Thread:SodaCat/@comment-4833053-20151201045635/@comment-2173402-20151201051605

Hey dude!

Hectic as hell! I've added a sport to my schedule, so now going to bed before midnight is a myth to me!

I won't lie, I'm always a sucker for holiday stories. Doing stuff non-canon to your fanfics is always fun; kinda allows you to drift off without worrying about contingency and stuff like that. So yeah, I'd be super excited to read any sort of holiday themed fic you wrote, even if it wasn't canon to ANFAB. I love holiday stuff!

I think you came to the right place tbh, because I'm pretty much queen of juggling way too many things at once. I mean, I've got like, six fanfictions going on and all of them are updated super slowly. I find that kinda thing sort of fun, though--whenever inspiration hits I don't have to save it for a time it'll be convenient for my story, I can just toss it in somewhere.

I think it's a good idea. Writing stuff non-canon to your fanfiction is pretty much where writers improve most, I think, because you're not worrying about how this event clashes with that and how that wouldn't happen that day because something else happened that day. It allows you to experiment, which is what you really want.

As for it taking time out of your main fic, I understand that. Though, I'd think it'd be worth it. It'll give you time to practice writing, and helping you get to know your characters, which will then translate nicely onto your main fic--maybe even give you ideas for things that might happen. The side fic doesn't necessarily need to have a deadline, either--hell, I started my Christmas chapters around Halloween. Holiday stuff, especially Christmas, always seems to be a fun read anyway.

You could balance them, too, or at least try to (I say that b/c it's pretty hard xD) Like, sometimes update the side, sometimes the main. Y'know? Updates might come slow, but at least you'll be writing--whether it's one topic or another--and in the end that's what we look forward to from you!

Anyway, that's my two-cents. Hope I helped!!!