#deathdario

You have found my weak spot! Finishing things is definitely not my forte specially considering how many active threads I have going, BUT (and there is a but) I do have one story to offer! Written by me and @ourheartsbeatas1 <3 Eros is finished through and can be found here.

Oh boy, that’s a tall order. Hmmm. I’m going to just say some of the more recent ones I’ve read because otherwise we’d be here forever. So many talented writers in the fandom <3 Feel free to ask for more specific recs, I’ve read a ridiculous amount of malec fics tbh. This is literally like the first page of 200 of fics I’ve read and loved.

Undeserving by @curupia (not sure why it won’t tag her) - Both this and the other in the ‘series’ is incredibly well-written. It’s angst, which I adore, and Alec Lightwood-centric, but also features Magnus as a very understanding and good boyfriend. This is a one-shot

T.A also by @curupia - Another long time favourite of mine that I’ve been rereading recently. It still isn’t complete, but the chapters up already are amazing. There’s 19 on ao3 and 69 on ff.net.

God Is A Man, Love Is A Dream by deathdario - A long fic, but it’s very good. And also well-written, because naturally I wouldn’t recommend anything that wasn’t, though there are a number of typos from what I remember. It tackles dyslexia in a very sensitive and kind manner as well as other things that don’t normally get the respect they deserve in fanfiction writing, at least for this fandom. It’s very mature and very well-done.

A Fighting Chance by @heartsdesire456 - MMA fighter Alec. Enough said. I read this after watching Kingdom and wanting to write something like that myself and basically it was everything awesome in the world.

Falling For Love by @my101fragiledreams (don’t know why tumblr won’t tag them either) - Not one I’ve read recently, but one I’ve read a lot. High school AU that’s well written, which is a rarity. It’s mid-length (17.7k) and one of the first fics I read in the fandom way back when that I really loved.

morning’s come, you watch the red sunrise by @lightwoodlesbians (jfc tumblr just TAG them) - very very cute 5k Single Parent!Alec AU.

Ius Primae Noctis by PNGuin - Heavy trigger warnings. Please heed the tags. Everything is handled very well and the story felt very raw. I know a few people who have been through what the story details found it meaningful.

omg ok i’ll try my best, but i’m honestly very sporadic when it comes to writing, so idk how much of this will actually be helpful hahah 

first off, that’s great! i’m so happy you’re getting into writing ❤️  the random prompts thing is a great way to practise, and it’s what i do as well :) if i’m struggling to write some poetic stuff or imagery, i usually look up quotes that are kind of similar. it helps guide you in the right direction, especially if you’re trying to write romance/fluff. 

also lmao this is gonna sound SO WEIRD but something that helps me with dialogue is kind of saying it out loud? idk, i love acting and i’ve been acting in plays since i was like 12, so this is kind of like an improv exercise that helps get the general flow of dialogue. sometimes we tend to write dialogue in a way that no normal person would ever speak in real life, so this helps me stay a little more realistic. 

and some general tips would be to just take a break for an hour or so and come back to a piece with a fresh mind if you’re struggling with writer’s block/trying to get it to look perfect. that helps me so, so much. i’m the kind of writer where i’ll have a burst of inspiration and i’ll write like 5 pages, and then i’ll get impossibly stuck on a paragraph, so this is super helpful.