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thedemises · 3 months

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note!... this was supposed to be for a project that some classmates and i are going to do and present to our English teacher and the class. however, the class president who is in our group decides that she was going to do the script instead of me (though, honestly, the script she did made little to no sense bc- who the hell accepts something so quickly? after failing an exam? an average person wouldn't) (also her grammar in English wasn't the greatest; but I'll just let it slide and wait till she decides to ask for my help *shrug*) fell free to use this prompt/scenario, whatever you call it idk

[a] sits down next to [b] with a solemn and gloomy expression as if somebody knocked over [a]'s favorite flavoured ice cream to the floor. A saddened sigh leaves [a]'s lips, which makes [b] wonder what must've happened to have [a] so upset.

“Hey,” it took a few seconds of nothing but [b]'s voice made [a] look at [b] with those distant and sad eyes and a downturned frown. “What?” [a] enquires, probably not wanting small talk with anybody.

“You look sad, what happened? Do you wanna talk about it?”

[b] has this sympathetic and concerned look in those eyes that it almost makes [a] doubt it was genuine, but nonetheless [a] decides to actually talk about it.

“Ay...” [a] starts solemnly, “Bro, it's just that,”

[b] nods [b]'s head as they waited for [a] to continue.

and continue on [a] shall, “Look, I just can't believe that I failed the exam! I was pretty sure I got them all right.. I though i aced it!” this outburst leaves [b] a bit startled but the concern for [a] doesn't decrease.

gently placing a hand on [a]'s shoulder, [b] speaks, “Oh, don't worry, [a]. It's okay to fail once in a while. Mistakes happen and they're not uncommon, you can just try again when the next exam happens.”

this leaves [a] surprised but denies it and scoffs with sarcasm, “Heh. Sure, I'll totally ace the exams next time when I'm going to fail.”

“No, seriously.” [b] doesn't want [a] to think otherwise, not wanting a friend to be left upset, “I know you're having a hard time but i also know you'll have a higher score on the next test. You just have to believe in yourself and take time to answer each question, have some effort instead of just writing down random answers when you don't know the answer correctly.”

[a] blinks, dumbfounded, starting to take in [b]'s words, “Huh? Really? Do you really think I would ace the next exam?”

“Of course, I'm you friend. Just don't write down random answers and take your time to write the correct answer with some deep thinking.” [b] pats [a]'s back with an encouraging smile, nodding [b]'s head.

[a] takes a moment to process, silently taking in [b]'s words in but more carefully this time. [a]'s grades were failing and [a] basically have up trying to increase those grades up to a higher point that they were. but, [b] encouraging [a] to be better and believing [a] is going to score the next exam better this time, quite surprised [a] because... has [a] not ever be treated like this in, ever?

[a], previously dejected and sad, was now pumped up and encouraged by [b]'s comfort and encouragement, “Alright! Thanks bro! Thanks for advising and supporting me, even for my mistakes. I'll make sure to have a higher score next time! I'll try to do my best! For you!”

#thedemises; writing #thedemises; scenarios #scenario #writing #prompt #too lazy to google wtf prompt meant cuz idk what to call this #thedemises; [a] & [b]#im gonna make [a] n' [b] my own characters now you can't have them #(/jk)#agender #agender characters #no pronouns

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fortheloveofexy · 9 months

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33, 44, 55 - @jtl-fics

33. Do you want to be published some day?

...Maybe? Honestly, I'm not sure. Sometimes it's fun to think about, a harmless little dream to entertain now and then. However. The thought of being a published author, and thus being faced with all the unfiltered criticism and inevitable hate for something I've created is, uh... daunting, to say the least. It's not something I would ever want for myself, and definitely not something I'd enjoy. I like creating things. I do not like seeing the things I've created be ripped to shreds, nor do I like seeing myself be ripped to shreds. The thought of a nameless mass of people doing just that to something that I would reasonably spend at minimum a year of my life making is quite anxiety-inducing, and the unfortunate truth is that even the best of books have their critics (and I have no illusions that anything I write would ever count amongst the best of books). There's also the small matter that I don't believe myself to be a strong enough writer to ever get to the point of publishing something I'd be truly proud of. This is not me being self-deprecating btw, this is just an honest reflection on where I know my skills are at. I can write enjoyable fanfic, but writing enjoyable fanfic does not immediately translate to writing an enjoyable novel. Could I invest the time and energy into improving my writing until I felt my skills were up to par? Sure, and one day I intend to. But right now, I don't really have the time for that. Someday, maybe. As for being published... if I ever were to do it (and that's a big if), it would be either anonymous or under a pseudonym and I would never read any of the reviews or interact with the readers in any way.

44. What mistakes do you keep making no matter how many times your beta corrects you?

Quotation marks for dialogue that is more than a paragraph long. My ever-patient beta corrects me and removes the extra marks (but I add them back in just because I think it looks better). Grammar rules are more of a suggestion, anyway :)

55. Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones?

Andrew is my favorite (though I think that's pretty obvious). I don't think that choice has been swayed by anyone - Andrew has been my favorite ever since I wrote my first fic. I love getting inside his funky little head and writing his perspective on things. His POV is also the easiest for me to write.

#asks #ask crow

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weirdthoughtsandideas · 7 months

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Ok, I am always a sucker for stories about teachers, so if you feel comfortable... could you share some more about your fourth grade teacher? I am just curious and I feel like you got some stories!

Sure, I'll try my best. "Try my best", because I literally think I have repressed so much of the trauma she endured me, which I will get into later.

So, teachers. In retrospect, many teachers you realize eventually weren't actually that bad, you were just a kid who didn't really get them. But there were some ones that were really bad. And this one, even my parents disliked. And if other adults disliked them, then you KNOW they are bad.

Fourth grade. In fourth grade we had a homeroom teacher, who taught a majority of the school subjects. The only other teachers we had besides her was a P.E techer, two teachers for sewing and woodwork respectively, and one for science/chemistry (at this grade, science and chemistry were essentially in the same lesson plan and didn't become two separate classes until like 6th/7th grade). The science/chemistry teacher was the homeroom teacher for the other fourth grade class, and I think they really got the short end of the stick. We only had this teacher for 3 days a week, and they had her for all the other subjects...

Here name was Therese. Now, I wasn't the biggest fan of Therese from the start. She had this loud, high pitched voice which... I guess you kinda have to have when working with children, but her voice was the kind of "I am on the verge of getting a mental breakdown at any point" one. She also had the same, blank stare no matter her emotions. I never saw her happy. She never looked angry either, even when she was angry. She was like a badly generated npc with the same facial expression and blank stare.

Now, my class was... the disruptive and loud one. I literally cannot imagine if Therese was our homeroom teacher. Our current homeroom teacher had her limits with us, but she was a very patient and caring teacher. If we'd have Therese... I honestly am not sure what would have happened. Either she'd get our class to be super behaved or we'd drive her further into insanity. But what I can remember from seeing her 3 days a week was that we sort of... felt unsteady around her. We didn't really know what it was around her, but I felt like no one really dared to do much... especially what went down with her.

For example: If we were done with what we were supposed to do, this conversation happened with her every time:

Student: I am done. Therese, for some reason saying this loudly to the entire class: You are NEVER done! Every time you finish something, you should begin with the next thing. Student: What's the next thing? Therese: You should know this, because I said it. Student: But I don't know. Therese: YOU SHOULD KNOW, GO BACK TO YOUR SEAT AND CONTINUE WITH WORK!

Now, I know she did this to other students too. I just remember what she did to me the most, since, well...

We were going to do some scientific experiments. And thus, Therese wrote "Experiment" on the board. Except, she forgot the t at the end, only writing "Experimen". Now, in school, there were many subjects I wasn't too good at. I struggled with math, I was not good at P.E, and even science and chemistry I really could not get into. But spelling and reading? 9 year old me was QUEEN at that. And I knew from experience, that whenever a student corrected a teacher's spelling, they were always replied with "thank you for noticing!". It encouraged us to keep learning to spell and read right (it sounds like this was a regular occurrence lol - of course not, but whenever it did happen, the teachers we've had beforehand complimented us for noticing the grammar mistake). So, wanting to show myself a good student that paid attention, I raised my hand. "You forgot the t at the end."

There was a silence. Therese looked at me. Her blank stare got through my soul. Then she very slowly took a breath, before replying:

"I think it's very impolite for someone to say something like that. If you keep doing that, I'll kick you out of class."

Being 9 years old and hearing this... I felt super bad. I never wanted her to react like that. I wanted to do the opposite - I wanted to be polite and show that I paid attention to what she was writing on the board. Now I am impolite? What else am I doing that I think is nice but people don't think is? What if everyone is secretly offended by every single thing that I say even if I always want to be nice?

Now, I know now when I am older that it can be a bit tedious to have someone correct your spelling. But when you're that age, and your only experience is getting encouraged and complimented for pointing grammar mistakes out, especially by teachers, of course you don't expect a teacher to answer like that.

Needless to say, from that day on, I was always walking on eggshells with Therese. I barely dared to ask for help sometimes, in case she'd blow up in my face and call me rude for asking. But one day... I really needed help. Here is when the repressed parts come in, because I cannot remember what exactly happened, what I said or if I said something odd - all I can remember was that I didn't know what to do, tried asking for help, and she had the usual "you should know" talk, and I believe I replied something like "No, I don't know, and I would like your help". This caused her to just scream in my face. I don't remember what, I don't remember the context, but she screamed at me like I was a disruptive student, and 10 year old me felt incredibly unsettled. I just remember in that moment that I wanted to cry, because I just didn't know what I was doing wrong, and why she was so mad at me. But crying in class is literally the most embarrassing thing you can do. So, I tried to prevent the tears from coming. Therese started to have some speech to the whole class about some science stuff, and then she glanced at me, and just said out loud: "ARE YOU CRYING?! WHY?" (Because of you, bitch) I didn't want anyone to see me cry, or have any attention on me. Especially because, if you cried in this class, people bullied you for it. Seriously, I had been crying the year prior for a thing and still now some people came up to me and was like "haha remember when you CRIED?". So I replied that no, I was not crying, I just got some dirt in my eye. Therese was like "ok, can you go to the bathroom and put water on your eyes then?" and I said no. We then moved on.

But I told my parents when I got home about this, and they told me that I needed to tell Therese tomorrow that I had been feeling bad due to her. They had been hearing stories about her from me before, and knew I wasn't too fond of her. But hearing I started crying because of her made them think maybe I should communicate to her. So I did.

And surprisingly, Therese took that chill. She actually went "I understand, and I did see you were sad yesterday." But, then she added, "And by the way, back some months ago when you were correcting me on my spelling? I wasn't mad because you corrected my spelling, I was mad because you had a very grumpy tone when you said it."

I...

Ok?

It's hard for me to say. I just remember from my own POV. I recall I just told her in my normal tone of voice. Of course, if I would have turned back time and checked on myself, maybe I actually sounded like the world's grumpiest person? Also, I told this to one of my friends in class and she said that she did not find me to sound grumpy at all when this occurred. It's also like... ok, so if I had a happy-go-lucky tone of voice then it would've been ok? What counts as "grumpy" to you, Therese?

When I started fifth grade, we were moved to a new school, but all the students from our previous one still had P.E at this school. Which meant that, one time when I had been changing clothes after class, Therese came inside with the third graders, which she now was the homeroom teacher of. That was the last time I ever saw her.

Then I found out she was not allowed to teach at the school anymore. I have no idea what happened, but if she could just traumatize me from having her 3 times a week, I have no idea how she could be for the ones she had every day.

When telling these stories, I feel like they were rather tame, but it could be both because I have a distance to them now, and because I know that there were probably kids who had way worse experiences with her, especially those who had her every day. I sometimes wonder "what if she was actually pretty decent and I was just a dumb kid?" Well... if she ended up not being allowed to teach anymore, I think there was something going on with her. And even if it weren't, she had a very unstable temper that really does not fit with young children.

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mitsuki91 · 7 months

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So! Some sort of good news (?).

As I said everywhere right now I am extra busy irl so I don't think I can write anymore new things (or if I do, I will write very slow) BUT

Ages ago I write (in italian of course) a "petty revenge" story that I think will trive on the international fandom of AO3, because this is the kind of story AO3 was born for (in fact, even in italian, this story has a boom of engagement compared to my other italian stories that... wow).

It is a dead!dove, of course. And the tale of "how was this atrocity born?" begin just right here on tumblr, when antis found me for the first time and I received threatening asks because I did the crime to tell people in english (my first attempt) that my otp is Severus Snape/Lily Luna Potter. They call me a ped0 and all of the names under the sun and I actually had a great laugh (the most funny thing was "I don't care if you say Lily Luna is an adult in your stories, in the book we see her as a child so of course you are a ped0" and the logic is so twisted I was in disbelief), but of course I am petty, so my mind went on "You want a ped0 story from me? You will have".

Don't worry, no Severus Snape in here (honestly you can thank god, I will never do something like this to him) because this is a story about the new gen. I recycle a silly idea I had in 2016 (being: "I want a story where Rose Weasley bang every male in the family", yes I know, but also I can not for my life write a p0rn without plot so I was missing the plot at the time) and added plot, context and angst. I ask myself: "What are all the wrong things I can put in there?" and that was my start.

Soooo back to the beginning. I asked a friend who transalte her fic in english how she does it, because I lack proper grammar and some other things, and she suggest me some tools... I proofread, of course, but maybe the english will not he the best (you can always suggest or correct me), BUT this is the occasion to unleash this monstrosity to the world, so stay tuned 👀

Also I put here a screenshot of the trigger warning because this is not a story for everyone and I don't want to traumatize random people so READ ONLY IF YOU CAN ACCEPT THIS. This is the most important thing to me.

This story will always be a giganormic "Fuck you" to the purity culture and also has feelings, so...

(Also just so you know: I triggered myself writing this. I found my limit as a writer with this story. Today I was listening to the playlist I created back then and there are some songs that trigger me again after months. I cried listening to them. That was not easy).

#fuck you purity culture #all the wrong things are in this fic #dead dove do not eat #my work #ao3 #ao3fic #rose weasley #rose weasley x everyone

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peachypinkygloss · 10 months

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tips to write for people whose first language it's not english? sorry if i just confused you but i think I read somewhere that english it's not your first language and I'm trying to get into writing again, but in english.

If it wasn't you, sorry you can ignore this. Haha.

love you and your fics🩷

don't worry! yes, it was written on my navigation before, but I removed it because I thought it didn't fit :') I don't know your level in English, so excuse me if you already know/do the tips I'll give you 🥲 but I consider them really helpful! they are just under the cut 💕

Proofread your works and use google docs to correct your grammar mistakes. I always copy/paste my fics in google docs to check if my phrasings and wordings are correct. You could use grammarly, I think it does even a better job (i'm personally too embarrassed to put in my smut lmao).

Use synonyms and adjectives! It's refreshing to not always read the same words or expressions. Be sure to stay close to the original meaning of the word and to not use words you're not familiar with. Sometimes it won't mean the same in your language versus in English.

Expand your vocabulary by reading books or even fics in English. Google words you don't know even if you understand the context. It happened to me to use words I've seen in similar context, but it didn't mean at all what I thought. Don't rely too much on fanfics because even though there are great authors, some don't really follow grammar rules (even with English as their first language), so you could get fooled. 😅

Practice! a lot, lot, lot... At first, it really isn't as natural as in your native language (it still feels unnatural sometimes 😳), but the more you write and read, the more it's easier and smoother. Don't compare yourself too much to others and remember to go at your own rhythm.

I don't think I have more tips like these, at least those are the ones I'm thinking of right now. Honestly, it won't be perfect in the beginning (my writing was awful back then), so really, the key is to practice. Google translate is a good friend of mine, don't be scared to use it as well 😁 If you already have a basis in your native language, it's awesome. Even though you're using completely different words, it's still the same process.

I won't lie, your level in English influences your writing a lot, too. I suppose yours is pretty good since you speak really well, but in case, you can always watch YouTube videos, there are a tons explaining grammar rules.

I think this is all!? If you need help on anything or have questions, don't hesitate to send me an ask or even a dm. I'm always there to help 🫶🏻 Thank you for reading my works, baby, love u too 💋 xox

#💌 [asks]

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that-was-anticlimactic · 1 year

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X, Y, & Z!

lol hey just remembered that i had these from dec 19th lol i think i was just so mentally unwell at the time that i couldn't actually process the fact that i had asks and was capable of answering them even tho i literally reblogged the ask game lol anyways was going through my drafts and saw this and i'm MUCH better now so i went through and found the game and imma do it now <3

x - a trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

hahhaahhaha character with an inferiority complex learning/being told that they're enough on their own/when those characters get in character content made of them ijuhygtfguiouygf because a lot of times they get misinterpreted or ignored </3 also. hanahaki <3

y - what are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

OH! my number one secondhand fandom is wwdts thanks to @chasvchalilah <3 i have my Guy (colin robinson) and i feel like i basically know the whole plot thanks to shira and her incredible patience for all my questions and her kindness in telling me like. literally everything lol actually this reminds me i think the colin post shira tagged me in is in my drafts and that i actually forgot to reblog it. hm. gonna go find it after i post this lol also csm because grace watched it and i know it's not really a show that i'd like so i'm living it vicariously through them and moth and the other csm moots <3

z - just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

ah this is dangerous omg okay oh gosh okay what do i choose okay so this is a very random thing to rant about, but it's fan-related so. but i lowkey hate in chatfics how writers always give characters different contact names. more often than not, i look at them and say "they would never choose that name" / "they would never name that person that" / "they would throw a fit if their name got changed to that" and like. it's just so irritating. i honestly think most blorbos would just call each other by their names in their contacts like. and if you're going to give them "silly" names (bc most times they just... aren't even funny to me personally), they don't even specify who is who! most of the time, i see them say something MAYBE at either the beginning or end of the first chapter and then usually never again even if the characters start changing each other's names! so it's just hard to keep up. i actually love chatfics and think they're such a cool idea and a great creative writing exercise, but they HAVE to be done right because they can go poorly/ooc SO quickly. not all characters use correct grammar, but some do. some will use capitalization and punctuation while others don't. some characters will use emojis or send memes and recite memes, OTHERS WON'T and you NEED to be able to figure this stuff out. also it is SO unrealistic for all the characters to constantly trauma dump because half these characters refuse to "show weakness" or don't know How to talk to people about what's wrong. oH AND ALSO not all characters are so unhinged in chatfics my God the way people write certain characters in how they text and what they text is so icky because it's just too unhinged we gotta stop giving characters that treatment ugh uh anyways also kenji is underused in the show and underrated by fans. there should be more kenji content. also unpopular opinion, but kenji is a more interesting character than chuuya and how does chuuya have like... 20k more fics in the chuuya tag than kenji has in his own tag? nothing against chuuya - i like him! i do! but why is he treated more like a main character than kenji:( maybe i'm just sad bc kenji is my favorite and barely has ANY content. there are SO few kenji-centric fics out there and a lot of them also are kenji & chuuya friendship which... admittedly, i LOVE but i feel like there's more kenji & chuuya than kenji & the ada members which is so sad??? also he deserves better in the show! smh he wasn't even in the s5 trailer (neither were junichiro and naomi ugh so upset about that) like pls. let everyone treat kenji more like an important member of the team bC HE IS😭

#jen tag #uh oh #i am. so sorry.#i have. so many feelings. did NOT mean to go off so much uhhhh #anyways don't even get me started on how chat fics are like... PEAK character analysis and i plan on using that form of writing to help #teach students how to analyze characters when i have my own classroom i literally have lessons planned for it for funsies #anyways also sorry i suck and answered this SOOOOOO late oops #you're amazing - hope you're thriving <3 #corey rambles:)

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hahahax30 · 2 years

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Ik you already know most of this but I still found it pretty interesting so-

Wagner you don't understand the hell you've unleashed. Scroll past if you don't want to know my very Objective™ opinion of the Spanish Habsburgs.

First off: Juana. Wagner there are no words to express to how sorry I feel for this woman. She most likely had schizophrenia btw. Ik monarchs shouldn't be worshipped because there's a 99% chance that they were severely morally-challenged people, but Juana has been done dirty. Her mother was a piece of shit (though a very interesting person in her own way), her father was a piece of shit, her husband was a piece of shit (he cheated on her multiple times and basically facilitated the ideal scenarios for the worsening of her already-frail mental state), everyone was a piece of shit to her.

AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON HER SON. Ngl one of my biggest pet peeves is people calling him Charles V when they're talking about him in the context of Spain: he's not Charles V, that's his German title, his Spanish title is Carlos I. But anyways. I hate him just as much as I pity his mother. Wagner he (1) didn't know Spanish (2) didn't spend time in Spain (3) never focused on Spain. Might be controversial, but I think a King should focus on his kingdom.

Now, ✨Felipe II✨

(ik this called him Philip but Wagner he'd hate this anglosification-whatever-you-call-anglowashing of his name)

Felipe was Español™ which was a genuine upgrade from his father. I love him. Unashamedly, and not because he was Español™. This video just leaves out the best thing, hyperfixating on the Armada Invencible like my uncle. Felipe as a person was way more interesting. He's *funny*. He overworked himself because he insisted on knowing everything, and then complained that he had too much work to do! He was such a grammar nerd that he corrected spelling mistakes on the documents he was sent and then insisted they be rewritten! He didn't care about the economy (but still had to be informed of it so that he could say he'd 'read this document twice and how can I tell you I don't understand it') and busied himself deciding where to put the toilets in the palace! His annotations are the funniest thing ever!!!!!

We actually don't learn much about Felipe III. He's there ig. The only thing he did was delegate his role to his right-hand men because he did *not* want to overwork himself like his father lol.

Felipe IV is the Whore™ (I hope you remember him) and I can't believe this video didn't say that he was a sex addict with around 40 illegitimate children. And 'competent king' mis huevos. He was an Austria menor, which meant he didn't do anything. He was the king only in name since a guy called Gaspar de Guzmán Conde-Duque de Olivares (he was in the selectividad exam I think) was the actual ruler. Felipe was only whoring all around Spain. For all I know *I* and half of Spain could descend from him (the Carranzas certainly do lol).

Also I am at awe at this woman. I didn't know someone could pronounce Spanish this badly. No hate but 'hechizado' isn't a difficult word and she made it sound straight-up wrong.

Anyways, about Charles II (yk, second because Charles V was actually Charles I). His disabilities historically have been blown out of proportion to fit the French’s agenda (their king back then hated us). He had Klinefelter syndrome and many other stuff and was infertile, but he was far from the caricature this woman buys into, and Spain somewhat prospered under his reign. Honestly, this woman has made a few mistakes, particularly: Charles II didn’t make another Habsburg his successor, but Felipe/Philip of Anjou (French guy —I have mixed feelings about him because he was a dick but also very severely mentally ill and somewhat abused by his wife), who’d go on to become Felipe V after the War Of Succession, which started because the Habsburg guy felt like he had ownership over the Spanish throne even though Charles II never said that. My best bet is that the English have altered history lol, because they supported the Habsburg guy.

#sorry for the spam but now you know what I feel about the Habsburgs!#I can do the same with the bourbons but I won’t subject you to that lol #wagner!#asks!

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silverloreley · 1 year

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Would you be interested in a story that involves the Auradon kids and their lives at Auradon prep? I might you as there will be disturbing themes like drugs, cyber bullying, attempted suicide etc...

Here's a draft:

Life at Auradon

Chapter one draft

Anxelin waited anxiously for the bell to go off, so that she can leave this godforsaken class called Grammar.

“Who on earth named this class Grammar?” the Goth girl thought.

Anxelin carefully took out her phone from her khaki pants pocket, and turned on the phone to check the time, under the desk of course.

The time reads: 10:55 A.M.

Anxelin groaned softly. “Just 5 minutes left to leave this class. Why can’t it be now?”

The school year just started and the Goth princess already hates it. She wished she had the power to disappear from this class and appear either in her dorm room or at the Enchanted Lake where she can be more at peace.

Anxellin took a look at her work that was laid on the desk in front of her; an essay of how this year’s summer went for everyone. In addition, the teacher said that the essay should be grammatically correct.

Bollocks.

To say Anxelin’s summer was bad would be an understatement. Over this past summer, Anxelin had to go back to summer school because she failed her physics exam in late May. Anxelin tried her best to explain herself to her parents that she studied and didn’t waste any time whatsoever. Also she never wanted to go summer school anyway but Rapunzel and Eugene insisted that she must go or else repeat her previous grade, to which Anxelin didn’t want but went anyways. She honestly had no idea how she failed and she studied hard for two weeks with her friends just to get a D on her exam result. Just perfect.

Anxelin quietly slid her phone back into her pants pocket before any nosy kid sees her with it because God forbid if someone saw Anxelin using her phone in class, they would report her and she would be sent to the Headmaster Godmother’s office. And Anxelin couldn’t bother to hear a long lecture about how you’re not supposed to use your phone during class, blah, blah, blah.

Geez, she only took out the phone because she wanted to check the time, as she forgot about her watch this morning due to rush. Give her a break.

Am I interested in what? Writing it? If I'll ever manage, I have in the works a full rewriting of the whole franchise which would respect the original movies that were crammed into Descendants in a rather incomprehensible way, their characters and how they’d realistically raise kids, but I have to finish a ton of other things first so I don’t know.

In reading it? Perhaps if I happened to be in the right headspace when I open one, but I'm very uncomfortable with themes like drugs and suicide when related to teens because of some events in my own teenage years, so I really don't like to relive such things or worse even in fiction, not to mention I usually find that a story on fairytale characters doesn’t really work well with such themes, not for me at least. Fairytales are already full of other issues and there’s more than enough material to work with.

Aside from that, which is my personal opinion, I encourage you to write whatever you want! You shouldn’t let your drive to write depend on the first arrived, you do you.

If you want my opinion on this bit you sent me, though, let me know. Mind you, I’m not soft when it comes to give writing advice and/or corrections (meaning I don’t sugarcoat it, which can come off as harsh), so if you don’t want criticism... well, not don’t ask me. Your pick.

#question answered #honestly I'm already itchy when I read of the VKs being involved in sex and drugs and murder #but the AKs too? sheltered babies AKs of fairytale world where drugs probably don't even exist?#the AKs already have tons of issues without drugs added on top of it #they are walking identity crisises just like the VKs are!#victims of conformism! sheltered to the point of ignorance! can't tell right from wrong! nd so on!

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oh-katsuki · 1 year

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Hiiiiiii Cal! I really like the way you write so that's why I'm asking you this, but don't feel pressured to answer if you don't know or just don't wanna.

Note: English isn't my first language.

I studied Latin a few years ago and I want to translate this lil quote thingy from Pompeii that roughly translates to "lovers and bees live sweet lives. I wish I could, too".

Now here's the question: could I say honeyed instead of sweet? Because the literal translation from Latin would be sweet like honey but I don't wanna use a whole bunch of words for it because it's just one word in Latin. When I googled it said honeyed is just about food and I don't want to accidentally use a food-word when it's supposed to be all ✨serious✨ so that's why I'm asking 🥲

Annnnnd the reason I'm asking a RaNdOm FiC wRiTeR and not my professor is because he would wonder why I'm asking and I cannot lie for the life of me and I don't want to tell him it's for angsty, sexually explicit fan fiction about a 2D man so. Yah

And yes I also could just google what the ✨official translation✨ to English is but I'm a stubborn bitch and I want to do it myself so I'm not gonna 🤪

Sorry if this is long 🥲

hiiiii!!!!

i'm actually so flattered that you came to me with this!! idk why i just am!! and thank you, im glad u like my writing <333

first of all, that's a REALLY nice quote. like so poetic and meaningful.

anyway, i think you definitely COULD substitute "sweet" for "honeyed". a lot of the times, when you look up english phrases like that, it will come up with really literal definitions despite the fact that they aren't always used that way (cultural context and whatnot). like with the word "honeyed" specifically.. yeah it usually applies to food (ie; honeyed ham), but there's also a phrase in English—"honeyed words"—that basically refers to something someone says that is sweet/kind/hopeful. similar to the way the phrase "sugarcoated" is used when referring to negative news/lies delivered in a way to not hurt feelings.

i use "honeyed" as a descriptor for things other than food in my writing all the time and while i don't think it would be exactly correct, i do think it applies really well to the specific quote you're using. it's honestly probably a closer translation in general since you said the original latin says "sweet like honey". also, the term "honeyed" in that context implies that it's coated in honey, not made of it, which i think suits the quote a lot if im interpreting it right.

if im being fr... i like using "honeyed" in that quote better than sweet. not sure why. sweet feels like there's very little longevity/weight to it (idk if that makes sense), whereas honeyed is a very sensory word to use. like idk it conjures up images and feelings and flavors. ya know?

anyway, im not really at all qualified to give a definitive answer on what's correct and incorrect (english is my first language but i literally never know what's going on with grammar or like... correct use of vocab. we go based on vibes alone). but for what it's worth, i think honeyed would work great there and that it's a good idea to use it. like it would def make sense. fuck it, we ball mentality.

(sometimes googling doesn't do much good bc google is SO wrong a lot of the time. AND translating things from latin and greek always has a MILLION different translations that all imply different things. i understand and support ur stubbornness. plus you can always look it up after ya know???)

#[ 🏩 – chatting ]#im sorry if this sounds PREACHY i do not mean for it to come across that way #that's just my two cents and like... reasoning on it ya know?#BUT i do think that it's a good word there #honestly im a little in awe you even thought to use that word bc it feels really perfect for the quote #i LOOVEE it #anyway hope ur doing well <333

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sunstranded · 4 months

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MBTI: Stereotypes

What a fun topic. I mean that genuinely. Let's break some.

Okay first thing to break when talking about stereotypes: expectations.

I'm not going to talk about stereotypes of each of the personalities. You're going to be reading how much I froth people being annoyed at their stereotypes only to prove it right.

I get very annoyed for being called a know it all only for me to... well, technically know all of what I know, know what I don't know, and know what I can and cannot know.

So what's the point of stereotypes in general: it's to show how a trend (not a fad! you chronically online people keep co-opting the terms and it's embarrassing) manifests in simplified manners.

Now why are people always bitching about it: it's because it is a slippery slope to oversimplify and misinterpret the trends they represent. Or you know, they're offended at something being too real.

If it's dangerous and leads to the bad oversimplification, why keep them around? Exactly because of the appeal of the simple. A lot of people enjoy simple things! Sometimes taking something at face value is nice. It feels satisfying to have a lighter understanding of something usually big and complicated. I mean, how many times have you called someone that can explain physics simply smart and rolled your eyes at someone that answered it depends again to your question?

Now that expectations are broken, let's break the second thing when talking about stereotypes: "overanalyzing"

First thing to "overanalyze" is the quotations on the word. It's because when you analyze something simple and that people or others would rather have it be simple, they'll tell you to either stop overanalyzing everything or compliment how smart you are.

The actuality of what the second thing is in talking about stereotypes is separating how the majority uses the word and how it is ought to be used.

Hold on Shakespeare, I know we are taking about a common word spoken and a word that refer to a certain meaning, but this does not mean we can act all high and mighty that we're right and they're wrong.

Sure, we can be frustrated that people use stereotype wrong but we can also be understanding and think of what they actually refer to when they say it.

The reason we separate how the majority uses the word and how it is designed/defined to be used is not because one is black one is white, left is right, right is wrong. Nope. Nada. Nein.

I intend to separate them in a semantic and pragmatic way.

Semantic in this case is stereotype: defined as a widely adopted but fixed image of a type of person or thing (thank you Oxford languages).

I removed the term "oversimplified" because of my trust issues. Though correct, I just go back to the "overanalyze" example I said earlier.

Pragmatic is the practical sense of the word. Now practical sense meaning not in a creative or intellectual idealistic sense. A carrot is an orange thing you can eat that you can pull out from the dirt.

So you may be curious or have your bets on what definition of stereotype I'm putting in pragmatic. It's: defined as a widely adopted but fixed image and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

Case and point: analyze how the pragmatic definition is the common way people refer to as stereotypes. There's that negative connotation. "Oversimplified." Even if it's a definition with no bias our interpretation of it gives it one. This is why I am personally against correcting people's grammar or use of words but I seem like I correct their words because I ask what they mean and then say a word of that meaning that I think matches.

I honestly feel like an ENTP making this, you know how they ALWAYS prove people wrong at all costs for no reason?

That's satire as I make fun of so many people in one sentence. In reality, it is a stereotype that explains Ne-Ti at work. They're building an objective truth whenever they ask you and you feel like they're proving you wrong for no reason.

Besides, there's no such thing as proving people wrong for no reason. That's on the appeal of the simple. My closest friend is an ENTP; not very confrontational as the stereotype but very honest.

Interpreting stereotypes can also just show that one thing can be the other thing at a different angle. Trends and stereotypes cannot dictate how you can be and how you cannot; just tell you how you tend to come across to others.

#mbti stereotypes #mbti #16 personalities

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shannyh25 · 10 months

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i'd say for fanfiction, the aogg fandom peaked back in 2020 when anne with an e saw a burst of popularity, so getting a ton of feedback isn't as easy as it would have been back then, because the fandom is smaller now and less people are looking for shirbert fanfiction (at least on ao3, i don't use ff.net)

but honestly, the best part of writing fic is feeling proud of yourself and what you wrote, so i'd say write what you want to write, regardless of how many reviews or kudos or hits it gets! if you post regularly enough you could gain a loyal audience for your fic, and it's always nice to have the same few people leaving comments every chapter.

i'd say the best ways to keep someone reading your fic is to

have good formatting. if a fic on ao3 doesn't have the correct spacing (if everything is one giant paragraph) i immediately click off. also things like changing character povs multiple times within one scene almost always feel amateurish. a good general rule of thumb is to try and replicate how a real, published book works; you can break the rules if you want to of course, because this is fanfic and not published fiction, but the most popular and well-written fics tend to have decent formatting

have decent grammar. you don't need to catch everything, but if a fic has too many errors, it can pull me out of the experience. if i like the concept enough i'll continue reading it, but i know for some people too many typos etc. makes them click off

have some sort of schedule for posting. i feel like people do it less now, but it is nice when there's a fic you love and the author says they'll update on tuesdays and thursdays, because you know you won't have to wait a super long time between chapters. it's absolutely not necessary but it's helpful when building an audience

i hope this helps!

Hi There!!

I can’t remember if I reached out to you first! I think I did! I appreciate you getting back to me! Thank you!!

Those tips you left were great ones!!

1) I usually type up my chapters on my phone! Then I email them to my account and I use Microsoft Word! I usually post on both Fan Fiction and AO3! I usually don’t write in POV’s. I do sometimes, but not to often. When I do, I usually try to stick to at least one POV which would be like the main character! Every once in awhile, I’ll switch to the second POv which would be the other main character! I never thought to look at how a real publisher book would look like. ThT a very good point and I’ll definitely keep that in mind!!! Now when you say format, do you mean how the writing looks or what type of format do you write in? Like, I use Microsoft Word.

2) I do have someone double check my spelling because I am a horrible speller! I try to write and use the right grammar to!, My writing style is definitely not the strongest, so that’s why I was asking for tips and advice! I also use spell check to!

3) I have always been so bad at posting!!!! I want to fix that though! How many times do people usually post or update there stories? Like once or twice a week? That’s a goal I want to write on as well!!!

Thank you so much for the feedback and advice!!! Do you mind if I ask you a question about an Anne Of Green Gables fan fiction I’m trying to write?

#writting advice #writing tips #writting fan fiction tips #writing fanfic

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hi bub 🎀 how are u? sorry i'm kinda late on replying, i suck at that at times.

i'm glad to hear u had a nice dinner ! was the food pretty good? strawberry milkshakes are always the best 😌♡ but ahhh ! u got wootteo 🥺 i know he's just going to be the cutest in person, happy it worked out (sometimes impulsive buys are the best buys yk 🤷🏽)

oh wow ! i didn't know u were bilingual, that's so cool ! but aw i'm sure u did just fine darling 💓💓 u did ur best n that's okay (and i'm sure waitress didn't even notice or remember even after a second) *hugs* .. tho i do understand ur feelings completely. it can be nerve racking on speaking an entire different language (no matter which way). plus i'm sure the pressure of getting it grammatically correct or the right pronunciation is pretty sucky :/

aw honey i think ur putting too much pressure on urself :( i know it's hard to accept thais in an author's prospective .. but ur human and u can't be 100% all the time yk? i think we all have a "burn out" every blue moon .. and i think that's when we all subconsciously know we're in need of a break or change ur scenery. it' okay 💕 ur pace is ur pace and that's okay. take all the time u need. and you'd never let us or anyone down by setting boundaries or simply saying "no". i promise. ur feelings matter always and deserved to be respected. no worries love :)

aw ur too sweet, ty 💕 i'll keep that in mind and of course vice versa always, jus lmk 💕💕😌 but honestly.. i don't even know what's going on? it's kind of hard to explain but basically i'm on my healing journey rn and learning to embrace having "peace" and i've been doing so well but idk.. these past few weeks .. it's been getting a little hard these past few weeks to embrace it. idk why but it's just .. i've been feeling so sad and lonely and bored ig? and it's like.. i've made so so much progress with my mindset, mental health, confidence, and overall .. and let's just say i was in a veeeeeery dark place lol .. i just don't want to relapse back into who was u know? but at the same time i feel like i'm in a "toxic positivity" state rn and it's just sigh* idk.. it's a lot lmao (as always sorry for the overshare omg 😭 )

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i’m good!! you’re okay my love <3 i’m really bad at replying to text messages from people in real life

the food was really good, i don’t think i’ve ever had macaroni bites before but i tried them and it was pretty good. i agree!! strawberry milkshake is the best, i think they made it with ice cream as well

ahh wootteo slept on my pillow above me last night, his head is really fat but he’s a cutie so it’s okay 🧍‍♀️

oo another secret fact about me has been revealed, idk if i’d personally count it as bilingual just because i’m far from fluent but i’ve been learning for a while so i guess i know enough to get around 🥲 i think chinese grammar is easier than korean somehow but maybe that’s because i’ve been learning chinese longer?? idk languages make me wanna pull my hair out 🧍‍♀️and my teacher was.. firm in school so maybe that’s where my language anxiety stems from 🧍‍♀️

i think so too 🥲 i think since taking my gap year, i don’t wanna feel like i’m just wasting my life away when this time was meant to be time i took out for myself because the last couple of years of school killed me. now that i know i’ve gotten into university, i really have nothing else to do. like i’ve done my portfolio, done the application, signed up for everything i need for now, so i’m simply existing trying not to feel like i’m doing nothing with my life before i become a slave to the education system again

ahh i still feel bad, but i guess not much can be done about it, and i can only be grateful that so many people are this understanding!! i think for now i’m probably just gonna start the rewritten version of dtik, since it’s an easy project and takes minimal brain power and then i’ll get back to whatever i have in my inbox when i feel like it

i get that!! i was going so well after graduating considering where i was during the last couple of years and then slowly it all just went downhill 😭 and there was times a night where i just felt so lonely?? and so so so out of it, like i didn’t wanna be awake but i didn’t want to sleep it was a really funky feeling?

anyways, i’m always here if you ever wanna chat 🫶 and just know that i’m really proud of you! and you’re doing so well, and remember you’re super cool and take care of yourself 🫡

(shhh dw about it 💕)

MWAH 💕🫂

#ask #🎀 anon

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