moris-auri

[moris-auri]

oops another oc :: torrhen stark

The Maester's had once said there was no force strong enough to bring the North into the fold, until Dragons threatened to raze the wasteland, forcing the last King of the North to bend the knee. But the North Remembers...and has refused to take part in the politics of dragons for as long as they could. Until the Hand's daughter arrives cold, wet, and shaking mere months after the death of the Queen on the back of a dragon, asking for the Heir to Winterfell, Torrhen Stark by name. A simple whisper it all it takes to change the history of Westeros as we know it, as Alicent Hightower becomes Alicent Stark. But the gods are cruel, and history will occur exactly the way they see fit, even if the dragons that dance are black and blue rather than black and green.

tag list: @bisexualterror @foxesandmagic @iron-parkr​ @thatmagickjuju @camiemendess @a-song-of-quill-and-feather @arrthurpendragon @villain-connoisseur @starcrossedjedis​ @drbobbimorse​ @noratilney @stanshollaand @kingsmakers @astarionbae @darth-caillic @mystic-scripture @aliverse @misshiraethsworld @asirensrage @eddiemunscns

#👀

[moris-auri]

Writing Tips - Beating Perfectionism

1. Recognising writing perfectionism. It’s not usually as literal as “This isn’t 100% perfect and so it is the worst thing ever”, in my experience it usually sneaks up more subtly. Things like where you should probably be continuing on but if you don’t figure out how to word this paragraph better it’s just going to bug you the whole time, or where you’re growing demotivated because you don’t know how to describe the scene 100% exactly as you can imagine it in your head, or things along those lines where your desire to be exact can get in the way of progression. In isolated scenarios this is natural, but if it’s regularly and notably impacting your progress then there’s a more pressing issue

2. Write now, edit later. Easier said than done, which always infuriated me until I worked out how it translates into practice; you need to recognise what the purpose of this stage of the writing process is and when editing will hinder you more than help you. Anything up to and including your first draft is purely done for structural and creative purposes, and trying to impose perfection on a creative process will naturally stifle said creativity. Creativity demands the freedom of imperfection

3. Perfection is stagnant. We all know that we have to give our characters flaws and challenges to overcome since, otherwise, there’s no room for growth or conflict or plot, and it ends up being boring and predictable at best - and it’s just the same as your writing. Say you wrote the absolute perfect book; the perfect plot, the perfect characters, the perfect arcs, the perfect ending, etc etc. It’s an overnight bestseller and you’re discussed as a literary great for all time. Everyone, even those outside of your target demographic, call it the perfect book. Not only would that first require you to turn the perfect book into something objective, which is impossible, but it would also mean that you would either never write again, because you can never do better than your perfect book, or you’ll always write the exact same thing in the exact same way to ensure constant perfection. It’s repetitive, it’s boring, and all in all it’s just fearful behaviour meant to protect you from criticism that you aren’t used to, rather than allowing yourself to get acclimated to less than purely positive feedback

4. Faulty comparisons. Comparing your writing to that of a published author’s is great from an analytical perspective, but it can easily just become a case of “Their work is so much better, mine sucks, I’ll never be as good as them or as good as any ‘real’ writer”. You need to remember that you’re comparing a completely finished draft, which likely underwent at least three major edits and could have even had upwards of ten, to wherever it is you’re at. A surprising number of people compare their *first* draft to a finished product, which is insanity when you think of it that way; it seems so obvious from this perspective why your first attempt isn’t as good as their tenth. You also end up comparing your ability to describe the images in your head to their ability to craft a new image in your head; I guarantee you that the image the author came up with isn’t the one their readers have, and they’re kicking themselves for not being able to get it exactly as they themselves imagine it. Only the author knows what image they’re working off of; the readers don’t, and they can imagine their own variation which is just as amazing

5. Up close and too personal. Expanding on the last point, just in general it’s harder to describe something in coherent words than it is to process it when someone else prompts you to do so. You end up frustrated and going over it a gazillion times, even to the point where words don’t even look like words anymore. You’ve got this perfect vision of how the whole story is supposed to go, and when you very understandably can’t flawlessly translate every single minute detail to your satisfaction, it’s demotivating. You’re emotionally attached to this perfect version that can’t ever be fully articulated through any other medium. But on the other hand, when consuming other media that you didn’t have a hand in creating, you’re viewing it with perfectly fresh eyes; you have no ‘perfect ideal’ of how everything is supposed to look and feel and be, so the images the final product conjures up become that idealised version - its no wonder why it always feels like every writer except you can pull off their visions when your writing is the only one you have such rigorous preconceived notions of

6. That’s entertainment. Of course writing can be stressful and draining and frustrating and all other sorts of nasty things, but if overall you can’t say that you ultimately enjoy it, you’re not writing for the right reasons. You’ll never take true pride in your work if it only brings you misery. Take a step back, figure out what you can do to make things more fun for you - or at least less like a chore - and work from there

7. Write for yourself. One of the things that most gets to me when writing is “If this was found and read by someone I know, how would that feel?”, which has lead me on multiple occasions to backtrack and try to be less cringe or less weird or less preachy or whatever else. It’s harder to share your work with people you know whose opinions you care about and whose impressions of you have the potential of shifting based on this - sharing it to strangers whose opinions ultimately don’t matter and who you’ll never have to interact with again is somehow a lot less scary because their judgements won’t stick. But allowing the imaginary opinions of others to dictate not even your finished project, but your unmoderated creative process in general? Nobody is going to see this without your say so; this is not the time to be fussing over how others may perceive your writing. The only opinion that matters at this stage is your own

8. Redirection. Instead of focusing on quality, focusing on quantity has helped me to improve my perfectionism issues; it doesn’t matter if I write twenty paragraphs of complete BS so long as I’ve written twenty paragraphs or something that may or may not be useful later. I can still let myself feel accomplished regardless of quality, and if I later have to throw out whole chapters, so be it

9. That’s a problem for future me. A lot of people have no idea how to edit, or what to look for when they do so, so having a clear idea of what you want to edit by the time the editing session comes around is gonna be a game-changer once you’re supposed to be editing. Save the clear work for when you’re allocating time for it and you’ll have a much easier and more focused start to the editing process. It’ll be more motivating than staring blankly at the intimidating word count, at least

10. The application of applications. If all else fails and you’re still going back to edit what you’ve just wrote in some struggle for the perfect writing, there are apps and websites that you can use that physically prevent you from editing your work until you’re done with it. If nothing else, maybe it can help train you away from major edits as you go

[moris-auri]

you commented on my fic? sorry we are best friends now i don't make the rules

[moris-auri]

Aemond doesn't need another word of encouragement as he stalks toward her, hunger burning in his eye, his hands finding the curve of her waist. 

His kiss is biting, yet she wouldn't have it any other way.

"Gods, you talk too much," she grumbles, tugging once then twice on his now unbound hair. Aemond hisses quietly, and she's more than certain she would not have heard it but with the near-nonexistent distance between them, it's as loud as a dragon's roar in her ear.

#my fics #i am the queen of procrastination #if you can tell 💀 #aemond targaryen #baela targaryen #bymiranda

[moris-auri]

A shout out to all the writers out there who don’t make the rec lists or have all the buzz or get all the traffic and attention or kudos. Your work is still valuable and appreciated and loved, and without you and your fics, fandom would be so much poorer.

Keep on writing and creating and sharing your works. You have an audience who loves you.

[moris-auri]

Little moodboard for Heaven is not fit (to house a love like you and I)

#my fics #yes im still working on it 😎☺️ #insert clown emoji

[moris-auri]

and @vermithorn and @jacevelaryonswife 🥰

my fav writers have deactivated :( do you have new author reccs ?

Oh, I’m not doing much reading lately and I‘ll probably forget some people, but I can definitely recommend to check out these blogs:

@happilyhertale @arcielee @sylasthegrim @thought--bubble @anjelicawrites @aemondsbabe @st-eve-barnes @black-dread @barbieaemond @zaldritzosrose @lady-phasma @marthawrites @aemonds-fire @youraverageaemondsimp @randomdragonfires @thekinslayed

Don’t know your preferences, but there should be something for you to read! Please feel free to add more people to this!

[moris-auri]

thank you for the mention, Laura!! adding @humanpurposes @theoneeyedprince @undertheorangetree @emilykaldwen @vampire-exgirlfriend and @ewanmitchellcrumbs to this 🥰🥰

my fav writers have deactivated :( do you have new author reccs ?

Oh, I’m not doing much reading lately and I‘ll probably forget some people, but I can definitely recommend to check out these blogs:

@happilyhertale @arcielee @sylasthegrim @thought--bubble @anjelicawrites @aemondsbabe @st-eve-barnes @black-dread @barbieaemond @zaldritzosrose @lady-phasma @marthawrites @aemonds-fire @youraverageaemondsimp @randomdragonfires @thekinslayed

Don’t know your preferences, but there should be something for you to read! Please feel free to add more people to this!

#author recs

[moris-auri]

my fav writers have deactivated :( do you have new author reccs ?

Oh, I’m not doing much reading lately and I‘ll probably forget some people, but I can definitely recommend to check out these blogs:

@happilyhertale @arcielee @sylasthegrim @thought--bubble @anjelicawrites @aemondsbabe @st-eve-barnes @black-dread @barbieaemond @zaldritzosrose @lady-phasma @marthawrites @aemonds-fire @youraverageaemondsimp @randomdragonfires @thekinslayed

Don’t know your preferences, but there should be something for you to read! Please feel free to add more people to this!

#signal boost

[moris-auri]

The daily struggle.

Are you really a writer if you don't self-flagellate regardless of which you choose?

[moris-auri]

Outside the dark rooms of dreamers / At night he remained alone with his star;

Georg Trakl, "Kaspar Hauser Song" from To the Silenced (trans. Will Stone)

#Osferth x Brynja

[moris-auri]

couples who aren’t together just yet ˗ˏˋ꒰ 🐚 ꒱

— “can i come over tonight? is that stupid to ask?”

— “come on, talk to me. when have i ever led you astray, hm?”

— “will you hold my hand?”

— “i want nothing more than to kiss you right now.”

— “you’re always going to be the most beautiful person in the room to me.”

— “i’m so proud of you- you know that, right?”

— “you matter so much to me.”

— “is it okay if i stay at yours tonight? i don’t know if i can stand another night away from you.”

— “just let me love you!”

— “am i dumb for thinking there’s something here? something that could be real?”

— “i’m sorry, but they don’t deserve you.”

— “can we just... can we give this a chance?”

— “i know it’s wrong of me to come crying to you over a date, but i didn’t know where else to go.”

— “you make me feel so safe.”

— “i love you. as more than just a friend.”

[moris-auri]

⚽️ Soccer Ball- Who is someone that your OC believes in and roots for? Are they private about their admiration or do they make it well known? <- @itbmojojoejo xo

eeee ty for this love <333 Osferth all the way. In Brynja's eyes, he's the one thing that matters. She isn't shy about it either. Though she's quiet around Finan and the others at first, she grows more relaxed the more time that goes by.

#my oc #Osferth x Brynja

[moris-auri]

you know it's bad when you start making playlists for characters/ships

#me tag :)

[moris-auri]

OC Ask Meme

I wanted to write my own OC ask questions and here they are! Feel free to use them.

🔴 Red- What is a trait your OC has that those around them don't see very often? Is it seen by a rare few or completely overlooked?

🟠 Orange- What is a trait your OC hides about themself from others? Do they refuse to acknowledge it or begrudgingly accept it?

🟡 Yellow- What is something your OC wants but knows they can never have? How does it feel to never get this specific desire?

🟢 Green- What is considered a weakness in your OC that is actually a strength? What is a strength in your character that can be twisted into a weakness?

🔵 Blue- How would your OC spend a single day of interrupted peace? Where would they go or who would they be with?

🟣 Purple- What is something that your OC could not live without? What keeps them grounded in the worst of times?

⚪️ White- When was a moment in your OC's life that they felt the most vulnerable and exposed? Were they alone or surrounded?

⚫️ Black- When was a moment in your OC's life that they felt the most in control and secure? Was it gained through negative or positive means?

🎱 8 Ball- What situation was your OC lucky to escape from or get out of? What or who helped them unexpectedly?

��� Crystal Ball- What kind of future does your OC want to have? What would they do to make it real?

🪩 Disco Ball- What was an achievement that your OC felt worthy of celebrating? Was it a personal victory or a big impact on everyone around them?

⚽️ Soccer Ball- Who is someone that your OC believes in and roots for? Are they private about their admiration or do they make it well known?

[moris-auri]

Fanfiction writers only want one* thing and it’s disgusting

*Comments where you explain in excruciating detail how each line made you feel

[moris-auri]

"One of Us", Paruyr Sevak (translated by metamorphesque)

#osferth x brynja