#some of y'all are newer mutuals and i hope it's okay i tagged you!!

[swarmkeepers]

fic writer interview

tagged by: @myclericalromance and @nonbinarywithaknife, two writers (and friends) whom i admire so much, thank you!! <3

name: you can call me sola! mordredmanor on here, SolaSola on ao3

fandoms: it’s full speed ahead dimension 20 rn but i’ve written for ngozi ukazu’s omg check please! and e. jade lomax’s beanstalk trilogy in the past! both of them are still unfinished oops and maybe someday if i can actually think of ideas i will finish them but i have fallen in far too deep with d20

where you post: fics are all on ao3 and i try to crosspost tumblr meta there if it starts to approximate fic! i don’t post full fics on tumblr though

most popular oneshot: far and away a soft and heavy weight (i never really know what makes a fic “popular” but it has the most hits, kudos, and bookmarks so this one is pretty easy lol), which makes me happy because i still adore it, literally just 5k of gorgug and zelda sharing hoodies that’s it 

most popular multi-chapter: only one d20 multichapter lol so it’s almost by default actualize (the first attack) my d20bb fic! gorgug/zelda/ragh mutual pining/shenanigans/groupchat textfic during a game of assassins

fics you were nervous to post: my bb fic might qualify, but i think by the time i got to posting i was more relieved/excited for ppl to finally get to read it than nervous, though i was definitely nervous in the week running up as i scrambled to finish it. genuinely, though, i think i’m most nervous to post gift fics like slow fall / otherworldly leap and nightcap (just fall in the bed) bc i never know if i’ve written something the recipient will like!!

how do you choose your titles: rule number one is it’s gotta be three or four words MINIMUM and all lowercase that’s just how it’s gotta be but otherwise i love a good quote from the source material or a song lyric. bonus points if there’s a parenthetical somewhere or the lyric crosses a line break

do you outline: i don’t think anyone would call it an outline but i do do notes before i start writing anything! usually it’s little snatches of dialogue or what will eventually become the summary or a numbered list from 1 to 6 if it’s a 5+1. i did have a longer outline for my bb fic but my artist partner + beta could tell you that there were three separate outlines as i started cutting stuff out lol

favorite story i’ve written so far: stream this is me trying it was so cathartic to write, seven maidens rights!

complete: all of them :D (for d20 anyway) i have learned from previous fandoms that i am not to be trusted with multichap fics

in progress: none :D again i truly cannot be trusted with an update schedule or multichaps

coming soon: i think i’m gonna let myself chill for a while after d20bb and d20december exchange which were truly so fun BUT i do have a couple of wips in the folder including a 5+1 rickyesther, some brainstorming abt transracial adoptee/diaspora!gorgug whom i adore dearly (and who my d20december gift has made me newly excited about!), and of course more seven maidens/zelda thoughts! i gotta say though, the fics i love the most are the ones i spent less than 24 hours on that just come to me spontaneously, so maybe an ep of tuc2 soon will inspire something :D

prompts: oh my god yes please my inbox is always open, and i think i’m gonna try to reblog more prompt memes + work on some if new ones come through the tuc prompt meme in 2021! i love doing prompts they are always welcome!

tagging: i’m not 100% sure who hasn’t been tagged already but please please feel free to do this meme and say i tagged you if you want! i’ll tag @supercantaloupe @aelwynrights @lizznotliz @frill-shark

[daenyara]

500+ Followers

Sooo, I realized I passed the 500 followers and I couldn't be happier about it. I wanted to do something cool, but I really don't have time these days so must go with something much more effortless…

I won't propose a face reveal or something like that because no one cares, but I wanna say something.

As I probably said before, I'm relatively new to the 'fanfiction world'. And I'm even newer when it comes to writing it. I started exactly on April 7th, 2018. *narrator voice* It was a warm spring night and I was desperately trying to find some decent Fred Weasley stories. But there weren't any *the crowd gasps*. (jk, there were a lot of cool fics, but I had already finished most of them and the rest was Fremione so :/). It was then when I wrote the first chapter of The Proud Witch of Dover. At first it was just for fun, I didn't even published it until a month later. Now I blame myself for not having started writing before, because I find such a relief in it, and most of all, it's something quite rewarding. And that is because of you, all of you who follow me, read my works, leave likes and comments that make my heart explode cause you're honestly so precious and kind and sweet, UGH I can't even express my love for y'all. Now I'm ranting, please forgive this post.

That said, there are some of you who made me smile in one or more occasions, so I though I might personally thank you. I'm really sorry to spam you, though!

First of all, a huge thanks to @puffolapigmeasworld . She helped me entering the world of AO3 without being swallowed by the darkness. She supported me, she never  once complained when I ranted for hours about my OC and she was patient enough to explain to me all the terms of fanficion. She's my go-to beta. And finally, she's one of my best friend and I love her so much. #hiclér

To @thejemersoninferno (shoot I can't tag you😢) : you gave me the first feedback on this site (I know you probably won't remember it, but I do) and it really encouraged me to keep writing! Thank you from the bottom of my heart

To @moonfaery : you were one of the first to comment something I had written. You made me feel like a star and you keep supporting me (and making my dashboard look good with all the TH/Loki contents). You're amazing!

To @m-a-t-91 , @hadesgirl1015 , @yafriendlyfangirl , @frost-11 , @eloeloeheheh , @shynara51 , @bittersweetbeliever , @sweetpeasprincess , @talinalani , @weshipandstuff : I notice how you keep reblogging and commenting the new chapters and I always smile when you're names pop up in the notes. Thank you, you're the greatest!

To @kaliforniacoastalteens , @meyrapp , @thanosismybitxh , @starfisharchives , @scooby-galleta , @empirialwolf , @santheweird , @wintermuteway  , for the best comments: you said some of the sweetest stuff to me, I even screenshotted some of those for when I'm feeling down (pretty pathetic, I know, but still)… One way or another you make my days, I love you 😘

Also, honorable mention: @buckyisthepuresthuman I feel like we could actually be friends, if it wasn't for my lack of social skills 😂. Anyhow, you're comments are my favourites and I'm glad we're mutuals 'cause you fill my dashboard with great content!

To whoever nominated me for startrekkingaroundasgard's "You're a Valkyrie" award: I didn't deserve it but it made me SO happyyyy

To my sweet anon, who wrote me in more than one occasion: I hope you read this and that you're okay. Love you so much, cutie!!

This post couldn't get more lame so I'll wrap it up: to anyone who wastes time reading my stories, to anyone who interacts with me, to those in my tag list, I'm grateful to you and you're important to me. ❤️

Love, Rossana