I decided to answer these questions because I've been on AFF for quite a while, and I really want a way to connect with you all!

Therefore, I am tagging everyone to do this! ^_^

1. How did you come up with your user name and what does it mean?

At the time I made this account, I was a hardcore ARMY (I still am a proud ARMY ^_^), and my bias was Taehyung (but now all of BTS are my bias T_T). I've seen in many interviews and videos where Taehyung had an adorable blank expression on his face. Also, in school, my friends always tell me that I have a blank/murderous expression on my face when I walk in the hallway XD Hence, blank_expression was created! 

2. Which is your most subscribed to story?

Find Love to Find Life <3 (It's a Chanbaek fic... of course XD)

3. Why did you pick your user photo/thumbnail?

I love Chanbaek. It's as simple as that! That ship is the definition of REAL!!!!

4. Who is your AFF bestie?

CallMeLuckyMonster (Ilysm Mels <3)

P.S: Go check out her chanbaek stories ;) 

5. Is there a fanfic that you keep going back to read again and again?

Yes, definitely!!!! And no matter how much pain it brings me, I ALWAYS go back to read it.

"The Domino Effect" by unionxdirection (It's a chanbaek story, again >.<)

Every time I feel upset, I'd go back and read this and feel ever more upset :') Don't get me wrong, it's a BEAUTIFUL story, and it's not that angsty, but it just saddens me that it had to end T_T I want more...

6. How many stories are you subscribed to?

385 fanfics... #NoRegrets ;-; However, I've only read about 1/4 of them... Too many fanfics, so little time... T_T

7. What AU do you find yourself writing about most?

Mpreg AUs... I just like them, okay? Don't judge >.< T_T

8. How many friends do you have?

Not many (88)... I'm too shy to request someone to be my friend on AFF XD I need more friends 3

9. Is there something you'd like to write about but are afraid of people judging you for it? (Feeling brave? If so, share it!)

Like I mentioned before, I write Mpreg AUs most of the time, and I know that many people who write Mpreg get judged for writing it. I've come to realize that there will be people who will be bitter about the AU and other people who will love it, so it doesn't bother me that people may judge mpreg XD But I LOVE mpreg (especially chanbaek mpreg AUs). I just love thinking about Chanbaek having their own family, and I know that they can always adopt, but I still like to think about them having their own child... 

You guys are probably judging me so hard right now T_T But mpreg is something I truly love to write about, so I'm sorry if it bothers you.

10. Is there anything you would like to be better at on AFF? Writing, graphic design (posters), replying to comments, updating regularly, etc..?

I definitely want to get better at replying to comments! I feel that if readers take the time to actually comment on my stories, then I should at least comment back and thank them! However, I try to be as sincere as possible when I thank someone, so it takes me a while to think about how I should thank someone. But by the time I finish thinking, I already forgot to reply. I'm so sorry >.< It's something I really want to work on, though! And like I said, I'm quite unsocial on AFF, so I apologize, once again!

11. How many subscribers do you have?

I don't think this question is really that necessary. Whether I have 10 or 1000 subscribers, I'm on this site to write about what I love. It doesn't matter how many people support my stories. What matters is that whoever does read my stories will enjoy what I write. As long as I enjoy what I write about and readers enjoy what they read about it, that's good enough for me ^_^

12. How many stories have you posted online to this day (finished and unfinished)?

I've posted 5 stories to this day! Two of them are unfinished (one of them is in draft mode until I finish exams and stuff like that T_T), but the other three are all completed! :D

13. How many stories do you have saved in your writing program?

I only have 4 stories that I never got the chance to post. Two of them are Taekook fanfics but because I'm not too into BTS ships anymore, I don't have any motivation to finish them (Sorry >.<). But the other two stories are Chanbaek fics, but I just haven't found the time or motivation to finish them (again, I apologize!).

14. Do you write down story ideas, or just keep them in your head?

If the idea is really good and I have the entire plot set in my head, I'll definitely write it down! But if the idea is just a short scene or something, I'll just keep it in my head XD 

15. Have you ever co-authored a story?

Yes, I have! But I only co-author a story to beta read. 

(If you guys want a beta reader, don't hesitate to ask! ^_^)

16. How did you discover AFF?

I read anime fanfics a long time ago (you guys are probably judging me so hard at this point XD), but I wasn't into anime anymore. But then I got into kpop, and I was bored one day, so I thought if they have fanfics for anime, they should definitely have fanfics for kpop! I first searched for BTS fanfics, and that's how I ended up here! :D

17. Do you consider yourself to be a popular or famous author on AFF?

Absolutely not! My goal on here isn't to be popular or famous on here, anyway. I only want to write about what I like (which is Chanbaek O_O). However, I do lowkey want one of my fics to be featured, but if none of my stories don't get featured, then it's no big deal! :) As long as people actually read my fics, then it's good for me!

18. Do you have a nickname or fandom name for your readers?

No, and I don't think there will be XD First, I'm too uncreative to think of one, and second, I'd like to think of my readers as friends and not some kind of fan! This answer is similar to OnceUponAnEXO, but I totally agree with her! 

19. Was there an AFF author who inspired or encouraged you to write?

Absolutely! My friend in real life wrote a fanfic before I started to write, and she wrote so beautifully that I wanted to challenge myself and see if I could write just as beautifully as her. This was back in 2015, and I realized my grammar still needed a lot of work >.< But as time passed, I think my grammar improved a lot, but it still needs some work, of course! But that's how I started writing XD 

20. How many karma points do you have?

You guy don't have to know :P XD 

P.S: Just wanted to thank CallMeLuckyMonster for donating me 2000 karma points just so I could advertise my story on my birthday! I can't thank you enough, Mels <3

21. What writing advice would you give to a beginning author?

You should definitely have a plot! The biggest mistake you can make as an author as have a beautifully written beginning but then realize you have no idea how you end it, and you'll eventually be stuck. Being stuck during the middle of writing is absolutely awful! It kind of discourages you from writing anymore, so I would definitely have a plot in mind. Also, what can help is if you think of an ending first and work from the ending to the beginning. That's sometimes what I do, and it helps me either add more stuff into the plot or take out some things out of the plot! But yeah, I wish all beginning authors good luck! Don't be scared of posting a story because you never know. Someone's bound to enjoy your story ^_^

22. Do you plot out your stories, or do you just figure it out as you go?

I mostly plot out my stories. But there was this one story that I didn't really plot out, and I didn't really like the story as much as I thought I'd like it. That's why I always try to plot out my stories. That way, I can update quickly and it will be easier for me to write :D

23. Have you ever gotten a bad review or comment on a story? If so, what did you do?

Kind of... My first story, "Find Love to Find Life," is inspired by Jane Eyre, and in the foreword, I wrote that the fanfic is inspired by a classical novel because I didn't want to say the name of the novel in case of spoilers. Some people must've didn't see that and accused me of plagiarizing the book T_T Most parts were inspired by the story, but I made it my own fanfic. I eventually told people to read the foreword again, and now everything's settled, so it's all good!

24. Is there a certain type of scene that you have a hard time writing? (action, , etc..)

Definitely ! Ugh, it actually stresses me out when I have to write because I want it to be as accurate as possible. I try to read as much fics as I can to sort of inspire me, but it still stresses me out everytime I have to write a scene T_T
 

25. What story(s) are you working on now?

I'm currently working on "To Tame a Wild Heart." It's an equestionAU (because I'm a horseback rider and I love chanbaek, so I thought why not put two of my favorite things together?). However, it's currently on draft mode because I've been too busy to write it, and I don't want people to wonder why I'm not updating. It'll be posted once again as soon as I finish exams and I have more time to write :)

26. Do you plan your next project(s) before you finish your current ongoing story(s)?

Yes, I do! I really shouldn't or else I get too distracted, but I always try to have new ideas in mind. Lately, nothing's been in my mind because I want to try to write a really unique story that hasn't been written a lot on AFF, but almost every AU has been written >.<

27. Do you have a daily writing goal set for yourself?

If I have time to start writing again, my goal is to write 1000 words each day from Monday to Thursday (in total of 4000+ words). Then on Friday, I'll edit the story and update at night.

28. Do you think you've improved as a writer since you first started?

Definitely!!! There's still a lot to improve on, but I think I've definitely improved :D

29. What is your favorite story that you've written?

It's probably my first COMPLETED story, which is "Find Love to Find Life." It's the longest story I've ever written with 170,000+ words, and I really like how I characterized Baekhyun and Chanyeol. However, "To Tame a Wild Heart" may become my favorite story since I do have the entire plot planned out already. I just have to write it now :)

30. What is your least favorite story that you've written?

It's "You Are My Fantasy." That's the story I had a really good beginning to, but I realized I couldn't think of an ending. It's such a complicated plotline that I confused myself with, and I'm so disappointed in myself. I wish I planned it out more >.<

31. Where do you see yourself (as a writer) in 5 years?

My dream is to become a published author because I want to write a book that people can relate to. I want to write something that will allow people to see that whatever hardships they're facing, they're not fighting alone. I've been through quite a lot in my life, and I felt extremely lonely at times. I know how hard it is to feel lonely, so I want people to realize that they're not alone and that there are other people out there who are feeling the same thing as them ^_^

32. How many upvotes do you have?

Not a lot :P

33. What is the easiest thing about writing?

It's definitely creating the characters! I think that's the easiest and funnest thing about writing because it's YOUR characters that you're writing about. Sure, you're writing about an idol who already has his/her own personality, but once you're writing about them, you're writing about an idol that you're controlling. So technically you're not really writing about your idol but you are... I hope this makes sense XD

34. What is the hardest thing about writing?

It's definitely continuing to write. Sometimes, it's hard to continue to write because either you're stuck or you just don't have the motivation to do so. That's the hardest thing about writing, so I really recommend to always have the plot set out, always keep up your motivation, and never give up! :)

35. Why do you write?

Because Chanbaek is real.

Jkjk XDXD 

I write because I love the ship Chanbaek so much. Now, who knows if they're real or not, but if they're not, I'd like to think they are by reading fanfics XD But I write because I want to write about something I like. There are a lot of amazing fics on AFF, but I just really want to write a story of my own. And I always like to challenge myself and try to write better with each chapter!

Questionnaire created by OnceUponAnEXO

Thank you soooooo much if you've read ALL of this! I hope you guys were able to get to know me better. Now, it's time for me to get to know more about you guys. Hopefully, you'll partake in this wonderful questiionnaire.

Take care <3

- blank_expression