#author's ask

Aw @heather-field, thanks for asking!

12. Is there a trope you haven’t written yet but really want to? A proper fake dating maybe? “The Alibi”, a fic I’ve accidentally started writing, has a bit of it but it turned from fake dating into secret dating...

13. Is there a trope you wouldn’t write if it was the last trope on earth? Maybe secret royalty? It would require too much research or world building to get inside a royal’s head and I’d just rather not be there, no offense to anyone. (I’ve read some really good ones though, like “Soldier Boy” by @xxsparksxx)

16. What is your most underrated fic? Probably “A Debt Which Can Never Be Discharged” --a fic I wrote for a Francis Poldark Appreciation Week back in 2018. It’s nothing special but not entirely shabby either (it’s an AU in which Francis lives). It was the first time I ever completed an entire fic in a single day so I was a little proud of that at the time.

Hi Divi ~

1) is there a story you’re holding off on writing for some reason?

Not a story, but some events in them. I changed one in a story (that took me ages to write >>) because there was moment in it that I didn't felt comfortable with sharing. I think it's just a creator problem >> You know what you want to express but you also know how some people are going to react to it and to save you the headache of explaining you found a better twist -and the twist is better or else I wouldn't have changed anything (or at least I hope it's better) -

7) when asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?

Both? I love talking about my stories when someone asks me (someone online or a friend) I'm all "You really are interested? Really? *o*" Because it kind of doesn't make sense for me that perfect strangers care about one of my project, less when it's not something published >>. And I can talk about things for hours and make people regret that they asked in the first place ><

But when my family or someone who's not part of my generation asks I'm desperately embarrassed. Because I know that they are not the audience who cares about what I write and it's difficult to explain "I write fanfiction on Internet with love-stories and other things in it. And I'm kind of scared to start an original work that no-one will care about..." without sounding like an adult that never left teenage. So I always do some strange gym like "I'm trying some different styles before writing something more serious..." and when they kindly try to know more I panic and start being awkward... >>

20) do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts?

Long sit-down sessions. I have epiphany about a sentence or a paragraph sometimes and so I write them down, but I need to put my self somewhere I'm comfortable and fall inside the story to catch the ambiance and the breath of the characters. When I don't do that, I feel like I'm missing my point and the story has no soul. It's strange to say, but I can totally identify moments in my works, when I wasn't in the mood. <- That sound extra serious knowing that I haven't published that much xD

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AO3 Name: ShipMistress

Fandoms: technically 2, though I only wrote one short for Miraculous.

Number of fics: 42

Fic you spent the most time on: For The Love Of A Princess

Fic you spent the least time on: A Long Day.

Longest Fic: For The Love Of A Princess, 336k and counting

Shortest Fic: A Long Day, 329 words

Most Hits: For The Love Of A Princess

Most Kudos: For The Love Of A Princess

Most Comment Threads: For The Love Of A Princess

Favorite Fic You Wrote: I can’t answer that, I really like pretty much everything I wrote.

Fic You Want to Rewrite/Expand On: I still want to rewrite the ‘I SHould Go’ AU at some point. But I guess that’ll always stay a dream.

Share a bit of your WIP or share a story idea that you’re planning:

“A Dragon Hunt?” Hiccup paled, his whole body becoming rigid around her. 

Eret took another bite of his apple and nodded. “Yep. They just explained the rules and the plan for the next week. We have three days to prepare, then we’re all going to travel to Oramond. From there, we’ll start the Hunt on the following day. It’ll go on for three days before we’re all to meet again in Oramond. The winner will be whoever managed to kill a dragon and bring its head or, in case more than one accomplished that, the dragon species and size of the head decide. There was a ranking… Terrible Terrors rank lowest, than Deadly Nadders, Gronkles, Hid–”

It's quite nice to see an anon that asks you a really interesting question. AC and Sebastian actually just covered my accent - the Northern Irish/Norn Iron one.

In response to your other question, yes. I do actually read all the posts in the character's own voice. I also think in Molly's voice when on this blog because if I didn't, some of my dialect would come through and would be very un-mollylike.