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Some tips for authors in anticipation for Mystery Microfic May:

Historically people have guessed works based on publication date when people have publicly said when they finished their fic. You can change your publication date up until the day of reveals.

Don’t include links to your tumblr/other social media or fics in the notes until after author reveals or you’ll give yourself away! It’s best to keep notes to a minimum, just the prompt will do.

When commenting on your own or others fics during the event do so via GUEST comments. That’s another way people have given themselves away previously - even when the fic is still anonymous if you’re logged in and the author of the work AO3 lists you as “anonymous author” in the comments.

Four days left to get your works into the collection folks!

#Come play #mystery microfic may event 2024 #Last day to write something go go go

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HIII!!! nsfw jily comic is done!!

obviously, i can't show the whole thing here or else tumblr will have my head but i posted the entire thing on ao3, so you can see it in full HERE

#if you haven’t seen it yet #you are missing some good here #jily smut #wow

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“Flowers grow back even after they are stepped on and so will I.”

— B.J

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So I was gonna wait to start posting, but I think we’ve established that I have a lack of impulse control that would give Sirius Black a run for his money 😇

Rating: M

Summary: AU. Thanks to a horrible sister and a tabloid scandal, schoolteacher Lily Evans and international football ⚽️ sensation James Potter both end up in a crazy situation that neither of them ever could have imagined: being filmed for The Bachelorette. Let's see how long it takes Lily to realize that James is her perfect match, shall we?

(And yes, as always, until I die I wanna plug and credit and salivate over @elleeverhart’s MASTERPIECE Eligible which you have to immediately, posthaste, what are you waiting for read! 🌹)

New Story: Right Reasons

#right reasons #jily #james potter #lily evans #fanfic #fic rec

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It's them 👀

#why didn’t he pick up?

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12. a trope you’re really into right now

hi @charmsandtealeaves

thanks for asking!

I'm still hoping to bang out a mystery fic and it might be the one trope that I really can't get out of my head at the moment... so I guess I better not answer this just yet... or pick my second fave.... which has to be something along the lines of meet-awkward/cutes where the situation is just... ridiculous.

I kind of love that (especially when the situation is a little crazy - like being the family doctor to you own donor-child without knowing said donor-child exists... just to name a thing) xxx

#writer's asks #answers #trope faves #thanks for asking

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7, 16, 24 please! (I’m also on mobile 😅)

Thanks @kay-elle-cee, I hope you are doing well? I needed a bigger screen to find the right numbers haha 7. Your preferred writing fonts: I like Cambria no idea why, and verdana (which is very different :)

16 your favourite place to write: my desk, at home when no one is bugging me…

24. How do you recharge when you’re not feeling creative? Lately, I've been having a little trouble with this, so please share all your secrets with me. I've noticed being too busy to write is a good stimulater (apart from the obvious... not having time to actually write) and for me music is a big inspiration. just listening to music while not doing much, also cycling seems to trip my brain into new ideas.

#writer's asks #answers #writing

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9 and 30 for more writer asks!

thanks for asking @annabtg

9. start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted? My last posted fic on AO3 was written for a challenge a while back and I think I thought about the premise and the pairing for a few weeks. Writing, editing, putting it aside and refreshing it before posting was probably also a few weeks. I'll Settle For The Ghost of You - Practicecourts - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own] has only 1234 words but those came to be over almost 6 weeks (it would be closer to 5 days of billable time I suppose ;-)

30. share a fic you’re especially proud of. I'm proud of trying new things. I played with a first person POV & writing M-rating for the first time in a fic I'm surprisingly fond and proud of (lol, who'd have thought) Shall We Shag Now Or Later? - Chapter 1 - Practicecourts - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own] I'm cheating a little but I'm also proud of the microfics (one a day for the full month) where I tried a lot of different things, varying from cliffhangers, completely different AUs to new POVs, and I loved doing that. One Word Prompts - A collection of (Jily) Microfics - Chapter 10 - Practicecourts - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own], the best thing is that it helped get back into the fun part of writing!

#Writer's asks #answers #it takes long to write something #even if the actual writing is short #writing

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It's Friday and I actually finished a chapter 🥳

Read Chapter 8 of Spitting Image here.

James Potter always knew he wanted to build a family, he just hadn’t found the right person to build it with - yet. Freezing his sperm at Gringotts Sperm Bank was a no-brainer really. He’d have children when he found the right person, and now he had an insurance policy. Then Lily Evans walked into his place of work with her son - the spitting image of him.

#Spitting image #jily #jily fic #jily fic rec

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12 and 14 for writers asks 💞💞💞

hiiii! 12. a trope you’re really into right now

to read everything short (bc time and yes that’s not a trope) but also for some weird reason into arranged /fake marriage (for green cards, reputation rehabilitation or whatever, and since the modern variation to this is a little less probable that also means a lot of regency, medieval, historical AU) although I haven’t found time to read a lot of jily (also because I find it harder to read and write about these two at the same)

14. where do you get your inspiration?

usually it comes when I’m busiest without any time to write much down, those months are coming up. I listen to music for vibes, sometimes just a bit in a movie or a part of a book or something in the papers inspires me? For the month of micros that was actually the hardest but also most fun part where all these little ideas or weird scenarios could be made into Jily. I really enjoyed seeing them in the things around me !

#Thanks Mia for asking! Mwah 💋

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Jily is together but they are BOTH cheating on each other with Sirius who doesn't tell either of them because he is in his messy bitch era

#jilypad #crack #🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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✍️ more fic writer asks!

reblog & your followers can send asks with the questions they’d like you to answer!

the last sentence you wrote

a character whose POV you’re currently exploring

how you feel about your current WIP

a story idea you haven’t written yet

first sentence of the fifth paragraph of an unpublished WIP

the word that appears the most in your current draft (wordcounter.net can tell you)

your preferred writing fonts

if you had to write a sequel to a fic, you’d write one for…

start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted?

what is the longest amount of time you’ve let a draft rest before you finished it?

a WIP you’d like to finish someday

a trope you’re really into right now

a fandom you’re thinking about writing for

where do you get your inspiration?

favorite weather for writing

favorite place to write

talk about your writing and editing process

if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic

in what year did you publish your first fic?

when did you publish your most recent fic?

do you ever worry about public reaction to what you’re writing? how do you get past that?

pick three keywords that describe your writing

how do you recharge when you’re not feeling creative?

besides writing, what are your other hobbies?

are you able to write with other people around?

your favorite part of the writing process

your least favorite part of the writing process

how easy is it for you to come up with titles?

share a fic you’re especially proud of

#These questions are too much fun #come ask me #i’ll have time to write next week so why not spend it mulling over these 🤣 #ask game #ask #ask away

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imagine not understanding that a ship tag is for when you are talking about that specific ship

#Tag #learn to tag #Live to learn a new thing every day

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Don't forget to submit your @jilymicrofics for May's Mystery Microfics (click the link for more info & the promptlist.) It is a lot of fun, so hope to see you all there (commenting, guessing etc) And then spend the month May guessing while you write, draw, moodboard, paint, sing, collect songs or whatever takes your fancy for this year's May Jily Challenge ;-) All without your shirt on if the weather permits, and definitely styled Modern Muggle (but love is it's own kind of Magic, so let's not forget to sprinkle some in).

Each pair of creators will receive a prompt from us to spark your ideas. You are always free to use and interpret your prompt as loosely as you want.

how to enter:

please reblog this post by the 3Oth of April tagging with what you'd like to make (for example #one-shot, #writing, #art, #drawing, #mood board, #playlist etc. You can be as vague as or specific as you like)

At the beginning of the month, we will assign you a partner and you will receive your prompt (here or on the JilyChallenge Discord- dm for an invite). Keep an eye on this blog or Discord and please check your messages on Tumblr.

Each creator makes their own creation, collabs are encouraged but not the aim of this challenge. 

(optional) please follow the jilychallenge Tumblrblog for updates.

(optional) join the Jily Challenge on Discord (send an ask for an invite) for beta help, chatting and mental support.

when posting: 

creators should try to post their entries by the end of the month (What to do when you miss the deadline?)

please tag your partner and the jilychallenge in your post (including the theme and your prompt, if possible)

we will reblog all entries tagged #jilychallenge

if you post your art or story on ao3, please add it to the collection of Jily Challenges 2024

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to send us a message or ask! If you have an idea for a theme for an upcoming month we'd love to hear it!

#jilychallenge #May Jily challenge 2024 #Modern Muggle with a sprinkle of Magic #reblog to sign up

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Claiming and Prompt Ideas

Thinking about creating for the HPTV Network Fest and don't know what to write? You're in luck! The mods of the HPTV Fest have come up with some ideas for you. If something strikes your fancy, simply fill out the Claiming Form by 17 June! (Multiple people can write about the same reality TV show or trope! Each work will be unique!)

Pimp My Broomstick

Madam Malkin's Next Top Model

Made in Hogsmeade

Keeping Up With the (your favorite wizarding family here)

19 and Counting with (your favorite wizarding family here)

The Real Housewives of Diagon Alley (or Wizarding Britain!)

The Dragon Wranglers of Wales

Wand Wars (Robot Wars but for duelists)

House Elves' Kitchen (Kreacher is Gordon Ramsay)

Survivor: Forbidden Forest

The Potions Apprentice (Snape)

The Gringotts Apprentice (Griphook)

Who Wants to be a Galleonaire?

Dance Moms for Purebloods

Undercover Boss: Barty Crouch at Hogwarts

The Simple Life: The Black Sisters

Gilderoy Lockhart's Wizarding Eye (fashion goes from tragic to magic)

The Bachelor, Bachelorette, Golden Bachelor with your favorite character

Storage Wars: Knockturn Alley Edition

Say Yes to the Dress Robes

Dancing (Quidditch) With the Stars

Cash in the Attic (but Mundungus is stealing)

Long Island Medium hosted by Trelawney

Wizarding Britain's Supernanny Meets Draco Malfoy

Finding Bigfoot/Crumple-Horned Snorkacks by the Lovegoods

Love Behind Azkaban Bars/Love After Lockup at Azkaban

The Real World: Hogsmeade

Aurors (Cops but Aurors)

Big Brother

Death Eater Wives (Basketball Wives)

World's Deadliest Prisons hosted by Sirius Black

Geordie/Jersey Shore (choose your family)

Hippogriff Dynasty (Hagrid family)

The Dragon Whisperer with Charlie Weasley

90 Day Fiancé (your OTP)

Catfish (your BroTP)

The Great British Bake Off hosted by Dobby

Who Do You Think You Are? pureblood edition

Trauma: Life at the ER of St. Mungo's

Dumbledore's Drag Race

Wife Swap (Narcissa and Molly, Petunia and Lily, etc)

My Strange Addiction with your favorite character

Sister Wives but it's Aberforth and his goats

Wizarding TMZ hosted by Rita Skeeter

Crufts (international dog show) but for kneazles

I Want to Marry "Harry" Potter

Haunted House Hunters: Riddle Mansion, Gaunt Shack, Wool's Orphanage

Borgin and Burke's Pawnstars

Married at First Sight: Pureblood & Muggleborn

Extreme Makeover hosted by Walburga's portrait

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please procrastinate more! i lvoe love love @constancezin

To @petals2fish, @siriuslychessi @daiziesssart and @blvnk-art

#jily #love #please #so hot

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never let anyone tell you that trawling through mediocre victorian poetry isn't worth it. we just happened upon an absolute BANGER of a worm poem. go read it or else 🪱🪱🪱