#ghoststrawberries

oh i can tell you exactly what it was that got me to follow u because i still remember to this day

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10. What scene was the most fun to write for you and why?

i’m thinking about Secondhand right now so i’ll answer for it. early on in the fic, i wrote the scene where Nana says goodbye to Kotaro (which is now obviously different from canon and chapter 281), and i think it’s one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the fic and of course i had fun writing it. besides that i think it’s one of the scenes that i can really see and feel so vividly as a writer, so getting it down and trying to share what i see with clarity in my head is always really fun. 

21. How do you come up with titles? Do you use placeholders or tend to change your titles while writing the first draft?

title conventions: most of my titles come from a central theme in the story. usually i come with titles as i’m writing the fic or after i’m finished. for longfic, i will spend a lot of time brainstorming and playing around with different ideas and titles that i feel will encompass the whole story. 

i research a lot, sometimes it takes a few tries for me to get the right feeling. a lot of my titles are also symbolic and have layers of meaning, so it’s a pretty big process. 

i also like incorporating titles in the fic itself. not every writer does this (though i’ve seen some do it), but it’s what i call the “title drop,” where there will kind of be a pivotal point at which i write the title/reference it in a line in the work. and i think at that point the reader will kind of have an understanding of sorts of what the title means. 

i do use placeholders or “joke names” mostly in my documents, as a stand-in for when i’m first writing the fic and don’t have a title. so i’ll name things like “haha fuckers” or “tired but hired” or “aizawas ass” purely for my own amusement, and sometimes on the blog i’ll use those as reference tags for posts that aren’t as serious. 

if anyone’s interested i’d be happy to talk more about specific titles!

thanks so much ghost!

2) What is the most rewarding thing about writing for you?

The reviews. Honestly that is the absolute best thing ever, and I CANNOT Express enough how much each and every one means to me. Some days I'll just go back to read the reviews as a pick me up

15) Do you have “rituals” that helps you write?

Ritsuals that help? Idk if they help, but I usually end up reading the last bit I wrote before picking up a piece again. Also if I SAY I will write (either outloud to myself or to a friend) that tends to help me get the job done. I like to have a goal, too. To either finish a scene or get a certain word count or something like that.

20) Are there any types of scenario that you simply can’t write?