#mel-mcz

Oh my god I feel so much shame in how long updates are taking with her 🫣 I cannot get my head back into the right head space but here's a quick outline of what's coming

So chapter sixteen is gonna feature another winter planet as the doctor is still not feeling his best after the aftermath of 42. But this time they're going to a Christmas fair type of deal which is going to lead to them uncovering a plot and running for their lives as per. And the Doctor is going to realise he's had enough of playing it safe after the whole telepathic sun invasion and the best distraction is adrenaline, his favourite coping mechanism, which is going to lead into chapter seventeen the first novel rewrite 'the last dodo' and then I believe after that we're celebrating Rose's birthday, we've got one more filler and then it's blink

Lil snippet from the beginning of Chapter Sixteen:

Rose got lost in memories for a moment, "Mum always used to say that she was gonna get a window box one o’ these days, actually make use of some of that rain. She never did. Just as well, she couldn't keep a plant alive for the life of her." "Doesn't surprise me, you've seen how she makes a cup of tea. Dread to see her do anything more complicated than that." The Doctor chimed in with a feigned shudder. Rose used the close proximity to lightly elbow him in the side with a bemused look. "And you still drink it every time!" "Well," The Doctor started, in that way of his, with a shrug, "you can't watch Eastenders without a cup of tea." "My mum's tea saved your life." Rose started to rebuke but her familiar retort was lost under Martha's surprised outburst. "You watch Eastenders?" The Doctor hummed, "Though I must be a couple of episodes behind now. I wonder how they tied up that ghost storyline?” "Dunno, didn't think to ask Sarah-Jane when I visited, oddly." Rose teased, causing the Doctor to nudge her back with a faux admonishing look. "We can probably check the media room when we get back." "Can't believe you watch soap operas." Martha muttered in disbelief on Rose's other side. "Oh yeah, they're an amusing look into a species’ culture. Seeing the extremes of a society laid out plainly for entertainment purposes, is rather illuminating." Rose rolled her eyes, "Ignore him, he likes the drama." She told Martha in a stage whisper.

I really need to get back into it I can't believe I have plans for thirteens seasons and I haven't even finished the first fic 😭

Hello!

First of all, thank you for a compliment! ❣️

Second of all, you are doing brilliantly - English is not your native tongue and you are improving it by reading English texts! How brilliant is that?

Third of all - my English is not all that good or interesting, because Russian is my first language and they are so so so different! :D

Hi, thank you for the ask! 💖

17. Past or present tense? Why?

Possibly controversial take but it depends on the story you're telling! I think past tense is more like storytelling mode; the reader is an outside observer of events that have occurred. I think most stories that I write feel like past-tense stories nowadays. But I think present-tense has benefits for stories that are very action-driven, because the reader feels more like an active participant--if a character laughs or growls or jumps, it's happening right in front of them, right now, and even if much of the story is technically the same as it would be in past-tense I think I personally experience the events in a very different manner. I kinda use instinct to determine when I want to tell something in present tense, just based off how it forms in my head.

23. Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?

hold on hold on hold on, you WHAT???? 😭😭😭💗 like, you printed it out?? like a BOOK?? that is absolutely insane and one of the nicest things someone has ever said about one of my fics, what on earth 😭🥰 thank you so much, this made my day! (and you're absolutely welcome for the fic, I'm very glad to hear you liked it!)

🎀give yourself a compliment about your own writing

oh boy 😅 I think I'm usually a tough critic about my own stuff, but I like that I try to keep everything in-character. Usually it's via a combination of introspection and dialogue--I need to get better at actions and mannerisms!--but I make an effort to make things feel/sound like canon and am proud of myself for that.

Good (whatever the time period if it's to you)! 8 and 9.

😘😘😘

Hey! Good time period to you too; 'tis night here.

8. What's a skill you can do that you love but don't usually get to talk about?

I love making those bracelets with the colorful floss stuff from craft stores... Haven't made any in awhile, but love doing that.

9. What's something you did as a kid that you don't do now but wish you could do?

37. 3 languages you would love to learn.

Okay!

1. French. I already took four years of it, but I wish I had the gumption to study it enough to become more fluent.

2. German. It honestly just seems like so much fun to learn German!

Because I'll watch his last episode tomorrow and I already miss him and feel about to cry anytime.