#author asks

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caffelattedellequattro:

Yet another writing ask

  1. Which of your fics would you keep the basic plot of but rewrite completely?
  2. Anything that you’d like to write but feel like you’re unable to?
  3. How would you describe your writing style?
  4. Do you have any OCs? Do you have a story for them?
  5. What’s a tag you never want to use for your works even when it applies?
  6. What’s your ratio for rating your works?
  7. Your favourite ao3 tag.
  8. How slow is a slow burn?
  9. Thoughts on cliffhangers.
  10. Top three favourite fic tropes.
  11. Three tropes that are fine but overrated.
  12. If you write in more than one language, what’s the difference?
  13. Rate your worldbuilding skills from 1 to 10.
  14. Write and share the first sentence of a new fic. Just that.
  15. What’s your favourite plotless fic you have written?
  16. Are one-shots really underrated?
  17. Past or present tense? Why?
  18. First, second, or third person?
  19. Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.
  20. Do you work on a single project or many at the same time? How does that work for you?
  21. Can you accurately predict how long your fics are going to be? If you can, what’s your secret?
  22. What is it about watching the same two idiots falling in love over and over again?
  23. Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?
  24. Thoughts on flashbacks/flashforwards.
  25. Is writing the whole thing beforehand better or worse than writing it as you go?
  26. What would you describe as OOC?
  27. Do you agree that one shouldn’t start a story with a piece of dialogue?
  28. Any writing advice that works for you and you feel like sharing?
  29. What’s the hardest thing about writing?
  30. Describe a fic that almost happened, but then it didn’t.
  31. What was the most difficult fic for you to write (but in the end you made it)?
  32. Do you have a word/expression that you always use in your writing?
  33. Give your writing a compliment.
  34. Do you write to improve? Or is that not a concern for you?
  35. Thoughts on writing challenges/contests.
  36. How do you come up with fic titles? What’s the one you’re most proud of?
  37. Do you research before writing or while you write? Is it fun or boring for you?
  38. “This never happened” fix-it fics or “this happened but” fix-it fics?
  39. Wildest AU scenario you have written?
  40. Write a 9-word fic.

padfootdidit:

reblog this so your readers can tell you what they love about your fic writing !!

1. favourite fic overall
2. favourite headcanon
3. favourite line
4. favourite scene
5. favourite au
6. favourite canon
7. favourite characterisation
8. favourite joke
9. favourite sad bit
10. favourite one shot
11. favourite series
12. favourite fic to reread

obaewankenope:

justwhumpythings:

  1. Tell us about your current project(s)  – what’s it about, how’s progress, what do you love most about it?
  2. Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project
  3. What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway)
  4. Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like)
  5. What character that you’re writing do you most identify with?
  6. What character do you have the most fun writing?
  7. What do you think are the characteristics of your personal writing style? Would others agree?
  8. Is what you like to write the same as what you like to read?
  9. Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? Do you wish you were the other?
  10. How would you describe your writing process?
  11. What do you envy in other writers?
  12. Do you want your writing to be famous?
  13. Do you share your writing online? (Drop a link!) Do you have projects you’ve kept just for yourself?
  14. At what point in writing do you come up with a title?
  15. Which is harder: titles or summaries (or tags)?
  16. Tried anything new with your writing lately? (style, POV, genre, fandom?)
  17. Do you think readers perceive your work - or you - differently to you? What do you think would surprise your readers about your writing or your motivations?
  18. Do any of your stories have alternative versions? (plotlines that you abandoned, AUs of your own work, different characterisations?) Tell us about them.
  19. Is there something you always find yourself repeating in your writing? (favourite verb, something you describe ‘too often’, trope you can’t get enough of?)
  20. Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)
  21. What other medium do you think your story would work well as? (film, webcomic, animated series?)
  22. Do you reread your old works? How do you feel about them?
  23. What’s the story idea you’ve had in your head for the longest?
  24. Would you say your writing has changed over time?
  25. What part of writing is the most fun?

oh please, i’m in the Mood To Answer Asks!

Is it just me, or is my dashboard really quiet and empty today?

Either that or I’m just bored out of my mind…

Or both.

Odd question, but what do you guys think the ship theme songs would be for me and each of my f/o’s?

(Taka, Kiibo, Makoto, Bakugou and Shizuo)?

Tagging:@alizachan@th0tpimusprime@shslkokichisimp@howuart@lovelii-ann

(You guys can also put in what song(s) you would have for your f/o’s)

shadesfalcon:

1) is there a story you’re holding off on writing for some reason?

2) what work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?

3) what order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?

4) favorite character you’ve written

5) character you were most surprised to end up writing

6) something you would go back and change in your writing that it’s too late/complicated to change now

7) when asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?

8) favorite genre to write

9) what, if anything, do you do for inspiration?

10) write in silence or with background noise? with people or alone?

11) what aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing?

12) your weaknesses as an author

13) your strengths as an author

14) do you make playlists for your current wips?

15) why did you start writing?

16) are there any characters who haunt you?

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

18) were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? what were they?

19) when it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.?

20) do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts?

21) what do you think when you read over your older work?

22) are there any subjects that make you uncomfortable to write?

23) any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing?

24) have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about, in order to better a scene or a story?

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

Anyone?

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