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Anyways, calling shoplifting “urban foraging” is very funny, a useful euphemism, should be done more often.

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You’ve heard of one shots, now get ready for none shots! It’s when you think of an idea for a fic and then don’t write it

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Zuko: There’s something off about her. I can’t explain it but she’s slipping. 

 Azula:

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i cannot even with you people right now

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can’t stop smiling in inappropriate situations

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Do you have any advice and how to write a long fic?

I'll encourage long fic writers to add on in the notes, but as someone who tends to prefer short and medium-length fic, I'll tell you how I go about it.

Get a premise that you just absolutely love. You're going to be writing this thing for months, if not longer, so you want it to be something you're willing to spend a lot of time thinking about.

Embrace subplots. You'll have your main plotline that you want to see through from beginning to end, but you can also weave in some subplots here or there. The way I do this so that I don't get lost down a rabbit hole is that I always make sure that every chapter has at least 1 thing that moves the main plot forward and then if I want to spend 1-2K with some side characters doing something fun I can do that as well. Subplots can extend for the length of the full narrative, but they can also just last a chapter or three. If you're used to writing short fic, these might give you that familiar feeling of "completion"

A chapter is only as long as it needs to be. Don't get hung up on having a consistent chapter length. Don't get hung up on hitting some arbitrary number every time. Instead, figure out what the next part of your story needs to include and write however many words it takes to get that chunk across. Varying your chapter lengths is a normal thing to do and not something to stress about.

The next thing that I find important personally may or may not be relevant to you, but I find that I can't plot anything in much detail. If I get too into the nitty gritty with my plotting, it just feels like I've already written it. I need to keep it at the level of "And then A and B meet C and hijinks ensue." I can figure out the particular hijinks later. It's the characters meeting up that's the next important thing for me to figure out. Getting too far ahead of myself is a death knell for me in writing long fics, but there are other writers who swear by it. Test out different ways of approaching it and see what works for you.

As someone who tends to write more briefly, another feature that's common to longer fics is more extensive descriptions. People spend time painting visual pictures of the setting or the characters or the actions that are happening. Write the more bare-bones style that focuses more on dialogue (if you're like me) and then go back and read through what you've just written and see if there are opportunities to add in more detail. This can lead to some really interesting characterization choices and also help you out with worldbuilding.

When it comes to worldbuilding, you don't have to get it all on the page. You just need to share what's relevant for the reader in that moment and what is useful to lay out now so that it's already there in a future chapter. You can have an encyclopedic knowledge of how your world works in your head, but it's not actually necessary. No one is going to be quizzing you later - and if they do, you can always figure it out at that point.

Most important for me when I'm trying to get myself to the end of a longer fic, have a friend or a group of friends who are also into what you're writing - or at least willing to hear you get excited about it. Being able to get excited about your work is so important. It's like a bottle of water being handed to you on mile 10 of a marathon.

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I think the worst part of being allergic to apples is knowing that if I ever become a supervillain, I won't have anything to eat while I'm monologuing

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somethin I've noticed

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WHOEVER IS AI GENERATING FICS NEEDS TO BURN

"This fic was ai generated—" Cool, so lemme block you real quick

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I love being part of production crew. I love dancing behind the curtain. I love mouthing along to the words. I love missing my cues. I love waving at the opposite end of the stage. I love seeing all my friends in costume. I LOVE HOW SUPPORTIVE EVERYONE IS !!!!

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2 more people who ARE NOT named Ashley

reblog if your name isn't Ashley.

2,121,566 people are not Ashley and counting!

We’ll find you Ashley.

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My medical condition isn’t a joke(r) guys. This is so insensitive.

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ITS THE BOY WHO LIVED.

I love play rehearsal because it’s the best because it is fun (I have to wake up at 7am with 1 hr of sleep)

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I love play rehearsal because it’s the best because it is fun (I have to wake up at 7am with 1 hr of sleep)

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Formerly mentioned Arcana Swap, posting about it on my main as to not torture the other person on this acc <3 they have to listen to my ramblings enough

Now feels like a better time than ever to officially introduce my Persona 5 Arcana Swap

Everyone’s roles were entirely randomized except for Morgana (I could not work with him *anywhere*.)

Fool - Ann Takamaki (Codename WIP) - Medea

Chariot - Makoto Niijima (Codename WIP) - (Persona WIP)

Lovers - Goro Akechi (Codename WIP) - Moriarty

Emperor - Sumire Yoshizawa (WIP) - (WIP)

Empress - Yusuke Kitagawa “Viper” - (WIP)

Hermit - Akira Sakura “Ghost” - Pollux

High Priestess - Futaba Isshiki (WIP) - (WIP)

Justice - Haru Okumura (WIP) - Circe

Faith - Ryuji Sakamoto (WIP) - (WIP)

As you can see, it is clearly still in development but I thought I would officially post about it just to get the idea out there!!

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