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name: Alex tumblr: @unlifeira ao3: EiraLloyd how long have you been writing buddie?: two years and a half now, i think? what was your first buddie fic?: Assumption, a drabble I wrote to ease into writing for 9-1-1/buddie after binging the show for like 2 weeks what's your most recent buddie fic?: pick your chords well, love (but sing your notes off-key) what's a lesson that you've learned from writing?: if you're stuck or are low on motivation, brainstorming with someone is a really good way to both get unstuck and gain motivation (and also have fun with a friend) what advice would you give to someone who's just starting to write fic?: honestly, just have fun. that's ultimately what writing fic is supposed to be about what tropes/tags can you never get enough of (#MoreCake)?: fake dating is always fun, and i do love a good social media fic share five of your favorite buddie fics!:

three. by Buddieaya

Evan Buckley And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Date by donationwayne

Two Conditions by Buddiesmutslut

What happens when we let it take over by DuoOfDiaz (this one's a WIP)

name: Aubs tumblr: @donationwayne ao3: donationwayne how long have you been writing buddie?: I’ve been writing for years, but I started writing buddie about a year after I joined the fandom and started reading fic (started writing Jan 2024 I think?) what was your first buddie fic?: Miles and Miles what's your most recent buddie fic?: I Wanna Be Your (Muse) what's a lesson that you've learned from writing?: It’s a quite wonderful catharsis. You put so many pieces of yourself into your work, and they’re better off for it. what advice would you give to someone who's just starting to write fic?: First and foremost, write for yourself. Write what you want to see — your idea are unique and wonderful and the more you love what you write vs pandering, the more people will love what you write. Words flow so much easier that way. what tropes/tags can you never get enough of?: Fake Dating, Different First Meeting, Buck Whump, Gay Eddie share five of your favorite buddie fics!:

name: sunny tumblr: @buddiediner ao3: buddiefistbumps (thesweetsun) how long have you been writing buddie?: about 9-10 months what was your first buddie fic?: https://archiveofourown.org/works/73915771 what's your most recent buddie fic?: https://www.tumblr.com/buddiediner/820542570687070208/eddiebuddie-birthday-fic-and-since-canon-can-say (i keep forgetting to post it on ao3) what's a lesson that you've learned from writing?: sometimes stepping away from a wip and then going back later on(a day, a week, a month whatever) with fresh eyes is the best thing for the fic and yourself what advice would you give to someone who's just starting to write fic?: it doesn’t matter if other people like your fics as long as YOU like your fics what tropes/tags can you never get enough of (#MoreCake)?: amnesia, different first meeting, fics where eddie goes with buck to hershey or buck goes with eddie to texas are so special to me (im actually writing one right now!!) share five of your favorite buddie fics!:

Market Day by inkinmyheartandonthepage (buddie but buck is a beekeeper with a daughter. this whole series is one of my comfort reads)

featherlight by coldbam (eddie loving birds and buck loving eddie yayy)

Beneath The Same Blue Sky by ItsBuckleyTime (buddie falling in love in a quaint coastal town)

It’s where I belong by Superheronerd_1 (werewolf eddie and buck being horny about it)

name: Nutmeg tumblr: @xompeii ao3: xompeii how long have you been writing buddie?: 2 years what was your first buddie fic?: Duck Buck what's your most recent buddie fic?: You Knew The House was Burning Down what's a lesson that you've learned from writing?: Just write, it's better than not. what advice would you give to someone who's just starting to write fic?: bully your friends into being your beta readers (lovingly) what tropes/tags can you never get enough of (#MoreCake)?: werewolf AUs (non a/b/o) share five of your favorite buddie fics!:

to be found by ZainClaw

anti t*mmy club by flashoverstardust

Grounded by BespectacledBunny

A Hole in the World by ALittleSideProject

name: Shelf/Shelfie tumblr: shelfthe-reader ao3: shelfthe_reader how long have you been writing buddie?: September 3rd 2024! (so like… two years) what was your first buddie fic?: Just Say (I Won’t Let Go)- It’s technically pre-relationship but I reread it recently and realized just how charged it was! what's your most recent buddie fic?: For the sake of this exercise, Cry Me A Cockroach, I think. Arguments can be made for String Bean, though what's a lesson that you've learned from writing?: I have two because they’re equally as important.

Drafts are called drafts for a reason. They don’t have to be perfect. You can go in and change things tomorrow. Tonight, just create a story you want to read.

A cheerleader is your best friend. Have someone you can joke around with about your 27 tabs in a single document (true fact) or the fact that your WIP list is seven ideas long and you added an 8th at 6am (another true fact). It’ll make writing so much more enjoyable.

what advice would you give to someone who's just starting to write fic?: I already touched on this earlier, but the first step in writing is getting words on a page. They don’t need to be perfect- just get them down before you forget what you’re thinking about. You can always edit tomorrow. what tropes/tags can you never get enough of (#MoreCake)?: This is pretty niche, but SHIFTERS. Not just NSFW Omegaverse Mpreg (link below) but like… Buck is Creature frolicking in a field. That’s it. That’s the tweet. However, in terms of writing, I have produced a surprisingly high percentage of coming out fics. It’s truly impressive. share five of your favorite buddie fics!:

[SERIES] The Lap Cat a the Guard Dog by alittlesplashofcolour - Buck is a menace of a cat shifter (wow I know!!) and Eddie is a slightly more normal wolf shifter

Searching by bandhoez9194 -The NSFW Omegaverse Shifter Mpreg i mentioned above. The first Omegaverse fic I read, barely a week into reading NSFW. I was unaware there were more parts added so I have not caught up yet

[SERIES] Braided Together by Rehearsal_Dweller - Fem!Buddie. Canon-adjacent slow burn.

Held Up a Lightning Rod (Wonder Why I’m Stuck) by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels - NSFW. Eddie accidentally has a startup and a godforsaken amount of money. Buck becomes his… platonic sugar baby. Yes. Platonic.