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#haha 😅

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sorry for the lack of art recently if i dont partake in the salmon run for at least five hours a day i will not survive

#it counts

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Me reading a really good book: god this makes me wanna write

Me reading a really bad book: ugh this makes me wanna write

Me having coffee: i wanna write

Me going on a drive: i wanna write

Me doing the dishes: i wanna write

Me waking up: i wanna write

Me writing:

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When you’re writing the new chapter and you make yourself sad… 🫠

It’ll be fine, though.

#metal & coffee #inuyasha #writing #inuyasha fanfiction #not a spoiler #updates from a tired writer

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Guess who was productive and outlined more of Metal & Coffee! Me. :)

I think this story might break past 15 chapters, my initial estimate of how long it’d be.

#metal & coffee #inuyasha fanfiction #inuyasha fanfic #it’ll be fine #updates from a tired writer

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Metal & Coffee: Torn Open

Summary: Kagome is a woman working part-time jobs, spending most hours at the new Spiffy coffee shop. She’s not looking for any drama, not after Kikyo broke her heart. With her life in constant motion, Kagome still strives to finish her novel and be a good mother. Inuyasha is the lead member of Tetsaiga, a rising metal band of misfits. He wants to get his band into the top five to prove something to his old man and to himself after his shattering break up. The hard blend of coffee and metal has yet to reveal the intertwined future in its swirls, but Inuyasha and Kagome are determined to get past the rearing heads of their pasts that set their teeth into their lives.

Pairings: Inuyasha x Kagome, Miroku x Sango, Ayame x Kagura, Toga x Inukimi, and Toga x Izayoi

Links: FF & AO3

Note: Hey, it’s been a while. Sorry that it took so long for me to post anything. I was overwhelmed, so I had to leave it alone. I worked on the chapter over the year, and I think it’s the best it will look for now. Hopefully, things will move a lot faster come the next chapter. 

Thank you for your patience and support. :) I appreciate it a lot. 

#inuyasha #inuyasha fanfiction #inuyasha fanfic #inuyasha x kagome #miroku x sango #toga x izayoi #ayame x kagura #metal & coffee

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I stole this from Twitter but I’m Curious

#writing #I’m almost done with the next chapter #i swear #but i’m curious

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I legitimately don’t know… if this is accurate??? Is it?????

Magma Writer

Molten rock that still has to surface. You're the perfect mix of fire and earth, and your story shows it, having the best of both worlds. You're the writer that holds fire on their fingertips and kisses their lovers goodbye in the most painful way. You're able to build long stories that burn on the inside. You break the human soul, touching with infinite grace the right cords. You are an artist of the elaborate pain and heavy angst only a constructed and long story can give. If i could see in your eyes, i would be looking at your soul dancing on an unstable floor, flames all around it, to protect it and to forge it. Your love burns hot and infinite inside of you, and sometimes, when it slips out, you're afraid that it could burn too much. But the right people will know how to love you, and every bright tongue of fire your soul is made of. Your stories are the ones that make the world change.

Tagging: @inussunflower

*If I didn’t tag you and you want to answer, go for it. :)

what element writer are you?

water writer

just like water, you carry your readers in a new world, and they just can’t do anything but follow. your poetic writing allures the readers in with beautiful words, just for them to find themselves on the deepest oceans floors, where you make them taste pain in its sweetest form. water writers are the gentlest liars, they show the readers a small stream, and no one can see the waterfall at the end. if you were a tag, you would definitely be ‘Everything is Beautiful But Everything Hurts’. cliffhangers are one of your strong points that, mixed with your incredible versatility, make you a great writer. your stories have a deep meaning, and never miss to leave traces on your readers hearts. you don’t limit yourself, you like to explore the deepest parts in the human soul, and that’s why readers can sometimes find MCD in your stories. your endings tend to be sad or open, and your stories have the power to drag your readers with you, from the highest waves of a storm, and to the darkest secrets of the ocean.

this feels like the highest compliment i ever received when i honestly feel like a 4-6/10 writer :’)

tagging: @kitastowel @haikyuutothetop @amjustagirl @forgetou @luvnami @kohi-zeri @violetsoju @throughtheinterstices @moondaius @yacoka + anyone else who wants to try it !!

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I want to take a moment and say I’m still here. I’m working on Metal & Coffee but very slowly. 🙂 Thank you all for your patience and support.

#Metal & Coffee #inuyasha #inuyasha fanfiction #updates from a tired writer

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Happy Pride Month!! ❤️

#pride month #lgbtq+

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Thank you for the mention 🥺🥺💕

If you had to make a Spotlight Saturday list (that is, a list of underappreciated but really good fics), what would be on it?

ohhh, that is a good ask anon!

There are a number of them that come to mind that I have really enjoyed but don’t seem to get as much appreciation:

Playing with Fire by Frameofmind

The Portal Between Worlds by @neutronstarchild

Fatal Mistake by @lord-rika

Augmented by @anisaanisa (still.. fight me, I will keep listing this...)

Song and Dance Man by @mamabearcat

Doggie Bag and its sequel Howling Holy Terror by @clearwillow

Waxing Moon by @alannada

Lest the Past Haunts Me byMauigurl808

500 Years Later, an Inuyasha Story by lovemesomegoodanimeshit

Fade to Black by @purdybaby

Sango’s Secret by @fawn-eyed-girl

Through the Night by @sapphirestarxx

Evergreen by @lavendertwilight89

It Goes Like This by @witchygirl99

Crusade Against the Moon by @lady-agni

From the Delta by @goshinote

Christmas Traditions by @ideasthatbuildcities

Underworld by @s3nie

The Beauty of the Beast by @mrfeenysmustache

What’s Eating You? by @superpixie42

Love in the Time of Chicken Wings by @soliska

Metal and Coffee by @writers-411

Fast Food Thief by @cstormsinukagblog

The Fan in the Glass Case by @loveyou-x3000

Tasting Spoons by @cannibalsforbreakfast

Cowboy Blues by @smmahamazing

Playtime by @thornedraven

This is NOT an exhaustive list, but definitely check these out!!!

#inuyasha #inuyasha fanfiction #I will have to read these!! #Thank you for the mention 🥺💕

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Kagome: I can't believe Moroha started a fight at school!

Teacher: She did, Ms. Higurashi. In these occassions we–

InuYasha, raising his hand: Did she win?

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3, 8, 14!

These are very good questions, so I took my time to answer them. Thank you for the ask @ruddcatha!

Something you wish a commenter had called attention to but got ignored.

This is a very good question! When I look at either Like the Setting Sun or Metal & Coffee, I think an ignored detail I wish people called attention to is that both stories are LGBTQA+ stories. Granted that the main pair (inukag) is m/f, Kagome is depicted as bisexual in both stories. Koga is depicted as queer in both stories: bisexual in one and ace in the second. Ayame is non-binary (a trait I’m very fond of) and is attracted to women. I don’t see any non-binary Inuyasha characters in fic, so I figured Ayame was fair game for this. I’ll be fair, Ayame’s gender was called to attention in Like the Setting Sun mainly because there was confusion (and someone looked to have an issue with it). Sesshomaru is queer in Like the Setting Sun (I also haven’t decided how to play with his sexuality in Metal & Coffee yet), and Kagura is depicted as a lesbian in both stories. I gave these characters challenges (especially in Metal & Coffee) that touch on experiences that can be seen in the LGBTQA+ community. Granted the fics aren’t solely focused on the characters’ roles and identities in the queer community, those identities and roles still play into who they are. There’s a lot of (almost exclusive) focus on what’s happening in the story (which is very fair), so I feel like this detail (these stories being queer stories) is overlooked.

I’m a queer writer writing queer stories. Like the Setting Sun and, most especially, Metal & Coffee mean the world to me as they give space to talk about a different set of experiences.

Something you love to see in dialogue.

I love seeing dialogue that showcases natural speech patterns or reveals the type of personality via the energy of the dialogue (words and punctuation and any of that sort make such a huge impact on delivery). I love inside jokes and incomplete expressions that can still be read by the reader and the other characters. I also really love habits, favorite words, slang, and hand gestures with dialogue. I guess in sum I like dialogue that gives complexity to a character and gives that sense of real-ness (like you could see this conversation in real life).

Sorry I couldn’t talk about one thing. There are so many pieces in dialogue and beside the dialogue that could make character conversation so fun to follow.

What aspect of writing have you had the most growth in?

I’m going to focus on the writing itself for this one.

I think the narration style changed a lot for me. Compared to older (worse written due to my inexperience and heavy imitation) fics, my narration has taken a more purposeful function than just saying what’s happening and giving a bland description of what everything and everyone looks like. It’s also less heavy and, hopefully, therefore less work on the reader. I read paragraphs aloud to myself and think over words and phrases a lot more. I get playful in my narration, so the reading is a smooth experience.

I do this a lot with Metal & Coffee. I’m taking care of this fic as much as possible by focusing so hard on narration delivery. There are sentences that I’m very happy with in the story, and there are moments that I worked out a couple times or more simply because delivery wasn’t working. I also think this fic, with all its composition, best shows that style growth since my start as a fic writer.

I’m glad for it.

#asks #thank you ruddcatha #Inuyasha #inuyasha fanfiction #like the setting sun #Metal & Coffee #writing #fanfic writing #queer fanfic

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Fic Writer Asks

What's something you've written that you know is OOC and you just don't care?

What's the most overrated thing you've written?

Something you wish a commenter had called attention to, but got ignored.

Something a commenter did point out that you wish they hadn't.

Something you hate to see in smut.

Something you love to see in smut.

Something you hate to see in dialogue.

Something you love to see in dialogue.

What's your fandom's most overused trope?

What's your least favorite part about posting?

What "don't ever do this" writing rule are you guilty of constantly breaking?

What writing rule do you refuse to break?

What do you need to work on most?

What aspect of writing have you had the most growth in?

We all project onto our characters. Where has your personality or life choices leaked onto the page the most?

What's the most ridiculous thing you've done to put off actually writing?

How are you procrastinating today?