#such are the woes of fic writing

[coralhoneyrose]

I watched Sense and Sensibility last week and since then, I have had SUCH a craving for a drawn out, pining intensive Chrobin fic that takes place in like a fantasy-regency setting. And it’s killing me because I wrote one of those! I wrote one of those, but I can’t actually read mine because I swore off allowing myself to revisit PtLY for at least 6 months as a way of curbing my obsessive editing problem. And I’ve said it before, but this is exactly the problem with writing the fic you want to see in the world lol, like it doesn’t do you very much good if your brain is too perfectionistic to be able to enjoy reading your own work :’)

[bipolaritysucksbutslaps]

brb gonna daydream about writing fanfiction for several hours without actually writing a single word

[i-will-write]

[wordsofwilderness]

You'd think writing a chapter would make you one chapter closer to being done with a fic. You'd think that, wouldn't you??

But no, you are in fact 3 chapters further away.

[lunalikestowriteanddraw]

Me whenever I’m at work and can’t write at that moment: I must write RIGHT NOW. If I don’t write I will DIE

Me, when I’m at home and can write: what are words

[gascreates]

seeby s1 dino gaang :)

[haley-harrison]

[freesia-writes]

[tgmsunmontue]

  "Marry me..."

  "What?"

  "Marry me..." Jake repeats, happiness and joy dripping from every pore of his body, his body sliding against Bradley's. "We love each other, why shouldn't we get married?"

  "Uh... cause I'm already married?" Bradley states.

It stops him cold.

Ice in his veins.

Happiness and joy immediately turned to feelings of betrayal and hurt.

  "You're what?"

[dinkflocculent]

Perfectionism is hell. Eveytime my sentences isnt the perfect line ever written my brain thinks i is the foulest thing on the earth. It only worsens when I see good writing by a writer who is probably thinking the same thing about their writing.

[includedisco]

Confessions of my struggles as a writer

By the time I'm writing chapter 16 of a story, I've forgotten what was happening in chapter 5

I overuse the words 'gently' and 'softly' because my brain thinks everything is better when said or done gently/softly🙄

I write romance fanfics but I always have to Google help for kiss scenes😅 it's been 6 years of writing and I was on Google just last night

I forget minor character names

I forget entire characters

If you can relate, you're not alone 🤝 we'll get better as long as we don't resort to AI

Fuck AI

[justsaysomethingjayj]

Me just wanting to write my trash fic ideas

[theflagscene]

[ajcrowlor]

It's so clear now that you are all that I have I have no fear cos you are all that I have

so i decided i wasn't actually all that happy with the background of this piece and redid it haha :'D

again, this is from a post-series Empty rescue plotbunny, it's yet another image of Dean and Cas in freefall (which is probs from watching too much Eureka Seven in hs), and have the soundtrack that is both inspired by this scene and acted as inspiration to draw this (mostly Snow Patrol's You're All I Have and Signal Fire being blasted on repeat):

(also how the FUCK do yall size your procreate shit for tumblr? i feel like everything i post looks like a pic i took with my first slide phone circa 2008... it makes potato quality look good *sobbing*)

[lightningbig]

5+1 qpissa. five times missa tries to propose + one time phil says yes. various vignettes of missa trying to make a move and phil being utterly oblivious. phil does something and missa stammers out 'marry me?' and phil giggles about it, 'aw mate, don't worry about it', thinks missa was just doing a bit. missa finds some interesting gems, makes them into a ring and everything, and phil gasps and coos over it but doesn't seem to get what missa meant at all. thanks him profusely, treasures the gift, but there's no acknowledgement of proposal. etc etc and this continues, missa getting more exasperated and lovestruck, until he either comes clean (by accident or on purpose) or phil realizes something's up. and it's like comedy of errors right bc phil is ?? confused?? 'we're already married, wdym??' bc phil has considered them married since chayanne, since the adoption, since the double bed in the house on the wall. missa is so bamboozled. cannot believe this. 'you- what- the whole time??' and phil doesn't mean to laugh, but he's remembering all the moments the past few months, how silly they are. but missa is looking genuinely upset so he schools himself and settles down next to his husband. 'ask me again' 'what?' 'missa, ask me again. please?' and missa gathers himself, and this time he has no plans, no elaborate set up, no gifts. it's just them and he asks and phil is warm and sure and safe when he squeezes his hands, sidles up close. says yes. and kisses him so soundly.

[vmprsm]