#writing is weird

[sparrow-the-tired-lesbian]

when you’re trying to write and you have to go on a long chain of google searches to find out what creatures were servants of the Aesir gods

#writing is weird #lokius

[chen-chen-chen-again-chen]

Hi, hello, hola! And a happy mid-Erotic Grope Fest to you all!!

Editing Ch. 2 of my EGF fic, Good morning, good night, good morning, continues apace! I was going to share a bit of that, but instead I found this tiny, completely unrelated story (a drablet?) when I was looking through editing notes:

Simon: (pauses in the middle of making out) Are we dating now? 

Baz: (falls out of bed) 

Baz: (slips on a banana) 

Baz: (tumbles down the stairs) 

Baz: (stands up) 

Baz: (smooths back hair) 

Baz: (puts on a suit) 

Baz: Yes. 

(tags & more writing blather behind the cut)

I'm at that Weird Point in editing Chapter 2 of my EGF fic so many times that I have lost perspective. Random thoughts will drift across my mind: "Is this funny? Why did I ever think this was funny?" and "This is 5K and yet it feels like nothing happens??"

I feel well-adjusted enough (at the moment) for this reminder to kick in: "My job isn't to judge whether the thing is good or bad. My job, right now, is just to edit." Writing Do Be Like That. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

In other fun news, I found some notes from when I was editing Chapter 20 of Jelly Babies and my spouse (known on the internets as Earlobegreytea) was peeking over my shoulder:

Earlobegreytea: Was there kissin’ in this chapter? 

Me: No

Earlobegreytea: Was there kissin’ in the previous chapter? 

Me: Also no 

Earlobegreytea: No kissin’ Earlobegreytea: Just thinking about kissin’ Earlobegreytea: Just thinking about kissin’ a little Earlobegreytea: Keep ‘em in suspension 

And then he kept muttering about kissin' while he went to pick up milk. 😘🐄🥛

I've been up since six this morning, so I'm kicking off SSS with a long list of hello tags. Come out and play! (Or just rest and be cosy. Tha's cool too) @aristocratic-otter @artsyunderstudy @bookish-bogwitch @captain-aralias @confused-bi-queer @cutestkilla @dohrnaira @facewithoutheart @fatalfangirl @hushed-chorus @ionlydrinkhotwater @ic3-que3n @ileadacharmedlife @imagineacoolusername @johnwgrey @larkral @martsonmars @moodandmist @nightimedreamersworld @onepintobean @raenestee @sailor-blossoms @shemakesmeforget @shrekgogurt @tea-brigade @thewholelemon @tectonicduck @technetiumai @theimpossibledemon @whogaveyoupermission @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

I wrote myself a permission slip to have fun and play this weekend, so I'm going to grab mini donuts and play pinball at an arcade called Phantom Amusements which is, sadly, not run by ghosts (as far as I can tell). Happy Sunday!

#six sentence sunday #ish??? #updates on my good egg #editing is weird #writing is weird #snowbaz #a driblet #a drablet #jelly babies #permission to play: granted #my fic tag

[frownyalfred]

I read your fics and utterly drool over your writing. How did you get better at it, and do you have any advice?

Thank you anon, you're very kind! <3

Practice as much as you can. Read and write every day, if possible. Soak up content/ideas you love and practice it on your own. Too tired to write? Read some fic you enjoy.

Examine your instinctual reactions to writing. Ask yourself: what do I like about this fic? why don't I like this writing style? what is this author doing differently than me? is this something I could attempt?

Get feedback from other writers/readers. It helps if you ask them specific questions, such as "do you think there is a sense of urgency in this chapter?" or "how can I make it seem like they're both yearning when I only show one POV?" Take criticism gracefully, but also cumulatively -- are lots of people giving you the same feedback? Was this just one commenter?

Practice stream-of-consciousness writing if possible. Just sit down with an idea or challenge and let it flow. Don't overthink or double back to edit, just type. What happened? Did you like the result? Why or why not?

Remember that comparison is the theft of joy. I've said it before, but comparing your writing to others' will only make you sad or envious. Your writing style is YOURS, and that's what makes it beautiful! The only comparison you should be making is between past and present writing. And even then, you don't owe anyone improvement -- not even yourself.

#hope this helps <3 #sorry it got a little rambly #writing is weird #i am no expert #i really am not #i write smut #asks #personal #myfic #theresurrectionist #writing #writing tips #some of these i've repeated sorry y'all #anon

[lazychildoflife]

Why is it the first draft of my Barty-and-Regulus-running-away-with-some-accidental-but-not-really-accidental-murder fic has them quoting the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet?

#writing is weird #regulus black #bartylus #regulus x barty #barty crouch jr #regulus arcturus black #slytherin skittles

[chenfordspiral]

Someone please come by and write this damn chapter for me.

#so much for updating today #at this pace i won’t update until next weekend haha #writing #writing is weird #or maybe it’s just me

[inahc3]

Me before good omens season 2: give me only the fluffiest, happiest of fanfics where problems are quickly resolved.

Me after season 2: this fanfic is good, but, they're just okay again already? That can't be right... *Plots out angsty fic where they have to fucking learn to fucking communicate*

Me several chapters into writing: ohh, if I make this flashback with this character it'll hurt *so* much more. Yay! 😈

#good omens fanfiction #writing is weird #good omens #ineffable idiots #good omens 2

[thirdhouseontheleft]

lament of a twenty two year old artist

the notes app on my phone is just one big diagnosis

of growing as a girl, interrupted by psychosis

and the poems and the prose make the grave a little nicer

but the vault beneath the dirt is still crawling with spiders

not a muse but a fraud

swearing my art isn’t flawed

that this blood is for the best

and that these screams are just a song

but my heart pumps gasoline and my tongue’s shaped like a match

But if you look at me in a certain light

You might think I’m a catch

And I am grateful

And I’m a bitter wine

Spit me out

But take your time

not a muse but a fraud

swearing my art isn’t flawed

but im built like a god

this blood is for the best

this scream is just a song

#poetry #prose poetry #bipolar 2 #prose #psychosis #artists on tumblr #songwriter #ithinktheseareoldlyricsididnothingwith #ohwellyougettoseeitanyway #writing is weird

[shootingthe-stars]

writing slowburn means getting mad when the slowburn is burning too slow even though you’re the one holding the fuel

#writing is weird #forcefully separating my sillies for the plot #like god i really want you to kiss but not YET. #the marauders #marauders #marauders fic #jily #wolfstar #fanfic writing

[tiny-maus-boots]

Its so weird what readers will like and what they won't. Sometimes I feel like a write my best work and it gets barely a blip on the radar. Other times i barely tolerate what i write and it gets wild amounts of activity, comments and kudos. I'm not a very good judge of what people want i guess lol

#writing is weird

[miss-celestia13]

Unserious crack poetry

This began as a joke, but then I took the joke seriously. I present, my first foray into poetry. And I must say, it is a beautiful (terrible) thing to behold. Please don’t ask questions, the cringe truly speaks for itself 😌 hits you over the head with a hammer, tbh 🤭❤️

“How dull can be a new school day?

I stand alone and away

Lost and hidden amongst the fray

Leather jacket and cigarette smoke

Wondering if it's all a bad joke

Planning to bail and run away

But something new held me in sway

It would be a treasonous lie

To say my throat didn’t go dry

Her gaze was glued to her phone

And I no longer wanted to be alone

I pretend to pay her no mind

Deep inside I want something kind

Would she see through my attitude?

All I would feel is gratitude

To be around someone so good

Is a surefire way to change my mood

Politics, class and her sassy smile

She has her own personal style

Different to most and lovely too

I would lie to get to know you

Late to class ‘cause I’m too cool

I want to be her dithering fool

Showing off answering questions

I really need some new directions

To find my way to her side

I bet she’d wound my delicate pride

But then I think I catch her staring

Maybe I should be more daring

Eyes of brown and soft disposition

She just might be my new addiction

Dressed for comfort and not to please

She doesn’t realise she is sweet a tease

Hair as wild as river weed

Oh, my lord, I bet I’d bleed

Heart as soft as fresh-driven snow

Now I am falling slow

Look my way

Make my day

Lady of the homeless slay”

Written for @julesthoughts 🤣 a conversation about her new classmate and her “homeless outfit” inspired this. I wrote the rest later. I mean no harm to those without shelter or home, I just wanted to write a silly wee poem! I’ll literally do anything but write the chapter I should have finished weeks ago 😂 I will probably never come back to Tumblr after this. You’re welcome 😌❤️

#crack #don’t judge lol #bad jokes #terrible #why am i posting this #cringe #sillyposting #this is unserious #unserious post #my poem #as if anyone else would spend time on this #i hope you have a great day #deeply unserious #idk why #poetry #first poem #bad boy #original poem #poems and quotes #writing is weird #poems on tumblr #i hope you enjoy #writing is fun #i should be writing #i wont. but i could. that is the point #funny post #why not #it is what it is #why am i this way #love her

[drgarrisonandpaul]

I got bored and wrote an entire ranking system for a rebel Quincy army based off of U.S. Army ranks with uniforms and stand-in characters from my arsenal of OCs.

Should I post it?

#bleach #bleach headcanons #quincy headcanons #im bored #writing is weird #how was your day?

[bumblebeehug]

who else has a bad habit of writing a fic with the help of a washed down summary of what you want to get into the fic, and then dramatically underestimating how many words it's gonna turn out. I wrote 15 rows to summarize how I wanted the fic to end, thinking I was 80% done, only to now realise that I had written maybe 45% of the story so far. maybe it's me who's the problem, but i really do be fleshing out the scenery and the emotions (which I hope is a good thing)

(I'm sorry I'm literally realising that all I've posted about these last few days has been about these two fics. as soon as they're done I'll try to make some actual nalu content again, or at least fairy tail content)

#fairy tail #lucy heartfilia #natsu dragneel #nalu #writing is weird

[enide-s-dear]

I woke up last night, wrote down an amazing idea I had for a fic and when I read it this morning it just said 'almonds and raisins marinated in liqueur' and I have no fucking idea what it is supposed to mean.

#writing is weird #brains are weird #especially when sleeping

[chenfordspiral]

Why does writing on paper with an actual pen help when you're feeling stuck? I sat here staring down my blinking cursor for over an hour before giving up and getting a pen and paper, and then suddenly the words just.. come pouring out?

#writing is weird #but still like the best thing ever #writing #writing process #fanfic

[the-gay-cousin-666]

Describing my oc's outfit feels kinda like playing barbie dress-up and I think that's neat.

#original characters #writing is weird #writers #just writer things #writers on tumblr

[devircy]

Writing is weird.

I finally figured out how to end my fic!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD I have been wrestling with how to end this fic for like 4 months now. (Readers don’t panic this fic will probably be well over 120k words before I finish) But the level of just wtf wtf am I going to end this fic with for months. Then I sit down on a random night and it floods my brain and in 20 minutes I have every thing planned out. Plus the start of the follow up fic plot going.... 

#The doctors criminal #writing is weird #writing #ao3 author #writing process #anyone else go through this shit? #TDC #fanfiction #fanfic author