#it's stupid but it is what it is

[bookshelf-in-progress]

It's very weird to have a writing process that veers more and more toward discovery writing, but still has to have outlines. I've got to sink into the flow and let the story unfold as I write. But after a writing session, I almost always have to go back and rewrite the last scene I wrote to better match my original idea. Yet it's still about vibes--I have to make sure the prose has the right flow before I can move on.

It's most evident when I write these traditional retellings. With original fiction, I can get more intellectual about it. I can to some extent put the story together like Lego bricks, slotting in a plot point here, a bit of characterization there. I'm just trying to figure out what is happening, so the exact wording doesn't matter as much. I can view it much more as a whole story, that can be adjusted in bits and pieces all over the place.

With a retelling, there's another author who told us what happened. The point of my story is how I tell it. It's as much meta as story. I'm giving you a lens through which to view the fairy tale. If that lens gets out of focus, I've got to go back and make it clear before I go any further, or else I'll end up way off-course from where I wanted to go.

The emotional atmosphere is key to the whole story. So I've got to sink into the writing and just let the prose flow so I can immerse myself in that emotional atmosphere. But I've still got to go back and make sure my prose is flowing in the right channels. It's not something that can be solved by further outlining. The repeated drafting is the only way to make the story work. Even if it's a lot of work.

[izzythedemigod]

I just found the funniest font ever

Like. What is this. Why is this. Who is the target audience of this?

[rowanisawriter]

this what im going thru rn. if anyone gaf

[guiiay]

jinx and isha visit a walmart

[oifaaa]

I honestly do just presume everyone in the world has watched naruto I just can't comprehend a person that hasn't witnessed rock Lee take off his training weights or seen naruto sit sadly on a swing 50 times so when I see someone say they've never seen naruto I just don't believe them they have definitely watched naruto it is a universal life step

[psychicbluebirdmiracle]

Was curious how far Ithaca was from troy today while listening to epic the musical and rereading the illiad and I found this map

I think odysseus would have been better just to walk😭

[draconym]

Sure, you know how to self-flagellate, but do you know how to apologize? Saying "I'm a stupid idiot" is not the same thing as saying "I did something wrong."

[sillyguy-supreme]

white americans when you tell them that the idea of climate change as an impending disaster is a reductive first world perspective because it’s a tangible reality for many in the global south already:

[battleaxeproficiency]

feeling very frustrated about the ways people are talking about hurricane Milton. lots of needless, borderline fear mongering language with very little actual helpful information.

information about Milton that might ACTUALLY be helpful:

Hurricane Milton is shaping up to be the third strongest hurricane ever recorded.

Make sure you have an evacuation plan if the order is given or if you've already been told to leave.

there is also a code for free Ubers to evacuate effected counties, as well as shuttles from evacuating counties to nearby storm shelters

Prepare/secure your home

Find your nearest shelter and be prepared to leave

If you want to stay in the loop about the hurricane, WESH 2 News has ongoing coverage ad-free on YouTube.

General resources/information:

Please for the love of God stop preying on people's fears and causing panic. Know what resources are available to you and how to access them. If you approach this hurricane carefully YOU WILL BE OKAY!!!!! YOUR LIFE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RUINED!!!

Please link other resources you find or think other people might find useful!

[intercrusher]

this is their foreplay

[ratsonfire]

I never thought a Honda Odyssey could be so homoerotic

[cart00nmilk]

About being in love with and absolute idiot

[aerial-ace]

sick and tired of seeing these ace trainers brag about their super smart badass level 100 shiny mons.

This is Sol. She is a fucking idiot. She regularly forgets that she is a flying type and sits at the bottom of cabinets n such crying cause she doesn't know how to get up. I would die for her.

[yukennico]

watched sonic prime in its entirety and im changing fandoms/hj

[ladycibia]

I asked people their favourite EPIC: the musical song and drew silly, rough sketches about them (sorry)

[marypsue]

Keep seeing that post where OP starts like 'Thinking about...grieving the undead' and then adds on about like. Real life situations where people have not died but have left your life and you would have reason to grieve them.

All respect, that's an important concept, but that is not what I am thinking about when I read 'grieving the undead'.