#that was sooooo deliberately written dialogue wise

[girlfailurefelix]

i’m so glad we’ve started to open up to the possibility that the MCI is pre-CC bite cuz i’ve been thinking this for a while (yeah kid can be traumatized by his brother being a dick, but still) and while i know no one likes to 1:1 everything, it was really solidified as a concept for me w vanessa’s thing in the movie considering i’m pretty sure the MCI kids are CC’s age so that would be a very intriguing parallel. like william doesn’t need a “good” motive, he can just be awful.

[bropunzeling]

1, 7, 23, 34, or 40 for the writing asks?

i'm gonna do 23 and 34 because those ~speak to me~

23 Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?

oh gosh, both of these are hard in different ways! i think on the one hand, coming up with dialogue that (a) sounds believable while (b) doing what you need for the story is really really tricky, and i'm never quite sure i'm nailing it. that said, i think for fic you can have a bit of grace and leeway in letting your characters sound a bit smarter or more verbose than they do in real life, because fiction isn't real life, and writing compelling stories sometimes requires more than "get pucks to the net" iykwim.

on the other hand, i've really wanted to up my game on description of setting and place specifically, and my GOD i can feel the effort in doing it. i've always felt really really comfortable in writing physicality and bodies (because it's a fascination/constant object of thought of mine!), but trying to get better and setting/place/atmosphere has been sooooo hard. especially in trying to write a fic set in a place that i know really really well, so trying to figure out what aspects i need to like, actively articulate and not assume my audience already knows -- and also that my pov character would notice and think about, that aren't just self-evident to being in that location -- has been so tricky! i'm thinking a lot about it and idk if i'm succeeding as much as i wish i were, but nevertheless we strive.

34 do you write to improve? or is that not a concern for you?

yes and no! on the one hand, writing is a hobby and an outlet for me, and one of the things i'm trying to remember is a hobby can be something that i just do without a whole lot of stuff wrapped up in it. on the other hand, i'm a perfectionist nerd who likes to do things well, and when i hit those valleys where i become aware of the ways that i'm not as strong craft-wise as i want to be, i notice it!

it's funny because right now i picked my main wip in part for the normal reasons (scenes/concepts that are etched in my skull) but also in part because it's a type of story i haven't really done yet. i haven't done a slow burn ever; i especially haven't done a slow burn where i can't use sex scenes as a jumpstart to intimacy for matthew & leon; i haven't written a deliberate canon divergent au (soulbonds was canon when i started it!); and again i haven't written a fic where i'm so focused on place and setting. it's been hard! i'm really aware of the ways that i hope i can be better and the areas where i'm falling short of where i want to be! i am writing some lil pwps in between just so i have something easy and gratifying to help keep my motivation going! but my hope is that the end product is cool. yk, assuming i finish it. hopefully!