#Day 3 | Prompt: Madara Quote

[phlebaswrites]

Getting Used (To It)

Summary:

Madara doesn't have the time for small petty arguments.

Tajima vehemently disagrees.

Rating: Teen And Up Fandom: Naruto Relationship: Senju Butsuma/Uchiha Tajima, Senju Tobirama/Uchiha Madara Word Count: 2,324 (Complete)

Entry for @narutorarepairweek

Day 3 - August 6: First meeting/Last meeting | Madara Quote

The sequel to Here (And Queer), this story is a gift to @greencuttingmat who gave me the idea during Prompts for Pride 2024.

"- and that's everything on the agenda, so thank you for coming and I'll see you all again next month." Madara picks up his notes, tapping them on the table as the rest of the board climbs out of their chairs and heads for the door.

"Hm, I'm still not sure about the BRAIN investment." Otousan is one of the only two men who don't rise, and his frown communicates his unhappiness. "Investing in a computer program that identifies pastry of all things… is there ever going to be a call for it?"

"You clearly don't do your market research, Tajima." Tobirama's father is smug as he taps on the prospectus. "A bakery offering a hundred items sells almost twice as much as one selling thirty, and unwrapped pastries, sitting in open baskets, sell three times as well as individually wrapped ones. This is an investment in efficiency… and the future."

"Hmph." Otousan grunts, obviously unconvinced, but disdaining to debate further with the former CEO of Senju Enterprises. "We'll see what kind of results they produce. I'll see you at my house for the new year of course, Madara."

"Excuse me?" Butsuma-san remains seated but raises an incredulous eyebrow. "They're coming to my house for new year, thank you."

Oh gods preserve him.

Madara winces as the two fathers glare at each other, both unwilling to give in. He's been subjected to more of these scenes than he'd like since his marriage to Tobirama united Senju Enterprises and the Uchiha conglomerate into the Konoha Corporation, but at least they were always about business decisions.

This though… this is personal.

Read the rest on AO3.

[louiserandom]

hiii!!! i love ur writing so so much i could forget myself reading your fics and the way u portray madara and tobirama!! so good! so i was wondering if you had any tips? bc i would love to write as beautifully as you some day!

.......YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO HIT ME WITH THIS UNEXPECTED AFFECTION ANON😭💜😭💜😭💜😭💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 ahhhhhh you’re too kind🙈🙈🙈 

Okay, first of all, I’d love to see your writing, if you’ve posted any! Feel free to hmu in dms any time :3

And second, about writing tips... ahhhh difficult, but I’ll give it a try x)

1. Practice, practice, practice, but I guess you already know this :D Kill writer’s block with random prompt generators, distract yourself with other stuff if one particular story is going slow, and make sure to spice up your vocabulary + general prose (synonyms, descriptive “show” paragraphs instead of “telling” exposition; if your writing is description-heavy and you have trouble with dialogue, challenge yourself with dialogue-heavy stories and dialogue prompts, and vice versa)

2. Learn from the masters, now, there are AMAZING fanfic writers out there, and don’t hesitate to learn from them obviously, but I mostly take writing inspiration from my favorite published authors and kind of emulate their style :D This IN NO WAY implies copying their style or stealing plot points, conversations, quotes that aren’t explicit references, etc. But if you absolutely adore the works of a particular writer, reread their works from a more critical, analytical view and find the exact things you love about their prose, be it witty dialogue, descriptions, characterization and simply keep those in mind when you’re writing your stories. 

For example, my chief inspirations are (AWESOME book recs alert😃):

Roger Zelazny (The Lord of Light, The Chronicles of Amber) (Zelazny is like... god.... almighty and everlasting... the dialogue? Heavenly. His characters? I can literally SEE them as I read. The worlds, the ideas? Some of the most original I’ve seen in fantasy, sci-fi)

Steven Brust (The Vlad Taltos Chronicles) (the world-building, the DIALOGUE AAAAAAA IT CRACKS ME UP EVERY TIME it’s just too freakin good. Also, he’s got a knack for surprising, non-linear storytelling that’s constantly engaging with it’s unpredictability)

T.J. Klune (The Lightning-Struck Heart) (MY GOD the HUMOR. THE ABSOLUTE DISASTER GAYS I’M LOVE. AAAAA MY TJKLUNE-STRUCK HEART💜💜💜💜)

I love their: witty dialogue, humor, descriptive world-building, character interactions, and so I kind of just write my stories and alternate between “What would _ write here?” or “How would _ edit this?” Helps a lot to make sure my writing isn’t just a dry recounting of facts that happened and an actual (hopefully engaging) story in the specific mix of styles I want.

3. THE STORY CIRCLE. The Story Circle. T h E st OR Y CIrc l e ! ! ! ⭕📖⭕ I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS IS THE THIRD POINT EVEN THO IT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT ASDFGHJK

If you’re unfamiliar, this is what I’m talking about:

This shit is the most important and helpful thing HANDS DOWN. Forget the stigma around the word “formulaic”, this is, more or less, any consistent story that resonates with, basically, everyone, and DOES NOT preclude creativity and original ideas. That’s relevant to plot-planning, while this is solely the structure of the story, it’s bare bones, so to speak. And adhering to these guidelines is really, REALLY convenient for plot development, character arc-building and deciding on the ending. Credit goes to the amazing Dan Harmon (examples of how the Story Circle works from his TV show, Rick and Morty, also on other works here and here) who, in turn, got inspired by Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey (The Hero With a Thousand Faces is massive but well worth a read).

My leap from, like, REALLY-BAD-AWKWARD-REUSE-SENTENCES-AND-PHRASES-WTF-ARE-WORDS-author to wherever I am now came solely because of the Story Circle and how MASSIVELY it helps to see patterns and add method to the madness that is writing. 

Hope all of this helps you💜 And again, would love to see your writing :3 Meow

p.s. feel free to hit me with an ask or dm with a sketch request or something, i need to take revenge for your kindness😤 

p.p.s. another tip: KILL all the adverbs you possibly can. Kill them WITH FIRE😂😂