Tag: Anonymous

Just thought I’d let you know that I’ve been listening to “The Iron Hills for Me” on repeat while I paint my garden fence :D In a way it sort of reminds me of Scotland The Brave, in the way in appreciates a harsh but beautiful landscape

a bit of inspiration for the lyrics definitely came from Scotland the Brave, yeah!

I bet your fence looks mighty and proud, after all that Dwarven music! Thank you so much, Nonnie. I’m thrilled you enjoy it!

I’m a Sansukh fan and here’s what I do: *Re-reads entire fic by accident* *stalks your Tumblr* *gets overly invested in wordcount updates* *hits the ceiling with delight when update appears* *reads new chapter way too fast* *leaves fifty anon asks in a row* *cries with delight when you answer them* *re-reads new chapter slowly savoring every word* *aaand REPEAT*

Awww, Nonnie! Thank you so much! 

LOL, this sounds exhausting, I do hope it is fun!

If you regularly ignore fandomish asks (I have no idea how many, but several of mine have been AND THAT’S fine for me, you can’t possibly have the time to answer everyone), why do you waste your time with trolls? It’s just frustrating to see one of my favorite writers doing the equivalent to teaching calculus to ducks. They are ducks. At the most they care about how algebra applies to bread.

Awwww, Nonnie – I’m sorry I’ve skipped some of your asks!

ah, hate, well – I mostly respond once, and if they come back I block ‘em. I’m not sure why tbh? Could be that it’s pure masochism on my part (or a desire to defend myself – I used to just meekly take it, but now i think ‘why should I?’). I could always look up their IP address – I have statcounter tracking on my askbox – but I only do that in extreme cases, really. Mostly these people seem to be concerned with turning me into someone I am not, or making me behave or write or characterise the way they think i should. I say ‘No’ and then go on my merry way. Mostly!

(you made me giggle so much, hee! Thank you for the laugh!)

I’m more concerned with the fact that I haven’t been able to get to your asks, Nonnie! I try and answer as many as I can. I am always very grateful and touched that someone has taken the time to tell me their ideas and headcanons, and always HUGELY appreciative and so so thankful when someone takes the trouble to tell me they like my writing. 

Sometimes just too much time passes, and the message gets lost in the murky depths of the inbox hahaha. Sometimes I just don’t have an answer and flail helplessly at it! Sometimes I let it go too long, and I’m a bit embarrassed to answer it after it’s dragged out all that time. Sometimes I have two or more asks about the same thing, or I have answered it before. Sometimes it’s on a subject that is a MASSIVE spoiler! Sometimes I want to think about it some more – I get quite a few questions that I simply don’t have an answer to, but after a bit of research I might be able to put something together. So, there’s a few reasons why!

Additionally, sometimes the Dwarfling interrupts nowadays!! She is always trying to get to the tappy-box. Silly mummy, tap-tap-tapping away!

EDIT: I just realised – I do have at least one possible reason. I tend to work things out by writing or speaking about them. It’s something that works for me: I learned a long time ago that holding things in and stewing was a very unhealthy thing for me. I am a worrier and a brooder by nature, lol. And so, if I can calmly defend myself against bullshit, I tend to feel a lot less tense and unhappy about the whole situation. Because I have worked through it. Ish? Idk. That’s a possibility, anyway.