement my downtime aksjak and to coincide with that, trying to plan my day to day around avoiding my mother when I can bc our relationship is causing me extra stress abt the upcoming semester

-ALSO trying to not isolate myself and hang out more with friends bc it’s def Bad For Mental Health to stay online for Too Long but sometimes even that’s triggering my anxiety so it’s been a WILD fucking balancing act lemme tell u

-sleep. I know I need more of it. I’m definitely not getting it. Every night I’m writing fic both feels Great and makes me Guilty as Hell bc I want to be Productive & continue to do things I enjoy but I’m definitely not doing it healthily when I stay up into the wee hours of the night.

All this to say, I know I said I’d update one of my fics by the end of August. But that’s almost upon us and it’s definitely not happening. I’m gonna pour back all of my remaining free time into Arkham Exoricism, however, in preparation for October. But just know that with this semester coming up. I’m probably only going to hit ficlet requests sparingly and I’ll likely to a lot of oneshots that are HELLA self indulgent. Just like I’ve been doing these past two weeks.

Which isn’t a bad thing. But if y’all want More of something in particular, don’t be afraid to ask me Qs ABOUT it. Just don’t be a dick and ask why I’m not working on it Right This Second lmao

[pinkykitten]

Fallen Workout

Overwatch

Brigitte Lindholm x male! reader

Warning: none

Specifics: workout, gym, comedy, dancing, lil fluff, race neutral reader

People: Brigitte Lindholm, you

Words: 657

Requested: By anonymous *pulls up to drive thru window* uhhhh lemme get a briggete from overwatch fic where you see her at the gym and try to impress her with your mad skillzz but end up like fallin or something and reader gets embarrassed but brigette low key thinks it’s cute?? Thank u my dude I have a MighTy need 👌👌👌👌👌👌

Authors Note: thank u so much for being my first overwatch request! i luv brigitte so writing this made me so happy. sorry for it being short, i had writers block and i tried to make it good. also this is the first time i have written twice in a day and u know what I LUV IT!!! so anyways i hope u guys like this and let me know what you think :) PEACE!

“Gym day, woohoo the best day of the week,” you said aloud sarcastically grabbing your workout duffel bag. 

You were part of Overwatch, which meant you had to compete with the rest of the other men. 

When you arrived at the gym you saw some of your co-workers there. As you entered through the opened door your eyes met someone who you wished was not there. Brigitte. 

It wasn’t that you didn’t like her, it was actually quite the opposite. Seeing her in all her glory, in all her toughness kinda intimidated you. She was the definition of a strong woman. Your eyes opened wide, you were unable to move. 

“C’mon y/n, play it cool. You got this,” you repeated in your head. 

From time to time you thought about her, she was extremely beautiful and you wouldn’t say that you didn’t have a tiny crush on her. 

You shook off the nervous feeling and straightened your back. 

She was currently lifting weights. Feeling confident in yourself you also lifted some weights. Trying to show as much muscle to her was your goal. 

Nothing, nada, zip, she didn’t even give you a tiny glance. It was as if you were invisible. 

After that she walked to the treadmills. You wanting to follow her and get her attention also did the same. You started off slow, only jogging slightly, but then you noticed what number she was on. Man could she run! Her eyes were focused and her sweat coated her forehead. She was in the zone!

Nodding to yourself you made the speed faster. Your legs were starting to burn and you also had started to sweat. 

Just then “Mi Gente” -  J Balvin, Willy William started playing on the speakers. 

“Thats it,” you thought. “I’ll get her attention by dancing.”

You slowed down your treadmill, you hips started moving with the song. Your legs were going from side to side to you dancing. Brigitte had her focus on her working out, but then you saw her expression turn to you. At first it was just tiny glances, giving you odd looks as if you were weird. To be honest you kinda were because you gave her a sultry face, never looking away from her orbs. She then started giggling at your silliness. 

You began doing the carlton dance, which made her laugh at you more. She even started blushing a bit because of your funny dance moves. Everyone was looking at you. 

You wanted to try a new move so you put your feet next to each other. Then everything happened so quickly.

(not my gif! this was you tho)

You fell and slid back. Brigitte stopped her treadmill and came running to you. 

“Oh my god are you okay?”

You groaned from the pain and from the embarrassment. Here you were trying to be this hot shot and you turned out to be that guy that fell.

Brigitte assisted you in sitting up, she even went to go get your water bottle.

“My head hurts but I think I’ll be fine,” you said awkwardly. You peered around the gym and noticed everyone STARING!!!! 

“God I made a fool out of myself.”

Brigitte then started to giggle, “I didn’t think you were a fool. I found you quite funny actually. Plus I thought you trying to get my attention was...cute.”

Thats it, you wished you could of run away and hide from all this. You shook your head, “I’m sorry I know that was probably weird.”

“Maybe at first but don’t worry you’re fine. Hey how about me and you go get lunch I heard they have a great janssons frestelse nearby.”

“Whats that,” you ask.

“Well, if you decide to go I can tell you on the way. C’mon”

Hey even though you made a fool out of yourself you still managed to get a lunch date. Maybe this plan wasn’t so bad after all.