‘the merge’ this and ‘the merge’ that. what about the merge of the intro and the recap. no ‘previously on ninjago’ and barely even a weekend whip. this is a tragedy
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i need people to read my stuff if i want to get anywhere and i was always embarrassed to because i felt like i was showing too much or that i would be judged for the things i chose to write about and include in the writing, even if only in passing, so what i did was write really tame shit but with each new piece of writing id share id include one extra thing that i normally wouldn’t just to test the waters, like i’m building up to actually being able to not only write anything i feel like but to also have people read those things and be okay with that
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🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.
🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?
✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉
🛒 common themes, feels, scenes, imagery
Oh boy, this one calls me out. 😬
I think VC in general relies so much on motifs and descriptive imagery - it’s hard not to find yourself getting repetitive in fic if you’re trying to match the atmosphere of the books.
Sometimes I wonder if my writing would sound as flowery if I was writing for another fandom; just look at the source material that’s inspiring me! I’ll find myself typing things like “angel’s mouth” when describing Armand (thank you, Lestat) and my brain has a “huh, what?” moment. I also abuse semicolons and dashes. 🙃
I have used this line more than once in reference to Daniel: “[…] never failed to remind him he ultimately shared his bed with an apex predator.” Jesus.
🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?
PANTS.
I jump in blind every single scene, every single fic. It’s shameful. 🥲 I really should have an outline, especially for my multi-chapters. I have 2/3 that have just been hanging out for a while, and I know I want to finish/continue them but I didn’t plan to get this far. 😭 Going forward anything that isn’t a prompt/one-shot is getting an outline. I can’t live like this LOL.
✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉
THIS IS A SWEET ONE AND I AM SHY.
I’ve gotten compliments on my dialogues, especially in my Armand/Daniel prompt responses. Which means the world to me because I was apprehensive about writing them in their QotD era for the longest time (gotta be careful with the OTP). Armand, in particular, is a hard character for me to feel like I have a grasp on in terms of inflection and cadence (as much as I write about him, I don’t really write from his perspective and this is why).
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one of my favorite things in dunmeshi is how chilchuck turns out to be the guy in the party with the least to hide despite how much he goes out of his way to act all secretive. like the more we learn about everyone else it seems like they’ve all got like trauma or crimes or even just oddities that they don’t share explicitly not bc they’re hiding anything, but just because it’s never come up, or it’s too much of a hassle to explain, or it just didn’t occur to them. meanwhile, Normal Man Chilchuck is finding new gray hairs every morning because his friends want to know how old he is and his darkest secret is that his wife left him for being… too secretive. like up against a monster-phile, a dark mage, a circus attraction and Schrödinger’s cannibal, him making such a big deal out of having three adult kids is kinda epic
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I ❤️ self-loathing characters, characters who struggle with monstrosity (either fearing or embracing it), characters who are so lonely, who have a gaping hole in their chest, who bottle up & repress their feelings, who claw their way up & have ambitions, who fall down & lose everything, who search for identity & purpose yet can’t see themselves outside of what others want from or expect of them, who are hurt & hurt others, who long & grieve, who lie & pretend. characters who are messy & flawed & human
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This isn’t cute. Lesbians only draw their favs as medieval knights when they’re catastrophically smitten
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