this isn’t Odysseus’ odessy

hannah | she/her | 25 | multifandom | optimistic and superstitious

[canipleasehavefood]

[octavio-world]

reblog to survive

[sabinasofy]

I actually hate writing, I always end up writing something that has no way to Segway into the next scene naturally and it’s actually so fucking annoying

[caffeinewitchcraft]

Ive definitely felt that there is no natural segue into the next bit of dialogue or into the next scene, but that oftentimes is because people in real life don't segue.

One tool I like to use is "character observes physical object nearby and then unexpectedly dives into tangent."

So, for example, I have two knights arguing about who is their Lady's favorite. One argues that they have more tenure, the other argues they have more skill as evidenced by their many claims to fame. The first points out that paying for fame is not the same as earning it. The second protests that--

The argument goes from there, the two knights listing their own pros and brutally pointing out the other's cons. As they begin to struggle to come up with new pros ("the Lady likes red and I wear a red cape." "We both do, idiot.") the silence grows lengthier between each statement.

The older knight frowns and looks huffily at a nearby tree. After a beat they say, "I don't think that Lord Minnegan's impenetrable fortress is impenetrable."

And the second knight goes, "our Lady released the informant yesterday."

By having the knight look at the tree, I've effectively created space between the dying argument and this new line of conversation. Is it because both are tired of the conversation? Probably. Is it because they are professionals who should've been discussing the mission from the get go rather than childishly arguing about favorites? Undoubtedly.

But I didn't need a line of dialogue like "we shouldn't be arguing like this. It doesn't matter. We should talk about the mission" to get there. I just went there and hoped the audience would be able to understand the how of it. The action of looking at the tree is the only deescalation I needed to pivot in a new direction

I hope you don't mind me jumping on your post! I just love this type of roadblock because it's like a puzzle. How do you move forward? How can you make the pieces fit when writing a multifaceted story? It's super fun and frustrating in equal measure

I hope your new draft goes better for you!

[raylangivins]

[fairycosmos]

you actually don't have to go on dating apps to find girlfriends. many beautiful women are waiting for you on rocks out at sea

[doing-90mph-in-central-london]

ⓘ This user is a malicious entity made of seafoam.

[eccentricecologist]

Out of my way, bothersome footnote, I'm about to get it

[miseria-fortes-viros]

your weird obsession with moral purity is degrading your critical thinking skills and poisoning your ability to empathize with other people btw

[miseria-fortes-viros]

your weird obsession with moral purity is degrading your critical thinking skills and poisoning your ability to empathize with other people btw

[solitairians]

when I was like 14 I used to reblog these posts on here that were like "YOUR 20S ARE NOT AN IMAGINARY RACE YOURE DOING JUST FINE!!" just to be positive towards my older mutuals even though i didn't really get what they were about and I'd be in the tags like "#so true!! #everyone does things at their own pace!!" and now im 24 I'm thinking back to it and it's like Oh of course the imaginary race. Which im losing

[whyenn-reader]

''when did we all become so performative'' idk man when the threat of being recorded at any time and posted for milions to see without your knowledge became normalised.

[phantomrose96]

*sends out email I've been putting off* ah finally :). ah that's a weight off my shoulders :). ah I can relax an-- *receives response to email* what the fuck. what the fuck. what the fuckkkk

[picklemanhasurges]

my mind palace is made out of drywall and it is occupied by an angry 16 year old american boy who keeps punching holes into the wall and that is why i dont remember things

[lustcannibalism]

ok I endured it. now what!!!!!!!!!

[lustcannibalism]

[valtsv]

in actual uncontrollable sobbing fits of laughter over my mom's "EW ORK CITY" tshirt like i don't think enough oxygen is reaching my brain rn i'm laughing so hard

[valtsv]

elf king graphic design is my passion

[triangleguy]

fandom misogyny is one of those things where you notice it and youre like "wow thats terrible!" and then you just keep noticing it over and over until the end of time and youre sitting there saying "hey is anybody gonna talk about this" and everybody says "no" and then goes "haha isnt it funny how this mlm ship is so popular even though these characters dont have much screen time? especially compared to a wlw ship between the main characters haha!" and it makes you want to peel all your skin off

[beepfuckingbeeprichie]

Not to be controversial on main but I think some popular mlm ships are just a culmination of misogyny used to remove female characters from their own narrative. Like they can be the whole main character and complex in her own right but hey! Look at these two guys!!

[beepfuckingbeeprichie]

No bc genuinely what do you mean that when I’m searching ao3 for a Maelle-centric fic most of what I’m getting is her being a side character in Gustave/Verso fics. Shipping transcends space and time but ppl would rather ship two random male characters that’ve never met than just expand on the complex female characters of the narrative. At least in some shows they have the excuse that the female characters are cardboard cutouts and wholly uninteresting due to misogyny in the writers room, but now we HAVE well written female characters and ppl are like “oh, let me bring my misogyny from home then”

[goldcrescent]

and not to sound like a conspiracy theorist but another reason I hate the return of 2000’s th*nspo shit is bc starving does make women frail and has longer term consequences like early osteoporosis, brittle bones/teeth, insomnia, ect. Your muscles will start eating themselves. It also makes you extremely emotional and severely lowers your capacity for critical thinking not bc you’re a girl but because your brain isn’t getting any fucking nutrients so idk I just feel like its very convenient that every time there’s an uptick in fascist rhetoric and women’s rights are being stripped suddenly it’s peak fashion for women to be starving, weak, and exhausted

[freakoutgirl]

Other people's emotions are deep and complex and beautiful but mine are proof that there is rot at the core of my being

[valtsv]

the key to avoiding symbolismslop is sincere, thoughtful intent btw

[valtsv]

it's fine to create art that has deer skull god (she/her) (queering it) pomegranate sun/moon symbolism in it but you need to ask yourself, why a deer skull and not another animal? what does queering it add to the text's portrayal of religion? why a pomegranate specifically? are the sun and moon the most appropriate celestial bodies to represent the meaning i'm trying to convey to my audience? what am i trying to say here?

[valtsv]

"it looks cool" and "everyone else is doing it so i guess i should as well" are the creativity killers. inspiration requires introspection otherwise it's just imitation!!!

[valtsv]

+ as the notes have pointed out being open to critique is also the fuel of creativity, not the antithesis of it. inviting interpretation only increases the space you have to work with and respond to!