#mamousaweek 2019

[queenrisa14]

Welllll, this is more than a month late but here's AU Day for @mamousaweek

It’s silly, slapstick comedy, and I’m sure there’s probably some kind of spelling, grammar error that wasn’t caught but hopefully some of you still enjoy this AU chapter

[tinacentury]

The week isn’t over.

I mean sure, technically, it is, but feel free to join me in finishing up @mamousaweek prompts at whatever pace works best for you. 

Also, just look the collective amount of writing that got done last week? I loved seeing the fandom so active, and am so proud of each and every one of us for what we were able to do. I know it’s easy to focus on what we didn’t accomplish (no, really, this is something I struggle with lol), but look at what we did!  So, congrats to @floraone, @faulkner-blog, @kasienda, @moonlightusa, @cassraven, @queenrisa14, @mamaladykt, and @ncisduckie for writing last week! I can’t wait to see more from each and every one of you.  If you haven’t gotten a chance to read and review every single one of these lovely pieces (haha I got behind with that last week, too!), I urge you to go cheer these authors on and let them know what you thought!  Also, congrats to @koxeiri-neko and @kama-ta for all the lovely art!  And finally, thanks to @sailor-moon-turtle for organizing this whole thing!  Let me know if I forgot anyone :). 

[kasienda]

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"Things go south quite often in battles, but afterwards Sailor Mercury usually patches them all up. I'm certain they are all fine, and Tokyo will be back to worshipping their senshi vigilantes as soon as the next monster strikes unexpectedly."

She could not handle the cognitive dissonance.

“How do you know that?” she demanded, leaning towards him in her urgency.

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I finished a reveal that had been collecting dust on my hard drive in honor of @mamousaweek.  Today’s Day 1 - which was a free day! I currently have nothing planned for tomorrow, but I will be posting a least a few more times this week!

And I’m just so excited about all the Usagi x Mamoru moments I get to see and/or read this week!! Like seriously! Excited! 

[kama-ta]

MamoUsa Week 2019 - Day 1: Free Day

 Uploading this early because I’m going to be out tomorrow

@mamousaweek

[shnuggletea]

2019 Fanfiction Year in Review

Tagged by the ever so lovely @moonlightusa here is my response to this assignment you gave me. I seriously had flashbacks to high school with this lol!

1. List of fics completed this year:

Okay seriously, I’ve done too much this past year in writing I guess. Here it is in order.

Poisoned Mind

Arranged Love

MamoUsaWeek2019: It’s Her Eyes, Now What?, Benched, Poppin, Jivin, Never Endin

Benefits Gone Wrong (co-authored with @darkenedhrt101)

Seven Month Itch

Vegas Baby!

Urban Legends: Bunny Man

Haunted Embrace (Gift Exchange 2019)

How Water Shapes the Earth (HaruMich Fluff Fest)

Whew I’m winded from writing down that list.

2. Number of words written:

This year for fanfiction...good god. Got to get out the calculator hold on a minute...oh jeez. I don’t know if I should share this, it’s a bit embarrassing. Okay so not including works I started last year and haven’t quite finished I’m at 551,899 words. So that means I probably wrote close to a million words last year since that doesn’t include the originals that I worked on/finished. Hamduallah I still have my fingers.

3. Your most popular fic this year:

I don’t really think any of my fics are ‘popular’ to be honest. The one that was more popular than I expected was Vegas Baby. I’m not sure what equates popularity, some go by review or follow/fave numbers. For me, it’s a combination. The type of reviews and what they say plus the number of follow/faves. That one took me by surprise how many really liked it.

4. Your personal favorite this year:

Man, that’s like asking me to pick my favorite child. Not that I put my writing at that level, I love my kid waaaaay more. Not sure how to decide a favorite among them though!! I guess I’d have to say Haunted Embrace. It was fun and also in the Sil Mil with is a fave of mine to write about. Although, it may not seem that way since I have 0 other than it set in that arch currently lol.

5. Your favourite scene:

Omg, you’re killing me smalls. Sigh. This is another tough one, I have a lot of faves. Okay in my work, the first one that comes to mind is from Enchanted when Serenity tells Mamoru goodbye before he heads off to war. Her innocence in giving him a lock of hair and how he treasures it from that point on just hits me in the feels. 

From other’s works, Blind Faith by @angelmoongirl when Mamoru shows up to give Usagi her first lesson without her sight and she rips into him about his parents. Oh man, tears. Because she is hurting and you know she doesn’t mean it or understand and he just responds back just as cold. Heartbreaking in the best way. My Ex, Your Crush by @darkenedhrt101 when Mamoru tells Usagi it’s not a game to him, not anymore and she tells him she feels the same way?? Pretty sure my eyes turned into those annoying hearts and stayed that way for a damn hour. Thanks. Her Eyes by @goligolak when we get a little jelly Mamoru? Why do we like that? What is it about a possessive side showing from a normally cool and calm man that just makes our engines revving? Mmmmm. Royal Affairs by @master-ray5 I can’t say what my favorite scene is because it’s a spoiler. But just know, I love it when the author misdirects you only to twist you back around at the end. You’re mad but not for long. A true “oh you little bugger” moment. Divinity Series by @nebelflecke when Gaia shows her powers to the Prince of Earth? God, she is such a badass I LOVE IT! There are scenes that I love from @sailormoonserenity489 as well but they aren’t published yet. The scene inside the bookstore for the nightmare fic you’re working on? So dark and beautiful, I love it. I can smell the dust from the books when I read it. Those are the scenes written THIS YEAR that I loved save for @nebelflecke because she has written for that fic this year but I’m so behind on the series, I haven’t gotten to it yet.

6. A fic or scene that challenged you?

The scene in Poisoned Mind where Mamoru finds Usagi dead. It killed me to hurt him like that and I had to dig a little inside myself and my own sorrow from death to get it right. That was rough. I had to step away for a few days after I got it all down. I wrote to where he brings her back before I stopped so I could sleep at night though.

7. A line of writing you’re proud of?

“It was an accident. I lost my parents and my memories of them. So...in truth, I lost them completely. The most you can lose a person, their death in your reality and in your imagination." "Like with us." His face changed into what she could only guess was confusion, having never seen the look on his face towards her before. "Huh?" "We died and forgot. Twice." There were hands on her, pulling her and she met something hard...and soft at the same time. Mamoru was holding her, tight. With his arms around hers, she couldn't move them, to hold him in return or push him away. He wasn't giving her a choice in this.

-Now What? 

I know the whole ‘story’ of Mamoru’s sad past has been done many times over. But the reason I’m proud of this scene is that it wasn’t intentional. I was just writing what made sense with the flow of the scene and their relationship. Just by doing that, it inspired fanart. I never expected that and it was the first time someone took my words and made it into a visual. A very pretty visual by @iamcharlotte that is also the cover art for the fic. 

8.  A comment that touched you:

I wouldn’t say this one touched me because that would be a little creepy but it still makes me laugh when I so much as think about it. And a little proud of myself too if I’m being honest. 

“Boy, you ruin my undies. This was really good.”

This wasn’t posted by a guest but in case they don’t want their name and ruined undies broadcasted on Tumblr, I’m not including the name of the reviewer lol. This is no way means I didn’t love or feel touched by any of my other reviews. You guys are awesome. Thank you for the love.

9. Something that inspired your writing this year:

Music. Always, always music. And reading. Really I can’t read or watch something without getting inspired. It’s why I don’t do a whole lot of either unless forced (aka hubby wants to watch something with me). Even my kid’s shows tend to have scenes for stories running through my brain. It’s nice except I worry I’ll still have things ‘to write’ left untouched when I die.

10. Your proudest accomplishment (that one scene; finally finishing that one fic; posting your first fic; etc)

I’d have to say my first fully completed challenge. MamoUsaWeek this year really tested me because I stupidly thought it started a week later than it did. There was no prep or time to write beforehand, everything was written the day of. Which explains a lot I’m sure lol. But I still got them done and I’m really proud of that.

11. Do you have any writing goals for the next year?

Oh god. YES! I have fics to finish and start posting (seriously posting is the WORST part in my book. I’d have someone else do it for me if I could.) And then fics I need to finish before I can post them. I plan to get my manuscript out to some publishers and see if that goes anywhere and if it doesn’t, self publish again. And I need to finish my other originals, like yesterday, and start querying publishers. Also, I started writing Inuyasha fanfics so once they are betaed, we’ll see how life is outside the SM fandom. 

I guess it’s a bit clique and overdone but honestly out of everything I’m proud of the fandom as a whole. My year here has been one of surprise, failure, and celebration. There were moments when we all pulled together and showed our strength as a group and times things fell flat. But all in all, I’m so happy with where I am in the fandom and thankful for all of you that follow me here or on ff. Thank you to everyone that has shown your support however you could.

Alright, this was fun but a bear. So I’m tagging all my betas and must-read writers for this one. You must all complete this report as I did!!! @darkenedhrt101 @master-ray5 @nebelflecke @angelmoongirl @sailormoonserenity489 @goligolak @knowall7k @beautymercurydragon good luck to you my friends!

[koheiri-neko]

MamoUsa Week 2019 | Day 2 | Memories King Endymion and Neo Queen Serenity remember the past ✨🌹🌙️ @mamousaweek

[floraone]

Aaaand it’s midnight again! Usagi’s Birthday coming up, and last day of @mamousaweek 2019. It was a blast, and I hoped you liked this story!

So here, have the fluffiest shit I pretty much ever wrote lol ANYWAY I HOPE YOU LIKE! Let me know please!

Ao3 link for those who prefer reading over there!

[mamaladykt]

Omg. I did it. My first ever finished AND POSTED fanfic!!! I kinda wanna cry. But it's 3am and I'm a day late (and many dollars short, but I digress) so I will keep it together and blame exhaustion for all these emotions.

So here is my submission for day one of @mamousaweek 2019.

Thank you so @floraone who painstakingly walked me through and showed me examples of how to write descriptions between dialogue because my brain decided to freaking forget that skill!

To my beta @queenrisa14 who has read this word vomit of a story for months. Bless your heart for keeping with me and for going over it again and again today with me when I was so ready to throw in the towel. Thank you for believing I could do this.

@cassraven and @tinacentury thank you for commiserating with me.

I hope you all enjoy it. I love these two idiots but as many of you know of (and some agree with) me, there was a LOT left unsaid. So I present to you a conversation that desperately needed having.

[cassraven]

MamoUsaWeek2019 for me so far...

So, bet some are wondering why I haven’t posted the rest of my stories for MamoUsaWeek 2019 yet on my fanfiction pages yet.

Well, the following should explain it below of what’s gone on this week:

1. My birthday celebration on Monday kept me occupied between writing time.

2. The AC Plug LG of heavenly air conditioning unit in my bedroom/art room/gothic lair/writing space decided middle of the week to stop working. (I had to have my brainy boyfriend the Beez phonecall walk me through what the issue could’ve been, how to restart it/push which button combination on it to get it working again after resetting it after some replugging the plug etc.)

3. I had to plot out every story separately, deal with off-on writer’s blocks and plot bunnies attacking me. Plot bunnies can be dangerous sometimes and violent.

4. The copper water pipe in the above ceiling rafters of my house’s garage decided to be an evil bastard and breakdown...causing a major dripping water leaking issue. So imagine to my surprise this morning when I went into the garage to get some ice out of the freezer and saw water all over the floor and heard dripping. Fun.

5. Cat Mother to two demanding five-year-old girl cats that demand my attention at all hours and are like little Chibi-Usa’s with attitude sass.

Currently working on the next two stories for the week themes, and some may be posted a little belated wise after the final day for MamoUsaWeek but the wait will be worth it. 

[tinacentury]

 Aaaand, I’m in! Happy @mamousaweek, everyone! And thank you @kasienda for being an amazing beta! 

I’d love to hear what you think!

AO3 version here! 

[tinacentury]

Roll call: who is doing @mamousaweek next week? I know @kasienda, @floraone, @queenrisa14, @cassraven, and I all are, but I’m psyching myself up for what I’ll get to read during fanfic Christmas next week (cause maaaaybe that will speed me up as I write), and I want to know who else is in!

[tinacentury]

Behold, my first attempt at AU for @mamousaweek. Hope you like it!  AO3 version here! 

[tinacentury]

Alternate title: The One Where I Cheat and Use the Day 3 @mamousaweek Prompt on Day 2. Would love to hear what you think :). 

AO3 version here. 

[tinacentury]

[tinacentury]

All is well, but I’m gonna need to slow down a bit with @mamousaweek prompts due to a combination of going on vacation tomorrow, a rather overwhelming academic to do list, and a reassertion of my own commitment to work-life balance and self-care.

So, I declare my contributions....MamoUsa 2 weeks instead.

Hope you’ll still stick around!

[tinacentury]

(I don’t have enough to call this) Too Many WIPs

Thanks to the lovely @kasienda for the tag! As you all know, I’m not super prolific and not a big multichapter writer. Also, the actual challenge is to list titles of all your WIPs...to which I say y’all come up with titles first? 😅 But here goes...

Published WIPs

1. 5 Years: A SilMil AU in which Serenity and Endymion’s romance blossoms during her annual advising visit to the Moon. I actually worked on this last night for the first time in a couple of months, and I felt like I got somewhere. There’s one more chapter and an epilogue to go. Definitely not my most popular thing, but so far it’s one of my favorite things I’ve written.

Unpublished WIPs

“Unpublished” is wildly generous, as some of these are also completely unwritten or only exist as a few notes.

1. Untitled Day & Night Lacunae Piece about Mamoru’s Decision to go to Harvard: This one is mostly written (poor @kasienda beta’d it I think like 2 years ago 😂), and I actually referenced it a lot in Belonging, which might be why I’m less motivated to do anything else with it.

2. Untitled Mamoru’s Conversations with the Senshi Piece: I’ve toyed around with the idea of a series that focuses on Mamoru’s conversations with other characters, and I do have one of these partially written. It’s in R, in an episode I’ve played around in a lot before. I’m not sure whether to do this as a separate series or include it in Day and Night Lacunae. As I write this, I’m also getting weirdly sensitive about my tendency to create multiple one-shot series...

3. Contrition sequel: Yeaah, I know. This is probably the most requested thing I get, and is actually something I want to write. I think Kasienda hit the nail on the head with saying something like exchanges and other challenges get in the way lol. It doesn’t look like we’re doing a fall exchange this year, and since Contrition is set in the fall and I currently have the candle I burned while writing it last year out, maybe this is my own fall challenge this year 🤔. Given that, I pose a question to anyone who wants to answer: what do you want to see from a Contrition sequel? My ask box is open :)

4. Untitled MamoUsaWeek 2019 Fight Prompt: Yeah, I know it’s 2020. Don’t come at me. This one is also mostly written, but since 5 Years is technically for the prompt before it, I want to finish that first.

All right, so in a shameless quest for encouragement, who wants to read any of these? 😂

Also I tag @queenrisa14, @irritablevowel, and @moonlightusa