Category: Extras

Behind-the-scenes and added features

Yes, I’m still here. 👋

I know it’s been forever since I’ve posted, and I’m sorry. The good news is, it’s just because I’m working on two very long stories (the next part of The Disney Diaries, and the story that comes after it), and neither are in a stage where I feel comfortable posting them even in parts like I did with Back to School. Rest assured, I am always writing. 😊

Since it’s been so long since I’ve had an idea for a short story that I could finish in a few days, if anyone wants to throw me prompts for one, please leave them in the comments or Contact form. I cannot promise I will do anything with them. The muse is fickle. But if one does strike my fancy, I will credit you for the idea in the posted story.

 

End of Year Review 2017

My 2016 review is here. Now let’s get into 2017!

My list of stories for the year:

  1. Rub-a-Dub-Dub (Two Guys in a Tub) (1,724 words)
  2. Back to School, Ring the Bell (85,439 words)
  3. S. trifasciata (or The Cure for a Black Thumb) (954 words)
  4. The Adventure of Gift-Giving (10,993 words)
  5. Anchors Aweigh (23,294 words)
  6. Share Your Silence and Unpack Your Heart (3,311 words)
  7. Just Between Us Squirrel Friends… (13,810 words)
  8. When You Whistle Upon a Star (3,067 words)
  9. Learning the Ropes (20,054 words)
  10. A Platt Family Thanksgiving (6,141 words)
  11. The Disney Diaries – Part One: Marathon Weekend (19,288 words)
  12. Time to Face the Music (838 words)
  13. Christmas Cookies (1,466 words)
  14. Lame Duck (5,021 words)
  15. #GBBO (411 words)
  16. Chart a New Course (8,947 words)

Total word count: 204,759
Average word count per story: 12,797

This post may contain spoilers for all of the above (except for Chart a New Course, because I’m sure no one’s had a chance to read it yet, lol).

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Ask Them Anything: Platt, Myrick, and Cameron

This follows the same basic premise as my other Ask Me Anything posts, but this time I’m opening it up to blog readers to ask more questions in the comments. I’ll update the post with new answers and also reply to your comment to let you know. If you want ideas for questions, try googling character development worksheets. Now on to the questions they’ve already answered! 😀

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Questions 2

You can read my first Questions post here. I promise I’m also working on an actual story, too. It’s a long one, so it’s taking me time

Also, an important announcement: For the past year, I’ve had a site redirect set up so if someone clicked on a link to my old site (zillahsreadingcorner.wordpress.com) it would automatically bring them to my new site (zillahsreadingcorner.com). As of February 1st, that will no longer happen, so if you have any old links or bookmarks, please, please update them. Thanks!

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End of Year Review 2016

So excited to be doing my writing review of this year! You can find last year’s here.

Here are all my stories posted this year:

  1. Yuletide Treasure (5,327 words)
  2. Winter Break (18,513 words)
  3. And Love Dares You (6,855 words)
  4. Re: Moving Day and Some Questions About Seb (1,982 words)
  5. The Day of a Hundred Swats (897 words)
  6. Two Celebrations and a Trajeudi (9,501 words)
  7. The Meet Cute (9,312 words)
  8. Medical Alert (2,323 words)
  9. Scrabble: Brat Edition (686 words)
  10. A Dying Man’s Last Wish (540 words)
  11. You Are the Moon That Pulls Me Through the Night (659 words)
  12. Roots and Sprouts (24,093 words)
  13. Contain Yourself, Quint (954 words)
  14. For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow (And So Say All of Us) (5,073 words)
  15. Les Chatons Roses (11,008 words)
  16. Wash & Fold (2,709 words)
  17. Doggy Yoga (418 words)
  18. Unmellow Yellow (10,412 words)
  19. The Early Bird Special (588 words)
  20. Plebes No More (2,663 words)
  21. The Morning After (4,635 words)
  22. Holding Pattern (1,719 words)
  23. You Can Quote Me On That (1,165 words)
  24. Pride and Panic (10,005 words)
  25. Driven From Distraction (2,434 words)
  26. Trouble in Paradise (20,187 words)
  27. Playing the Birthday Blues (3,481 words)
  28. Of Churros and Anger Management (22,176 words)
  29. Monkey Business (701 words)
  30. Calling the Shots (1,248 words)
  31. Merry and Bright (861 words)
  32. Midnight Kisses (15,718 words)

Total word count: 198,843
Average word count per story: 6,414

This post may contain spoilers for all of the above.

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New Blog, New Features!

Hi, all!

You may have noticed some major changes around here. I’m now self-hosting my blog! (That means much greater control over how it looks and functions. WOOOO!) I also have my very own domain name, so no more zillahsreadingcorner.wordpress.com, it’s just zillahsreadingcorner.com. 😀 For the next year, the old URL will redirect to the new one, but I’d still appreciate if you could update your bookmarks and links.

Now for the added features!

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End of Year Review 2015

I’ve not done one of these before because I haven’t written enough in a year until now. Just thought it might be fun and give me encouragement moving forward. Hopefully, I’ll be able to do one next year, too.

I’m including only things in the “stories” tag from the past year, which are:

  1. Plebe Summer (47,526 words)
  2. The Root of The Root (1,442 words)
  3. Let Your Heart Be Next To Mine (1,517 words)
  4. Buzzfeed (481 words)
  5. Mouse in the House (653 words)
  6. Slippahs (727 words)
  7. Graduation Day (1,958 words)
  8. Love Wins (2,366 words)
  9. Ceci n’est pas une Pipe (669 words)
  10. Changing Horses Midstream (1,373 words)
  11. Theek Pique (720 words)
  12. The Rousing Effects of Coffee (349 words)
  13. When Life Leaves You High and Dry (113,083 words)
  14. Dress Blues (1,046 words)
  15. Angels and Demons (13,976 words)
  16. Something To Be Thankful For (5,711 words)
  17. Bugging Out (9,028 words)
  18. The Trauma of Painting (1,473 words)
  19. Saved By the Jingle Bells (508 words)

Total word count: 204,606
Average word count per story: 10,767

This post may contain mild spoilers for all of the above.

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Questions 1

Note: These are similar to my “ask me anything” posts, except that the group asks questions for any of our characters to answer. Therefore, not all characters answer all questions.

Q: Do you ever borrow your partner’s clothes?

Zain: Seb says his clothes are too tight on me. Personally, I don’t see why that’s a problem. He doesn’t like me stretching them out, though, so I stopped borrowing them. His loose yoga pants could probably fit me, but I love the way those look on him way too much to take them for myself.

Theo: Quint has this one ancient Harvard sweatshirt that’s all torn at the cuffs and bleach-stained, and I refuse to let him throw it out because it’s the only thing I like wearing when I’m sick. I’m not sure it could be called his anymore. I’m the only one who wears it.

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I’m Quint Hanniford. Ask me anything.

Note: These “Ask me anything” posts (inspired by Reddit) are created when I post as a character and invite other group members to ask questions.

Q: What was your first impression of Zain?

A: My first thought when I saw him over Skype was Good grief, he’s young. I knew beforehand that he was a college student like Seb, and of course Tops can be any age, but I was still taken aback, by that and by his boyish manners. However, it was obvious how much he loved Seb, and the more he joked about the situation, the more relaxed Seb became. They complement each other well.

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I’m Seb Crews. Ask me anything.

Note: These “Ask me anything” posts (inspired by Reddit) are created when I post as a character and invite other group members to ask questions.

Q: Hey, Seb! What Disney song best represents you?

A: ZAIN!! Get out of my AMA! This is for the group members to ask me questions, not you. And you know the answer. It’s “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas.

((To which Zain would comment that “Let it Go” might fit better on occasion, but this is not his AMA, so. xD))

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I’m Zain Mohyeldin. Ask me anything.

Note: These “Ask me anything” posts (inspired by Reddit) are created when I post as a character and invite other group members to ask questions.

Q:  You’re first name, Zain, is very unique.  Is there a story behind your name?

A: I never asked my parents why they picked it, but it’s more common in the Arabic-speaking world. My siblings and I all have names that acknowledge our heritage while still sounding fairly American, so maybe that was the idea. I’ve noticed variations on it becoming even more popular in the US and Britain recently, probably thanks to that One Direction kid.

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I’m Theo Calhoun. Ask me anything.

Note: These “Ask me anything” posts (inspired by Reddit) are created when I post as a character and invite other group members to ask questions.

Q: Hey, Theo. What’s the stupidest way you’ve ever gotten a spanking?

A: Um… wow, there’s so many I could pick. I think, though, it was probably the time I was being really difficult, and he said, “Young man, would you like a spanking?” and like an idiot, I said, “Oh, yes, please!”  …Yeah, that was pretty stupid.

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Commitment Trilogy Extra

Quint’s POV during the fridge scene:

I have to admit that once I got over the shock, seeing Theo standing in all that mess was extremely amusing. But from the frustration in his voice, I knew that laughing or even smiling would, at best, result in him refusing to speak to me, and at worst would probably necessitate ducking a projectile. Theo’s sense of humor completely vanishes when he’s that angry, so I bit my tongue and used the trip to the dog crate to get my amusement under control.

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