#da writers

thanks for the tag @rookinthecrownest! it’s been lovely to meet some new writer mutuals thanks to Veilguard ☀️

words posted: 19,717 (which is way more than I thought!)

additional words written: throw in another couple of thousand because I throw away so much

fandoms: Dragon Age and BG3

highest kudos: noceur; or, one who stays up late with 68

highest hit one-shot: also noceur

new things I tried: a new fandom/pairing! writing for a zine (DA: Terminus, I’m so so excited to see the finished product). PLANNING

fic I spent the most time on: romance sonámbulo, without a doubt. I wish I could spend more on it (I will in 2025!)

fic I spent the least time on: noceur. it took maybe 2.5 evenings to complete?

favourite thing I wrote: the first Lucanis interlude in romance sonambulo and noceur are tied. Lucanis’ POV is really satisfying.

favourite thing(s) I read: so I haven’t read too much this year! I’m trying to get back into reading & sharing fic, but I also suffer with Everybody Is Better Than Me And I Wish I Could Write Like Them, so reading too much fic can also make me insane. here’s what I’ve enjoyed this year:

A World Alone by tollofthebells/@bitchesofostwick. Cullen/Trevelyan. so phenomenally written, characterised and plotted. everyone should read this.

Miss the Cook by @veorlian. early game enby rook/Lucanis flirting. Fran is not only one of the most wonderful people I know, but a fucking brilliant writer. everyone should also read this.

A Murder of Crows by @nightingaletrash was also on my list! Such a good read - another bastard of the Antivan king becomes a member of House de Riva. I need to read more so badly!!

writing goals for 2025: I have a couple of pretty simple ones. Write every day, continue/finish my current longfic for the first time, read more of other peoples’ work without being too self-critical. also get back to my roots by sharing the fics I stumble across and love!

new works: not new but I’ll be continuing romance sonámbulo if it’s the last thing i fucking do. anything else will come to me in a vision and I’ll spend a couple of nights writing frantically before flinging it on ao3 with no warning.

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Thank you for the tag @hawkeish! This could not have been more perfectly timed.

words posted: 82,876!

additional words written: 20,974

fandoms: Baldur's Gate 3, Dragon Age, The Mummy, The Lord of the Rings

highest kudos: A tie between Warm in the Earth and A Cultural Exchange

highest hit one-shot: A cultural exchange!

new things I tried: This has been a year for new things! I started participating in zines and fandom events for the first time, collaborated with an artist where they turned my script into a comic, collaborated with a song writer who set my poetry to music! I also experimented with spoken word poetry and conlanging for some (upcoming) fics, that was incredibly fun. And I wrote someone people's OCs which was scary but rewarding!

fic I spent the most time on: A Soul All In Armour without a doubt, given it's my longest work (SO FAR.)

fic I spent the least time on: Probably Grind Down. Not because it's short but it all came to me at once. I wasn't thinking, I was channeling a ready made piece from the cosmos.

favourite thing I wrote: Oof. Tough, I wrote a lot of things that made me happy this year, but I think my favourite was Dying in Slow motion because it was a good experiment! My first time writing fanfiction that was also interactive. I want to explore this more in the future!

favourite thing(s) I read: Too many to count! You can't ask me to pick! Just go and read everything from @redroomroaving, @flipcitrus, @threerattsinatrenchcoat, @winebearcat, @full---ofstarlight , @des-no9, @uchidachi and so many others. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

writing goals for 2025: Keep up the momentum! I wrote and drew a lot in the past few months and it made me so happy

new works: I've got a few planned! It's going to be crossovers, it's going to be meta, it's going to be interactive, it's going to be poetry, it's going to be me GETTING WEIRD WITH THE FORM. 2025 is going to be an exciting year, I can't wait.

No pressure tags for... uh, everyone I tagged up there? And anyone else who wants to do this!

(the conversation was about an AITA from a woman who's husband was an asshole to her)

“Yes,” he said instead. “Tea would be nice.”

Had read this amazing little piece by @atomicpen and later dove into their works on AO3. Let me just say that I’m in love with your writing, dear @atomicpen!