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And here's part 2! This continues on from my deep fic writer asks: part 1 post, in which I set out to answer these deep fic writer asks from Tumblr, or at least the first 10 of them. You can read the previous post for a bit more context, and of course, my answers to the first 10 questions, some of which are referenced in these ones.

Before I start, a note about part 1: re-reading my answers to the first half of these questions a few months on was interesting, and though you wouldn't think much would change in the course of a few months, I feel like my answer to question 6 ("what’s the hardest part of the writing process for you?") is more downbeat than it would be if I answered it again now. Now, my answers to all of these questions are more of a snapshot in time; I would probably have given a different set of responses last year, or the year before, or the year before that.

But I do think I did my own ability to complete fics a disservice, maybe because I was in a bit of a slump at the time with an ongoing fic? Since then, I had a very productive jaunt into Honor Among Thieves fandom where I published five fics (so far!), and I've also published two fics for The Murderbot Diaries and one for Across the Spider-Verse. And it's not all about churning out fics of course - but given that I said I struggle to finish things before getting sidetracked, I'm not sure that's as true as it used to be. I do need to keep a certain amount of momentum going in order to finish, but I know that about myself, so it's something that I can work with. Also, WIPs aren't the end of the world - I saw this lovely Tumblr post (linking to the version with my own reblogged addition) that did a lot to help me make peace with my unfinished fics, as did this other WIP positivity post. If you are also someone who struggles with WIP guilt, please give them a read!

In my answer to question 5 I also referenced an upcoming answer (#16) that I've since rewritten, so it doesn't really match up with what I wrote previously, because I previously said that I'd set out to archive some of my oldest fics and then found them too cringey to revisit, but I've since decided I'm going to archive all of my fanworks (yes, even the oldest, cringest ones) on a personal fanworks archive. So, you can hold me to that! More on the personal archive project hopefully coming soon ^^

And now for the responses!

11. Has a fic you’ve written ever caused issues/controversy?

Not to my knowledge 👀

12. What’s your perfect environment to create/write?

Since my writing is heavily inspiration-driven, I’m happy to take any environment as long as I can get the ideas down; as long as I can write relatively uninterrupted, it doesn’t matter a whole lot. I’ll write on my phone during my lunch break at work, or outside on a walk, or on public transport if I get the chance.

During my first Yuletide I got into the habit of lighting a bunch of candles (including some nice winter-themed scented ones) in the living room and writing there, which was very vibes, and every so often I’ll try to bring that back! The summer equivalent is probably writing outside at our garden table, which is how I completed my fic for Aspec TMBD earlier this year. Again, though, having a nice environment is secondary; mostly I just hope to have a combination of time and motivation to write.( Keep reading... )