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the best relationship between the eternals

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ENEMIES OF THE STATE

[KC x Legacies]

Summary: Hope enters Lizzie's memories as part of a complicated locator spell to retrieve a missing object but returns with something else.

If you haven't already, read it on AO3

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I think the meaning of life is eating good food in the company of people you love

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Writing a KC x Legacies fic brought me back to all the good stuff I loved on the show

Credits: soulforbes

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Eight Rules For Writing -- from a long ago piece I wrote for The Guardian.

1 Write.

2 Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.

3 Finish what you're writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.

4 Put it aside. Read it pretending you've never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion you respect and who like the kind of thing that this is.

5 Remember: when people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.

6 Fix it. Remember that, sooner or later, before it ever reaches perfection, you will have to let it go and move on and start to write the next thing. Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.

7 Laugh at your own jokes.

8 The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you're allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it's definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.

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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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send an ask: get to know your author

1) is there a story you’re holding off on writing for some reason? I don't really hold off on writing, I hold off on sharing!

2) what work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing? I once rewrote the lyrics to Peter Andre's 'Mysterious Girl' for this rando I had a crush on in college

3) what order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else? I write an outline (sometimes including the ending), then fill in my favourite scenes as per my mood then stitch them up together

4) favorite character you’ve written: I love writing Klaus PoV; I feel like I can relate to him in a, you know, non-serial killer way

5) character you were most surprised to end up writing: Rebekah! I didn't think I'd write any of her scenes but I did and it was fun

6) something you would go back and change in your writing that it’s too late/complicated to change now: In 'What Could Have Been' the writing implied that Klaus & Cami slept together even though I personally don't think they did according to what I understood of canon. I changed it just for fun but in hindsight I'd have preferred to leave it as is

7) when asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write? Imagine muted introvert-esque enthusiasm - people do know that I write, they just don't necessarily know WHAT I write :P

8) favorite genre to write: I love writing ACTION & fight scenes because it's almost like choreography & just fun to put into words

9) what, if anything, do you do for inspiration? For fanfic, I watch the show or go through my Pinterest

10) write in silence or with background noise? with people or alone? Alone but with background score that works with the scene I'm writing, that's very important for me to direct the story in my head

11) what aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing? Conversation flow & general Thesaurus skills lol

12) your weaknesses as an author: there's a lot but the main ones would be repetition of words/phrases - I have to work extra hard to make sure those don't happen. Also, my memory sucks so I need to keep going back to read what already happened in the story so far

13) your strengths as an author: Empathy for my characters

14) do you make playlists for your current wips? Of COURSE

15) why did you start writing? Mostly to get the angst out of my system. It worked with Klaroline :D

16) are there any characters who haunt you? Nope, once I write it out, I can easily move on

17) if you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be? Just upload it already!

18) were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? what were they? Fics? that's way too many to list. With books, writing style that had most impact was probably J.K.Rowling

19) when it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.? You should see my Murder-Board-Level colour-coded EXCEL SHEET

20) do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts? Mostly little spurts, unless I get time slots in my day for long sessions

21) what do you think when you read over your older work? I feel like I read enough of it when I'm writing it & I'm usually satisfied when I finish so I don't revisit them

22) are there any subjects that make you uncomfortable to write? Maybe extreme torture or heavy SMUT

23) any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing? I grew up in a conservative country where reading was healthy escapism so there's that :)

24) have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about, in order to better a scene or a story? After my Klaroline story, I felt like I could write a book on Hybrid blood - if only that was a life-skill

25) copy/paste a few sentences or a short paragraph that you’re particularly proud of:

I loved her," he said quietly.

Caroline swallowed; trying not to be affected by Klaus' hushed declaration but couldn't stop herself.

"There was a time you loved me too, why was this any different?" As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she regretted it for how petty they sounded even though she was genuinely being curious.

Ugh. Her inquisitiveness could be such a pain sometimes. Klaus, however, didn't seem to be bothered by her question.

"I suppose…" he said looking up at Caroline with a sad smile, "…it was nice to be loved back."

This one's for @enniec123 who painstakingly listed out every number in the asks 💜

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content creator appreciation: list five favorite sets you've made and send this ask to five other content creators! 💖

It's birthday month so I'm feeling grateful and pretty good about some of the edits I did long ago. No better time for a throwback :) Here are some of my favourites - what do you think?

KC Bingo 2021: Throne - My very first KC edit

KC AU 2021: Fantasy & Folklore

Klaroline Fall Bingo: Harvest Moon

Niklaus & Caroline

You're my favourite kind of ice-cream

Cheers!

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♡♡♡ You are made of stardust and galaxies and I love you. Send this to your favorite people on this website ♡♡♡

I'd have to send this to a whole lotta people, including you 💜

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tagged by: @diaz-eddie I'm gonna do it because you just bring out that side of me :P

rules: tag nine people you want to know better

three ships: Klaus x Caroline, Hermione x Draco, Buffy x Dean Winchester

last movie: Minnal Murali a.k.a. the most wholesome Malayalam superhero movie ever on Netflix

currently reading: Recently finished 'Masala Lab: the Science of Indian Cooking' by Krish Ashok - it's about all the chemistry involved in getting the best flavours out of food - something that REALLY interests me

currently watching: Superstore (just for fun) but I'm about to get into the new season of Dexter that recently came out

currently consuming: cup of chai

currently craving: BACON cuz that's hard to get and super expensive around here XD

tagging: @misssophiachase @certifiedceraunophile @eliliyah @bellemorte180 @supremeuppityone @destellolunar @enniec123 @galvanizedfriend @idiot--wind

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2021 KC Award for Best AU supernatural one-shot

The votes are in! KC Awards is pleased to announce that @candycolamorgan​ won a KC Award for Best AU supernatural one-shot!

Winning story: I don’t want a sweetheart, I want a machine

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Manips pt. II 

(wish to see Manips I?)

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Woke up to this news and could't believe my eyes! And then I realised I never really posted the story here on Tumblr. So ICYMI, here:

You can read 'Moonlight Sonata' on AO3

And if you enjoy it, do drop a vote on @kcawards under the category 'Best AU supernatural one-shot' :)

Don't forgot to show love & support to the other amazing writers & their stories for this event. You can check out the other nominees & the links to their works HERE.

Happy Voting!

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When reading fanfic keep in mind that for professional literature: 

Short story: under 7,500

Novelette: between 7,500 and 17,500

Novella: between 17,500 and 40,000

Novel: over 40,000

Fics over 40k are literally a novel written and shared for free.  If you have written a 40k+ fic, you have literally written a novel.

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Woke up to this news and could't believe my eyes! And then I realised I never really posted the story here on Tumblr. So ICYMI, here:

You can read 'Moonlight Sonata' on AO3

And if you enjoy it, do drop a vote on @kcawards under the category 'Best AU supernatural one-shot' :)

Don't forgot to show love & support to the other amazing writers & their stories for this event. You can check out the other nominees & the links to their works HERE.

Happy Voting!