this is bookish anon here! hey, it’s totally fine, i understand, i have uni kicking my ass here too and it’s even my final year so it’s pretty brutal lmao you must have missed my previous ask cause i haven’t gotten far in ‘enchantée’ so i don’t mind dropping it atm :) i’m planning on getting a twitter sometime soon, probs after i graduate cause i’d like to avoid the distraction ha. do you happen to have discord tho?
hey bookish anon, would you mind sending me a non-anon message? lol. that way i can share my discord!
Bookish anon here again! I've decided to read Enchantée at a later date so I can read All The Light We Cannot See with you :)
hey bookish anon!! sorry for the late response i’m 1) bad w/ tumblr lol… 2) currently working at a hospital and dealing with the covid stuff and 3) i’m getting all my grad school papers together so i’m struggling lol. but i managed to finish ‘the library at mount char’ last night and it was a wild ride, definitely one of the strangest most intense books i’ve ever read. 4/5 stars, would recommend if you’re not queasy about gore.
aaahh don’t feel the need to shelve anything for me btw!! ;-; i will be diving into ‘all the light we cannot see’ now but if you’ve been dying to read enchantee go ahead! also, i’m much more active on twitter if you want to keep in touch on there, or we could exchange emails somehow. i’ll probably be a really distracted reading buddy but i’ll do my best ^^;;
I don't really have a twitter acct so I couldn't contact you through there so my best shot was through here! I was wondering if you would like to buddy-read books with me? This is so random, I know, but none of my friends read, which sucks, and I kinda thought abt you for some reason. Sorry if I'm being too forward! It's all right if you say no, I'm just glad I asked. Take care, melo 💕
i'm currently reading 'the library at mount char' by scott hawkins and 'all the light we cannot see' by anthony doerr if you want to join me! what books are you personally interested in?
I’m not gonna talk about how I feel about the fics and you most likely deleting them,I think that’s the last thing you want right now. I just want you to know that I support whatever decision you choose to do. I haven’t been following for as long as others, but I want you to know that whatever you do matters. You deserve to feel happy and not feel like your disappointing others for not writing fics or whatever.
Whatever you feel is best for you, do it. I’ve been in this kind of situation before, and doing what you want is the best thing for your mentality. I’m not trying to compare and say I know what your going through. I won’t ever understand, and that’s ok. It’s your life, your mind, your opinion. Do whatever makes you happy, I wish you the best❤️
Thank you for your words anon, I didn’t take it as a comparison or anything. I hope you’ve come out stronger and happier from your situation too, and I really appreciate you taking the time to write this message to me. Thank you for supporting my writing and this decision for my happiness. It really means a lot.
I’m sorry you’ve come to feel that way about kftf and fic in general. Kftf was one of those fics I had opened on my phone and set aside to come back to on a bad day (I love vampire Keith) and I’m a little disappointed that I waited too long to read it but that’s on me, not you. And I get it. I’ve recently started college and it sucks. I don’t know what I’m doing and it’s not fun and I hate it. So as a result I’ve started relying more and more on klance because they’re the only thing 1/
that makes me happy anymore (even though that’s probably not going to be sustainable much longer) and I’ve started trying to write stuff for them because I used to find writing fun when I was younger and it’s so difficult to write and not worry that it sounds bad or stupid or will be something that people judge me on, when in reality I know it’s probably fine but it just never feels like my writing’s good enough. My standards for myself are too high and I’m scared I’ll never reach them. 2/I’m worried this is beginning to sound like I’m trying to make you feel guilty for deleting for kftf or I’m dumping my own problems on you, neither of which is my intention here. I love your writing and I think you’re really talented and I have no doubt you’ll go on to succeed at whatever you try your hand at. I’m a little saddened by your decision, yes, but I totally understand and I support you. I’m sure you’ll get published and it’ll be amazing and I wish you the best. I’m sure we all do. 3/3
Hey anon, you’re absolutely fine no need to apologize. I knew that my decision would inevitably hurt some people, especially those who have been asking when I would go back to it. When I deleted KFTF, as dramatic as it sounds, it really did feel like ripping something out of me. So it was quite physically, a heart wrenching decision to make, and I’m sorry. Thank you for understanding.
I’m really sorry to hear that college has been hard on you. I know, in a way, how that can feel. Again, I loved my uni, but some of the hardest moments in my life happened during my time there. And I want to tell you as someone who survived those moments, it does get better. I hope it gets so much better for you anon. I hope you discover what you’re looking for. You will make it through. And if you discover that college isn’t for you, that’s absolutely okay too. It’s not the one path in life you have to follow. Do what’s right for you.
The thing that carried me through was writing for klance, so if writing and klance are your solaces, write with all your might. The fear of being ridiculed, the fear of not meeting your own expectations and being disheartened by it, are all really relatable and valid to a lot of writers. But I want to tell you that the people on AO3 are unbelievably kind, and I’ve been incredibly lucky with my readership. I know that a few other fanfic authors haven’t been as fortunate and have had a few questionable commenters, but posting on AO3 under a username, where no one on there knew who I was or what I was going through, was really liberating. And it gave me hope, it gave me strength, to keep posting my words. And I felt so happy with the readers I had that I felt comfortable enough to share aspects of my life and my struggles, and even though I’ve made this decision today to not write for fandom anymore to save my mental health, I will always be so, so, so grateful to every one of my readers who gave me the courage to begin pursuing my dream.
So I encourage you to write, and I encourage you to share your work. It is nervewracking and terrifying, and there may always be a layer of anxiety to it. But if you love writing then please continue writing. Don’t let anyone stop you, most of all yourself. Big expectations are daunting, but it will keep you hungry and ambitious and you will get better the more you write and the more you read and practice. You will meet your own expectations without realizing it, and after you meet those expectations, you’re gonna set even higher ones for yourself.
So give yourself a chance, please. If there’s anything I want to leave behind as a fanfic writer, it’s knowing I was able to encourage other people to start writing too. I’m wishing you all the best anon and cheering for you!!
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some sweets & a little magic, pt 3 and the final ficlet i’m posting for werewolf keith/witch lance month!! i wish i could’ve finished my full fic on time for the 31st, featuring a more spooky setting in a haunted corn maze and some demon hunting, but if i ever do, i’ll be sure to post it on ao3 ^^ HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! thank you everyone for reading!! ♡
When Lance moves back home to take over his grandmother’s highly-acclaimed coffee shop, he quickly realizes there’s a bigger issue than the struggle of carrying out his family legacy. Namely, his annoyingly handsome ex-boyfriend, who also happens to own the rowdy, customer-stealing gastropub that just opened up next door. Lance is determined to taste sweet success, but with memories of his romantic past making an unfortunate comeback, it seems like there might be more than just coffee brewing between them.
Chapters: 1/? | Language: English | Art Credit: here
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