#bluerbeetle

Another reason we write well together: that Serena is far easier for me to write

It is but one of many reasons we make such a good team 💖 bluerbeetle replied to your post “1, 4 & 22 for the author ask. Please and thank you.”

Cynthia!!! I loved hating Cynthia!!

IKR?  She was so much fun to have them play off of. kayryn replied to your post “1, 4 & 22 for the author ask. Please and thank you.”

I'm the same way with writing Serena and Bernie. I mean, Serena is the character love of my life, but about 90% of my AU (or any fic) ideas start with Bernie because she's just easier to write. I've psychoanalyzed myself that I'm too much like Serena in certain ways to feel comfortable writing her. Not that I'm gonna let that stop me.

I’m honestly not sure why it’s an issue.  Although I like to say that it’s because, like Bernie, I too am a hot mess who’s in love with Serena Campbell. 😏 squishmittenficfan replied to your post “1, 4 & 22 for the author ask. Please and thank you.”

@ktlsyrtis​ It's really amazing to think you struggle with smut, given the utter sex-fest that is *batteries not included! I can't imagine quite how filthy it would have got if you were even a smidge less blushy on the subject! ��

C. Get any good comments on your stuff this year?

yeah, i did all right on comments this year! i try not to care about numbers and things like that, but i will admit that my ego has been stroked a fair amount. so thanks to all the people that take the time - it means a lot a lot. 

H.  How do you write? Paper, pen, computer? Music, no music?

generally on my laptop, either on my couch or in bed, and i put on the lumineers station from amazon. slightly sad acoustic just gets me in the mood.

S. What’s the sexiest thing you wrote this year?

yergh. i don’t generally think i manage “sexy” all that well in my writing - it’s the thing i need to work on most, i think. but i guess the bathtub fic (laconica) or maybe the five times bernie knew she was going to get laid (every glittering kiss and every touch of flesh is another shard of heart). i would also say she took her love for to gaze awhile, but @ktlsyrtis is responsible for all the good bits in that.

W.  Who are your favorite writers?

Rules: Ten songs you’ve been listening to & tag ten mutuals

I have rather wide-ranging music tastes...

1) The Heart That Slows Down - Canyon City

2) I Was Made For Loving You - Tori Kelly (for fic reasons)

3) Violin Sonata no. 1 - Bach/Itzhak Perlman (again, for fic reasons - although this is just coincidence because I adore Bach regardless)

4) Left In The Dark - Meat Loaf

5) Marian - Julia Weldon

6) In Search of Angels - Runrig

7) Tango from España - Albeniz/New Pro Arte Guitar Trio (because some idiot thought it would be fun to play in trio...)

8) Killer Queen - Queen

9) Bring On the Wonder - Susan Enan

10) Total Eclipse of the Heart - Sleeping At Last

“Plot is a tool to make characters have feelings!” No truer words have ever been spoken/written!

Jasmine Tea : If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

iceland - it’s truly my heart place. (but also there’s a little place in wisconsin i wouldn’t mind hanging out in)

Caramel Macchiato : You’re travelling the entire world but you can only take one person with you. Who do you take?

frost - if you could give some advice to your younger self, what would you say?

oh, i don’t know. “calm down” maybe. or whatever advice would help me be more comfortable in my skin earlier in life, because it wasn’t until i got to college that i just liked things without fear of judgment, and i would’ve loved to get that way earlier. 

flannel - have you ever gone on a bad date?