hi hi hi!

this is so lovely and sweet <3

Quotes

Things about episode

Emily is consisdered for the job as the director of the fbi.

The field office in New Orleans has an opening.

OMG you guys! look what came in the mail this week!!!!!

huge thank you to @citri-nate and their generosity!

This year has been tough, but I’ve made such beautiful friends from this fandom. Writing has helped me in so many ways, and thank you for being along this journey. In 2020, I rediscovered my love for the written word, pouring myself into books I’d put off after 6 years of school and starting my first full-time jobs. In a way, the pandemic taught me to slow down and lean into the hobbies that I once enjoyed when I had more time for them. 2021, I wrote for the first time in ages. Who knows what 2022 will hold, I’m keeping my expectations open after learning the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. Regardless, I have my writing, I have a couple of big Rivetra fics planned (Hades/Persephone, Priest Levi, and writing more of It’s Always Sunny!) that I'm excited to get to!

How do you know how many chapters your fic will have while you are still writing it?

It might be stupid, but I know nothing about writing to any tips are cool

hey Nate! 💕💖🥰

thank you for the question, I love talking about writing processes since it varies so much between authors 🥺and not a stupid question at all, it's something I had to figure out after writing multiple fics!

for "fun" fics (they're all fun, but the ones I take more seriously, aha), I usually plot with just bullet points and that contains the scenes/moments I definitely want to write. from there, I try to gauge where breaks would be appropriate. this came after writing several fics, I have a hard time with pacing which is why all my early fics are long one shots! for loose fics like fire alarm and a few others, I don't plot all the way out.

once I have chapters, I see where I want to fill it in and if it would contain enough content for a full chapter, voila, I have chapters!

I use Scrivener to help me draft, but Notion does the same thing!

here's an example from heart like yours! the left side is my "binder" where I do all my brainstorming and plotting, and the right side is my overall view.

on the chapter view, I utilize the right side to have the overall summary of the chapter, then under notes, I have all the scenes I want to write! sometimes things shift around to other chapters, but I try to have a few scenes planned out so it's a fleshed out chapter!

make media for yourself

shit, all art you create is for YOU

everyone has a story to tell and it may awaken some feelings within you. that means it was worth consuming.

take a breath. ask yourself why you’re feeling like this and then thank the creator for eliciting emotions; that’s what makes us human.

at the end of the day, they’re just feelings.