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I can't I can't I can't I can't

#not a fic but even worse than a badfic!! #bad fiction #badfic #bad writing

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A great Twitter thread on character-driven stories, character arcs, and agency by Naomi Hughes

(The link she referenced is this article)

#reblogging here too! #writing references #writing tips #resources #editing

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Do you ever come across a fic that you can't tell if it's genuinely incompetent or the most masterful troll you've ever seen? I'm reading Going... Home? by Voiddylan5 and it is hilariously dumb with strange glimmers of thinking that this author might actually know exactly what they're doing.

Generally I can tell if something is written by a troll by the prevalence of errors, memes/references, commonly-mocked clichés, and melodrama. Other times, the melodrama and memes are used to great effect and make something genuinely compelling or funny. I'd much rather read a ridiculous or maudlin fic that left me unsure whether it was truly written by a troll than an typo-ridden mess that obviously was. Sadly, the latter is much more common!

So, to answer the question: That has rarely ever happened for me, but when it does happen, those kinds of fics tend to be the most fun to comment on. Seeing tiny glimpses of competence in a sea of inanity is often the best part, because it means either the author's true skill is shining through, or they genuinely have potential but have a lot to work on!! Even if I (affectionately) rag on fics that are less than perfect, I always love the moments I can point at something and say, "There was almost something there for a minute!" LOL.

Thanks for asking this question! I never get to post here anymore, but my passion for badfic will never die. 💖

#badfic #bad fanfiction #ask #anonymous

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tricky words I always see misspelled in fics: a guide

Viscous/vicious – Viscous is generally used to describe the consistency of blood or other thick liquids. Vicious is used to describe something or someone who is violent. 

Piqued/Peaked/Peeked – To pique someone’s interest is to catch or tease their attention. When something peaks, it reaches its total height or intensity. To peek (at) something is to look briefly, or glance. 

Discrete/Discreet – this is a tough one. Discrete means to be separate, or distinct, i.e., two discrete theories. Conversely, when someone is discreet, they are being secretive or cautious to avoid attention. 

Segue/Segway – one is a transition between things, the other is a thing you can ride at the park and definitely fall off of.

Conscious/Conscience/Conscientious – to be conscious is to be awake, i.e., not unconscious, or to be aware of something. Your conscience is the little voice in your head telling you not to eat the entire pint of ice cream. Finally, to be conscientious is to be good, to do things thoroughly, to be ruled by an inner moral code. 

Hope this helped! Please add more if you think of them!

#what a beautiful perfect post #writing #writers' resources #writing help

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Words to describe facial expressions

Absent: preoccupied 

Agonized: as if in pain or tormented

Alluring: attractive, in the sense of arousing desire

Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest

Beatific: blissful

Black: angry or sad, or hostile

Bleak: hopeless

Blinking: surprise, or lack of concern

Blithe: carefree, lighthearted, or heedlessly indifferent

Brooding: anxious and gloomy

Bug eyed: frightened or surprised

Chagrined: humiliated or disappointed

Cheeky: cocky, insolent

Cheerless: sad

Choleric: hot-tempered, irate

Darkly: with depressed or malevolent feelings

Deadpan: expressionless, to conceal emotion or heighten humor

Despondent: depressed or discouraged

Doleful: sad or afflicted

Dour: stern or obstinate

Dreamy: distracted by daydreaming or fantasizing

Ecstatic: delighted or entranced

Faint: cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible

Fixed: concentrated or immobile

Gazing: staring intently

Glancing: staring briefly as if curious but evasive

Glazed: expressionless due to fatigue or confusion

Grim: fatalistic or pessimistic

Grave: serious, expressing emotion due to loss or sadness

Haunted: frightened, worried, or guilty

Hopeless: depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism

Hostile: aggressively angry, intimidating, or resistant

Hunted: tense as if worried about pursuit

Jeering: insulting or mocking

Languid: lazy or weak

Leering: sexually suggestive

Mild: easygoing

Mischievous: annoyingly or maliciously playful

Pained: affected with discomfort or pain

Peering: with curiosity or suspicion

Peeved: annoyed

Pleading: seeking apology or assistance

Quizzical: questioning or confused

Radiant: bright, happy

Sanguine: bloodthirsty, confident

Sardonic: mocking

Sour: unpleasant

Sullen: resentful

Vacant: blank or stupid looking

Wan: pale, sickly

Wary: cautious or cunning

Wide eyed: frightened or surprised

Withering: devastating

Wrathful: indignant or vengeful

Wry: twisted or crooked to express cleverness or a dark or ironic feeling

#writing #fanfiction #tips

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be kind to yourself, especially when you don’t think you deserve it

#yo how am i going to do that all the time tho #positivity

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Alright.

Instead of whispered, consider:

murmured

mumbled

muttered

breathed

sighed

hissed

mouthed

uttered

intoned

susurrated

purred

said in an undertone

gasped

hinted

said low

said into someone’s ear

said softly

said under one’s breath

said in hushed tones

insinuated

#writing refs #writing advice #i agree fuck susurrated

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Tindeck is down for good! Are you going to mirror your sporks anywhere? I'd like to listen to that Sonic fic called Simple Pain. Thank you!

YES I HAVE PLANS TO MIRROR STUFF ON GOOGLE DOCS I’ve just been super busy lately but aaaa I’m kind of happy someone noticed they were gone?? LOL. I’ll try to upload that one specifically tomorrow for you, anon! Thanks so much <333

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It has happened.

I have purchased Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus

Will provide updates

#i love this man #chuck tingle #bad fiction #or BRILLIANT more like

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Good stuff.

#yas!! this post is back on my dash and with additions from my friend!! #fanfiction #writing #writing tips

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gonna start formatting my posts like fics on ff.net circa 2008

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A/N: This is a post about my day!!!! If you don’t like it, don’t read it! Flames will be used to boil water for my tea, LOL! ^^”

~*~*~*~* CHAPTER ONE *~*~*~*~

I tried so hard, and got so far But, in the end, it doesn’t even matter I had to fall, to lose it all

(A/N: I don’t own the rights to Linkin Park!!!)

i made some bombass fried rice today fuck

~*~*~*END OF CHAPTER ONE*~*~*~

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A/N: And that’s it :D I hope you guys enjoyed this update, I worked really hard on it!… If this chapter gets 10 comments, I will upload the next one ASAP. ^_^” This is a lot of fun–

My teacher: Hey, shouldn’t you be doing your homework?? -_-” Me: EEP O_O! Okay, see you later guys, GOTTA GO FAST! Please comment and remember NO FLAMES!!!

#I MISS IT TBH #fanfiction

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Are you going to finish sporking New Senshi generation? It'd be kind of hilarious to see you do a video on it.

I have a few chapters of New Senshi Generation ahead, but somehow we didn’t get the spork of chapter 3 written down or something?? There was some kind of reason why I didn’t put up chapter 3!! But I will certainly be doing that soon! I think we had up to chapter 7 completed! I’d love to do a video on it in the near future, but since Kittykatz009 is my Sailor Moon Interpreter, it would be a lot of me going “huh???” because I’m a scrub who doesn’t know much about Sailor Moon, LOL. Still, I’d be willing to do a video if you’d like to see that!

Thanks so much for asking! <3333

#sailor moon #new senshi generation #wingsporkhalo #ask #badfic #bad fanfiction

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https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13503255/1/The-Adventures-of-John-Phoenix

I don’t know what happened to the Ace Attorney community but here.

SLKJAFLSKDJ oh god this looks dreadful... I legitimately cannot tell if it’s a trollfic or completely serious... thanks for the link, friend!!

#ace attorney #phoenix wright #badfic #bad fanfiction #wingsporkhalo #submission

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My contribution to this meme

#PREACH!! #fanfiction #mary sues #badfic #look i make fun of poorly written fics not people who write them or their aspirations fnfkenf #please give ur oc eyes that change color and the ability to speak 5 languages if it pleases you

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Honestly? Shoutout to those of you who are completely fucking lost in life. Those who don’t know what they want to do with life. Those who are stuck in a certain part of life and can’t get out. Those who are reaching for dreams they feel are impossible to reach. Those who feel like they’re accomplishments are being overlooked. Those who feel like their enough just isn’t enough. It is. You can make it. You will make it. There is an opening at the end of the tunnel.

#......thank u #positivity #optimism #personal

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Tips for a newbie fanfiction writer?

#EYYYY GOOD POST #fanfiction #fanfiction advice

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Athena Second Time: an Ace Attorney Badfic

Hey, all!! It’s been a while (again), but I have a brief audio spork to offer you!! I’d also like to start re-uploading all the sporks that were hosted on tindeck, since, y’know, you can’t listen to those anymore. RIP.

Anyway, this one is a Cykesquill fic, which means it pairs Athena Cykes and Simon Blackquill. There’s nothing overtly adult in it, but there are mentions of sex (though not between our two main characters). With those warnings out of the way, here is the recording!! Featuring my boyfriend John as Simon!

Wowie, a link!

Here is the fic as well, if you’d like to read along.

Please enjoy Simon shouting in himself, a foolish living room with a fill-in-the-blank description, Athena talking about her romantic history for seemingly no reason, and Simon calling Athena a precious bird.

#ace attorney #cykesquill #badfic #bad fanfiction #fanfiction spork #spork #look it's not even the spelling or grammar errors that make this one bad. it's the atrocious character writing lmao