1. Is there anything you regret writing?--Uh...I'd say no. But of course, there are old writings I may cringe at haha.

 

2. Name a fic you’ve written that you’re especially fond of & explain why you like it.--I'd say Bus Rides & Sleepy Misses. Ya know how authors tend to write what they'd wanna read? Well, writing it and reading over what I wrote kinda puts a smile on my face, ya know? It's EXO (ot12) doing their own things with romance and friendship within.

 

3. What fic do you desperately need to rewrite or edit?--Ha sometimes I feel like rewriting the ending to one of my oneshots. But editing? I tend to go back and edit past chapters/one-shots of whatever I write. Like I wanna show the best of my ability to new readers/current ones and such.

 

4. What’s your most popular fanfic?--Strange Entity ^^.

 

5. How do you come up with your fanfic titles?--I try to think of something related to the story's plot that can also be somewhat distinguishable from other fic titles.

 

6. What do you hate more: Coming up with titles or writing summaries?--Haaaa writing summaries. Just 'cause they take longer. Even one that's like a sentence long can take so much thought, really.

7. If someone were to draw a piece of fanart for your story, which story would it be and what would the picture be of?--So many possible scenes in my mind now haha. One scene? Hmm. Maybe one from Strange Entity, with Kaisoo hugging after seeing each other for the first time in a year. Regardless, I'd freakin' cry if someone drew fanart of any of my fics (ToT).

 

8. Do you have a beta reader? Why/Why not?--Not really, no. Unless asking peeps irl for help with words to use/sentence flow and such counts :P.

 

9. What inspires you to write?--Living my everyday life, listening to music, gifs/videos/moments of EXO.

10. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing?--That it made them smile TvT).

 

11. Do you listen to music when you write or does music inspire you? If so, which band or genre of music does it for you?--Sometimes. Music always inspires me, but hmm when writing, I tend to listen to albums that focus more on the beats than ones with 88% singing/rapping since it distracts me otherwise. The Kinetik Groove album, Only Time Can Tell, and any Nujabes album (Modal Soul, for example) definitely do it for me.

 

12. Do you write oneshots, multi-chapter fics or huuuuuge epics?--Oneshots and multi-chaptered fics :].

 

13. What’s the word count on your longest fic?--Not sure...*After checking* Around 33k, give or take.

 

14. Do you write drabbles? If so, what do you normally write them about?--Nope. Drabbles are like 100 words, right? Nah, I'd be itching to write more if I try only writing 100 words or less. The people that can effectively write drabbles get all my praise though.

 

15. What’s your favourite genre to write?--Slice of life, for sure.

16. First person or third person - what do you write in and why?--Third person. I used to write in first person when I was younger and just kinda switched to third 'cause I like writing in an omniscient/third person limited narrative more now *shrugs*.

 

17. Do you use established canon characters or do you create OCs?--(Since it's RPF, I'll answer the latter q) Kinda both. It's kinda hard for me not to when writing slice of life since there are people that exist besides the main characters, ya know? The thing is though, with my OCs, I don't necessarily give them names or else they'd be bumped up to a supporting character aha. And since I don't write OC fics, my OCs tend to be background characters/easter eggs for myself haha.

 

18. What is your greatest strength as a writer?--Hmm I think my ability to make characters seem real? I think I manage to evoke at least some kind of emotion with my writing pretty well.

 

39. What do you struggle the most with in your writing?--Hmm, giving myself leeway when it comes to hidden typos.

 

Fanfiction Questions
40. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading:

 

• Call Me, Beep Me (If You Wanna Reach Me)--A funny as ot12 text-chat fic.

 

• Call Me Boo--An angsty Sekai and Kaisoo fic that I read most of its chapters from one night all the way to the morning haha.

 

• Songs of the Abyss--A cool ot12 adventure fic (that kinda reminds me of Skyrim tbh).

 

• The Gay Ear--Funny ot12 crack fic that's a sequel to one I lol'ed at.

 

• Roles again...--A sequel to a cute Chansoo bodyswap/switcheroo fic.

 

41. List and link to 4 fanfiction authors who are amazing:--thetwistedstar, At1stsight, fliuor and, Kim-jignog! And many more, of course =0=)/.

 

42. Is there anyone in your fandom who really inspires you?--So many people! I can't name 'em all.

 

43. What ship do you feel needs more attention?--Hmm I think...Kaibaek? I lowkey ship it aha.

44. What is your all time favourite fanfic?--Oh gosh, all time fave? How about one of my all time faves xD? It'd be playlist; autoplay. It left me with such a nice feeling after I finished reading it--like this is what ot12's all about. And another one: In the territory of the dragon king. Seriously, it's a classic Baeksoo fic. It's long as but damn, I'd definitely recommend it. Really captivated me and I just found myself not wanting to stop reading it.

 

45. If someone was to read one of your fanfics, which fic would you recommend to them and why?--Hmm, maybe Perfectly Cheesy. One of my Kaisoo oneshots, and why? 'Cause I think it's darnright cute myself haha.

 

46. Do you leave reviews when you read fanfiction? Why/Why not?--Reviews? Uh...not really unless an author asks. Which doesn't happen that often with the fics I've read tbh. Comments though, yeah--thought not always tbh. Sometimes can't think of what to say.

 

47. Do you care if people comment your writing? Why/why not?--Yes, I love comments. Comments about certain things in the chapter, comments about characters, the plot, moments I thought were funny that a reader thought was funny too--feedback fuels my heart tbh. But if a person doesn't comment, I'm not gonna hunt them down or something. Just knowing there are people actually reading/subscribed to see more of my fics etc is awesome in and of itself.

 

48. How did you get into reading and/or writing fanfiction?--Not sure...It might've started with Anterograde Tomorrow. Like when you get into EXO, I think everyone's heard/seen something about this fic. Like say that video with EXO on that one show where Kyungsoo had sticky notes over his body and I'd see people in the comments be like --too soon! or something like that haha. So after seeing it mentioned so much, curiosity got the best of me and I searched it up one day and then boom--cried so freakin' much. Then, I think after that I just read more fics and one day I was like Hey, why don't I write a fic too? And the rest is history haha *jazz fingers*.

 

49. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go!--Hmm one rant...I think it's annoying when the sole (or other) female character in a fic is made to be a 'b*tch' or is automatically the 'bad guy' just for liking the main character's love interest. And something I love...the diverse, different ways that people write and tell their stories!

 

And so, that's it~ Thanks if you read all that ^^.

#5YearsWithEXO

 

P.S.--I'm kinda sad I missed SHINee coming to the US again :/. And then EXO's coming back too later this month and ugh. One of these days I really wanna see both groups live T.T). For now, I'll continue vicariously living through posts actual concert-goers share aha.