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"I will reiterate…there must be A Goal for each chapter. Do not ever write filler shit. No one likes it and you either lose readers or they skip it."

Peaches, please, could you say it one more time? 😭😭 please, drill it into my foolish head.....

Don’t write filler shit!!!! 💩 🤣 and if you must, don’t put it in the chapter, just keep it for yourself.

For example, say you want to write a chapter with your characters at a bar. Just writing them hanging out at the bar is absolutely useless as a chapter. It doesn’t matter how witty they are if there is no point or forward motion in the plot.

However, say Character A receives an indecent proposal in the bar bathroom that might throw a wrench in their life or cause conflict with another character- now you’ve got a reason for the chapter! Now, Character A comes back from the loo with a lot on their mind, surrounded by their oblivious friends who are laughing and having a jolly time while Character A is silently dwelling on their new chaos.

Fillers really lose readers, because fillers don’t carry the “What Happens Next” question. If at the end of a chapter you aren’t left with “gosh, what will happen? Or how will they fix their issue now? Will those two characters come to terms? That new info we learned was creepy, what does it mean? Oh no, the villain is winning, how will the hero make a comeback? Will they make a comeback?!” then you need to examine the reason for the chapter again.

Not all chapters need to be dramatic, but there must be a point, like an emotional payoff, or a relationship issue, a nagging puzzle question, a journey task completed, or a personal trial, etc.

Happy Writing!! 🥰

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writers and artists will go "this isn't good enough." my brother in christ, you're creating something new out of nothing and expressing yourself creatively. your productivity and unrealistic standards of perfection do not define you or the worth of your art. you're doing great.

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Hi! I've just finished reading A Mistake By Any Other Name for what must be the millionth time 😂 Ah, I love this fic! Every time I read it is like I'm reading it the first time, and I always notice something I missed before! So talented! 😍 Hope you're well! -ALegitName x

What a coincidence! Same, same 🤣🤣🤣 It gave me Princess and the Goblin mood big time and I started yet another random original story with orcs, I have too many original WIPs 😑 . I’m so glad you still love the story!

Random side note, since I know you aren’t afraid of monster romance, I recently read a book that I really enjoyed which is rare that I think you might vibe with. Hearts Prisoner by Olivia Riley. Suitably dark, enemies to lovers, cultural clashes…but a really creepy scary alien military prisoner that a behavior scientist is sent to ‘crack’ because all others failed 👽

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I am no peasant to be trodden upon. I am daughter of the great Lord Akechi Jinsai. My line has been samurai for a thousand years, and I will never be captive, or hostage, or confined. I am free to go as I please...

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Hi! Not a question but I just finished reading a few of your stories on ao3. A thousand kudos to you!! You are a very talented author. SukuIta never really appealed to me as a ship and after reading your stories I definitely see the appeal. Not sure if it’s your stories and the way you write them that makes me like the pairing or if I’ve been sleeping on this ship. No Eviction Notice was a wild ride and I loved every second of it!

Anyway, I would just like to say thank you for writing really great stories and I’ll look forward to reading any future stories you write! Consider me a fan! Take care :)

I’m glad you’re enjoying my many many many fics ♥️ I have too many at this point, it’s a problem 😭

I’m also flattered you liked my SukuIta fics even though you aren’t necessarily a SukuIta shipper! (and I can totally understand an aversion to it…a lot of fanworks do not take Sukuna seriously and ‘soften’ him into something he isn’t. I will always allow him to be his horrible authentic self if I write him)

Have a lovely week dearie! Thanks for the lovely compliments on my stories!

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By Cozy Window

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One thing that's nice about Spuffy is that for Buffy, who is very used to having people she loves going bad and try to kill her, it must be kinda refreshing to have someone go from trying to kill her to being willing to die for her.

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|badly explain a movie|

A Handyman and a Bugman criminally case the same house they are doing contract work on, unbeknownst to each other. These dudes make their move on the same night with very different badman intentions. Absolute carnage ensues.

Handyman finds himself trying to save the family he meant to rob. Unfortunately, he’s pretty bad at it. There’s a lot of screaming, blood, creative torture, name-calling, and oh hell no moments.

In the end, Bugman’s night isn’t a total loss. He’s determined Handyman is a worthy prize. Literally keeps him.

Yes. Keeps him.

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🪽🤍🩵Seven Seas🩵🤍🪽

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What Fandoms would you like to write for that uoy haven't written yet

The answer may be a surprise, but actually none 😱 I typically only write fanfic if something has seriously struck my muse or if I feel a dark theme was not thoroughly explored in the original media. I don’t look for fandoms to write for, as I have plenty of original works to invest my time in.

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🌷🤍🌷Moon Spring🌷🤍🌷

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Do not be fooled by our politeness. Our bows, our maze of rituals. Beneath it all we could be a great distance away. Safe. And alone.

Mariko | Shōgun

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there are some pigeons that roost in a traffic light by my house and it delights me every time i see them

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Kind of shy to message (which is why I'm anon) but i just wanna say i breathe for your fics. The pacing is stellar and the characterization? Chefs kiss. I literally could pay for them. Thank you so much for writing them!

Awww, thank you so much!!! 😊♥️ I’m glad you’ve enjoyed my stories and style of writing!

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Chani, anytime she hears someone refer to Paul Atreides as Lisan al Gaib or Mahdi:

Meanwhile, Lady Jessica & her psychic unborn baby hearing the same thing:

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I absolutely love your fanfiction (especially your JJK fics). I want to ask if you have ever had to overcome "shame" or self-judgement with writing what you want? I have so many stories or concepts that I want to write but often feel too guilty or self-conscious to get them onto paper.

When I look at fanfiction, I think that is the one place to be as self-indulgent as you want with writing…but also to learn and practice! I can still remember 19 years ago when I first posted a fic and it was awful, but I didn’t care, I was having fun doing something I loved 🤣

I always write what I want to read and I personally don’t care if it isn’t anyone else’s cup of tea. I make it very clear if a story is going to be dark (or if it isn’t). This allows people to make their own choices on reading. That said, it’s very important that you write what you are interested in, because if you write to “please other people”, you will be unhappy and your writing will be without a heart 💔

Small story on writing what you love.

Once upon a time, there was an indie author who wrote stories I vibed hard with. She created a unique, eerie, gothic fantasy world full of dark subject matters and tough relationships. I wrote to her as a fan, and we ended up becoming penpals across oceans through our shared love of writing. We spoke for a few years until she told me she wanted to move away from her darker series / stories because they weren’t making big enough money; she figured she needed to go mainstream. I was saddened, but understood and supported her. She needed to do what was best. Ultimately, she removed all her stories from Kindle. We eventually lost touch, though I still have her books and love them. She never quite ramped up on writing mainstream, because I don’t think that’s what she truly loved 🥲

What am I getting at here? Don’t worry about judgement. You are the only one to hold yourself back. Fanfiction is the place you can have all sorts of journeys and trials and errors! I use it as my place to get as “freaky” as I want. However, when it comes to original writing and indie publishing, I do observe there are things I shy away from since it could be too risqué for the average traditional reader who can only handle HEA endings or fluffy wholesome romance…but I still cling tight to the dark themes I enjoy, because that’s what I like…and some people seek that too!

I would say if you are nervous about posting, restrict your stories to registered users only. That can keep rude anons away if you’re afraid of someone being an internet troll. Or forget about posting and just focus on the act of writing what’s in your head! Stop worrying about ridicule, no one is sitting on your shoulder watching you (unless you are like Kronk below)!

If anything pops up in my head, anything at all, I write it down on my phone if I’m on the go. Do I struggle with my own anal retentive, hard type-A, perfectionist personality at times? Yes. I won’t write because I don’t think I’ll do it good enough. But if I force myself to just shut up and write the most bare bone thing that pops up and I come look at it later and want to write more detail, to flesh it out, I’ve already won. I’ve beaten my own negativity. I wrote something I wanted to -read- more of.

…and so if you sit down and write whatever few lines or a scene in your head, you will probably come back in a day or a week, add more to it, and be so happy to read what you wrote, because you wrote what you wanted to read. You need to write for yourself first.

Seriously. It works. I have tons of WIP original fiction on my computer that I’ll sit and read and think damn it, I love it, I wish some bitch would finish this story 🤣 the bitch is me, I’m the bitch

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