My Sister’s Keeper – Chapter 1 – thesavagesabretooth, VickytheSnake – Slayers (Anime & Manga) [Archive of Our Own] My Sister’s Keeper (5544 words) by VickytheSnake, thesavagesabretoothChapters: 2/5Fandom: Slayers (Anime & Manga)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Zelgadis[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Assurances – Overlord_Mordax – Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc [Archive of Our Own] Assurances (3032 words) by Overlord_MordaxChapters: 1/1Fandom: Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy HavocRating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Fukawa Toko/Togami ByakuyaCharacters: Fukawa Toko, Togami ByakuyaAdditional Tags:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think a way to flag a character tag as a “main character”, “supporting character” or “background character” and be able to search by that would massively improve AO3. Like, to be able to search for only fics that flag[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Insatiable – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Insatiable (100 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: ExplicitWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Polystars (mentioned)Characters: Chris Redfield (Resident Evil), Albert WeskerAdditional[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The “I’m gonna write a drabble about this rarepair I like.” to “oh no this could be a whole longfic” pipeline. SMH V_V
My Sister’s Keeper – Chapter 1 – thesavagesabretooth – Slayers (Anime & Manga) [Archive of Our Own] My Sister’s Keeper (2689 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/5Fandom: Slayers (Anime & Manga)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Zelgadis Greywords/Amelia Wil[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
➡️ Content warnings on fiction are a courtesy. ➡️ Not every medium of fiction and storytelling has or is expected to have content warnings or extensive tagging. ➡️ Print novels do not traditionally warn for content in any way. ➡️[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“original work- alternate universe” seems to be being used for when a fan writer creates a whole new universe with their own intricate lore. Like, for instance, weird Undertale variants. If your work is deliberately creating a unique universe unto[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 10 – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] The Monster’s Name Was Adam (22716 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 10/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All That’s Left is to Succumb – Xelloss Metallium (thesavagesabretooth) – Slayers (Anime & Manga) [Archive of Our Own] All That’s Left is to Succumb (465 words) by Xelloss MetalliumChapters: 1/1Fandom: Slayers (Anime & Manga)Rating: MatureWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thank you for asking! Wrote a LITTLE more than three sentences on this one, since I was actually working on it just now! Hurakr’s smile didn’t fade, but her eyes opened fully to stare Griff down with an intensity she’d[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A few years ago we would not have had a good answer for this question, but having finally got back into fandom writing and really dug into it, I can tell you with clarity the definitive answer. Start with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Second Time’s The Charm – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Second Time’s The Charm (4817 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: General AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Donna Beneviento/Karl HeisenbergCharacters: Karl[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We talk a lot about the decline of comment culture in fandom spaces these days, and I recently saw a post that reminded me of my prevailing theory about why that started. I can’t speak for everyone, but I know[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 9 – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] The Monster’s Name Was Adam (18867 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 9/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some realizations that I had about outlining that helped me write: 💫 You don’t actually have to outline the entire story from start to finish. 💫 You can ‘outline’ just by noting down thoughts, elements, scenes or ideas that stand[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
poly ships made up of the members of a paramilitary/military organization are simply the very best ships there are. romance and sex growing out of the intimacy of being responsible for one another in life or death situations. willing to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Thorn for a Primrose – VickytheSnake, xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of O A Thorn for a Primrose (8886 words) by VickytheSnake, xxharryosbornxxChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: ExplicitWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Chris[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Playtoy – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Playtoy (100 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: ExplicitWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-ConRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert WeskerCharacters: Albert Wesker, Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)Additional Tags:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔸Sexual content in fiction should not be treated as worse or more terrible to write or to read about than violent content in fiction. 🔸Normalizing, trivializing and even glorifying violence in fictional content– while othering, and villainizing sexual content– is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔸It’s okay to imagine any fictional scenario. Imagining something bad doesn’t make you a bad person or mean you want it to happen. 🔸It’s okay to write any fictional story. Writing a fictional story about bad things does not make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐Ask about a Fic or AU! Here’s a prompt list for your followers to send questions to your inbox about that fic or AU you’ve been working on! 1– What’s your fic or AU’s relationship to canon? 2– What was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pursuing Missed Connections – Chapter 1 – VickytheSnake, xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gamever Pursuing Missed Connections (3247 words) by VickytheSnake, xxharryosbornxxChapters: 1/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: MatureWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Nicholai Ginovaef | Nikolai Zinoviev/Jill[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I decided this needed its own post, so– Here’s some context for “"The content of a piece of fiction does not reflect on the morality of its author.” and “Your personal interpretation of the content of a piece of fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Old Habits – Chapter 1 – VickytheSnake, xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of O Old Habits (9311 words) by VickytheSnake, xxharryosbornxxChapters: 2/2Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: ExplicitWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Rebecca Chambers/Albert WeskerCharacters: Rebecca[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
World Enough And Time – Chapter 1 – thesavagesabretooth, xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gamever World Enough And Time (5198 words) by thesavagesabretooth, xxharryosbornxxChapters: 2/2Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It had been years–decades– since the original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. It was impossible to enumerate all the ways that the world had changed. That they had changed. Magneto found Toad leaning against the wall of the X-mansion, smoking a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ Fiction writers are allowed to put elements in their work that make their audience uncomfortable. ⭐ Fiction writers are allowed to put elements in their work that are tasteless or crass. ⭐ Fiction writers are allowed to put sexual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ryuunosuke helped Kazuma as he was getting dressed, carefully buttoning each button, and adjusting his cravat for him. “You look handsome in the western style,” he murmured. He stroked a few locks of Kazuma’s hair out of his face, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
[ Far Away Together – Xelloss Metallium (thesavagesabretooth) – Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses Archive of Far Away Together (100 words) by Xelloss MetalliumChapters: 1/1Fandom: Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three HousesRating: MatureWarnings: No Archive Warnings[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The mazoku wraps his arms around you, and nuzzles his face against your cheek. His body is a lie. His warmth is a lie. A thin veneer over the whirling truth of his monstrous form. You love the truth as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lonely – Xelloss Metallium (thesavagesabretooth) – X-Men (Comicverse) [Archive of Our Own] Lonely (101 words) by Xelloss MetalliumChapters: 1/1Fandom: X-Men (Comicverse)Rating: MatureWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Sean Cassidy/Victor CreedCharacters: Sean Cassidy, Victor CreedAdditional Tags: Drabble, Angst and Fluff and SmutSummary:Sean[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Came Back Wrong – Xelloss Metallium (thesavagesabretooth) – X-Men (Comicverse) [Archive of Our Own] Came Back Wrong (100 words) by Xelloss MetalliumChapters: 1/1Fandom: X-Men (Comicverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Sean Cassidy/Doug RamseyCharacters: Douglas Ramsey, Sean CassidyAdditional[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“You should have been in Project W,” Albert said, laying in bed next to Karl, who had his stubbly chin on Albert’s bare chest. “You shoulda saved me from Miranda.” Albert stroked his fingers through Karl’s salt and pepper hair.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Blood – Xelloss Metallium (thesavagesabretooth) – Dangan Ronpa Series [Archive of Our Own] Blood (100 words) by Xelloss MetalliumChapters: 1/1Fandom: Dangan Ronpa SeriesRating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Fukawa Toko/Komaeda NagitoCharacters: Fukawa Toko, Komaeda Nagito, Genocider Syo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They were both long dead by the time that they found one another. Cronus didn’t know how much time they’d even spent together, when Vriska suddenly grabbed him by the shoulders of his jacket and slammed him against the wall.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Late Night – Xelloss Metallium (thesavagesabretooth) – 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video Games Late Night (100 words) by Xelloss MetalliumChapters: 1/1Fandom: 大逆転裁判 | Dai Gyakuten Saiban | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Video[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dier looked up at AK-12 again. She was smiling at him, leaning her elbows on his shoulders, and watching him while he worked away at the computer. His face was flushed brilliantly pink. “You’re a bit heavy you know,” he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There was nothing quite like being themselves, when Pearl and her Pink counterpart were together as one. They felt whole, unshakable, beloved. Like a piece that had been missing had been returned. She sat alone and watched the stars, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Birthday Wish – Xelloss Metallium (thesavagesabretooth) – うる星やつら | Urusei Yatsura [Archive of Our Own] Birthday Wish (100 words) by Xelloss MetalliumChapters: 1/1Fandom: うる星やつら | Urusei YatsuraRating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Mendou Ryoko/Mendou ShutarouCharacters: Mendou Ryoko,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe it was the stress of the situation. Maybe he was going insane. Otacon was having visions– one moment sitting in his office, working on REX and the next moment somewhere else, hazy and indistinct. A figure was waiting for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Furious Hunger – Xelloss Metallium (thesavagesabretooth) – Persona 5 [Archive of Our Own] Furious Hunger (100 words) by Xelloss MetalliumChapters: 1/1Fandom: Persona 5Rating: MatureWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Akechi Goro/Persona 5 ProtagonistCharacters: Akechi Goro, Persona 5 ProtagonistAdditional Tags: Fluff and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Come dance with me,” Akira murmured, leaning close to Goro as they sat at the table, the seductive notes of jazz music washing over them. He slipped his arm around the the other young man’s shoulders. Goro’s smile faltered. “You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I missed you,” Akira murmured into Goro’s ear as they lay close and entangled. When Akira said it, it was an apology. Goro looked away from him, and held him all the tighter. “I missed you, too.” When Goro said[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was the first time that Akechi and Kurusu had seen one another since that fateful day– really seen one another, and not in some waking dream. Kurusu held Akechi’s glove out to him, a silent offering, and Akechi wondered[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honestly– HONESTLY– that’s the best way I personally find to vent my rage. It’s as healthy as you can get, and harms no one real. Go for it, pal.
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? – VickytheSnake, thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? (2059 words) by VickytheSnake, thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stance Instruction – VickytheSnake, thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Stance Instruction (1506 words) by VickytheSnake, thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Rebecca Chambers/Albert WeskerCharacters: Rebecca[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I could successfully use my fiction writing skills to eroticize, romanticize and glorify a ham sandwich. I don’t know why people think you have to approve of topic as a person in order to eroticize (etc) it in fiction. “You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Good Job – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Rebecca hadn’t expected to be congratulated on a job well done when she came back from her first mission. Not from the notoriously particular captain Wesker.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Whenever I see someone making an argument for banning or restricting fiction about some real aspect of the human experience, like sexuality, rape, csa, abuse, etc– all I see is the pro-censorship crowd as the Marge “it’s true but you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
People who are not legal adults, both children and teens, have sex and sexual, and pseudo-sexual experiences one another. That’s a real fact of the real world, whether someone thinks its good, or moral or not. It is a fact[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another Little S.T.A.R.S Reunion – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Another Little S.T.A.R.S Reunion (3653 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Chris Redfield/Jill[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oh I LOVE this one. Did a chrisker drabble for it, but I might have to turn it into a whole fic. Smile (100 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: MatureWarnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💞 If you keep at it, you will finish writing your story. 💞 You don’t have to write a lot at a time to finish your story. 💞 You don’t have to make sure everything is perfect, or even good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey anon, thanks for checking in. Here’s a list of people who shouldn’t post on wattpad: ✳️ People who don’t want their writing’s visibility to their audience determined by the algorithm. ✳️ People who don’t want the website they’re on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Oh! A good one! With a prompt like this I can’t help but go Silent Hill. Text below the cut. Cut for spoilers and violence. AO3 link Erotic Horror prompt list — “You’re not real,” James rasped out as his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
❣️All fiction writing is serious writing. ❣️Alternately, no fiction writing is serious writing. ❣️Don’t let people shame you for what you want to write, or tell you you should be writing something else. ❣️You are not ‘wasting’ your talent by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wheel of Fortune: Bad luck. Time heals all wounds. Long-term captivity. Painful anniversaries. Wrong place, wrong time. I’ve been meaning to write something with Northstar. What an opportunity!! Might make some people uncomfortable, so its going under a cut. —[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Heroism – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Heroism (1215 words) by thesavagesabretoothChapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert WeskerCharacters: Chris Redfield (Resident Evil), Albert[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
when you’re all set to write but the music you’ve got on has you too deep in the vibes to start typing.
Ooooh, I have a vibe for this…. — Chris felt like he was floating. He wasn’t blind, but there was nothing to see but a pale, blue green haze that shimmered and quivered as pale smears of light went past,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The best thing about creating a fictional dystopian society with complex and rigidly enforced social hierarchy or caste system is that you have more narrative opportunities to create romances and relationships which abuse the power of, or pervert and disregard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nothing more dangerous than re-reading your old fic, and realizing oh shit, this is really good. I need to go back and finish this.
🖤 Whether or not a taboo, unpleasant, or illegal subject in a piece of fiction has been ‘romanticized’ or ‘glorified’ is an entirely subjective opinion based on a personal reading of the text. 🖤 You cannot assume that an author[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The wild thing about writing fanfiction for a canon source that’s comparatively short is that some day you might have written more of the characters and setting than the original author ever did.
I haven’t worked on The Monster’s Name Was Adam (chrisker fic), but when I do we are basically RIGHT at the part where Wesker’s going to come back to life and I am so fucking excited to write that reunion[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 Fictional characters are not real people. 🔹 Fictional characters do not need to be protected from authors. 🔹There is no moral difference between writing about good things happening to a character and bad things happening to a character. 🔹Fictional[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Obsessed with long-form time-travel fix-it fics. There’s absolutely nothing like the power of watching the beaten down hero who’s lost everything to the point beyond saving get the chance to go back and try again. Seeing them return to their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 It’s totally okay to avoid fiction with subject matter that makes you uncomfortable, disgusted, or upset. 💖 It’s never okay to try to force other people to avoid fiction with subject matter that makes you uncomfortable, disgusted, or upset.
If you visit fanfiction.net to read fics, you will soon learn something. Absolutely ZERO, ZIP, NADA, ZILCH, NONE of the fics there are content tagged. There is no system for tagging. Almost no fics warn for content beyond their basic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 It is always okay to write or enjoy fiction that is inspired by or based on other fiction that moves you. 💖 It is always okay to write or enjoy fiction just because you want to spend time with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🟢 You are still a writer even when you haven’t written in a while. 🟢 You are still a writer even when you feel like you aren’t writing enough. 🟢 You are still a writer when you feel like your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 Someone else’s fiction cannot cause you physical harm. 🔹If someone else’s fiction is causing you emotional or psychological harm, or distress, you can put it down and not read/watch it. 🔹Your emotional well-being is not the responsibility of fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 Write fiction without being ashamed of the story you want to tell. 💖 Create characters without feeling embarrassed about the traits you want to give them. 💖 Craft stories without being nervous what other people will think of them.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ Writing slowly does not make your a bad writer. ✨ Needing to do a lot of editing on your writing does not make you a bad writer. ✨ People expressing dislike of the themes and ideas in your writing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 It’s okay to create or engage with fiction about whatever topic, theme, or idea that you want to. 🔹It’s okay to create or engage with any fiction you want to for any reason. 🔹It’s okay to enjoy any fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
‼️ Fiction cannot cause physical harm to someone. ‼️ The only person who should have the power to decide if a piece of fiction is harming you emotionally or psychologically is you. ‼️ Any fiction you feel like you are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s due to the global rise of conservatism and the panopticon security police state. Kill the cop inside your head.
No no no, don’t you know? Reading and writing fiction with scary topics in it turns you evil through the scary mind controlling power of fiction! You know, like reading Harry Potter caused people to become witches and get possessed,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
❣️ The fiction you write is valuable and important. ❣️ No one else can write the story you came up with the same way that you would. ❣️ No story idea is totally original, it’s okay to tell a story[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 Writing requires rest. 💖 You cannot be actively writing all the time. 💖 Do not feel bad about needing to take time from your writing to rest. 💖 Rest is an important part of the creative process. 💖 Rest[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just a heads up for those who like to moralize about what is “legal” or “illegal” in fictional stories– – the American speak of the house is currently talking seriously about trying to repeal the laws that make gay sex[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ooh! We have this all the time, luckily for fanfic specifically there is a great solution. You take the one scene, or couple of scenes, in your idea that’s the most intense and interesting, and you make a one shot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
❣️ Don’t be afraid of being earnest in your writing. ❣️ Don’t be afraid of putting your desires and fears in your story. ❣️ Don’t be afraid of writing the story that you want to read. ❣️ Don’t be afraid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
See, here’s the thing. ➡️ When you have a community term that your community originally defined as “supporter of freedom of expression in fiction and artwork”– ➡️ but your enemies insist means “active child abuser”– ➡️ and the term is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There’s no such thing as failure when you’re writing as long as you’re actually getting words on the page. ⭐ Writing that has to be edited or deleted later still gives you practice and makes you a better writer.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🤯 Don’t write stories that you think are boring. 🤯 Leave boring parts out of the story you’re writing. 🤯 If you think the ‘boring parts’ absolutely must be there, then find a way to make them as short and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✏️ Sit down, put the words on the page. ✏️ Sit down, put the words on the page. ✏️ They don’t have to be good words. ✏️ They don’t have to be many words. ✏️ They don’t have to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Your first draft is like the “alpha” version of a video game. ⭐ It doesn’t have to be perfect– it doesn’t have to be good. ⭐ It’s not a finished product– no one is going to be judging your finished[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ Challenge yourself: to write what you want to write, rather than what you think other people want to read. ⭐ Challenge yourself: to write at a pace that works for you, rather than one that will burn you out.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I like to write about it in fiction” does not mean “I desire it to happen in real life”, and never has. What you want to write about doesn’t necessarily mean anything about you, besides that you want to write[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
👉 Sometimes, what one audience interprets as horror, another audience interprets as romance. 👉 Sometimes, what one audience interprets as romance, another audience interprets as horror. 👉 As an writer, you have to accept that every audience brings their own[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💕 Don’t be afraid of putting your ‘self’ into your writing. 💕 Don’t be afraid of writing what you want. 💕 Guessing at what other people are looking for in a story is always a worse path than writing what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Things that don’t matter when you’re writing a story: what will critics and detractors say about this? is this as marketable as I can possibly make this? Things that do matter when you’re writing a story: is this story meaningful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
👉 Any kind of evil you can make a character commit or go through is no worse than torturing your NPCs in a game. 👉 Don’t assume that acts in fiction indicate the real life desires of the author or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s a harder question admittedly. There’s definitely a different moral argument than playing with fictional characters. I don’t believe that people SHOULD necessarily be writing porn or graphic murder fantasies of regular people they know IRL and spreading them online[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Important NaNoWriMo reminders: ✍️ Avoiding burnout is your most important goal as a writer. ✍️ Taking care of yourself is more important than meeting arbitrary word counts and deadlines. ✍️ Every time you take care of your mental and physical[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always okay to use the fiction you write or read to explore negative feelings, experiences, and topics. Stories don’t have to be uplifting or happy, characters don’t have to be virtuous or admirable or relatable. And it’s still okay[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Yuletide gift exchange (which works every year to fill requests for pairings like these– look it up on fanlore) just calls them “rare fandoms.” But I submit you could call also them: Cursed Small fandom syndrome RIPskies BYOB (bring[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…