#I love writing!

[dominimoonbeam]

Friday writing but on a Monday!

Since I worked last Friday and I have work this upcoming Friday, I decided to take myself to the cafe today and try to get some writing going again. It worked! I've written two more chapters for Bite to Bruise and am almost done with a third. We're getting closer to the ending and oh what a bloodbath it's going to be!

It feels so good to be writing again after the last couple weeks of not getting anywhere.

Hope you had a good weekend! <3

[omegansamurai]

Okay, just a question for my fic readers, but it doesn't matter how long the chapter of the fic is, it just matters that I update the story, right?

I'm trying to update as fast as I can, and I have so many fics to update, that I don't want to lag behind and keep you all waiting. I want to be a little productive and give you all the best quality content that I can possibly muster. I just don't want people to think that after they waited a good while, I post a short chapter, and it wouldn't be as good as they wanted it to be. Honestly, I just want people to enjoy what I write. And even if it's a short chapter, I couldn't really let my readers endure another long wait. :(

I guess what I'm just asking is, would you all prefer to see an update regardless, or do you want to see a long chapter update? ^^;

(By the way, I'm writing "The Effect of Water" and "What Makes a Hero" simultaneously a little, and I'm starting to write "See Me in Silent Hill" again in a bit. So...yeah, please tell me what I should do. :O )

[aylish-clipart-things]

Finally got some NOTEBOOKS!!! Whoop Whooop!!!

Etsy Printify

[bookwyrminspiration]

Do you have advice for plot specifically in stories? I am usually able to figure out characters, setting, and worldbuilding, but I struggle a lot when it comes to plot. - Amethyst

I do! I can share what helps me figure out plot and approach the story, but keep in mind every writer is different; if what works for me doesn't work for you, that's okay!

There are two big things I do when thinking about plot: asking why, and the skeleton. I hope they are of some use, and happy writing!

Asking Why

Plot is a messy conglomeration of worldbuilding, situations, and character reactions (among other things), so what's key for me is understanding why things are the way they are, and following that trail of questions. If you have a certain situation, prompt, feeling, etc, you want to convey, ask why it's there. Asking why and trying to answer those questions give your story more reason to them, which makes it feel more solid and believable. A healthy scattering of whats will also help.

I'll use a recent shorter work of mine, our corner of the world, a keefitz sick fic, as an example. I'd been given a prompt that someone was sick, and the other person didn't know how that had happened. So then that leads me down this trail: Well, why doesn't Keefe know Fitz's sick? They're not together when he falls ill. Well if they're not together, why does Keefe ask him about getting sick in the prompt? He must've had a reason to see him then, that way he can ask. Well, why does Keefe need to see Fitz? Maybe they had something planned. Okay, well the prompt is that he's sick, why is that important here? Oo, what if he's sick and that means he misses a date/hang-out spot. Okay, well what's Keefe's reaction to that? Thinking Fitz has had enough with him and self-doubt, so he goes to check on Fitz and after a little bit, they talk things out.

That process of asking questions of the very baseline situation I'd been given and the characters I was working with allowed me to think and explore in-depth various ideas. This was just one possibility, it could've led me a different direction.

Asking those questions to help create the plot instead of creating the plot and trying to fit it into the story I find allows it to feel more natural. I don't have to force things together because the two work in tandem. The baseline creates the plot, and then through the plot it enriches the characters and situation. It's more fluid this way, for me

The Skeleton

The other thing I like to do is write down the most bare bones outline of that plot I questioned into existence. It can be as simple as a single sentence explanation, but I make sure to know where I'm going. If I leave it open, I find my story wanders and loses sight of itself, and I never touch on what I want to. You may be different, but knowing (at least vaguely) my end goal is crucial.

For that keefitz fic, I wrote something like "Fitz sick. Keefe worried. Visits. Talk it out." Right there I've hit the most basic elements. There's the situation (sick, worried), what Keefe does about it (visits), and how it ends (talk). I know where I'm starting and I know where I'm ending, so I can get a better grasp of the space and story I have to work with.

For longer stories, like the wings au, the same thing applied. I was a little more sophisticated and decided an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution, but each of those was just as simple. My notes legit say "big fight" for the climax.

From there, if you want to be more detailed, you can fill in the gaps between that and add muscle and fat and nerves to that skeleton, some organs to flesh it out (pun not intended but acknowledged). There's no rule about it, just however much you want to. I was fairly thorough for the beginning of the wings au, but way less so for the ending. For the keefitz fic I didn't go any further than what I said above and kept everything else in my head. Do what you like!

A final thing to keep in mind: plot can change! just because you've written things down doesn't mean you have to stick with them. Follow your story and don't be afraid to deviate. The original falling action and resolution I planned out in the wings au ended up not fitting with how the story developed as I wrote, so rather than force it into old plans I allowed it to grow outside of them.

Sometimes asking yourself more questions (why or otherwise) as you write will illuminate new opportunities you can incorporate, so if you're not certain of something now, it's possible you'll figure it out as you go. There were a few very important plot things in the wings ai I didn't know until after I'd started writing--like the little girl's role. She wasn't in my original plans at all, but ended up being very important!

So those are my main two things for plot. I find them very useful, so hopefully that helps answer your question :)

[darkness-holds-eternal-light]

Oh ich habe solche Lust, meine Snape-Fanfiction weiterzuschreiben! 😃😊📃 4 Kapitel habe ich schon!

Ich würde sie nur auch wirklich gern teilen und ich weiß noch nicht wo. 🤔 Auf Deutsch ist das ja so eine Sache im Internet (fanfiktion.de ist leider nicht so ganz die passende Plattform). Gibt es hier Fans, die sowas lesen wollen oder habt ihr vielleicht noch eine Idee, wo deutsche Harry-Potter-Fans zu finden sind? 😉

[agerasiaa]

friend: so how's your fic writing going?

the fic writing:

[kazanskyed]

1k or so into chapter 2 of electric touch (aka the 7mih fic) and this is how I'm feeling

[so-many-ocs]

[on the verge of having a complete breakdown] i need to make some kind of list or perhaps sort things into categories

[evidently-endless]

i think we should remind musicians they can absolutely make up little stories for their songs btw. it doesn’t have to be about them at all. you can invent a guy and put him in situations to music. time honoured tradition in fact.

[almondpiglet]

ppl were drawing mikus from all over so heres habesha miku and her lil twin sibs rin and len!!

[abreathlessplace]

"i wonder if we ever think of each other at the same time."

[dominimoonbeam]

Own Work Update!

This weeks Don't Run mobster romance update is STEAMY. And then next month we've got 4 weeks of Bite to Bruise lined up!

*me staying ahead because at any moment I'm going to get overwhelmed with the new job and get fuck all done*

[palatial-monstrosity]

the self care industry will sell you face masks and teas and whatnot so i'm here to remind you not to forget the most important self care activity which is masturbation

[within-the-last-minute]

stay safe because i like being alive at the same time as you.

[noperopesaredope]

I wish we had more female characters like Eleanor Shellstrop. One of the most unlikable people you've ever met. Read a Buzzfeed article on most rude things you can do on a daily basis and decided to use that as a list of goals. Makes everyone's day worse just by being there. Dropped a margarita mix on the ground and tried to pick it up, only to get hit by a row of shopping carts which pushed her into the road where she was hit by a boner pill delivery truck, killing her instantly. Cannot keep a romantic partner despite being bisexual. Had a terrible childhood but will die before she gets therapy. Best employee at a scam company. Just the worst but also can't help but root for her to improve.

Absolute loser. Girl-failure. Bad at almost everything. Literally perfect female character.

[beepboopappreciation]

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