Have you read my fic?

Have you read my fic?

por Erika

"It could be canon!"

Smoke (ace_ghost on AO3) talks to me about it's fics in the Shoot From The Hip and Min-Maxed fandoms. We talk about the joys of playing with characters that literally only exist for thirty minutes, writing final girls and friendships, and found-family dynamics. Writing fanfics for D&D games, and the importance of taking part in your fandom's community. A Sorta Merry Christmas - Donnie & Frankie (Shoot From The Hip) A Caved In Crypt - Jaques & Bloom (Min-Maxed) Penpals - Franklin/Lord Percy Cunningsworth (Shoot From The Hip)

"I read this fic and the dominoes started falling"

Stormy (StormyScribe on AO3) talks to me about her fics in the Dream SMP and QSMP fandoms, especially the Cellbit/Roier ship. We look at exploring darker themes, taking inspiration from the work of our peers, and how it feels to have to orphan your fanworks. We also talked about writing with ADHD and chronic depression. Fics: Bound by Blood - Cellbit/Roier (QSMP) Recovery and Discovery - Quackity & TommyInnit (Dream SMP) The Golden Phoenix by emiartse - (Dream SNP Tangled AU)

"I can do it! (said with the confidence of a small child)"

Today we go back to Stardew Valley where I talk to Hully (HullyGee on AO3) about old man yaoi and the joy of writing for rarepairs. We also look at revisiting the fandoms of our youth, in Hully's case this is Morel Orel. Fics: Take Me Out on that Midnight Ride - Sam/Sebastian (Stardew Valley) If These Walls Could Talk - Marcello/Travelling Merchant, Various (Stardew Valley) Mind the Vultures - Marlon/Gil (Stardew Valley) Cave System - Series (Stardew Valley) It's Not Your Time - Clay Puppington/Danielle Stopframe (Morel Orel)

"My frustration was so great, I wrote a fic about it!"

Episode 4: Aya (i_am_aya on AO3) talks mostly about her OTP - Alhaitham/Kaveh from Genshin Impact, but also about K Pop Demon Hunters and Stardew Valley. We also talk about the joys of giving gift fics, writing a crack fic out of frustration with engineering inaccuracies, and giving supportive characters a moment of their own. Spoilers for the ending of K Pop Demon Hunters. Fics: dawn chorus - Alhaitham/Kaveh (Genshin Impact) but before I go - Alhaitham/Kaveh (Genshin Impact) baby, insulate me - Alhaitham/Kaveh (Genshin Imapct) sugared cranberries - Sam & Vincent (Stardew Valley) road shimmer - Alhaitham/Kaveh (Genshin Impact) sun must set to rise - Jinu/Rumi (K Pop Demon Hunters)

"I love my time here, but it's very lonely."

Mysal (Mysaldate on AO3) talks to me about small fandom hell, the joy and frustration of rarepairs, as well as creating and running zines and events. Much of this episode is a love-letter to Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist, I won't lie! Other ships discussed are from Twisted Wonderland - Floyd x Riddle, and Trey x Sebek. We also discuss her own project, involving extensive world-building, which she hopes to make into a webcomic some day. Fics: My own personal hell - Kevin Cecil | Uriel / Sebastian Michaelis (Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist / Black Butler crossover) Window to Freedom - Floyd Leech / Riddle Rosehearts (Twisted Wonderland) Blood Shared - Trey Clover / Sebek Zigvolt (Twisted Wonderland)

"I went round the Con with no trousers on"

Robyne (RobyneWren on AO3) talks to me about her Stardew Valley fics that are mainly Harvey-centric. In addition, we talk about her near-death experience which led to prolonged writer's block, cosplaying shenanigans, and her original works. Fics: Larks Still Bravely Singing - Harvey/Female Player Untitled Smutty Santa Letter (1) - Harvey/Female Player The Forest of Sorrys - Original Work Thank you to Earthquake Autographs for the intro music.

"I went through each book and wrote myself in"

Laurel (sunwornink on AO3) talks to me about her fics in the Stardew Valley, Death Note, and Jujutsu Kaisen fandoms! We spoke in depth about reader inserts, self inserts, fat!reader, and unnamed farmers. Fics: City Crossed - Stardew Valley - Sebastian / Female Farmer devils roll the dice - Jujutsu Kaisen - reverse harem, x reader building up like waves crashing over my grave - L / reader The Paradox of Quixotic Realism - Ryoumen Sukuna / Female Reader Thank you to Earthquake Autographs for the intro music.