(Gently) Taking Authors To Task - runawaydr3amer’s Sandman ‘verse

Idling In The Impala: A Supernatural Podcast

Excerpt from runawaydr3amer’s notes on Sandman:

“This whole thing is kinky and explicit AF. It's got a good whack of angst, especially at the start, but if you take a chance on me, I promise it's also schmoopy as all get-out. Despite the somewhat alarming tags, please note that I only write happy endings.

If you don't like men showing emotions in response to trauma, this is not the right place for you.”

This doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of the Wincest epic that is the Sandman ‘verse. And it’s obvious many readers like men showing emotions in response to trauma—the series, which began in 2022 and was completed in 2023, currently has well over 30,000 hits and almost 1,000 kudos on AO3!

Sandra and Kasey talked to Dreamer about everything they could think of about this story: from inspiration to the writing and beta process and posting decisions when you’ve got a 311,000 word-count baby you want to share with the Supernatural FanFic world. It’s a lot! You’re gonna want to get comfy with a beverage for this one!

Sandman ‘verse on AO3

The Lights, Camera, Action! Fic by angelszn (artbabe) that inspired Sandman.

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

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World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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