Fannish Writing Meme: 2024 (Part 2)

[mumblemumble]

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14. What were your go-to writing songs?

Oh hey, I actually listened to Longing Town on repeat while writing wind, tell her lightly (Parallel World), to get in the mood. Otherwise, huh, most of my titles this year weren't even song lyrics? Wild! Usually it's almost exclusively song lyrics. New achievement!

18. Share your favorite ending line

An easy one, for once. From how to fall in love with a ghost (DMBJ):

In the home you share, the ghost can become alive.

23. If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

Okay, I have to assume that there was a moment when the long fic started coming together in my head, like, as a somewhat cohesive whole, but of course I have no memory of when that was. I probably complained about having to add another chapter.

Being the first English work* in the The Way Home tag was VERY SATISFYING (the 50th, too!), but now it's kind of lonely. But! It's still the only one, and all four comments on it are by people who've only experienced the drama through my incoherent yelling, so that's actually very nice. 🥹 Frondship. 🥹

* to build a home

26. Did you create fanworks other than fic?

Not as much as I'd like! I think these three?

» towards the shore (found poetry remix thing, Parallel World)
» Great Location, Didn't Last Long (moodboard, Guardian)
» untitled Chu Shuzhi collage (paper craft, Guardian)

I had to stop making icons when I bought the MacBook, because I haven't found a program that lets me work with 100x100 pixels on this stupid Retina display. Everything is SO SHARP and icons are so tiny. Like, I contacted actual Support people to explain the problem and they were like, what, and then I explained again with screenshots and they were like, no that's just the Retina display. Just work at 200%. THAT'S NOT HOW ICON-MAKING WORKS.

Anyway, so now I can't make icons anymore. 😔

30. What would you like to write next year?

Oh no, I don't have a list. I think when The Ingenious One 2 comes out, if it's this year, I'd like to try and write some fic for it? Probably more War of Faith fic! More filth. We'll see! Any requests? 😬✨

Comments

[trobadora]

I had to stop making icons when I bought the MacBook, because I haven't found a program that lets me work with 100x100 pixels on this stupid Retina display. Everything is SO SHARP and icons are so tiny. Like, I contacted actual Support people to explain the problem and they were like, what, and then I explained again with screenshots and they were like, no that's just the Retina display. Just work at 200%. THAT'S NOT HOW ICON-MAKING WORKS.

Oh wow, that's super annoying! *hugs*

[mumblemumble]

I still love the MacBook a lot a lot, but this particular problem is unexpectedly STUPID.

<3!

[clevermanka]

I'm tempted to read how to fall in love with a ghost even though I don't know beans about the canon (apart from Tumblr gifs) bc you know me and ghost love 🧡👻🧡

[mumblemumble]

Well, IF IT HELPS, there aren't any actual ghosts in the fic; it's just a metaphor for a lot of things. 👻 And I'm afraid it references various bits of DMBJ canon to an extent that would probably make it frustrating to read for you. But you aren't missing out on any ghosts! <3

[clevermanka]

Ah, dang, well thanks for the heads up lol

yes this is katla

[(Anonymous)]

I really hope your The Way Home fandom sees some action, I would love that for you!

Any requests? she says...

this - this - this
'Probably more War of Faith fic! More filth.'
preferably in combination 🤭

Re: yes this is katla

[mumblemumble]

Well, there's a ton of ~*BROTHERLY*~ edits on XHS (and a ton of the corresponding RPF), so now that everyone's getting an XHS account, maybe some more people will find the drama. :-D

And I will try very hard to make some Shenlai filth happen this year, and I'll do my best to make it extra unhinged. 😌

🫶