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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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ugh I want my fic ideas to be done but I can't write
I have requests to finish, that I have to write again for at some point
the nice comments on my old fics make me feel like I might even want to write again
but then every time I start to feel like I can &/or should, I'll recall The Incident & suddenly can't stand how ridiculous a notion it is. there's just no point to producing anything that awful! & the fact that my old crap is out there in the world where ppl can read it makes me feel humiliated!
and then I feel bad for being so affected by others when I only started writing fic in the first place for a bit of fun, but hell I just can't help it?
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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changed my header to the aegosexual flag for pride but I think I'm gonna keep it for good
it's an aspect of my identity that's inextricably linked to my fandom experience,, plus it suits the aesthetic so well 💜
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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Hey anyone wanna look over a short samfro ficlet? I don't wanna spoil it to very many ppl bc it'll probably end up being for an event, but a second opinion before I decide it's finished would be helpful. & I have a question or two.
It's p angsty & bittersweet, dealing with post-quest trauma nightmares. So, only if you'd wanna read something like that ofc.
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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Ugh I am too intense & I literally can't stop being this way no matter what I try.
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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*v rambly post*
*about personal writing struggles*
Ugh how do you write dialogue for any character? Any Tolkien character??? I've considered dialogue a strong suit of mine in the past, but dangit. Tolkien is so involved with his characters' unique backgrounds and individual speech patterns. He wrote whole languages, and gave them realistic nuance, heck.
But me? Every time I try to write any dialogue, I feel like I've just typed out the most hideous, stereotyped thing. Without even having enough context to comprehend what exactly I'm stereotyping???
I talk weird irl. Like. I think I used the words "y'all" and "bravi" in the same sentence once & that,, is genuinely how I am ok lmao. I've picked up phrases from a myriad of places I hardly even realize sometimes. I like words, I talk weird.
Trying to get into a character's mind and talk like they would? Terribly fun challenge. But I'm terrible at it with any given Tolkien character, even the ones I'm hyperfixated on. Helppp.
So Frodo is a linguist, right? Ok I just googled up the denotation & now Idk if he's technically a linguist if he's not completely fluent in some form of Elvish or something, but he's like,, at the very least the closest thing to a linguist as the Hobbits have, save Bilbo.
I keep keeping that in mind, and I think I need to let go of it bc it's making his dialogue sound stilted? Like if I try to talk/type like someone with an interest in lamguage, I try too hard. And that's ooc bc he's canonically v graceful about how he speaks & takes into account who he's speaking to & just,, skilled at all the crap I am SO BAD at.
How do you write a character with more linguistic intelligence AND more emotional intelligence than yourself? & yeah, it is quite imperative that I write about Frodo no matter what the struggle, bc I 💜 him.
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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Everyone, remember this. Your "awareness" means absolutely nothing if it is without acceptance.
The concept of "autism awareness" was spread by people who want us gone from the face of the planet.
Unlearn and challenge their harmful misinformation, ofc, but still: Make acceptance your priority.
💜 Happy Autism Acceptance Month!! 💜
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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talk ship
is it a pun on talk shop, or is it a pun on talk shit?
yes.
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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Just a reminder that consuming fanfic ≠ getting off to fanfic. Even if it's smut!
Making sweeping statements that hinge entirely on the assumption that everyone interacts with sex in media in the exact same way is actually pretty erasive of and harmful to aces and other queer folks.
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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H and I for the fic ask game, if u like! :]
Oh, hi! :D Thanks much for the ask! Sorry it took me awhile.
H: How would you describe your style?
Ooh tough one tbh. I'll try tho. I'd say in summary just,, self-indulgent, for myself specifically lol.
If I like something, for the mere flow of it, or whatever other reason, I put it down. I often like things like pointless alliteration and purple prose and cheesy clichés, and they're not always a given. But I sprinkle them in at my leisure. I collect little turns of phrase and stuff them into my cheek pouches. And I like to experiment with plainer writing as well.
But like, what effect all that actually has on the final product? What does my style sound like to a reader? I honestly have no clue.
I: Do you have a guilty pleasure in fic (reading or writing)?
Probably seems I've already listed a few, but, honestly, I don't feel all that guilty about them? Oh gosh what's a fanfic pleasure I actually feel guilty about yet won't get cancelled for saying aloud??? 
Uh. Does headcanoning Frodo's eyes as green count? Asking for a friend. What about crack fics, are those supposed to be a guilty pleasure? 
If I feel guilty about anything at all, it's probs just the sheer amount of focus I put on Sam & Frodo lmao. I swear I like other characters and recognize that other significant characters and storylines exist in the Tolkien universe. But it's also just those two running around my brain day and night, so. I read a LOT of samfro. And I haven't finished writing anything that isn't samfro either. I do feel a bit embarrassed by that sometimes. But it's not like that's any secret or anything. 
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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I like fantasy fiction so much bc I like reading about neat things such as dragons or love.
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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Feeling like I've made a fool of myself everywhere I possibly could have. Bc I genuinely have made a fool of myself everywhere I possibly could have, just how it's always been since birth, but that's not my point. My point is I don't have a point. Just. Foolishness.
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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I'm having little arguments in my head when I'm reading lotr or reading fic.
Bc like, I'll be imagining my own bookverse headcanon Sam, right? But then two seconds later he suddenly morphs into Sean Astin. And I'll be thinking I really don't want to play my mental movie of this scene with a Sean Astin Sam bc like. I already had a fairly different looking Sam in mind. And I kinda don't wanna lose sight of my own hc bc I can't figure out how to actually draw his face as I imagine it, and like, being in this fandom I know the image of movie!Sam is everywhere so of course that's gonna get stuck in my head. But then I still wanna reconsider bc,,, Sean Astin is pretty, ok.
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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once again I am using hobbits to cope bc I'm sick of humanity
do not talk to me if u r not in fact a hobbit
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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*crawls under ur bedroom door in the middle of the night* neek-breek, breek-neek
neek-breek, breek-neek, neek-breek, breek-neek, neek-breek, breek-neek, neek-breek, breek-neek, neek-breek, breek-neek, neek-breek, breek-neek
breek
neek-breek
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purpleprosaist · 3 years
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I'm in search of a very specific fic.
True Love: Touching by Keye Goodenough (on the old West of the Moon)
I don't know if it's out there anywhere else, but I "found" it listed as a fic on the slash page. Through the Wayback machine, bc WotM doesn't exist anymore yanno? It was the third and final part of a series, and the only part that Wayback doesn't have archived. I've been reading them slowly over a few days and have been really looking forward to this ending. Only to now find out it's just. Not there. It was there once. But no one archived it. Someone archived the first two parts.
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