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What the media won't show

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ive been laughing at this picture for hours and i think its because it gives off the impression of the living embodiment of a dril tweet

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Developing Characters: The Heart of Your Story

Creating well-developed characters is a complex process that demands continuous practice and deeper insight. It involves tapping into your own thoughts, values, and beliefs. By using your imagination and drawing from personal experiences, you can craft characters with unique voices and emotions. Whether inspired by people in your life or entirely imagined, each character will stand out through your distinctive touch.

Often, writers realize that their characters and worlds reflect their own journeys only after making significant progress. To create believable characters, you must infuse them with life through your own experiences, thoughts, values, and beliefs. Without this personal input, your characters will lack depth and authenticity.

Writing is a powerful and personal journey, requiring the use of imagination, knowledge, and insight to make your story successful. Embrace this journey and let your characters thrive through your own unique perspective.

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Daddy issues... son issues??

Jason: Can a parent have daddy issues?

Tim: Obviously. They-

Jason: No I mean can they have daddy issues for their child?

Tim: What the actual heck are you on about?

Jason: Because I SWEAR Bruce has daddy issues for Dick.

Tim: WHAT? WHAT?!! What the actual-

Jason: No, think about it. Someone with daddy issues has: Fear of abandonment, difficulty trusting a partner, feeling insecure in a relationship, being clingy or possessive, needing constant reassurance, being easily jealous or suspicious, and attracting abusive partners.

Tim: *panicking* Hold-

Jason: *on a roll* NO. Bruce literally stalks dick and gets mad and scared over him leaving, he doesn't trust his robins to meet his standards, he constantly trauma-dumps on Alfred about his and Dick’s relationship, and he’s super clingy and possessive when it comes to Dick—like, look at the Titans! He’s obsessed. He literally asks Dick if things are alright between them CONSTANTLY. Abusive partners? I don't mean to talk shit about Talia and Selina but they're literally villains.

Tim: *having a crisis*

Jason: Bruce Wayne- the first man to have daddy issues... in reverse.

Tim: *whimpering* Please stop talking.

Jason: ...But wait... all these things... doesn't Dick have some of them too?!

Tim: NO!

Jason: *speeding up* No, no.. HOLY SHIT, IT'S A CYCLE! Bruce is feeding into Dick's issues and Dick is feeding into Bruce's because Bruce is looking for validation from Dick and Dick is looking for validation in Bruce and they-

Tim: *frantically calling* KON, COME PICK ME UP. I'M SCARED.

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Your Protagonist Needs to Be Wrong About Something Big

A compelling character arc isn’t just about growth, it’s about realizing they were wrong. Wrong about themselves. Wrong about the world. Wrong about someone they loved. A character who starts the book believing one thing and ends it with a shattered worldview? That’s how you make it unforgettable.

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Need a Number?

I don't know if this will actually help anyone, but if you have a hard time coming up with numbers in your writing (like an ID, a SSN, etc.), you might like this.

I literally just pick a word and then travel up my keyboard to the left.

So, like, in The Intelligence Control and Analysis Program, a Criminal Minds AU where geniuses are used as government resources (among other things), I needed IDs for them. So...

SPENCER-REID = 2036334-4383

Later on, I introduced Penelope, and...

PENNYGA-RCIA = 0366651-4381

And it just so happened the first three digits of each suffix were really similar, and that actually led to a whole aspect of the conspiracies around the government agency because something was off with the 4380s geniuses, and they wanted to know why.

But yeah. Most of you probably already do this, but I find it very helpful, and no one ever taught it to me, so I thought maybe it wasn't as widespread as I thought?

(Shifting is also great for making passwords, btw)

Enjoy your not-so-randomized numbers!

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"You're losing blood" no I know exactly where it is. The floor. Don't ever underestimate me.

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rofl

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sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

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not wanting to be outdone by the benders in the gang, sokka invents the flamethrower, the supersoaker, the leaf blower, and the concept of throwing rocks at people

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Writing is not about 'telling an epic story' or 'making something that will outlive you'. Writing is about going "You know what would be fucking awesome?" and then committing word crimes

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how’s that house that raised you?

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What the fanfic-writing process has become;

Finish reading a fanfic and feel awful about one's own writing then proceed to try and create works "as good as" that story. Or try to replicate that authors writing.

Scroll through social media for what fandoms are popular right now to see where you can join and get your writing seen.

Take in every piece of writing advice there is and then stress, trying to create an award-worthy fanfic story.

Crying because you can't describe your bedroom scene the way your fave fanfic writer did in their story; or because you can't describe your character's facial features like the way the advisors of writing on Tumblr said you should.

I must include this and exclude that to get my fanfic-writing respected and seen

I'm nervous about whether others will like or hate my work when I share

I don't wanna write, I have no inspo, but I must write cause I'm in this fandom that's hot right now and all my fellow writers in said fandom are posting

What fanfic-writing started as and should be;

You enjoy a piece of media, art, song, etc., you're hungry for more and so you write an extension of the universe to include stuff you wanted to see, that the original creator didn't include. No rules, no standards, and no restrictions.

Excited to just write and share a work. If others love it, it's a plus

If you want to write excellent fanfics, that's very fine as long as you're having fun and you're not stressed.

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I’ve been trying this out and it’s been quite helpful 🤗