#1 problem

[marinsawakening]

My biggest tip for fanfic writers is this: if you get a character's mannerisms and speech pattern down, you can make them do pretty much whatever you want and it'll feel in character.

Logic: Characters, just like real people, are mallable. There is typically very little that's so truly, heinously out of character that you absolutely cannot make it work under any circumstance. In addition, most fans are also willing to accept characterization stretches if it makes the fic work. Yeah, we all know the villain and the hero wouldn't cuddle for warmth in canon. But if they did do that, how would they do it?

What counts is often not so much 'would the character do this?' and more 'if the character did do this, how would they do it?' If you get 'how' part right, your readers will probably be willing to buy the rest, because it will still feel like their favourite character. But if it doesn't feel like the character anymore, why are they even reading the fic?

Worry less about whether a character would do something, and more about how they'd sound while doing it.

[soap4brain]

i need more paint

[yappacadaver]

looking extremely disrespectfully ur wrinkly ass is MINE

[idolomantises]

It's kind of a shame that the "anti-filler" mentality has reached a point where a lot of writers (and fans) assume that if a show isnt constantly moving the plot forward and establishing lore, its basically filler and wasting space. Personally I think its good, if not necessary for a show to slow down and just have characters hang out, or deal with smaller conflicts.

It feels like a lot of stories just want to rush to the emotional scenes with barely any build up to really make it feel earned and satisfying. I've seen fans pester creators to rush the story along and reach the next big set piece rather than take the time to really know and appreciate the characters.

Why should I care about the emotional stakes in episode 2 when I barely know a character's likes and dislikes? how they handle conflict, their approach to relationships both platonic and romantic. etc,

[cozylittleartblog]

Columbo and the Knight (1984)

put me in the universe where Columbo ran through the 1980s and had a crossover episode with Knight Rider. I think they deserved it, and I am not just saying that because they're my two favorite Old Shows. @telebeast wrote a little fanfic blurb about it and I HAD to visualize it into a comic (which is also the longest comic I have finished thus far at five pages...), so writing credit goes to them.

Autism W!

[ruubesz-draws]

He's a little confused, but he got the spirit!

(He's trying his best, leave him alone!)

[izu]

taira clan communal wife

[wombpala]

yeah to me it feels like the popular idea that John was homophobic/beat his kid(s)/taught them that having emotion makes you weak is just ppl choosing to interpret 'abusive father' in the shallowest most black-and-white movie villain way possible. when the ways he fucks them up in canon are so much more interesting and complicated.

[chalkrub]

saw some mangy dog on the outskirts of town

[potatobugz]

objects loving objects baby!!!!

[egophiliac]

still absolutely losing my mind over Lilia

[countingstars-17]

adding 'computer technician' to his cv

[fundeadasylum]

i had a dream that someone did that "do you love the color of the sky" post but it was a huge poll and they used emojis for the colors i think?

and then when the poll was over someone drew the resulting "sky" which made the post even longer and everyone on this hellsite was screaming

[bumblebeug]

The Problem with Cults, Part 1

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The problem with cults, Constantine mused, wasn't that they existed- no, cults were as common as sidewalk dandelions and, in most cases as dangerous as one. No, the problem with cults was when they all started to spout the same vision.

He spun in his chair in the Watchtower as he listened to Batman drone on about what he already knew. Constantine was the one that had brought this over from Justice League Dark, after all.

A little over a month ago, there had been an uptick in cult activity, not surprising considering that Halloween was drawing closer. What had been surprising was that every report from every member mentioned that "The Final Balance will be Born Again".

Which was beyond worrying. So. Constantine did the sensible thing and tried to wash his hands of it via the Justice League.

But, since all other members allegedly had their own cases that *absolutely needed* their attention, here he was as the main consultant.

"...And that brings us to today," Batman went on, "tonight will be paying a visit to a previously unknown CADMUS facility to put a stop to their plans. Any questions?"

-Elsewhere-

When Danny groggily opened his eyes, he was floating inside a pool of green fluid. Which... didn't feel right but wasn't exactly wrong either, so he allowed the rhythmic albeit muffled beeps lull him back to sleep.

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Dpxdc Clone idea where Danny is a clone of... himself.

[thebarrows]

put them in a room together and no one will come out alive (●'◡'●)

[pretzelgotze]

Monaco GP 2024 - Max and Charles Edition