#writerly memes

[moonlitinks]

daily reminder that if you HAVE A PLOT IDEA, A PLOT TWIST THAT COMES IN THE FUTURE, DIALOGUE YOU WANT TO WRITE, or ANY SCENE, whether it be a LINE or ONE WORD, WRITE IT DOWN.

this is your sign to write and enter your book again, even if it's contributing a single word for your draft.

JUST DO IT, OKAY. ramble if you even have to. <3

(ps. let me know what you wrote hehe)

[thegeekybeing]

Dear Grandma.

In a quaint, weathered cottage nestled amidst the rolling hills of a serene countryside, the legacy of a remarkable woman continued to weave its intricate threads long after her physical presence had departed. The matriarch had transcended the realms of mortality, but her unwavering devotion to her sons and the entire family endured as a silent, ethereal force, manifesting in the most tender and subtle of ways.

Within the walls of the cottage, memories lingered like the soft fragrance of wildflowers carried on a gentle breeze. Every creak of the floorboards seemed to whisper her name, and the flickering candlelight cast dancing shadows that mirrored her indomitable spirit. Family photographs adorned the walls, each frame capturing a moment of shared joy. Among them, a portrait of her radiated a timeless warmth, her eyes twinkling with love and wisdom.

Her sons, now grown with families of their own, often felt an inexplicable sense of reassurance in the midst of life's challenges. Little did they know that Grandma was the source of this solace, her unseen presence wrapping them in an embrace of unwavering support. During moments of indecision, a subtle gust of wind would carry the faint aroma of her signature seasoning. The scent, a comforting reminder of her nurturing nature, guided them through even the most tumultuous decisions.

As the seasons turned, Grandma's influence painted the canvas of their lives. In the verdant embrace of spring, the garden flourished with a riot of colors, much like the love she had sowed in their hearts. Vibrant blooms seemed to reach for the sky in an unspoken tribute to her enduring legacy. The rustling leaves of the aging oak tree in the backyard carried whispers of her laughter, as if she were relishing in the moments of playfulness shared with her children.

Summer evenings brought soft, golden sunsets that mirrored the glow of her spirit. Fireflies, like celestial messengers, would gather near her favorite reading nook, casting a shimmering halo of light. Her sons found solace in the quiet company of these luminous creatures, unaware that they were her chosen emissaries, conveying messages of love across the veil that separated their worlds.

Autumn leaves painted the landscape with hues of amber and scarlet, and as the family gathered for their annual harvest feast, the aroma of her secret recipe stuffing filled the air. Amidst laughter and stories, her essence mingled with the clinking of glasses and the joyous chatter, a reminder that her love transcended the boundaries of life and death.

Winter brought a cozy embrace, as the family huddled by the fireplace, sharing tales of days gone by. The crackling embers seemed to dance to the rhythm of her favorite lullabies, creating a symphony that resonated with the deep bond she had cultivated. The eldest daughter, overcome with a sense of gratitude, would often find a tear sliding down her cheek, a tear she could not explain, but one that carried the weight of her unspoken presence.

In this realm where the tangible and ethereal converged, Grandma's legacy remained woven into the very fabric of their lives. Her love, immeasurable and timeless, continued to guide her family through the intricate tapestry of existence, an ever-present reminder that bonds forged by love extend beyond the veil of mortality. And as her family found comfort in the moments that mirrored her essence, Grandma's spirit danced on, an eternal caretaker of her beloved sons and family, forever watching over them in the embrace of the universe's silent embrace.

[the-golden-comet]

Writerly Questionnaire

The very lovely @sableglass , @the-letterbox-archives , @nczaversnick , @drchenquill , @thecomfywriter , @thatuselesshuman , @glasshouses-and-stones , and @theink-stainedfolk , tagged me in this one. (I absolutely relate to your love of escapist romances to read alongside the beach 💖✨)

I’ll answer the best I can. Bear in mind I’m a little bit of a chaos gremlin :)

About Me

When did you first start writing?

About 12 years old. I always took a liking to Disney animated classics, which have inspired me to write and draw similar to the style.

Are the genres/themes you enjoy reading different from the ones you write?

Actually, the two are very similar. What I love to write is what I love to read. I’ve taken more of a fancy to writing romances now as opposed to a decade ago, though :)

Is there an author (or just a fellow writer!) you want to emulate, or one to whom you’re often compared?

Not that I’m aware of. Everyone has taken a little bit of inspiration from different sources, whether knowingly or unknowingly, so there are probably some authors or writers that I share similarities with. I know for a FACT that a lot of my stories draw heavy inspiration from Disney, which has influenced my art and storytelling styles ✨

Can you tell me a little about your writing space(s)? (Room, coffee shop, desk, etc.)

Ahhh, yes. Couch, coffee table, writing laptop, coffee. Soft throw draped across my lap as I get perpetually cold. Thankfully, it’s nice and quiet in this writing space and it allows me to let me do string-of-thought writing for hours. The only thing is sometimes I lose track of time this way, so I have to set an alarm for breaks and meals.

What’s your most effective way to muster up some muse?

Watching movies, listening in on my friends’ DnD campaigns, or reading stories from friends and mutuals :)

Did the place(s) you grew up in influence the people and places you write about?

Not really. I keep my personal life and writing life pretty separate. After all, a great thing about writing fantasy is that it doesn’t HAVE to tie in to the real world, or personal life. It can be whatever I want it to be ✨

Are there any recurring themes in your writing, and if so, do they surprise you at all?

Recurring themes? You bet. I either write a high fantasy BL Romance, or low fantasy slice-of life RomCom. My favorite writing tropes are Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Found Families, Romantic Comedy, Magic in the Mundane, Slice of Life, Call to Action/Prophecy, and Absurdism.

Do they surprise me? Absolutely. I can have a beautiful plot all planned out, and then my characters say, “okay I see the route, but what if we take a sliiiiight detour? :)” and then soon enough I’m on a totally unique and unexplored path in my writing….and that’s exciting. An adventure all on its own ✨

My Characters

Would you please tell me about your current favorite character? (Current WIP, past WIP, never used, etc.)

I fear if I don’t say Peter here, he’s gonna kill me. In my current WIP, my favorite character is Ali because he’s a lovable goofball genie that wants the best for Noah. Overall currently (side eying) Peter because he’s a chaotic-neutral, anti-establishment, insane pirate captain that makes my life entertaining 😂

Which of your characters do you think you’d be friends with in real life?

Ali. Hands down. Dude gets along with just about everyone.

Which of your characters would you dislike the most if you met them?

Any of the villains I wrote, but going off of main OCs? Gosh that’s tough….probably Tyr because he’s really angry all the time (for good reason, but too much of that is toxic)

Tell me about the process of coming up with of one, all, or any of your characters.

Oh boy. That’s a big one. Let’s see….

Character building kinda happens simultaneously to Plot Planning; it’s a bit hard to describe, as there’s no “right order” to my world building. But usually it’s: “Okay, who is my protagonist? Who is the antagonist? What do they look like? Is the protag a hero, or villain? Is the antag a hero, or villain? What is their ‘general moral alignment?’ What are their characteristics? What are their strengths? What are their flaws? What are their goals and aspirations? Etc.” I do this for each major character. Then, secondary and supporting characters, who get a little less polish but still enough to be human (or relatable) in nature, start getting fleshed out.

Once I get the Core Plots and characters made and planned out, I start piecing the events in chronological order in the story. This becomes my “roadmap” that helps drive the narrative. Then….well, the rest just kinda falls into place. Once I have a “Plan of Events,” all that’s left is writing the story around the plan. And, as I’m writing, new ideas may come, and I get to explore that a little further during the writing phase.

tl;dr: I do the “Tree Approach.” Characters are the foundational trunk. Branches are the Core Plots. Twigs are the Conflicts. Leaves are the little details of each conflict (i.e. how characters react, where the conflict is set, what this means for each character’s aspirations, etc.)

Do you notice any recurring themes/traits among your characters?

Yep :)

How do you picture them? (As real people you imagined, as models/actors who exist in real life, as imaginary artwork, as artwork you made or commissioned, anime style, etc.)

Like this:

My Writing

What’s your reason for writing?

Personal enjoyment, mainly. And how far I can stretch and challenge my creative mind ✨

Is there a specific comment or type of comment you find particularly motivating coming from your readers?

Any story reactions and positive engagement is always appreciated. Just don’t be a dick and you’re good 👍

How do you want to be thought of by those who read your work? (For example: as a literary genius, or as a writer who “gets” the human condition; as a talented worldbuilder, as a role model, etc.)

I loathe this question. As long as people enjoy my stories, that’s what matters. I’m just one silly little guy writing stories for my own enjoyment. The fact that other people can enjoy my wild ideas as well is a blessing in of itself.

What do you feel is your greatest strength as a writer?

Comedy and Dialogue. And comedic timing.

What have you been frequently told your greatest writing strength is by others?

Same as above. Also have been told that I have wildly entertaining and outlandishly creative ideas portrayed in “insane, chaotic, and ballsy ways.” Coolio 🤙

How do you feel about your own writing? (Answer in whatever way you interpret this question.)

I’m proud of it. I’ve successfully written stories that I wanted to read, and reading back through my stories is really entertaining and motivating :)

If you were the last person on earth and knew your writing would never be read by another human, would you still write?

I’ve already been writing stories on my own for well over a decade, nearly two. It was my husband and friends who finally pushed me to go public, and I’m very glad I did :)

When you write, are you influenced by what others might enjoy reading, or do you write purely what you enjoy? If it’s a mix of the two, which holds the most influence?

I write solely for my entertainment, and my personal opinion is that’s the best way to do it, honestly. If I write stories that I want to read, I enjoy them, I spend more effort on them because I WANT to, not to please anyone other than myself. I don’t inhibit myself or censor myself, allowing me creative freedom to write wherever my heart takes me….which has led to some WILDLY entertaining plots. Even if writing is a career to some, if you find yourself enjoying what you write, you’re gonna motivate yourself beyond your wildest imaginations ✨

Man, that was a lot! Thank you @davycoquette for starting the chain, and thank you again Sable for tagging me!

I will gently and no pressure tag the following people as well as my tag list: @nczaversnick , @lavender-gloom , @cowboybrunch , @noblebs , @words-after-midnight , @saturnine-saturneight , @marlowethelibrarian , @aintgonnatakethis , @coffeexafterxmidnight , @astramachina , @justabigoldnerd , @pippinoftheshire , +open tag! 💛✨

✨👇Tag list for writing tidbits below. DM me if you’d like to be added 👇✨

Tag List for writing tidbits (lmk if you want + or -)

@talesofsorrowandofruin , @alinacapellabooks , @gioiaalbanoart , @deanwax , @dyrewrites , @honeybewrites , @paeliae-occasionally , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @katenewmanwrites , @billybatsonmylove , @madi-konrad , @houseplantblank , @far-cry-from-finality , @froggy-pposto , @fractured-shield , @avaseofpeonies , @topazadine , @thecoolerlucky , @theaistired , @willtheweaver , @rivenantiqnerd @somethingclevermahogony , @noxxytocin , @leahnardo-da-veggie , @addicted2coke-theothercoke , @illarian-rambling , @mysticstarlightduck , @ominous-feychild

[witch-of-the-writing-desk]

Doom scrolling and ADHD

[deadpluto22]

Me rn making the most heart-shattering, soul-crushing, sob-inducing backstory for a character, all while meticulously plotting an even more emotionally devastating future for them:

[taxonomist]

11, 24, 30 🎶

11) WHAT BOOK FANDOM DO YOU AFFILIATE YOURSELF WITH THE MOST: .....Gaudy again? That's genuinely just my friend group. The Master and Commander books probably count for this one.

24) FIRST BOOK YOU REMEMBER BEING OBSESSED WITH: That would be the 104-book Kentucky Thoroughbred racing young adult series "Thoroughbred."

30) ONE BOOK EVERYONE SHOULD READ: 84 Charing Cross Road, a short and sweet collection of letters between a classics-loving screenwriter in New York and an antiquarian bookshop in England in the 1950s. Helene Hanff's writing is charming and evocative, and you grow to love the bookshop staff as much as she does.

(original meme)

[xxxtosoxxx]

[setaripendragon]

Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?

[From this ask meme]

Oh! Um... You know? I can't think of one? I... don't tend to resist when a new idea strikes me? ^^" Even if I haven't published it, I've at least started writing it.

There are... less tropes, and more techniques I want to try that I haven't found the right idea for. I really want to play with flashbacks, and how to work them into narration in a way that flows? I want to practise working symmetry into my longer stories.

But tropes... Like, the closest I can think of is Body Sharing, but specifically how the characters would deal with romantic relationships that they don't share while body-sharing (complex and weird polycules are my jam), but... I've written (started writing), uh... three fics with that premise, it's just I didn't get as far as I'd like into them before I got distracted? So I didn't get to the really juicy bits of interpersonal shenanigans I had planned ^^"

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Oh, um... I'm sure there must be? XD Uh... infidelity plots? I really don't like writing that at all. Um...

Oh! Blame the Bastard! I hatehatehate that trope. Haaaaaaate it. I'm pretty sure I'm never going to write it, not unless I plan to subvert it. Not even if the Jealous Wife is the obvious villain. I hate that this is even a trope, tbh, that it's prevalent enough in our stories, and realistic enough to human nature to be that prevalent. Blame the person who did something wrong, ffs. Argh!

[elenscaie]

@ellorypurebloodculture

Current mood

[moonlitinks]

i think trying to fall back in love with your own writing hurts more than falling out of it - because you realize what you had and you're trying to get it back, but it's not coming together sometimes

[dionysiaproductions]

As the Destiel confession meme is all over my dash, I've been thinking about the writerly thing of wanting to have a character respond to "I love you," with silence, anger, "I know", an action, "Don't do this, Cas," etc even though most of us irl say "I love you too."

I think it's kind of unfair to cheat characters of getting to say "I love you too." And of getting to hear it.

But I am obsessed with how the Supernatural fandom has made a meme out of filling that unfair silence with every bit of living the fans have done since the scene aired: news, events, joys and sadnesses all plastered across Dean's face.

Lowkey, I think that's why we're seeing so much of the meme this particular anniversary. A lot of us are terrified and everyone's screaming "I love you too."

[cacodaemonia]

Writerly ask meme, if I may? ＼(＾▽＾)／ 6, 10, 15, 19 (but so many are good!!) 🎉🎉🎉 thank you!!!

Hiii thanks for the ask! :D

6. the word that appears the most in your current draft (wordcounter.net can tell you) Oh this is interesting! Uhh my current draft is spread out over 22 chapters and like 65K at this point, so I don't want to take the time to copy/paste all of it into there XD But lemme grab one of the much shorter fics I have drafted... Haha okay, well, predictably, I guess, since this is mostly Boil's pov, his name is the most common word. Then Waxer, Rex, Thorn, Boil's, Waxer's, and finally, we get to a non-name word: like. 😂

10. what is the longest amount of time you’ve let a draft rest before you finished it? Hm, I guess this means time between finishing a draft and then being totally done with editing? If so, then I'd guess maybe a couple of months? I tend to let drafted fics sit while I write other things, and then I come back periodically to edit them a few times until they're ready to post.

15. favorite weather for writing No preferred weather, tbh!

19. the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic Hmmm, probably coronal mass ejections? :D

Thanks again!!

[xxxtosoxxx]

It's totally a possible thing to do 🤡

[marlowethelibrarian]

Writerly Questionaire tag!

@saturnine-saturneight, @the-golden-comet and @fortunatetragedy all tagged me for this questionaire! Also thanks to @davycoquette for the original meme!

About You

When did you start writing?

I remember writing a story for a first grade assignment when I was 4-5 and really enjoying it. They gave us little booklets that were just like construction paper cut into shapes with lined paper inside to write on. I didn't really start writing as a hobby until I was about 10, writing naruto fanfic.

Are the genres/themes you enjoy reading different from the ones you write?

I tend to write what I like to read! I like nonfiction on occasion which I definitely can write, I just don't do it very often.

Is there an author (or just a fellow writer!) you want to emulate, or one to whom you’re often compared?

No one has ever compared me to an author ever, lmfao, but there are some writers here on writeblr that I've got an eye on, with prose that fucking slaps. I haven't actually sat down and read their stuff yet for the most part, because my life has been crazy but from the excerpts I see on tumblr I'm like. Yes. That. That's great. How do they do that. shout out to @cowboybrunch, @fortunatetragedy and @davycoquette!

Can you tell me a little about your writing space(s)?

90% of the time I write in my messy ass bed my fitted sheet refuses to stay on. The other 10% I'm wandering to other places in the house.

What’s your most effective way to muster up some muse?

Write or die sometimes brute forces it out of me. Otherwise, brainstorming with a sounding board, answering some asks or tag games, or rereading my old stuff can all help me out here.

Did the place(s) you grew up in influence the people and places you write about?

I mean. Probably! I definitely do that thing where I'll picture the layout of a building as a building I'm familiar with. I've written a lot of apartments that look suspiciously like my grandparent's old house.

Are there any recurring themes in your writing, and if so, do they surprise you at all?

Yeah almost definitely lmfao. I keep noticing patterns after the fact. I have been circling the idea of dead worlds for one, and what it takes to survive there a couple times now. It's less obvious in project Cannibalism, but it's honestly still there.

Your Characters

Would you please tell me about your current favorite character? (Current WIP, past WIP, never used, etc.)

My current obsession is definitely Ravi, who is a dnd character, a larp character, and the main character of my Summer League OCT rounds. They started off as a gnome alchemist who is like just a back alley drug dealer when they got stuck in Barovia in a Curse of Strahd campaign. (Currently the only member of the original party still alive and aiming to keep it that way) I changed them to be a halfling when writing them for the OCT on a whim because it feels like a more grounded fantasy race to draw from without having to explain too much thanks to Lord of the Rings and its enduring cultural legacy. I've been greatly enjoying the process of writing, essentially, an incredibly traumatized character embark on a life or death venture among people who have no idea what the stakes are for them, exploring how badly adapted some of those defense mechanisms are for a regular ass place and how other people would view them, and how they would get there in the first place. I'd put them in my mouth and chew on them

Which of your characters would you be friends with in real life?

I can be a pretty sensitive person who prefers straightforward communication and positivity, so every single one of my horrible little prickly assholes is out. And that's a category I really enjoy writing so that's almost all of them lmfaoooo. I'd probably be friends with Wakma though. Wakma's cool.

Which characters would you dislike the most if you met them?

I wouldn't be able to stand Mala. She's consistently unpleasant and horrible to the people around her and I would not be able to let it roll off or just hit back like Rakani does.

Tell me about the process of coming up with your characters?

I like to develop characters in response to aspects I find interesting about the worldbuilding, or around a concept I want to explore. Sometimes they come about because there's a role in a story I need to fill. Wakma, for example, mostly came about because I knew Rakani absolutely needed a friend who didn't come from the Suyan hierarchy, and I already had this really cool idea about nomadic airship traders so I made him a diplomat from that culture, and then developed more of his character as I wrote him and decided what was important to the story.

Do you notice any reoccurring themes/traits in your characters?

Traumatized little goblins, people who aren't acceptable victims, who lash out and behave in unacceptable ways.

How do you picture your characters?

I do draw, so I do have pictures of what characters look like sometimes, but sometimes they're just blobs and I decide along the way what they look like. I do try to be deliberate about it though, because diversity in race and body types rarely just happens to me. It's something I work towards and am purposefully deliberate about.

Your Writing

What’s your reason for writing?

I wanna and no one's stopped me yet.

Is there a specific comment or type of comment you find particularly motivating coming from your readers?

i love it when someone points at something I did specifically about what about it they vibed with or excited them.

How do you want to be thought of by those who read your work?

Just don't look at me and expect my characters please.

What do you feel is your greatest strength as a writer?

Clarity.

What have you been frequently told your greatest writing strength is by others?

Well I think people have cried about my writing a lot, so it's quite emotional. I'm always very pleased when someone says I've hit on a level of some emotional realism.

How do you feel about your own writing?

I have great, creative ideas, but the execution could use a little work. I think my writing is pretty plain and worksmanlike, and that's like fine.

If you were the last person on earth and knew your writing would never be read by another human, would you still write?

This does absolutely open up a whole ass can of worms. jamie's right, how am i surviving here, if im subsidence farming I don't think I'd have the time and energy for writing. But like, I don't think I would if I knew I'd never have an audience. Even a small audience of one would be reason enough to write but if it's just me I might not.

When you write, are you influenced by what others might enjoy reading, or do you write purely what you enjoy?

I don't care what other people want when I'm writing. I only care when I'm editing lmfao.

i have not kept track of who has answered this or not so I'm just going to leave this open to anyone who wants this!!

[bleachbleachbleach]

for the fic writer meme: 

15. favorite weather for writing

(I think they are asking what weather makes you feel like writing, but I am more interested in what kind of weather you like to put in your stories)

23. pick three keywords that describe your writing

aaaaaaand 

18. if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

(thank you in advance, I always love to see your writerly thoughts! 💕)

Thank you for the ask!! <3 From this fic writer ask meme:

15. favorite weather for writing

My favorite weather to write is often wed to whatever I think is interesting about the weather happening around me in actual life. It’s most fun to write about firefly weather when there are fireflies around—that first summer heat that breaks them open and lets them loose. All the different kinds of snow and ice and how they change the ways you go about your life outside. That particular kind of dusky weather where it’s still hot—the grounds still hot and emanating it; the grass is still sweating—but there’s cold pockets in the shadows and blowing in from places where the sun’s already gone down. The fact that this does not happen in humid places, but the way something similar does after a summer storm and the temperature finally breaks. I like including whatever fun thing is happening outside, which can be a problem when you are writing someone with, say, ice powers, because then I think, oh go fuck yourself, the RealFeel is 108 and it is so wet in here mold is actively growing on the DOORS. ICE DOES NOT EXIST

23. pick three keywords that describe your writing

gestural—or maybe elusive? In that whatever I’m writing is probably talking around whatever it’s about rather than talking about the thing that it is about.

textural—which is a word I’ve received from others in two completely different contexts, actually. I suspect that in the context of fanfic, this is an effect of being someone who gets very excited thinking about things like what weight of paper the SC is printed on.

limited—not in a derogatory sense, though that was my first inclination when thinking about words. But in the “limited perspective” sense, because being deep in the sauce of a character’s POV is my favorite thing about fan fiction, because I like seeing not only what they’re thinking about or feeling, or even how they’re thinking about it or feeling it, but how they think and how they feel, at the level of mechanics.

18. if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

I chose... three... snippets, because I’m very fond of them and I wish there were a place for them. Maybe I’ll be able to salvage them into something in the future. 

1. That’s the difference between talking to Ichigo and talking to Renji. Ichigo basically never asks questions, and it’s very nice. Renji always asks. Sometimes Renji asks even if he doesn’t have to, because sometimes there are things in Rukia that can only be excised if they come clawing out her throat.

For the next two, I’ve gone ahead and redacted the characters they’re about, because I feel like they are probably guessable purely by description. Well, one should definitely be, because WHO ELSE:

2. _________ has great innate respect for the office of captain. This entails holding his fellow captains in some manner of compulsory regard. Functionally, however, _________ has very little inclination to understand most of them as anything more than decently capable paperweights, mired in business largely irrelevant to his own. 

3. _________ is not sure what to make of that. She’s not generally the subject of assessment, at least so boldly. She prefers to gift wrap her moods, giving loudly and obviously, and her privacy has always been the gift she receives in turn. 

Answer Key: 2. B Y A K U Y A 3. Matsumoto

[goodluckclove]

For the 'struggling writer thing'

Currently having a mini crisis about my MC and faer writing style, it's quite... purple prose poetic but there's a REASON for faer writing style to be like that, plus the other character's POVs are a lot more simple.

I guess what I'm trying to say is... how to make purple prose more understandable while it's still purple prose? My current plan is to separate the longer scenes into 'snippets' with titles so they are more digestible, but any help would be much appreciated!

Hi. Hello! It's good to hear from you.

By the way you crafted this ask it sounds to me like someone somewhere made you think that purple prose is inherently bad and acts as some kind or moral failure on your behalf. At the same time, it seems like you have a perfectly justifiable reason for your character to talk the way fae does.

Purple prose is often derided, in my experience, when it is used to draw attention to how Writerly the Writer is. Oh, look at ME! Look at all the BIG WORDS I know! Have you considered ALL THE BOOKS THAT I HAVE EATEN! YUMMY YUMMY KNOWLEDGE!

That sucks. You don't want to be the writer who writes so people know how smart they are. That's weird.

On the other hand, sometimes you make a Little Guy who just talks in a certain way. And if you want to respect that and showcase it, you should. So fae talks like a fancy weirdo? Cool! If that's genuinely their vibe then that's faer's vibe, and maybe you don't have to go that extra mile to make it "digestible".

People read James Joyce for fun. Not everyone needs easily digestible literature. There is absolutely a justification for a character talking like an ornate time machine stowaway if that's what you feel is the best depiction of who they are and you don't got to do a goddamned thing to make them sound more normal.

The only thing I would say is that if the other POVs are in a more conventional tone, then fae's perspective will really stand out. But if they're a dryad that uses neopronouns and speaks in poetry - that tracks for me. That makes sense that they're not speaking in TikTok memes and talking about the nearest place to find vape juice.

Let fae be the most indulgent Little Fancy Man (gender neutral) that fae wants to be, especially for a first draft. You can tone it down later if you want, but maybe you won't have to. if anyone tells you to stop they can eat an entire loaf of heavily-processed sandwich bread and absolutely go fuck themselves.