#trials and tribulations of writer

[sobeautifullyobsessed]

I would like to formally apologize to all my WIPs that have gone unattended for what feels like an eternity. I love you guys so much, and I swear that was never my intent for you.

[raincandyart]

Original quote by Layana Clouet, "A Love Letter To A Dead Thing". Just thought it suited her.

[ID: Saturated and rendered blockily artwork of Dahlia Hawthorne from the hips up. She's drawn naked with her arms and hands raised to clutch at her head. Her hair sprawled out around her with an almost thorny texture. She grits her teeth openly, her face in an wince. Her red hair is drawn with the highest saturation possible, matching the thick red frame around the art. Inside the frame, the arts background is solid black. There's negative coloured text over the image, "You're a heap of flesh and guts and blood in a wax museum. The only thing real. Sickeningly real. Crimson and warm where the others are pale and cold. Revoltingly red, nauseatingly alive. You're a child in a graveyard.". The text is stretched out in the background on the frame as well. /end ID]

[purplefeathersandblackleather]

Both of these are hardcore facts. Your girlfriend will do it, too.

Pro Tip for Writers

If you want a great spelling check website, all you have to do is hit the "post/publish" button and all your mistakes will become abundantly obvious to you through the magic of absolute mortification

[dw-flagler]

there's something really funny about how i had a brain tumor as i conceptualized and wrote friday, a fanfic about a brain tumor

[hithertoundreamtof23]

Tick, Tick Boom is such a mood

When Jonathan is trying to write his song, but does literally anything else until a few hours before his presentation. 😂

And then his power goes out and he's like, "this must be a sign! I guess I'll go swimming!"

[basitj]

And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain ways, they can't ever be fixed, and this is something nobody ever tells you when you are young and it never fails to surprise you as you grow older as you see the people in your life break one by one. You wonder when your turn is going to be, or if it's already happened.

— Douglas Coupland, Life After God

[yakool-foolio]

I was playing some of Recipe For Turnabout with my mom today, and she made a good point when talking about Kudo and his reason for being a regular at Très Bien.

"Why can't [Kudo] be dealing with loneliness and want someone to talk to instead of ogling young girls?"

I dislike the typical anime archetype of pervy comedic relief characters as much as anyone else and criticize it for how its handled, but I think it's just as important to discuss how pervertedness for the sake of being 'funny' could be changed into something more thoughtful. Most of the time, characters are written to be pervy for the audience to have something to laugh at (mostly at the expense of the perverted character), but its rarely considered and elaborated on why they are acting so debauched. People will always yearn for human connection, but that yearning doesn't have to be solely romantic or sexual. More often than not, people may simply want someone they can confide in and have friendly conversations with to pass the time and potentially have a nice companionship with. Or, on the other side of the coin, maybe someone desperately wants attention and will do heinous things to obtain their moment in the spotlight.

Pervy characters don't have to be pervy as a baseline. Giving them a reason for their actions or shifting their romantic or sexual feelings to a platonic or even familial yearning could lead to interesting explorations of what would simply be standard comedic relief characters. It's a step toward making them feel all the more human instead of living the role of the butt of a joke.

I guess what I'm tryin' to say is that we need more diverse personalities and psychologies of perverted characters rather than just leaving it at 'talk trash get brass sexual style' for comedy points and fanservice.

[ticklishfiend]

writing tickle fics in a devastating lee mood might be the hardest task i’ve ever taken up. i am truly god’s strongest soldier.

(🍓 anon u will pay for that prompt u sent a while ago. i am Struggling rn and it is partly u to blame.)

[hollow-keys]

This user wishes Turlough's arc was better written and executed.

[heartoflesh]

He doesn't care.

He doesn't care that my heart could break without him. He says he wants me to be happy. That he cares about me and wants me to be happy. Doesn't he know that he is what I want. He can make me happy. It can be so simple. He says he wants what's best for me. But if he truly felt that, if he wasn't lying, he wouldn't brush it off. He wouldn't make it sound like I could be with someone else. That I could be without him. That I would even want to. Or that I could be happy alone when I've already had a taste of him and everything he had so lovingly and eagerly given to me before the world split in two and separated us a further distance than just Ontario and Florida. There are days that I'm so angry. But I try not to be. There are days where I am so sad. But I try not to be. I am always grieving. I want so much to be the happy person that I was before. I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't want any of this. I avoided everything having to do with it. I was so careful. But I was given it. I was given it and in the beginning, it was so good. And then it was taken back. Ripped away from me. Life, joking with me. And now I'm just supposed to be happy. But I find myself crying at 1:41 PM, in my mother's office at work. To myself. Hysterically. Silently. By myself. Just the way he made me feel. And it feels like God isn't listening to my prayers. As much as I cry out to Him for help. To ease this pain. To make me forget. To pull me out of this mud and mire that I didn't ask for. But nothing is happening. It feels like nothing is happening and it was so fine before. I was so fine. And now I am broken, wondering when I will finally heal and forget about all this. When will I have traversed enough time to put enough distance between me and these emotions that tear through my muscle and bone. I have never known so much anguish. I have never known this much grief.

Yet I feel so much urgency. Like if I continue to feel this, if I continue to stay in these feelings, I'm elongating this process God has me going through. I'm postponing the blessings. But I don't know how to heal any faster. I don't know how to be ok.

— Excerpt from a book I'll never write, William

[mrsreginagold]

So I have a spicier Nikari to share this week (probably tomorrow) but I also have my other Dayko fic edited and waiting in the wings. I only hesitate to post it because it’s set in season three and therefore contains major spoilers for Mayko’s plot line 😅

To post or not to post is basically what I'm currently flipping back and forth on.

[sobeautifullyobsessed]

Please reblog to increase sample size. I really do want to know how my fellow authors feel. And where my reactions fit in.

[emmaliee]

Last year marked the inception of my book project centered on the pivotal role of communication within relationships. Over the course of my three-year immersion in communication studies, I encountered various theories and methodologies aimed at enhancing interpersonal connections. Experimenting with each theory in a series of short-lived relationships, I witnessed firsthand their varying degrees of success.

Unbeknownst to my dates, each encounter served as a trial ground, revealing insights into the complexities of human interaction. While some theories proved remarkably effective, others were inconsistent. Inevitably, amidst the experimentation, I found myself emotionally entangled in certain instances, experiencing heartbreak and navigating toxic situationships. It became evident that my intellectual pursuits often outpaced my emotional readiness. However, amidst these trials, I encountered a remarkable individual who proved to be a true blessing. It was then that I resolved to conclude my experimental phase and pursue genuine connection. My forthcoming book will document the plethora of trials and tribulations encountered, culminating in a synthesis of what truly constitutes effective communication in relationships.

[sunriseverse]

ugh why do i have to write the nanqiu i want to read why can’t people just watch the show that aired for two hours before being removed and is only available on shady websites and write all the fics it deserves. fine. fuck. i’ll do it but i’ll moan and gripe the entire way.

[dw-flagler]

i should get a beta reader just to go "what the fuck is this, D.W? This is garbage. this is unreadable. This is nonsense."

[pyrrhicraven]

Questions and Answers

What prompted you to start writing in the first place? Was there a particular event or person that inspired you?  My imaginary friends when I was very little, they got me telling my parents all sorts of stories about them, I would like to point out that one of my imaginary friends was Raphael from TMNT, I used to call him 'Me Turtle' 😆

When did you first realize that you wanted to be a writer?  Probably Primary when they ask kids what they wanted to be, got my teacher's attention as I was horrible at writing at that point 😵My words are more flowery, yet I still have a lot to learn with structure!

What are your long-term goals as a writer?  Goals? Is it a thing? Lol Yeah, it's publishing an original 100,000-word book!

What do you like to write about?  If I had to make a choice, I really enjoy Eldritch Abominations and horror, especially this time of year!

How long does it usually take you to write a book?  Fanfictions can take between a month to five+ years. Original Books? That can take several years or shorter depending on how much time I have and how interested I am in writing whatever it is I'm writing and my hyperfixations don't get in my way lol

What Pairing is your Favorite and why? I get asked this one quite often and Honestly, I don't think I ever do it justice 🤣 I have several favorites at any time and am not going to list them all here as that is another entry all its own, but I can tell you most if not all of them are enemies to lovers! I think it's the challenge of writing two utterly different people who should by all accounts hate each other but, some invisible signal just ignites and they have something to bind them together in a new way...If that makes any sense 😵‍💫

Who are some of your favorite writers?  Steven King, Joe Hill, Timothy Zahn, David Mack, and Mercedes Lackey. If I added fanfiction writers that would be a novel all its own lol But, I will gladly add TheHeadlessHorseman13 to this list 😊