writing meme!
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purpletulipshello, friends! i'm back! sooner than expected, too.
things have been definitely hectic on my end, but i've been getting positive college-related feedback and it's been feeding my ego a little too well. i've also been practicing how to be kinder to myself and not be so stuck on how others may perceive me... it's a journey but it's 100% worth it when it comes to your peace of mind lol ANYWAYS! inspired by my pisces friend and legend author elif (iceinmarch), i'll also answer to some questions ficwriting related questions on this thing that has been going around on twitter!
1. which one of your fics would you bed, wed and behead?
bed: i don't have many sexy finished works bc of my already mentioned problem with steamy scenes right... BUT i have a seojo wip that's gonna be a bit horny-coded. and it's decently written so far! youngjo pov is REALLY fun, it turns out.
wed: definitely the 98line fic i wrote for djf. i'm obsessed with writing how love works in a polyamorous/non-monogamous context and i got to really go in on that one. i think the ending is one of the most obnoxious romantic gestures i've ever written and i'm a pisces!
behead: i'm embarrassed to even talk about it but my first and only 2park fic... was honestly kinda garbage lol i've gotten way more positive feedback on it than i would've dreamed and i guess it's a fun little thing but, um, 2park was a ship i was OBSESSED with (bickering soulmates keeps the purpletulips machine going always) and i didn't do a good job at writing them... ugh
2. what's the weirdest topic you've ever had to research for a fic?
i haven't been doing many weird searches lately! once upon a time, though, i did research the classic "what's the best way to dispose of a dead body" when writing a htgawm-inspired fic. i also had a story once where the main character was a chemist and back then i had not even the most basic notions of chemistry so that surely was something lol
3. is there a genre/topic/ship/fandom that you enjoy but haven't gotten around to writing yet?
oh, definitely. genre-wise i'm not sure, because i'm genuinely a one trick pony lol but i'd love to tackle things with supernatural elements more often. i'm also very much a royalty au gal, as much as i want irl royals to choke dkljfjfdkjf as for fandom/ship, GIRLGROUPS! i've been an idle fan since 2018 and a soyeonator even longer, so the fact i've never written for them is sooo lame. weme too :( i was gonna write them for drabble september but college is making that vv hard. +i haven't taken the time to get to know my rookie babies — purple kiss and stayc — in depth but the chaereh brainworms, man. they're in here.
4. guilty pleasure fic trope let's go
none i'm normal! jk but i don't think i have one? i'm extremely boring and not guilty of anything i like lol
5. a feature film is being made of your favorite work, what song is used in the trailer?
i have no idea of what my favorite work is lol so i'll just say something random... coastin' by victoria monét suits the vibes i was going for with the summer romance 2ju a lot!!
6. what's your ideal writing location/set-up?
a room with air conditioning, a comfortable chair, a nice desk and my laptop! nothing too fancy. but when i wrote by hand i loved to do it outside — if i can be near the sea/the beach, even better.
7. you've been kidnapped, how would your readers know your most recent published fic was not written by you?
porny smut where there's two clearly set stereotypes — fragile small twink and asshole dom top daddy. non-con/dubcon. abo of any kind! major character death would also be a big tell if it was rpf... i respect you guys' hustle but i'm a water sign i can't
8. did any of your fics have alternate titles? easy titles to come up with? hard titles to come up with?
for fanfics, i honestly make up titles AFTER i'm done with everything unless i outline DFKLJSKH and even that's subjective! junew used to be excess, inspired obviously by rina sawayama's XS, and i ended up changing the title last minute because... idk! it felt right!
9. what would you say your writing tastes/smells/feels like?
no idea... maybe hot chocolate? something not too distinctive but warm and comforting! also, since i'm a girl of the tropics, an ice cold lemonade. something fun and refreshing for the summertime. i don't know though... if you have any opinions — unbiased, unlike mine! — i'm all ears!
10. talk about your first ever fic!
my first ever finished fic (very important distinction! i had a lot written b4 that, mainly for pokemon/naruto, but nothing that was ever fully done iirc) was... a shugo chara one-shot! which plot was simply one of the characters snooping into another character's diary and finding out she liked him lol i wrote it at the tender age of twelve, and i find it the fact it's a 3k fic very funny. even younger jenny didn't know when to stop running her mouth!
11. talk about a theme/line/play on words you’ve written into a fic that no one mentioned in the comments!
i don't think there's much of one...? my works are very what you see is what you get, and whatever things i come up with are quickly clocked by my friends who are really smart and also know me well. but if i have to mention something that kinda flew under the radar, it's on 98line, the bit where changmin gave the boys flowers as a token of affection... i'll have to detail this eventually when i re-read that but for now let's just say most stylistic choices about that part were calculated
12. talk about your nicest review!
as of recently it has to be what my bestie sess (moriendum ) commented about the junew clueless au... it's meaningful because she's taken on the role of being my government assigned beta-reader so she really didn't have to leave me any sort of extra feedback other than the ones she had already given in private AND YET! she did it!!! and made it very sweet and detailed and reassuring... one of the main people to thank that cher!chanhee is out into the world instead of sitting on my google docs' trash
13. talk about a style or technique you want to work on in the future!
ummmm... once upon a time! when i was on the 2016 pd101 trenches! i started out a project which was written in second person. i wanna try that out eventually... maybe not in fanfiction? in rpf, at least? bc i feel like it's too reminiscent of y/n-isms
14. talk about what you like best about your style!
nothing lmao JOKINGGGG let me try to be positive here. i like... the way i write about romance? there's that balance between comedy and seriousness i feel like at my best i can do well! when it comes to rpf i'm also reasonably confident about my characterizations too
15. who are the easiest characters to write [for]? who are the hardest characters to write [for]?
i've spoken about this before but i have some updates! keonhee's still my #1 favorite person to write, i'm both very endeared by him and think our personalities are alike in some points, so it's easier. as for the hardest... i'll have to say it's my boy jacob, for a similar reason — me & him are NOTHING alike. tldr i don't know the inner workings to air signs (which is also why i think i'm never writing seoho bc he's on another level of unhinged gemini) and can get into the heads of water/earth signs (which is also why i think changmin & hyunjae are the boyzies most fun to write for).
16. pick a scene/paragraph from any fic you’ve written and give us the DVD Director’s Commentary attached to that excerpt?
i have made this! twice! and i intend on doing it with all my works since i don't have that many in the first place
17. do your irl or loved ones know about/read your work?
my uni irls know i write fanfic, but since it's in english and most of them aren't in fandom they haven't actually read anything i wrote outside of academia. except from one of them! she's an army and one of my closest friends so i've shown her some stuff... even wrote her a college au bts fic for her birthday in 2019 believe it or not. most people in my life know i write, at least, and my non-family loved ones have def read it hehe
18. is there a word/punctuation/phrase you find yourself overusing from fic but will be pried from your cold dead hands?
i use a lot of just and much and adverbs in general, esp really and very.
19. what inspired you to write? what continues to inspire your writing?
ah... this is a very loaded question, it warrants its own post really... because writing is a huge part of my life. that's one of the reasons why i can't be assed to write to anyone other than myself, bc it worked more often than not as a way i could get out of my own anguish? before i even started wondering am i a writer?, i wrote to distract myself from hard times or to process my own conflicting emotions. so, to answer the question... i think everything inspires me! i've always felt compelled to write and i don't think i'll ever feel any differently.
things have been definitely hectic on my end, but i've been getting positive college-related feedback and it's been feeding my ego a little too well. i've also been practicing how to be kinder to myself and not be so stuck on how others may perceive me... it's a journey but it's 100% worth it when it comes to your peace of mind lol ANYWAYS! inspired by my pisces friend and legend author elif (
iceinmarch), i'll also answer to some questions ficwriting related questions on this thing that has been going around on twitter!1. which one of your fics would you bed, wed and behead?
bed: i don't have many sexy finished works bc of my already mentioned problem with steamy scenes right... BUT i have a seojo wip that's gonna be a bit horny-coded. and it's decently written so far! youngjo pov is REALLY fun, it turns out.
wed: definitely the 98line fic i wrote for djf. i'm obsessed with writing how love works in a polyamorous/non-monogamous context and i got to really go in on that one. i think the ending is one of the most obnoxious romantic gestures i've ever written and i'm a pisces!
behead: i'm embarrassed to even talk about it but my first and only 2park fic... was honestly kinda garbage lol i've gotten way more positive feedback on it than i would've dreamed and i guess it's a fun little thing but, um, 2park was a ship i was OBSESSED with (bickering soulmates keeps the purpletulips machine going always) and i didn't do a good job at writing them... ugh
2. what's the weirdest topic you've ever had to research for a fic?
i haven't been doing many weird searches lately! once upon a time, though, i did research the classic "what's the best way to dispose of a dead body" when writing a htgawm-inspired fic. i also had a story once where the main character was a chemist and back then i had not even the most basic notions of chemistry so that surely was something lol
3. is there a genre/topic/ship/fandom that you enjoy but haven't gotten around to writing yet?
oh, definitely. genre-wise i'm not sure, because i'm genuinely a one trick pony lol but i'd love to tackle things with supernatural elements more often. i'm also very much a royalty au gal, as much as i want irl royals to choke dkljfjfdkjf as for fandom/ship, GIRLGROUPS! i've been an idle fan since 2018 and a soyeonator even longer, so the fact i've never written for them is sooo lame. weme too :( i was gonna write them for drabble september but college is making that vv hard. +i haven't taken the time to get to know my rookie babies — purple kiss and stayc — in depth but the chaereh brainworms, man. they're in here.
4. guilty pleasure fic trope let's go
none i'm normal! jk but i don't think i have one? i'm extremely boring and not guilty of anything i like lol
5. a feature film is being made of your favorite work, what song is used in the trailer?
i have no idea of what my favorite work is lol so i'll just say something random... coastin' by victoria monét suits the vibes i was going for with the summer romance 2ju a lot!!
6. what's your ideal writing location/set-up?
a room with air conditioning, a comfortable chair, a nice desk and my laptop! nothing too fancy. but when i wrote by hand i loved to do it outside — if i can be near the sea/the beach, even better.
7. you've been kidnapped, how would your readers know your most recent published fic was not written by you?
porny smut where there's two clearly set stereotypes — fragile small twink and asshole dom top daddy. non-con/dubcon. abo of any kind! major character death would also be a big tell if it was rpf... i respect you guys' hustle but i'm a water sign i can't
8. did any of your fics have alternate titles? easy titles to come up with? hard titles to come up with?
for fanfics, i honestly make up titles AFTER i'm done with everything unless i outline DFKLJSKH and even that's subjective! junew used to be excess, inspired obviously by rina sawayama's XS, and i ended up changing the title last minute because... idk! it felt right!
9. what would you say your writing tastes/smells/feels like?
no idea... maybe hot chocolate? something not too distinctive but warm and comforting! also, since i'm a girl of the tropics, an ice cold lemonade. something fun and refreshing for the summertime. i don't know though... if you have any opinions — unbiased, unlike mine! — i'm all ears!
10. talk about your first ever fic!
my first ever finished fic (very important distinction! i had a lot written b4 that, mainly for pokemon/naruto, but nothing that was ever fully done iirc) was... a shugo chara one-shot! which plot was simply one of the characters snooping into another character's diary and finding out she liked him lol i wrote it at the tender age of twelve, and i find it the fact it's a 3k fic very funny. even younger jenny didn't know when to stop running her mouth!
11. talk about a theme/line/play on words you’ve written into a fic that no one mentioned in the comments!
i don't think there's much of one...? my works are very what you see is what you get, and whatever things i come up with are quickly clocked by my friends who are really smart and also know me well. but if i have to mention something that kinda flew under the radar, it's on 98line, the bit where changmin gave the boys flowers as a token of affection... i'll have to detail this eventually when i re-read that but for now let's just say most stylistic choices about that part were calculated
12. talk about your nicest review!
as of recently it has to be what my bestie sess (
moriendum ) commented about the junew clueless au... it's meaningful because she's taken on the role of being my government assigned beta-reader so she really didn't have to leave me any sort of extra feedback other than the ones she had already given in private AND YET! she did it!!! and made it very sweet and detailed and reassuring... one of the main people to thank that cher!chanhee is out into the world instead of sitting on my google docs' trash13. talk about a style or technique you want to work on in the future!
ummmm... once upon a time! when i was on the 2016 pd101 trenches! i started out a project which was written in second person. i wanna try that out eventually... maybe not in fanfiction? in rpf, at least? bc i feel like it's too reminiscent of y/n-isms
14. talk about what you like best about your style!
nothing lmao JOKINGGGG let me try to be positive here. i like... the way i write about romance? there's that balance between comedy and seriousness i feel like at my best i can do well! when it comes to rpf i'm also reasonably confident about my characterizations too
15. who are the easiest characters to write [for]? who are the hardest characters to write [for]?
i've spoken about this before but i have some updates! keonhee's still my #1 favorite person to write, i'm both very endeared by him and think our personalities are alike in some points, so it's easier. as for the hardest... i'll have to say it's my boy jacob, for a similar reason — me & him are NOTHING alike. tldr i don't know the inner workings to air signs (which is also why i think i'm never writing seoho bc he's on another level of unhinged gemini) and can get into the heads of water/earth signs (which is also why i think changmin & hyunjae are the boyzies most fun to write for).
16. pick a scene/paragraph from any fic you’ve written and give us the DVD Director’s Commentary attached to that excerpt?
i have made this! twice! and i intend on doing it with all my works since i don't have that many in the first place
17. do your irl or loved ones know about/read your work?
my uni irls know i write fanfic, but since it's in english and most of them aren't in fandom they haven't actually read anything i wrote outside of academia. except from one of them! she's an army and one of my closest friends so i've shown her some stuff... even wrote her a college au bts fic for her birthday in 2019 believe it or not. most people in my life know i write, at least, and my non-family loved ones have def read it hehe
18. is there a word/punctuation/phrase you find yourself overusing from fic but will be pried from your cold dead hands?
i use a lot of just and much and adverbs in general, esp really and very.
19. what inspired you to write? what continues to inspire your writing?
ah... this is a very loaded question, it warrants its own post really... because writing is a huge part of my life. that's one of the reasons why i can't be assed to write to anyone other than myself, bc it worked more often than not as a way i could get out of my own anguish? before i even started wondering am i a writer?, i wrote to distract myself from hard times or to process my own conflicting emotions. so, to answer the question... i think everything inspires me! i've always felt compelled to write and i don't think i'll ever feel any differently.
