#i think i just used 50 commas in this one sentence

[nina-ya]

[acmoorereadsandwrites]

What I learned writing 500k in sixteen months

Writing daily is a lot easier to do if you are kind to yourself and do not set impossible goals. Some people can do NaNoWriMo every month because their lifestyles permit it. Others can't because of work, responsibilities, health, etc. Set a reasonable goal to start and adjust according to your lifestyle and that's the bare minimum to hit. If it's 50 words, it's 50 words. If it's a 1000, it's a 1000. It's subject to change based on your circumstances.

Accept that you are going to have to edit. I see a lot of people who cannot stand editing; some of them even hope that if their outline is perfect, then they won't have to do a developmental edit and can just make a clean first draft and it's good to go. I'm sorry to say, but if you want to be traditionally published, you're going to have to get in there and be willing to kill your darlings. If you are going to self-pub, it's still probably a good idea to be willing to kill your darlings.

This is pretty linked to number 2: the more you write, the more you nurture a gut instinct. You start to be able to see that something isn't working. Listen to your gut. Do not ignore it. If it's telling you 'this is wrong,' either keep going and accept that you might have a huge rewrite ahead of you or go back and figure out what's wrong and either edit it or save it for later.

I love commas and medium length sentences too much. That's one of my biggest hurdles. I have to actively think about sentence length, sentence structures, and sentence starters. The more you do it, the more naturally it will come to you, but, I'll be real, it's really freaking annoying when you used to be able to write 45 words a minute and now you're chugging along at 15 words a minute because you're too busy going 'this is the third long sentence with a semi-colon in a row!!! NOOOO!'

Learn to walk away. This is a very hard lesson for writers to learn, but it's incredibly important. Sometimes you are not ready for this project right now or it's not ready for you. Maybe it needs more time to marinate, maybe you're not actually interested in it and it was just a shiny idea to avoid working on the real WIP that haunts you and is staring at you as you desperately try to do anything besides write it, or maybe it's just not an idea you can write exactly how you want to write it. It's good and crucial to figure out when a project is going to teach you something and push through anyways, but it's also good to learn when that project isn't viable.

Reading is so important, but not just reading to read. I really recommend getting involved in writing communities and offering to be a beta reader or CP (critique partner) and honing your critiquing skills. Reddit has a BetaReaders, DestructiveReaders, and PubTips subs, there's also Critique Circle and Ladies Who Critique. I've heard stories of people finding betas and CPs here on Tumblr and on Twitter.

Write a variety of things. This is not going to work for every single person, but it's going to work for a lot of people. If you hit a wall and you find that you are repeating yourself, set the project aside and work on something else. Fanfic, a short story, move from romance to a horror, instead of that epic fantasy, write a contemporary novel about a lamp salesman with an absurdist bent. Many authors do this. Crop rotation is one of the ways to keep your creative well full and will let you look at the main work with a more objective eye as well as help you keep bringing new ideas to the table. If the MC keeps getting trapped and keeps getting out of it by being clever, there's a good possibility it might feel repetitive and your reader isn't going to be engaged anymore.

Find people who will be honest with you when a work isn't cutting it. As artists, it's so hard to share our work and our friends and family don't want to hurt our feelings, so you might have to go outside of them for good feedback (if they read in your genre and age category and have similar interests, they might be good for feedback). The truth is, we might now what our weaknesses are, but it's hard for us to know if we're successful in combating them without fresh eyes. We all know a lot about our stories whereas someone who isn't us doesn't. That might feel obvious, but there's a lot of authors who try to publish and nobody has ever seen their work so they don't know why they aren't getting requests for fulls. Open yourself up to the experience of being critiqued.

Recognize when you are avoiding writing. Maybe I'm the only person that is struggling with this, but it hit me only a few days ago exactly what things I do when I am avoiding writing. I play 2048 or Othello online. I'm a creature of habit so maybe it's more specific than it is for others, but by seeing that and recognizing it, I now let myself play one round and if I'm still not writing, I go do something else. If the weather is good, I go for a walk. If it's not, I might exercise inside or turn on some Two Steps from Hell and play a few rounds of a game that lets me zone out. I might even turn to YouTube or Netflix and find either a documentary, a testimonial, or a piece of media from a cultural that isn't mine. I do what I can to either put me in the writing headspace or I do research for my writing. Not every hour of the day has to be productive, but my set-aside writing time needs to be productive to my writing. If another project wants to be started, I will give in and write it so at least something has been written.

I don't just write a story to know what a story is, I also write a story to know what it isn't. This results in me rewriting my chapter one five times until I get to chapter two. This does not work for everyone and can be an active hinderance to perfectionists or people who get stuck in revision loops, but it works for me. I might start a story in space and realize it's not working and then set it in Canada 1949 and then realize that isn't working and put it in a secondary world with elves and then cut the elves. To someone who isn't me, it might look like madness, but I learn my characters' backstories, internal wounds, the way they think, about their families, their backgrounds, etc. very quickly and they solidify in a way that makes it easier for me to channel their voice. And it can change as I move pieces about, of course, and I have to be open to that, but if I know that MC has PTSD because of XYZ before I'm too far in, then I can start working with it ASAP. As such, some writers' advice is just not for me and that's OK.

[sasquapossum]

Over 50 here, and I've actually had to do the "call me" thing recently because someone was dead. Here's a crazy idea. Instead of trying to prescribe One Way to convey meaning in texts, how about live and let live? If it's your mother or your supervisor texting you, you know them and their demographic and their texting style. Calibrate and interpret accordingly. It's certainly what some of us older folks do when reading texts from younger folks. Oh yes, some "generationally correct" text idioms can seem weird or offensive too. Send an old person a 💀 and you'll see what I mean.

My daughter does lightly make fun of me for texting in complete sentences, with capitals. It's just a habit I can't break. OTOH, I probably use punctuation and emojis more like a typical Zoomer than like a typical GenX or older. Partly it comes from working with a lot of Millennials with chat as a primary communication channel for three and a half years. Partly it comes from my daughter and her boyfriend (yes we talk directly sometimes because we're kind of friends too at this point). The emoji part is sort of an adaptation of emoticons which I got used to on Usenet and other pre-web fora.

The punctuation part goes back even further. I know how to use punctuation in a strictly "correct" way and do so in "serious" contexts, but I also remember getting dinged for incorrect usage at least as far back as 12 years old. (That would be 1977 BTW, or 46 years ago. It was before even I was on the internet, and I was on it in the MERIT days because of the work I did. I'd say it was competing with AOL and the like, except that AOL didn't exist yet.) That's how long I have believed that punctuation should work like stage instructions. I have always overused parentheses, for example, because to me they have always represented the slight lowering of voice that's common in spoken conversation for a side comment. Paired dashes are basically the same, sometimes used in a different grammatical context ... or other times to relieve the monotony of all those parentheses. 😅 In that mode comma, single dash, and period are just different kinds of pauses.

Ellipses are an interesting one, because I use them (and see them used by other fluent writers) in two ways. One is simply a long pause. The other is a pause and a lowering - like parentheses. See the example in the previous paragraph. Either way, I think of it as the moment in spoken conversation to let a thought sink in, before either moving on or expressing a second related but tonally different (often humorous) thought. Again, it represents a pretty specific "stage instruction" for something that's common in speech.

But that's just me. I'm sure it doesn't exactly match anyone else's prescribed or practiced usage, but people who know me know that's how I write ... in that mode, which is not the one I'm in right now BTW. That's the important part. You know the person you're talking to and the medium you're in, so use that knowledge.

P.S. Never forget that intergenerational conflict is a distraction from the real conflict that's out in the world, especially that between rich and poor.

old people really need to learn how to text accurately to the mood they’re trying to represent like my boss texted me wondering when my semester is over so she can start scheduling me more hours and i was like my finals are done the 15th! And she texts back “Yay for you….” how the fuck am i supposed to interpret that besides passive aggressive

[cherimoyatea]

Hello! I'm writing you anonymously out of embarrassment because the subject is quite sensitive for me. You don't need to reply, I just want to share with you the comfort that your words answering a post accusing people who receive a high % of AI content in the quillbot detector gave me (note that I say people who receive a high %, not people who actually use AI…).

I'll tell you my case. I'm a person who has always liked English a lot, but I'm not a native. I'm not a native by a long shot. I've recently found myself in a very stressful period of my life and I've found a lot of comfort writing fanfiction and sharing it in this community. I don't publish in my original language because it would mean reaching a very small community, and it's a real challenge for me to do it in English and that way I learn a lot.

The thing is that I write in the following way: I write ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING in my language. Then I translate with google translator (pretty dull), and I use chatgpt to look up single words. Yes. I search in chatgpt. Because for me, it's not so clear if scowl is more aggressive than frown, and I need that help. But the help I ask for is that, some vocabulary. I have never, ever asked for help to create the story itself. In fact, each fic takes me a lot of time and work. I've spent up to a month editing some because I'm a perfectionist.

When I saw the post yesterday criticizing ai, I launched the bot out of curiosity… and when I received percentages of between 25-50% on some fics, I started to cry. How was it possible that after all the work behind it, that tool makes me feel like a fraud? I thought about deleting everything. I was ashamed and thought about deleting my tumblr account… and then, I saw your post. And I understood many things.

So, THANK YOU.

PS: I'm using Google Translate right now :P

Hello Annonie!

First of all, thank you so much for reaching out and sharing your feelings with me. I'm so sorry to hear that you cried and even thought about deleting your blog. There is nothing wrong with using tools to improve your English or to check your grammar and sentence structure.

You did nothing wrong 🫂

People need to understand that these AI detectors, including Quillbot, are easy to manipulate and can be easily confused by a combination of factors, such as typos, commas, non-native writing patterns and so on...

Even Quillbot itself includes a disclaimer on their page, stating that their detector is not 100% reliable so please don't think too much about the results it gives you.

There's a huge difference between 25-50% and 50-80%

But this is exactly why @chaos-in-deepspace and others need to reconsider their approach to this subject. They're effectively harming people's mental health under the guise of spreading awareness. Even if unintentionally. (I tagged you to have a look at this, not to call you out, mind you).

In fact, you are not the first person to reach out to me about this. My inbox is flooded with messages from users who are terrified of being falsely accused, and my heart goes out to each and every one of you.

I'm sharing this publicly now because you wrote me anonymously; I hope that's okay.

For clarification: I'm not enabling AI writers. This is a matter that should be discussed, but not by throwing people under the bus.

Anyway.

Annonie, if you're reading this: Please promise me you'll take care of your health, alright? Log out, spend time with loved ones, do something that feels good to you. And if you feel like talking, you can always reach out to me anonymously 🩷✨

Remember: This is not the real world. This is just the internet, with a bunch of strangers sharing their insights on a game that's supposed to be fun.

Don't stop doing what you love. Share your stories, keep working on improving your English skills. You don't need to be perfect; just be patient with yourself, and someday you won't even need to rely on translators. 😊

Love, Cheri 🍒

[daughter-of-sapph0]

whoever programmed the tiktok auto captions to change the phrase "9 to 5" into the text "4:51" needs to be hit by a bus.

yes, the time is literally nine minutes til five. but no one says "nine to five" and means that it's nine minutes before five o'clock. they're talking about their fucking shift, or the Dolly Parton song.

I've never met a person outside of old boomers who say "it's blank til blank" when talking about the time. and even then, it's "til" not "to". and even then even then, it's never as precise as nine minutes. it's always intervals of five minutes. if you need to be so precise that you need to indicate that it's specifically nine minutes before five, you'd just say "four fifty-one"

auto captions should not change the text you say. they should change nothing at all. they should simply put down exactly what you said. they are for deaf and hard of hearing people to understand what is being said by someone. if the captions don't exactly match the text, then deaf and hoh people are missing information that hearing people get, and that's ablist and discrimination.

imagine if asl interpretators just signed something completely different to what was being said. imagine if you tried to translate something to a different language and the translation software completely changed the meaning of the sentence. imagine if you looked up the lyrics for a song and they were entirely different to what was being sung. that's what this stupid auto caption thing on tiktok is like

this isn't the first time the auto captions have been completely fucked up on tiktik. a while back, it would capitalize every instance of "us" into "US". every instance. that includes people saying the letters that rhyme with "you ess"... as well as the word "us", the pronoun meaning you and me... as well as in the middle of words, like "trUSt". literally it was the most basic logic ever. "if the letter U is followed by the letter S, then capitalize both letters, no matter what". it doesn't check if you're actually talking about the acronym for the united states or not, it doesn't care if your saying a completely different word, it doesn't even care if it's in the middle of another word. it capitalized every instance of "us" ever. and unless you went in and manually changed it, which almost no one did, it was stuck like that for months.

another glitch is with numbers. it fucking hates numbers. I'm gonna write out a few examples of spoken text, followed by what the auto captions SHOULD say, and then followed by what I actually saw it put on tiktok.

spoken: "twenty nine percent"

should be: "29%"

what it shows up as: "29"

sometimes the percent sign doesn't show up at all, for whatever fucking reason. not the word percent either. so a sentence that's spoken as "there's a twenty nine percent increase" would show up as "there's a 29 increase".

spoken: "it weighs fifty pounds"

should be: "it weighs 50 pounds" (even "it weighs 50lbs" can be confusing for some people)

what it shows up as: "it weighs £50.00"

given the amount of people who talk about imperial weight is probably far more than the amount of people who talk about the price of objects in British pounds sterling, as well as the fact that a simple ai could easily figure out the the context of the conversation is about weight, not price, this one just makes me really mad.

and my fucking favorite one

spoken: "five hundred thousand"

should be: "500,000"

what it shows up as "5,001,000"

I think it thought it was "five hundred" followed by "one thousand" but somehow combined those two numbers in the same way prek kids think 1 plus 1 is 11, and then adds commas every three digits

anyway, tiktoks auto captions fucking suck. this is a billion dollar social media website. how the fuck does it function so fucking poorly? there is no reason for it to be like this. it's almost intentionally bad.

the only option for users to fix this is to manually go into the captions for each and every one of your videos and manually type out everything you said. and if it's a video longer than a few seconds, it's just unfeasible to type everything and sync it up perfectly to when it's being said. and that's just the people who care about making their videos accessible. most people don't care about captions at all, and just let deaf and hoh people suffer with the shitty auto captions, and when the captions are broken they might make a correction or joke about it in the comments. some people don't even know that captions exist at all. like they could really care less if it was fixed or not. it doesn't concern them because they can hear normally.

tiktok could easily fix this. they have so much money and people and staff and resources that it could be solved perfectly, not just in English, but in all languages, in under a week. but they don't. because they do not care about disabled people at all.

[krethes]

Oh I am very interested in nr 22, because you very much have your own writing style.

Buckle up, it's a bumpy road, lol!

My writing process is probably going to make some people pull their hair out or scream, but it works!

If I'm not working from a specific prompt for a fest, I almost always start with a line of dialogue. The dialogue usually comes to me like at really inconvenient parts of the day, so I have to write it down in my Jot app and hope I remember the vibe when I start to work with it. I really like starting fics or scenes with dialogue. It grabs me as a reader, and I think it helps set the tone in a piece. A real challenge would be for me to write a fic over 2k without any dialogue and in a "reliable narrator" voice.

So I'll build a bit from the dialogue and decide where I'm going with it. Lines, for instance, I thought about, "We're too old for morning sex," which ofc screamed "Remus" to me, so I knew who was saying it and I knew I wanted Sirius to react because he's Extra and it would be more entertaining. ;)

Unreliable narrators are where I live. I love it. Let me have misunderstandings and stream of consciousnesses and all that good stuff, keep the reader guessing. They don't get to know anything my character doesn't know! :D

Someone asked me if I could share my writing playlist and I was so embarrassed at myself because...I will listen to one song on loop for as long as it takes to write, even if it's not a "song fic". If I listen to different ones, I lose my focus and my ADHD brain loves to hyperfixate on something. 10-hour loops make brain go mmmm.

Here's a hair-pulling part: I don't pick a tense until about 75% of the way in. 😬 I naturally drift to present tense when I start writing, but sometimes I'll shift to past. I always figure it out and fix it before I publish, but it's sort of that chaotic disaster human energy i exist with lol.

Another potential scream: I almost never draft. I just...start writing. I'll have my dialogue, my POV, and an end goal (normally). And I'll just...write. I am fortunate to be a very fast typist and a very quick thinker, so I can keep up with my thoughts while I write. I'll just go and go and go until either a) I need to look up a word, b) I need to research or verify something, or c) I'm done. Sometimes I don't have the time to finish actually writing, and THEN I'll do little action points or more dialogue in chunks like:

//Remus goes to the market and picks up vegetables

//Sirius makes a joke about the vegetables, make it good krethes

//they end up having a food fight even though they're 50, we love to see

(yes, I talk to myself in the blurbs lol)

Once I get the content down, I'll reread. I tweak dialogue constantly to make it punchy and impactful while still sounding natural to the character. Banter is my favorite thing to write, and I want it to FEEL flirty and fun. I fix my tenses, usually have to change "thing" to "thin", "Remorse" to "Remus", and correct my spelling of courtesy because really...it's a stupid fucking word, and give it another read through. I try to read my work at least 3 times with 1 time out loud or mouthing silently to make sure I haven't missed anything.

I...almost never get a beta. 👀 I'm impatient! When my writing's done, I want to post it immediately! I've used a beta on Silver for Monsters mostly for "does this make sense to someone outside the Witcher fandom" and for fests that require one. I find that I frustrate betas who aren't used to my writing style. I abuse the ever loving shit out of a comma and the em dash, and I don't know the meaning of "run-on sentence". I've accepted this about myself, but it drives some betas up the wall. Whoops!

I tried to correct myself and write in shorter, grammatically sound sentences but...it felt stifling. I wasn't able to express the emotions of my character properly and everything felt so abrupt. Someone once called my Explicit fics "poetic smut" and I think it's one of my favorite comments about my writing style as a whole.

I feel like I could continue forever, and I'm happy to, but this is getting long! Feel free to ask me a specific question or six if you have them, I love talking about my writing. ❤️

Thank you!

[sleepyfaceandsnark]

Fic writer interview

Tagged by the boo @bellafarella

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

116.

I used to have close to 300 but I deleted or orphaned a lot of them (especially the 5 sentence prompts which were like 50 lmao) and some I was just not liking or felt I could've done better or felt like I could add it to another fic instead.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

340,713 --- damn i didn't even know this existed. I wonder how much it ws before I deleted lmaoo

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Actions Speak Louder Than Words - Ian/Mickey 753 kudos

I Don't Love You, But I Always Will - Ian/Mickey 723 kudos

Parent/Teacher Conference  - Ian/Mickey 712 kudos

Frank Fucking Gallagher - Ian /Mickey 644 kudos

Never Have I Ever  - Ian / Mickey 540 kudos

genuinely surprised by these lol

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Always! Or try my best to. I lovee getting comments. Half the time I write it's just to see people's comments or tags lol. Idk they make me happy (unless they're mean)

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Yikes lol well I have several death fics so those? lol

The Highwayman

Skype Calls 

If You Loved Me, Why'd You Leave Me?

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

Happiest oof...hmm Soul Meets Body  where Bucky and Steve get reunited after Bucky gets trapped in the soul stone and they retire? Or the gallavich one where Ian wakes up and Mickey never got arrested (post s5) and they're good.

I have a lot more but those are usually just fluff oneshots not a whole story

7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written?

I think I've only technically done one. It was where Mickey gets attacked by a Djinn and basically ends up seeing the mickey version of what Dean saw in the Supernatural episode "What is and What Should Never Be". If I recall Sam and Dean saved him.

oh and the She's the Man Fic I don't remember if it had characters from the movie or not though lmaoo but maybe. I'll have to reread

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Oh yes. Usually they didn't like where I went with it. (even though i'd make it obvious). Accuse me of not knowing the characters. And that one person that got mad me and @bellafarella made lip too "likeable" ?? weirdos. Always had issues with the shameless fandom with giving nasty comments tbh.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Not anymore tbh. I like putting them in turmoil instead.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Actually I think so?? Or they tried it. Def had someone write a fic about my fic which was interesting.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

OH yes! A lot of gallavich ones

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes! So far just the Shameless/She’s the man crossover fic with @bellafarella

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Stevebucky </3

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

All the one in my head but especially 1960's stevebucky, musician stevebucky, and deathfic but plot twist not a death fic stevebucky but like I said they're in my head and have been for yearss

15. What are your writing strengths?

angst lol I used to be really good at description but my brain has rotted through the years lmaoo

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Grammar. Commas confuse me and dont get me started on ;. Passive voice or active voice (apparently) , repeating words too often. I need to get good at description again and better word choice.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

It depends. As long as it's in character and the correct way for it to be typed. Otherwise I'd put "says in ___ " or what not

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Shameless US or a long time ago when I started a fic for Crisis Core but i never got far at all

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

Currently none. Ask me a month ago I would've said Tarlos

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I'm too lazy to look through my Ian/Mickey ones but i had a lot of faves there.

My Lakehouse Stevebucky fic is my favorite as of late Distant Lover, One Day I'll Hold You Like the Sun Holds the Moon 

Tagging: idk who to tag in these anymore lol so anyone that wants to do it :D

[nordic-language-love]

Language Learning Log 2022 Week 4 (24.01 - 30.01)

Banner photo: Two of my friends have been trying for months to organise a 30th birthday get-together for me, and on Saturday we finally managed it! I got a mug, a book about the history of unicorns, a hot chocolate set and some chocolate. One of them also made me a cake.

Read 7x articles

Finished essay about school uniform

Wrote an essay about the environment

Watched 1x youtube video

Watched 1x Debatten episode

Listened to 2x Ekko podcasts

Finished read Klart Det! Chapter 4

2x italki lessons

Bergenstest practice parts 3&5

Reviewed vocab with Anki (876 cards)

What do you mean January's over already it only just started???

I'm really proud of my Anki streak. I've been studying at least 50 cards every single day for a whole month now! There are about 400 words/phrases in those decks atm (that's accounting for the fact some words appear twice in some decks), and even though some of them take me a little time to remember and I can't use them all in a sentence, I can certainly recognise and understand them the majority of them, and I think if they came up on the Bergenstest they wouldn't cause a problem. A lot of them weren't necessarily new words, but they were words I wasn't completely sure about or words I kinda understood from context, but wouldn't be able to explain or use myself.

That being said... the actual mock tests are continuing to go really badly. I already wrote about the interview reports I tried to do, and I'm still struggling with the short answer questions on the reading section. My tutor gave me Godt Bestått on my latest interview report and said my essay was great apart from some comma errors that would possibly pull my grade down. So, I guess this week I need to go over comma rules. I could also do with doing the other parts of the test as well this week as I’ve been neglecting the listening/reading/grammar parts (but then, I do practise reading and listening outside of doing the tests, so it’s not like I’m not working on them. But I still need to work on a strategy for them).

I've also been treating myself to a little Japanese on Duolingo. It's a bit naughty, but honestly I don't think doing the Norwegian tree is worth my time. If anything, I just get angry because sometimes the translation doesn't sound natural, or in the English translation I omit words we naturally omit only to be marked wrong because the word wasn't omitted in Norwegian. And the grammar/vocab is pretty easy for me otherwise. But I want to keep my 500+ day streak lol. So I just do 10 minutes of Japanese each night, and it's quite nice to have that change of pace. I still consider Japanese a very soothing language, one I’m not in any rush to learn, one that forgives me for my mistakes and never expects me to know the answer (but celebrates when I do, of course). I’ve forgotten a lot, but I also remember a fair bit, and I’m relearning the things I don’t remember from before. It’s nice that it’s coming back to me so quickly. I couldn’t draw most of the kanji, but I recognise quite a few, and I still know hiragana/katakana.

[spotsandsocks]

Fanfic Ask

Tagged by @imsupposedtobewritting thank you this was fun.

What is your total posted word count on AO3

366101 (across 50 fics now)

How often do you write?

I usually try and do a bit most days really. I am a bit obsessed- it’s become my favourite hobby this last year, I try and do a bit here and there most evenings/days off.

Do you have a routine for writing?

Nope, I tend to get an idea usual somewhere unhelpful like the car or shower where I can’t write it down and have to hang onto it till I can write it down somewhere.

What’s your favourite tropes/pairing?

Tropes: I like an AU and fake dating but have never actually written that one. I like the obliviousness of it all and soft fluffiness but also some angst and misunderstandings along the way but they have to have a happy ending.

Pairing:I’ve been making stories up in my head with different pairings for years but only written Buddie fics since I got brave enough to write it down and put it on internet.

Do you have a favourite fic of yours?

I am very fond of most of my fics so it’s hard to choose… I’m quite fond of the bumble bee one Bee Careful What You Say and Inappropriate Use of Federal Funding which is super cliche but cute (I hope)

Your fic with the most kudos?

One of my earlier fics They say the Truth will set you free has the most kudos.

Anything you don’t like about your writing?

The comma! I tend to write long long sentences and have to go back and eliminate excess commas and don’t ask me I’d I’m using semi colon’s right- I have no idea.

Now something you do like?

I’d like to think I’m quite good a cute fluffy humour (but that’s just my opinion)

Tagging @jacksadventuresinwriting @blaidddrwg1982 @sibylsleaves @fleurdebeton @fiona-fififi @loveyourownsmiilee @hetrez @elvensorceress @the-likesofus and anyone else who wants to do this

[junipernight]

50 and 58?

58. Do you have a favorite piece of figurative language you’ve written?

Do puns count as figurative language? This was a fun question to answer because it gave me a reason to reread all 100-ish of my fanfics and wips, and now I feel more inspired to work on a few! Whilst reading, I realized that I don't write a lot of original similes or metaphors. I did find these two that I like though:

“Pocket salt!” He cried, throwing the salt over his shoulder. “Begone, foul demon!” The salt made a soft pleasing thwump when it hit Raven’s shield, rather like an asmr video. Then it fell harmlessly to the ground. One of Raven’s four eyes distorted in a mockery of a single raised eyebrow. — Untitled Teen Titans x Good Omens WIP

And this one:

The alien girl's emotions were strange; Raven couldn’t read them the same way she could read people back home, or even the way she could read the three earthling strangers. Her emotions were... huge. Overwhelmingly so. And they didn’t intertwine the way most peoples’ did, like a cloth that looked gray from a distance but had all sorts of multicolored threads woven through it; instead the emotions were carefully separated, but whirling around so fast in the girl’s head it was hard for Raven to process. — First Impressions/Foreign Tongue

Wait, just kidding, I found 3 I like:

The alien summoned her green fire and aimed to shoot, but she was too slow; she wouldn’t have had time to strike back if Raven had ever wanted to harm her. As it was, the heavy cuffs turned black. They disassembled in midair and fell to earth, like a space shuttle shedding its rockets. — also First Impressions/Foreign Tongue

How would you describe your writing style?

This one's hard! I definitely write humor into almost everything I touch. I am apparently very literal-minded, and hardly use metaphors at all.... which is weird, because there's a lot of making connections between unrelated things in my writing, just in the form of allusions, puns, and crossovers. My writing is also very visual; sometimes I will actually storyboard what I'm trying to write before I put it into words, especially when I'm writing action scenes.

I break grammatical conventions when I feel like it. And I'm not above including things I know other people think are cringe, like sentences that start with prepositions and meme-y internet speak uwu. If there is the slightest reason to include second languages or outdated slang or multiple dialects of English, then I will indubitably be including those things. I also think about worldbuilding and logistics a lot, for better or for worse.

And then there's flow! I am constantly thinking about varying my sentence lengths, and not repeating words too close together, unless I have a reason to repeat things close together and do it on purpose, and then also sometimes I make things very long, just a string of clauses, all in one sentence, just comma after comma after comma because that's what will best convey the tone of a situation. Unless it's not. Sometimes I make my writing intentionally, like. Staccato.

This isn't a cohesive writing style I'm afraid, just a handful of observations ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thanks for asking me @through-thick-and-quinn! This was fun

[ishouldreallybeelsewhere]

okay so that loki video essay thing was going well, and then like a day into writing it i lost the hyperfixation so it's never gonna be finished. i still think it's alright, completely unedited, entirely a train of thought, i hope you like commas and pacific rim, it's only 2.8k

btw if something doesn't make sense, i was writing this while watching some video essays, and also haven't read it

Introduction

Loki is a show, well you know that, but a show that does everything right, until it doesn’t (crazy, I know). If you’re here, I assume you’ll already know a fair bit about it, but if you don’t, here’s a quick refresher. Spoilers for everything MCU.

Loki begins in 2012, technically, just after the Avengers go back through time from Endgame to meet themselves and grab the infinity stones. Unfortunately, the plan goes awri, and Loki ends up in possession of the Tesseract, the mind stone. With this, he teleports to a desert in [a place] and is quickly arrested and apprehended by the Time Keepers for ‘Crimes Against the Sacred Timeline.’ Sounds a bit cult-y if you ask me, and given that you’re stuck here, you will ask me. Essentially, his actions (taking the tesseract) were not supposed to happen. They created a branch, a new timeline, and, according to the TVA, if left unchecked, the timeline could cause a multiversal war that would result in the end of time. This is, to put it simply, a very interesting premise, and the first two episodes do a wonderful job of exploring the TVA and searching for the mysterious Loki variant who causes chaos and mischief, all while evading the time cops.

What is the TVA? Well, it’s the Time Variance Authority, which clears up nothing to those who haven’t seen the show. I would let a clip explaining it play, but I think I’d get a copyright strike, even though I’m fairly sure it’s within fair use. Regardless, the TVA is an organisation supposedly created by the Time Keepers, space lizards who brought together all of time into a singular sacred timeline. Had they not done this, time itself would have ended, how they did this is unexplained, and likely either impossible, or they are greater than gods in their power. Loki is immediately doubtful, but can’t deny that they must hold some power, because not only does his magic not work in the TVA, but infinity stones are useless too. Time is also stranger there too, more an idea as opposed to a set part of their reality. Many theorise that they reside within the quantum realm, which makes sense, as that is how one travels through time, at least in the marvel universe, but we can’t be sure until we get an explanation. Of course, I’m writing this long before I’ll see the finale, so who knows, perhaps I’ll have to rewrite it.

Now I’ve said all that without explaining what the TVA actually does. It’s pretty simple, similar to Stephen Hawking’s (???) ideas of the multiverse, every decision you make has the ability to make another timeline, one that is not part of the sacred way of time, and therefore must be pruned by the TVA before it grows enough to cause another multiversal war, despite multiverses being well-established in the MCU, but I know that’s different. Or perhaps the Time Keepers are lying (spoiler, they are, just not exactly in that way). Anyway, when someone makes a decision or takes an action that creates a new timeline, the TVA arrives. Minutemen arrest the ‘Variant’ responsible, despite their lack of intentional crime, and prune the new timeline, which we are told destroys it. Then Variants must stand trial for their crimes, in which they can either plead guilty or not, but really, that doesn’t make much difference, as they’re unable to make a case, let alone get away as innocent. Before they reach the court, however, Variants are dressed in TVA jumpsuits, have to sign off every word they’ve ever said, and a snapshot of their temporal aura is taken, for some reason. Yeah, it’s not really ever explained why they have to go through all that, like, why don’t they just prune them all, or just send them straight to court. It seems like they’re putting on a big show for nothing. Of course, if you have to go through all that, you probably won’t have time to think about the whys of your situation, which I’m sure the TVA uses to their advantage.

Now, we’re heading into real spoiler-y stuff, just in case anyone here hasn't watched episode three. If you haven’t, why are you here? Go, finish the whole series, and then come back. Alrighty. Now that everyone’s seen it all (apart from me at this point) we can continue.

Everyone working at the TVA is a Variant, and they don’t know it. The Time Keepers are said to have created everything within the TVA, every analyst, Minuteman, and whatever the other roles are. But that’s not true. They’re all variants who’ve been taken from their own timelines and had their memories wiped. This gives an explanation for the courtrooms, and the process to get into them. Robots will be melted from the inside out if they go through the temporal aura machine thingy, and I have a feeling it’s harder to reset a robot’s memories. Living beings are let through, and their actions in the courtroom could give a good overview of their strengths and intelligence, so it can be decided whether they’ll be pruned or ‘reset’ which we are told is killed, but with the information of them all being variants now available, is more likely having all their memories hidden, replaced with the idea that they’ve been at the TVA their whole lives, and that they were created by the timekeepers. Though why would space lizards create workers in the image of humans instead of like their own lizard-y selves. The TVA as a whole, as we are introduced to it, feels very cult-y. Things such as the videos Variants are shown upon being arrested, the whole ‘Sacred Timeline’ thing, the Time Keepers being viewed as almost gods, and that when one of the TVA’s own minutemen is told the truth (C-20) she is, well, removed. The TVA views Variants as criminals of the highest order. How dare they violate the sacred timeline?!!? Only, no variant knew that what they were doing was wrong, or that it even mattered, but if you’re late to work on a day where you weren’t supposed to be, then you’re removed from your timeline and charged. The sentence? Essentially death, or removal of all your memories and being lied to about everything, which might be worse depending on your stance on that kind of thing.

Anyway, the minutemen themselves are another issue that the TVA has. They respond with violence at every available opportunity, like when a young french child from the 1500s walks into a church, the first thing a minuteman does is reach for his weapon. This is also the scene where we’re introduced to my favourite character, Mobius, but more on him later. For now, I need to stay on track and keep in mind this part of the view has to remain consistent. All I can think of are the nerds I split. It seems I have an inability to stay on topic, however, I’m gonna try so you have fun keeping up with that.

Loki stood trial for crimes against the Sacred Timeline and, like any logical person may in that situation, relentlessly questions the validity of his conviction. The answers he’s provided with he just,, kind of,, disagrees with, which is fair. The concept of the TVA and the sacred timeline as a whole is absurd to him, as who would a god serve?

Part one: Glorious Purpose

Loki, in his own words, it ‘Burdened With Glorious Purpose.’ I’m so glad no one but me is gonna read this draft cuz I managed to spell many of those words wrong. His glorious purpose, in his eyes, is becoming the ruler of all, removing free will and choice from those beneath him, in a twisted attempt to make it easy for all living things. He believes in free will, at least, the free will of himself, and also believes that, out of everyone in the universe, he is the one who is right, the one who can make the world better, that is his burden. Now, you may look at that and think, ‘hey, for a god of mischief, that doesn’t seem very mischievous,’ and you’d be right. It isn’t. He’s evil, like, without a doubt, an evil person in his ideals and views of the universe, however, the change from mischief to villainy was rapid, as it’s shown that he was D.B. Cooper, and, when asked, said it was because he was ‘young and lost a bet to Thor’, which, like, okay, but that was the 60s or something. 50 years aren’t a lot in the face of 1,500, but a lot can happen then

Part something: ethics

So, as you’ve probably gathered by now, I’m a pretentious asshole, and with that comes three years of philosophy classes and a superiority complex, though perhaps that comes from the whole leftist thing. Anyway, as per usual, I got sidetracked. I’m watching a really good video atm, so lots of things are happening in my head right now. Back to being pretentious, I’m going to be talking about ethics, fun, and how that relates to the TVA, the sacred timeline, Kang, sorry, he who remains. Regarding the whole Kang thing, I haven’t read a single Marvel comic since I was a member of the comic book club 4(???) years ago. Gods, I’m so old. Yup Percy Jackson took up too much of my childhood. Sidetracked again! I apologise, anyway, everything I know about Kang the Conqueror comes from Tumblr, so I’m not going to spend any time talking about any parts of the character that aren’t shown in the show. I really want to be writing about Doctor Who right now but I have my notes up so I’m gonna do this. Okay, right. Ethics. I hope I don’t go into free will right now because I will never stop going on about that. Anyway, let's look at the TVA, ignoring Kang, not for simplicity, but to see if the ends do in fact justify the means as Mobius said. And by that I mean, if what employees of the TVA think is true, are their actions justified? Finally got to the point, after how many words? Too many, anyway, let’s start from the start (kinda).

In an actual, proper, organised essay, I think that whole last paragraph was supposed to be 1 (one) sentence long, maybe. I have been writing year nine level essays for many years, despite not being in year nine for many, many years, so, be glad you’re reading something I’m interested in. Back to the topic at hand, please. Sorry I just got distracted again. I shouldn’t have Tumblr open atm. Anyway, what are the TVA’s means? So, I’ve already explained what the TVA is, and what it does, but let’s use a fun example to show what they really do. Imagine you’re a kid (or maybe you are a kid, so imagine you’re a younger one) and you just got home from school. You just made an awesome new friend who believes in you and loves your art. This sparks your interest in art, leading to countless pieces, days and days spent drawing and painting and having a great time. Your art begins to take hold on the world, speaking to people, letting them believe in themselves, thousands upon thousands of people inspired to start their own art, to rebel against the system of capitalism and teach people that there’s more to life than a job. This begins the global radicalisation of the working class, and with that, rebellion and the downfall of capitalism. I’m in a good mood rn, feeling optimistic, so don’t worry about what’s happening. Anyway, with the downfall of human exploitation and eradication of poverty comes a branch in the Sacred Timeline, and as the root of it is you as a child making a friend, your 5-year-old self just committed a crime that, according to the TVA, is worthy of what they believe to be actual death, like, being pruned.

Now, this was a very umm, off-the-top-of-my-head example, and entirely makes no sense, but give me two seconds and I’ll remember my original point. Right. The risk of allowing the downfall of capitalism is the end of all time. Always. Maybe? But, in the eyes of the TVA, kidnapping a 5-year-old, putting them through a dehumanising process to be shoved in a courtroom and being accused of crimes against the sacred timeline, and what was the crime? Making a goddamn friend. As a child. Being supported in art. Doing what you enjoy, destroying oppressive systems that will eventually be the downfall of us all and so entwined with all the problems in the world that any chance of saving it revolves around its deconstruction. I’ve been hunched over too long and my back is really starting to hurt, but the essay must go on. And remember, the domino effect of that friendship never actually happened. The timeline was pruned before it could happen, so the crime is literally making a friend. Very extreme example sorry, but shock makes your point go across faster, and also sparks outrage, which I don’t want to happen, but with doing literally anything comes backlash, like stepping on the wrong leaf, or a butterfly. I hope you guys know that this is unplanned and probably unedited. Okay I need to watch Pacific Rim again. Okay imagine now they kill the child. Right. That’s likely what would happen. Children are weak (usually, Sylvie is just on another level of awesome) [author’s note, Crimson Peak is a horror movie and I’m very upset by that cuz now I won’t be able to watch it]. Alright, so, kill a child, or destroy all of time. Always. Maybe. The way we see the TVA in the first two episodes is through Loki’s eyes, as a cult-like lie with a cool retro/futuristic aesthetic (like Doctor Who, but more on that later). I have been sitting here for 4 hours and I can confidently say my cat is an asshole whose sole purpose in life is to want to come in right when I’m in the middle of a point only to not want to come in but allow me to lose exactly what I was about to say, meaning I’ve gotten next to nothing done. Hi, I'm back. I got distracted by My Little Pony and Pacific Rim. And checkers. Issues with pacing? I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Okay, so, I’m going to say something possibly controversial. When the stakes are the endings of the entirety of time, it’s okay to let a child die, and technically they might not die they’d just be sent to be either devoured the void or saved by a ragtag team of loki variants. Which is not great. That might sound like I agree with the TVA, but trust me, I do not. Not in the slightest. I hate the slimy bastards. (I do love every single character though, like all of them are awesome) The prickly pricks will bury us all!!! I don’t agree with them because I think there is a better way to handle the multiversal problem and the issue that arises regarding the particular cause of the multiversal war. That made no sense. You’re really just gonna have to guess at this point, however, for the solution, we must look into the finale and the reasoning behind He Who Remains’ plan. I said I wasn’t going to talk about him, but I lied (rule number one). Basically, from what I understood of his plan (which wasn’t much, I’m pretty stupid) was that there were two options; option number one was to leave him there, looking over all of time, preventing free will, so that the infinite variants of him that would come from timelines wouldn’t once again attempt to conquer all of the timelines (though if there are infinite ones, how would that work? Just kidding, you’re not allowed to question this). He dictates all. There’s no such thing as free will, and if you dare veer off the path, you will be pruned, and your timeline destroyed. His plan is to hand that power over to Loki and Sylvie, because he’s getting old and has lived long enough. The other option (and the one that’s taken in the show) is to allow Sylvie to kill He Who Remains and let the multiverse unfold, allow free will and chaos to reign, with the possibility and established likelihood of the destruction of time itself. Now, just putting this out here, what if there was a third option? My proposition is based of knowing next to nothing and not having seen Loki in a while, and that is,

[courage-a-word-of-justice]

Fruits Basket 50 (s2 ep 25) | Wave!! 7 | Deca-Dence 8 - 12 (FINAL) | HGPC 31 - 45 (FINAL)

Finally back at it, after some months away.

Fruits Basket 50 (s2 ep 25)

I got halfway through ep. 24 before realising I’ve watched it before, so…on to the last ep, then s3 ep. 2.

The birds seem to be sped up…

I-Is that…Cortana?! In Fruits Basket?!!! (muffled laughter)

Is Shigure older than Kureno? Also, I like how the translator used “featherbrained” instead of “scatterbrained”.

Wave!! 7

Back again after some months away – let’s get into it!

I still have some Tsuritama rewatch notes and they say shirasu = whitebait.

Ah, I know Yuta’s feels. That’s what magicalgirlsandcerulean is about, after all – information from the various corners of the internet, such as the relevant Twitters, about magical boys (and some girls).

LOL, Tadao is meant to be Mr Exposition, it seems. I don’t really like having my exposition shoved at me like this.

When your heart isn’t in your activities, you just…suck. That’s the way of the world.

Aji = Japanese jack mackerel.

Mugen = infinity/infinite, so it makes sense Mugen would say “infinite gratitude”.

Deca-Dence 8

I feel like even though Deca-Dence is unique on the surface, it’s telling us a tune we’ve heard many times before.

Deca-Dence 9

The fact the pan starts at Kurenai’s legs is…vaguely disturbing…

*facepalms* So Kurenai’s just a love-obsessed freak…Great.

It seems one type of Gadoll is called a “Yumushi”.

Deca-Dence 10

Pipe…I’m gonna miss you, buddy.

Kaburagi = Kumichou (Boss).

Deca-Dence 11

Why do the Gadoll eggs look like…pomegranate seeds(?)

Deca-Dence 12 (FINAL)

For the last time, it’s cannon!

…d’aww. That ending was cute. See you again sometime!

HGPC 31

“…so much…”

HGPC 32

I feel like Pegitan could have told Chiyu about the stray dog.

Sukoyaka sweet buns, LOL.

Ah, I know the feeling Toji. You do better after some practice.

“Someone who’s been watching you”? Doesn’t…that sound creepy(?)

I was wondering of Toji was gonna be the new Giga Byogen, but Mr Chikara (chikara = power) also makes sense.

HGPC 33

Ah, apparently kaiseki is served at ryokans. I should’ve known it would come up at the Sawaizumi place. (<- researching kaiseki for fan division)

Once again, I’m reminded of the fact this aired during COVID times. Kinda like Look Back by Fujimoto, but…less on-the-nose.

Earth doesn’t seem to be able to use the Paw Shield, huh?

HGPC 34

Tsubasa = wing, Taka = high, mi = eye (if I’ve guessed the kanji right). Makes sense for a gal who does the high jump.

*realisation hits* …oh no! This was probably meant to be an Olympics episode! *droops*

“Sawaizumi” is made of two kanji related to water, so swimming in the sky makes sense.

HGPC 35

“Sunscreen cream”? “Sunscreen” is sunscreen…unless, of course, you have a cream which functions as a sunscreen as well as having other benefits. That could be possible.

*realisation hits* …oh no! This was probably meant to be an Olympics episode! *droops*

HGPC 36

Getting to the end…sooner or later… *sweatdrops*

Is this friend’s name Elizabeth or Natasha…? Update: Now she’s Eriko??? Update 2: Oh, so “Natasha” is Hinata. “Elizabeth” = Eriko.

S-So Nodoka didn’t make any friends at her old school? *feels sad for her*

HGPC 37

(no notes, sorry!)

HGPC 38

“…has been her goal since she was young…”

“…watched you work hard.”

HGPC 39

(no notes, sorry!)

HGPC 40

“Stop joking – your body already looks like a joke.” (<- had to rewrite the sentence partially to make it make sense)

HGPC 41

“I knew you had a wonderful plan.”

…okay *raises eyebrow*, “vanish away” is not proper English…(It appeared twice in this episode, I think.)

HGPC 42

(no notes, sorry!)

HGPC 43

…doesn’t Nodoka care about her dad(?)

I think Latte mouthed “Asumi”.

“Do you think you can purify me, who has further evolved, in that state?” (<- note the commas)

A-As sad as it is, I understand Shindoine…a bit. (<- Remember, I am a simp for long-haired guys…*sweatdrops*)

“Choice” was spelt wrong, LOL.

HGPC 44

It looks like Latte is mouthing “okaasan” (mum) to support her mother…

HGPC 45 (FINAL)

Update: I previously had no notes for this episode, but all that Daruizen business in the last few episodes was…kinda creepy, considering he was essentially birthed from her. The fact Nodoka also learn to be selfish to protect herself, when previously she would have felt obligated to save him (even if he was evil!) is also a good spin on the formula. (Also, what happened to Hinata’s mother? I forget if that was mentioned…) Anyways, I finally finished this anime after almost 2 years of working at it! See you again some other time, or maybe in some of my other notes.

[warrioroflondonbelow]

skyler-bane asked: questions for authors meme - i'm very sorry but all of them xD

questions for authors: ACCEPTING

II @skyler-bane​ 

WRITING.

What is one thing you would change about your writing:

//WAY TOO MUCH! I wish I wasn’t so wordy a lot of times. I wish my descriptions were better, especially when it comes to describing action. Sometimes I feel like I write WAY TOO MUCH dialogue, which, I think, sounds pretty clumsy, at times. Again, there is just a lot I would change about my writing haha.//

What is your biggest insecurity in writing?:

Do you have any people you look up to?:

//Of course! I mean, there are the usual authors, but-- and I’m not just saying this to get brownie points from everybody-- I look up to so many of you guys’s writing! Seriously, have I mentioned how much of geniuses so many of my mutuals are??? My gosh! How are you all not published authors yet????//

What inspires your writing?:

//A lot of times, if I end up reading a book with a writing style that I like, I usually end up getting inspired to write. Good dialogue, again from either books, or even films, are another great source of inspiration. I love to listen to music, especially movie instrumentals to get me into the writing mood. Interviews/films of James definitely help give me muse for Richard hehe//

Are there any rules you find difficult, grammatically speaking?

//I’m not sure if this counts, but I know for a fact that I use way too many commas xD//

Do you prefer long or short sentences. Why?:

//It depends on the scene. Usually I like writing up long sentences, because it allows me to put together Richard’s thoughts, feelings, and maybe even a bit of the environment around him. However, there are times that using short sentences definitely helps add to the action, tension, or angst of the moment.// 

Do you enjoy your own writing, why or why not?:

//It’s 50/50. A lot of times I type something up, post it, and then physically cringe at the way I worded something, or maybe how pretentious it kinda sounds??? There are rare times though when I read a phrase or line of dialogue and I just silently sit there going, “Wow... I-... I actually wrote that? Not bad :’)”

What is the one thing you’re the proudest of in your writing?:

//Again, there are a lot of things I feel that I need to improve with my writing and especially writing for Richard, but I do feel kinda proud regarding how I write dialogue for Richard. Again, I know there’s a lot to improve on, but a lot of times when I write dialogue for him I can hear his voice as I type it down. Also, I am kind of proud of how I can write up something completely silly and slapstick during one moment, but then angsty and crushing the next <3//

Are you someone who prefer a lot of paragraphs, or few?:

//It depends on the thread, but I love writing and reading long replies with lots of paragraphs. I know sometimes I get lazy to write up long replies, but idk, long replies are just a lot more fun to me hehe//

Novella, yay or nay and why?:

//Sure! I like novellas! Honestly, it could be a novel, drabble, script, novella, etc., just as long as I get invested in the story and its characters.//

CHARACTERS.

Who is your favorite character and why?:

//I have a lot of favourite characters tbh. I won’t go down every one of them, but Richard is definitely on the top of my list, mainly bc he’s just such a kind soul who’s just trying to do his best in general. Also, in the book, I’d probably react the same way he did to being dragged into something he didn’t ask for xD//

If you had the chance to meet a fictional character IRL, who and why?:

//Again, I think I would like to meet Richard irl. I feel like we’d get along in many ways! Also, he just seems like funny and good company! Also Bilbo Baggins and Anne from Anne of Green Gables. Idk, they are just characters I both relate to and also feel like we will have a lot in common xD//

Are there any characters that make you uncomfortable?:

//Not really :/ I’m sure there have been characters in the past who have crept me out a little, but I can’t say I’ve met a character who’s made me feel uncomfortable, yet.//

What is your preferences in characters?:

//I actually talked about this with a friend recently! There are lots of characters who I like, but I realized that the type of characters I end up liking the most are:

- usually the ones with kind hearts -lawful to a T and do their best to show that they are good person -go out of their way to help others -optimistic/suneshine-y and hopeful and still continue to see good despite it all -have a deep need to prove themselves -despite them not being the most physically strong-- can be a wee bit reckless, especially when it comes to protecting those they love.//

Do you prefer magical or mundane characters, why?:

//It depends on the story, but I guess more mundane characters. I guess I can relate easier with those types <3//

What is your favorite show, but your least favorite character in said show?:

//You know what, I actually haven’t had a favourite show in a long time, im sorry :/ //

Do you believe that characters can be redeemed?:

//Absolutely! Just like people can be in real life ^^//

What is the biggest turn-offs in characters? * not sexually speaking:

//If they are just put in a book or show for diversity sake without having any real character and depth to them. Ugh.//

What is the biggest turn-on in characters? * not sexually speaking:

//If they are Himbo and polite af xD//

What kind of character would you have been, if you were a piece of fiction?:

//Oof... I feel like if I were in a story I would either be the really annoying character, or the one who gets killed off first, probably xD//

[volturialice]

since you’re the resident (and I hope to god the only) safe haven expert, would you say it’s worse than, equal to, or better than fifty shades -❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

hello rainbow heart anon! i’ve been pondering this question all 1,600 miles and two days between colorado and virginia (thank you for entertaining me)

so ok. there are a lot of different metrics by which we can judge fics/stories. we can judge them based on plot, or writing mechanics, or how Problematic they are or aren’t, or overall literary merit. I’m gonna do a couple of these things, but let’s aim to decide based on “overall literary merit,” a phrase which it is physically painful to apply to either of these works but oh well

1) problematic-ness

first of all, a HUGE note about Problematic-ness: I do not often find this a useful way to judge stories, because all stories have to have some kind of conflict and also art can be as Problematic as it wants and still be good art. but in the case of e.l. james I will make the fattest fucking exception oh my god

and in terms of Problematic-ness, Safe Haven is WAY worse than 50 shades. many more articulate and knowledgeable people than me have written about how 50 shades a) does not depict actual BDSM, and b) misrepresents BDSM as some gross deviant thing that only a “twisted degenerate who has suffered horrific abuse” archetype could possibly be into. BUT however much 50 shades is grossly inaccurate in its depiction of BDSM, at least 50 shades admits that the relationship between christian and ana is “fucked up.” like at least there’s a token acknowledgement of “this is not a normal or appropriate way to treat your romantic partner” in there a few times.

whereas in SH, the same violent, abusive, controlling and manipulative tendencies are never acknowledged. they’re there (edward fantasizing about literally beating bella because he’s angry that she witnessed a murder, anyone?) but they’re never talked about—just handwaved away as “this is how regular guys in love think and behave.” which, um, no, erika. no the fuck it isn’t.

SH!bella is also a 19-year-old orphan with absolutely no support system, whereas at least ana (21) has friends, family, and a bachelor’s degree. all SH!bella has is obscene wealth, a cello, and a creepy plantation in (I’m still laughing about this) metairie. she has no one to look at her situation and go “dump him” the way ana’s friends could and did in 50 shades.

winner: 50 shades

2) writing

in order to be published, 50 shades had to pass through an editor. not a good editor, but it was still given a basic once-over for stuff like grammar and spelling, which makes it automatically better than SH. I’m not exaggerating when I say I have barely scratched the surface on this blog of just how bad the grammar et al is in SH. the paragraph-long run-on sentences, the bizarre random capitalizations, the constant abuse of ellipses, the utter lack of commas...it’s bad. when I think about how it was written by an adult TV professional with english as her first language, I kind of despair for the human race.

the original 50 Shades fic, Master of the Universe, is also riddled with errors but still not as bad as SH. I’m guessing this is because MotU came second? afaik Safe Haven was erika’s first foray into writing fic and boy does it show

and finally, the lack of every third word being “fuck” makes a huge fucking difference lmao. it’s also a POV thing—ana may be insufferable, but she’s far, FAR less insufferable than erika’s attempt at writing from a man’s perspective (the constant No-Homo-ing, anyone?) in fact, it would probably be more accurate to compare SH to Grey, but I haven’t read that. (does christian get a dicksona? important question I never want the answer to)

winner: 50 shades

3) you know what, let’s cut to the chase here

I could do a bunch more categories and talk about how 50 shades, while bad, is still better than SH, but I’m realizing it’s probably faster if I make the (much shorter) list of ways Safe Haven is better than 50 shades.

ways in which Safe Haven is better than 50 Shades: 

the pacing/length - the 50 shades trilogy is something like 500k words, and was originally published as two incredibly dragging, meandering fics in which it was incredibly clear erika had no idea where the story was going. SH, by comparison, is less than 60k words and, for all its faults, has clear rising/falling action and a climax, with most of the filler-y parts frontloaded to the beginning rather than disrupting the action (such as it is lol.)

the unintentional comedy - the unintentional comedy is way better in SH. the grammatically worse, “this is totally what men sound like” writing makes SH entertaining on a language level as well as a story level, and the plot beats—bella is abducted by a cross-dressing kidnapper we never hear about again! emmett digs through bella’s trash!—are more balls-to-the-wall ridiculous than anything in 50 shades.

and that’s it

in every other possible category, 50 shades edges out Safe Haven. including in (sigh) overall literary merit. at least 50 shades had something (however stupid) to say about its characters and their relationship, as opposed to Safe Haven’s “bella hot, edward mean, edward like bella, sexy sexy”

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I found this helpful when blogging about different products on the internet. Picture 16 of 20Grammarly offers numerous strategies, however they are rather expensive month to month. Photo 17 of 20The free version catches fewer mistakes than the paid-for version, yet I advise using it for at the very least a little while since Grammarly will email you discounts for the costs variation.

The company prepares to launch an Android version quickly. Photo 19 of 20Grammarly has a robust, searchable Frequently asked questions web page where you can find help with any troubles you might have with the program. Photo 20 of 20Grammarly’s on the internet text box mosaic was the least intrusive and also least disruptive of the software program we tested.

Compared to the competitors, it isn’t as buggy or sluggish, and also it captures more errors as well as offers excellent suggestions for repairing them. Grammarly is specifically handy if you have a respectable take care of on grammar as well as spelling currently as well as know what you’re doing. I’m not exactly sure I ‘d suggest this program to English language learners, pupils or creating beginners.

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I ran Grammarly with a handful of tests and also used the program in my day-to-day writing for over a month to get a feeling of exactly how handy it is. The software discovers comma mistakes easily, which is among one of the most typical errors I saw as a writing teacher.

For the tests, I created a paper which contained sentences with common English grammar errors along with student-written sentences that consisted of errors or negative routines to avoid when composing. Grammarly racked up a 60 percent detection price, which, while not excellent, blew the competitors out of the water; the next best rating was 30 percent from ProWritingAid. Grammarly has a free version, which works, however the service desires you to update and is regularly advising you concerning all the features you’re losing out on.

As a result of this, I wouldn’t recommend installing the program unless you intend to upgrade to premium. Once you’ve registered for the totally free version, Grammarly begins sending you e-mails for discounts on the premium plan, so I likewise suggest awaiting those before you update to the full cost choice.

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You can after that scroll via the doc to deal with mistakes. In instance a mistake confuses you, the system offers a short description for its tip. While useful for somebody skilled in grammar and also punctuation, these aren’t fairly finding out devices. They operate a lot more like tips. When you acquire the costs version, you obtain weekly standing updates that let you recognize exactly how you’re doing, which I believed was a wonderful function.

With Grammarly, it’s ideal to wait until you complete making up before you inspect for mistakes. Despite the fact that it is better at checking your job as you go than any various other program, there’s a lag in its ability to register when you’re repairing typos on your very own. Therefore, you’ll intend to wait to click through the testimonial instead of try to edit within the message box or electronic record.

Among the aspects that makes Grammarly the most effective choice for an on the internet grammar mosaic is exactly how easy it is to use on various internet apps and also in Microsoft Word. Unlike other grammar checkers, the application isn’t invasive, and it appears in texts boxes online. A number of the other programs I assessed made it tough to properly determine the trouble message, however Grammarly’s red highlighting is easy to see as well as clearly marks where the mistake is.

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The site after that redirects you to a suite where you can read the message in your e-mail or message with more information and also useful input from the checker. There’s a short lag while the software application analyzes your material, and it adds a couple of additional steps to your creating process. Nonetheless, Grammarly’s helpful and also proper recommendations trump the minor delay.

You can compose and save records within Grammarly if you would certainly like, and you can also mount an application on your phone to check your composing on the move. While I think Grammarly functions far better than its competitors, its price is a little much. It sets you back just under $30.00 for the premium version every month.

The cost of the solution is reduced when you pay in advance for longer amount of times. The yearly strategy is the finest offer if you can manage parting with $139.95 upfront. You can change to any of these plans whenever you would certainly such as, so I suggest trying the monthly version for some time prior to committing to the quarterly or annual strategies.

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This is really helpful because you utilize different voices when writing for different target markets, and it’s great that Grammarly can adapt to different kinds of tasks. The application also makes it very easy to ignore its advice, which is especially practical if the software obtains glitch in your paper, which occurs occasionally.

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I located this feature helpful when I utilized unusual terms planned for an interior audience. Registered subscribers can get 24-hour support from Grammarly’s site via a demand attribute. If you can’t discover the answer you require on the searchable Frequently asked questions page, the system motivates you to send a ticket. The solution guarantees to reply to your issue within a day.

From the homepage, you can develop or upload files as well as edit them straight. You can additionally add a Grammarly extension in Microsoft Word. While I found this grammar checker the least invasive as well as buggy, there were times I had to await it to tons, and often it didn’t immediately sign up the adjustments I made within the paper.

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Grammarly is a good device that can assist you prevent typos when working online. It’s not fairly excellent sufficient to keep those who aren’t confident in their composing abilities from making large errors in their material. It also includes a couple of extra actions to your writing process, and also there is a small hold-up while the system checks your job.

I suched as having another collection of eyes on my work, and utilizing the program gave me added self-confidence prior to I sent my writing to my editor. While it’s nice not to miss out on a comma in an e-mail or while publishing on social networks, I’m not certain the program deserves its hefty price month-to-month, especially if you’re a newbie looking to discover more about writing.

This Grammarly testimonial will certainly dive in deep with benefits and drawbacks to completely unload just how this system can be of usage to. Understanding these facets will certainly be necessary in determining if Grammarly fits your needs or otherwise – Download Grammarly For Wps Office. If you are considering making a dedication to this application, be sure to do the research.

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This makes editing and enhancing and examining your work much quicker than conventional approaches. Instead of inspecting at the end, you will see today if you have actually made a mistake or blunder. This is particularly helpful if you neglect to strike that “check punctuation and grammar” switch prior to submitting job. Rather, you can transform as well as approve the errors as well as errors as they occur, developing a clean outcome.

There’s no requirement to track the blunders as well as double back. Grammarly does the help you. You can likewise hover over the suggested blunders to see if you need to accept it or otherwise. Human beings make errors. If we really did not, we would not need Grammarly or other spell checker tools. Fortunately, the Grammarly editor is highly exact as well as does not make a great deal of blunders.

Some suggested mistakes might not be appropriate. However, this is rarely when it concerns Grammarly solutions. When it concerns performing reliable grammar checks, precision is important for the last item. Grammarly does even more than right basic errors. The program additionally discusses the errors. This can help you to enhance as well as to gain from blunders for future job.

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This is different than conventional grammar checks like those in Microsoft Word. Word processors do not always explain why something is incorrect. The descriptions from the program come in two alternatives. A quick-view can give a short bit of the modification. From there, you can accept the change and continue your means.

This aids in discovering what the error is, why it is a mistake, as well as just how to remove the error (Download Grammarly For Wps Office). Using Grammarly regularly will help in recognizing where to put commas and enhance sentence wording. Overall, it will certainly aid you come to be a stronger writer. At the end of the day, it’s a great source for individuals that not just write frequently yet are looking for to progress authors.

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Grammarly allows you to select a favored language. It also lets you determine which sites to utilize Grammarly on and also include new words to the dictionary. Including words to the dictionary is great if you regularly utilize vernacular, brand, or acronyms. This can be valuable especially for individuals in the marketing field.

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This software program is relatively easy to use regardless of what your degree of technical abilities could be. Once you install the plugin or extension, you are great to relocate forward!Grammarly will highlight incorrect grammar or words. From there, you hover over it to see what the suggested change is as well as choose to approve it or not.

Grammarly is wonderful for individuals that discover grammar is not in their convenience zone. It’s a very easy option that creates top quality outcomes. Grammarly has app versions that can be downloaded and install as well as utilized on mobile phones. Grammarly is offered on both Android and iPhones. It sets up a key-board especially for inspecting errors while on your phone.

Grammarly is not for every person and every kind of usage though. Depending upon your area of work, writing needs, and chosen systems, you may be able to avoid Grammarly completely. Particular features can be enhanced and also ought to be thought about before deciding to use Grammarly. Grammarly does collaborate with many websites but not with whatever.

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If you regularly use Google docs, Grammarly could not be that valuable for you. Grammarly is likewise not compatible with Microsoft products, like Word, on Mac laptops. Grammarly is currently in beta testing for Google docs compatibility. However, as of right this writing, it is not a solidified feature – Download Grammarly For Wps Office. Grammarly is suitable with Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Side.

This works if you require to prevent regularly pasting e-mails, social media web content, and also various other infiltrate a word processing program to figure out if it is suitable for publishing. Grammarly is also compatible on platforms like Facebook Carrier, Slack, Salesforce, LinkedIn, and Jira. While it does cover a great deal, the Grammarly free version is still rather restricted.

If you just need fundamental grammar punctuation, you will certainly be good to go. For some people, this is sufficient. If you are simply aiming to have an e-mail proofread, the totally free version will certainly supply in this capacity. The checks are more extensive than word processors, so it does still offer enough protection.

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HELLO IT'S ME AGAIN YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS - 4, 5, 8, 19, 43, 49, 50, 53, 54, 61, 64, 66, 69, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 88, 90, 98!!!

HI HELLO I SURE DO KNOW WHO THIS IS!

4. Where do you usually eat your meals? — At work or in my bed because I’m a sad, sad person.

5. Favorite meal: breakfast, lunch, or dinner? — I eat whatever, whenever, so I don’t really have a favorite meal. My schedule is the opposite of everyone else’s, so when it comes to eating all bets are off; I can eat a full dinner at 8:30 in the morning and be perfectly happy.

8. Soft or hard tacos? — BOTH.

19. Favorite song to belt out at the top of your lungs when you’re alone? — Hurricane Drunk by Florence + the Machine.

43. What time do you usually go to bed? — 11:30 AM the latest, unless I have trouble sleeping.

49. Favorite kind of chips? — Sour cream & onion.

50. Talk about something you’re passionate about. — What am i passionate about, these days? My job has made that word lose all meaning to me, because I don’t do anything for myself anymore that isn’t sleep. How depressing.

53. Favorite kind of pizza? — Extra pepperoni, always. I’m going to end up with a pizza craving now.

54. Fast food or sit-down restaurant? — Restaurant takeout.

61. Favorite thing about yourself? — I don’t give up. On myself, on people. Even if I want to, even if I have a moment where I shut everything out for a day or even just an hour, I don’t stop. Even if a person has hurt me, many times, I don’t cut them out completely. It doesn’t make me stupid, or gullible, or naive, or any less strong than anyone else. And I wish people would stop treating me like it does when I happen to vent about a person. When I’m done trusting you, I’ll know, and you’ll know, too.

64. Heroes or villains? — Heroes. Spare me the bullshit about how they’re boring 🙃 Antihero is even better.

66. Least favorite fruit? — Kiwi.

69. How many plates can you eat at a buffet? — One and a half, I’d say. I’m really not a big eater. I could eat all day long, but never a huge plate of food all at once—unless I’m truly starving. So buffets aren’t really for me?

73. Tell a funny story. — I don’t have a recent one to share so this will have to be a “watch this space!” sorta answer.

74. What’s one interesting thing about your culture? — I can’t say there’s anything about my culture that sets us apart from others? We don’t have any holidays that Americans don’t already celebrate; there aren’t any religious customs or traditions. About the most interesting thing I can think of right now is that our Christmas breakfast is truly the least breakfast-y spread. There’s homemade bread and a Christmas ham on the table, but the main courses consist of large quantities of meat (beef and pork; stewed and fried, respectively).

75. What’s one annoying thing about your culture? — Children should be seen and not heard. Good luck getting anyone to take you seriously. Working night shift isn’t a “real job.” If you’re not a buttoned up professional, you’re doing it wrong. If you don’t do exactly as you’re told, you’re doing it wrong. ... Oh, sorry, you asked for one. Oops.

80. Has your opinion changed on something recently? — I feel like it has, but I couldn’t tell you on what, exactly. I’ve been realizing a lot of things about myself, though. And that’s nice (if scary, at times). Growth, and shit, you know?

81. Do you always order the same thing at a restaurant or order something different each time? — Answered already, but I’ll add that I am, admittedly (and shamelessly) a creature of habit. I think people confuse that with me being non-adventurous or outright boring, but that’s not the case; if I like something from a specific place, I’m going to get it. What’s the problem?

88. What’s something you would rate 10/10? — When all the bills are paid and I don’t have 10,000 work things hanging over my head.

90. What’s something you wish you had more knowledge about? — Finances.

98. Thoughts on the oxford comma? — I don’t trust people who don’t use it. But seriously, I don’t see the point in getting rid of it. It accomplished nothing. Sentences just look better with it, to me.