#writer posting

[flowerpotmage]

writing is like i'm a god i'm in a coffin of my own making i am blessed by the gods i am a faker and a poser i can't believe so many people like my work i cant believe so many people have bad taste i am having so much fun and im going to dissolve in acid. when was the last time i drank water from this bottle right next to my hand. and then you just keep doing it

#writerblr #fic writing #writer posting #fanfic #like yes im tagging this with fic stuff but i also feel this way writing nonfic #ao3

[lady-phasma]

Do you have any tips for writing Daemon Targaryen? I just want to get some starting off points for inspiration on how to write him correctly-

First, OMG I am so flattered!!

my gif

Secondly, I'm sure you read @em-writes-stuff-sometimes but if you don't you should. She writes Daemon differently than I do but so in line with how I imagine him if that makes sense. She and I have similar approaches to this character in our fics.

Disclaimer: I don't endorse Daemon's behavior in real life. I feel like I have to say that with how the fandom is now. I write a fictional character who is deeply flawed.

The way I write him that feels most accurate is avoiding only giving him one dimension. He is complex. He isn't just a bad guy. He is definitely that but more. Daemon loves fiercely and is very protective. I write him with the skewed moral compass I reference all the time. I don't judge him. (I mean I do but not as I'm actively writing.) I let him do what he wants and then I'm appalled at his choices.

I also tweak how I write him depending on the pairing. I think you said yours was an oc. When I write Daemyra he's a little subdued because he respects her power and authority. Not that he wouldn't do that with another partner but I emphasize that with Rhaenyra because that's how I write her. When I write him with a reader I set up the scene in my mind and then try to think about how he would react.

To be more specific, the character traits that I always write (and make some people frustrated) are:

he's prideful and possessive of anything that he feels he earned. Earned. I don't write him as completely entitled, he has been to war, he his a fighter.

he's not soft about anything but he has feelings dammit, he can feel everything we do. I refuse to write him as a sociopath, he isn't.

he can justify every choice he makes and feels they are the correct choices.

he was forced into a marriage at a very young age, far too young, and he carries that with him as most characters do in the GoT universe. He is not immune to that just because he's bad or a man. It definitely informs some choices if I'm not writing an AU.

he can't tell that all of his choices are bad at the time but I think he feels remorse when the outcome is bad but would never admit that to anyone if he is even able to admit it to himself.

this gem from Em: "he's a bitch, write him bitchy, if he can say 'fuck' then YES"

he is obsessed with House Targaryen and everything that means, that's pretty canon obviously but I don't understand it so I have to keep it at the forefront when I write anything about his family. It's a foreign concept to me but it is a huge motivation for the character.

I decided to separate how I write smut for him. I write him as a bit dominant most of the time and he seems to walk a tightrope between love making and rough sex. I base that on what I think his mood is in the scenes that led up to the smut. I think that goes back to the possessiveness - he sees sex as part of ownership.

I know there is more that I will think of later but that's what I have for now. Thank you so much for asking!

#em is a writing goddess #anything she wants to add is more than welcome #asked and answered #writer posting #fanfiction #fanfiction writing #hotd #house of the dragon #daemon #daemon ambassador

[fandomsoda]

Me writing Nightmare in any context that isn’t supposed to reflect canon:

Image not mine, got it from a friend, probably not his either. If anyone has the source I’ll add it.

#writer posting #nightmare sans #utmv #fanfic writing #fanfic woes #shipping woes

[sylvies-kablooie]

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

#i often wonder about how many things would be considered classic or high art had they only received the marketing #how many short films that were made for class could have been the most powerful thing you'd ever seen? if you'd seen them? #“you know the greatest films of all time were never made” etc etc #but like. these works of art ARE being made. it's just enjoyed by a smaller audience with equal impact though #i think about this one furry i used to follow on insta who had the coolest worldbuilding ever. it's been years. #thought prompted by that sketch of nimona from ten years ago that was just for a character design #posted to the creator's tumblr and now it's nominated for best animated feature film at the oscars #and by the genuine emotional reaction a fan comic made me feel. how much work had gone into it. how beautiful it was to me. #idk what to tag this but i hope whoever needs to hear it does #writing #writer #fandom #fandom culture #artist

[bardofavon]

not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

#ao3 #archive of our own #fanfiction #tbh even if I got a comment that said ‘I hate you I’m going to kill your family’ on chapter 75 it still means they read 75 chapters first…. #it just makes me sad to see so many writers shouting into the void #and also see ppl complain openly about the specific types of comments they receive #posting screenshots on Reddit like ‘should I be mad at this’ CALM DOWN #sigh

[hashtagloveloses]

NEW UNION JUST DROPPED

LET'S GOOOOOOO

#original post #marvel #mcu #hot labor summer #vfx #unions #wga strike #sag aftra strike #writers strike #actors strike

[isabellebissonrouthier]

WRITE IT!!! WRITE THAT SELF INDULGENT SHIT!!!

#my post #writeblr #writer #writers

[what-iz-life]

people need to understand that once you go through your worst time alone, you really don’t care who stays in your life anymore.

#love #life #relationship #friendship #feeling #art #mental health #literature #lit #lines #writing inspiration #beautiful words #love qoute #life qoute #daily qoute #writers on tumblr #qoutes #quotes #post on tumblr #quote

[manincaffeine]

being each other’s safe space while dealing with life >>

#desiblr #desi tumblr #txt post #desi academia #dark romanticism #dark academia #txt #writers on tumblr #light academia #love language #artists on tumblr #art #love quotes

[flowerpotmage]

When ur a writer falling asleep at ur keyboard but u don't want to forget what you have planned next, i recommend leaving yourself a little note

#i laughed when i opened this back up and saw it #aemond one eye my babygirl #aemond x reader #aemond smut #writer posting

[lady-phasma]

Very slowly writing my Daemond smut. And by writing I mean looking at Tumblr. And by looking at Tumblr I mean desperately searching the Daemond tag to see if anyone has written anything like I'm planning because I wanted inspiration.

#you have let me down tumblr #I honestly don't ship them but look them! #my gifs #daemond #aemond x daemon #daemon x aemond #HotD #house of the dragon #writer posting

[fandomsoda]

Fuck making your characters suffer for no reason, I’m giving all my protags/good-aligned characters happy endings and good support systems. Obviously developmental angst and struggle is necessary but I am so fucking reluctant to inflict that on them.

the normalization of sadistic behavior amongst creators is so fucking weird

#text post #soda rambles #character creation #my ocs are my children #ocs #writer posting #writing #creative writing #not mad just so confused #my hyperempathy is going haywire again

[cyberiapinksosa333]

“wtf is wrong with you”

you mean like today or like in general?

#girl blogging #delulu #sorry for textposting #my text #text post #let me live in my delusions #delusional #toxic relationship #female manipulator #im just a bit silly #im just a girl #writers on tumblr #cybercore #weirdcore #angelcore #sadboys2001 #y2k #angelic #funny i guess #funny texts #girl blog #it girl #lana stan #lana del slay #lana del rey aesthetic #lana del ray aka lizzy grant #just girly thoughts #just girl stuff #just girly things #just girlboss things

[jamietarttsnorthernattitude]

We’re fanfiction writers, of course:

We’re going to use song lyrics as titles.

We’re going to check for comments 30 seconds after we post something.

We’re going to have more WIPs than days of the month.

We’re going to use any excuse to post snippets.

We’re going to use ask box games to procrastinate.

We’re going to hype up our writer friends.

We’re going to scream, cry and throw up reading our friends’ work.

#hopping on the tumblr version of the tiktok trend #feel free to add ones I missed #writing #writing things #writers #pinned post

[hallwriteblr]

to you, it's a shitty sentence. to some random bitch 500 miles away, it's a fire line that'll haunt them for the next 17 years.

you don't know how impactful your writing is because it's been in your brain for far too long now. you've stared at it for hours and repeated "this sucks" over and over again to the point that you killed your capacity to feel anything about your work.

but trust me, once you get your shit out there, someone's gonna go over that paragraph you hate and go "jesus fucking christ" and put the book down to have an existential crisis.

#writeblr #motivation #encouragement #writer #writers #writing community #writers of tumblr #writerscommunity #it's also a matter of different life experiences yknow yknow #someone couldve gone through something that leads to that shitty sentence hitting them harder than it hit you #so write shitty sentences #scheduled #my posts

[isabellebissonrouthier]

#my post #writeblr #writer #writers #meme