#3, 4, 15, and 16 for the writer asks, please?

Why friend, it would be a pleasure, thank you!!

What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

Haha. My top tags usually fill this in too. I am a creature of habit. But you know how I feel about friendship. I think that's my topmost one. Even when I write a romance, I always begin with the friendship aspect and build on that. We call that slow burn in our circles, I know, but I also think it's just a better way to go. The insta passion stuff can happen---I don't deny--but I enjoy reading slow burn and friendship building more. So I write it.

I also love bromance tremendously, so my characters consistently demonstrate their loyalty and care for each other in my work.

While I enjoy fluff in it's place, I like to put my people THROUGH it more. I enjoy my heroes and heroines having to really struggle in various ways, because the pay off is sweeter. So I'm usually writing adventure fics or drama, etc over fluffy fics because I like to develop that. I sprinkle comfort and fluff in, of course, but it's not the main theme.

What detail in [insert fic] are you really proud of?

Hmm. I've written a fair bit, so I have to ponder this. xD I think it would have to be something that is consistent with a character throughout my fics. And that is developing Piett's little physical habits a character. So he straightens his spine when he's facing difficult things. He lifts his chin when there's a challenge. He runs a hand through his hair because he's self conscious about curls. He tugs his uniform jacket because the uniform is his armor and he needs it to be perfect. He flushes when people compliment him because he doesn't know how to receive praise.

What's your favorite AU that you've written?

Gack. That's hard. I mean technically all my work is AU. xD However, if we go with my OWN AUs outside of Empire Reimagined....Yeah still hard. LOL. How about this----at the MOMENT [subject to change]---I'd need to go with The Dragon Speaker. I am pleased with my word craft and world building for that fic. It was my first of only two true fantasies I've written, and I am pleased with it. Also, it was so very fun to have the Lady as a dragon and equip all my people with swords and magic and so on.

What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

I'm copy/pasting my answer to this from another lovely reader.

Oh this is easy I’m glad to say. I ADORE Frodogenic’s Meet The Skywalkers AU. The author allows the Executor and everyone on it to survive but they get lost for 25 years and have to get back to known space. It’s hilarious and in line with Zahn’s work. I adore the odd couple friendship Built between Vader and his Admiral. I can’t recommend the story enough.

Thank you friend!

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musewrangler

called-kept asked:

1, 7, 10, and 16?

Thank you friend! These questions are fun to think about!

What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

I would have to go with In The Trenches We Find Our Friends. It is the beginning of my Empire Reimagined series and sets up the characters that a reader will get to know in all my work. My favorite guys—-my brotp—- are General Veers and Admiral Piett and this story sets up the reader for their adventures in the series but also how I write them in all my other AUs.

Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?

I think I did a decent job in Rebellions Are Built On Hope. I really enjoyed diving into Axxila and how Piett and Leia built their life there. (He adopts her as a baby in this fic) It was fun painting the city and their home with words.

How do you decide what to write?

Aha. This assumes I am in any way in control of my muses. This is kind of you, but I’m definitely in the passenger seat clutching the dash. 😉

Ok, it is true that wonderful readers have given me many prompts over the years, and that really fuels my imagination. Other times, whumptober challenges grow into larger stories. And occasionally I actually sit down to ponder a new storyline for a series. I love doing history AUs and I enjoy ‘what if?’ Storylines which creates my Star Wars multiverse 😂

What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

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questions for fic writers

a collection of questions i, as a writer, would love to be asked !!!

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

4. What detail in [insert fic] are you really proud of?

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

6. What’s one fact about the universe of [insert fic] that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

7. Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

9. How do you find new fic to read?

10. How do you decide what to write?

11. Are you partial to a certain character/pairing or are you more equal-opportunity? If you are partial to any character/pairing, why do you think that is?

12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?

13. Are there any tropes you used to like but don’t anymore?

14. Are there any tropes you would only read if written by a trusted friend or writer?

15. What’s your favorite AU that you’ve written?

16. What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

18. If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

19. If you wrote a spin-off of [insert fic], what would it involve?

20. If you wrote a prequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

21. If you wrote a “missing scene” in [insert fic], what would it be?

22. Who is your favorite character in [insert fic] and why?

23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?

24. Are there any easter eggs in [insert fic], and if so, what are they?

25. What other websites or resources do you use most often when you write?

26. Would you rather write a fic that had no dialogue or one that was only dialogue?

27. How long did it take to write [insert fic]? Describe the process.

28. Does anyone read your fics before you post them? If so, who?

29. What songs would be (or are) on a playlist for [insert fic]? Explain your choices if you want!

30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter?

31. What’s your ideal fic length to write?

32. What’s your ideal fic length to read?

33. If you write chaptered fics, what’s your ideal chapter length to write? Is it different from your ideal chapter length to read?

34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?

35. What aspects of your writing are completely unlike your real life?

36. Do you visualize what you read/write?

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

38. Did any of your fics get surprisingly popular (whatever that means to you)? Which ones? Why do you think they were so successful?

39. Is any aspect of your writing process inspired by other writers or people? If so, who?

40. Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?

41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”

42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?

43. If you take/write prompts: what’s your favorite prompt fic that you’ve written?

44. If you take/write prompts: do you prefer dialogue or scenario/narrative prompts?

45. What’s something you’ve improved on since you started writing fic?

46. Do you prefer writing on your phone or on a computer (or something else)? Do you think where you write affects the way you write?

47. If [insert fic] was a pair of shoes, what kind would it be? Describe the shoes.

48. What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?

49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!

musewrangler

These are all so interesting! Go for it!

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