#I'm a wreck of a writer

[hood-ex]

I have seen you talking about Dick & Dami's relationship and Dick & Tim as well,but what are your takes on Dick and Jason actually?

Like how you wish their relationship should be portrayed today and where are them missing when it comes to making those two acting like siblings?

Do you think in the past their dynamic was better?

How Dick views Jason and how Jason views Dick?

This is difficult to answer because there are like 8 different stages to Dick and Jason's relationship with various dynamics. They also view each other a bit differently depending on which stage we're talking about.

The way I would like their relationship to be portrayed today isn’t necessarily possible thanks to Jason’s integration into the family and acceptance of the no killing moral code. For me, their ideal dynamic is portrayed in Outsiders #44-46. And I know people are gonna find that regressive as hell but, tbh, that dynamic is far more interesting than the kinda awkward thing they have going on now.

Although, I don't mind that they acknowledge their brotherhood in a serious manner now. Like before they'd kinda be like, "Eh... I mean... we were adopted from the same guy but... brothers? Eh..." And now they're more firmly in the, "We're brothers," camp. So that development is interesting.

Character progression wise, it wouldn't feel right for for them to be super close in the way that, say, Dick and Tim are (unless we saw a lot of trust and relationship building between them), but at the same time, there is part of me that kind of wants them to have that older sibling bond (except Jason is closer in age to Tim than he is to Dick sooo actually let's just leave older sibling things to Dick and Cass... not that Cass is much older than Jason though so LOL this is why Dick has to lone the oldest sibling thing by himself... which is funny because Dick is technically no longer the oldest sibling, he's a baby brother now... except Dick and Melinda's relationship really hasn't progressed much sooo you could say they share blood but don't consider each other family yet, in which case, Dick is still the oldest... I mean, regardless, Dick is the oldest sibling of the Waynes... god why did they have to make all of this so difficult 😫).

#jason's like blerghhh dad always loved you best. but also hey we should work together bc you're a killer like me #and then jason's also like hey dick you were the most amazing thing i've ever seen and idk you're cool but i won't say that to you #and then he's also like hey dick i've got girl advice for you and i also need your opinion on my hair. oh now bane is trying to kill us #and then he's also like oh you got amnesia? i don't give a fuck about you and maybe i'll kill you #and he's also like oh you trust me? okay well... we're brothers and i'm gonna save you #and then dick's like oh hey kid call me if you need me. oh you died? i am literally devastated i'm so sorry #and he's also like wow you're very good at what you do but i don't trust you... okay but i trust the intel you're giving me sooo.... #and then he's like why the fuck are you dressing like me and killing people?? quit doing stupid shit!! #and then he's like jason what the fuck are you doing--let me help you!! #and then he's like kinda indifferent to jason but jason is still Ugh this family is stupid why am i here #and then dick's like ofc i'm gonna come help you if you need me but also this is awkward af and things are weird between us so bye #except not bye because i'm staying here to help you and your team #and then dick's like i'm being controlled by joker so i'm gonna kill yoooou #and then he's like eh i trust you and i'm gonna help you bc we're brothers but you literally wrecked bruce's car you numbskull #and then he's like you're doing dumb shit and i have to take you down but oh thanks for not letting the train kill me #and then they're both like meh we're doing shit w the batfam even though neither of us should be here rn #and yeah that's how it goes. that's. literally it. writers cannot keep their relationship consistent in the long term #Dick Grayson #Jason Todd #relationship analysis #anon

[kiraman]

Why is everyone convinced Vi will become an enforcer? I don't get it

Arcane is an origins story and in league lore Violet is known as THE piltover enforcer. Caitlyn becomes the sheriff and Vi is her trusted partner.

In this official poster, Vi's enforcer gear from the game is layered over her regular outfit from the show.

this is what the arcane Vi skin looks like in the game. Just like the poster. Looks to me like a mix of the two (arcane & league vi)

Also, riot is making the show. It's not some independent project, someone who's bought the rights to it. It's all part of the same universe. I'm not saying things could not go differently in the show but they did promote it as such and I fully trust Amanda Overton and the rest of the writing team to tell her story. So far the characters, setting, dialog, and plot all have worked together flawlessly to create season 1's cohesive narrative. I don't think that's gonna change going into season 2 and onwards.

#if everyone could stop freaking out about it and trust the writers that would be stellar though #When you load vi into the game she comes in saying “piltovers FINEST!” referring to herself #So we'll see... #People are already mad and calling her a budding sellout 🧘🏻‍♀️ #I've so many things to say on her becoming part of the system that has abused her all her life but I'm not gonna do that in these tags #🍷💃🏻💋 #Fight the system from within etc etc #sorry this took me 42773 business days to answer #arcane tag #one girl wrecking crew

[chrisrin]

in the past month i have now officially read all of:

mc escher that’s my favorite mc

alternate universe

and i JUST finished all of dayvhe’s broken diamond club

i think that’s like. a little less than 3 million words of unda homestuck fanfiction in the past month. holy FUCK. 

#and i'm EMOTIONALLY A WRECK!!!!! #AAAAAAAAAAA #homestuck #chris reads homestuck #chris talks #i want to figure out my favorite between the 3 but man #theyre all so different but so. m. theyre so good #its hard to compare them #god damn #unda's such a good fuckin writer.

[cinnamon-phrog]

Can I please have some comfort right now, if that's okay? People are watching me.

#i'm being impersonated and harassed #every day people in my past still try to find me. and i'm scared #not of what they might find. i have nothing to hide. but it's the constant fear of being watched and never being free #i'll never be free from the people who hurt me because they'll always find me somehow #i shouldn't be feeling so awful but at the same time. #i pour myself out to help others yet in return i get 'oh it doesn't bother me' and 'i've had it worse'. as if i doubt that for a second. #but please. not everyone has the same amount of emotional endurance. my patience has worn completely thin. #people i've known on here to be the most disgusting scum of the earth who no matter how many times i block them still show up in my inbox. #people from my old school still think they can get to me. a person who lied to me still wastes their time watching me #someone who i cared about the most probably still watches on and it's breaking me. #it always has been but i'm the sensible one. i'm not allowed to do this. i shouldn't be writing this but i'm getting desperate #i've taken deep breaths. i've drank water. i've done everything plus things i should not have to ease it off. #maybe the reason why i love puppets and artificial characters because i'm always used like one. like i'm a toy to break or put away #stupid analogy everyone has made for themselves but i'm done trying to be a good writer. the composer. #i want to feel without being judged but of course that's impossible. it's fine when it's strangers but relentless stalkers? it's wrecking m #it has been for ages but i was scared to say because i'm used to apathy and false promises. #i keep forgetting things and hurting myself. i'm getting scared.

[haventacluewhatimdoing]

How dare they make me fall in love with Izzy and then just kill him off like that

#ofmd #ofmd spoilers #i'm a wreck #an emotional wreck #to clarify i'm not actually mad at the writers #i actually think they gave izzy the best storyline i could hope for #doesn't stop me from still sobbing about it though

[frost-rambling]

Hello!

I haven't said anything in a while but I returned to drop this bad boy down.

Endless Ocean - Chapter 1 - Anonymous - Undertale (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own]

It's only a prologue but I'm so excited for this story since I've been thinking about this au of them for a while! Anyways Please enjoy my little brain rot baby.

#omnipj #omni blue #paperjam #my fic #I'm gonna aim to finish this story no later than April! #Im not the best of writers but am I excited to share one of the many aus of them that's been wrecking at my brain #this one legit clawed it's way out of my head and I couldn't stop it

[fountainpenguin]

hi my friend shared one of ur rancher posts with me on twt and i went INSANE- so i wanted to know if u had a twt? (cause thats where im most active for ranchers stuff) :0

?? My post has broken containment??? Incredible. If that's the one I just posted tonight then that's insane skldjf

No, I deleted my Twitter back in like... 2019 or 2020? I was only there to keep up with publishers and PitMad but then I never used it... never looked back, ha ha.

You're welcome to hang around my blog if you like (I use the tag #Team Rancher for all my Rancher commentary, reblogged art, or original art and I like to think I have a pretty good tag system so you can follow me if interested and blacklist stuff from other fandoms you don't care about; I try to talk positively about my fandoms, keep things clean, and not hate on anything since I like having a peaceful fanspace I can sink myself in and step away from the outside world :) But I'm multi-fandom, so I've got a mixed amount of stuff and it's okay if that's not for you).

-> If you haven't looked yet, I encourage you to browse my Team Rancher tag and check out some of those awesome artists and fellow fandom members!

I do have a very active AO3 account. I regularly post MCYT and non-MCYT content there, but you can specifically subscribe to my Pixels Imperfect series on AO3 if you only want emails for my MCYT content. It's a series, but it doesn't have to be read in order (It's just where I keep all my "morally gray pixel people living their best lives despite the outside world being total anarchy" stuff).

Specifically, tomorrow I'm posting the first part of a short story called Criminal Experience and Chapter 1 involves Tango visiting Mumbo's llama farm. Jimmy's not there, but maybe you'll still enjoy if you like Tango, ranch animals, and/or are curious to see if you like my stuff and my Tango portrayal :) [EDIT - Link]

-> I also posted some Jimmy content this past Tuesday; he makes his first big appearance in Chapter 6 of Dog's Life.

Again, totally fine if this doesn't fit what you're looking for since I'm giving you "Tango content" and "Jimmy content" but not specifically "Team Rancher content"... that's just all I've got right now! But I love talking about them and their characterization and you're always welcome to hit me up if you like!

I don't have anything that is specifically Team Rancher on my to-do writing list, but I'm working behind the scenes on a "put all the Life series into a single coherent timeline and making everything as canon as possible" project, so there will probably be some Team Rancher there. It's Scar-centric so I only have the Clockers nailed down right now, but the Ranchers were my faves so they'll probably exist in some shape or form in that series.

That series is called Neighborhood Watch, though I don't have anything posted for it on AO3 yet so I can't link you that one :')

-> If you are a Team Rancher fanartist/fanwriter and you use Twitter to post Rancher content, feel free to reblog or reply to this post and self-advertise! (But keep this post sfw, please)

[Psp psp even if you don't use Twitter, feel free to reblog or reply because I'm firmly a Tumblr user but I'd also love more Team Rancher in my life <3]

I'm glad you enjoyed my post! I really like Team Rancher... they are just very kind to each other and I could talk for ages about how they passed Scott's compatibility test with flying colors even though he was trying to rig it so they break up SLDKFJSLDFJ <3 Tango and Jimmy were just super kind to each other and incredibly comedic... Double Life was such a fun series. I miss them.

I've got a ton of Rancher fanart reblogs in my drafts/queue but I'm trying to space them out to avoid slam-dunking my followers, sldkfj. We love Team Rancher in this household. Thanks for stopping by!

#I'm a longform 'fic writer so in a shocking twist... Twitter is not the platform for me wheeeeeze #Team Rancher #TangoTek #Jimmy Solidarity #trafficblr #traffic life smp #Pixels Imperfect #Neighborhood Watch #asks #Nice words #mcyt #ridwriting #Double Life #Wouldn't it be nice if I wrote nice things about my faves for once. That sounds like something a normal person would do SKLDFJSLDKJF #We Don't Do That Here the content might not live up to my expectations. We emotionally wreck people instead because I can do that part #Criminal Experience #Dog's Life

[shivasdarknight]

[Image ID: A screenshot of user redwinterroses (from Jan 27, 2022) tinted yellow to indicate that it is a screenshot and not a post on the dashboard. The screenshot reads: All I'm saying is, if a fic refers to characters by their physical attributes instead of their names or pronouns ("he smiled at the older" "the blonde laughed") when we know who the character is, and ESPECIALLY if the descriptions include "ravenette" or "cyanette" or other ridiculous words--

I'm clicking out of that fic so fast my Ao3 history won't even register I've been there. /.EndID]

I'm gonna use this as a launching point for something that really bugs me with regards to how people - especially folks on tumblr - talk about fanfiction and if something isn't "up to snuff" or to their tastes. This ranges anywhere from grammar and punctuation, to even judgement towards someone for their skill in writing and how they frame it on tumblr - such as word choice or dialogue tags (said and its variants). Plenty of other things that get torn into (like POV type like first, second, or third (usually its first getting dunked on, second if you're not a Homestuck); or even tropes) but that's a different discussion, and I'm focusing more on how people talk about things that are "subpar". There are many posts like this, but I want to use this one to talk more about it as it's the one I most recently found. We're going to talk about this attitude, critique vs criticism vs what tumblr thinks is good critique with regards to writers (regardless of skill level, but mostly beginner ones), so this will get a bit lengthy.

Let's get definitions out of the way so everyone is clear here. When I say critique, this is in reference to feedback given towards a thing (writing, art, etc.) with the intention of improving upon it. Critique has a narrow scope, but it often addresses subject, form, technical aspects (in writing, form and technicality are grammar/punctuation, style, and prose - the latter of which is what OP is digging into), and execution. Critique includes both negative and positive aspects because it's important for good critique. Critique isn't tearing into someone for the sake of it, because the point of critique is to improve upon these aspects and become more comfortable in your craft. To take critiques is a skill in its own, but so is giving critiques - the best advice is usually a "critique sandwich" in which you say something positive, point out something that can be improved upon (importantly: not saying negatively charged things), and then summarize in a positive tone. Critique is not an excuse to bully, and critique should always be consensual. Critique appears in classes, in the form of beta readers, asking others for advice, and so on and so forth. The person who made the thing must be open to critique for critique to be effective. If they are not looking for critique and you give it anyways, you're just an ass.

On the other hand, criticism - especially in this context - is broader than critique. It tends to have a more negative connotation of it, but to be critical of something isn't inherently to be negative to it. This is where you see your media criticism, dissection of trends, etc. This doesn't usually engage directly with the source of the criticism most often, it's usually supplementary. Again: broader than critique, but its space does not often overlap with the original thing. Important to note that criticism does not inherently mean that the critic hates the thing being criticized. Criticism is just being critical of a thing. To be critical is not inherently negative; it's just talking about something to a finer degree than casual consumption. It's not admonishment, it's often a way to start a discussion.

This is where people tend to balk at the idea of criticizing fan media because they conflate the two, but critique =/= criticism. Critique is more based in the craft itself (art, writing, etc.) while criticism is more about the broader impact of the thing made by the craft. While critiques do exist in criticisms, and critique can draw from criticism, they are not the same thing.

Examples:

Critique:

Your inking wasn't consistent, so the final print is splotchy. You need to improve on inking your block if you want your final image to look the way you intend it to

You added too much ink to the block and caused a lot of spillage, you need to find a balance between the two in order to get what you want

I like the gestural nature of your drawing, but I think that you would get a stronger composition if you pushed it further and focus on line weight

The alliteration is a really nice touch in your prose, but you fall back on it a lot. I think that the alliteration would be more effective in this moment if you limit it to that moment and change up how you write prose leading into it - maybe slowly increasing the repetition until you get to the three-beats?

Your prose is really strong, and I like what you've developed so far. What I think you need to work on is learning how you can control your technical flow with better punctuation usage, such as a better understanding of when to use commas or em-dashes.

You're using periods at the end of your dialogue that is followed by a tag. Unless there's nothing like "he said", then periods in dialogue must be a comma. Not "'Alright.' He responded.", but: "'Alright,' he responded.".

Criticism:

There is a common trend within fandom to take a female love interest from canon and find a way to shove her off to the side for the sake of m/m shipping. It's come in a variety of forms, but the most notable ones include villainizing, killing her off, or the modern lesbian best friend/wingman which overlaps with the other modern form, the mean lesbian adjacent to the m/m ship.

Despite all the advancements that have been made in terms of accessibility within video games, it almost seems like some games are more inaccessible than ever due to developers prioritizing a key experience rather than making sure it's playable for everyone. A good example of this would be the MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, and its late game raiding that features many fights with non-toggleable flashes that have induced seizures in players, or their lack of color contrast options for color blind players - forcing both groups to either suffer through the content, not raid, or seek out illegal mods if they play on pc. Console raiders have no such options, as the in game effects toggle doesn't apply to the worst offenders.

With these examples out of the way, look back at OP and how they've framed their "advice" (which they say is advice further down this thread - as with all others who jump in on the post with "advice") - does this look like critique or criticism?

This style of post - and how everyone jumped on it - are part of a really frustrating trend online, but especially on tumblr, where people make vague complaints about a kind of writer and use their vague posting to tear into them. At this point, most people understand that unwanted critique is bad, so they instead channel that need to critique in stuff like this. From here on, I'm going to call it ""advice"" - quotations and all.

This is not advice. It's not even good critique. This ""advice"" is taking a common mistake or habit of fanfic writers - most of whom are new to writing, are teenagers, or haven't been professionally trained in writing because so few people have that opportunity - and then tearing it to shreds. This is looking at a habit that fanfic authors learning how to write picked up from other authors learning how to write, and then declaring that if a writer uses it you will not engage with them whatsoever.

That's not advice. It's a vague threat through shaming people for doing stuff. The thread goes on to list actual advice, but most of it is the most bare bones writing tips that doesn't account for people experimenting with style. It's shame through nitpicking and expecting everything to be perfection.

Fanfiction is held to a really awful standard in which it must meet every single one of your needs as a reader, otherwise it's not worth your time. Between the lack of support on platforms like AO3 or FFNet, and then these mass shaming posts that tear into writers for having the audacity of making a mistake, is it any surprise a lot of fanfic writers give up? Why so many fanfics you like just go unfinished with no word from the author?

Tumblr is too comfortable with this idea that they get to sit here and tear into authors who may not be using perfect syntax or use goofy words like silverette. You are looking at someone stumbling their way through a hobby that is admittedly very hard and tearing into them behind their back. When people see these posts, their fist reaction isn't go go "oh thank you for the advice," it's to get self conscious about their own writing and if they do fit the bill, they're not likely to take your advice. They may just stop writing altogether.

What gets to me is that this ""advice"" - this shaming framed as tips from people who "Actually Know how to write" - is it's considered a more widely acceptable way of talking about fanfiction and fanfiction authors than actually supporting authors you like. It's more acceptable than passing around resources. It's more acceptable than actual criticism of harmful things in fandom (see: colonizer lan wangji, op of this thread has talked about it a fair amount) that the criticism of would then make spaces safer for the people impacted (in that case, address the anti-indigenous writing of a horrific fic in the MDZS fandom that was trying to romanticize the tactics used in the genocide of indigenous americans).

Tumblr users seem to know to not take unwanted critique to the comments of the author in question, yet they can't seem to keep their mouths shut; instead, they curate hundreds of posts with thousands of notes to shame authors who have committed the grave sin of using goofy words or having awkward prose - which I'm so sure that no of the people making these posts have ever made mistakes like these in their own writing </sarcasm>

This collective shaming of writing characteristic of people learning how to write or who aren't super familiar with English doesn't sit right with me. Especially since so much of it feels like a reflexive cringe for things that the person grew out of. Maybe something isn't your style, but maybe it works for someone else. Everyone complains about the repetition of "said", but there are some hard hitting stories that weaponize the repetition of "said" for effect. Consider OP: a very specific one that I use still is bluenette, in part because I am a brunette who dies his hair blue very frequently - thus, bluenette (brunette+his is not incorrect in usage for myself, check my pinned; brunet+she would also not be incorrect - so do not come nitpicking me). Bluenette sounds so much like brunette that it comes off as a pun, and in this case it is used intentionally for said pun and often as a joke somewhere in my writing or even just conversation. Is OP going to also apply this logic to people who refer to women as brunets or blonds, or men as brunettes or blondes? Sometimes stuff like this is someone trying to work out their style. Sometimes it's a genuine mistake. Sometimes it's someone doing this with the utmost intention of calling a character by their hair color as a sign of disrespect through denying them their name - you do not know why it's used, and to publicly shame people for a common mistake is not how you're going to get them to improve.

The way ""advice"" is delivered feels like reflexive cringe, like I said, but also like a gross misrepresentation of what criticism is. Criticism's goal is discussion and improvement. Posts like these are just a way to shame people who aren't as skilled as you expect them to be. Let me make this clear: you are reading fanfiction. Many people use fanfiction to learn how to write, and may not have the most polished style. You are reading this for free. It's frankly really shitty to nitpick at someone's writing style and skill and then put it on blast for thousands of people on tumblr to jump in on this dogpile. Even when you give advice - such as in this post down beyond this screen - it's still framed negatively and in a "do this or you're bad" kind of critique. This is not framed to actually help people with their writing; this is shaming them into the style that you like and find engaging. And every following post beyond the advice from OP in this example further dogpiles the original point.

If you are shaming someone through a vague post because you don't like the fact that they're not a skilled writer, then it's clear you do not actually care about these people improving. You would rather mass shame writers who don't fit your view of what technically flawless prose looks like - be it because they're a teenager, they learned writing from online spaces and are still learning, or English isn't their first language - than actually teach them in a way that would be conducive to learning. You would rather have people jump in on this mass shaming as a sense of self importance because none of you write that way, thus everyone else who does is bad.

This is not critique. This is not criticism.

This is shaming writers - specifically writers who are still learning - for the fact that they do not match your expectations, and then gloating about how you never want to touch their work ever again.

The example above is shaming a common writing habit of teenagers and new writers who learned independently, and then following that shame with a threat to never engage with their stuff again, and then some tips sprinkled in with more "if you do this, shame on you" language.

You know, the exact stuff that makes people quit writing as a hobby or trying to learn it because they want to join in when it concerns this aspect of fandom.

This kind of ""advice"" is just vague blogging a writer to shame them. They may not ever see it, but Tumblr sure does a good job of keeping people from ever attempting to write because of the unreasonably high standards for a new/inexperienced writer putting stuff on the internet.

#ao3 #fanfiction #writing #fandom critical #writing advice #lbr its more like writing advice critical #but i loath to call something like that advice #original #long post #ive got a lot of feelings about this because of how rocky my start was with writing #most of my improvement was done offline due to the flack i was getting on deviantArt for frankly anything that I made #didn't matter if it was writing or drawing or mmd stuff. people took their opinions directly to you #add on tumblr's brand of ''''advice'''' and you get a nervous wreck who's struggling to post fanfiction #i'm only where i'm at because of how much i wrote away from people which is also why posts like the one above dont get me down about writin #but thats because i'm at where i'm at. i'm not a new writer ive been doing this for over a decade #i also know that my younger sister raced to ''get good'' at writing because of the shit that i'd gotten #i had a rocky phase with my writing that she didn't because she was actively trying to avoid the vulnerable phase that OP is dunking on #yeah when you're still getting on your feet with writing you do pick up stuff like that from other awkward people #they're all looking to each other for examples and it's not helpful to fucking shame people for it #what happened to cringe is dead oh wait. that only applies to what you like. and not what affects you. #when people go ''why do my favorite fics die'' and ''why arent there many writers'' its because of shit like this #shaming people for growing pains is embarrassing behavior #especially when you follow up that shame with a threat to never engage with them #im glad i got batshit about my writing and stopped caring about other people's opinions. new writers can't say the same. #also i hate the gendering of brunet/brunette blond/blonde its so fucking DUMB

[pirate-tink]

I'm ready for all the post-ep fic of Buck and Eddie finally talking to each other about what's happening in their lives (and listening to and hearing what the other is saying this time, Buck) and Buck stepping into Eddie's parenting stress-mess with him, and then Eddie being like 'what do you mean this might be your only chance to be a father, you already have Chris.' and Buck being like 😮😯.

#i'm ready for it #come at me fic writers #wreck me emotionally #evan buckley #eddie diaz #buddie #911 fox #911 spoilers

[pretentiouswreckingball]

I'm looking for a BETA 💫

Hey guys! I've mentioned this before on the end notes of some of my fics but i guess here will reach more audience so if you are ~british~ or if you know british-ism + are a native english speaker, I'll love to have a chat with you! 🌟

just putting it out there in case someone is interested! 🐢

#omg this is nerve wrecking #but yeah. #I'm really insecure about my english and I'm in need of a second pair of eyes #same with being a writer tbh but i guess if i have some feedback the impostor syndrome might not hit as hard #so please help this poor soul #what i can offer: cool memes + nice cat pics + info dumping of random things xd + a great friendship! + virtual hugs<3

[kettlefire]

I WAS ALMOST DONE!?!?!?!??!?!?!

Literally almost done with a new chapter for one of my stories and my laptop just decided to go dark!?!??!?! Black screen and unresponsive?????

Babes, I know you're old, but please, I beg of you, do not delete 2,000+ words, please I forget things as I write it, por favor!!!!!!

My remaining 3 braincells: ⬆️

#fandom things #fanfiction writer #fandom #fanfic #fanfiction #multi fandom blog #ao3 fanfic #I'm dying #please don't be erased #I would have saved if the muse fairy hadn't hit me with a WRECKING BALL #fanfic authors #fanfic problems #computer problems #I will cry myself to sleep #no lie #crying screaming throwing up

[gaasublarb]

There's this blurring of first and third person that I and other fanfiction writers do that I've recently become hyper aware of and would love input about

Published author examples

Terminology

Tropes

Random thoughts

An example from my own writing

"Oh yeah?" they verbally poke and Pav just knows the question is a set up for an even bigger teasing than their expression and tone already were. And of course the asshole is waiting for him to reply before doing it. He loves his friend but why do they have to be like this?

"Yeah," he answers uncertainly. Their smirk opens into a grin and he's really wishing he could figure out how he fucked up that bad!

"So tell me," they start, tilting their had back and shoving their hands in their pockets. How?? How was it that bad!? "What is it that's got the multiverse's number one shipper so flustered about sayin' somethin like that?"

Oh… Oh no. Oh that was how. The heat is back in full force and his ears are burning.

#this small moment wrecks my partner when they try to read it #but i feel like it's so familiar in fanfics that maybe a lot of people won't even be able to identify what I'm talking about #writers problems #fanfiction #writing #writing style #grammar #literature #I feel like there's more tags I should use.....

[sophielovesbooks]

With each scene I write, my MC inches ever closer to the inevitable mental breakdown... 🥰🥰🥰

#i feel so sadistic omg #i've honestly never tortured a character the way i'm torturing her #i was inspired by rob in in the woods to be fair though #and he is a TRAIN WRECK lmao #writing #my wip #writers on tumblr #in the woods #tana french

[myshredda]

ok but that last ask abt Green being skinnier and more malnourished than the others and them going to tesco,,,

Maybe that's how Duck and Green bond a bit; over food.

As the head chef, it's Duck's job that no one in his clump goes to bed hungry and this kid is just too skinny for his liking! He would never survive in the military! He's already making lots of carb heavy food, but he makes sure to give more to this new one. At first, it's just because everyone should be a proper weight and this kid is clearly lacking in that area so Duck must help him be proper and not rude. But then he sees how he scarfs it down like he's dying, even after Duck yells at him to slow down, and maybe he hears him banging around in the kitchen in the middle of the night when his grumbly stomach got too much to ignore after burning through his dinner too quickly.

So he starts making extra portions and leaving them somewhere Green can reach when he sneaks downstairs in the middle of the night. Pretending to blame Red in the morning bc he doesn't want the kid to know he's leaving it out on purpose but trying not to look too mad bc he doesn't want him to stop doing it. Making sure he eats three meals a day, even when he insists he's not hungry and is actually quite busy. Finally giving in to Yellow's pleas for snack time because even though it will spoil their dinner, he knows Green will eat more if Yellow's eating too.

Maybe when they have more trust and a bond, he starts labeling the extra leftovers for Green. And that's when Green realizes that Duck had been doing that the whole time and feels stupid and embarrassed for falling for his trick but makes sure to thank him the next morning. He mumbles it and Duck says "Eugh? Speak up!!" which causes Green to run away bc he can't say it clearly yet but Duck knows what he said and his little tail is wagging.

Also dinner time is going to be like the "that's enough slices" meme lol Duck's just piling food onto his plate, making unwavering eye contact, while Green's just like "thank you... ok... that's good.... that's enough... ok... I think I'm done now... THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S ENOUGH!" His portion is three times what everyone else gets lol When Red asks why he doesn't get that much, Duck tells him that he doesn't get any more because he had been snacking all day and to shut up

And maybe when Green had been there for quite a while, Duck will teach him how to cook (he's much better than Yellow but shhh, don't tell him) and Red will sit at the table, watching, wondering when his life got so great

I don't even have anything to add this whole chunk of characterization is just fucking incredible and I enjoyed every word. Every little detail is so real, from Duck starting out doing it out of a kind of politeness and his 'there are ways these things are done!' attitude he has, and how it blooms into something more. Something as deep as the feelings he has for Yellow, and the way watching the kid's bones shift under his skin made him feel sick in ways he'll never be able to explain.

So now, there's this kid, that looks just like HIS kid, and he looks just like his kid did back when he was suffering, and in pain, and eventually it doesn't even matter that four doesn't work because the fourth one looks so pathetic and skinny and he sneaks out at night to get more food because he's so hungry he can't sleep and that sick feeling comes back to Duck tenfold. And he ramps up the carbs, and he increases the portions, and he finally gives into snack time and ignores Red's teasing about going soft, and how much bigger everyone's middles are going to get, and how Green's taken over his leftover disposal job because the kid is finally getting some fat on his body. His cheeks aren't sunken like a corpse anymore, and there's some pink to his face, and his arms are getting softer and he's sleeping through the night and it doesn't even matter if the kid's figured it out because he knows how to push his buttons to avoid confrontation and he's SO proud of himself for 'fixing' the fourth one and Yellow's just happy that everyone else is happy and that Green doesn't look so sad any more and Red is just. Happy. So happy.

#crying it's whatever you're all going to fucking kill me with this AU I'M AN EMOTIONAL WRECK #You're such a good writer wtf.....wtf your characterization of Duck is so effortless like i struggle with that bitch daily and you've just #got show quality reactions and dialogue floating around in my askbox like it's nothing #little-cereal-draws #yellow x2 au #my askbox

[theirondragonrants]

Funny how one day I just woke up with a lil thought about a White Hart and like 2 months later I've written 160K words of Rhaenicent fixit nonsense. ANYWAYS 😭

#rhaenicent #ao3 writer #ao3 #Rhaenicent nonsense #house of the dragon #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #hotd #Duty and Sacrifice #Yeah I'm finally taking ownership of this marvelous train wreck

[addictsitter]

is there a glee plot point i hate more than the weird cheating bullshit they pulled with jake and marley in s5? no, no there's not.

#finding out that melissa's then bf is responsible for that mess made me feel better not gonna lie #a: fuck him. b: jake and marley are happily married #they have a two dogs and a cat because marley is just like 'look at this stray i found' and jake is physically incapable of saying no #they're both teachers #jake teaches dance while marley teaches music #they are again v happily married and i will not hear otherwise #literally the only parts of that mess that i appreciate #are 'wrecking ball' and then 'nasty/rhythm nation' #the latter of which i'm p sure is an apology from the writers for making me sit through that bs #also considering how much i h a t e blaine's bullshit in s4 #that should indicate how much i really truly hate what they did with jake/marley #because i would happily punch blaine in the face for that one #(not darren though. i like darren. blaine though...) #glee for ts