IT TOTALLY FITS! When you have to say you’re not crazy, well, I’m sorry to say…

This is why I declare my craziness outright. I like to set precedent for people when they first meet me, so they know what they’re in for :’D

You’re welcome. And thanks! c: I probably won’t be able to draw much of anything else for a while though.

I can give you a bit of feedback, but I can’t do any of the work for you! Ruts happen :( but it’ll pass. Sometimes, at least for me, I overthink designs and a simple practical design is really the best option, even if it’s not the most impressive thing.

I’m not a big fan of them, but I like Kyuhyun and whatever crazy stuff Heechul is getting into. 

At first I was like, naaaah drawing a kiss is hard (poses!!! hands!!! lips!!!) not to mention awkward and I’ve got things to do but ok fine I’ll give it a go, and then I didn’t stop drawing and then a full blown picture happened and I can’t stop giggling because I drew a snog. I’ve got to fix some sassy butts and hands but I’ll post it soon :’D

Hullo people from the computer science tag! I wonder how many wandered in and got totally confused at the fact that this is a fanfiction blog 90% of the time.

I have very minor experience with MATLAB from my math class. It’s really more of a tool for mathematicians and engineers - making simulations and calculations and all that - and not for making the kind of programs that you do with Java. Try learning some Python or Javascript (which should not be confused as being similar to Java; it has no relation other than name) to get a better feel. Both are taught on Codecademy (http://www.codecademy.com/). If you’re self-teaching, also look into communities like /r/learnprogramming (http://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/).

I find my coursework challenging but not overly so. I’m a solid-B student with a part-time job, internship offers, decent social life, and time to write and draw, and I consider myself a procrastinator. The big ol’ post explained the most general of class overviews and I didn’t want to go too in-depth, because rating the difficulty and enjoyment of the major depends entirely on the college and professors you get (for example, a business major in a small state college and one from Stanford are two totally different experiences). You’re better off asking computer science majors in the college that you attend/want to go to. Perhaps try the college confidential forums (http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ - mind the crazies).

Hello from airport wifi!

THAT WOULD BE PERFECT, return of my sanity ?????? Baha, I just didn’t feel like officially putting anything in there at the moment. I’m likely going to reread/edit all of Capers because it has been SO LONG. Standard procedure for me heh, but I may add new details, which I don’t usually do. I always meant to get into their family life more, etc. and er I madee up a lot of things as I went, so still trying to bridge those a bit. But I’ll mention here if I add anything important. Then I’ll write the last three chapters in a row, because it’s basically one ending split into three chapters. The last one is likely set ~3 years later. gubs already witnessed me getting emotional over thinking about it.

FORGOT ONE

Aaah I’m always so bashful of answering these questions because I’ve seen so many people who are more devoted to writing, and still I feel like a procrastinator masquerading as a writer, derping away at the keyboard telling stories about explosions and mobs. But *deep breath* here I go:

• Growing up, I occasionally wrote stories when I was bored, but I pretty much disliked writing otherwise (never kept a diary). But I read voraciously and had a great vocabulary because of it, and I still think the stories I read when I was a preteen are the biggest influence on what I like to read and write now; when I think of my childhood, I think of fantasy stories, science books, and libraries. I didn’t read as much in high school but I was in the honors track for English. Literature can be dry, but if you can appreciate it and understand how to analyze syntax and symbols and how they provide emphasis, it helps with your own.
• For most of the last 2.5 years, I’ve written roughly 10k a month. I try to challenge myself when the muse is willing with character types and genres I haven’t done. Sometimes I feel like I’m writing worse than before, but I have to keep going, and ruts happen but you have time to get out of them.
• I’m known to be an avid editor, and it’s not for everyone, but a lot of great lines of mine have come from the second or third editing read-through. Go back to your stories a few months later. Don’t hate it if you feel like it’s outdated; either appreciate it for the progress you’ve made or change it. Do something.
• Commit yourself. Love the stories you write, because your readers will know. I personally view finishing my stories as a way of respecting that story and respecting my readers, so I try not to start things I can’t finish.
• Get a good support group. Some of the best friends that I’ve made are from hpff. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t have stuck around, period. Talking about writing with them keeps me sane and gets me through those ruts, and we beta each others’ writing. 
• I feel like the one special thing I’ve benefited from is that I adore analyzing tropes (love TVTropes). When I watch and read stuff, I’m constantly aware of all the meta stuff: plot structures, character arcs, archetypes, etc. I’m that person who makes predictions while watching movies in the theater. When a story is done well, I think about why it’s done well.
• Also, don’t get in the mindset that certain story elements, particularly in character development, just “are.” Like the naive girl has to mature or the ice queen has to melt. You get lazy when you believe these explain themselves. When you write your characters, think about their reasons, and then think about their reasons again, and this can be the difference between an acceptable characterization and a great characterization. Always ask yourself: is the character doing what they would want to do, or what you would want them to do?

OK THIS IS VERY LONG NOW but yeah, there’s a bunch of random advice. Basically write and read a lot, so exactly what you said 8D

That’s very vague D; I LIKE TERRIBLE MUSIC EXCEPT FOR THE MUSIC MY FRIENDS RECOMMEND ME. I listen to a lot of indie pop, folk, and kpop so I CAN MAKE A MIX OF WHICHEVER. I was going to make a badass females of kpop mix and a summer mix, because it’s always summer here lol.

That makes you more optimistic than either of them! Don a bit of Team Clemence wear (green, naturally) in the mean time. Next chapter may be set during Valentine’s c:

<3 you are all so patient (or not, but forgiving) ;-; like I may have been trying to write the chapter for two months, but I hadn’t updated it in FOUR MONTHS that’s like a third of the year D: and admittedly it’s probably not the last time this will happen BUT I WILL FINISH EVERYTHING, ONE DAY!

I DO SOMETIMES (I’ve seen a few episodes and I watch it through tumblr gifs) that’s how I know it c:

That’s also Ellen Page!

That twitter thing was just a one-off response to a question, but I am known to make silly things like that if someone throws me a tempting enough hypothetical prompt/situation 8D

I DO FEEL BAD. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ASKS ARE REALLY OLD D: I honestly would love to put writing at the top of my priorities because that sounds great. I have more and more ideas every day (there is this glorious Hugo and Albus spin-off sequel that I thought of that I know I will never be able to write). And I feel ridiculously bad mostly because I did keep promising to update and that never happened, and, that totally sucks because it’s one thing if I said sorry, I’m busy, but I did say I’d update and just kept not… updating.

And I actually made this meme last year when I failed to update, which people into kpop will understand:

(and Lee Hi’s album is pushed back another week to the surprise of no one)

SO I AM ALIVE. I AM SORRY :C I’VE GOT A 7K CHAPTER LINED UP AFTER I FINISH STUDYING COMPILERS.

Aaah, that is what I usually aim for (I usually post something new every 3 weeks) , and that’s how it’s been for roughly the last two and a half years until this past two months D: I mean, it actually doesn’t feel busier than usual, but usually I casually procrastinate a lot more to write, and a lot of stuff popped up this winter quarter that I basically couldn’t procrastinate on: compilers homework (which is not your ordinary homework; basically the king of timesuckers in CS - labs 25 hrs/week atop everything else), time-sensitive stuff at my job, job fair-ing for summer, job interviews (one of which I’m in the final round of!). So hopefully, I will be able to during spring quarter. I’m at the mercy of my schedule!

YUSH, Julia is responsible for both, natch, because she has better taste than me. I loved Kate Nash in high school, but I hadn’t kept up, and her song just got catchierrr. And Attracting Flies is like MY JAM RN. It is such a Clemence song.

I STILL MEAN TO ANSWER THIS IN A BIG LONG ANSWER WHEN I HAVE TIME. I don’t know if you saw my very brief answer in the status box, because I’d been avoiding asks at the time (I am happy with it! The curriculum depends heavily on the school you’re in. Very diverse choices in careers. Not a lot of math unless you’re into theory but a lot of logic problem-esque things; it’s hard to imagine without experience but a lot of “organizing data” and understanding patterns and figuring out efficient ways to get the job done). If this question has a time-sensitive issue though (choosing classes and whatnot for next year), I can put this at the top of my priorities!

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