For the fic writing meme! 1, 2, 13, 17!
katherine you angel! thank you <3
1. who is the hardest character for you to write?
hmm... so far iāve really only written james, elizabeth, and theo, and of the three of those iād say elizabeth is the most challenging, mostly because she is so wonderfully contradictory that i worry about emphasizing one of her many traits over another to serve the story, if that makes sense? in the two fics iāve written with her sheās been a bit softer and more romantic and open, which we certainly know sheās capable of, and though i want to provide her that space to be more vulnerable, i also take great strides not to strip her of her feistiness and stubbornness in the process.Ā
other than that, iād say iāve shied away from writing jack because iām not sure how to capture him best...
2. who is the easiest character for you to write?
i think iād say our boy james! i certainly still have fears about painting him as too stiff or reserved and reducing him to a caricature rather than the richly complex character that he is, but i definitely feel more confident writing for him.
13. how do you come up with your titles?
SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY. i almost never have the titles planned before writing the piece, and itās always the most arduous part of the process for me. i try to make them short enough that theyāre memorable and catchy, but also want them to convey the heart of the story.Ā ārules of engagementā came a bit easier thanĀ ācallusesā, the latter of which was admittedly a bit of a cop-out title. i hadĀ āall the kingās menā as a tentative title for my james & theo fic for the longest time, but i kept having that song of achilles quote floating around my head the entire time i was writing it, so i decided on that at the last minute. i thinkĀ āi would know him in deathā is one of the defining threads throughout the work (though this is a whole other tangent i wonāt bore people with LMAO).
17. what is the most supportive comment you have gotten?
jk, though itās really difficult to choose just one because iāve been SO immensely fortunate to be on the receiving end of such wonderful and generous praise from so many of you (you,Ā @theflamehallow, and @warmbluezzz most notably)! i donāt want to single one out at the risk of seeming ungrateful toward the others, but iād say that your incredibly thoughtful comment onĀ ārules of engagementā and @theflamehallowās comment onĀ āi would know him in deathā were remarkably edifying. i actually keep screenshots of each on my phone as nuggets of encouragement, and especially meaningful ones coming from two of my favorite fic writers <3