#but I’ve got to write the book

[ethan-elliott]

the urge to not promote my book in any way except to post fanfic of it on ao3

[hootyhoowoo]

A little 15 min doodle but first post of the year has to be Bingqiu!

[odetojupiter]

uhhh so the number four is associated with death in certain cultures, including japanese, which is fitting for the butcher’s son, yes but just remember neil was supposed to be number three and jean was supposed to be number four ,and in every draft but one jean dies. he is symbolically saved from that fate by dodging the number four (being given, instead, the number three which represents REBIRTH of all things - i made a whole post about that if ur curious) because it means he was never marked for death. so in this draft, where he’s number three, but was supposed to be number four, he comes so close to death - to the point where renee doesn’t know how he’s still alive - because he was supposed to die, doomed by the narrative, but that number three saves him. that number three represents resurrection, and so he doesn’t die like he was supposed to. because he’s not number four, he’s number three. he comes back. he transforms, he heals. he becomes number 29 (i will eventually make a post about jean and the 29)

neil, though, was marked for death. he had the number four tattooed on him, and he goes through his own narrative believing he will die by the end of it. his survival, however, is foreshadowed in the very moment neil thinks he’s about to die - when he is kidnapped. lola burns the number four - the signifier of death - off his face, leaving him scarred, yes, but not marked for death anymore. and so he lives. and guess what: the number 10 represents the start of a new chapter, that one cycle is coming to an end and a new life is starting, one that you’ve worked hard for. so for the number four to be burned off of neil, that tells us neil is going to live. and when neil becomes neil legally, he settles into the number 10 properly. and his new life begins.

[candyheartedchy]

I think I just discovered a repressed fictional crush and I’m not sure how I should feel about it.

[solarsthoughts]

writing canon-compliant fanfic is keeping your beaten-up copies of the original books close to you at all times and calling them your “emotional support study materials”

[turtledork02]

sorry i have not been posting much lol

i’ve been hyperfocusing on reworking my old personal tmnt iteration, i’ve already got the designs for three out of the four turtles down

if anyone would like to see it please lemme know i’ve been working really hard on it

[snakes-of-the-undercity]

Vi is gifted kid burnout but in the english major way

[uniquethingtastemaker]

The Rook x Observant Reader got even longer. I’m not even talking the current word count which is 39k. I’m talking I have more idea to fit in the end so the entire theme of the fanfic is more wholistic. Yes, there are core themes in this like real novels or short stories. There’s even foreshadowing. I intentionally use story structure to enhance the reader’s experience. I make sure that there’s no scenes that are not there for a reason. If I could take it out of the story and it would still make sense, I’ve banished it to the scrap pile.

I have no idea how this happened. I’m as surprised as everyone else. I’ve been in shock for the past 3 hrs.

Some of these things I didn’t even plan until I looked a little closer and analyzed it and went “oh my god! The parallels!” You’ll get it once you read it.

I’m still in shock but I have to share because wtf. I didn’t plan any of this. It just happened and it’s smart

[camifornilla]

Nothing quite like the piece of literature that you haven’t read in years but still inspires you enough to make endless playlists and chase after a high you’ll never experience again for the first time

[honkshoo-zzz]

i didn’t wanna draw more saxwell,,,.,, but the parasites wanted to draw more saxwell.,…,…….

anyways go read my saxwell fic Don’t Go on AO3 :)

[hopecomesbacktolife]

while I expected lots of cute moments with bb-8 and pew-pew adventures in Poe Dameron: Flight Log (which, don’t get me wrong, I definitely did get and was very happy about!!) along with lots of cool ship specs and tech details—

what I wasn’t expecting (a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one) was several instances of incredibly heartfelt, evocative, and sweet introspections from Poe on his family, upbringing, philosophy / ethics, the resistance, and love 🥺 so many sweet characterization tidbits in this book, I really enjoyed reading it ♡

if you’re interested in reading it as well, I borrowed it (for free!) on internet archive which I highly highly recommend, it was such a fun read and it’s very easy & user-friendly to borrow books from them!

[caffeiiine]

i love medias taht affect me to no end so much so that there’s no real way to get the pre-media ‘me’ back

[byoldervine]

One of the biggest non-writing writing tips I can give is to add inside jokes into your work that only you get

Not just the finished product, but your plot notes and drafts too. On the one hand it makes you less fussed about leaving things imperfect while you’re still drafting, but more importantly it makes it so much more fun to re-engage with your notes and plans and old drafts if you can have a giggle as you go through it

You can even leave them in the final work, if you want! Just don’t be afraid to add those little snippets that make you love the work all the more

[raddest-laddest]

ever just get the urge to write everything down?

[pretentious-blonde]

i wanted to post another part this weekend, but the final months of uni are beating me and I’m sorryyyy

[crimsonmonsoon]

If you can’t tell I am entirely obsessed with this guy