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Ok, context. I'm sick right now, so my dreams are pretty damn weird on top of already being really weird usually. TGL appeared in my dream. More specifically, you uploaded it onto Wattpad but for some reason the cover was stolen warrior cats fanart with difficult to read text. Like this.

You had also gone in to make edits and most of it was needless authors notes written like you were 11 years old on the internet in 2012 going X3c n stuff. Ex. " Omgg Piney sure is ina bit of a quirky conflict!!!! X33 i wonder how shell get outta this pickle!!! heehee "

NO BECOZ IN 2012 I WAS PUBLISHING ON WATTPAD idk what u on about with difficult to read text personally i think that cover is absolutely beautiful stunning amazing compelling <3 piney is in a bit of a pickle rn but shes got sum awesome friends who are gonna help her X3 as long as she doesnt join the nuclear cult!!

#i hope you feel better soon!!! #:3 #asks

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Tgl/tew soundtrack (to me) https://youtu.be/Dlr0JjnEJu8?si=VZtt4dz_m6d0HJFq

Oooh haunting!!! Feels like walking through a tunnel

#5 - Aphex Twin

#asks #thank u!!! #music

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bombanon from some time ago here no idea if anyone cares but I'm back and I just finished tgl. FINALLY .something happened in my life that kind of distracted me from everything and I left it almost finished with only the epilogue left for like a month or however long I was gone. Either way I'm so emotional over it. so many cats died in such a short period of time that I legit have to go back and check who's left. I also wasn't so positive that dandelionfall survived lmao but oh my god???? Is that her???? Or is that someone else omg???? Is that chestnut with her OH MY GOD THEY HAD A BABY??????????? WHOS BABY IS THAT???? Is it theirs or did they just find it on the side of the road?? How far into the future is this where are they in the timeline right now? Did Flaxstripe find them??? Is anyone else there? Ouzelheart? Cranestar??????WHAT is happening I'm so excited I'm starting book 2 like right now. Also I wish I had the words to describe how much I like the way you characterize everyone ESPECIALLY pinefrost I find the way her character evolves throughout the book so intriguing and heartbreaking idk if the endless winter is split pov or just houndpelt (I'm assuming it's him) but if it's the latter I'm going to miss her SOOO much dude she's grown on me more than anyone else it's actually so funny how I didn't even know if I was going to like her at first but now she's my numero uno

omg hiiiii!!!!!! hope all is well with you!!! is that dandelionfall? is it cranestar? idk! fun fact tho that little epilogue was one of my fave things to write and match with the opening. also !! im so glad you like Pinefrost. i love how everyone loves her numero uno wet rat. (spoiler!) Endless Winter would have been cool as a split POV but unfortunately it is not : ( i do have Houndpelt and co POV work planned (and there is a Woolycloud mini fic)

#hi bombanon!!!! #thank u!!!! #its so fun getting reactions as people read like ive said lol #asks

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it’s a good day for armageddon

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found a bunch of mistakes while rereading TGL to reply to a comment, remind me at some point to go through it and edit lol

#but onenote fucking sucks and so does ao3 i actually hate the text editor soooo much but #it must be done!!!!

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(That's fair.) The idea that video put forth was "Dramatic irony Cosmic Horror". It's the thing in Small Mammal fiction where they encounter something that, from their perspective is alien and terrifying and dangerous-but we, the human viewer, know what that thing is and what it can do, and we know how much danger they're in. It's Cosmic Horror to them but Dramatic irony and dread for us. (Like the Bomb in the Great Light-for a while, they don't know what it was and what it did-but we do.)

[cont, I assume] (A thought I had about the pet store/kennel scene: if the animals in the pet store understood what happened and why they were left behind, they'd still be hurt and betrayed. Heck, knowing that the humans probably didn't want to abandon them but had no choice would still be a knife in the guts to those poor cats-even if their families or pet store staff wanted to save them, they weren't seen as "important" enough. (Honestly, that would hurt the most.))

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oh yeah the dramatic irony of knowing it's a bomb/radiation/train tunnel/people with guns is part of what made TGL fun to write- and other animal media like when it clicks that the mysterious object in the woods is a bear trap or something and its Dangerous. Radiation is still a cosmic horror to us though, everything we know about it is just a theory; we used to think radium was not dangerous at all, what's to say anything we know about radiation is correct now? The pet store scene has had more comments/reaction than I expected, which I'm glad of tbh it was one of my fave scenes, but yeah : / the poor animals. not precious enough to save, even if the people wanted to save them. Not close enough to the blast to be killed instantly, not far away enough to be spared. sucks

#thank you so much! love a bit of meta #love radiation as well #asks

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I don't know if you're familiar with Overly Sarcastic Productions, but they recently did a video on the "Small Mammal on a Big Adventure" trope. Part of it makes me think of your series.

idk what that is but they sure are some Small Critters going on a Very Big Radioactive Adventure!!!

#i dont watch youtube or tv sorry im fucking uncultured and refuse to engage with the modern world #asks

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my spouse is replaying Fallout 4 and is getting annoyed because I keep telling him, "omg this is so Great Light-core!"

its not fallout core, its great light core ☢☢

#patrolling creekclan territory almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter #asks #the AESTHETICs of the radioactive wasteland <333

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big fan of the great light!!! do you have any advice for story structure/finding the balance between slow and fast pacing?

so long answer, as usual

I start off by thinking of the Main Points I want to write about, and then fill out from there with Secondary Points. For example, TGL: Main Points (this isn't 100% accurate to the book just a rough example) - WoodClan and CreekClan go to war; a nuclear bomb is dropped - The cats are split up, but find each other by a badger sett - Radiation sickness sets in while trying to find their friends - The cats decide to leave to find their Clan Is the basic plotline, and then i fill it out with moments I want, I'm calling these 'Secondary Points', these are what needs to happen to allow the 4 Main Points above ie for the First point to happen, the Clan needs to be introduced and the setting developed so; - introduce Pinepaw and those closest to her, her mentor, her sister, - introduce the war between the Clans - give Pinefrost a motive to hate WoodClan (her mother's death) and reject her pacifist wishes - hint at the human war with various planes, barbed wire, and soldier mentions So I made a timeline of Apprenticeship > Warrior > Bomb, adding scenes that served a purpose (Secondary Points) and those I deem necessary; introducing a character like Blackwillow as mysterious but distant from his Clan by having him appear on the riverbank, showing Chestnutspike and Ouzelheart's relationship, showing CreekClan's buildup to war and training, showing Pinefrost as a rash, impulsive, but curious, young cat by introducing her as runnign away from her duties to explore the forest (with her friend who wants to impress her). "Necessary" scenes in WaCa fic are stuff like 'this is the medicine cat' 'this is her warrior ceremony' 'this is Clan life and hunting and patrolling', so mileage will vary on your story. When it comes to "fast vs slow" pacing, I'm not sure. I think by starting with the Big Points and whittling down, you can keep the story going- and Story also includes character moments - the "break" in TEW where the cats are in the House also explores the ruined city and affects of the bomb, gives Cuckoopaw and Rutherford some character moments (ie training sessions), not everything is nuclear war 100% of the time. Even if characters are doing something "slow" like walking, or routine hunting, something can happen- character motive reveals, backstory, or just some joking to build relationships, a nice 'break' from the fast 'something happening all the time'. I like to think back to first arc warriors were something happened every chapter (Dangerous Path - Tigerstar is revealed as ShadowClan leader, then Whitestorm reports smelling dogs, then Fireheart bumps into Greystripe in RiverClan, then Cinderheart gets 'pack pack kill kill', then Fireheart observes Snowkit acting weird, then Bluestar refuses to make new warriors, all in the first five chapters; all these are tied up by the end; vs the newer books were to me, it feels like a whole lot of nothing happens in between each chapter)

Later, I'll end up going back and adding things once I know how the rough outline goes- ie once Flaxstripe ran away from the Clan, I went and added some scenes of him being selfish and self-serving- I think it's best to get the skeleton and then paper mache on the meat of the story. 'Slow' pacing is where nothing happens (ala Stevie King where he drones on and on about advertising or some 'scary' childhood story with no relevance to the plot), as long as you are providing some information- be it plot, character beats, 'a nice break', or some fun. Eg, if a character is walking home, that's not very interesting just describing the path home, think of why you're describing it- are you setting up their home route or have we been here before and could skip it with a brief 'and she went home' mention? Is she daydreaming about the awkward goodbye she just had, or her plans for tomorrow, or marveling over the simple beauty of her walk home?

It depends on what you are going for, but if you start small and go big, it works itself out

#i hope this is somewhat... illuminating #start small and go bigger #if it helps i literally use bullet points #thank you for the ask! #writing advice

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I now have the mental image of your Pinefrost and my Pinefrost doing the Spider-Man pointing meme, and I'm snickering to myself. (My Pinefrost is a longhaired Siamese.)

Pinefrost is a longhair oriental shorthair! longhaired buddies

#POINTS #asks

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hunger of the pines

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Can't wait for the next book! I sure do hope Rutherford doesn't do anything nefarious and it's all sunshine n' rainbows! Woohoo!

why does everyone think he is a devious little man!! he is a humble, selfless, altruist who only tries to help!!!

#Be nice to him!!!! #asks #and thank you very much!!! im hoping to work on bg3 once ive finished an unrelated 40k fic

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and baby, I get the feeling there’s some new dark, unknowable yet

#OLD ART #but

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cat tied to a stick

#thanks user dogrocks

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I dont have any exact scene in mind to see drawn but I would personally like to see Pine and Hound interaction scenes and Pine and Cuckoo ones if youre still looking for suggestions?

you're a good cat

#them

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cat tied to a stick

#wow this was super quick but #warrior cats #warrior cats oc #warrior cats ocs #oc : pinefrost #oc : rutherford #the great light #// body horror #// gore

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just finished rereading both tgl and tew and i absolutely love the way you've characterised pinefrost, her struggles and emotional response to them are super relatable :))

thank you! im glad people like her, she was so fun to write. i love characters who are a bit messy and pulled in two directions- she's a good cat at heart, and does want peace between the Clans, but she lacks... self confidence in her own belief? optimism? she's a bit of a cynic as well; she's young and can't really past the current conflict and devastation, which obviously makes "we can build a better future for all from this" a bit hard to believe. She's a bit self-centered as well- she doesn't really believe that the cats around her can change (and be as good and secretly peace loving as her), despite making exceptions for Sedgenose, Woolycloud, Houndpelt, etc etc... she's got a lot of learning and growing up to do, unless she decides it's just easier to stop working for a better future and just give into the atom

#give into the ultimate weapon! become what destroys everyone! fuck it! #asks #thank you so much!!! #my fave neurotic hypocrite kitty