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if you’re amenable, can i have a sneak peek of whatever you’re working on at the minute? 🥺🤲 the people demand the wise words of tumblr user pendale!!

LOL "late night ramblings" might be a more accurate description than "wise words". 😅

Here's a snippet from Born To Die (my Theloise Hunger Games AU)!

One panic attack and two bottles of an unknown--but undoubtedly alcoholic--drink later, Anthony had calmed down considerably. (In all fairness, the sight of one’s sister on a train ride to near-certain death was enough reason to get thoroughly inebriated.) Theo watched as Anthony poured himself a third drink.

in case you didn’t hear, yerin ha has been cast as sophie beckett! 🎉

your rewrites of the manuscript: 10/10, no notes (though the original version was also lovely, of course!)

the reminder that everyone else is being so productive while i haven’t written properly in far too long: -1000000/10, so many notes 😭

LMAO I had a very random burst of inspiration and decided to rewrite The Manuscript (again, lol) instead of working on my WIPs or my internship (haha I'm fucked).

I'm glad you liked it though! And I can't wait to read whatever you write...regardless of however long it takes you to post LOL.

In case anyone cares, I recently (minorly) rewrote The Manuscript! No drastic changes were made (the changes are mostly related to dialogue), and most people probably won't even notice a difference lol. I thought I would still list the most changed scenes, in case anyone is curious.

Chapter 1: Library (second vignette).

Chapter 2: Drunk call (first vignette).

Chapter 3: Morning after (seventh vignette).

“You're my favorite, 100%. And I know that the others don't mind because they know how much I love you.”

Claudia Jessie to Luke Thompson, for Grumpy Magazine July 2024

loml - taylor swift

Name ten female characters you like, you get zapped if it's jsut a male character you call a babygirl or other feminine nicknames because I can't see people calling Lestat coquette again

me: thinks my theloise hyperfixation might finally be fading

me: watches a theloise edit

me: f u c k

KRISTIN DAVIS as CHARLOTTE YORK in Sex and the City (1998 — 2004)

Successfully added 38 words to my Theloise Hunger Games AU! 🥳

The media is complicit in the dehumanization of Palestinians with the language they continue to use. If they can’t even call children, children, then what do they truly think of them?

Art by: Henry James Garrett

🛠 Is there a scene or anything in the WIP you are struggling with right now?

I'm working on a Theloise Hunger Games AU (title: Born To Die) and the reaping scene (where tributes for the upcoming Games are chosen, in case you're not familiar) is kicking my ass right now lol. It's a very intense scene in both the movie and the book so I want to do it justice but it also makes me want to pull my hair out and scream into a pillow. 🤡

Anyway, here's a snippet!:

“Penelope Featherington!”

The name rang through the air, a death sentence.

It was her first day of school, and Eloise Bridgerton, four years old and stubborn as a rock, marched up to a short, redheaded girl with her nose in a book.

“I’m Eloise Bridgerton,” she announced, sticking her hand out for the other girl to shake. “And you are?”

“Penelope Featherington,” she replied, sounding surprised as she shook Eloise’s hand.

“We,” Eloise sat down next to Penelope, “are going to be the best of friends.”

🖍 and 🤔 !

🖍Post Any sentence from your wip

So, Eloise takes a deep breath and echoes a previous conversation, “You jump, I jump, remember?”

(Titanic fans, anyone? 👀)

🤔What’s a story you’d love to write but haven’t even started yet?

I recently read The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and I love the idea of writing Eloise and Theo as codebreakers during WWII! I'm currently working on a reincarnation AU, and in one of those lives Eloise and Theo are onboard the RMS Titanic, and in another life they're codebreakers at Bletchley Park.

Unfortunately, I'm only writing a small snapshot of each life, so I don't really get to delve into each story with this AU. That being said, my hope is to eventually write a longer fic loosely following the plot of The Rose Code!

An ask game for writers to procrastinate working on you WIP(s)

I am also procrastinating actually writing. If you’ve multiple works in progress you can give a different answer every time!

🦈Tell us the name of your/ one of your WIP(s)

🍄Decriscribe your wip/one of your wips in the format of “___ + ___ =___”  

🌍What tags or warnings will your / one of your wip(s) need if you intend to share it?

🧭An alternative title to your/ one of your WIP(s)?

⚠️Which wip your most likely to finish or update next?

💾What is your document of your wip/ a wip called? (not the stories actual title but what you’ve saved it as)

🖍Post Any sentence from your wip

♻️A scrapped idea for your current WIP

🤔What’s a story you’d love to write but haven’t even started yet?

🤡How many Wips are you actively working on?

🛠Is there a scene or anything in the WIP you are struggling with right now?

❤️Not a question, just a second kudos to send.

Enjoy!

all im saying is that anthony may not be good at reciting poetry, but theodore sharpe would be terrific at it. get that man on the stage reciting i am begging you. let me swoon god damn it.

Guide to fanfiction writing

Step 1. Create concept

Step 2. Start writing

Step 3. Get sidetracked by figuring out tags

Step 4. Write a paragraph you're not sure how to continue from

Step 5. Put off fanfiction writing indefinitely

He also likes his long paragraphs!

Man, does Dostoevsky love his ellipses.

Gotta love mathematicians for never being able to name concepts normally

WIPs are still works in progress even if no progress has been made on them for a while.

Two Sentence Fic

For @femininomen0n 's prompt, Cardinal.

'The cardinal rule for attracting suitors,' Violet had told Eloise, 'is to keep a happy, welcoming demeanour at all times.'

Eloise stared at herself in the mirror, furrowing her brows deeper, and wondering if baring her teeth with a snarl would be a step too far.

🍄

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

I'm going to share some Modern AU headcanons about Theloise because I thought about this a lot while writing The Manuscript:

Not only are they both coffee addicts, they both have the same order! Here's a snippet from an old WIP of mine where they reunite after a decade:

Theo passed Eloise her coffee—one cream, one sugar, same as always—before sitting down with his own coffee—also one cream, one sugar, same as always.

2. I can see Theo working at a publishing company (sort of the modern-day version of a print shop), working as a political journalist, or working as a lawyer! Similarly, I can see Eloise as a lawyer or in academia. I can also see them getting involved with organizations like the UN, or some non-profit organizations.

Regardless of their occupation, political activism is very important to them!

3. I like to think Eloise and Theo would enjoy reading from more modern-day female authors like Sally Rooney, Toni Morrison, Joan Didion, etc.

4. Eloise's favourite Jane Austen novel is Emma, while Theo's is Persuasion. I actually have an old WIP where Penelope and Colin spy on Eloise and Theo and overhear them arguing over the best Austen novel (their arguments are very surface level though because I'm not very well-versed in Austen lol).

5. I can see Theo being friends with people like Benedict, Colin, and Footman John! Maybe Kate, as well?

6. Eloise has a fear of spiders. No, I'm totally not projecting (🤡).

(But Theo kills them for her so it's all good.)

Also I just noticed the question only asks for one headcanon...oh, well. Thanks for the ask! <3

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🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Probably: "What does blood taste like?"

📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 

This one's a shower thought I had related to my Theloise Hunger Games AU!

Eloise tries to teach Theo how to shoot using a bow and arrow. He fails spectacularly.

🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now

I made a breakthrough with my research! I won't get into the details since it's confidential, but I'm working on mathematics + computer science research and it's all very fun. 😋

Rediscovering my hobbies! I've been reading more recently (I recently read The Rose Code by Kate Quinn and I'm currently reading White Nights by Fyoder Dostoevsky). I've also always wanted to write fanfiction but never found the time or energy, so I'm really happy that's something I can do now!

I have the best friends a girl can ask for! I also have some great mutuals <3

Thanks for the ask! <3

no need to answer all of them if you don’t want to, but here!! 🧩 🥤 🌿 🏜️

🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

Grammar and format! A few mistakes here and there are totally fine, I've definitely noticed mistakes in my own works lol, but when it becomes distracting? Then we have a problem.

🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love

Well, there's the supremely talented syntheticpen (😉).

when one has a motive by syntheticpen

Newly unmoored in the Scottish countryside, Eloise decides a letter to Bloomsbury is in order.

Here's a few more (off the top of my head):

run away to a world that we design by sachantquiladesailes_98

Theo and Eloise meet as children, while his father sells books to hers. Despite their differences in station and the way that life does not work out too well for Theo, they can't be kept apart. Eloise is far too determined for that.

let the reason come on the common tongue (of your loving me) by CallousMalice

It is their wedding night and Theo comes up with a way to calm a nervous Eloise, with the help of a certain poet he knows she loves.

A great crime by framboise

When Benedict finds his sister in the library at a ball, dress torn, bloodied letter knife in hand, he knows he will do anything he can to help her. And if anything involves finishing off the villain who has tried to harm her and then fleeing with her in the night, then that is what he shall do.

🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity

Lol you are asking the wrong person, but I'll try to answer anyway! I think outlining is really important: the more detailed, the better. This way, when you're writing, there's very little decision-making involved, you're just focusing on executing the scene. Personally, for dialogue-heavy scenes, I like to write a script instead of a more traditional outline.

But, yeah, all of this is easier said than done lol. (🤡)

🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

I love all comments! I think my favourite comments are the ones that mention what exactly they liked about the chapter, and I usually try to leave those comments myself.

Thanks for the ask! <3

Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game

🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats  🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?  🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now?  🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both?  🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time?  🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?  🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh  🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately  🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?  🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

White Nights, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Man, does Dostoevsky love his ellipses.