⭐ 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…
detectivehole: detectivehole: detectivehole: what’s that one thing where they asked how ripely from alien was so realistic and believable as a female character in scifi for once and they were like “well we just took the dude from the original[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
drchucktingle: THANK YOU BUCKAROO that is exactly why i did not want to have a separate pen name or even a name variation like C TINGLE. erotica is art, queer art is valid, and fantastical fun ideas are not automatically[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
counttwinkula: counttwinkula: hey did you know that uhh i. the monster’s body is a cultural body ii. the monster always escapes iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference v.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
throesofincreasingwonder: “A story doesn’t need a theme in order to be good” I’m only saying this once but a theme isn’t some secret coded message an author weaves into a piece so that your English teacher can talk about Death[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
felix-the-lemon-king: felix-the-lemon-king: This is such funny advice. Writing is so excruciating, you gotta take up Self Torture so that writing feels like a fun little break 😭 Are you struggling with being a writer? Well Have You Tried Poison Testing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alectoperdita: rosalind-hawkins: alectoperdita: unfriendlyamazon: rosalind-hawkins: unfriendlyamazon: trying to get out of having to write an actual duel monsters match in my own fanfiction Just in case it’s helpful, I’ve taken a few screenshots to show you what my duel script[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
sanctuary-angel: sammialex: ghosthorse-tracks: Me, latching on to the overlooked jester of every fandom Writing niche tropes ✌️
💞 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…
Another 2.8k of novel writing done today!! we are heading into the final act!! 💞💞💞
**staring at the manuscript** **comms buzz** Alright boys, we’re going in.
❣️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…
fullmetal-weaboo-trash: *reads a gorgeous line in a fanfic* oh my god. how is this possible. how did they even fucking think of this. the symbolism is spot on. the planets are fucking aligned, everything is one and all and the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
warmblanketwhump: let’s talk about the phrase “chilled to the bone” because I don’t think we truly appreciate it as a society you see, it’s not just cold. it’s deep cold that sinks in so deeply that it’s soaked through muscle,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🖤 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…
🔹 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…
coiled-dragon: Im just feeling a certain way rn
💖 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.
elfspectations: coldfeetonthekitchenfloor: So for over a month and a half I’ve been told in my Creative writing MA class that my writing is too poetic and abstract to work in the form of a novel and that I need to[…]↓ 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…
gretchensinister: There have been a couple of posts going around about how smut writers have the challenge of keeping a sex scene interesting when there’s only a few different actions and a few different body parts to talk about And[…]↓ 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…
caputvulpinum: caputvulpinum: isaiahomega: caputvulpinum: keiachi-chan: caputvulpinum: jeza-red: caputvulpinum: The stigma of self-inserts is so harmful to the creative process. Relax. Admit it. Everything you make is derivative of yourself, always, no exceptions. You can turn the mirror into tinier and[…]↓ 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…
neil-gaiman: I did.
lyonneriley: a little depressing
◆ Writing update (just do it!) Managed to get out 1600 words today, which is half what I was doing per day during NaNo, but still a massive win if I can keep it up.The thing about a project is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
feelsandmermaids: I hate second drafts so much. I feel like a PR agent cleaning up the aftermath of a messy celebrity at Coachella. It’s madness.
The hypocritical and tangled web of deciding “what’s appropriate for children” is one of the many reasons it’s ideologically abhorrent to me to restrict what children are allowed to read. context link
I think it would be wonderful if all parents were like that. That’s very much the right approach. Well, aside from dropping the book on your head. 😉 context link
See the thing is that children reading literal porn is already illegal. (in the US.) You don’t need to normalize giving parents the control to restrict their children’s access to reading material to keep kids safe from porn if that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because when someone believes that a parent should be able to control their child’s reading material, that means: 👉 they can restrict them from ever seeing material that shows queer or trans characters or depicts being queer or trans in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
kawaii-pigeon: Sometimes i think id come across as condescending prick if anything i made got traction. Like, yeah, im not spoon feeding you morals. If you can read this online i expect you to have some level of reading comprehension?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
godmodebeginswithlesbians: shadowkat678: godmodebeginswithlesbians: godmodebeginswithlesbians: godmodebeginswithlesbians: godmodebeginswithlesbians: godmodebeginswithlesbians: “we need less sanitized queer stories” yall keep saying fucking she-ra romanticizes abuse. you couldnt possibly handle less sanitized queer stories “we need less sanitized queer stories” youre the one saying the locked[…]↓ 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…
kittyship: shout out to selfshippers who have inserts with “mary sue” or “gary sue” traits! if your self-insert… has special powers is considered to be incredibly attractive and/or charming is well put together and doesn’t have many flaws pulled their[…]↓ 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…
ambiguouspuzuma: Okay, all of the responses to that Nano post have made me curious… You’re all saying things like ‘yeah 1,667 words is unachievable for me, I write 100 words once a month’ or ‘on a good day I can[…]↓ 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…
giraffeter: caledoniaseries: deelaundry: primarybufferpanel: obsessivewriter: nifflerdream: me as a writer: Oh no I can’t write that, somebody else already has me as a reader: hell yes give me all the fics about this one scenario. The more the merrier This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
deniselavestal-deactivated20231: the good thing about being told that writing about a certain cliché or concept should be avoided “because it’s overdone” is that you can simply. ignore that and write about it anyway if you so desire. like it is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
natalieironside: If you see a bodice, it will be ripped And if you see a swash, it shall be buckled And if you see a pot, I will not long leave it unboiled
ineffable-rohese: hadeantaiga: pretentioussongtitle: ao3commentoftheday: ao3commentoftheday: fanfic speedrun: write the scene you want to write and skip the rest of the fic (same goes on the reader side of things) I’m seeing people on this post who think that what I’m[…]↓ 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…
withswords: cloudstation: That post that’s like “stop writing characters who talk like they’re trying to get a good grade in therapy” really blew the door wide open for me about how common it’s become for a character’s emotional intelligence to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dduane: Actually, I don’t think anyone’s ever asked me about this. 🙂 So no sweat. Briefly: I think you’re wise in not attempting wordcounting in this phase of dealing with an MS—or trying to push yourself into a structure so[…]↓ 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…
stesierra: yaoist: “you have a responsibility to consider how your writing would affect other people” literally 50% of writing is manipulating the audience by setting tone and mood and drawing them in to fuck with their emotions. writers do NOTHING[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
feathernotes: if you’re writing your story and you think ‘hm, this might be too weird’Wrong.Make it weirder
💕 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…
brawltogethernow: Sometimes filing the serial numbers off a character is not about profit motive or escaping into respectability so much as acknowledging that your idle daydreaming has become so phenomenally OOC that the only fix left short of a full[…]↓ 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…
so-many-ocs: “everyone is going to hate it” someone will love it. someone will reach out to you and tell you it changed their life. someone will hold it close and treasure it forever in a way you can’t even understand.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
em-dashes: i drew this because i. wanted to, i guess
Proship and anti are reductive words that let fandom mean girls bully artists and authors by obscuring their meaning behind niche terminology. I’m in favor of freedom of expression. I am in favor of art. I believe that banning topics[…]↓ 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…
estrogenesis-evangelion: estrogenesis-evangelion: estrogenesis-evangelion: ok “carbon monoxide alarm” is the new “hehehe how HIGH was OP when they WROTE this???” everyone shut the fuckass up about gas leaks it’s literally just creative writing. it’s people getting silly with it. how long[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
petermorwood: betweentimeand42: catastrophe-jones: roane72: iamstartraveller776: Best trick I ever picked up. Seriously. I have also learned this is great for [PICK A COOL NAME FOR A SHIP] and [LOOK UP THE FACTS ABOUT OXYGEN LEVELS] and [WHAT’S THE WORD] and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I don’t want to read this” is totally valid. “This is disgusting to me” is totally valid. “I don’t want to read this because it is disgusting to me” is totally valid. “I don’t think anyone should be allowed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
petermorwood: dduane: catgirlwheels: woolen-feathers: personaglitch: “Self insert characters are cringe” Bro I’m trying to survive capitalism with maladaptive daydreaming. Leave me alone. Writing a self insert helped me unpack more trauma than twenty years of therapy. Do it. DO EET.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s talk about how to think about the artistic merit inherent in smut and pornography. Smut and porn have the same amount of artistic merit and worthiness as every other kind of fiction, and can be interrogated in the same[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ All fiction is art and has artistic merit. ✨ Yes, including the novel you hid in a drawer. ✨ Yes, including Marvel movies. ✨ Yes, including soap operas. ✨ Yes, including slasher flicks and torture porn. ✨ Yes, including[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
striders: making character choices for your OC only to sit back and go “ah fuck. projecting again”
✍️ The goal of creating fiction is not always to craft a story that is comfortable or fun for the reader. ✍️ Likewise, not all readers will find the same subject matter and topics comforting or fun. ✍️ It is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With NaNo approaching please remember: 💌 It’s okay to work hard to meet a wordcount. 💌 but it’s also okay to write at your own pace. 💌 Being able to write a lot in a short amount of time is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mwagneto: this is the only thing on my mind rn
cicerfics: kitten-kin: Among my acquaintances, I am one of the better bakers. Therefore I am “the one who bakes”. Gathering of the Dutch-Indo elders? I will produce a spekkoek with no less than twenty layers. Nephew’s special day? I will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
prettyboykatsuki: some people seem to think that being horny for a media is paradoxical to critical analysis but actually anyone who makes quality horny content is so knee-deep in critical analysis their horny content reads like an extremely led psych[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
sawasawako: ‘stories can resonate with you even when the characters are nothing like you’ is something a 6 year old would understand but it needs to be explained to fandom adults on tumblr
💫 It’s okay to write fiction you would not want your grandmother to see. 💫 Different stories are for different audiences. 💫 You do not have to appeal to everyone. 💫 Don’t sacrifice the story you want to tell for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
madronasky: brightlotusmoon: halfwayinlight: eunyisadoran: brightlotusmoon: YES. Therapist: What an excellent way to allow yourself to imagine hope and healing in a safe container. That’s very wise of you. My therapist legit thought fic was a very creative outlet to process[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nihilnovisubsole: do you ever find yourself bedeviled by writing ideas that are the equivalent of finding a single carrot in your fridge. your brain goes “we should write a pirate story” or “we should write a parisian thief caper” and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vamprisms: i do hate that the frequency of boring relatable protagonists has caused many readers to become affronted when met with a protagonist with like different values and interesting flaws. like ok be mad at that literary device like it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My authorial intent is to tell a cool and exciting story. If my cool and exciting story makes you want to abandon your morals and commit evil acts, that’s your problem, not mine. EDIT: TERFS AND RADFEMS FUCK OFF GET[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You don’t have to apologize, or perform authorial disgust, for dark, violent, sexual, cruel or problematic topics in the fiction you create. Fiction does not exist to teach an audience a moral lesson. You as an author are not required[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
♦️ Your fiction is worthwhile. ♦️ Your fiction is art. ♦️ Your fiction has artistic merit and value. ♦️ Your fiction is important. ♠️ Even if people call your writing worthless. ♠️ Even if people call your writing disgusting. ♠️[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
catmask: let your imagery be a little violent let your imagery be a little weird let your imagery be a little sexual and by god let it be sacrilegious. at this point if someone looks at it weird im just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
coldgoldlazarus: sandersstudies: sandersstudies: sandersstudies: sandersstudies: Every 21st century piece of writing advice: Make us CARE about the character from page 1! Make us empathize with them! Make them interesting and different but still relatable and likable! Every piece of classic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🎉 Write characters that you find interesting and compelling. 🎉 Don’t worry about making characters too over the top, or ‘too much’. 🎉 Write characters who want big things. 🎉 Write characters with conflict between what they want and what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌺 All art and fiction should be self indulgent. 🌺 Allow your being and your ideas and your heart to come through in your art and writing. 🌺 Create what moves you. Create what is truthful to you. Create what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about child characters. ⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about child characters for an audience that isn’t children. ⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
♠ Ugly art has value. ♠ Ugly fiction is art. ♠ Art and fiction can reflect the ugliness of the world. ♠ Writers and artists don’t have an obligation to tell you what parts of their art are supposed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 Coddle your darlings instead of killing them. 💖 Create self-indulgent works of fiction. 💖 Write the stories you want to see in the way you want to see them. 💖 Luxuriate in detail and description when you want to.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
artemisthehuntress: live-from-flaturn: “But you already wrote that trope.”