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kyrdwyn answered: Haven’t seen the movie yet, so non-spoilery WWII schmoop between the boys?

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Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts. Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first.

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His scruff, on the other hand, was genetically modified for maximum ruggedness. 

I am obsessed with this man’s hair.

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Did anybody ever notice they all wore hats off some kind except Bucky. I could just imagine him being like"Nah, my hair is much to fab for that shit.“

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Sketchy Steve and Bucky animation :)

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Hi!!! I just saw that you answered my previous ask (I'm the anon who asked for help on writing fics :)) Thank you so much for taking the time to write a long answer, everything was really well explained and clear😊

Can't wait to try all the advice that you gave me!! (and maybe something decent will come out of it in the future?🤞🏻😭)

You're so welcome! Good luck in your writing endeavours and let me know how it goes! 🥰

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fuuuck *bites lip violently*

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So! Here’s the artwork for this year’s Slash/Night event (as part of the Brighton Digital Festival). The event is all about celebrating fic and fandom, and there’s a tumblr for it here in case you’re curious. 

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Reblog so everyone can hear what they need.

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Bucky Barnes in Wakanda

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Hii!!! First, I just wanted to say that you are one of my favorite steve/bucky fic authors, like, I've read religiously each one of your fics since lane lines was a wip🥹💕.

Please don't feel pressured at all to answer if you don't have time, but I was wondering if you could give some tips on how to outline a story for a fic, especially long ones, and how to easily remember facts/things that already happened/don't mix information... about characters throughout long fics.

I've never posted any fic but I've been writing drafts here and there and I have a few ideas for longer fics. And lately I've been feeling hopeful about putting in the work and maybe write something decent out of those ideas? But honestly writing a long fic intimidates me a lot. Sometimes when I try to outline some small plotline, my mind just diverges in so many different scenes that I either end up avoiding the main plot, or just turn a short one shot into something longer that I feel has a lot of unnecessary or irrelevant information in it (I also blame this on wanting to know and imagining every single thing about the lives of the steve and bucky of each story)😭

I don't know if I explained myself at all or not 🫠

So, (and again, only answer if you have time for this and want to) if you have any helpful advice or tips for this problem, I'd be really really thankful for them🥹

Hiiiiii! Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm so glad to hear you're looking into writing your own fics! That's super exciting 🥰

Long fics are definitely a big undertaking and can feel daunting; I absolutely understand how it feels. Writing any type of fic is such a process and there will be times (no matter the length) where you might feel like it's too hard to go on, but keep going.

I can't speak for everyone but I know for me, personally, I'm hardly ever going to write a fic I'm ready to post within a few hours. I tend to be someone who needs to sit with the idea and then chip away at it, with occasional larger bursts of creativity, and then an editing process.

That said, here are my tips for outlining long fics in particular and keeping all of the information together:

Every single one of my fics has an outline mostly so I can write down the major story beats that I want it to have. Sometimes I won't have every single part of the fic figured out yet, but usually it's a scene or general concept that I'm brewing (e.g. the 2IM final is what I came up with first for lane lines).

Write down ALL your ideas for the fic in bullet form, including headcanons and histories in the verse. You'll learn how to weed out the parts that don't fit. Sometimes it happens right away, other times you're scrapping half the scene. It's better to have it down than to try and remember it later down the line. Just remember that unless it's going to be a long epic, you'll probably cut most of it out. It's really just throwing ideas at a wall and seeing what sticks and what feels useful and important to the story.

For me, personally, I tend to write the story as if it'll be a long one-shot first. This helps me not get stuck on what should be in each chapter (if it's in a single pov). Once I have the outline fully written out, I'll start seeing where I want chapters to form and then start splitting it up.

With many of my long fics, I have a document I keep that is just the basic outline and all the information I want about the characters (i.e. ages, jobs, background info) that I can refer to. For example, lane lines had a lot of technical stuff I needed to remember so I had a document that was just the results of each race, the schedule for each day of the Olympics and what each character swam (see example below).

I'm not sure how you write, but I am a non-linear writer, which means that I write scenes in any order and then fill out the rest. This might not work for everyone! I still have struggles, but I can't work linearly. I find that doing it this way helps me find which parts of the outline work for me/the story I want to tell.

In all, I tend to have about 2-3 docs that I use to help me as I write: a basic outline, a fully fleshed outline/chapter breakdown, and a working document of the fic.

Writing is a process and you'll find what works for you! I'm definitely someone who writes out in depth outlines and yet a lot of the story develops as I write. Don't be afraid to divert from the outline if you feel the story naturally bends; it's a constantly changing idea that is yours, and you're the only one to tell it!

I hope that this was somewhat helpful! I hope that you have a great time writing and please let me know how you get on! If you have any more questions, don't be afraid to ask 💖

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A reminder that Steve’s first instinct was to defend, not attack.

Even when he doesn’t have a shield, he literally makes one.

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I’m sorry. I’m going to sleep now.

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I had lots of super important things to do today, so naturally I was scrolling tumblr instead, only to stumble across this golden oldie and decide that if I really wanted to procrastinate, I may as well do the thing properly and make a photo edit...

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coming home

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“Darling, you were never meant to be Atlas; lay down the world for a moment. I promise you, it will not fall.”  [insp.]

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No drawings, just this

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