This Was The Utmost Fun!

So I really wanted to write an Hedric story.

Started off as what I thought would be a short one…

My wish list was:

Unexpected place for their first kiss

All the semi canon (?) moments, like the prefects bathroom ;)

Oh I love so much the goblet of fire trope I-thought-it-would-be-you-under-water in the second task

An epic kiss

Time travel because why not?

Sometimes you have to choose happiness.

This means writing fanfiction in the middle of the week instead of dealing with your responsibilities. Because otherwise there is no way you go through the rest of the week.

I got bored and decided to write some questions for fanfic authors!

[Here’s a Twitter friendly version!]

Fanfic Writer Q&A

🍐 Do you listen to music when you write? If yes, what kind? If no, why not?

🍊 Do you have a trusted beta reader or are you more of the ‘Not Beta Read We Die Like Men’ type?

🍏 First person or third person?

🍎 Past tense or present tense?

🍌 How long do your fics tend to be? Short and sweet? Or novel-length?

🫐 Mutli-chapter or one-shots?

🍍 Rarepairs? Yea or nay?

🍈 In character or out of character?

🍉 Favorite trope? What’s a cliche that you just love?

🍆 Do you like reading/writing ABO?

🍓 OTP(s)?

🥝 NOTP?

🍋 Fluff or smut? Or both?

🌶 Does angst get you excited? Or does it make you wanna crawl into a hole and just cry?

🥭 How do you come up with fic ideas?

🥥 Are you a planner or do you just write by the seat of your pants?

🍒 Do you title your chapters?

🍑 Overused words or phrases that just make your eye twitch?

🍇 What’s something that you struggle with as a writer?

🥑 Any writing advice?

i still remember

when you stained

my new trousers

by mistake

and now it is fading

and i wish i could

turn back time.

you stained

my soul

and body

and that is not fading.

If you see me smiling at my phone, no, I am not in love. I'm just reading a hedric fanfic.

Just thought I'd leave this here lol.

-Average novel: anywhere from 60k to 100k words, over that is usually seen as too long

-Your always yours fics: 258k words and counting. The boy in my dreams alone is 61k.

Fun facts:

1) I inicially thought it would be a short story. I was so wrong. I can't for the hell of it write short stories, I don't know why. Except if it's poetry. I am such a sucker for anything romantic ✨

2) Like I know it seems like a super slowburn BUT it's so long that we get so much and I love it. I kinda miss writing The Boy In My Dreams, even when The Boy I Love feels so sweet too in a different and still wholesome way.

3) I wanted them to be a couple for at the very least the same amount of chapters they weren't together. I always wish for more relationship content. (And even funnier, they decided when it was about time, not me lol Harry and Cedric's love is so strong it goes againt outline.)

4) It's not over yet! I am not sure how many chapters are left, but just knowing it's not that far is both exciting and sad. It has been such a ride and there is so much more to happen.

Thanks for the message! I wonder how many words will it be, but at the same time I have more plans for them lol

I'm not sure what is more frustrating about AO3 being down all day: not being able to read a fic or not being able to post a new chapter? :(

I've read a lot of people discussing writers or readers block BUT what happens when you have BOTH? It sucks.

"Can I keep you company?"

Harry and Cedric

"And I have to patrol tonight," Cedric continued. It was the first time it had sounded like he was complaining about his prefect duties, something Harry would often do if he was in his place. “I don't know how I'm going to keep from falling asleep…”

"What do you do on those nights?"

It was also the first time he had asked him a question about it.

Suddenly, he was more than interested.

"Patrolling the halls... Touring the castle... Getting bored, yes, that's what I do."

Harry laughed and wanted to know several things:

1. Have you ever caught a student outside curfew?

( Yes, but they don't always get punished, I must admit. I'll let them go... as long as I don't find them again.., Cedric answered.)

2. Have you ever bumped into Filch? Because he's not what you'd call nice even on the best of days.

(Cedric was a bit embarrassed to admit that… Prefects try to avoid crossing paths with him as much as Filch does. He doesn't appreciate patrolling the same floor… Bad job, according to him. )

3. Can I keep you company?

That last question seemed to take him by surprise.

“I know it's not within the rules, but I'll keep you awake.”

Cedric remained silent for a few moments.

Harry was sure he was looking for a polite way to say…

“I would really like that.”

He held back a smile.

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I want to keep posting my favourite moments here <3

Ao3: Always Yours

I am happy I got into a point in my life that if I don't like something, I say it. If something makes me uncomfortable, I communicate it. What that person does with that information is another matter.

Someone says something I disagree with? I respectfully share my opinion. I used to keep everything inside just to not cause conflict.

Someone says something that hurts me or I find rude? I speak up.