Credit: Ashley McMinn

Day Thirty-nine

of @the-wip-project‘s challenge

Q39: What kind of traits make a character interesting?

A39: A character who is trying to be better ethically than how they had been brought up/ trained.

You know what I don’t get?  When fanfic authors apologize for long chapters.  It’s like?  You gave me bonus content, for free, and you’re sorry about it?  Bruh.  I have already named my firstborn after you.  Dude.

Day 7: Do I have a writing day? When do I get most of my writing done?

The majority of my writing occurs after I’ve dropped my kids off at school and before I start work. During my drive back from dropping them off, I think about my wip. By the time I’m back home and brewed myself some tea, I’m ready to write down my ideas. I usually get half an hour in before I check work emails.

I agree with all of the above. There is also a fantastic app for ao3 for Android. If you would like an invite, I also have two available!

ARCHIVE YOUR FIC ON AO3 FOR ETERNAL GLORY

It physically pains me to see people post awesome fanfiction to tumblr and nowhere else. Tumblr moves so fast! By tomorrow people who didn’t look in a tag at the right moment won’t know it existed. By next week even people who did read it won’t be able to find it back to reread. Finding anything on tumblr via search function is practically a fluke. For all intents and purposes, your hard work has a halflife of about a week at most.

PUT YOUR WORK ON AO3 WHERE IT CAN LIVE ETERNALLY, I BEG YOU

People who come into that fandom in a month, a year, even a decade will be able to find your work!

People can bookmark it!

People can rec it to others!

People can reread it into infinity! (and people like me can do that and comment every time!)

You can get comments & kudos until the endtimes because people will keep finding your work! (seriously I still sometimes get new people finding and loving my work from ~2013)

And best of all, people can SUBSCRIBE to your work so they will get email about new chapters and stories! (I’m seeing people do manual ‘Tag you in the next chapter’ lists and seriously, physical pain, this wheel has already been invented and it is rolling beautifully)

PLEASE LET ME BOOKMARK YOUR FIC I BEG YOU

“But I need an invite for AO3!”

Yes, and the waiting list is currently 2-3 days. That’s hardly worth not doing this for, right?

“But I only read fic, I don’t post it”

here is a post on why having an account just to read fic is also very worth it!

Lately I’ve been the tumblr person who jumps onto people who post cool fic to tumblr and going HEY HAVE YOU POSTED THIS TO AO3, YOU REALLY SHOULD, HIT ME UP FOR AN INVITE CODE and I hereby invite all you fellow fic readers and posters to join me into spreading the good word.

Please reblog this and tag your favourite fandoms and pairings! Spread this post to the people who need to see it! Save great fic from the tumblr void!

Tough call!

Who are you rooting for? Also tell me if ur Canadian in the tags I’m so curious who ur choosing

Hello! I was rewatching season 3 because ... clexa and realized this. Clarke’s room in the tower is directly under the throne room. Which means that in Season 3 Episode 3, Clarke may have witnessed the Azgeda Ambassador fall past her window after Lexa pushed him off the tower. After Clarke and Lexa’s confrontation, Clarke returns to her room’s window. If we assume Lexa went directly up to her throne room after said confrontation, then Clarke seeing a falling body is a distinct possibility. Who knows, she may even have heard the confrontation in the throne room!

Here is a shot of Lexa standing on the balcony outside of the throne room at the end of Season 3 Episode 2. Note the shape of the balcony and the statues that “hold it up”.

Episode 3 starts with a scan up Polis Tower to Clarke’s bedroom. Just before it closes in on Clarke in the window, we see the top of the tower, including the Throne Room and balcony.

The camera closes in on our fearless Wanheda brooding while looking at the view. Note the statues on either side of the window.

How I wish they had filmed Clarke’s Reaction! 

DO NOT DO THIS!!!

If a website has a paywall, like New York Times, DO NOT use the ctrl+A shortcut then the ctrl+c shortcut as fast as you can because then you may accidentally copy the entire article before the paywall comes up. And definitely don't do ctrl+v into the next google doc or whatever you open because then you will accidentally paste the entire article into a google doc or something!!!! I repeat DO NOT do this because it is piracy which is absolutely totally wrong!!!

The Clexa Fic List That No One Asked For

I’ve been re-reading a lot of my favorite Clexa fics and figured to put them all in a list in case anyone hasn’t read any of these BRILLIANT CLASSICS. Enjoy, y’all!

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Quality Ingredients by HurricaneJane/@thatonewherelexasachef - Boy, oh BOY. This is the first Clexa fic my thankful eyes had ever laid upon. HJ’s writing is absolutely spectacular here. It’s a brilliant AU where Lexa is a chef and Clarke is a doctor and they meet because OF A BLOODY HAND DUE TO ROAN (Hellooooo 3x04!!). The fic isn’t finished, but I do have hopes that maybe one day it will be. I’ve re-read it 3 times. 

Coeurastronaute/@coeurdastronaute Fics:

Kiwi - Lexa is a hottie rockstar/musician and meets Clarke on Tinder. It’s a cute piece of fluff that I’m dying to have updated. I haven’t read it in quite some time, but it’s on my list of things to re-read. Coeur is an AMAZING writer, their stories never fail to please.

Essays In Existentialism - A VAST collection of one-shots or shorter 2 - 3 parters from Coeur. Lots of amazing content here. If you’re looking for some AU, you got it. Canon, you got it. Fluff, you got it. Angst, you got it. If you’re down for any kind of Clexa read, I suggest just doing down the list.

Footy - Clexa AU where Lexa is the world’s best soccer star. She meets Clarke by chance, and a little bit if fate keeps bringing the girls together. This is a cute, fluffy piece, and coming off the World Cup, I dove right in for a re-read. The status of this one is still WIP, but like the rest, I’m truly hoping for an update.

Except You Love by @theproseofnight - Words can’t even begin to describe the quality of writing in this story. If you’re looking for a super angsty, slow burn that could possibly shatter your heart a million times over, this is the read for you. If you haven’t read it, I promise it is really well worth it. The story was just completed (god bless) last month and it seems that @theproseofnight is working on a piece similar (holy shit, can’t fucking wait). This is a must.

This is Heaven in Hiding by @orangeyouglad8 - Holy moly, angst, fluff, and smut all rolled into one juicy story. Lexa and Clarke work in similar fields and H.A.T.E. each other. I don’t want to give much away, but if you haven’t read this one, I really suggest it. The flow of the story is quite fantastic. I’ve re-read it once and it definitely won’t be the last time.

In Love in War and Politics by @centuriesofexistence - This one is fantastic and probably next on my re-read list. Clarke is running for senate and Lexa is her campaign manager. It’s a BRUTAL race with her opponent and the pair working so closely together leads to some Clexa sexa. Highly recommend it.

A Pleasant Undoing by @mopeytropey - This one is a personal favorite because of their occupations. Feels a bit close to home! Clarke is a bar manager and Lexa works for a brewery. The two meet because of work and the crushing and pining is super cute. I finished this one so quickly because the pace was amazingly set. This is definitely on my re-read list!

The White Queen Running by KL_Morgan - I think this is actually the only canon-ish fic I have on this list. To be honest, I’m not big on canons, I’m a HUGE AU kinda gal. Anyway, a good friend had bugged, and bugged, and bugged me to give this one a shot. I’m so fucking happy I did. The writing is exquisite, absolutely exquisite. I’m honestly not sure how to describe this one, I was pretty confused in the beginning, but then realized I was supposed to be confused. Just take my word for it and read it, mmkay?

Catch Me, I’m Falling by @clexa-hsau (two very talented writers) - The HSAU of all HSAU’s. Lexa and Clarke couldn’t dislike each other more, but little Aden does some matchmaking and helps the two realize that maybe they’re meant to be? Bit of angst, lots of fluff, and lots of sequels/one-shots to follow. I haven’t gotten through all of the one-offs, but they’re all definitely on my life. READ THIS.

Living on a Fault Line by anddirtyrain - Holy hell. Holy angst, holy slow burn, holy hell. This was recently recommended to me on here because I was asking for a fic that would hurt my heart the way “Except You Love” did, and this recommendation did not disappoint. Clexa are divorced with a daughter and this story shows the struggles of co-parenting when love still lingers. I recently just got my best friend to start reading this one and love every “WTF” text I get when she’s reading it. It’s amazing.

Lullaby Without You. by LJT - This is a heart-wrenching one. It really pulls at your heart. Clexa are married, but Clarke wakes up from an accident with no recollection of who she is. Lexa comes to the hospital every day to try and help her wife remember, while still having to take care of their son who very much misses his other mom. This one isn’t complete, but I’m reaaaaally hoping for an update.

Polis 433 by @ecfandom - AH, hot fire fighter Lexa and nurse Clarke. This one is a slow burn FO SHO. Clarke’s house has a super faulty fire alarm which sends Lexa to hear house on a weekly basis. Clarke’s kid takes a liking to Lexa, leading to Clarke taking a liking to Lexa. It’s all just so, so great. It’s being actively updated (the most recent update being this past week, WOOOP). Start it and subscribe to it and love it.

Grand Slam Thank You, Ma’am by @femininenachos - Nothing gets to me like a sporty Lexa. Let me present you with hottie tennis player Lexa and her hottie physio Clarke Griffin. It’s smutty and it’s fluffy and now that we’re in tennis season, I’m going to be reading this whole thing from cover to cover again.

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A little shameless self promotion goes a long way, right? Below are three pieces I have on Ao3 as LostAndDelirious.

Maple Bourbon Candles - Clarke and her friends are on a 10-day trip up north during the winter and meet the small town’s general store owner, Lexa. They bump into each other after their initial meeting and start hanging out and Clarke finds herself to be a babbling mess around the girl. Not gonna lie, it’s pretty fluffy and kinda cute. It’s a WIP but I’m regularly updating it.

13 Clans - I’m a bit in love with writing this story at the moment. Lexa “The Commander” Woods works for a spirits company, heading up the marketing division. The company merges with a few others, and enters an influx of new people in the office, including Clarke Griffin who is now heading up events and sponsorships for all their brands. There are a lot of happy hours, a lot of drinks, and a lot of traveling. It’s a bit of a slow burn, especially because Lexa is kind of a bitch, but the two find that they don’t always get on each others nerves. WIP and regularly updated, I actually just posted the most recent chapter earlier this afternoon.

Why Do You Think It Feels This Way? - This one’s a one-shot. There are a few fluffy moments, but the overall theme is far from fluff. Clarke and Lexa are both fresh out of heartbreaking relationships and meet because of mutual friends on a weekend trip to a lake house. They find a bit of solace in each other over the course of the weekend and well, just read it to find out the rest.

It was so nice to see Clarke happy! I think she smiled more in this scene than in the all the episodes since 3x07 combined.

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