#writing shit

[fuckyeahdindjarin]

How not to ask a writer for updates

Do not use phrases like ‘will you ever update XXX’, not even if you use heart emojis with it. The tone implies that it’s been a long time since the last update, and there’s no such thing as ‘a long time’ when it comes to fic updates because we write for free in our spare time. Writers don’t owe anyone updates.

Do not ask for an update when a writer just announced that they have burnout.

Do not go into writer’s DMs asking for an update when you haven’t even reblogged or at the very least left a comment on the fic.

I can guarantee you, any of the above will lead to even ‘slower’ updates.

Instead, consider liberally using phrases like ‘I love your fic’, ‘not rushing you at all’, ‘no pressure to answer’, ‘thank you for your stories’.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

#personal #writing shit #please treat your writers well #they deserve it

[cotl-inspired]

OKAY SO I HAVE NOT WRITTEN IN A WHILE AND I WAS ABOUT TO AGAIN SO I WAS RE READING THE CHAPTER I WAS WORKING ON AND-

HE LOOKS TOWARDS WHAT???

WHAT DOES HE LOOK TOWARDS??

PAST ME WHY DID YOU DO THIS?????

#writing problems #writer problems #writing #writeblr #writers #writers on tumblr #writers of tumblr #novel writing #writing shit #writerscommunity #writblr #writer community #writer shit #writerblr #writer things #writers and authors

[sleepywriter00]

I got 99 problems and all of them revolve around the fact that I'm a writer who can't use words to describe the ONE scene that has been stuck in my head since I started this WIP!

#writers on tumblr #writeblr #writing #writing prompts #writers #dialogue prompt #my writing #prompts #writing prompt #angst prompts #writing funny #writing struggles #writerscommunity #writing shit

[unkindhands]

Comparing Josuke and Okuyasu to Yusuke and Kuwabara is so funny to me because Okuyasu and Kuwabara would LOVE each other. Okuyasu would immediately slot into the role of Kuwabara's right hand man, he would be the perfect delinquent goon and you just know that Kuwabara would dote on him and love bossing him around and giving him life tips

meanwhile Josuke and Yusuke would try to beat each other to death within five minutes of interacting

#two apocalyptic divas interacting lol #no one is making it out alive #writing shit #yusuke urameshi #kazuma kuwabara #okuyasu nijimura #josuke higashikata #yu yu hakusho

[300iqprower]

when writing Fanservant stories it's important to always make sure the fights come down to at LEAST 1 of 2 things:

Long drawn out reason as to why the will-be-victor "Conceptual Advantage (TM)" over their opponent

Someone is really REALLY angry and punching really REALLY good because of it

#writing shit #some of my fights are 5d chess plans to expose a weakness and some are that one DBZA 'ya shouldnta did that' moment #and the best ones are both #fanservant stuff

[greatunironic]

✨ Fic Writing Review 2023 ✨

thank you to the lovely @sharpbutsoft for the tag!!

Words and Fics

308,791 words (jesus christ)

17 works published, and at least one more before year's out in the drafts (including on not published yet on a03)

7 were multi-chapter (not including "Never So Young", because i don't think the track listings + lyrics count)

the eating in the underworld series was eight fics long, and a third of my word count for the year

also the other hand knocking is my longest thing i've ever written (another third of the total word count)

3 podfics recorded -- in this house with you, the way i move in my mind by @silverkat1620, brutalist masterpieces by @chilledbuttotallyforgettable, and scheming on a thing by @daysarestranger

Top 5 Fics by Kudos

dogfish

leave the children behind

"Never So Young As That": 20 Years of the Boy with a Bat

folktale

the other hand knocking

My fandom fic events in 2023

@steddiebang - scheming on a thing

a fic for the digital NSFW edition of @steddiezine

the rare pairs mini bang over on twitter - saint of ongoingness

Upcoming Events and Projects for 2023

a twitter holiday exchange

the tiktok au + the martian au, though those will probably be 2024 things...

Rules & Tags below the cut!

Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.

Tags: @aidaronan, @daysarestranger, @palmviolet, @devilyouwere, @sparklyslug, @artaxlivs, @ruthofrhythm -- but no pressure, and apologies if you've already been tagged!!

#fic year in review #writing shit

[ashyblondwaves]

ARE YOU OK AO3?!

NOT WHEN I'M ABOUT TO POST A FIC DAMMIT

#ao3 #archive of our own #fanfiction #writing shit

[deathbecomesthem]

Ok friends. I'm knuckling down. I'm wearing ear plugs and I'm holding my nose. I have ideas, real ones that deserve to be written. I'm here to create for y'all, but this is not a one sided relationship. Please, engage with integrity, and remember a writer doesn't enjoy offering words to a blank void.

If you're here for reader driven stories that are not the same rehashed ideas over and over again, I'll have some stuff for you. If you're here for whatever weird drama people are drumming up, take it somewhere else.

#thanatos speaks #writing shit

[fuckyeahdindjarin]

A little update

Ngl, I've enjoyed my break away... maybe a bit too much? 🤷🏻‍♀️ I'm finding it hard to go anywhere near writing right now. I don't even think it's because of everything that happened, I think I'm just burned out.

I did some quick math, I wrote 65k words this year, across two series and a couple of one/two-shots, not even counting the drabbles I wrote for my milestone celebrations. And somehow, I still feel like I can't keep up? That it's not enough?

Even though you guys are the absolute best and have never, ever rushed me for updates, I got to be honest - I feel the constant pressure to create because I think people will lose interest if I don't. There are so many writers in the fandom who write so much faster than me, I can't fight the sinking feeling that I won't be missed if I took too long, or if I stopped.

At the same time, I've been discovering new outlets for my creativity, and I've been having a lot of fun. I'm not saying that writing isn't fun for me anymore - but there is a lot of expectation, stress and hair-pulling involved, and it's felt good stepping away from that.

At the beginning of the break, I thought I'd come back with an announcement of my upcoming fics. But right now, I'm not so sure. I mean, I still want to write that Hallow'seams idea, and I want to finally write Butter, but I can say for sure I'm in no state to start a series, so Summer House is shelved. I don't have a timeline, I haven't even touched a Google doc since I finished Palomino, so... yeah, I don't know.

For now, I'm going to take it easy and see where inspiration takes me. In the meantime, I'm just planning on replying to your wonderful reblogs and comments. I will be tagging Palomino spoilers as such when answering asks if you haven't read it.

I am so eternally grateful for your love and support, I hope you'll stick with me while I figure things out ❤️

#personal #fandom shit #writing shit

[hacked-by-jake]

Me: *writes 600 words*

Me: Ugh, no

Me: *deletes 1500 words*

#iykyk #:') #writing shit #writing problems #hbj talks #personal

[thrxughthenxght]

What's that Febuwhump? You're another writing challenge I didn't finish? Sorry, I can't quite hear you over Nanowrimo.

#new lore #febuwhump #nanowrimo #writing memes #writing struggles #writing shit #writing shit post #writers of tumblr #writerscommunity #writer #creative writers #writer shit #writer problems #writer memes #writer shit post

[antinonymous]

If you’re under 18 it should be illegal for you to show your face online

#writing shit

[300iqprower]

Brainrotting over your own OCs is stupidest hell there is. Like what do you mean i need more content of them I *am* the content of them! I'm the one who knows everything there is about them and exactly what is the necessary amount! And what do you mean I can't even gush about them to more like one other person because no one else will have proper context?!

#writing shit #help me

[cotl-inspired]

Wooo!!

#COTLI WORD COUNT #writers on tumblr #writeblr #writers #writerscommunity #writing #novel writing #writblr #writer things #writing shit #word count #writer shit #writers of tumblr #writer community #writing stuff #Alexander’s Pile Of Papers #cotl-inspired

[ashyblondwaves]

Me: I’m gonna put on RWRB for some background noise while I write.

Me two hours later: *watched the whole movie and wrote five words*

Dammit.

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #writing shit #I swear I planned to write #but they just captivate me #and I watched the whole movie instead

[deathbecomesthem]

I think I'm finally ok with being a writer that doesn't put out long fics. It's just not how I write. I will never be the guy that has a fic 20 chapters deep with each chapter between 10 and 20k words. Little bite sized stories that convey feelings in a compact space, that's what this blogger has to offer.

#thanatos speaks #writing shit