#ao3 inspired

[maniiix]

I used this new brush and it ate so bad, also Viktor for sure tops

[thevoidstaredback]

I was reading a fic called Leap Of Faith (Catch Me If You Can) by alighterwood and ErinWantsToWrite on Ao3, and the Lloyd audio from TikTok (Ninjago, actually) popped into my head.

Anyway, here's this:

Batman: Robin.

Red Hood: It's 'Red Hood', Batman.

Bruce: No. R-O-B-I-N. I named you.

Jason: You ruined my life!

Batman: How could I ruin your life? I wasn't even there!

Bonus angst:

Jason: Exactly! You weren't even there! You were never there...

Bruce: Jaybird...

Red Hood: You were too late then, and you're too late again. Now, make your goddamn choice. Me or the Joker

[silver-flame-alchemist]

NEW STICKER DROP!!!

Come pick your poison!!!!!! Four stickers in one!!!!

[lilysuperstarers]

End Albatross Abuse Today!

(This is a joke btw)

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

you know a fic is good when it has this

[nondelphic]

sometimes the best writing advice is "just let it be bad." revolutionary. terrifying. but it works.

[bebx]

[katarinazurar]

“you’re a writer, right?”

me, staring at the one sentence i’ve managed to add in the last hour and the 12 open tabs on the specifics of shoes in 1845 Ireland: In theory.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

That nonsexual intimacy of just being in each other's spaces, of gravitating towards each other, always subconsciously reaching out to each other. Finding comfort and satisfaction in being close to each other, breathing each other in, existing together.

[nifflercave]

Summer of 8th year, some house unity did happen

[maniiix]

WIP, this pose is deceptively annoying to draw 😭 i need to fix Mel cuz the pose for her is a lil diff and I need to slay her hair 🦐

[animalceramics]

[cranberry-queen]

Tips from a Beta Reading Writer

This one's for the scenes with multiple characters, and you're not sure how to keep everyone involved.

Writing group scenes is chaos. Someone’s talking, someone’s interrupting, someone’s zoning out thinking about breadsticks. And if you’re not careful, half your cast fades into the background like NPCs in a video game. I used to struggle with this so much—my characters would just exist in the scene without actually affecting it. But here’s what I've learned and have started implementing:

✨ Give everyone a job in the scene ✨

Not their literal job—like, not everyone needs to be solving a crime or casting spells. I mean: Why are they in this moment? What’s their role in the conversation?

My favourite examples are:

The Driver: Moves the convo forward. They have an agenda, they’re pushing the action.

The Instigator: Pokes the bear. Asks the messy questions. Stirring the pot like a chef on a mission.

The Voice of Reason: "Guys, maybe we don’t commit arson today?"

The Distracted One: Completely in their own world. Tuning out, doodling on a napkin, thinking about their ex.

The Observer: Not saying much, but noticing everything. (Quiet characters still have presence!)

The Wild Card: Who knows what they’ll do? Certainly not them. Probably about to make things worse.

If a character has no function, they’ll disappear. Give them something—even if it’s just a side comment, a reaction, or stealing fries off someone’s plate. Keep them interesting, and your readers will stay interested too.

[theaftersundown]

a constant problem

[cr1nge-culture]

one of the best fics i've ever read, one that had me addicted to my phone and crying, wasn't even prose. it was a huge, casual, bullet-pointed outline with every detail of an au that the author never got around to writing in full. and it was amazing.

let this be a message to all you who want to write but can't do it "normally": write it! someone out there will eat it up. whether that be poetry, tiny drabbles, or bullet pointed list: your work is always worth it. your art (yes, art!) will alway deserve to have its moment in the spotlight. why? because you made it. even if it wasn't done in a traditional matter, it came from your brain and your creativity and that is amazing.

♡