#i too look at a blackbird and go 🥺

[blackbird-brewster]

Hi, for the fanfic writer asks!

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

🤗 What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started?

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

✅ What’s something that appears in your fics over and over and over again, even if you don’t mean to?

Thank you!

Thanks for the ask!

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

Anything surrounding 'Blackbird', whether it's JJ's code word, or the song, or the convo on the jet, or Emily's tattoo -- it always turns super emotional. My current fic is the prime example of how I've used blackbird imagery to pain a devastatingly poignant narrative -- i can't be wrong (to be craving you)

JJ tends to make ridiculously romantic speeches in my fics. She's a Cancer sun and the most romantic person to write, tbrh. She's always making grand romantic gestures and speeches, which usually make me mad bc she tends to change my entire narrative with her inopportune confessions of love.

I tend to sneak canon dialog into anything and everything, usually the Jemily lines really get me. ('look at me', 'It's really good to see you', the convo in 200 when JJ is hallucinating, etc)

🤗 What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started?

My best advice: Not everything you write is going to be a masterpiece. Every one of us started somewhere, all of us have fics we're not in love with, or fics we're not proud of -- that's okay! Just keep writing! Each time you write something, you're practicing and honing your craft.

Don't get too caught up in numbers. I know AO3 has a bunch of stats (hits, kudos, bookmarks, comments, etc.) but try not to compare yourself to others in terms of like 'That person has x number of hits and I only have y number of hits'. Juts focus on you. Write for yourself, not for hypothetical numbers.

Write what you know, write what you love, write for yourself. Use your lived experiences as starting points for fics, no one is ever going to be able to tell the same stories as you! Everyone is unique, don't try to write like other people, just write like you.

Most importantly, don't give up. Keep practicing. If writing makes you happy, just keep writing! That's the biggest thing, I think, write because it makes you happy and because you have a story to share, don't write to what you think people want to read. There will ALWAYS be someone who reads your writing and it becomes their favourite fic. Write for yourself and if other people happen to enjoy it too, that's just a bonus.

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

Out of my 118+ Criminal Minds fics, Emily is in 103 of them. I know her like I know myself, we have a ton of the same trauma and I've done the most character studies on her, so I always feel like the way I write her is true to her character while also exploring things the show never did

That being said, I only started writing Tara since last July (39 fics)-- and she is, hands down, my fave character to write. Tara is a Taurus (like me!) and she's demiromantic and god, I just ADORE her. She's my sweet angel, and I love exploring what makes her tick. Tara has my entire heart and I love writing her different dynamics within different ships. Currently working on Cut to the Feeling which is fun because I get to play with her dynamic with Rebecca and her banter with JJ.

✅ What’s something that appears in your fics over and over and over again, even if you don’t mean to?

To anyone who reads all my fics it's extremely obvious that my vocabulary really never matured past 9th grade. I don't use fancy SAT words, I have a handful of the same 'flavour' words I use in every fic and at this point, I've given up caring about it. Some of my fave words you could probably find in every fic: fervent, arduous, adoration, wistful.

As mentioned above, if it's a Jemily fic -- I'm gonna mention 'blackbird' in some form or fashion. It's a must, unless it's a total AU

Emily's insecurities in herself and her mental health is something I explore frequently

Tara's sheer Taurus stubbornness and how hard it is for her to open up about her feelings

JJ's love for tequila. I agree with your recent post about JJ drinking that she's a hellion when she gets drunk. Pretty much any time JJ is around alcohol in my fics, you can count on flirting, dancing, and she becomes about 20x more bisexual.

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