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14, 24, and 28 for the fanfic ask game if you please 💕

14. What two fandoms would you write a crossover for?

That's easy, I already have a few crossover fics. The Hunger Games and New Girl, and The Hunger Games and The Office. (also one for THG and Flowers in The Attic, but we don't talk about that one LOL)

24. Which Fic do you think is your funniest?

Missed Signs, aka part two of my contributions to the Penis Lamp Drabble Series. I think that one is hilarious, not going to lie. Don't mind me laughing at my own jokes over here.

28. Which Fic is closest to your heart?

It Won't Be Like This For Long. I tapped into a lot of real feelings about parenthood my husband and I experienced writing that one.

Fanfic Writer Ask Game

Thanks for the ask, @kahans !

#fanfic writer ask game

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Fic writer ask: 1, 6, 16, 39!

Compliment your writing!

Hmmm. I'm good at using an economical amount of words to describe action. If you need stories that get to the point quickly, I'm your girl. Short attention spans, unite!

6. Vaguely spoil one of your fics without telling us which one it is.

Katniss was dead the whole time. The WhOLe TiMe

16. Which fic of yours would you most like to rewrite? Probably Impetuous. I feel like I could have done better with that one. Pretty sure that's why I can't write the ending, although it's currently sitting fully formed inside my head, driving me crazy. Oh well. "Sighs heavily"

39. Pick one of your fics and share an image to go with it.

It's not exactly like the scene in Katniss lends a helping hand, but as close as I could find in a hurry :).

Thanks for the ask @thelettersfromnoone <3<3<3

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#fanfic writer ask game

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Yet another fanfic writer ask game!

Compliment your writing!

How do you react to positive comments?

How do you react to negative comments?

Post a screenshot of one of your favorite comments

Quote one of your fics out of context

Vaguely spoil one of your fics without telling us which one it is

Share the first line of your five most recently published fics

Share the last line that you wrote

Tell us your favorite thing to drink when you write

Tell us your favorite thing to snack on when you write

What fandom do you write for most often?

What fandom do you want to write for more often?

Do you ever write crossovers?

What two fandoms would you write a crossover for?

What fic of yours would you most like to rewrite?

What is one of your favorite words or phrases to use in writing?

What trope is your favorite to write?

What trope have you not written yet, but want to?

What headcanon do you always include in your stories?

What was the last thing you researched for a story?

What do you do when you get writer's block?

When do you usually write? (day of the week or time of day)

Where do you usually write?

Which fic do you think is your funniest?

Which fic do you think is your saddest?

Which fic do you think is your scariest?

Which fic do you think is your most adventurous?

Which fic is closest to your heart?

Which fic would you most like to have fan art done for?

Which fic would you most like to have its own fanfic written for?

Which fic would you most like to see made into a movie?

Which fic would you most like to write a sequel to?

Which of your fic titles is your favorite?

What title do you want to use, but can't figure out a story to fit?

Have you ever written a fic because you were inspired by a title?

Have you ever written a fic because you were inspired by a song?

Pick one of your fics and share three songs to go with it

Pick three of your fics and share a song to go with each

Pick one of your fics and share an image to go with it. (Unsplash is a good source)

Pick one of your fics and share a quote to go with it (not a quote from the fic, but an outside quote that fits)

#this looks fun if you wanna

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hello beloveds ☺️

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that morning “you’ve got kudos!” email from Ao3 is the real hero of our times

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Suzanne Collins is one of the few contemporary writers who realizes the importance of names in her stories and the significance they bear. They add so many layers to the story, additional meanings that otherwise would not have existed.

The original trilogy:

Katniss: named after a plant of which you can eat the roots. Her father taught her where to find it and told her that “as long as you can find yourself, you’ll survive” (quote may be a little bit off, but it’s from one of the early chapters in THG). Additionally, the leaves are in the shape of an arrowhead, referencing her skills with the bow which her father also taught her how to use.

Peeta: literally bread lmao. But bread is one of the basic nutritions humans need, a little bit goes a long way to keep you alive. Peeta’s presence in Katniss’s life also kept her alive, literally and figuratively—the burned bread he threw her in the flashback and their complicated relationship.

Primrose: a plant with medicinal purposes, even more significant in light of her work as a medic in Mockingjay.

Gale: literally means “strong wind” and considering that in every encounter with Katniss he’s caused some reaction, he pulls her into directions she maybe initially doesn’t want to go in. Additionally, his name also represents his determination and steadfastness in his beliefs.

TBOSAS

Lucy Gray: named after William Wordsworth’s poem “Lucy Gray” which is about the titular character of the poem who got lost during a blizzard. She literally got lost in snow. Rachel Zegler sang this poem in two parts on the original soundtrack of the movie. When Snow asked who the girl in the song is, Lucy answers that she’s a mystery, just like her.

Snow: aside from the obvious snow references, I think his name is most significant in relation to Lucy and the poem. The only one who knows what caused her disappearance is Snow. He is the reason that Lucy is gone. But her traces in the snow are still visible. He will always remember her because the memory of Lucy has manifested itself in every part of his life.

Coriolanus: named after the Roman general (and also the titular character of Shakespeare’s play), Coriolanus wanted to attack Rome and become its ruler. He was scorned and celebrated by the people, only to be later exiled from the city by them. In TBOSAS, Coriolanus is the star pupil at the Capitol’s academy but sent into exile to the districts after he won the Games with Lucy through cheating.

Volumnia: Coriolanus mother who played a part in his ascent to power. In TBOSAS, she almost serves like a mentor to Coriolanus, teaching him how to think in terms of power.

(Edit) Sejanus: a roman soldier who was betrayed by the roman emperor Tiberius, just like the future president betrayed him.

(Edit) Plinth: got this info from here, but it was too good not to include here. A plinth is a base for a statue or vase to stand on. After Sejanus’s death, all of the Plinth fortune was given to Snow for being such a good to friend him. It was this money that skyrocketed the Snow family from poverty to filthy rich. The Plinth money was the foundation upon which Snow built his power.

There are so many other names that have historical (mostly Roman and Greek) connotations—Plutarch, Seneca, Cinna—but also regular names like Trinket and Beetee bear meanings that represent the character beautifully.

Names are important. For any lover of literature or (aspiring) writers, please look closely at them. They can shape your story into something unique.

Feel free to correct me if I’ve said something wrong. I know there are many names missing, but I can only add so many examples ✊🏻😔

#amazing my dude #lots of smarty pants (affectionate as in the dance in smarty pants song) #in the thg realm

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#spin the bottle #my friend's older brother that I had a humongous obsessive crush on #I don't even remember how old I was #twelve? #anyway it's a good memory :)

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i love wikipedia and i think it is good and right to give them money but all their funding drive messages are “well… we’ll be killing ourselves tonight. we asked so little of you and yet it seems that simply nobody cares about lil ol wikipedia anymore….sad…”

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A quiet morning with Katniss and her Father

#gremlin I am LITERALLY a puddle of emotion right now #katniss and her dad #thg

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how to express emotions infront of people without feeling terribly ashamed of yourself tutorial

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Hello! I’m not sure if this is a common Everlark song rec in the fandom already but omg the song “Dandelion” by Daughter is PEAK Peeta returning to D12 at the end of MJ energy! That phase where they’re giving each other some space but there are some stolen glances and attempts in talking but they’re still figuring out how? Literally every line fits but mostly

“I've been watchin' dandelions growin' by the grove… and it's a shame because I only came here for the love of you”

also since Peeta only came home for her 🥹❤️

Have you listened to Dandelion by Audioslave, by any chance? It has a completely different vibe (rock, not folk), but there are yellow flowers, hummingbirds, and the moon as a pearl. The coincidences are so cool because the song was recorded in 2005 before the Hunger Games was a twinkle in any of our eyes.

#thanks for the rec #i think the Audioslave song is about a new baby specifically Chris Cornell's but I might be wrong #but imagine it's a toast baby #THINK ABOUT IT

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Your body is a good body because it houses you.

#this

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Fanfic writers are like crows. If you give them treats (comments) they will bring you shiny things (fanfic)

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#I'd introduce myself I don't even give a fuck #if they're reading my fanfiction they're my new bestie #unless their a minor but I don't snoop at what babies are doing so that's not even a plausible scenario #they are babies let them be weird in a safe space #*they are

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i can't lie to you i loveee bad endings sometimes. what if nothing worked out. what if the characters gave into their worst instincts. what if they became worse. what if there's truly no hope left. what will they do out of desperation? who will they become as their worst selves?

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I had a go at writing something…. Short and sweet (like moi!)

Nothing to do, nowhere to go but here

She remembers the first time. The first time she had nothing.

Nothing to do. No place to be. No one to save, no hungry mouths to feed, no house repairs, no calculations to make. No grief. No schedules.

She felt no overwhelming sadness. No fear. Just the feeling of … nothing.

Was she happy?

She lay in bed the sunrise illuminating the room and pondered this. Was she happy?

What was happy another part of brain countered?

She knew sadness. She knew rage. She knew panic. And yes right now she could say she was happy.

The bad feelings that lived in her would always be there she acknowledged but they no longer took over every part of her thoughts, her time.

(She reminded herself that she shouldn’t label her feelings as good or bad - feelings were not so simple)

But this nothing feeling, well this was very new. It was a lightness, a sort of freedom.

She had just woken with no to do list, no need to do anything really.

Her mind idly moving between thoughts, her fingers tracing patterns on the sheets, she wiggled her toes and scrunched up her face just allowing herself to exist in a moment with no plan.

She wondered if this is what life is like for other people- normal people.

Do other people have days of nothingness? She smiled at the thought, what once was a luxury was now her normal.

Beside her, she felt her love stir. He opened his eyes and his sleepy blue eyes focusing on her alert grey ones, a soft smile appearing as the he took her in.

“Hey,” he mumbled

“Hey yourself” she replied mirroring his smile.

“Whatcha doing?”

“Nothing, absolutely nothing. Care to join me?”

And as the sun rose in the sky Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark lay in bed holding hands and doing absolutely nothing.

There would be more nothing days, but this first one would always be special, the first time she became became acutely aware that life could and would be better.

#oh Wendy this is so lovely <3

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