Spotify Meme: (#7) Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie

So last night bethctg and I and about 500,000 other people enjoyed a BTS concert live stream from California. It was the last of four concerts BTS is doing in the US, and it has been a 2 year hiatus because of COVID since they have performed for a crowd. They did a great job, and I enjoyed it.

bethctg picked #7 (there are 7 members of BTS), and I was surprised that it wasn't BTS, but, no, it is Under Pressure by David Bowie and Queen. It's definitely a song I use to get myself moving. It's a warm-up song. And the opening beats are difficult to resist. And it's a hopeful song that acknowledges the stress and hardships of life.

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Writing Meme: Questions 19 & 20

I am planning to finish these by the end of the year.

19. Is there something you always find yourself repeating in your writing? (favourite verb, something you describe 'too often', trope you can’t get enough of?)

I feel compelled to tell my readers where every character in a scene is looking and when they turn their heads. Lots of staring, gazing, gawking, fixing, glancing, etc. Lots of head turning, tilting, nodding, shaking, etc.

Character A asks for something (usually in a sexual scenario) and Character B 'obliges.' I don't think most ficcers use this word in that way. (i.e., John asked for more, and Sherlock obliged.)

20. Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)

I am one of those who thinks John from BBC Sherlock always makes tea even though it isn't supported by canon. Lestrade from BBC Sherlock likes American coffee drinks and American candy. Moran from BBC Sherlock has 3 different bolt holes which he uses depending on the job. Stamford from BBC Sherlock is always BAMF. Moriarty's eyes are always green. Nicky from The Old Guard's eyes are blue-green (usually with a sea or ocean reference thrown in).

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Spotify Meme: (#16) Babylonian Gardens by Ahmed Muktar

kingtoken asked for #16 and it is an Middle Eastern instrumental song, Babylonian Gardens by Ahmed Muktar.


This is very cool because the fandom kingstoken and I share is The Old Guard, and this is definitely THE song I play when I am writing Joe from The Old Guard.

So when I am writing fic, I CANNOT listen to songs with lyrics. There can only be the words of my brain in my head I also have a noisy household so sometimes I drown out the sounds around me with music while I am ficcing.

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