Character Archetypes - a type of character in a narrative whom the audience recognise across many narratives, such as the hero, villain, lover, mentor, ally, etc.
Deus ex machina - a plot device used when a seemingly unsolvable conflict or impossible problem is solved by the sudden appearance of an unexpected person, object, or event.
Drabble - a piece of writing that is exactly 100 words.
Double Drabble - a piece of writing that is 200 words.
Dead Dove - this is basically an author's way of saying that their post contains spoilers.
FMC - stands for "female main character"
Whump - a genre of fanfiction that involves placing characters through a traumatic situation.
Plot Bunny - a story idea that doesn't leave the author's brain; OR an author having multiple ideas at once for a story.
Plot Hole - An irregularity in the storyline that contradicts the events in the story.
WIP - stands for "work in progress", referring to an author's most recent work.
Sequel Hook - an ending that is not definite. It gives the reader a conclusion, however, leaves some subtle points unresolved.
Red herring - a diversion tactic, used mostly to steer the reader to a false ending.
Fluff - wholesome, sweet and usually romantic moments in a story that are non-sexual
Smut - writing that contains sexually explicit scenes.
OC - stands for "Original Character"
Trope - a recognisable theme or story element.
Cliché - an over-used trope and/or a trope done badly
Cliffhanger - an ending used to keep the reader interested in the story
List of “I take my whiskey neat (you’re too sweet for me)” prompts
“I think we’re… Too different.”
“You really think we can work these incompatibilities out?”
“We’re literally the antonym of people who are meant to be.”
“Why force something when we both know it’s not going to work?”
“As amazing as you are and as much as I want to have you be mine, I don’t think it would be fair for either of us to hold each other back from someone we see actual potential with.”
“I mean, as much as it sucks that it didn’t happen the way we wanted it to, you can’t deny we had a good run.”
“It’s the fact that you’re so unconfident of us working these differences out…”
“You and I are like day and night. It’s not going to work out.”
“I think it’s best we go back to being strangers.”
“I’m surprised we even made it this far, if I had to be honest with you.”
No "show results", if you're not a fanfic writer just be patient.
I saw a post about an anon saying it was embarrasing to have an ao3 account in your 30s (it's absolutely not), so I want to do a poll and see what the age range actually is.
In my writing class last night, an author was speaking to us about rules in writing and how we have to be willing to break them because we're artists.
To illustrate this, he talked about the woman in Italy several years ago who touched up the fresco of Jesus at her church and took him from the picture on the left to the picture on the right.
Doesn't seem like an improvement, does it? But the church received all kinds of attention and donations and visitors as a result. Her version of Jesus ended up being just what they needed.
His advice to us, and what I want to share with all of you is:
"Make your own Monkey Jesus."
Things don't have to be perfect or expected or 'good' to be art. So, ignore the 'rules, have some fun, and take chances. Make your own Monkey Jesus, friends.
You ever write a character asking another character a question that you don't know the answer to, and stare at it for a while, and then go, "Well, future me will just have to figure that out!" and close the document, and then two weeks later you open the document again and you're like, "well, fuck me."