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Hi everybody! I guess I'm writing again, at least for the moment. Have a short (sub-1k) fic about Rachel Duncan from Orphan Black and the Doctor from Doctor Who, because I could.

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Well, tonight I watched Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country for the first time, and... look, I’m not saying that I’ve, like, patented a new, female, Vulcan crew member turning out to be an extremist who assassinates a dignitary because she genuinely believes that it’s in the best interest of the Federation... I’m just saying that I had no awareness of what the plot of this movie was when I wrote that chapter.

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Why do people stop commenting on fics if they’re more than a week or two old? Please comment on old fics. Tell me you like my one shot from 2014. Tell me you like my old multi-chap I finished in 2016 that I spent a year writing. I will be fucking thrilled.

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@al-gores:

I remember Stranger Trek and The Other Thing with a lot of fondness! Are you still into ST? Hard to be with the hiatus, I know. Merry Christmas and happy New Year.

Stranger Things will always hold a special place in my heart, but yeah, I’ve been much less actively into it with the hiatus and everything.  That said, I do have some rough notes & outlines for a Stranger Trek “Season 2″ with the vague intention to work on it more once we get closer to S4 dropping

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Wow, I haven’t touched this sideblog in a while.

Anyway, it’s probably not surprising to hear that I’ve been on hiatus for a good long while now--combination of heavy general life burnout and a desire to work on my original fiction.  I still get very nice comments on my fics from time to time, and I do read and appreciate them even if I don’t always have the capacity to muster a reply.

Hope everybody is well, what with all the [gestures vaguely].

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as someone who exclusively finds fic through bookmarks of authors I like the heartbreak of seeing works (112) bookmarks (0) is only matched by going to an author’s page, seeing works (12) bookmarks (679) except their written fic and what they bookmark are from wildly divergent fandoms

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“Characters who are in love with each other but don’t realise it due to constant miscommunicaton is frustratingly common in mainstream media, why would you want to replicate it in your fanfic“ because none of us have the slightest idea how to actually write a relationship that’s gotten past the mutual pining stage, my dude.

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Not calling out anyone in particular, but when I describe a character in gender-neutral terms and y’all consistently refer to them as “he/him” in the notes, I do notice that.

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Chapter 6 of Necrodeviant is out!

Gideon and co. rush to the lab in a desperate bid to get in and rescue Harrow.  Even the intercession of an unexpected ally, though, can’t prepare them for what they’re going to find inside...

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How new WIPs are born:

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Chapter 5 of Necrodeviant is out!

With a reluctant Harrow in tow, Gideon sets out to investigate the lab that seems to be at the center of everything... but are they the watchers, or are they being watched?

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Locked Tomb Trilogy | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: John Gaius | Necrolord Prime & Gideon Nav Characters: Gideon Nav, John Gaius | Necrolord Prime Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Humor, Chance Meetings, Background Gideon Nav/Dulcinea Septimus, Harrow the Ninth Spoilers (Locked Tomb Trilogy) Summary:

On the day of her biggest triumph, Gideon Nav was running late.

*** A story in which Gideon Nav, a highly distinguished Cohort lieutenant, saves the day—and the girl—and then gets stuck in the lift of The Erebos with a man feeding her peanuts as if they have all the time in the world. They haven’t, but if he doesn’t mind, then why should she?

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Someone: hey, if you’re a writer, why don’t I ever see you writing?

Me, a writer who’s been daydreaming about three characters, two unwritten chapters, some scraps of dialogue, and a partial plot that still needs to be heated up in the microwave before it’s usable:

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Hi friends!! I’m back with HtN-themed stickers and a Sixth House patch bc I am Like This! They’re all on Etsy now if you want :) http://etsy.com/shop/waywordspaperco

Also, thank you so much for all your support last month. I’m bowled over by how kind everyone has been - it truly means the world 😭🖤

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Chapter 4 of Necrodeviant is (finally) up!

Now officially on the run, Gideon and Harrow are joined by Camilla, Palamedes, and a new ally who brings new leads on the situation--but the mystery only continues to deepen.

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Chapter 3 of Necrodeviant is up!

Gideon begins hunting for answers about Harrow and her strange abilities... but the shadowy figures chasing Harrow are also on the hunt, and time’s running out for Gideon to keep things under wraps.

(please note that I’ve added a violence warning & upped the rating to Mature since the last chapter)