#i have. a problem

[sunnysidesevenup]

I think I’m getting better at the twisted artstyle :D

[revasserium]

bf: how many times have u watched opla?

me: *sipping on wine, opla playing on 1 of my four screens*

me: i have adhd. what do you think?

[horsewheelie]

I told my funny jokes right in front of you. I may have made a goofy unflattering face. And you didn't even blink. I exposed my inner workings to you and you lead stare me. I should just get naked instead

[thetragicallynerdy]

WIP Folder Game

RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I got tagged by @dragonmuse, thanks for the tag friend!!

Okay. We all know I have a thousand WIPs on the go at any time, right?? I have a problem. So please don't judge me for how many things are in my folders XD

OFMD (20 fics)

safeword

lesbeens fang ed

jim kinktober

shifter au - jim runs

jim ed modern flower shop tattoo parlour biker au

fairy godparent jim

poly au - ed flashback

remington steele au - your name is the only word i can say (gotta be the way, gotta be the one) - #5

remington steele au - caught in a cell together - my love keeps growing still the same (just like a cancer) - #4

jim ed shifter romcom transfem ed

jim ed shifter silliness temp tattoo

remington steele au - hypothermia - and you won't give me a straight answer - #3

jim ed vampire ed

deaged jim ed stede baby time

and we will build a home from the wreckage - jim olu cowboys

jim jackie snow poly au

sorry about the blood in your mouth i wish it was mine

oluwande sex worker au

hanahaki polyam times

5 times jim realized they have a whole family and the 1 time they'd already figured it out

Undeadwood (6 fics) (only considering ones I think might have a chance of being finished for UDW/have any desire to return to, sorry)

snea snek snatthew ch 3

teen bb amos chapta 8

practical magic - magic realism au

the nemesis

firefly au

lighthouse keeper au

So. Uh. 26 fics in total lmaooooooo

Ask away if you're curious????

I'm not tagging 26 people XD But, if you feel like doing it, I'm tagging @yerbamansa, @alfalfairy, @yourlocal-charlatan, @oluwandesorange, @halfeatenmoon, @redxluna, @ginbiscuit, @zombiethingy, @bringinghometherain

I have a really hard time remembering who of my mutuals writes, so if you don't see yourself on this list, but want to do this, consider yourself tagged!

[dorianbrightmusic]

unbelievable. i actually hit the tab limit on safari mobile.

[anachronistic-falsehood]

me stocking shelves at my shitty retail job: omg this is so shane stardew core……..

[grimbeak]

ohhh cmere lemmie give you a nice warm hug SIKE my hands were ice cold. get chilly motherfucker 

[datastate]

i don't need to make a daily kai blog on account of that being. Just my actual art blog

[athenasdragon]

Hozier has over 30 million monthly listeners on spotify and I was in the top 0.1% of them this year

[designernishiki]

good god its really hitting me that im on my 7th yakuza game. and i started only like. three months ago

[bait-n-switchblade]

i might try to finish wotr tonight just so i can move on to the dhampir i’m planning to make to romance woljif and lann (and maybe arue) with 😶

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[commonzinnia]

yeah, sorry i exhibited symptoms of the disorder i told you i have. it will happen again because i have that disorder and will continue having it. hope this helps!! 🫶🫶🫶

[kenapiece-main]

Can you believe I'm having to make this meme even after successfully finishing up taxes and applying to job

[arosnowflake]

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.

[ered]

Here’s my take on the whole audio books vs. reading:

Oral tradition of storytelling predates written ones by millennias, and honestly, which one you like is just a personal preference.

The actual difference is

when listening, you have no idea how to write characters’ names

when reading, you have no idea how to pronounce characters’ names

hope this helps!