Well If You're Going To Tag Me You Should Also Tag @wilderwestqueen Don't Ya Think

well if you're going to tag me you should also tag @wilderwestqueen don't ya think

Sometimes, a fic doesn't have to get published, it can just be a series of messages on a Discord channel, between a dedicated group of friends going "oooh, you know what else would be cool?" continuously over a period of weeks and months :)

so, @buggachat is the absolute queen of facial expressions and part 135 of BEAU is just one of many examples of that.

please enjoy my rendition of yet another heartbreaking panel of hers with some extra tears added by me because we're all crying now

How many WIPS do you have right now?

i don't know if you're asking about my writing or my art but

the answer is

too much to even try and count

I was wondering are you still gonna do the six fanart thingy? I’m in no rush and I understand you’re busy with other projects. I’m just curious if you’re still gonna continue on that or is it gonna be postponed until further notice?

hello there! thanks for reaching out and asking. I very much am going to work on the six fanarts - in fact, I hope to tackle some of those today - but yeah, life's busy, I am busy, and the heat isn't helping much 😅

thank you for being patient with me <3

Hi! For the Happy Writer: #1 ^_^

1. What part of the writing process is the most enjoyable?

Does not writing the story counts? it totally does, right?

Seriously though, I love, love, love daydreaming of my stories. Before I start writing the piece, after I've begun but before I got to that specific plot point/scene/conversation... Listening to the music I picked for the scene's "soundtrack" and replaying it in my head over and over again, not just with the images and actions but often with the particular wording I would like to use. Heck, even imagining alternative versions of the story's fragments after I actually wrote the thing.

As for the actual 'writing process'... I don't really outline my stories other than in my head, as described above. My editing isn't that grand, either, usually coming down to checking the typos/polishing the phrasing etc., so there isn't that much to chose from in this sense. Still, I can think of 2 things I really love:

Internal monologues. Yes, I know I succumb too easily, and that they always get out of hand, the more angst-filled they are, the worse for all of us. I feel equally impressed, grateful and pitiful towards my readers who have to get through all that every time this happens... but at the same time, it is so much fun to write. The words just come, the wordcount grows, the story doesn't progress one inch, and usually I am devasted with all the pain I inflicted on my bae characters and myself. I hate it. I love it. I still have no idea what my audience actually thinks of it.

When my starting ritual works and I get the writing done. This one is about the other side of the writing, not so much about the stories themselves, but about the satisfaction that comes after having got myself to start. There's a rush of adrenaline, of joy, of self-appreciation and pride. It may be 15 minutes or less at times. But given how often I'm completely incapable of doing even that much? It's a huge achievement every time I am.

It got really long really fast (talk about my writing getting out of hand...), but I hope you find the answer interesting enough! Thank you for asking, jbd! It means so much ^^

(belated) part 2 for @ladrienjune prompt: failure | adrien