December 2011
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“Good writing is basically a good understanding of people. Never mind structure...”
– Russell T Davies | The Writer’s Tale (via confuseddottom)
letsfangirl asked: I've only just discovered your tumblr via a link on fanfiction. And I love it. I've spent more than an hour reading you work and it has filled the Downton shaped hole in my day perfectly. So wonderful, thank you.
Reality Obscure: Eight Rules for Writing Fiction: →
yeahwriters:
YES YES YES YES YES. Vonnegut you are so right.
tumblrfiction:
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal…
Anonymous asked: Hello :) Just wanted to say that you're a wonderful writer and all your stories are beyond beautiful. Thanks for writing!
Anonymous asked: Just wanted to let you know I've been reading your stories here and really enjoyed them! Loved the one with Edith in Ireland, and the first pregnancy fic. Thanks so much for sharing :) -frostyblossom
amyliliy asked: Sorry, speak up when the requests start to annoy you. I would totally write them myself, if I didnt ramble too much in all creative writing and half your bin power. The ideas come in little bursts and then I send you a request :)
Anonymous asked: Branson and sybil (plus little ones?) get a family portrait done :P
I think I might just have to risk the...
Anonymous asked: I was wondering if you would consider a request? Sybil, unhappily married (to the "youngest, richer brother of Sir Richard Carlisle" perhaps?) falls for and has an affair with their new chauffeur, just arrived from Ireland.
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sybil/branson: in dulci jubilo
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Rating: M
Notes: A prequel to “so far away that I can’t find you,” written for the 2011 Downton Abbey Mistletoe Challenge. Also inspired by this post. ;)
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He watched through the window as the snow softly blanketed the expansive lawns of the Abbey. Blurred together with the falling flakes was the reflection of his wife discarding her gown and stays, revealing pink smooth...
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sybil/branson: lullaby
Rating: G
Notes: From a request for Branson taking care of Sybil when she is sick. Also to cheer the fandom up with the news that there will be no Bransons in the Christmas special :’(
Warnings: FLUFFY PREGNANCY FIC
The sound of the typewriter travelled through to the bedroom. Sybil’s eyes flickered open for a second, aware only of the dim orange light of the gas lamp and the...
Anonymous asked: I wanted to let you know that I think your stories are truly amazing :) and I was wondering if you were going to publish a new one this weekend, because I've reread all of them already and awnn, they are so great! (please don't think that I'm being demanding or something, the last thing I want is for you to feel pressured)
Anonymous asked: Branson takes Sibyl back home after her nurse training is finished.
Anonymous asked: I've yet to set up a Tumblr account but I intend to very soon, so I won't be anonymous for much longer. Your writings are truly exquisite. I've relished every single one of them and I continue to marvel at your ability to capture the residents of Downton with such remarkable poignancy and elegance. Have you considered writing about the Bransons' wedding night? I'd be...
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albertnarracott asked: "mary will never be anyone's. not completely." exactly! that's the succinct, beautiful characterization no one before you has ever quite achieved. awesome story, and i'm like, militantly against Matthew/Sybil.
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amyliliy asked: Fic request: first time violet visits Sybil and Branson in Ireland...
Anonymous asked: the colour of whiskey changes with the light- you nailed it again. Before this fic I would've been very skeptical about one sided Mathew/Sybil but you definitely have me convinced. And it doesn't seem contrived at all, it's very realistic. I don't know how you do it! I'll be honest and say I'm not too sure about what the last line was meant to convey(stupid me) but as...
Anonymous asked: I know you don't like anon postings but I don't have a Tumblr account and failed miserably trying to message you thru LJ . . . but a note of thanks and praise for your writings. You do such a great job capturing moments for Sybil and Branson and you add so much dimension to their characters. Thank you for the time and energy you put into these stories, and I am so grateful to have...
Anonymous asked: Fic request: Someone walks in on branson and sybil making out :P
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sybil, matthew: the colour of whiskey changes with...
Note: From a request by anon for a one sided Matthew/Sybil, though this is also probably as close as I am going to get to a Mary/Matthew story as well. This might be slightly AU depending on the Christmas special: I’ve written it as if Mary marries Carlisle.
Also, this is my first time writing Matthew, and he’s probably a bit ooc to some of his fans. But I’ve written him as...
Anonymous asked: I'm the anonymous who asked to be directed to your writing from your other Tumblr. I'm so glad I asked :) Your fics are amazing and so true... By that I mean they could be true - such attention to detail, characterization. And the pics you post are pretty too! (I sound a bit like a crazed stalker don't I?!)