#writing process

[night-market-if]

Spoilerrrr be aware !

I just realized this when I was rereading the previous chapters, it was said that people not from TNM won't come back when they die does that mean we won't see B, G, and Milo ever again? 🥺

Bella is hot... but she's also soo stinking cute lol, especially at the end of the recent chapter! I can't wait for a proper reunion with her and MC. I'm dying for that first embrace!! also, Hazel, I miss sweet hazel!! I have such a huge soft spot for her, I'll do anything for her!

Amazing chapter as per usual. Thank you for your hard work! Ngl, I really missed seeing you post and being active and also reading TNM. I'm glad you're back again! 😊

I really missed posting and being active!

Those few months where I was gone and not writing were hellish. It was getting so bad that I was worried my creativity was going. That I was having no passion for the story. It really just ended up being that I had a lot going on in my life that was pulling me in several different directions so my brain wasn't calm enough to write. But, that's what happens when you live the life I do. Anyone that knows me in my personal life is often used to me calling them and going 'guess what I'm not doing'. I'm surprised my mother doesn't have gray hair.

But, to answer your question, Bella and Gabriel would for sure not be reborn. The Knowing has to firm of a grip on the both of them.

And Milo would be reborn, but not in the Night Market. He would be reborn back in his land.

#the night market #interactive fiction #the ro's #night market lore #writing process

[mrghostrat]

Hi Rat!

I'm always so awestruck and inspired by your works (both art and writing). Can I ask if you have any advice on battling through brain fog when writing? I come up with so many ideas for stories but when it comes to laying out each sentence I struggle so much to organise my thoughts and get clarity in my mind. You seem to have it all figured out!

Thank you! <3

mann i’m sorry i’ve been stewing on this trying to come up with something helpful but i’m right there with you. usually i just leave it and move onto something else that gets my brain moving again, but then i end up in a cluster of WIPs and that in itself can be a struggle to manage

having a specific writing process that appeals to my brain helps a lot, with all my lil outlining steps and dot points etc. finding your own process that aligns with your concentration flow might help appease the fog (see my #writing process tag for more about this!)

#ask a rat #writing process

[knifeforkspooncup]

Trying this new thing where I open all my wips at once and flit between them, writing a bit here, a bit there, a sentence in this one, a paragraph in that one.

Anytime I get stuck I switch to the another fic.

Hopefully if keep up this human pinballing long enough, I'll have 5 complete fics.

Hopefully.

🙃

#1st one is hurt hurt hurt/comfort #2nd one is fluffy smut #3rd one is a mythical AU #4th one is Nanny Ashtoreth fan service #5th one might end up being comic #this is working surprisingly well ngl #good omens #aziracrow #crowley #aziraphale #good omens art #good omens fanfiction #writing process

[youchangedmedestiel]

What happens when I have a fic idea:

Then:

Eventually I start running in the right direction:

And finally:

Before it's too late. Before the moment is gone. Before the vibe left the brain.

My last idea: Dean is dancing and singing in the library, knowing everybody is out somewhere else. At first he is shy and then he goes wild but by then Cas walks in on him and falls in love all over again.

#in my brain I know the vibe of that fic #I want to describe his moves going from shy to wild #I'll have to look at names of dance moves in english because I know nothing about that #in my brain it's well described #but reality is hardly the same #I'll do my best anyway #where did I get this idea you might wonder #huh well I was just doing what dean will do in the fic I guess #fortunately or unfortunately #no one walked in on me #fic idea #when the inspiration strikes #of course it's only if this doesn't happen when I'm not in the shower or somewhere else where I can't get my laptop #writing fanfiction #writing process #kinda #destiel fic #destiel #deancas #castiel #dean winchester #my destiel fanfic

[char-writes]

Daydreaming about my book:

Writing my book:

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[themightyhumanbroom]

This is a friendly reminder to give your OC a firm and unmistakable L every now and then.

This is a necessary action to keep your OC healthy for the long term.

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[morbidmiracle]

me writing: i am a god and reality bends to my whims

me proofreading: im too stupid to be alive

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[kaizestar]

is this relatable for anyone else…

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[vavandeveresfan]

Me about 100 times a day.

Later, when I read my notes.

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[writers-potion]

how do you write a liar?

How to Write Liars Believably

Language

The motive of every goal is the make the lie seem plausible while taking blame off the speaker, so liars will often project what they say to a third party: "Katie said that..."

Referring to third parties as "they" rather than he or she

In the case of a deliberate lie prepped beforehand, there will be an overuse of specific names (rather than pronouns) as the speaker tries to get the details right.

Overuse of non-committal words like "something may have happened"

Masking or obscuring facts like "to the best of my knowledge" and “it is extremely unlikely," etc.

Avoiding answers to specific, pressing questions

Voice

There's isn't a set tone/speed/style of speaking, but your character's speech patten will differ from his normal one.

People tend to speak faster when they're nervous and are not used to lying.

Body Language

Covering their mouth

Constantly touching their nose

fidgeting, squirming or breaking eye contact

turning away, blinking faster, or clutching a comfort object like a cushion as they speak

nostril flaring, rapid shallow breathing or slow deep breaths, lip biting, contracting, sitting on your hands, or drumming your fingers. 

Highly-trained liars have mastered the art of compensation by freezing their bodies and looking at you straight in the eye.

Trained liars can also be experts in the art of looking relaxed. They sit back, put their feet up on the table and hands behind their head.

For deliberate lies, the character may even carefully control his body language, as though his is actually putting on a show

The Four Types of Liars

Deceitful: those who lie to others about facts

2. Delusional: those who lie to themselves about facts

3. Duplicitious: those who lie to others about their values

Lying about values can be even more corrosive to relationships than lying about facts. 

4. Demoralized: those who lie to themselves about their values

Additional Notes

Genuine smiles or laughs are hard to fake

Exaggerations of words (that would normally not be emphasized) or exaggerated body language

Many savvy detectives ask suspects to tell the story in reverse or non-linear fashion to expose a lie. They often ask unexpected, or seemingly irrelevant questions to throw suspects off track. 

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[night-market-if]

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！﹒dear author, i really admire the way you do your storytelling. i’m going to be honest, at first i really didn’t like your take on interactive fiction. i finished book 01 and i was super frustrated by the ending, especially since i was a milo-mancer! i was used to reading IFs where the author’s tend to write the story to “satisfy a select group of player’s wants”, so playing the night market was completely different from the games i usually play. it wasn’t until i did a new play through with the previous perspective from the first play through in mind that i absolutely fell in LOVE with the story. it’s genuinely such a complex work. i really like how the MC is technically “the main character” (quite literally…) but you still make sure to focus on the CAST, too! thank you for responding (if you do) i hope you have an amazing day!

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i’m a newbie writer and i hope this isn’t invasive, but i would really like to know what process you went through to create “the night market” ! especially the characters and world building. how did you craft them? did it take a long time? since it’s interactive fiction, do you use a writing outline or method to help guide you through writing all the different paths?

those are all the questions i really have. you can respond with anything related to writing that you’re comfortable with sharing. i would just like to know about your writing planning in general, since i find it hard for me to really get started.

That is a really good way to put it. There are for sure stories that cater to a players wants. And I have always said that it is a valid form of storytelling and gaming. I just don't enjoy them as much so I won't enjoy writing it. Thank you so much for giving me another chance. I really appreciate it.

As for my process? I can give you my process and then firmly state that you should not use that process. LOL

I don't plan anything. I don't use any of the wonderful writing tools that are out there to keep chapters, lore, characters, world building, etc. I don't even know how things are going to end or what I'm going to write for each chapter. I am one of those writers that goes in blind and firmly believe that my characters tell the story. The only thing I can say that I do that probably helps me is write these characters a lot outside of the Night Market. I RP with them. I talk them out loud. I get to know them so well that they come to life when I'm writing and then I just let them wander.

Now that has of course bitten me in the ass before. Because I have had moments where I'll introduce something and then forget about it. Or realize much later that something should have gone in two chapters back. But, I learned a long time ago that if I storyboard anything out, I won't write it. The last two years is the most consistent writing I've ever done and I've been trying to write full blown stories for the last fifteen years of my adult life.

I don't recommend this process to people. I really really don't. But if you are someone that needs to have the story unfold for you as well, then maybe just try getting to know your characters enough. Because then you can put them in any situation and know exactly how they would respond.

#the night market #interactive fiction #twine game #twine if #writing process #i'm a chaos writer

[lannegarrett]

I felt this.

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[cj-etc]

Forbidden Romance Prompts

Sneaking out of an event/party to be together

Holding hands under the table at meals, hoping nobody catches on

Secret glances in public/out with friends

Finding excuses to see each other (group project, work meeting, car troubles, etc.)

Texting/writing letters to one another and having to hide their responses

Seeing each other in public and having to ignore each other/stay apart, as much as it hurts

Secret meeting spots

Being discovered and begging to keep things quiet

Fake enemies

Planning to run away together (you would never do it)

Kissing in the car

Small gifts

Why is it forbidden?

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[theyoungwritersmind-aristanelson]

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[thenerdyindividual]

#ao3 #fic writing #writing #writing process #writing memes #fic memes #make some noise

[themightyhumanbroom]

It's always risky killing off a character but if you have to, you must have them HAUNT the narrative. Let their death and absence be constantly felt at some level.

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