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A Taste of the Truth

Fandom: Hetalia

Rating: Teen and up

No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationship: Liechtenstein and Austria

Summary: “A deleted scene from ‘Ties of Blood and Water’. Austria buys Liechtenstein her first beer, and tells the truth disguised as a lie.”

A Taste of the Truth

Fandom: Hetalia

Rating: Teen and up

No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationship: Liechtenstein and Austria

Summary: “A deleted scene from ‘Ties of Blood and Water’. Austria buys Liechtenstein her first beer, and tells the truth disguised as a lie.”

Sorry for my absence on here!

Anyways, I’m gonna post a new fic soon!

Yep! 😉

Town of Anywhere Chapter 32 with no context

Write fanfic for yourself.

Publish fanfic for the rotation of 3-6 people who are devoted readers and will either go feral or leave you very nice words and yell with you about it.

Thanks for the tag!! Your WIPs sound interesting 👀

WIP 1: Sad god plays the Sims with real people, causing problems across multiple universes

WIP 2: The Emissary and the personification of the country formerly known as the United States have dinner together

WIP 3: Intergalactic strife over a broken jewel (Alternate bad title: Dune for women)

WIP 4: The Dark Lord has stolen your face! Now what?

WIP 5: Ever After High meets Sailor Moon, isekai-style

I tag @toxic-luck and whoever else wants to do this!

"Poorly title your WIP. "

I have a couple of ideas:

1. Jewelry Eating: a Beginner's Guide

2. How To Befriend a Alien Horror

3. No Thanks, Marie Kondo

4. Chaos at the Ladder Handling Seminar

5. Tentacular Isakai!

I tag @chennnington and @thundercatwaffle

Just posted a new fic!

Weirdness

Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks

Rating: Teen and Up

No Archive Warnings Apply

Pairing: Brad Boimler/Beckett Mariner

Summary: “After crash-landing on a planet together, Mariner and Boimler discover that they are soulmates, and weirdness ensues.”

I’ve decided all my Star Trek fics take place in the same universe FYI

So unless I say so, they’re all in the same universe

If any of my fics ever get a TVTropes page I genuinely hope it’s Town of Anywhere because this fic is wacky and I feel like people would have a field day looking for all the tropes and just reading about what tropes are in this fic

😈 for the writing asks

And 🦅 too. seems appropriate for blue bird writing :)

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

I’d say Chapter 3 and 4 of Ties of Blood and Water are just that. Putting poor Roderich through hell hehehe :P (he only kind of deserved it)

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

I’m an outliner! The only exception to this is The Town of Anywhere, which isn’t fully outlined but I have the next 10 or so chapters outlined

Fanfic Writer Emoji Ask

😅 What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists?

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

🤡 What's a line, scene, or exchange you've written that made you laugh?

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

✍ Do you have a beta reader?

🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉

💋 First kiss fics. Love em or hate em?

🎶 Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?

🛠What tools/programs/apps do you use to write?

⛔ Do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

🙋‍♀️ Do any irl people know you write fanfic?

🍦 What's the sweetest fic you've created so far?

🍷 Do you drink and write?

🍆 Do you write the spicy stuffs? If so, what's your most popular nsfw fic?

🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write?

💖 What made you start writing?

💌 How do you feel about comments and feedback?

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

💲 Would you ever open commissions?

🧐 Do you spend much time researching for your stories?

🏆 What's your most popular fic?

🎃 Do you write fics for certain holidays? Which is your favorite holiday inspired fic?

🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which?

🎨 How do you feel about fan art of your stories?

📈 How many fics do you have?

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

🤗 What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started?

💞 Who's your comfort character?

🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them.

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

🤲 Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

😬 Which of your fics would you be most horrified for friends, family, or coworkers to stumble upon?

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

✅ What's something that appears in your fics over and over and over again, even if you don't mean to?

📚 Would you ever want to turn writing into a career?

⌛ How long does it take you to write a fic, or a chapter?

🤯 What's a genre you struggle with as a writer (ex. romance, action, etc.)?

💔 Is there a fic of yours that broke your heart?

💥 How do you feel about criticism?

🤭 Do you have a favorite tag to use when posting your works?

🥰 How do you feel about reader interaction? Are you open to receiving questions about your fics?

Town of Anywhere Chapter 32 with no context

You know, an interesting tumblr transformation that's happened gradually, and which I've seen no one talk about: ask-culture has essentially dropped off to nothing.

By which I mean, asks used to be WAY more of the tumblr economy. They used to be more common to send, and receive, and see. They were integral to the collaborative, forum-like behavior of old tumblr communities, not even to speak on the HUGE number of ask-blogs that used to exist to only be interacted with in ask-form.

I'm not saying this in a vying-for-attention way but instead in an observational way: I used to get way way more asks in like 2015, even with a fraction of my follower count. I wonder if it's due to the homogenization of social media sites? There's a lot more of this divide between "content creator" and "consumer" instead of just a bunch of peer blogs who would talk to each other. "Asks" aren't really a thing on twitter, are they? And as I understand it, the closest thing to an "ask" on instagram or tiktok would be a creator screenshotting some comment and responding to it in a new reel or video or whatever those content mediums are. Are asks just too tumblr-specific? Is that aspect of the site culture dying out as more and more people converge to using all their social media sites in the same way?

opening up my own fanfiction document on my personal laptop to see if the author has updated it yet

Got this on my main and had permission to post here!

This is from the next chapter of The Town of Anywhere by the way!

for every "🌹" received in my inbox i'll post one random sentence of a random WIP i'm currently writing

You gotta read wips. You gotta read stories that have been abandoned or haven't been updated in weeks, months, years. You have to give a story a chance even on the chance it never gets finished. The biggest reason besides personal stuff for a story to get abandoned is the lack of engagement. A comment is sometimes all it needs for a new chapter, even years later. Read that wip from 2017 that never saw the final chapter. Leave a comment that you loved it. Subscribe to the story. Sometimes you need to appreciate the things that never got finished, and perhaps make an author's day that someone loved their story despite that. Comment on wips. Comment on every chapter. It makes a difference.

Fanfiction Work-In-Progress Guessing Game

Send me a word, if it’s in my wip document I’ll answer your ask with the sentence that it appears in

The 2024 Star Trek Winter Gift Exchange is here!

Q: What is the Star Trek Winter Gift Exchange?

A: It’s a fanworks exchange for any fandom within the Star Trek universe, from The Original Series to Strange New Worlds!

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Q: How does it work?

A: When you sign up, you’ll provide three options of gift ideas you’d like to receive, as well as gifts you’re open to making. Once sign-ups close, the mod will send you the url of the person you’ll make a fanwork for and their requests. You’ll have the month of January to fulfill one of the requests. Make sure your ask box is open so the mod or your Secret Santa can contact you!

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Q: Do I have to make fanart/fanfic for the exchange?

A: Nope! All types of fanworks are welcome :) Fics, art, edits, fanvids, playlists, moodboards, podfics, among other things! As long as you’re creating it, it’s welcome.

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Q: What are the important dates I should know?

A: December 29, 11:59 pm CST: sign-ups close

January 1-3: You’ll be notified who your recipient is.

January 21-31: Post your gifts! Details here.

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Q: Sounds awesome! How do I sign up?

A: Fill out this form!

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Q: What if I only want to be a pinch hitter?

A: If you ONLY want to be a pinch hitter, fill out this form!

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If you have other questions, send an ask. And don’t forget to spread the word!

Anyways, I’m currently working on Chapter 32 of The Town of Anywhere! Expect it to be posted sometime in the next couple of weeks

Just posted my fic masterpost! It’s sorted by fandom for easy browsing!

Let me know if the links aren’t working!

Fanfic Masterpost

Star Trek

Wedding Attire - VOY, Janeway/Chakotay

Red Hills and Bones - DS9

Everyone’s Favorite Everything Bagel- PRO, Dal & Gwyn

Regrets - PRO, Janeway/Chakotay, Zero & Janeway

Frosty Affairs - OC-centric

I Hate It - LWD, Tendi/Rutherford

I’m Glad Whenever I Can Share Her Laughter - DS9, Garashir kid fic

Weirdness - LWD, Boimler/Mariner

Hiveswap

Dying is for Normies - Kuprum & Folykl

Fade to Black - Folykl-centric

Doublethink - Kuprum-centric

Hetalia

Ties of Blood and Water - Liechtenstein & Austria

Those Who I Cherish - Liechtenstein-centric

A Taste of the Truth - Liechtenstein & Austria

The Kane Chronicles

Anything For You - Thoth/OC

Ashes - OC-centric

SPY x Family

Operation Comic Book - Anya & Loid

Corn Maze - Anya & Bond, the Forger family

Cinderella Moment - Damian/Anya, Anya & Becky, the Forger family

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Kyoshi and Her Friend - Aang-centric, Kyoshi/Rangi

Avatar: Legend of Korra

Midnight Snack - Korra & Tenzin

Penguin Sledding - Korra & Katara

Cells At Work

Falling - AE3803/U-1146

Encanto

Ghosts - Mirabel & Camilo

The Hunger Games

Unto the Labyrinth - OC-centric [ONGOING]

Tales From The Labyrinth [Tributember 2024] - OC-centric

Crossovers

A Chance Meeting - Frankenstein/Original Work, Frankenstein’s Monster & OC

A Burning Question - Encanto/Hercules, Luisa & Hercules

Redacted - Hetalia/DS9

Reserved - Hetalia/DS9

The Town of Anywhere - Multifandom crossover [ONGOING]

Cinderella Moment

Fandom: SPY x FAMILY

Chapters: 2/2

Rating: General Audiences

No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Anya Forger/Damian Desmond, Anya Forger & Loid Forger & Yor Forger, Anya Forger & Becky Blackbell

Summary: “Becky, Loid, and Yor help Anya prepare for a formal dance at Eden Academy.

At the dance, she catches Damian's eye.”

I’m Glad Whenever I Can Share Her Laughter

Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space 9

Chapters: 2/2

Rating: Teen and Up

No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Garak/Bashir, Garak & Original Character, Julian Bashir & Original Character

Summary: “Julian and Garak reflect on their new happy life together raising their daughter.”

I Hate It

Fandom: Star Trek: Lower Decks

Rating: Teen and Up

No Archive Warnings Apply

Pairing: Tendi/Rutherford

Summary: “After the events of "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place", Tendi finds herself sleepless and thinking of how much she hated fake-dating Rutherford. Or at least, telling herself she hated it.”

Corn Maze

Fandom: SPY x FAMILY

Rating: General Audiences

No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationship: Anya Forger & Bond, Anya Forger & Yor Forger & Loid Forger & Bond

Summary: “One October day, the Forgers take a family outing to a farm, where they do a corn maze. Bond helps them out.”

Frosty Affairs

Fandom: Star Trek

Rating: Teen and Up

No Archive Warnings Apply

Pairing: Original Character/Original Character (Milrune Marshall/Tabok Melor)

Summary: “After a harrowing near-death experience, the Nyxtorii Ensign Milrune Marshall is upset to find her close friend and crush, Ensign Tabok Melor, the first Cardassian in Starfleet, avoiding her. His reason for avoiding her is something she never expected....”

Additional Context: This is a snippet from an unwritten original Star Trek story with almost all original characters (except Harry Kim). If you have any questions about the characters or anything, feel free to ask!

Those Who I Cherish

Fandom: Hetalia

Rating: General Audiences

No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Liechtenstein & Everybody (pretty much)

Summary: “A companion piece to "Ties of Blood and Water".

Liechtenstein realizes just how loved she is at a world meeting.”