Stupid fanfic asks part 3/3 @candle-lion “all divisible by 3”
69: how do you write emotional scenes? do you ever feel what the characters feel?
First of all, nice. Second of all, music music music. I have to have some emotional music to write to. I would say I occasionally feel what the characters feel, especially when I relate to whatever thing is going through their head
72: what do you do if a scene gets too serious?
Not sure what this means necessarily. I think I’m pretty good at keeping my serious scenes the right amount of serious and my not serious scenes not serious. I guess if it happened, try to add some witty line to lighten the mood? But usually if I want it serious, I want it serious, ya know?
75: do you know how your story ends before you start writing?
About half of the time. Run away was started spontaneously with no end in mind. Same with so are you with me? But a lot of the others were planned. Sometimes I change my mind halfway through too. I call it the ADHD way of writing
78: how do you choose where to end a chapter?
If the word count is long enough to feel satisfying and I feel I have closed the scene at a satisfying point, I’ll end it. Sometimes I’ll end on a cliffhanger for the fun of it or dramatic effect
81: if you could go back in time and give your younger self a piece of writing advice specific to you, what would it be?
Don’t burn yourself out. It’s okay to take your time. Your work will end up better anyway! I used to be so bad about publishing whatever I had written IMMEDIATELY for that dopamine rush of validation (both in my Wattpad middle schooler days and beginning run away). Editing and sitting on my writing a bit before posting has helped its quality and my confidence. Plus writing burnout sucks ass. I love to write, and burning myself out is a quick way to change that
84: said: overused or underused?
Depends on the writer. I think I underuse it in an effort not to overuse it lmfao
87: does your writing style change depending on the genre you write?
I think it does, but not necessarily consciously. I tend to lean into different imagery and metaphors depending on the thing I’m writing. I think it’s most noticeable in like,,, the difference between there in the garden with some of the darker, gothic imagery, vs so are you with me? with lighter stuff, sunlight, etc etc. I emphasize different things too
90: do you notice your own voice in your writing style?
Oh one of my biggest fears is not having a unique writing voice. I don’t think mine is strong by any means, but I think it’s there
93: do you hear other people’s writing styles when they talk?
Only with my irl best friend. I think the more you know someone, the easier it is to pick up on those consistencies between writing voice and speaking voice, but I don’t talk to most writers I know enough to hear it, and I don’t think our Discord/Tumblr convos are super reflective of our writing
96: romantic/social sideplots: interesting or irritating?
Depends. Fuck off with your love triangles (unless they’re true triangles). I love a good messy romantic or other social side plot
99: was being a writer a dream of yours when you were little? or did it spring up when your older? or is it just a hobby?
It was!! I’ve always loved reading and it translated to loving writing too. I don’t think I could make a career of it, I don’t think I’m famous author material between my skill level and the fact that having to have books out would become a chore. But! I would love to have published books still. I think it’d be fun to be a PhD’d microbiology researcher who also happens to have a few silly queer novels published on the side
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hellooooo so i’m feeling angsty (thanks to you!!!!) how would the ros react if mc gave them the silent treatment after an argument? thank you hehe <3
Cypress would roll their eyes and say “you’re acting childish and I already have three kids to take care of, so when you actually want to talk to me, let me know.” Just, very calm, collected, slightly annoyed but they’re never one to raise their voice—they’re very good at communicating with people they love.
E would sarcastically laugh and just say, “fine.” They’d scribble a ‘sorry x’ on a post it note for the mc to find, then go to the studio, take their emotions out on drums and overthink everything. They’d worry whether they have a partner to go back home to, and regularly check their phone to see whether they’ve received a text from them whilst also wanting to send one themselves.
L definitely goes for the ‘I’ll give you space’ option. They don’t want to say anything they’ll regret, but also the two of them being alone allows them both to think through their feelings and what they were arguing about—they’d try to think about the positives. Plus, L receiving is like one of the worst things for them. They always want to hear their lover’s voice, know what they’re thinking, and not getting that would be hard.
Getting in an argument with Milan is difficult when you’re close to them. They’re such an optimist so arguing with them is…real shit. Milan would instantly debate whether to give the mc space, but then probably settle for saying, “look, you know I hate arguing with you…” with the hopes of getting a response.
The mc has probably been in loads of arguments with N, so they’d just react the same way they always have done. Play them at their own game and win—‘you want to use silent treatment, fine, I’ll do the same’. But in a relationship, it’s a lot more different because the underlying emotion isn’t hate it’s ‘I love you and I want to sort this but we’re used to butting heads and handling this in a bad way, so we have to change that’.
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