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—BEAU MONDE: jily regency AUs (ao3.)
—I BEND LIKE A WILLOW THINKING OF YOU, a ct holiday gift exchange AU inspired by everything everywhere all at once (ao3. playlist.)
—COME TOGETHER, CH. 53: XXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXX? latest info in #ct updates
—masterlist // mobile
—ao3
i fear i'm in ao3 drafts again
referencing ur 20qs why is come together a lovehate relationship for u? love you ❤️
hahaha that was a joke, just because I set myself a tall task in writing it and continue to make it a taller task because of how much I’ve widened the scope of the story as it’s gone on. but we persevere…
thoughts to think!
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These spam comments have been posted about a great deal on the AO3 subreddit for the past couple of days. Initially they comprised a bunch of guest (logged out users) bot comments that insulted authors by suggesting they were using AI and not writing their own fics. Some examples, from the subreddit:
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Hopefully guest commenting will be enabled again at some point soon, but I suggest not waiting until then. Get yourself on that list.
Wait times are going to be longer than usual at the moment, due to the current Wattpad purge [info on Fanlore | Wattpad subreddit thread], but if you're in line, then your invite will come through eventually.
Update: There's now a Megathread about this on the AO3 subreddit.
thank u for the tag i had so much fun w this eeee @emeralddoeadeer
TENDER - blur
HUNGER - florence + the machine
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT - fiona apple
QUE NO SALGA LA LUNA - rosalía
UP FROM A DREAM - haim
IF NOW WAS THEN - maggie rogers
BODYGUARD - beyoncé
BACK TO LIFE (HOWEVER DO YOU WANT ME) - soul ii soul
LOVE LANGUAGE - sza
A&W - lana del rey
HOT TO GO! - chappell roan
tagging @isahorcrux @bamflilyevans @unknowableroom 💓
real & no lie i actually dreamt up backstory for james’s grandparents last night which i’m taking to mean either 1. one of u is in my walls and was whispering potter family lore potter family lore potter family lore thus prompting my subconscious OR 2. the characters are warning me to get writing or else
CH. 52: OUT OF THE CAULDRON
The thing about fibbing, Dorcas Walker knew, was that it had to be done with a delicate touch. As a rule, Mary Macdonald didn’t much believe in regrets. James Potter liked to think he was capable of quiet, noble suffering. It was an inescapable truth that Germaine King was of a nervous disposition. Sirius Black had resigned himself to the moral low ground.
Thank you @thequibblah for the tag!!
1. How many works do you have on A03? 44
2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 1,275,881
3. What fandoms do you write for? Harry Potter/Jily. I briefly wrote for Game of Thrones for a while but my interest in it waned pretty quickly.
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
Shelf Awareness Salmon Fishing in the Olympics Careless Texter Mother Deer (The Completely Unwilling Participants on) The Bachelor
Absolutely unsurprised to learn that my top five fics by kudos are completed.
5. Do you respond to comments? I always intend to. I really do. Sometimes. Sometimes is the answer.
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Don’t understand this question.
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Pretty much any of my completed fics, but the one that jumps out is Shelf Awareness because they were really living the dream. An October of Unconventional Courtships would have beaten it if not for poor old Peter’s finger.
8. Do you get hate on fics? Not really.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I think anyone who’s followed me for a while knows that I absolutely despise the one smut scene that I actually published in a fic, and yet I have written more that is as of yet unpublished. I’m not a fan of writing it. One weird or awkward word choice can turn the whole scene comical and I’m always so in my head about it.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? I guess Bachelor fic is a crossover with, well, The Bachelor? I’ve definitely written fics inspired by other things but never a straight-up crossover.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Yep! I had a fic called A Wizard Walks Into a Bar on FFnet and in 2013 someone took it and reposted it under a completely different fandom that I’d never heard of before. The author had stolen another of mine that I can’t remember and a couple of Bee’s too. My brother left a review on it that was like “I love this fic. I loved it even more when my sister first wrote it a few years ago,” and then we reported it and the account got taken down.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated? A few, yes.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? I’ve co-written with Kristina and with Bee, so as far as co-writing goes there’s no higher plateau that a person can reach.
14. What’s your all time favorite ship? Jily
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha let’s not go down that road right now.
16. What are your writing strengths? Dialogue and comedy. I think that’s fair for me to say.
17. What are your writing weaknesses? Constantly picking and editing as I go instead of bashing out a draft and going over it later.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I don’t have any tbh. You do you.
19. First fandom you wrote for? Jily
20. Favourite fic you’ve written? I have two. Wherefore Art Thou, James Potter and Choose Your Own (sexy) Adventure
Tagging @wearingaberetinparis and @oyprongs if you haven't already done it!
Having just read the 20 qs post, I would say one the biggest strengths of your writing that you left off was your sense of character. Especially in CT with all the switching povs it's amazing the way that each scene feels different based on who's eyes we're seeing it through. Like the change isn't just that we're hearing their thoughts, but the very things they noticed about the world around them is different. It really speaks to your deep understanding of you characters. I just love the way you write so much
omg thank u so much for saying this, that's so sweet of you! i was sort of thinking of this when i said "voice," but more in the sense of the different voices for different stories rather than pov switches within the same fic. it means a lot to me that this stands out to you though because in CT especially it is quite conscious! i remember when i was getting back to writing 52 and beginning with doe's pov, i kept writing lines of narration that didn't sound like her, and i had to edit a lot to make it work hahaha
i finally read the new chapter omg omg so many secrets, sirius is in so much trouble and the marauders too and maybe lily and what's the quidditch team up to and mary and doe and i can't wait for james's impending blow up also the eND jshsjkksjksl i love ct jily sO much anyway you're perfect
thanks pal appreciate u reading and the kind words!
I DON’T WANT YOU HUMBLE!!!!???? YOU HAVE DONE UNSPEAKABLE THINGS TO ME
hehe <3
jaf;lkjewiojtaeoijgd;gjd;ajfe;wjti;jf.... I thought maybe the reblogs meant you were getting back into CT but I am a pessimist so I did not dare hope for a new chapter but you did and woah did it deliver itw as amazing. I love doe and mary so much so seeing a lot of their POV was amazing. Also didn't think we would get much of jily but the little hints and especially this line (“We’re certainly not going to see Grinch, I’ll tell you that much,” James said.) were enough for me. you are amazing and thank you so so much sharing your writing.
thank u for reading eeeeeep <3
thank u to the beloveds @kay-elle-cee and @clare-with-no-i for the tags!
AO3 Username: thequibblah
1. How many works do you have on A03? 28!
2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 1,057,741.... oh it's word city
3. What fandoms do you write for? Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, other stuff i have in the good old back pocket
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
5. Do you respond to comments? i HAVE to. if i don't i'll perish
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? i don't really write angst honestly. and i also don't really write about jily dying so that rules out a gimme. i suppose certain sharp things is the closest i get
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? all of the others?? i suppose in terms of sheer happiness delirium energy, probably blink three times
8. Do you get hate on fics? no thank goodness lol
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? sometimes and only when i feel insane. more and more i feel like i am only compelled to write smut/a smutty scene if it feels like the twist of a knife. im normal <3
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? no i once did a lot of musing about what makes a crossover vs an au because i have a couple of fics that import lore/world etc from other media. but i think those qualify as au and not crossover so no i do not write that and i feel i'm unlikely to
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? no thank goodness x2
12. Have you ever had a fic translated? just the one come together french translation dogspeed on that one fr
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? naur…
14. What’s your all time favorite ship? well jily's really what i've read and written most throughout my nerd career, so i suppose that's the answer. there are funny rabbit holes i will dive down tho (ask me about my ready or not phase)
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? lmao
16. What are your writing strengths? dialogue and voice, plot (ish...), worldbuilding, high-concept premises
17. What are your writing weaknesses? DON'T HAVE ANY! jk i often bite off more than i can chew and struggle to actually pin down the scope and scale of a story; i don't edit myself as much as i should; I WISH I COULD DO FREE INDIRECT DISCOURSE BUT I CAN'T
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? literally do whatever bro
19. First fandom you wrote for? probably jily lmfao
20. Favourite fic you’ve written? come together is a labour of lovehate but i do have to say tell me where your secrets lie in terms of how happy with it as a single piece
tagging @ghostofbambifanfiction @emeralddoeadeer @sunshinemarauder if you haven't done this already <3
u guys i rly need to write the next ct chapter enough is enough
thank you sooo so much for tagging me @kay-elle-cee I unfortunately could not approach this in a completely earnest fashion due to who I am as a person, so everyone please take this slightly ersatz set of answers with all of the love I intend…which is a lot I swear…
AO3 Username: clarewithnoi (pronounced 'clare with no eye')
1. How many works do you have on A03? lol I keep orphaning stories when they annoy me but for now 37 (I think?)
2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 403,419…what is this word city
3. What fandoms do you write for? Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, others which I have not published lol
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
not the statistics page!!!!!!! john mulaney voice that's the thing I'm sensitive about!!!!!!
5. Do you respond to comments? don't look at me…I always want to…I swear I just get overwhelmed…put the gun down please…
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? uhhhh jesus idk, probably the derelict art of letting go? I don't write a lot of angst but I guess that one is on the sadder side
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? foreigner's god! or I will carry you always! in one of them I contend with reincarnation and shared grief and second chances at life. in the other one they hook up in the DADA classroom. so it's a toss-up
8. Do you get hate on fics? not really, and given the number of public fights I've had on this account you'd think that people would take their dislike of me to ao3 more often, but everyone's been remarkably charitable in that regard. thanks guys <3
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? only if I can exorcise personal trauma through it. or if it's 2020 and I'm dissociating in my studio apartment.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? no and no one say theogony or I'm turning this bus around
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? yessiree and it was not pleasant!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated? yes! a few! the ones with my permission were lovely. the ones without my permission not as much.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? naur…
14. What’s your all time favorite ship? it's like a three-way tie between jily, percabeth, and zelink tbh! but I've mainly read jily fic in the past few years I think. but this answer can change dependent on me developing a new hyperfixation lmao
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? the last time I answered this question I did it as a joke and then I wrote theogony about it so I'm going to choose peace and just plead the fifth here lest I commit to another wip that'll take three years
16. What are your writing strengths? I do a lot of (an excess of) research, I'm good at description, I am funny when I want to be, I've had some really good prose moments if I do say so myself (I do)
17. What are your writing weaknesses? I am structurally a very weak writer, I can't be succinct, I don't have a great literature background so I never really know what I'm in conversation with and have limited points of reference for writing, I am very bad at writing characters who are subtle about their emotions/romantic feelings, I submit to time pressure and rush myself, the list goes on
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I've always wanted to write a fic in Spanish omgggg
19. First fandom you wrote for? either Zelink or Percabeth when I was like 12 lol.
20. Favourite fic you’ve written? theogony!
tagging @thequibblah yes I know you've been tagged already. cope <3 and @mipwrites go get 'em champ
